RS-232 Messages
Chapter Six: RS-232 Communications Option
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Example 4: How To Request the Heater Current
The enable heater (12) command allows you to toggle the transducer heater on or off. In
addition, the 670 unit can report the percentage of power used. You cannot change the power
consumption.
1. Issue the following command to turn on the transducer heater (assuming that you have a
heated transducer connected to the 670 instrument) on Channel 1:
@1201
ENTER
The 670 instrument will return the same command to indicate that the command was
accepted.
2. To determine the heater current send the command:
@190?
ENTER
For example, if the heater current is at 55% of full power, the response will be:
@19055
ENTER
Example 5: How To Use Averaging
The 670 instrument provides the capability to average multiple data points. You must issue the
enable RS-232 averaging (04) command to use this feature for the RS-232 readings. Use the
averaging period (16), to determine the number of points to average. Refer to Averaging, page
51, for a complete description of the averaging feature.
1. Issue the following command to enable RS-232 averaging on Channel 1:
@0401
ENTER
2. To set the number of points to average to 10 on Channel 1, enter:
@16010
ENTER
The 670 instrument will return the same command to indicate that the command was
accepted.
Note
Be careful not to enter a decimal point in the number of points to average
entry. The entry must be a whole number, from 1 to 100.
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