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FLOW THROUGH
CUVETTE
ULTRASONIC
TRANSDUCER
SENSOR
(TOP VIEW)
ULTRASONIC
SPRING
CONNECTIONS
Figure 6: Operational parts of the Ultrasonic Cleaning System
8.3
RS-485 Outputs
The S200 TUr has the capability to operate in three different RS-485 modes for all
models. Included is a mode for interfacing into the Supratec Online software package
(section 8.3.1 below), and a simple communication mode. A third operating mode is the
Modbus communications. All modes will automatically configure and do not require any
changes or selections.
8.3.1 Simple Communication
The S200 TUr can provide basic communications over simple programs such as the
Hilgraeve HyperTerminal that is included with most Microsoft Windows packages. The
user could also use Visual Basic or other programs. The default communication
parameters are 8 bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. These can be changed in the Extended
CONFIG
menus 7.14
RS-485 Parameters
.
The master computer will send out:
•
Byte #1 the attention character “
:
” in ASCII or
3A
Hex
•
Byte #2 the address of the S200 TUr being queried
•
Byte #3 & 4 CR LF or 0D 0A in hex
The S200 TUr will respond with:
•
The same attention character “
:
” in ASCII or
3A
Hex
•
The address of the S200 TUr
•
The Reading
•
The Unit (NTU)
A sample communication would look like this:
(Master computer requesting a report from address #1)
: 1 CRLF
(S200 TUr set to address #1 Response)
:001 0.0249 NTU