SERIES 2000 COMMUNICATIONS MANUAL
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M41 Issue 1.1
3.10
Programmer Set status codes.
Programmer set commands are signified by the
S
header as they are for the controller.
There are only four set parameter codes and their meanings are given below.
CODE
MESSAGE
REPLY
MEANING
S
S36S<CR>
*36S<CR>
Start profile pointed to by profile pointer
R
S36R<CR>
*36R<CR>
Reset currently running profile
H
S36H<CR>
*36H<CR>
Holds (pauses) execution of profile
F
S36F<CR>
*36F<CR>
Frees hold allowing profile to continue
3.11
Response from read or write
The response of the instrument to a satisfactory read or write message with the correct
address will be as follows (unless an address wildcard is used, see para 3.3.1):
*AAPSSD..D<CR>
The instrument will respond with a string of ASCII characters. The header will consist of '*'
(Hex 2A).
The
AA
,
P
and
SS
fields will be exactly the same as in the message which prompted the
response. The
SS
field will only be present for some messages to and from the profile
generator part of the instrument.
The format of the data field
D..D
is specific to the parameter code used and these field types
are described in section 3.14.
3.12
Set status response
The response of the controller to a satisfactory 'set status' message with the correct address
will be as follows (unless a wildcard address is used):
*AAP<CR>
The controller will respond with a string of ASCII characters. The header will consist of '*'
(Hex 2A). The header will be followed by an address (AA) showing the address of the
responding instrument in ASCII, 00 to 99.
after the address is a single ASCII character showing the 'set status' mnemonic used
This is followed by a <CR> to complete the message return.
