Y Command - Serial Port Setup
Description Use this command to establish the serial port
communication parameters.
Syntax
Yp
1
,p
2
,p
3
,p
4
Parameters p
1
=Baud rate
p
1
Description
38 38,400 baud (38K)
19 19,200 baud
96 9,600 baud
48 4,800 baud
24 2,400 baud
12 1,200 baud
p
2
=Parity.
Values: O = Odd parity
E = Even parity
N = No parity
p
3
=# Data bits.
Values: 7 = Seven data bits
8 = Eight data bits
p
4
=# Stop bits.
Values: 1 = One stop bit
2 = Two stop bits.
After receiving this command, the printer will
automatically reset enabling the new rate.
Tosendcommands anddatato theprinter,the host’s
serial port parameters must match the printer’s serial
portparameters.Verifytheprinter’sconfigurationset
-
tings with the AutoSense/Dump Mode Printout, see
the printer’s user’s manual for details.
Theprinter’sdefaultserialportparametersare:
9600baud,NoParity,8DataBits,1StopBit
Change the printer’s serial port parameters with the
Y command after
communication has been estab
-
lished with the host. The host parameters must then
be changed to resume communication.
Example:
Y19,O,7,1¿ :sets 19,200 baud, odd parity,
:7 data bits and 1 stop bit.
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