ANFS specific options
*CONFIGURE options that are available if ANFS is installed
Configuration of the Master Series
Configuration guidelines for the Master Series
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This section is taken from Support Group Application Note No. 203, Issue 1
dated 27th February 1992
After the Master series have had either their batteries or EEPROM replaced it will normally be necessary to perform some sort of re-configuration. This document describes all the configuration options available and what the default settings are when the computer is supplied by Acorn.
This only applies to the BBC Master 128, 512, ET and Compact models.
*CONFIGURE
On the master series, the configuration is managed with the *CONFIGURE command.
This takes one or two parameters, the setting to set and an optional value for that setting.
Like other commands it can be shortened as *CONF.
Note the . at the end is required when using the shortened version.
General Information
The *CONFIGURE commands must always be followed by a CTRL BREAK to initialise the settings in the
machine.
It is possible to use Edit supplied with the BBC Master to created a standard file which contains all the
*CONFIGURE options which could be used to re configure the machine in one go by using the
*EXEC command.
The Master Compact EEPROM has a limited life of 10,000 write operations. The chip is easily replaced when this limit is reached.
If ROMs appear in the ROM table as being unplugged it is possible to re - insert then using the command
*INSERT followed by the ROM Socket number eg. *INSERT 13
Default configuration
| Configuration | Default value | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAUD | 4 | 1200 | |||||
| BOOT/NOBOOT | NOBOOT | Do not boot on power up | |||||
| CAPS/NOCAPS | CAPS | Caps lock on | |||||
| DATA | 4 | 8N2 | |||||
| DELAY | 30 | 0.30s | |||||
| DIR/NODIR | NODIR | Do not initialise directory | |||||
| FDRIVE | 0 | 6ms, ADFS precompensation enabled | |||||
| FILE | 13 | ADFS | |||||
| HARD/FLOPPY | FLOPPY | Default to floppy disk | |||||
| IGNORE | 0 | No ignore character | |||||
| INTUBE/EXTUBE | INTUBE | Internal Tube Interface | |||||
| LANG | 12 | BASIC | |||||
| Printer | 0 | Sink | |||||
| QUIET/LOUD | QUIET | ||||||
| MODE | 7 | Teletext Mode 7 | |||||
| REPEAT | 8 | 0.08s | |||||
| SCROLL/NOSCROLL | SCROLL | ||||||
View specific options
*CONFIGURE options that are available if System ROM 3.50 is installed
*CONFIGURE Baud <0-8>
Sets the speed of the RS232 serial interface
*CONFIGURE Boot / NoBoot
Sets the Boot action when the machine is switched on
*CONFIGURE Caps / NoCaps
Sets the keyboard caps lock
*CONFIGURE Data <0-7>
Specifies the data format used by the RS232 interface
*CONFIGURE Delay <0-255>
Sets the keyboard auto-repeat delay
*CONFIGURE Dir / NoDir
ADFS: initialise with directory
*CONFIGURE FDrive <0-7>
Defines the step time or the use of precompensation in ADFS
*CONFIGURE File <0-15>
Defines the default file system by its ROM socket
*CONFIGURE Hard / Floppy
Sets if a hard disk or floppy disk is selected
*CONFIGURE Ignore <0-255>
Sets the printer ignore character
*CONFIGURE Lang <0-15>
Defines the default language by its ROM socket
*CONFIGURE Mode
Sets the default screen mode
*CONFIGURE Print <0-4>
Defines the printer port
*CONFIGURE Quiet / Loud
Sets the Bell (CTRL G) Volume
*CONFIGURE Repeat <0-255>
Sets the keyboard repeat rate in 1/100 second
*CONFIGURE Scroll / NoScroll
Sets the Scroll protect option
*CONFIGURE Tube/NoTube
Enables the Tube co-processor
*CONFIGURE TV <0-255>,<0-1>
Configure the TV output
Last modified May 27, 2022: Fix section ordering (8d3ef4f)