Port Routing

The QX-870 features a communication system based on Port Routing instead of traditional, dedicated serial ports. Decisions can be made about the direction and content of communication between ports based on different Data Types. Any available port can be used in any combination.

The fundamental concept of Port Routing is that communication design can be based upon Data Types rather than ports. The advantage of this is the ability to map different data types to different ports-the user is no longer limited to a "Host Port" and "Aux Port" for specific types of input and output. Since each port is independent instead of fixed for a particular purpose, the scanner behaves more like a data switch.