SP88/SP98 Spectrophotometer Operating Manual ... - X-Rite

SECTION 7SETTING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONSubjects covered in Section 7 are:7.1 Setting RS-232 Communication Options7.2 Setting Operation Options7.3 Setting Printout Options7.4 Setting Date and TimeThe system configuration allows you to customize the instrument tomeet your application requirements. The configuration should be set beforeany measurements are taken.7.1 Setting RS-232 Communication OptionsThe SP88/SP98 comes equipped with a serial port that allows data to betransmitted/received to/from an external device. Listed below are availableI/O options.Communication Emulation - allows the SP88/SP98 to emulate otherinstrument outputs. When set to OFF, the instrument communicatesnormally. When set to ON, alternate communication modes can beselected from a list of options. The factory default is ‘‘OFF.’’Specific details on this feature are contained in publication SP68-602:"Sphere Spectrophotometer Instrument Emulation", available from yourX-Rite representative.Baud Rate - determines the input/output rate (characters per second) ofthe RS-232 port. Available outputs are: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800,9600, and 19200. The factory default setting is ‘‘9600’’ baud.Line Feed Operation - varies the delimiter at the end of each line ofdata. When set to OFF, just a carriage return is sent at the end of a lineof data. When set to ON, a carriage return then a line feed are sent atthe end of the line of data. The factory default setting is ‘‘LF with CR.’’7-1➩