ORTEC Easy-MCS, Hardware User Manual

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931054C / 1213 APPENDIX D. COMMANDS AND RESPONSES
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SHOW_SEGMENT
Always returns 1 on an Easy-MCS.
Responses:
$A001246<CR>
Segment 1 selected.
SHOW_SNUM
Returns the serial number of the Easy-MCS.
Responses:
$F0022
The serial number of the current device is 22.
SHOW_STATUS
Returns system status information in the following format:
$Mxxxxxxxxxxyyyyyyyyyyzzzzzwwwwwccc
where xxxxxxxxxx is the pass count as returned by SHOW_PASS command; yyyyyyyyyy is
the current channel as returned by SHOW_CHANNEL; zzzzz is the active device mask as
returned by SHOW_ACTIVE; wwwww is a status word with the following bits definitions:
0 = Acquisition is stopping at end of pass due to STOP, and 1 = Settings are consistent with
data; and ccc is the checksum.
SHOW_SUMMATION
Indicates whether the unit is in sum mode or replace mode. If in sum mode, new data are sum-
med with the old data when a scan is made. If in replace mode, new data replaces the old data
when a new scan is made. See also ENAB_SUMMATION and DISABLE_SUMMATION.
Responses:
$FSUM<CR>
New data is summed with old data.
$FREP<CR> New data replaces old data.
SHOW_TRIGGER
Reports if the external start signal is enabled or disabled. See also ENABLE_TRIGGER and
DISABLE_TRIGGER.
Responses:
$IF<CR>
External start is disabled.
$IT<CR> External start is enabled.
SHOW_ULSCA
Returns the upper-level threshold setting on the SCA. See also SHOW_LLSCA, and
VERIFY_ULSCA.
Responses:
ULSCA 000000000000<CR>
Upper-level report as 0 V.
ULSCA 00000.002441<CR> Upper-level report as 2.441 mV.
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