RS-422 Protocol Reference V1.0
1. Interface Overview
Conforming to EIA RS-422A.
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Full duplex communications channel is utilized.
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Data is transmitted asynchronously, bit serial, word serial with data exchange between devices.
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Standard transmission rate on the interface bus is 38400 bits per seconds (bps)
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The data word utilized by the interface system is as follows :
D0
START
BIT
1 Start bit + 8 Data bits + 1 Parity bit + 1 Stop bit. Odd Parity
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ODD parity : The total of "1"s in D0+D1+ . . . D7+PARITY equals an odd number.
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
PARITY
(ODD)
25
STOP
BIT