Section 6
Parameter Settings
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FT742-SM (RS422 & RS485) Sensors
– User Manual
7.4.16 PR: Query the Parameter Report
Command
Parameter
PR
Command
Syntax
SET Sensor:
NA
QUERY Sensor:
$<listenerID>,PR?*<checksum><cr><lf>
$aa,PR?*hh<cr><lf>
Sensor output:
$<talker id>,PR=<RFU>,<diagnostic flags>,<material
temperature>,<RFU>,<RFU>*<checksum><cr><lf>
$aa,PR=xxxxxx,xxxx,xx,xx,xx*hh<cr><lf>
Parameters
<RFU>
NA
Reserved for Factory Use
<
diagnostic flags
>
NA
These flags should normally be 0000
<material
temperature>
00 to FF
The material temperature is given as a hexadecimal value. The HT
Query command is the recommended method for obtaining material
temperature readings.
Examples
Example 1
Query the parameter report
Message
Comment
$01,PR?*//<cr><lf>
Get the parameter report
$WI,PR=076B63,0000,19,29,BF*7C<cr><lf>
Sensor response
Description
Use the PR command to generate a sensor report. This report can be sent back to the FT
factory for analysis if there are problems with the sensor.
Currently the parameter
report is only used for
factory diagnostic
purposes.