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Stop bits: Since most serial ports operate asynchronously, the transmitted byte
must be identified by start and stop bits. The start bit indicates when the data byte is
about to begin and the stop bit(s) indicates when the data byte was transferred. The
start bit is always 0 to mark the beginning of the byte, but the stop bit can be a single
1, or two bits each with a value of 1.
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Time-out: Set the time in seconds the PlanetPress Workflow process waits for the
transfer of bytes in the data file before ending the transfer of this file. On a time-out,
partially received data files are not passed to the rest of the process; the Serial input
resets, ready to receive further data files.
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Job delimiters: Enter the strings that tell PlanetPress Workflow the data file being
retrieved through the Serial input is complete. Each line in the Job delimiters text box is a
different delimiter. You can enter as many delimiters as you want, one per line. The three
default delimiters that appear are three of the most commonly recognized end of a file
delimiters.
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Log (verbose): Select to keep a log of errors and other information related to the Serial
input. Since these messages can accumulate, you have the option of not logging them.
Telnet Input plugin preferences
The Telnet input plugin preferences control the log of the PlanetPress Workflow Telnet Capture
service. Since PlanetPress Workflow lets you monitor multiple Telnet inputs simultaneously,
the port setting for all Telnet input tasks cannot be set in the Preferences.
Preferences
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Log all Winsock and network messages (very verbose): Select to have PlanetPress
Workflow keep a log of all Winsock and other network messages that occur from the
Telnet input. These messages are related to files sent from other systems using a telnet
connection. Since these messages can accumulate, you have the option of not logging
them.
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Use Job Delimiters: Check this option if your Telnet input is a single stream that can
contain multiple jobs. The box lets you enter one or more possible delimiters (separated
by a line return), either a direct string (such as %%EOJOB) or an ASCII character (\001).
For a list of ASCII characters, see http://www.asciitable.com/.
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