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$Exxxxxccc<CR>
xxxxx
is a 16-bit alarm mask
$Fssss...<CR>
ssss
... is a variable length ASCII character sequence (No checksum is sent with this
record)
$Gxxxxxxxxxxccc<CR>
xxxxxxxxxx
is a 32-bit number
$IT<CR>
True response to a SHOW command (no checksum)
$IF<CR>
False response to a SHOW command (no checksum)
$Jxxxxxyyyyy...ccc<CR>
Response to SHOW_CONFIG command.
$Mxxxxxxxxxx...ccc<CR>
Response to SHOW_STATUS command.
$Nxxxyyyzzzccc<CR>
xxx
,
yyy
, and
zzz
are 8-bit unsigned numbers.
5.4.
MCB COMMANDS
This section lists each EASYNIM 928 command with a description of its operation. This list contains MCB part of the
commands. For counters and timers specific commands, see section A.5. The descriptions include a list of any error
codes that may result. As described in the two preceding sections, the usual macro error code of 0 and a micro error
code of 0 (no errors). Though syntax and communication error responses may result from any command, in practice,
these error responses rarely occur on systems with reliable communication hardware running debugged software.
The commands are listed in alphabetical order, each starting with a command prototype line. Uppercase letters,
numeric digits, blank space, and special symbols such as the underscore “_” and comma 13 “,” in the prototype line
are literal text to be sent to the MCB exactly as it appears. Lowercase letters in the prototype line represent numeric
values as described in the accompanying text and should not be sent literally to the MCB but should be replaced by an
appropriate numeric value. In this section the term
<CR>
represents the ASCII carriage return character, decimal value
13, and the character “_” represents the ASCII underscore character, decimal value 95.
CLEAR
The channels of spectral data in the window of interest (see SET_WINDOW command) are set to zero. The
live time and true time counters are also set to zero. This command is equivalent to the combination of
CLEAR_COUNTERS and CLEAR_DATA commands.
CLEAR_ALL
This command is equivalent to the combination of CLEAR_COUNTERS, CLEAR_DATA, CLEAR_PRESETS, and
CLEAR_ROI commands.
CLEAR_COUNTERS
The live time and true time counters are set to zero.
CLEAR_DATA
The channels of spectral data in the window of interest (see SET_WINDOW command) are set to zero. The
ROI flags are not changed, nor are the presets changed.
CLEAR_MDA_PRESET
Clears all MDA preset values in the MCB. This command is used to quickly clear the list of MDA preset values.
