Will my serial port input data get lost if it is received by the WinMark Pro PC before the next part is ready?
The following are results of testing done to verify the serial port data handling within WinMark Pro: 1. If a mark file contains automation using the serial port, WinMark Pro initializes the serial port at the beginning of each mark session. Note that the act of initialization clears whatever contents might remain from serial communications prior to the session start (pressing the F1 key, or the moment Launcher opens the mark file). This is the only time the port is initialized in all WinMark Pro versions from build 3033 on. (Previous builds opened and closed the serial port at each data access, which caused no serious problems, but delayed the marking process.) 2. Note: Users are cautioned to avoid transmitting serial data until the serial port is ready so that data is not lost. This issue is further compounded if the drawing s Mark Count property is set to one, which means that every mark is a separate mark session, causing WinMark Pro to initialize the serial port on every mark. 3.
