Star Micronics SPC-8K Switch Baud Rate, Setting up a serial connection on a Windows computer

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Some programmers call the XON and XOFF control codes “kiss on and kiss off”; others call the same protocol DC1 and DC3 (for device control). Either way, these codes are used to let your printer control the flow of data, telling the computer when to start and stop sending data. Your printer asks to have data held back when its memory is nearly full or when it senses an ERROR condition.

DTR (Data Terminal Ready) protocol does the same thing slightly differently. The printer sends a continuous high-voltage signal over the cable as long as it can accept data, but drops the voltage to send a request to the computer to stop transmitting.

Conversely, it is the computer that controls the data flow with the ETX/ACK (End-of-text/Acknowledge) protocol. The computer sends an ETX control code after each string of data, and when the printer receives that code, it sends an ACK code back to the computer, asking for more. This protocol is less used by modern computers because it tends not to hold back data when the printer’s memory gets full.

Baud Rate

Baud rate indicates the speed, in bits per second, at which data is sent to the printer. The most common setting here is 9600 or 19200.

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Baud Rate

DOS/Windows Setting

OFF

OFF

OFF

150 bps

150

OFF

OFF

ON

300 bps

300

OFF

ON

OFF

600 bps

600

OFF

ON

ON

1200 bps

1200

ON

OFF

OFF

2400 bps

2400

ON

OFF

ON

4800 bps

4800

ON

ON

OFF

9600 bps

9600

 

 

 

 

 

ON

ON

ON

19200 bps

19200

Setting up a serial connection on a Windows computer

Remember that the settings you make on your computer must match those you have made using the converter’s DIP switches.

•In the Windows Program Manager, open the Main group by clicking on its icon.

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Contents RS 232C Serial to Parallel Converter VDE Statement English IntroductionConnecting the serial-to-parallel converter Setting the converter’s DIP switchesData Length ParityProtocol Switch Baud Rate Setting up a serial connection on a Windows computerBaud Rate Setting up a serial connection on an MS-DOS computer Technical Specifications Input Side General SpecificationsConnector Signal and Functional Descriptions Einführung Anschließen des Seriellen Interface-KonvertersWichtig Einstellung der DIP-Schalter des KonvertersDatenlänge ParitätProtokoll Baudrate Schalter BaudrateKlick auf Einstellungen Bezeichnung Daten Anschlußsignal- und FunktionsbeschreibungenTechnische Daten Eingabeseite Pin-NrFrançais Connexion du convertisseur série/parallèle Réglage des interrupteurs DIP du convertisseurLongueur des données ParitéProtocole Vitesse en bauds Vitesse en baudsConfiguration d’une connexion série sur ordinateur MS-DOS Caracteristiques Techniques Cote Imprimante Caractéristiques généralesFonction Introduzione Connettore seriale Interruttori DIPImportante Impostazione degli interruttori DIP del convertitoreLunghezza dei dati Controllo della paritàProtocollo Velocità Baud Configurazione di una porta seriale in ambiente Windows Configurazione di una porta seriale in ambiente MS-DOSSpecifiche Tecniche Lato DI Input Specifiche generaliSegnali d’interfaccia e loro funzione New Zealand Market Worldwide Headquarters Australian MarketNorth and South America Markets European Market

SPC-8K specifications

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