Communication between the PC and laboratory instruments |
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| Authors: | M F Petrini T M Dwyer M A Wall J K Mansel J R Norman |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505. |
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| Abstract: | In this paper we describe communications between a personal computer and any instrument with a serial port for the purpose of collecting data or controlling equipment and a program for performing this task. From a user-defined file, the software reads the communication parameters: baud rate, data bits, stop bits and parity. The communication protocol is also read: echo, acknowledge and end-of-transmission characters. The software can be used to determine the protocol, to check the integrity of the communications, and can form the basis of a program for more specific applications. |
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