DIMAX404 User’s Manual
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DEXON Systems
4 EXTERNAL PROGRAMMING
The back panel’s RS-232 connector allows the control of the scaler. The device uses the
simplest serial protocol. The messages passed in both directions have identical format, this
format is string format. The required RS-232 settings are
Baud Rate: 57600,
8 bit,
no parity,
1 stop bit.
The device will send back acknowledge or no acknowledge (error) message after each
command sent.
Error status
Meaning
ERR001
Command not found
ERR002
Parameter error
ERR003
Not ready command
ERR004
Permission denied
For example:
Query
VERSION
command
Format
ASCII Code
V
56h
E
45h
R
52h
S
53h
I
49h
O
4Fh
N
4Eh
CR
LF
0Dh
0Ah
Response string: DUSE104 1.0 1.0.1 3.0.2.1 0
That means:
Version
Explanation
DUSE104
Product name
1.0
Communication protocol version
1.0.1
Software version
3.0.2.1
Input F/W version
0
Hardware revision
