Bayer HealthCare Rapidlab 800 User Manual
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800 Series Operator's Manual
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Figure 5Ć40.ā Device Selection (Communication Parameters) Screen
Select parameters
for the device you
are connecting.
4.
Select the parameters according to the communication requirements for the
device you are connecting. Table 5-26 describes each of the communication
parameters.
Table 5Ć26.āăCommunication Parameters
Parameter
Description
protocol
the set of conventions that governs the format and timing of the
information transferred between the 800 system and the LIS, HIS, or
data management system
baud rate
speed at which data is sent or received when devices are
communicating through a serial channel
parity
method used to detect errors during transmission by setting an extra
binary digit on the basis of the number of 1 bits in a one-byte data
item
stop bits
a binary digit that signals that the transmission of a byte of data is
complete; used for synchronization
data bits
the number of binary digits that define a unit of information