Appendix C
Fill Character Requirements

Fill characters are required to keep the VT100 synchronized with the host computer when the XON/XOFF control codes are not used. Table C-1 shows the VT100 fill character requirements for every receive speed at which the terminal is capable of operating. Not entry in a column indicates that fill characters are not required in that specific case.

Receive Baud Rate Control Function
NEL, IND, LF, RI (Smooth scroll feature selected) DECALN DECCOLM ED NEL, IND, LF, RI (Jump scroll feature selected) EL DECINLM All others except DECTST and RIS
19200 384 243 243 90 60 4 2 2
9600 192 122 122 45 30 2 1 1
4800 96 61 61 23 15 1 1
2400 48 30 30 11 7
2000 40 25 25 9 6
1800 36 23 23 9 6
1200 24 15 15 6 4
600 12 8 8 3 2
300 6 4 4 1 1
200 4 3 3 1 1
150 3 2 2 1
134.5 3 2 2 1
110 2 1 1 1
75 2 1 1
50 1 1 1