Host Requirements; Communications Boundaries; Communications Interfaces; Rs-232 Serial Interface - Intermec 3400 User Manual

Host Requirements

Your printer has the following hardware and software requirements:
For information on configuring the host computer, port concentrator, or
network controller, see the reference manual for the controlling device.

Communications Boundaries

The information below applies to all protocols that the printer supports.
Parameter
Message delay
Character delay
Message block size
Device address number
(Multi-Drop only)

Communications Interfaces

The printer supports serial communications with the following interfaces:
The following sections describe these interfaces. See the Data Communications
Reference Manual (Part No. 044737) for more detailed information.

RS-232 Serial Interface

Use the RS-232 serial interface in all asynchronous point-to-point full- or
half-duplex direct data communications or modem control. The printer cable
must have the pin assignments for an RS-232 serial interface shown in the table
on the next page.
NugFont
HelvC
The host computer must use the American Standard Code for Information
Exchange (ASCII) for data communications.
A serial port must be available on the host if you are connecting directly to
the printer.
The host must support at least one of the following data communications
interfaces: RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485.
RS-232
RS-422
RS-485
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Communications Reference
Maximum Capacity
9999 milliseconds
9999 milliseconds
255 characters (including STX and ETX characters)
Unlimited block size for XON/XOFF
A to Z, 0 to 5
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