Fiber Amplifier
Chapter 7: Remote Communications
TTN118382-D02, Rev A, November 18, 2016
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7.3.
Keywords (Commands and Queries)
The following list shows all of the available commands and queries, and summarizes their functions:
Command
Syntax*
Description
Get ID
id?
Returns the model number and firmware version.
Get Commands
?
List the available commands
Set Target
Temp.
target=
n
Sets the target temperature in degrees Celsius.
Get Target
Temp.
target?
Returns the target temperature.
Get Actual
Temp.
temp?
Returns the actual temperature.
Set Current
current=
n
Sets the current (
n
).
Get Current
current?
Returns the current.
Get Enable
enable?
Returns the current state of the Enable button.
Set Enable
enable=
n
Sets the state of the Enable button (0: disabled, 1: enabled).
Get Specs
specs?
Returns the specifications.
Set Step
step=
n
Sets the increment (
n
) used to adjust the temperature and current when the
arrow keys are pressed.
Get Step
step?
Returns the increment used to adjust the temperature and current when the
arrow keys are pressed.
Save
Parameters
save
Saves target current and target temperature to EEPROM. Values are
restored on device startup.
Get Status
statword?
Returns a string representation of an 8-
bit number indicating the device’s
status. The right-
most bit is ‘1’ if the device is ‘on’ or ‘pending on’. The other
bits are unused.
*
All commands and queries are in lower case letters.
If the keyword, format, or argument is incorrect or out of range, the unit will return an error string. The function is
determined by the value set with the mode command in the above table.
In addition to the above commands there is also special functionality added to the arrow keys of the computer’s
keyboard.
Up Arrow Key
– Increments the current by
n
.
Down Arrow Key
– Decrements the current by
n
.
Right Arrow Key
– Increments the temperature by
n
.
Left Arrow Key
– Decrements the Temperature by
n
.
Where
n
is set by the command “Set Step”.
