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4 Preparing the Stabil-Ion System for Operation
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FPS
Definition: Front Panel Status. Displays the status of the current tube setup condition.
Modifiers: None
Response:
Example: If the Controller is set as follows: for IG1 – gas a, pressure range low, single filament
operation, filament #1; and for IG2 – gas b, pressure range high, both filaments
operating CGA gas b, CGB gas b, then the response would be:
0 , 0, 0 , 0, 1, 1, 1, 0,1,1 CRLF
SWS
Definition: Display status of gauge control switches/remotes.
Modifiers: None
Response:
Example: If the Controller is set for pressure range 1 low, pressure range 2 high, filament 1 #1,
and filament 2 #2, then the response would be:
0,1,0,1 CRLF
PCS
Definition: Display process control channel status.
Modifiers: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or B or none.
Response: Depends on modifier:
0 1
IG1 gas a b
pressure range L H
filament operation single both
filament # 1 2
IG2 gas a b
pressure range L H
filament operation single both
filament # 1 2
CGA gas a b
CGB gas a b
0 1
IG1 filament # 1 2
IG2 filament # 1 2
IG1 pressure range L H
IG2 pressure range L H