Chapter 1
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BB6032-14
Photoacoustic Gas Monitor
LumaSense Technologies
1314i / 1412i / 1512 / 3434i
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Baud Rate
The baud rate is the speed of data transmission. Possible baud rates are
300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800 and 9600 bits/sec.
Parity
Checking the parity of a transmitted byte is a way of detecting transmission
errors. Possible set-ups are:
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Even
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Odd
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None
Even (odd) parity means that a transmitted byte must contain an even (odd)
number of binary 1’s. To achieve this, one extra bit — the parity bit — is
added to each byte transmitted. When “None” is selected, no parity check is
performed.
Stop Bit
The stop bit is used to terminate a transmitted character (see
Together with the start bit, the stop bit frames the data bits and is used to
synchronise data transmission. The Monitor can use either one or two stop
bits.
Data Bit
The number of data bits determines how many bits are transmitted for every
byte of data. Possible set-ups are 7 or 8 data bits to a byte.
Handshake Method
The handshake method is the method used by the Monitor and the external
device to synchronize their transmissions. Three possible set-ups exist:
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X-On/X-Off handshake
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Hardwired handshake
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None
When X-On/X-Off handshake is used, the Monitor transmits the X-Off
character (ASCII 19) when it can handle no more input data. When the
Monitor is once again ready to receive data, it transmits the X-On character
(ASCII 17) over the interface. Similarly, when the Monitor receives an X-Off
character during a transmission, it stops transmitting until it receives the X-
On character. If the X-On character does not arrive within 30 seconds, the
Monitor regards the transmission as aborted and issues a time-out warning.
In Hardwired-handshake mode, the Monitor sets the DTR control line (pin
20) off when it will accept no more data. When it is ready to receive more
data, the DTR line is set on. When the external device sets the DSR control