10 Configuring PAD/ATPAD Ports
PAD Port Configuration
Data Bits per Character
Range: 5 to 8
Default: 8
Description: Sets the bits per character. This value must match the number of
bits per character used by the attached device.
Device Parity
Range: NONE, SPAC, MARK, EVEN, ODD, AUTO
Default: NONE
Description: Determines the type of parity the PAD port generates and returned
from the attached device:
• NONE: With 7-bit data or when the data is 7 bits with parity,
and the parity bit is passed to the remote end as the eighth bit.
• SPAC: Space parity.
• MARK: Mark parity.
• EVEN: Even parity.
• ODD: Odd parity.
• AUTO: When the port is configured for autospeed. This
supports 7 bits odd, 7 bits even, and 8 bits no parity.
Number of Stop Bits
Range: 1, 1.5, 2
Default: 1
Description: Specifies the number of Stop Bits that the PAD port generates
when it sends data to the attached device.
This parameter has no effect on data received from the attached
device.
Profile Name
Range: 0 to 8 alphanumeric characters
Default: 0
Description: The name of the PAD Profile Table used by this port. Choose from
one of the names in PAD Profile Table or 12 Default Profiles.
