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Communicating with the KFC15/KFCD15 Module
Publication 17706.5.20 - June 1997
Parallel Communication
Parallel communication with the KFC15/KFCD15 module can be
half-duplex DF1 only. Full duplex is not supported.
Half-duplex parallel protocol:
•
uses the same protocol as with half-duplex RS-232C (serial)
•
must be point-to-point (cannot be multidrop)
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Computer or
Other Host
Parallel Link
Nodes
N
N
N
KFC15/KFCD15
ControlNet
T
T
T
T
With parallel half-duplex communication, a host device can send
eight bits of the DF1 message at a time to the KFC15/KFCD15
module. The host device can receive four bits of a message at a time
from the module in NIBBLE MODE. In instances where the host
device has a bidirectional parallel port, it can receive messages eight
bits (one byte) at a time in BYTE MODE. See Chapter 4,
Configuring the KFC15/KFCD15 Module for instructions on setting
the operating mode.
If you plan to use parallel port communication and your application
requires that you write you own driver, see Appendix D, Writing a
Parallel Communication Driver, for details.