Biotek PowerWave - Serial Port Pinout Description; Setting up Communications Parameters

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owerWave Operator’s Manu
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Serial Port Pinout Description
Table 2-2 describes the reader’s serial /RS232 pin connection.
Serial Pin Description
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 NC 14 NC
2 TX 15 NC
3 RX 16 NC
4 RTS 17 NC
5 CTS 18 NC
6 DSR 19 NC
7 GND 20 DTR
8 DCD 21 NC
9 NC 22 RI
10 NC 23 NC
11 NC 24 NC
12 NC 25 NC
13 NC
Table 2-2: Serial Pinout Description
Setting Up Communications Parameters
Before serial communications are initiated between the PowerWave and
another device, the communication parameters (Baud Rate, Data Bit
configuration and Parity status) must match on both devices.
The reader’s default communication parameters are:
• 9600 Baud,
• 8 Data Bits,
• 2 Stop Bits, and
• No Parity.
The user may change the Baud rate on the reader from the recommended
default setting of 9600 to 1200 or 2400. Data bits, Stop Bits and Parity are
not user configurable. Thus the communications software operating on
the host computer device should be set to 8, 2 and None.