User`s manual

Overview of the Serial Port
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transmitting device to produce an even number of 1’s. If odd parity is selected,
then the parity bit is set to 1 by the transmitting device to produce an odd
number of 1’s.
Finding Serial Port Information for Your Platform
The ways to find serial port information for Windows and UNIX platforms are
described below.
Note Your operating system provides default values for all serial port
settings. However, these settings are overridden by your MATLAB code, and
will have no effect on your serial port application.
Windows Platform
You can easily access serial port information through the Windows Control
Panel. You can invoke the Control Panel with the
Start button (Start ->
Settings -> Control Panel).
For Windows NT, you access the serial ports by selecting the Ports icon within
the Control Panel. The resulting
Ports dialog box is shown below.