Chapter 13 Data Communication

This chapter explains how to transfer data between a calculator and a computer, or between two calculators. Data communication operations are performed in the Link mode.

From the Main Menu, enter the Link mode. The following data communication main menu appears on the display.

{TRANSMIT} ... {displays the data send screen}

{RECV} ... {displays the data receive screen}

{CABLE} ... {displays the cable type selection screen}

{WAKEUP} ... {displays the wakeup setting screen}

{CAPTURE} ... {displays the screen image capture setting screen}

Communication parameters are fixed at the following settings.

3-pin serial port

Speed (BPS): 9600 bps max. (Connected with CFX-9850G series or fx-7400G series calculator)

115200 bps max. (Connected with another fx-CG10, fx-CG20, fx-9860GIISD, fx-9860GII, fx-9860G AU PLUS, fx-9750GII, fx-7400GII, fx-9860G Slim (OS 1.11), fx-9860G SD (OS 2.00), fx-9860G (OS 2.00) or fx-9860G AU (OS 2.00) calculator)

• Parity (PARITY): NONE

• USB port

• Communication speed is in accordance with USB standards.

kConfiguring the Receiver’s Wakeup Feature

When Wakeup is turned on the receiver, the receiver turns on automatically when data transfer starts.

• When communicating between two calculators (3PIN selected as the cable type), the

receiver enters the receive mode automatically after it wakes up.

 

• When communication is with a computer (USB selected as the cable type), connecting the

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USB cable to a computer and then to the calculator (while the calculator is turned off) will

cause the calculator to turn on and the “Select Connection Mode” dialog box to appear.

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