Lake Shore Model 321 Autotuning Temperature Controller User’s Manual
4-8
Remote Operation
4.1.7.3 Program
Operation
Once either program is running, try the following commands and observe the response of the
instrument. Input from the user is shown in
bold
and terminators are added by the program. The
word [term] indicates the required terminators included with the response.
ENTER COMMAND? CUNI K
Set Control Units. Instrument will set unit to kelvin units.
ENTER COMMAND? CUNI?
Control Units Query. Instrument will return appropriate
unit, where K = kelvin.
K
ENTER COMMAND? CDAT?
Sensor Data Query. Instrument will return appropriate
sensor reading.
+77.6
ENTER COMMAND? TUNE 3
Set Autotuning Status. Instrument
will set Autotuning to PID.
ENTER COMMAND? TUNE?
Autotuning Status Query. Instrument will return appropriate
setting, where 0 = Manual, 1 = P, 2 = PI, and 3 = PID.
3
ENTER COMMAND? RANG 0;RANG?
Combination command of setting the heater to off and
requesting heater status; where 0 = off and 1 = on.
0
ENTER COMMAND?
The following are additional notes on using either Serial Interface program.
•
If you enter a correctly spelled query without a “
?
,” nothing will be returned. Incorrectly spelled
commands and queries are ignored. Commands and queries and should have a space
separating the command and associated parameters.
•
Leading zeros and zeros following a decimal point are not needed in a command string, but
they will be sent in response to a query. A leading “
+
” is not required but a leading “
–
”
is
required.
4.1.8 Trouble
Shooting
New Installation
1. Check instrument baud rate
2. Make sure transmit (TD) signal line from the instrument is routed to receive (RD) on the computer
and vice versa. (Use a null modem adapter if not).
3. Always
send
terminators
4. Send entire message string at one time including terminators. (Many terminal emulation programs
do not.)
5. Send only one simple command at a time until communication is established.
6. Be sure to spell commands correctly and use proper syntax.
Old Installation No Longer Working
1. Power instrument off then on again to see if it is a soft failure.
2. Power computer off then on again to see if communication port is locked up.
3. Verify that baud rate has not been changed on the instrument during a memory reset.
4. Check all cable connections.
Intermittent Lockups
1. Check cable connections and length.
2. Increase delay between all commands to 100 ms to make sure instrument is not being over
loaded.