
Using the RS-232 Serial Port
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Step 2 –
Enter Commands
You can enter commands to display data about the generator. Begin each
command with a colon (:) and end with a hard return. The # symbol represents a
numeric value that you enter with specific commands as noted.
The following table lists the commands you can use:
Command
Action
:PT
Prints Real Time Clock date and time as MM/DD/YY
HH:MM
:PSA
Prints the total generator activation time in each mode
(Seal, Macrobipolar, and Bipolar) in hours, minutes,
and seconds
:PSB
Prints the total number of generator activations in each
mode (Seal, Macrobipolar, and Bipolar)
:PSC
Prints the date and time of the latest calibration
:PSE#
Prints the number of times the system has recorded a
specific error code # in non-volatile memory
:PSF
Prints the 10 most recent system errors recorded in
non-volatile memory
Format: Error # MM/DD/YY HH:MM
:PSL
Prints the 10 next most recent system errors (11-20)
recorded in non-volatile memory
Format: Error # MM/DD/YY HH:MM
:PSK
Prints the total number of generator activations in any
mode
:PSO
Prints the total time the generator power has been on,
in hours and minutes
:PSP
Prints the average power setting for each mode: Seal,
Macrobipolar, and Bipolar
:PSS
Prints the number of activations per side (Seal,
Bipolar), by mode, and total
:PSR
Prints the number of regrasps detected
:PM
Prints the generator model name, Master and
Feedback software version numbers, and the device
serial number
#CAL
Causes the generator to enter the calibration mode
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