Hyquest Solutions Pty Ltd
Top Set Rod – Model: MagnaRod
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Issue 1.03 5 Mar, 2013
manner. All serial data sent from the
MagnaRod
will be transmitted via
Bluetooth
®
. The
connection can be disengaged by selection in the ‘
Bluetooth
’ menu. The operator must
monitor the integrity of the connection from the external device. If the connection becomes
broken, the
MagnaRod
will revert back to
Bluetooth
®
DISCOVER mode. The blue flashing
LED will alert the operator of a disconnection between the
MagnaRod
and the external
device. Connection will have to be rediscovered by the external device. Any active
measurement occurring during a broken communications link will terminate and the
measurement will need to be retaken. The
MagnaRod
will not automatically power down
when
Bluetooth
®
is enabled and connected.
4.7.1 Serial Communications Interface
The
MagnaRod
can be connected to a hand-held or notebook computer or any device that
can transmit and receive serial communications using
Bluetooth
®
using an application such
as HyperTerm. Commands can be sent to the
MagnaRod
to perform special functions or
select operating modes. The following describes the serial data requirements, commands,
and data formats that are used for the serial communications interface :
Baud Rate :
19,200
Format :
8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
Flow Control :
None
The following list shows the commands and functions that can be performed through the
serial communications interface.
Command
Function Performed
S
Start a measurement
T
Terminate the measurement
I
Abort the measurement
R
Resend the last data string (** not implemented yet **)
U
Buzzer ON
Z
Buzzer OFF
H
Cat Whisker Speed Select, set to Fast
L
Cat Whisker Speed Select, set to Slow
M
Select Magnetic Head meter processing
C
Select Cat Whisker Head meter processing (Fast)
P
Start a measurement without performing a calibration
Q
Start a measurement with no time limit (continuous measure)
V
Software Version
NOTE: Commands sent to the MagnaRod are case sensitive – and must be upper case only.
When the commands ‘
S
’, ‘
T
’, and ‘
I
’ are received by the
MagnaRod
from an
externally connected device, the
MagnaRod
sends an acknowledge character ‘
A
’
back to the device. For the ‘
S
’ command, the
MagnaRod
sends acknowledge
