P
ORTA
C
OUNT
®
Plus Model 8020 Technical Addendum
revised 7-27-2001
TSI Incorporated, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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Copyright © 2001 all rights reserved
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
R<cr>
Request Runtime Status of Battery and Signal Pulse
This command forces the PORTACOUNT Plus to report the battery condition and the
sensor pulse condition. Three characters are returned by the PORTACOUNT Plus.
The first character is always an
R
. The second character is the battery condition and
the third is the sensor pulse condition. When the AC Adapter is in use, the first
character indicates the condition of the power supply voltage rather than a battery.
Possible responses from PORTACOUNT Plus
RGG<cr><lf>
Battery Good, Pulse Good
RGB<cr><lf>
Battery Good, Pulse Bad
RBG<cr><lf>
Battery Bad, Pulse Good
RBB<cr><lf>
Battery Bad, Pulse Bad
S<cr>
Request Settings
This command forces the PORTACOUNT Plus to transmit all current settings for
sample times, fit factor pass level, serial number, Hours of operation and date last
serviced. Each item is described below in the order it is transmitted.
Ambient Purge Time
STPA 000vv<cr><lf>
vv
is the ambient purge time in seconds. The value will be in the range from
04
to
25
. All exercises use the same ambient purge time.
Ambient Sample Time
STA 000vv<cr><lf>
vv
is the ambient sample time in seconds. The value will be in the range from
05
to
99
. All exercises use the same ambient sample time. There are 2 spaced after the
STA
.
Mask Sample Purge Time
STPM 000vv<cr><lf>
vv
is the mask sample purge time in seconds. The value will be in the range from
11
to
99
. All exercises use the same mask sample purge time. There is one space after
the
STPM
.
Mask Sample Times
STMxx000vv<cr><lf>
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