4. REMOTE OPERATION
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UDV(=)
Purpose
To set or retrieve the settings for the user defined external vacuum gauge.
Syntax “UDV=label,reqstr,skip,coef”
“UDV”
Default N/A
Argument
label:
A user defined vacuum gauge label to identify this setup (1 to 3
ASCII char).
Reqstr:
The text string to be sent to the external vacuum gauge every
2 seconds to query it for a pressure measurement. It must
consist of up to 20 printable ASCII characters only.
skip:
The number of leading characters to ignore from the external
vacuum gauge’s reply.
coef:
The pressure conversion coefficient that PG7000 will multiply
the external vacumm sensor’s reply by to result in a
measurement in Pascal.
Remarks
An external vacuum gauge must be defined first by the user before being selected to be
used as a source of vacuum pressure under the PG7601 bell jar instead of the internal
vacuum sensor. The external vacuum gauge must accept the carriage return/line feed
terminated request string every 2 seconds, and reply with a carriage return or carriage
return/line feed terminated reply within the 2 second cycle. The COM2 port must also be
setup properly according to the vacuum gauge’s communications settings. After setting
up the COM2 port and defining the device, you must then use the “VACPx” and
“SETUP” commands to if you want the PG7000 to use the the external vacuum gauge
as the source of values of vacuum in the PG7601 bell jar.
It is also possible to use both an external barometer and an external vacuum sensor
using the PG COM2 port. The barometer must be an RPM3 or RPM4 plugged into the
PG COM2 port, and selected as an active external barometer. The vacuum sensor is
then plugged into the RPM3/RPM4’s COM2 port. The RPM3/RPM4’s COM2 port must
be set to the same settings as the vacuum sensor.
Example Typical
command:
Typical reply:
“UDV=DEV, PR, 4, 100” (ext vacuum sensor is in mbar)
“DEV, PR, 4, 100.0000”
Error
See 9.3.2 Error Messages
ERR #1
ERR #2
ERR #3
ERR #4
label must not exceed 3 characters
request string must not exceed 20 characters
# of char to ignore must be 1 to 80
user defined coefficient cannot be 0
See Also
3.11.5.5, 3.10, VACPx, SETUP, COM2
UL(=)
Purpose
Set or read the upper limit of an external pressure generation/control component.
Syntax “UL=xxxx”
“UL”
Default Default
N/A.
Argument
xxxx=
Controller’s upper limit in the controller’s pressure units
Remarks
An external pressure controller can have an upper limit set to prevent accidential
overpressure conditions. The controller must be properly initialized prior to using this
command. The reply will be in the controller’s.format Please consult the controller’s
Operation and Maintenance Manual, UL Section, for details about it’s upper limit and
“UL” reply. Note that PCM pressure controllers are always set to the unit kPag
Example Typical
command:
Typical reply:
“UL=1000”
“1000.00 kPa g”
Error
See the controller’s manual for details about it’s “UL” command.
ERR #13 External controller not detected
See Also
3.9.9.3, PGEN