GTCO CalComp BIT PAD TWO DATA, User Manual

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Each characteristic or function and its commands are defined. For easy reference, the
commands appear in ASCII and hexadecimal.
Appendix B ASCII Conversion Chart also
provides the binary, decimal and octal conversions. A summary of the commands and
switch settings appears in
Appendix D Quick Reference Sheet .
The command byte format uses the same conventions as those used in the report formats:
one start bit, seven data bits, an optional parity bit and one or two stop bits.
Commands are one byte long. The Bit Pad Two command buffer can hold ten bytes;
therefore, up to ten bytes can be sent to the Bit Pad Two in quick succession.
Section A: Controlling the Report Flow and Content
Use the operating characteristics described in the section to control when reports are
issued, how fast they are issued and coordinate content. Furthermore, reports can be
gated (allowed to flow or not) with the
Start and Stop Transmission commands.
Some characteristics are called modifiers because they can be combined with primary
modes . The primary modes are Stream, Switch Stream, Point and Remote Request modes.
The modifiers are Absolute, Relative and Increment modes, as well as Report Rate.
Primary Modes: Stream, Switch Stream Modes and Report Rate
Command