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Stop Bits Explanation
DocumentID: 655254
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:36 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: Stop Bits:
When using a serial port, this setting is used by both devices to insure that all bits were transmitted properly. At both ends of the data bits, the number of stop bits are added, and they are always set to zero. The most common number of stop bits is 1 or 2. Dividing the baud rate by the number of data bits, plus the total number of stop bits (multiply the number of stop bits by two because they go at each end of the data word) gives the actual number of characters transmitted each second. For example, 8 data bits with one stop equals a total of ten bits; a baud rate of 300 divided by 10 gives 30 characters per second transmitted.

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