Getting Started

Before making a session, basic information as IP address for the AS/400 server must be defined.

In mocha tn5250, click on text "configure" in the toolbar.

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Configure AS/400

A list of already defined configurations is shown. If it is a new installation a "New" configuration is at the top of the list. Click it to start adding data to the configuration. To add a new configuration, use "New" in the tool bar.

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Connect

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To start a session with the AS/400 , click on "Connect" in the toolbar. If there are more than one session defined, a list will be shown.

New

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To open more than one 5250 Window, click on "New" in the toolbar. When in a session with the AS/400, there is also a "New" option in the toolbar.

Settings

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Settings is used to define configuration elements shared between all AS/400 configurations.

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Show keyboard layout

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Press hardware keys SHIFT, ALT and CTRL to view the current mapping.

Fxx keys on a Chromebook

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It is possible to configure the Chromebook to have F1 - F10 at the top row, next to ESC.

In Chromebook OS settings, enable Device , Keyboard , Treat top-row keys as function keys

In session

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The TN5250 terminal has as default a set of function keys in the toolbar. Which and the order can be configured in settings.
The red status line can include:

Clipboard


The clipboard can only handle simple text data. Copy/paste tables will in most cases give a wrong result.

Default keyboard layout:

Key 5250 Function
Left CTRL RESET
Right CTRL ENTER
F1 F1
F2 F2
F3 F3
F4 F4
F5 F5
F6 F6
F7 F7
F8 F8
F9 F9
F10 F10
F11 F11
F12 F12
SHIFT F1 F13
SHIFT F2 F14
SHIFT F3 F15
SHIFT F4 F16
SHIFT F5 F17
SHIFT F6 F18
SHIFT F7 F19
SHIFT F8 F20
SHIFT F9 F21
SHIFT F10 F22
SHIFT F11 F23
SHIFT F12 F24
CTRL 1 F1
CTRL 2 F2
CTRL 3 F3
CTRL 4 F4
CTRL 5 F5
CTRL 6 F6
CTRL 7 F7
CTRL 8 F8
CTRL 9 F9
CTRL 0 F10
CTRL SHIFT 1 F11
CTRL SHIFT 2 F12
CTRL SHIFT 3 F13
CTRL SHIFT 4 F14
CTRL SHIFT 5 F15
CTRL SHIFT 6 F16
CTRL SHIFT 7 F17
CTRL SHIFT 8 F18
CTRL SHIFT 9 F19
CTRL SHIFT 0 F20
ALT 1 F21
ALT 2 F22
ALT 3 F23
ALT 4 F24
ALT 5 CLEAR
ALT 6 HELP
ALT 7 DUP
ALT 8 PRINT
ALT 9 ERASEINPUT
ALT 0 RECORD
SHIFT ALT 1 FREE
SHIFT ALT 2 FREE
SHIFT ALT 3 FREE
SHIFT ALT 4 FREE
SHIFT ALT 5 FREE
SHIFT ALT 6 FREE
SHIFT ALT 7 FREE
SHIFT ALT 8 FREE
SHIFT ALT 9 FREE
SHIFT ALT 0 FREE
CTRL A SELECT ALL
CTRL C COPY
CTRL V PASTE
CTRL I INSERT
KEYPAD PLUS FIELDEXIT
KEYPAD MINUS REALMINUS
KEYPAD ENTER FIELDEXITENTER
HOME BEGIN
END END
BACKSPACE LEFTDELETE
DELETE DELETE
ESC RESET
CTRL ESC ATTN
ALT ESC SYSREQ
INSERT INSERT
PGUP PGUP
PGDN PGDN
ENTER ENTER
SHIFT ENTER NEWLINE
ALT ENTER FIELDEXITENTER
CTRL ENTER FIELDEXIT
TAB NEXT
SHIFT TAB PREVIOUS
ARROW LEFT LEFT
CTRL ARROW LEFT BEGIN
SHIFT ARROW LEFT SELECT LEFT
ALT ARROW LEFT BEGIN
ARROW RIGHT RIGHT
CTRL ARROW RIGHT END
SHIFT ARROW RIGHT SELECT RIGHT
ALT ARROW RIGHT END
ARROW UP UP
CTRL ARROW UP PGUP
SHIFT ARROW UP SELECT UP
ALT ARROW UP PGUP
ARROW DOWN DOWN
CTRL ARROW DOWN PGDN
SHIFT ARROW DOWN SELECT DOWN
ALT ARROW DOWN PGDN

Some of the above keys exist only on a PC keyboard.

Search key
Some Chromebooks has a search key , where a normal PC keyboard has Capslock.

The search key function can be defined in Chrome OS - Settings - Device - Keyboard.

If the Search key is defined as Search, the double keys are: