Maple Systems OIT Family (ASCII) - Manual (Page 58)

Other Important OIT Settings
TurnAround Delay
Default: 0 msec
Range: 0 to 65535 msec
TurnAround delay is the amount of time that the OIT waits before responding after it has re-
ceived a command from the ASCII host. This allows a ‘slow’ ASCII host time to prepare for
the response from the OIT. Normally, no delay is necessary but if a delay is required, this set-
ting can be changed.
Note: Take this delay into consideration when configuring the ASCII host for a timeout delay
when waiting for a response from the OIT.
Intercharacter Delay
Default: 10 msec
Range: 0 to 65535 msec
Intercharacter delay is the amount of time that the OIT waits between characters of a com-
mand sent by the ASCII host. If the intercharacter delay is exceeded, the OIT ‘times out’ and
responds with an error to the ASCII host. This prevents a situation where the ASCII host
sends a command, but due to a poor connection, the OIT does not fully receive the command
and therefore waits forever for the rest of the command.
Note: Take this delay into consideration when configuring the ASCII host for a timeout delay
when waiting for a response from the OIT.
Line Terminator
Default: CR (0x0D)
Also Available: CR (0x0D), LF(0x0A), CR/LF (0x0D,0x0A), and ETX (0x03)
The line terminator is used in network mode to indicate that the ASCII host has finished com-
municating to a particular OIT. The line terminator, therefore, notifies the other terminals
that the next two bytes received from the ASCII host determine which OIT the ASCII host
intends to talk to next. The line terminator is also sent by the OIT whenever it responds to a
control command sent by the ASCII host.
Operating Mode
Default: I
Also Available: Interactive or Network
This setting determines whether the OIT operates in Interactive or Network Mode. The de-
fault setting is Interactive mode.
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