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• Baud Rate. This
is
the number
of
bits transferred through the
serial
connnector each second.
The
current rate is
shown
immediately
below the words Baud Rate
.
To
change
the Baud Rate
,
select either
the Up or Down arrow to the right
of
the rate.
•
ButTer Size. The Serial buffer
is an area of
memory set
aside for
serial
communication. Its
size
is
shown
immediately below the
words
Buffer
Size.
To change
ii,
select either
the Up
or
Down
arrow
to
the
right
of
the
size.
•
Read Bits. This
is
the number
of
bits
expected for each character
received through the serial
connector.
You
can
select
either
7
or 8
bits
.
•
Write Bits. This
is
the number
of
bits
that are
sent through the serial
connector for each character. As with
the Read
Bits,
the setting
is
either
7
or
8 bits.
•
Stop Bits. Stop bits
are
bits
added
to the
end of a character
that
mark
where it ends.
You
can select either
I
or 2.
This is
the number
of bits
added
to
each character
sent through the serial
connector and the
number
expected at
the
end of each character
that
is
read
.
•
Parity. Parity is
a
method for reducing transmission
errors.
Select
Even to
specify even
parity, Odd
for odd
parity,
or
None
for
no parity
checking.
•
Handshaking. This
setting lets you specify one of
two methods to
control
the flow
of information
through the
serial connector.
You
can
select xON/xOFF,
RTS/CTS,
or
none
if you
do not need
either
method
.
When
you're
through changing these
settings, select
OK to confirm
your
selec-
tions
or
Cancel to
cancel
them. Selecting
either
OK
or
Cancel
returns
you
to
the
Preferences window.
Workbench Colors
With Preferences, you
can change any
of the four
colors displayed
by
the
Workbench
.
Start by
selecting
the
color you
want to
change from
the
four
colors
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Using
Preferences
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