Serial Character Settings: data, parity, and stop
You can adjust the construction of the serial data characters that Autolog
sends. The data command sets the number of data bits. The parity
command selects the type of parity to use. The stop command sets
the number of stop bits. Adjust the serial data bits after you've used
link to specify which communications port
you'll be using. It is also best to change the data, parity,
and stop bits before you use the modem
command, so that the serial data construction will already be set the way
you want it before Autolog talks to the modem.
Set the serial data construction with these commands:
data number
where number is 5, 6, 7, or 8 data bits.
parity type
where type is e for even, o for odd, or n
for no parity.
stop number
where number is 1 or 2.
Some dial-up services will represent their required settings in a format
similar to this: 81NF or 71EH. The first digit represents the number of
data bits. The second digit is the number of stop bits. The third letter
represents the sort of parity to use: None, Even, and Odd
are most common. The final letter indicates the duplex or echoing to use,
which is set using Autolog's duplex command.