When Serial
is selected as the Protocol in the Quick Connect dialog, the connection options are as follows:
Port
The serial port (COM1, COM2, etc.) used by the session .
Baud rate
Select the baud rate for the device. The default value is 38400
. The baud rate can be changed from the Session Options/Connection/Serial dialog while a session is connected.
Data bits
The number of communication data bits. The default value is 8
.
Parity
Choose the parity setting supported by the connected device. The default setting is None
.
Stop bits
The number of stop bits sent after each character. The default value is 1
.
DTR/DSR
Select this option to use the DTR/DSR (data-terminal-ready/data-set-ready) signals with the connected device. By default, this is not selected. For more information about flow control settings, please see Advanced Serial Configuration Settings.
RTS/CTS
Select this option to use RTS/CTS (request-to-send/clear-to-send) hardware flow control. By default, this option is not selected. For more information about flow control settings, please see Advanced Serial Configuration Settings.
XON/XOFF
Select this option to use XON/XOFF software flow control. By default, this option is not selected.