Baudot/Murray Code

mile Baudot's original code, patented in 1874 is known as International

Telegraph Alphabet No 1, and is no longer used. It is a 5-bit fixed length
code (binary) and was sent using a five-key piano keyboard. A mechanical
wiper would scan the keyboard state and unlock the keys allowing the
operator to enter the next character.
Around 1901, Donald Murray modified the code by adding extra characters
and shift codes and by re-ordering of the characters to facilitate a typewriter-
like keyboard. The most frequently used characters in English (E,T,A, etc)
resulted in the fewest state transitions, minimizing wear on the equipment.
Baudot's code was never used in any teleprinter equipment.
A further modification of Murray's code by Western Union consisted of
dropping some characters. This final modification is now known as the
International Telegraph Alphabet No 2 (ITA2) and still used in some
amature applications such as radioteletype.


Baudot/Murray Code is a fixed length code.
Each character has 5 binary bits. Mark (with
current flowing) is considered logic 1 and is
indicated with a dot.
In transmission, there is a start bit (logic 0 or
space) that precedes the 5 bits and a stop
bit (logic 1) of length1.5 units that follows the
last of the 5 code bits.
It is a 2-level code that has memory.
Following the FIGS character, the figures
(&/(.3 etc.) will be printed. Following the
CAPS character, the letters of the alphabet
will be printed.




Baudot/Murray Code Start/Stop Transmission

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