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General information
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3 Communication with a control computer
3.1 General information
The description of the mainframe of the PRO8000 (-4) / PRO800 includes all
instructions of how to prepare and execute the programming of the system via
IEEE 488 or RS232C computer interface.
Special operation features of a PDA8000 photo current module are described here.
(Refer to chapter 2, "Operating the PDA8000" starting on page 8)
NOTE
All analog values are read and written in SI units, i.e. A (not mA), W (not
mW) etc. Letters may be written in small or capital letters.
3.1.1 Nomenclature
Program messages (PC
PRO8000 (-4)) are written in inverted commas:
"*IDN?"
Response messages (PRO8000 (-4)
PC) are written in brackets:
:SLOT 1
There is a decimal point:
1.234
Parameters are separated with comma:
"PLOT 2,0"
Commands are separated with semicolon:
"*IDN?;*STB?"
3.1.2 Data format
According to the IEEE 488.2 specifications all data variables are divided into 4
different data formats:
Character response data (<CRD>)
Is a single character or a string. Examples:
A
or
ABGRS
or
A125TG
or
A1.23456A
(Refer to IEEE488.2 (8.7.1))
Numeric response data Type 1 (<NR1>)
Is a numerical value with sign in integer notation. Examples:
1
or
+1
or
-22
or
14356789432
(Refer to IEEE488.2 (8.7.2))
Numeric response data Type 2 (<NR2>)
Is a numerical value with or without sign in floating point notation without exponent.
Examples:
1.1
or
+1.1
or
-22.1
or
14356.789432
(Refer to IEE488.2 (8.7.3))
