Arbiter Systems 931A, Operation Manual

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A.3.57 VA/PF Display (V P)
Command: #V P
# Result
0 (or # absent) Displays the apparent power and power
factor of the signals on
Channels 1 and 2. Channel 1 must be set to measure
AC voltage and Channel 2 AC current.
1 VA hours
A.3.58 Volt-Amps, Return (VAM)
Command: #VAM
Returns the apparent power of Channel 1 and 2 together. Set Channel 1 to
measure AC voltage and Channel 2 AC current. Returns total volt amps
in the 3-Phase Mode. Replaces Power Quantities with Energy Readings
when a “1” precedes the VAM command.
Response: Numeric ASCII string.
A.3.59 VARS, Return (VAR)
Command: #VAR
Returns the reactive power of Channel 1 and 2 together. Set Channel 1
to measure AC voltage and Channel 2 AC current. Returns total reactive
power in 3-Phase Mode. Replaces Power Quantities with Energy Readings
when a “1” precedes the VAR command.
Response: Numeric ASCII string.
A.3.60 Version, Return (VER)
Command:
VER
Returns the firmware revision date, with the following format:
dd mmm yyyy DSPnnnnnn HLP dd mmm yyyy
Where:
dd: day
mmm: month (e.g. Oct)
yyyy: year
There is one space between Day and Month and another between Month
and Year.
“DSPnnnnnn” refers to Digital Signal Processor firmware
number. “HLP” refers to help ROM date.
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