Variable comm – CognitiveTPG DLXi User Manual

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P R I N T E R S E T U P

VARIABLE COMM

IMPORTANT!

Do not experiment with this command! Improper use can cause a loss of
serial communication with the printer.

Function

Sets new serial port parameters.

Explicit Form


Implicit Form

VARIABLE COMM speed,parity,length,stop, R


V COMM speed,parity,length,stop, R

NOTE: Notice that commas are used as delimiters
between parameters, and there are no spaces. If you
are uncertain of the printer's current serial port
parameters, try 9600,N,8,2.

Parameters

speed

Baud rate. Acceptable values are

printer dependent, but are among
the following: 600, 1200, 2400, 4800,

9600, 115200, 14400, 19200, 38400,
and 57600. Consult your printer

User's Guide for details.
? will return the current setting on
DLX and CSeries printers.

parity

O (Odd), E (Even), or N (None)

length

Data word length. Can be 7 or 8.

stop

Number of stop bits. Can be 1 or 2.

ROBUST or
R

N

Enables robust XON/XOFF

handshaking (see comments).
Turns software handshaking off.

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Revision F, January 2012, CognitiveTPG

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