RS-232C Communications
No Delay after Each Line
Characters/Line
Lines/Receipt
20
20
20
40
44
20
44
40
The 7158 offers an industry standard RS-232C serial point-to-point
interface, with options available to the user.
Options that may be set through the Configuration Menu are:
•
The baud rate of 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, or
1200 baud
•
The number of data bits to seven or eight
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The number of stop bits to one or two
•
Enable or disable parity
•
The flow control to software (XON/XOFF) or Hardware
(DTR/DSR)
•
Set the printer to ignore data errors or print a "?" upon
encountering an error
RS-232C Interface Timing
Receiving data, DTR/DSR or XON/XOFF selected:
[DTR MARK] - Between power on and ready to accept data.
- In an error state.
- Remaining space in the 4K buffer falls below 256 bytes. *
Chapter 6: Communication Interface
Transmit Time
Process Time*
(19.2 K Baud)
0.2 Seconds
0.5 Seconds
0.4 Seconds
1.0 Seconds
0.44 Seconds
0.5 Seconds
0.88 Seconds
1.0 Seconds
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