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how many commands can 9600 baud rate handle?

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I am using a motor controller that communicates through a serial port at 9600 baud.  I use the Labview to generate the specific command that we want the motor to execute, (speed, direction, time etc.) which is a short string like "/1J97E0M\r  "   Each character in the command specifies something for the motor to do.

 

Is it possible to calculate how many times per second a command like this can be sent with data rate at 9600 baud?  For example, is it possible to know how many bits the string  "/1J97E0M\r"  is?  Can this value be divided into 9600 to calculate the maximum rate that command strings can be sent to the controller?  Is it that simple?

 

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The number of bits is obvious but it's not that simple. The motor has to interpret the data, act on it, etc. This response time/max data rate would be specified by the vendor.

 

And please post similar questions to the instrument control board. This has nothing to do with NI's digital I/O products.

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Thanks, Dennis.  I posted it here because I thought this board was for I/O, but, if it is for NI I/O exclusively, then, I will only post questions about NI products here.

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