[GreenKeys] Model 33 serial character framing?

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Back when the 33 was brand new,  the setup was always to run them 8N1  
or if you knew what you were doing 8N2. That at least was true with  
DEC equipment.

Bob


On Jun 3, 2008, at 12:17 AM, Chris Elmquist wrote:

> What is the real, true, bits per character and parity that the model  
> 33
> sends and receives?
>
> I know we run at 110baud with 1 start and 2 stop bits but throughout  
> the
> ages, in serial connections to various microcomputers I have been  
> exposed
> to, it seems people do everything from 7-bits even parity to 8-bits  
> and
> no parity and then mask the parity bit in software after reading it  
> from
> the UART.  So, I am looking for the true format that the unit sends  
> and
> expects to receive.  I thought it was 7-bits and even parity but I  
> seem
> to be unable to receive what it transmits in that mode...  however, it
> receives and correctly prints what I sent to it in that mode.  I  
> suspect
> it ignores the parity doesn't it?
>
> 73, Chris N0JCF
>
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> Chris Elmquist
> mailto:chrise at pobox.com
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