German Translation, Serial Port?

Rico Pajarola rp at servium.ch
Fri Aug 10 00:21:13 CDT 2018


Sperrschritt is the stop bit, for the rest Google translate did quite well
;)

Operations mode: Asynchronous 16
Character length: 7 bit (with stop bit)
Parity: even
stop bit length: 1 bit

I have no idea what Asynchronous 16 could be, maybe a hint at the higher
level protocol?


On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 8:39 PM, W2HX via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:

> Hello friends. I need a translation from a German manual describing serial
> port parameters. I used google translate but it  doesn't quite give me the
> warm and fuzzy. Anyone here speak German? Here is what it says:
>
> Betriebsart:  Asynchron 16
> Zeichenlänge:  7 bit (mit Sperrschritt)
> Parity: gerade
> Länge Sperrschritt: 1 bit
>
> Google says:
> Operating mode: Asynchronous 16
> Character length: 7 bit (with blocking step)
> Parity: straight
> Length of blocking step: 1 bit
>
> First, anyone have any idea what Asynchronous 16 means? (async I get, but
> "16"?)
> 7 bit with blocking step. Could this mean 7 bit with stop bit?
> Parity: straight. Could this mean odd or even?
> Length of blocking step. Could this be number of stop bits?
>
> I am attempting to translate some pages in this manual and would like to
> get this right (for others who may find this info useful).
>
> Thank you!!! (or should I say Danke?!)
>
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
> PS. This is for an HF antenna coupler that can be controlled over a serial
> port.
>
>


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