Asynchronous Data Format - HEIDENHAIN TNC 415 Technical Manual

Sender
Transmitter
Speicher
Schnittstellen-Puffer
Memory
Interface buffer
MSB
0 0
1 1
1 1
0 0
1 1
0 0
1 1
LSB
1 1
One obvious advantage of serial data transmission becomes apparent when long distances have to
be covered. With parallel transmission, the cost of the cable increases with every additional bit
which has to be transmitted. In addition, the effect of interference on adjacent wires from sharp
signal edges and electrical coupling is far greater over long lines than it is with serial transmission
which is relatively slower and uses fewer wires.
The comparatively slow speed of serial data transmission is, at the same time, its greatest
drawback. Since the individual bits are sent along the line one after the other and each transfer takes
a specified time, it takes far longer to send a binary word to the receiver than it would if conveyed by
parallel transmission. As it happens, most peripheral devices work fairly slowly and cannot in fact
cope with data transmitted at high speed. Serial data transmission is generally adequate for devices
such as external memories or mechanical printers, especially as such devices have a large internal
buffer for incoming characters.

1.1.2 Asynchronous data format

In order for communication to be established between two devices involved in data interchange,
they have to use a common language.
In the field of computer engineering, this language consists of digital coding of letters, figures and
control characters.
One of the most common codes is the ASCII code (American Standard Code for Information
Interchange) which codes all characters with seven bits.
In all, it is possible to code 2 7 = 128 characters. According to the ASCII code, the control character
"Line Feed" or <LF> is coded with the following combination of bits:
0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MSB
The letter 'z' is represented by the following combination of bits:
01.98 TNC 407/TNC 415/TNC 425
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Übertragungsstrecke
Transmission path
= 10 dec = 0A hex
LSB
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Empfänger
Receiver
Schnittstellen-Puffer
Interface buffer
MSB
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
LSB
1
Speicher
Memory
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
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