Lighthouse RLPC 0.1m, Operating Manual

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Lighthouse REMOTE Liquid Particle Counter (MODBUS Output) Operating Manual
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Action
Commands
General
Action commands are used to set the counter into Manual or Automatic
mode and to control the counter Start and Stop.
The general syntax for Action commands is a single lowercase letter
with no arguments.
Command:
a
{ Puts the counter in Auto Mode. Once started
by the ’ d ’ command, the unit will sample for the
length of the Sample Interval, hold for the
length of the Hold Interval and repeat the
sequence until a Stop is issued or manual
mode is selected.}
Response:
a
Command:
b
{ Puts the unit in Manual Mode. Once started
by the ’ d ’ command, the unit will sample for
the same length of sampling interval as in the
’ a ’ command, but there is no Hold Interval or
repeat.}
Response:
b
Command:
c
{ Start counting immediately. Instrument counts
until the Stop command is sent. }
Response:
c