Rockwell Automation 8520-9API 9/Series OCI API Developer's Guide - Manual (Page 71)

4–23 OCI Data Server Data Items
Publication 8520-6.6 - August 1999
PORT_COMMUNICATION_FORMAT, port_id
Data Type
INT (enumerated)
Read/Write Read/Write
Array Index port_id
Control Type Lathe/Mill/Grinder
This item is used to read/write the communication format for the
specified communication port. The index port_id identifies the port
as follows:
1 – port A
2 – port B
The port_id index must always be used with this data item. You can
not use this index to access more than one port per request. Data for
this item is enumerated as follows:
This Value: Indicates/Selects
0 EIA
1 ASCII
2 N/A
For example assigning a value of 1 to the following item:
PORT_COMMUNICATION_FORMAT, 2
selects ASCII communication format for port B.
PORT_PARITY, port_id
Data Type
INT (enumerated)
Read/Write Read/Write
Array Index port_id
Control Type Lathe/Mill/Grinder
This item is used to read/write the parity used for the specified
communication port. The index port_id identifies the port as
follows:
1 – port A
2 – port B