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Serial Command Quick Reference Table
Example
Command
Function
sent
returned
ID
v
return model and version
v <CR>
RIC40 v1.0 <CR LF>
V
return serial number
V <CR>
12345678 <CR LF>
>
(abc123...)
set user string (10 chars max)
>UNIT 10 <CR>
ok <CR LF>
>
return user string
> <CR>
UNIT 10 <CR LF>
T
emp
erat
u
re an
d
T
imer
s
return set point temperature
s <CR>
-10.0 <CR LF>
off <CR LF> if idle mode
n
(xxx.x)
set new set point temperature (x.x min)
n25.0 <CR>
ok <CR LF>
p
return plate temperature
p <CR>
-10.0 <CR LF>
i
set idle mode (plate is off)
i <CR>
ok <CR LF>
a
return current timer value
a <CR>
00:04:13 <CR LF>
a
(hh:mm:ss)
set timer value (24:59:59 max)
a00:05:00 <CR>
ok <CR LF>
au
start timer--count up
au <CR>
ok <CR LF>
ad
start timer--count down
ad <CR>
ok <CR LF>
ap
pause/stop timer
ap <CR>
ok <CR LF>
ac
clear timer (00:00:00)
ac <CR>
ok <CR LF>
M
macro to return status,sp, pt, timer
M <CR>
StbLH,-10.0,-10.0,00:04:13 <CR LF>
C
a
libr
a
tion
R
return HIGH cal point temperature
R <CR>
75.0 <CR LF>
r
return LOW cal point temperature
r <CR>
10.0 <CR LF>
T
(xxx.x)
set measured temperature at HIGH cal point (x.x min)
T73.2 <CR>
ok <CR LF>
T
return measured RTD temp at HIGH cal point
T <CR>
73.2 <CR LF>
t
(xxx.x)
set measured temperature at LOW cal point (x.x min)
t11.3 <CR>
ok <CR LF>
t
return measured RTD temp at LOW cal point
t <CR>
11.3 <CR LF>
H
reset HIGH temp cal points to default (100.0C)
H <CR>
ok <CR LF> (R and T now 100.0)
h
reset LOW temp cal points to default (-10.0C)
h <CR>
ok <CR LF> (r and t now -10.0)
m
macro to return all 4 cal values (r,t,R,T<CR>)
m <CR>
10.0,11.3,75.0,73.2 <CR LF>
E
v
e
nt
N
ot
if
ic
a
tion
b
(mm:ss)
Broadcast Plate Temperature
returns Plate Temp every mm:ss, 99:59 max
b00:10 <CR>
plate temp <CR LF>
returned every 10 seconds
B
(sz)
Broadcast Temperature or Timer Events
Return "TEMP_STEADY" when temp is steady
S = enable
s = disable
Return "TIMER=0" when timer reaches zero
Z = enable
z = disable
BSz <CR>
TEMP_STEADY <CR LF>
returned at event
TIMER=0 <CR LF>
not returned at event
tilit
y
S
return status (stblh<CR>)
s = temperature is not steady
S = temperature is steady
t = timer is not running
T = timer is running
b = unit is not broadcasting
B = unit is broadcasting
l = low temp cal not done (default values stored)
L = low temp cal has been done
h = high temp cal not done (default values stored)
H = high temp cal has been done
S <CR>
StbLH <CR LF>
--temp is steady
--timer not running
--unit not broadcasting
--unit has been calibrated at low temp
--unit has been calibrated at high
temp
<CR> is return char (for example: “enter” keyboard press for HyperTerminal, “\r” for C pgms, ASCII hex char “0D”)
