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TARGAS-1 Auto Strings
Auto Strings are text strings that are sent by the TARGAS-1 automatically under certain states and
conditions
TARGAS-1 Auto Command Set
String
Type
Description
*
Auto
“*” String (Power Reset)
Sent immediately after the TARGAS-1 is turned on or reset.
Example:
*<CR>
E
Auto
“E” String (Error Status)
Transmitted whenever an error is detected. The E string contains an Error Code that
indicates the problem. See Error Messages on page 138 for more details.
Example:
E,11<CR>
In this example, 11 is the code for the Low CO
2
Alarm.
M
Auto
“M” String (Measurements)
The M string is sent on a fixed interval. The interval and the string format may be
modified. When the interval is set to 0 the M string stops sending automatically, but
can be manually polled by sending the “M” command.
Example:
MH, 03/06/15, 9:32:15, 1, 0003, 481, 475, 15.4, 17.3, 1004.2, 327, 100, 91.4, 75, 0,
7,956,899,0,25.4,26.2,1,1,1,1,1,4.5<CR>
See Measurement Format Table below for more details.
V
Auto
“
V” String (Versions)
This is sent once right after the TARGAS is powered or if the system is reset. The V
string returns the serial numbers and software versions of the TARGAS controller, the
IRGAs and the Probes.
Example:
V, TAR10010,01.01, GCAM0010,01.03 ,IRGA0097,03.00, IRGA0110,03.00,
PRB10000,00.00, PRB20000,00.00<CR>
Where, in this example,
TARGAS-1 serial number = TAR10010
TARGAS-1 firmware version number = 1.01
IRGA serial number = IRGA00097
IRGA firmware version number = 3.00