NEP160 User Manual
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2000 - 2011
Specifications subject to change without notice.
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RS232 Port Data Format
Format Structure
Notes
A
dd/mm/yy_hh.mm.ss_LLL_DDDDDD_NTU_MMM<cr><lf> ?D<cr>
B
dd/mm/yy_hh.mm.ss_LLL_DDDDDD_NTU_MMM<cr><lf>
ENDS<cr>
?R<cr>
C
dd/mm/yy_hh.mm.ss_LLL_DDDDDD_NTU_MMM<cr><lf> Automatic logging to
RS232
(see section F4.4)
D
NEP160___999_RRRRRR<cr><lf>
999 number of logged
readings right justified.
E
NEP160_Vx.x_D#####_P#####<cr><lf>
D = display serial no.
P = probe serial no.
Where:
_
represents a space
LLL
is the log number, maximum 3 characters, right justified.
LLL is always 000 when requesting the current reading using the ?D command.
DDDDDD is the turbidity data, 6 characters including sign and decimal place, right justified.
RRRRRR is the Reference NTU value, 6 characters including sign (always positive) and decimal
place, right justified
NTU
is the text NTU to indicate the unit of measurement.
MMM
is the measurement mode: ABS for absolute data or REL for relative data.
dd/mm/yy is the date/month/year each two digits.
Where the date format is mm/dd/yy (see section F4.2) the format would be mm/dd/yy.
hh:mm:ss is the time in hours:minutes:seconds format based on a 24 hours clock.
999
represents the total number of logged readings in the Notepad.
x.x
is the software version number, 3 characters with the middle being a period.
#####
represents a serial number, 5 characters, right justified.
ANALink 2 PC Software
A simple MS Windows based program called ANALink 2 is available from Observator Instruments.
ANALink 2 allows simple interfacing between an ANALITE NEP160 and a PC operating
Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/7. The program is approximately 2.5Mbytes in size.
ANALink 2 allows all commands to be sent to the NEP160 with the results shown on the PC display
as well as immediate and logged turbidity readings
No claims or warranty is offered on the ANALink 2 program and is made available
only on an “as
-
is”
basis. Observator Instruments claims copyright on the ANALink 2 PC software.
