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Chapter 2 receiving functions, 1 general rules for commands – Omega Speaker Systems VR200 User Manual

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2 RECEIVING FUNCTIONS

Chapter 2 RECEIVING FUNCTIONS

This chapter describes the program set commands and program control commands.
Remember first to open a device by invoking the ESC O command before the set or
control commands can be sent.

2.1 General Rules for Commands

A command is represented by ASCII codes and consists of an identifier, parameters,
delimiters and a terminator.
Example:

SR01, VOLT, 20 mV, 0, 10000

terminator

Parameters

Identifier

Identifier

• Defined by two alphabetical, capital letters.

Parameters

• Parameters must be separated by a delimiter (comma).
• Numeric data are displayed as integers (e.g., +20, -240).
• When parameters are numeric, the effective setting ranges depend on these

parameters.

• Spaces preceding and following a parameter and spaces within a parameter are

ignored. Spaces within a parameter specified by ASCII characters (engineering units,
tags, and messages) are valid.

• Parameters which do not need to be changed do not need to be specified. (E.g., the

command “SR01,, 20mV” leaves the mode unchanged.)

• A string of delimiters at the end of the command/parameter string may be omitted

(see the example below).

Example: The last four commas of

SR01, VOLT,,,,

can be omitted.

• The lengths of the following parameters are fixed. If the length differs, a syntax error

occurs.
- Date and time:

YY/MM/DD (8 characters)
HH:MM:SS (8 characters)

- Channel:

CC (2 characters). For example, channel 1 must be entered as
“01.”

Terminator

A command must end with either of the following terminators:

CR + LF

or,

LF

For the open (ESC O) and close (ESC C) commands, only CR+LF can be used.

2.1 General Rules for Commands