LMI Technologies Gocator 2300 Series, User Manual

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Gocator 2300 & 2880 Series
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To receive commands and send results using ASCII messages:
1. Go to the Output page.
2. Click on Ethernet in the Output panel.
3. Select ASCII as the protocol in the Protocol drop-down.
4. Set the operation mode in the Operation drop-down.
In asynchronous mode, the data results are transmitted when they are available. In polling mode, users
send commands on the data channel to request the latest result. See
Polling Operation Commands
(Ethernet Only) on page 355 for an explanation of the operation modes.
5. Select the data format from the Data Format drop-down.
Select Standard to use the default result format of the ASCII protocol. Select the measurement to send
by placing a check in the corresponding checkbox. See Standard Result Format on page 362 for an
explanation of the standard result mode.
Select Custom to enable the custom format editor, and then use the replacement patterns listed in
Replacement Patterns to create a custom format in the editor.
6. Set the special characters in the Special Characters tab.
Set the command delimiter, delimiter termination, and invalid value characters. Special characters are
used in commands and standard-format data results.
7. Set the TCP ports in the Ports tab.
Select the TCP ports for the control, data, and health channels. If the port numbers of two channels are
the same, the messages for both channels are transmitted on the same port.
Digital Output
Gocator sensors can convert measurement decisions or software commands to digital output pulses,
which can then be used to output to a PLC or to control external devices, such as indicator lights or air