MT318-101
User’s Guide
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5. Operation
5.1 Control
The MT318-101 has many advanced remote-control
capabilities when used in the MultiTasker enclosure. These
capabilities are accessible through standard RS232 or TCP/IP
communication. The actual controlling can be accomplished
through a computer control system or any other device capable
of sending commands.
5.1.1 RS232/TCP Interface
This section lists all the RS232/TCP control and configuration
command formats and their ranges.
The TCP/IP ports have the following default settings:
IP address ... 192.168.10.84
Port.............. 23
The rear panel RS232 port has the following settings:
Baud ............ 115k
Data bits ...... 8
Stop bits ...... 1
Parity ........... None
Flow ............. None
5.1.2 Command Basics
The control commands for the MT318-101 are in a simple
ASCII character format.
1. Square brackets "[ ]" are part of the command.
2. Use uppercase letters for all commands.
3. Spaces are NOT legal characters.
4. Do NOT send carriage returns or line feeds;
these are invalid characters.
A command that instructs the card only to perform an action
will generate feedback of "[
Card ID
]". The open bracket
followed by the card ID and then a close bracket indicates the
card received and executed a valid command. If the command
requested information from the card, the feedback generated
by the card is the acknowledgement of having received a valid
command.
[C04]
Card C4 (slot 4) executed a valid command
Invalid commands generate feedback that includes "ER" and
may also include an error code.
[ERC04]
Card C4 (slot 4) failed to execute a command
Check command syntax.
Check values sent are within a valid range.
Commands ending in "S" will be saved into memory.
Commands not ending in "S" are executed, but not restored at
reset or power up.
5.1.3 Conventions Used in this Manual
Card IDs:
In this manual, cards are referenced by their card ID which is
equivalent to their slot number:
C1, C2, C3, C4 ... C20
Group IDs:
Groups are referenced by their group ID:
G1, G2, G3 ... G8
5.2 Description of Commands
A command consists of 3 parts: Function, Card ID, and Save.
[ Function , Card ID Save]
Example: [VERC4]
VER
= Function
C4
= Card ID or Group ID
S
= Save this setting (optional)
The card ID is a unique identifier, equal to the enclosure slot
number. As the slot number, the value can range from 1 to 20
depending on the enclosure.
The group ID is a number representing a group of cards
defined with the [GROUP] command. When using the group
ID, all cards in the group perform the same instruction.
Changing the position of a card significantly affects the
software definitions or third-party control systems.
Common Commands
1.
[C]
This command displays a user formatted status of the card.
Command Format:
[Cii]
Example:
Display the status of the MT318-101 card in slot 4 by
sending the following command:
[C04]
The MT318-101 returns the status in the format shown
below.
MT318-101
DUAL HDBT RX
RS-232: 9600,N,8,1
RS RCV 1: 0
RS RCV 2: 0
CARD POWER: 32495 mW
HARDWARE1: ENABLED
HARDWARE2: ENABLED
CARD TEMP: 32C
GROUP: NONE
