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4.2.Client Side Connections
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| Specify which port the device is connected to | the |
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| Specify baud rate. |
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| Parity* |
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| Specify data bits |
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| Stop_Bits* |
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| Handshaking* | Specify hardware handshaking |
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| Time between internal polls |
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| Specifies the max amount of time the driver must |
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| Timeout2 |
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| timeout above the default until timeout errors |
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| Application |
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| message as FORMFEED (0x0C) and the end as two |
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| carriage returns (0x0D 0x0D) |
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| // Client Side Connections |
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| Parity, | Data_Bits, | Stop_Bits, | Protocol , | Handshaking, | Poll_Delay | ||||||
| P8, | 9600, |
| None, | 8 | , | 1 | , | CarrierDP, | None | , | 0.100s |
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1Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction
manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware. 2 See Appendix B.1 for additional information
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