5: Function Reference
F4 – Serial Port Configuration
Use function F4 to change or display the serial port settings. The factory settings are:
• Interface – RS-232
• Baud rate – 9600
• Data bits – 8
• Parity – NONE (only available/valid when Data Bits is set to 8)
• Stop bits – 1
See "Factory Default Jumper and Switch Settings for Options" on page 166
Command Line
To display the Serial Port settings, send:
F4<CR>
XL-GPS responds:
F4<S><RS><SEP><BR><SEP><DB><SEP><P><SEP><SB><CR><LF>
where:
F
= ASCII character F.
04
= function number.
<S>
= ASCII space character (one or more).
<SEP>
=
One or more separator characters: either space, comma or tab. The
separator character is used to separate the following parameters,
<RS>, <BR>, <DB>, <P>, and <SB>
<RS>
= Interface type, RS-232 or RS-422
<BR>
= Baud Rate, with possible values 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200
<DB>
= Data Bits, with possible values 7 or 8
<P>
= Parity, with possible values “even” or “odd” or “none”
<SB>
= Stop Bits, with possible values 1 or 2.
<CR>
= Carriage return character.
<LF>
= Line feed character.
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