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Description
The Terminal module provides mainframe and terminal automation for IBM TN3270, IBM AS/400 TN5250, and VT100/VT220 over SSH. These actions enable screen reading, field interaction, wait/sync, navigation, and data scraping on green-screen terminal applications.
Supported Protocols
- TN3270 – IBM mainframe 3270 terminal emulation (CICS, TSO, ISPF)
- TN5250 – IBM AS/400 (iSeries) 5250 terminal emulation
- VT100 / VT220 – DEC VT terminal emulation over SSH
- SSH – Secure shell with VT terminal type
Connection
- terminal-open – Open a terminal session
- terminal-close – Close a terminal session
- terminal-is-connected – Check if a session is open
- terminal-get-properties – Get screen dimensions, cursor position, protocol, and ready status
Connection Options
- TLS – Optional TLS encryption for TN3270/TN5250
- Code page – EBCDIC code page (default: 037 US/Canada). Common: 500 (International), 1047 (Open Systems Latin-1)
- Screen size – 24×80 (standard) or 27×132 (extended)
- LU name – Logical unit name (TN3270 only)
- Device name – Device name (TN5250 only)
- Key-based auth – PEM key file for VT/SSH connections