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APPENDIX E. COMMUNICATIONS
HF-2500A HIGH FREQUENCY WELD CONTROL
E-12 990-371
Power Supply Originated Commands
These are the commands sent from a Power Supply to a host computer.
Command STATUS state_name <crlf><lf>
Control State Any
Description Identifies the current status of the weld data buffer. May be in response with “OK” or
“OVERRUN.” “OK” means that the Power Supply weld buffer did not over-run since the last
data collection and all the data are intact. “OVERRUN” means that the Power Supply weld
buffer did over-run since the last data collection and only the latest 900 weld data are available
to report.
Command
TYPE type, release numbers, revision letters <crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description
Returns “HF25 1.00 A 37250” for the first release of an HF-2500A.
Command
COUNT number <crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description
Returns the number of weld data available in Power Supply. The total number of weld data that
the Power Supply holds in the buffer is 900.
Command
NAME schedule_name <crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description
Returns the current schedule’s name up to a maximum of 20 charters.
Command STATE state_name <crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description Identifies the current state of operation of the Power Supply. May be in response to the STATE
READ Command sent by the host, or may be sent as a result of a state change from the Power
Supply front panel.
state_name may be " RUN”, " MENU " or “ MONITOR ”.
Command COUNTERS <crlf>
TOTAL
number <crlf>
HIGH
number <crlf>
LOW
number <crlf>
GOOD
number <crlf>
<lf>
Control State Any
Description Returns the requested current Power Supply weld counter values.