>The peripheral I'm communicating with is documented as using :
>
>                              "Data length 8 bit
>                                Stop bit         1 bit
>                                Parity   even
>                                Baudrate         4800 bps"

It is a bit unusual to use both parity and 8 data bits, but certainly not
unheard of. I am guessing that you should try it both ways. Can you do some
quick testing using HyperTerminal to find out which it is, and eliminate any
possibility that it is your hardware.

Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems

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