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Communications

iTherm

®

280 Programmer’s Guide

Page 310

Rev C

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Serial

Communications

Port

Data

Buffer Getting Full

Buffer Getting Empty

Data

Select Key

Printer Control

Software

Print

Buffer

40 - 8K

RTS = Request to Send DTR = Data Terminal Ready

Data In

Serial
Data Out

(Not Used for
Flow Control)

DTR

RTS

Send

XOFF

Send

XON

Send

XON or XOFF

Inquire

Commands

Data

ENQ Response

Data

ENQ
Proc.

Figure 27 XON/XOFF Serial Port Flow Control