Variable comm – CognitiveTPG DLXi User Manual
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P R I N T E R S E T U P
VARIABLE COMM
IMPORTANT!
Do not experiment with this command! Improper use can cause a loss of
serial communication with the printer.
Function
Sets new serial port parameters.
Explicit Form
Implicit Form
VARIABLE COMM speed,parity,length,stop, R
V COMM speed,parity,length,stop, R
NOTE: Notice that commas are used as delimiters
between parameters, and there are no spaces. If you
are uncertain of the printer's current serial port
parameters, try 9600,N,8,2.
Parameters
speed
Baud rate. Acceptable values are
printer dependent, but are among
the following: 600, 1200, 2400, 4800,
9600, 115200, 14400, 19200, 38400,
and 57600. Consult your printer
User's Guide for details.
? will return the current setting on
DLX and CSeries printers.
parity
O (Odd), E (Even), or N (None)
length
Data word length. Can be 7 or 8.
stop
Number of stop bits. Can be 1 or 2.
ROBUST or
R
N
Enables robust XON/XOFF
handshaking (see comments).
Turns software handshaking off.
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