Getting Started

Serial Connection Settings

The Serial Configuration dialog box can be displayed from the Connection Wizard Host Information dialog box by setting the Connection Type to Serial then clicking the Advanced button, or the New Connection dialog box when in non-WBT mode by selecting Serial in the Type list box then clicking the Configure button.

Baud Rate

Factory default: 9600

This specifies the transmit and receive baud rates for the port selected for host commu- nications.

Parity

Factory default: None

This option specifies the parity mode for each transmitted character. If the number of Data Bits is 8, set this option to None.

Selecting Odd will cause an eighth bit to be added with a value of 1 if the previous 7 bits add up to an even number, and 0 if the previous 7 bits add up to an odd number. Selecting Even will cause an eighth bit to be added with a value of 1 if the previous 7 bits add up to an odd number, and 0 if the previous 7 bits add up to an even number. Mark parity will set every eighth bit to 1 and Space parity every bit to 0.

Flow Control

Factory default: Input

This option specifies the type of flow control used by the line port to communicate readiness to transmit or receive data from the host.

None

- No flow control

Input

- XON/XOFF on received data

Output

- XON/XOFF on transmitted data

In/Out

- XON/XOFF on transmitted & received data

Hardware - DTR/CTS hardware flow control.

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