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Preface
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You will use several procedures frequently in the tutorial chapters of this
manual. You may want to memorize the steps or have a reference copy of
the following procedures:
Reading Data From Your ASCII Device
Writing Data To Your ASCII Device
Setting Bits in Initialization Words
You can use an ASCII I/O module to input data to the processor from a
data source such as a bar code reader, output messages from the processor
to a display device, or bidirectionally exchange messages and/or data
between an intelligent data terminal and the processor. Typical examples
are as follows:
Devices
Type of
Device
Applications
Bar code readers
Input
Part recognition, sorting, inventory control
Keypads
Input
Enter values, change data
Dotmatrix scrolling
displays, terminals, or
printers
Output
Display warnings or diagnostic messages,
print production reports
Intelligent data
terminals
Input/Output
Enter values, change data, monitor or
troubleshoot a process
Computers
Input/Output
Exchange data files
Typical Applications
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