REMOTE/AUTOMATED CONTROL 6-17
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The OUT command ‘Enables’, ‘Disables’, or queries the output state of
the system depending on the parameter following it.
Command: OUT:<parameter> – To set the output state.
Command: OUT? – To get the output state.
Parameter/Response:
0 = Standby.
1 = Enabled.
? = return current state.
Example: OUT:0<cr><lf> - Put the unit in ‘Standby’.
Example: OUT:1<cr><lf> - ‘Enable’ the unit.
Example: OUT? <cr><lf> – Get present state of output.
If the unit is in ‘Verbose’, the response will be “Standby” or
“Enabled”,
If the unit is in ‘Terse’, the response will be “0”, or “1”.
If the RS-232 is not enabled, the unit will respond with
“Comm
Inactive”.
6.4.4.7 MDE - Mode Set Command or Mode Query
The MDE command sets or queries the Operating Mode of the system
when the unit in ‘standby’ and the COM is ‘enabled’. The state of the
Operating Mode can be queried at any time. In the case of a mode set
command it takes a parameter indicated below. If it is a mode query, then
it returns the same form as the parameter indicating the current mode.
Command: MDE:<parameter>
Command: MDE?
Parameter/Response:
0 = Auto Gas.
1 = Manual Gas.
2 = Gas Only.
