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ADU71 User Manual
6c) Setting the Slew Rate
The ADU71 slew rate can be set to eight different rates ranging from 1ms to 10 seconds. The slew rate is the rate
at which the output changes and the specified rate is the time it takes for the output to change from 0% FS to
100% FS. The slew rate settings are:
0 - 1ms
1 - 10ms ( Default or power-up setting )
2 - 50ms
3 - 100ms
4 - 500ms
5 - 1s
6 - 5s
7 - 10s
To set the slew rate the following command is used;
SRn
Sets slew rate to desired rate. ( n = 0 to 7 )
Example;
SR3
Sets slew rate to 100ms
The slew rate can be read back using the following command;
SR
Returns present slew rate setting
Example;
SR
returns...
5 Slew rate is set to 5 seconds.
6d) Using the Watchdog Feature
The ADU71 features a host watchdog function that is used to disable the output current if the host application
becomes inactive for a specified time period. When enabled, the watchdog timer will be reset with every write to
the ADU71 by the host software.
0 - OFF ( Default or power-up setting )
1 - 100ms
2 - 1s
3 - 5s
4 - 10s
To set the watchdog operation the following command is used;
WDn
Sets watchdog. ( n = 0 to 4 )
Example;
WD3
Sets watchdog time to 5 seconds