Lighthouse RLPC 0.1m, Operating Manual

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Lighthouse REMOTE Liquid Particle Counter (MODBUS Output) Operating Manual
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Universal
Actions
Commands
General
These commands are provided for controlling multiple counters on the
same bus. The commands are not echoed.
WARNING:
The MR
Protocol is case
sensitive. Using the
incorrect case will
produce undesirable
results.
As soon as a Universal Action Command is executed, the bus drops out
of Universal mode.
Command:
ua
{ Universal Auto Sample Mode - Puts the counters in Auto
Count mode. When the ud command is used, the devices
will start counting in the auto mode, continuously executing
individual
Sample and Hold Intervals until a stop
command ue is sent . }
ub
{ Universal Manual Sample Mode - Places the counters in
Manual C ount mode. When the ud command is sent, the
devices will count in the Manual mode, each device
counting through its Sample Interval one time.}
uC
{ Universal Clear Buffer - The contents of all buffers are
erased.}
uc
{ Universal Start Count (Computer Controlled) - The
instruments start counting and continue to count until a
stop command is sent from the computer.}
ud
{ Universal Start Count (Counter Controlled) - The
instruments start counting according to each unit ’ s Sample
Interval and auto/manual presets.}
Note:
The last data
record will show 0000 for
Sample Interval, as the
Sample Interval is
controlled by the host.
ue
{ Universal Stop Count - The instruments stop counting
immediately and each instrument builds a data record.}