NetLinx Programming of DXLink Transmitters and Receivers
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Instruction Manual – DXLink™ Twisted Pair Transmitters/Receiver
SEND_STRING Escape Sequences
The DXLink Modules support several special SEND_STRING escape sequences. If any of the character
combinations listed below are found anywhere within a SEND_STRING program instruction, they will be
treated as a command and not the literal characters.
Use the
ESCSEQON
and
ESCSEQOFF
NetLinx SEND_COMMANDS to control whether these are active
or not. The
ESCSEQON
command must precede the Escape Sequences, otherwise the strings will be
processed normally. These commands are sent to Port 1.
SEND_STRING Escape Sequences
Command
Description
27, 17
Send a break character for
a specified duration to a
specific device.
Syntax:
27,17,<time>
Variable:
time = 1 to 255 (measured in 100 microsecond increments)
Example:
SEND_STRING RS232_1,"27,17,10"
Sends a break character of 1 millisecond to the RS232_1 device.
27, 18, 0
Clear the ninth data bit by
setting it to 0 on all character
transmissions.
Used in conjunction with the 'B9MON' command (see page 95).
Syntax:
27,18,0
Example:
SEND_STRING RS232_1,"27,18,0"
Sets the RS232_1 device’s ninth data bit to 0 on all character transmissions.
27, 18, 1
Set the ninth data bit to 1 for
all subsequent characters to
be transmitted.
Used in conjunction with the 'B9MON' command (page 95).
Syntax:
27,18,1
Example:
SEND_STRING RS232_1,"27,18,1"
Sets the RS232_1 device’s ninth data bit to 1 on all character transmissions.
27, 19
Insert a time delay before
transmitting the next
character.
Syntax:
27,19,<time>
Variable:
time = 1 to 255. Measured in 1 millisecond increments.
Example:
SEND_STRING RS232_1,"27,19,10"
Inserts a 10 millisecond delay before transmitting characters to the RS232_1
device.
