To Our Customers
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Overview of This Manual
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Intended Audience
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Notational Conventions
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Some Tips on Using This Manual
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Typical Applications
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Getting Started With Your ASCII Module
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PLC2 Family Processors
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What You Need to Get Started
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Reading Data from Your ASCII Device
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Writing Data to Your ASCII Device
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PLC3 Processors
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What You Need To Get Started
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Reading Data from Your ASCII Device
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Writing Data to Your ASCII Device
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Choosing Module Features
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Chapter Objectives
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Choosing the Mode of Communication
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Choosing the Mode of Module Operation, IW1(0204)
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Using BCD Delimiters (Report Generation Mode, Only), IW4(1016)
Justifying Margins, IW3(03)
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Using the EndofString Delimiter, IW3(1016)
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Setting String Length, IW2(0013)
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Determining Block Transfer Length
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Removing the Fill Character (Data Mode, Only), IW4(1016)
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Removing Header and Trailing Characters, IW4(0003, 0407)
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Choosing I/O Buffer Size, IW3(0002)
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Choosing Transmission Mode, IW1(0507)
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Choosing Single or Multiple Transfers, IW2(17)
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Selecting Delay for Carriage Return, IW3(0607)
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Setting Remaining Bits in IW1(1017)
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Selecting the Number of Initialization Words, IW1(0001)
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Recording Bit Settings in Initialization Words
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