Is there a way to force handshaking between the serial port data generator and WinMark Pro?
If your serial port data generator (computer, PLC, etc.) supports hardware handshaking and you have an FH head or Fenix with an available output, you can use an output to connect the data generator s RTS/CTS lines when WinMark Pro is ready to receive data. The example described below will assume that OUT7 is being used to command the data generator to transmit serial data to WinMark Pro. 1. Wire the data generator s RTS signal (pin 7 if using a DB-9 serial port connector) to the OUT7 terminal on the marking head. 2. Wire the data generator s CTS signal (pin 8 if using a DB-9 serial port connector) to the RTN7 terminal on the marking head. 3. Configure the WinMark Pro automation to a. Set OUT7 immediately prior to reading the data from the serial port b. Perform the serial port automation. c. Clear OUT7 Note that you can use WinMark Pro s Event Builder to gain more flexibility in the order of your automation sequence. The output commands and serial port data commands may be defined in t
