Hardware Controller Commands
4-88 Configuring Hardware Controllers

parity

Thiscommandconfigurestheparityonaserialinterface.Itisvalidandtakeseffectonlywhenthe
interfaceisinAsynchronousmode.
Syntax
parity {even | mark | none | odd | space}
Syntax of the “no” Form
Thenoformofthiscommandinvokesthenonevalue:
no parity
Mode
Interfaceconfiguration:XSR(config-if<Sx>)#
Default
None
Example
XSR(config-if<S1/0>)#parity odd

physical-layer

Thiscommandspecifiesthemodeofaserialinterfaceaseithersynchronousorasynchronous.If
settosynchronous,theportisconfiguredasaDTErequiringanexternaltransmitandreceiveclock
tobesupplied.Ifsettoasynchronous,theinterfacewillsupplyitsownclock.
Syntax
physical-layer {sync | async}
even Evenparity.
mark Aconstant1intheparitybit.
none Noparity.
odd Oddparity.
space Aconstant0intheparitybit.
Note: A serial interface configured as a synchronous serial port must have an external transmit and
receive clock.
sync SynchronousmodeofXSR’sserialinterface.
async AsynchronousmodeofXSR’sserialinterface.