Rockwell Automation 2755 Decoded Hand-Held Scanner - Manual (Page 62)

Communication Setup (Cable Configuration) 4-6
Publication 2755-6.2
Setting RS-232 Synapse Cable Options (Continued)
Software Handshaking
Software handshaking controls the transmission of data. Use software
handshaking instead of (but not with) hardware handshaking. There are
four options:
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None (default)
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ACK/NAK Only
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ENQ Only
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ACK/NAK with ENQ
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XON/XOFF
ACK/NAK Only checks the result of a transmission. The scanner waits
for one of two responses from the host: ACK which means a successful
transmission or NAK which means there was a problem. Whenever the
scanner receives a NAK, it retransmits the data up to three times. If an
ACK is still not received after three attempts, the transmission is aborted
and the scanner will provide four short beeps.
ENQ ONLY requires that the scanner receive an enquire character
(ENQ) from the host before sending data. With ENQ enabled, the
scanner must receive an ENQ from the host within a two second period
after the last scan or a transmission error occurs. The scanner will
provide four short beeps to indicate the error.
ACK/NAK with ENQ combines both ACK/NAK and ENQ options.
With XON/ XOFF enabled, the interface cable assumes an XON for the
first transmission. The scanner will transmit data until an XOFF is
received from the host device. If an XON is not received within 30
seconds after an XOFF, a transmission error occurs.