Configure Port

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Configure Port
ComPorts is a drop down list of all communication ports found by the windows operating system on the pc.
Select the communication port that is connected to your Machine Tool or Switch Box.
Baud Rates radio buttons select the baud rate used by the port.
Parity radio buttons select the parity checking mode of the port.
Data Bits radio buttons select the number of data bits expected / sent from the port.
Stop Bits radio buttons select the number of stop bits expected / sent from the port.
Flow Control refers to the ability of either end of a communications link to control the rate of data it is receiving.
Flow control is required when CodeShark and the connected CNC Machine Tool have different speeds for handling data internally.
Hardware Flow Control Options:
DTR/DSR: Flow Control uses the "data terminal ready" signal (DTR) / and "data set ready" signal (DSR).
RTS/CTS: Flow Control uses the "request to send" signal (RTS) / and "clear to send" signal (CTS).
Software Flow Control Options:
Software Transmit flow control checked: CodeShark stops transmitting whenever it receives an XOff character from the CNC Machine Tool.
CodeShark will resume transmitting once it receives an XOn character from the CNC Machine Tool.
Software Receive flow control checked: CodeShark sends an XOff character to the CNC Machine Tool when its input buffer reaches a level at which
it cannot process any more incoming data. The CNC Machine Tool must recognize this character and stop sending data after it is received.
Once the input buffer reaches a level at which it can handle more data, the XON character is sent to the CNC Machine Tool.
Xon Char: the ASCII character code for XON normally set to 17.
Xoff Char: the ASCII character code for XOFF normally set to 19.
More information on the above settings can be found in the AsyncPro Reference Guide.
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