8N1

(jargon)

Common shorthand for "eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit", the most common configuration for serial lines, e.g. EIA-232.

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Set your communications package for full-duplex (not half-duplex or what is also called local echo), with the communication parameters set to what is known as 8n1. That is 8 data hits, no parity, and 1 stop bit.