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MDI & Console

At a glance

  • Single-block MDI while idle — a rejected line comes back for editing instead of vanishing
  • History records only commands the controller accepted; recall with Up/Down, bash-style
  • Pin frequent commands to keep them forever; drag to reorder
  • Console commands cover connection, framing, and diagnostics without leaving the keyboard

The MDI field sends one block at a time while the machine is idle. It's ack-gated: a command only enters history once the controller accepts it, and a rejected line is restored to the field for editing with the error surfaced — it never silently vanishes.

History

Up/Down recalls most-recent-first, bash-style. The dropdown lists pinned commands first (pinned items are kept forever), then the last 25 accepted commands, de-duplicated; rows are drag-reorderable and each has pin and delete controls. History persists per machine.