Watson Industries, Inc.
ADS-C232-3AD Rev A 10/25/2017
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The Status Bits contain the following information:
Bit
Description
0 to 2
Show the current system time constant, using the following equation:
TC=2(Flag Value + 1)
3
If set, Reference Command selected
4
If set, Unit is in Initialization
5
If set, Free Mode selected
6
If set, Command Mode is Selected
7
Unused
Example: The Status channel output in ASCII Decimal is “112
Octal Digit
1
1
2
Binary Equivalent
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
Status Bit #
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
This translates into the information below:
Bit 7
Reset
Bit 6
Set
Command mode active
Bit 5
Set
Not in Reference mode
Bit 4
Reset
Not in Initialization
Bit 3
Set
Free mode active
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
2
The Current System Time Constant = 2
(Flag Value+1)
=2
(2+1)
= 2
(3)
= 8 seconds
The Built In Test (BIT) Status Bits contain the following information:
Bit
Description
0
If set, X Accelerometer Sensor Failure
1
If set, Y Accelerometer Sensor Failure
2
If set, Z Accelerometer Sensor Failure
3
If set, Sensor Temperature out of range
4
If set, X Angular Rate Sensor Failure
5
If set, X Angular Rate Sensor Failure
6
Unused
7
Unused
Example: The BIT Test channel output in ASCII Decimal is “042”
Octal Digit
0
4
2
Binary Equivalent
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
BIT Status Bit #
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
This translates into the information below:
Bit 7
Reset
Bit 6
Reset
Bit 5
Set
X Rate Sensor Failure
Bit 4
Reset
No Y Rate Sensor Failure
Bit 3
Reset
Temp Sensor in range
Bit 2
Reset
No Z Accelerometer Failure
Bit 1
Set
Y Accelerometer Failure
Bit 0
Reset
No X Accelerometer Failure
