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<RC>
Release Connection
System
Description
Disconnect the currently ‘connected’ instrument
Parameters
None
Initial Value
All instruments with non-zero addresses power up with no connection active
Modes
This command is used in multidrop or multiple instrument configurations
Notes
After an <RC> command has been confirmed by the currently active instrument, no instruments will
respond to any commands until a further <MC
n
> command is sent to a valid instrument.
Multiple instrument configurations must send a valid <MC
n
> command when powered up as all
instruments with a non-zero address will initially assume they are not ‘connected’.
Single instrument configurations with address 0 will return an error response to this command.
Uses
The <RC> command allows:
•
Multiple instruments to be connected to one host port
Example
<MC1>
Make connect to the instrument with address 1
<CS>
Clear the screen on instrument address 1
<SW>
Set the smart wrap attribute on instrument address 1
<WTThis text has
been sent to the
instrument at
address 1>
Send this text to the instrument with address 1
<RC>
Release the ‘connection’ to instrument 1
<MC15>
Make a ‘connection’ to the instrument with address 15
<WM3>
Set inverse write mode on the instrument at address 15
<FS>
Fill the screen on instrument address 15
<SW>
Set the smart wrap attribute on instrument address 15
<WTThis text has
been sent to the
instrument at
address 15>
Send this text to the instrument with address 15
<RC>
Release the ‘connection’ to instrument 15
Instrument address 1:
Instrument address 15:
See Also
MC
Make Connection