KEPCO BOP 1KW-MG Operator Manual, Firmware Ver.3.05 to 4.07 - Manual (Page 116)

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The BOP provides an additional option that allow handshake communication: the Prompt
method. By using the handshake options (prompt and XON XOFF) the host controller can
ensure that serial data interrupts occurring after parsing of the incoming message do not result
in lost data.
Figure 3-17 illustrates the echo mode, the prompt method and the default XON XOFF method
described in the following paragraphs.
FIGURE 3-17. RS 232 IMPLEMENTATION
Only seven control characters (characters between 00
H
and 1F
H
) are acknowledged by the
power supply:
• Carriage Return (CR, 0D
H
)
• Line Feed (LF, 0A
H
)
• Back Space (BS, 08
H
)
• Escape (ESC, 01B
H
)
• XON (011
H
)
• XOFF (013
H
)
• CAN (018
H
)
BS deletes the last character entered, with the exception of CR or LF characters. Either the CR
or LF character acts as the line terminator, initiating parsing of the ASCII data sent to the BOP
by the command originator. When the line is parsed and the commands are sent to the analog
processor, the BOP sends the line terminator sequence CR LF to the command originator.
The ESC character is used for synchronization, causing the BOP to reset its input buffer and
return a CR LF sequence.
The XON character enables the transmitter if XON/XOFF flow control is enabled (see PAR.
3.5.3.2.2 and Table 3-16).
The XOFF character stops data transmission if XON/XOFF flow control is enabled (see PAR.
3.5.3.2.2 and Table 3-16).
The CAN character resets the receive and transmit pointers and queues.