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DWG ID: 181-0101-00A
Date: 2003-09-26
default ON
This command is used to accommodate terminals that use only 7-bit ASCII characters,
and will not receive (or would be confused by) 8-bit characters. Also, it might be that
your computer is capable of handling 8-bit characters but your communications terminal
program will reject (or be confused or “hung”) by them. In these cases, you’ll need to set
8BITCONV OFF.
When ON, transmission of 8-bit data is allowed in the packet Convers Mode and
Transparent Mode. If you wish to obtain 8-bit data transmission but do not want all the
features of Transparent Mode, set this command to ON. If OFF, the 8
th
data bit is stripped
(set to 0) for transmission and all data received will have the 8th bit set to 0.
ABAUD [n][,[7|8][,[N|E|O][,1]]] RS232 baud
(n = 0,1200,2400,4800,9600,19200)
default 0
The parameter n sets the baud rate used for input and output through the serial RS232
port to the computer. If 0 is used, the TALON will run an autobaud routine upon power-
up. This routine looks for an asterisk (*) character from the attached computer to set the
ABAUD parameter.
7|8 selects either 7 or 8 bit data.
N|E|O selects the PARITY (NONE|EVEN|ODD)
1 sets the number of stop bits and is fixed at 1
If you wish to use a different baud rate, or to perform autobaud the next time the unit is
powered up, you must change the ABAUD parameter. If you change the baud rate in
your computer or terminal you should change the baud rate in the TALON first, then
issue the RESET command, then set the new baud rate on your computer. Otherwise a
hard reset will be required to erase the ABAUD setting and reinitialize the TALON to
perform the autobaud routine. (See Hard Reset section.) Note also that a hard reset will
erase ALL stored parameters and return them to factory defaults.
See also: reset, restore
ANALOG
immediate
Entering the ANALOG command returns a string of 8 values, based on the current
voltage readings from 8 A-to-D lines.
