Setting the Kermit Parameters

The following parameters can be set:

Timeout after

~
sets the maximum time Kermit waits for a character to be received from the serial port.

Maximum number of retries

~
the maximum number of retries before the transmission is aborted.

Number of padding characters

~
the number of padding characters sent before each packet.

Packet size

~
the maximum packet size you want to use (maximum size without large packets is 94 bytes, with 2048).

Quote character

~
the ASCII character used for control character quoting.

8 bit quote character

~
the ASCII character used for 8th-bit quoting.

Repeat prefix character

~
the character used for repeat prefixing.

Padding character

~
the character used for padding.

Start of packet

~
the character that marks the start of a Kermit packet.

IBM mode

~
wait for a <#3724#>XOn<#3724#> character before sending a packet (XOn/XOff flowcontrol naturally has to be turned off for this to work).

Error check type

~
two and single character checksum and CRC check.

Normally you shouldn't have to change any of these parameters, please consult the Kermit literature for more details.

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