Hioki SW1001, Instruction Manual

Page: 74 / 164

70
Communication Command Forwarding Function
Connection method
When using the communication command forwarding function, connect the
INSTRUMENT
RS-232C connector of the device and the RS-232C connector of the instrument.
Rear
SW1001 (SW1002) Instrument
Rear
Use the RS-232C
cross cable.
INSTRUMENT
RS-232C connector
RS-232C connector
Set the communication speed of the instrument based on the communication speed setting of the
device.
Setting the transmission speed
Set the commands shown below for the transmission speed of the communication command
forwarding function.
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:FORWard:RS232C:SPEED <9600/19200/38400>
The speed can be selected from 9600 bps, 19200 bps, or 38400 bps.
The speed setting is immediately changed.
Other RS-232C communication parameters are fixed to 8 for data bit length, 1 for stop bit, None for
parity check, and None for flow control.
See: "2.6 Setting the Communication Setting Mode" (p. 22)
Setting the receive timeout
You can set the timeout time to use when receiving data from the instrument by means of the
communication command forwarding function.
Sending a query to the instrument will result in a timeout error if the set timeout time elapses before
a response is received from the instrument.
Timeout can be set by the command below.
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:FORWard:TIMeout <
Time
>
Time: Timeout time (s)