Host Protocol - Microscan MS-9 User Manual

RS-232/422 Host Port
Data Bits, Host Port
Only changed if necessary to match host setting.
Usage:
Number of bits in each character.
Definition:
<K100,baud rate,parity,stop
Serial Cmd:
Default: Seven
0 = Seven
Options:

Host Protocol

In general, the point-to-point protocols will work well in most applica-
Usage:
tions. They require no address and must use RS-232 or RS-422 commu-
nications standards.
Protocols define the sequence and format in which information is trans-
Definition:
ferred between the scanner and the host, or in the case of Multidrop,
between scanners and a concentrator.
Serial Cmd: <K140,protocol>
Default: Point-to-Point
0 = Point-to-Point
Options:
1 = Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS
2 = Point-to-Point with XON/XOFF
3 = Point-to-Point with RTS/CTS &
XON/XOFF
If selecting one of the options from 0 to 4 (Point-to-Point, Point-to-
Point with RTS/CTS, Point-to-Point with XON/XOFF, Point-to-
Point with RTS/CTS and XON/XOFF, or Polling Mode D), use the
<K140,protocol> format.
Option 5 through 7 are special cases and discussed later in this section.
Point-to-Point (standard)
Usage: Used only with RS-232 or RS-422.
Standard Point-to-Point requires no address and sends data to the host
Definition:
whenever it is available, without any request or handshake from the host.
<K140,0>
Serial Cmd:
MS-9 Scanner User's Manual
3-4
bits,data
1 = Eight
4 = Polling Mode D
5 = Multidrop
6 = User Defined
7 = User Defined Multidrop
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