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Terminal Emulation->Modifying Serial Port Settings

To modify the serial port settings, select Settings from the Comms menu and select the Serial Port Settings tab in the window that opens. Click on the down arrow of the serial port drop down list to see a list of all of the serial ports on your PC. Select the one for which you wish to modify or check the settings. The settings for this serial port will then be displayed. The following settings will be shown:

Transmit preferences


Local echo Check this item if you want the Embedded Development Studio to display the characters that you type in the serial port window as well as transmitting them to the serial port.

CR->CR/LF Check this item if you want the Embedded Development Studio to transmit a carriage return character and a line feed character to the serial port whenever you press the enter key.

Receive preferences


CR->CR/LF Check this item if you want the Embedded Development Studio to display a carriage return character and a line feed character whenever it receives a carriage return via the serial port.

Null Discard Check this item if you want the Embedded Development Studio to discard any characters that it receives via the serial port that have the value zero.

Disable Bell Check this item if you do not want the Embedded Development Studio to beep whenever the character 7 is received via the serial port.

Communication Settings


Baud Rate Select the baud rate required from the drop down list. The baud rates shown are the ones that the operating system says are available for this serial port.

Data Bits Select the data bits required from the drop down list. The data bits shown are the ones that the operating system says are available for this serial port.

Parity Select the parity required from the drop down list.

Stop Bits Select the stop bits required from the drop down list. (1.5 stop bits is only available for 5 data bits.)

Flow Control Select the flow control that you require from the drop down list.

Parity Check Check this item if you want the serial port to check the parity and generate an error if it is not correct.

Local echo	Check this item if you want the Embedded Development Studio to display the characters that you type in the serial port window as well as transmitting them to the serial port.
CR->CR/LF	Check this item if you want the Embedded Development Studio to transmit a carriage return character and a line feed character to the serial port whenever you press the enter key.

CR->CR/LF	Check this item if you want the Embedded Development Studio to display a carriage return character and a line feed character whenever it receives a carriage return via the serial port.
Null Discard	Check this item if you want the Embedded Development Studio to discard any characters that it receives via the serial port that have the value zero.
Disable Bell	Check this item if you do not want the Embedded Development Studio to beep whenever the character 7 is received via the serial port.

Baud Rate	Select the baud rate required from the drop down list. The baud rates shown are the ones that the operating system says are available for this serial port.
Data Bits	Select the data bits required from the drop down list. The data bits shown are the ones that the operating system says are available for this serial port.
Parity	Select the parity required from the drop down list.
Stop Bits	Select the stop bits required from the drop down list. (1.5 stop bits is only available for 5 data bits.)
Flow Control	Select the flow control that you require from the drop down list.
Parity Check	Check this item if you want the serial port to check the parity and generate an error if it is not correct.