Radio Shack TRS-80 model III Owner's Manual page 69

1TRS-80
MODEL
III
DISK
SYSTEM
SETCOM
Set
Up
RS-232-C Communications
setcom (off.woro
=
a.BAUD
=
*,stop
=
cparity
=
d,mode)
word
=
a
is
the
number
of bit/byte
desired,
a must be
either
5, 6, 7,
or
8,
and
9600.
If
omitted, the
baud
rate
is
not changed.
stop
=c
specifies the
number
of
stop
bits,
c must be
either
1
or 2.
If
omitted, stop
bits
are not changed.
parity
=rf determines whether
the
parity
is
odd, even,
or
none, d must
be 3
This
command
initializes
rs-232-c communications
via the
serial
channel. Before
executing
it,
you
should connect
the
communications
device
to the
Model
III.
See
the
Model
III
Operation Manual
for a description of
rs-232-c signals
used.
See
Using
the RS-232-C Interface
in the
Model
III
Manual
for further
details.
Examples
SETCOM (WORD=7»BAUD=300»STOP=1 »PARITY=3
tWAIT)
This would
set the RS-232-c
to
seven
bit
words, 300
baud, one
stop
bit,
no
parity,
and
place
it
in the
wait mode.
SETCOM
The
command
without
specifications
will display the current
settings.
The
following
program
will
allow you
to
use your
Computer
as a terminal.
For
further information,
refer to the Operation
section
of your Model
III
Operation
Manual.
Note: This program
executes
at
300 Baud.
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