SRS Labs CTC100, User Manual

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Operation 48
CTC100 Programmable Temperature Controller
The Program.Load button can be used to edit a previously-saved program: load the program,
then edit it in the Progress window, and finally re-save the program with the Save button.
To call a previously-saved program as a
use the Program.Load button, since it would erase the rest of the program. Instead, touch the
Progress window and select the saved program from the list of commands. The Program.Load
button cannot be pressed while a program is running in the current tab.
S a ve
define macroName macroContent
Saves the current program, as sh
a name for the program. Up to 15 programs can be saved. If 15 programs are already saved, the
Save button will have no effect.
outines by touching a line in
and then touching the name of the program. Saved programs can also be
called by sending their name (like any other instruction) over one of the remote interfaces.
Delete
delete macroName
Touch this button to display a list of programs stored in memory. Select a program from the list
and it will be deleted from memory. If the program is running, deleting it does not affect the
running program.
Sending programs over R S-232, U SB , G P IB , or Ethernet
Programs can be entered from RS-232, USB,
Ethernet (via Telnet or a raw UDP data stream), or the optional GPIB port. Each line of text sent
to the CTC100 is run as a separate program (the entire program must be on a single line). If two or
more lines are sent to the CTC100 in quick succession, the programs may run concurrently; the
CTC100 may not finish running the first program before beginning the second. However, the first
program sent will always begin running before the s
necessary to run
programs sequentially, begin each line with the *PHO (port holdoff) instruction.
P reparing programs as files on U SB memory devices
The CTC100 can also read programs that are stored as text files a USB memory device. This is
the easiest way to import longer programs.
word processing or text editor program, and
memory device into the CTC100. To verify that the program is available, look for its name in the
Macros column of the System Setup screen. The program can be run just as if it were saved in the
CTC100
can no longer be
started.
Program files can contain up to 16384 characters. Unlike programs sent over communications
ports, program files can have more than one line; all extra whitespace is ignored. The program can
also contain comments; an apostrophe, i.e. a single quote mark, indicates that the rest of the line is
a comment.