American Magnetics 187 Self-Compensating Liquid Level Controller - Manual (Page 5)

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Table of Contents
3.2 Sensor contamination ..............................................................17
3.3 Menu Reference........................................................................18
3.3.1 Accessing Menus ..........................................................18
3.3.1.1 Entering Numerical Values .............................18
3.3.1.2 Menu Option Selection .....................................19
3.3.1.3 Exiting Menus ..................................................19
3.3.2 HI Menu........................................................................19
3.3.3 LO Menu .......................................................................19
3.3.4 A Menu..........................................................................20
3.3.5 B Menu..........................................................................20
3.3.6 RATE Menu ..................................................................20
3.3.7 LEN (Length) Menu .....................................................21
3.3.7.1 Zero Offset.........................................................21
3.3.7.2 Measured Span .................................................21
3.3.8 FILL Menu....................................................................21
3.3.8.1 Fill Mode ...........................................................22
3.3.8.2 Fill Timeout ......................................................22
3.3.9 MUTE Menu .................................................................22
3.3.10 COMM Menu ................................................................22
3.3.10.1Display Contrast .............................................23
3.3.10.2IEEE-488 Address ...........................................23
3.3.10.3Serial Baud Rate .............................................23
3.3.10.4Serial Data Bits/Parity ...................................23
3.3.10.5Serial Stop Bits................................................24
3.3.10.6Serial Handshaking ........................................24
3.3.11 CAL Menu.....................................................................24
4 Remote Interface Reference ..................................................27
4.1 SCPI Command Summary ......................................................27
4.2 Programming Overview ...........................................................30
4.2.1 SCPI Language Introduction.......................................30
4.2.2 SCPI Status System .....................................................30
4.2.2.1 Status Byte Registers.......................................32
4.2.2.2 Serial Polling and the Service Request (SRQ) 33
4.2.2.3 Reading the Status Byte using *STB? ............34
4.2.2.4 Using the Message Available Bit(s).................34
4.2.3 Standard Event Registers............................................34
4.2.4 Alarm Registers............................................................35
4.2.5 Command Handshaking ..............................................36
4.2.5.1 Using the
*OPC Command ...............................37
4.2.5.2 Using the *OPC? Query....................................37
4.2.6 Remote Units ................................................................37
4.3 RS-232/422 Configuration .......................................................38
4.3.1 Serial Port Connector...................................................38
4.3.2 Termination Characters...............................................38