Parity - Motorola Symbol DS3408 Product Reference Manual

Parity

A parity check bit is the most significant bit of each ASCII coded character. Select the parity type according to host
device requirements.
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Select Odd parity to set the parity bit value to 0 or 1, based on data, to ensure that the coded character
contains an odd number of 1 bits.
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Select Even parity to set the parity bit value to 0 or 1, based on data, to ensure that the coded character
contains an even number of 1 bits.
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Select Mark parity and the parity bit is always 1.
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Select Space parity and the parity bit is always 0.
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Select None when no parity bit is required.
Odd
Mark
*
None
RS-232 Interface
Even
Space
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