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Pearl Mini User Guide Controlling Pearl Mini using RS-232 / serial port
Label Description / Options
the manual for your control terminal to check if a hardware handshake is needed.
Software
A software handshake that uses XON/XOFF characters to control the flow of data. See the
manual for your control terminal to check if a software handshake is needed.
None No flow control is used. Only select this if your control terminal doesn't use a handshake.
4. Click Apply .
Control Pearl Mini with RS-232
You can use the null-modem cable and your control terminal software to issue commands to Pearl Mini, such
as when to start or stop recording, and to retrieve or set the value of certain parameters.
Each command sent to Pearl Mini over RS 232 must be terminated with a line feed (LF) character
(ASCII code 10). Make sure that your software adds the line feed to each command.
Some commands require a channel or recorder name as an argument. In those commands, the channel or
recorder name is separated from the command name by a period. The channel name value can be either the
name or the index of the recorder or channel. Use of the index is recommended.
A channel's index number is located in the Channels Menu using the Admin panel. The channel index number
turns red to indicate it is recording. For example, to address this channel using RS-232 commands, use the
index
1 .
For recorders, combine the recorder's number with the prefix m . In the following example, the second
recorder's index is 2. To address this recorder using RS-232 commands, use the index m2 .
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