C-Link Protocol Commands
I/O Configuration
B-44
Model 42
i
Trace Level Instruction Manual
Thermo Fisher Scientific
dout
channel
This command reports the index number and output variable and the
active state assigned to output
channel
. The example below reports the
input 2 to be assigned an index number 2 corresponding to “local/remote”
with the active state being open.
Send:
dout
4
Receive:
dout 4 11 GEN ALARM open
set dout
channel index state
This command assigns digital output
channel
to be assigned to the action
associated with
index
, and assigns it an active state of
state
(open or closed).
Send:
set dout 4 11 open
Receive:
set dout 4 11 open ok
dtoa
channel
This reports the outputs of the 6 or 12 Digital to Analog converters,
according to
Table B–11
. The example below shows that the D/A #1 is
97.7% full-scale.
Send:
dtoa
1
Receive: dtoa
1
97.7%
Note
If the instrument is in a mode which does not provide a particular
output, and that output is selected, the value will be 0.0.
▲
All channel ranges are user definable. If any customization has been made
to the analog output configuration, the default selections may not apply.
▲
Table B–11.
Default Output Assignment
D to A
Function
Single Range
Dual Range
Auto Range
1
Voltage Output
NO
High NO
High/Low NO
2 Voltage
Output
NO
2
High
NO
2
High/Low
NO
2
3 Voltage
Output
NO
x
High
NO
x
High/Low
NO
x
4
Voltage Output
Not Used
Low NO
Range (NO
x
)
5
Voltage Output
Not Used
Low NO
2
Not
Used
6
Voltage Output
Not Used
Low NO
x
Not
Used
7
Current Output
NO
High NO
High/Low NO
8 Current
Output
NO
2
High
NO
2
High/Low
NO
2
9 Current
Output
NO
x
High
NO
x
High/Low
NO
x
10
Current Output
Not Used
Low NO
Range (NO
x
)
