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Teledyne GFC-7000T - Trace CO2 Analyzer - manual User Manual

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Operating Instructions

Model GFC7000TA Carbon Dioxide Analyzer

Teledyne Analytical Instruments

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6.15.2.3. Command Syntax

Commands are not case-sensitive and all arguments within one command (i.e. ID numbers, keywords,
data values, etc.) must be separated with a space character.

All Commands follow the syntax:

X [ID] COMMAND

Where

X

is the command type (one letter) that defines the type of command. Allowed
designators are listed in Table 6-27 and Appendix A-6.

[ID]

is the analyzer identification number (Section 6.11.1.). Example: the Command “?
200” followed by a carriage return would print the list of available commands for the
revision of software currently installed in the instrument assigned ID Number 200.

COMMAND is the command designator: This string is the name of the command being issued

(LIST, ABORT, NAME, EXIT, etc.). Some commands may have additional
arguments that define how the command is to be executed. Press ? or refer
to Appendix A-6 for a list of available command designators.

is a carriage return. All commands must be terminated by a carriage return (usually
achieved by pressing the ENTER button on a computer).

Table 6-27: Command Types

COMMAND COMMAND

TYPE

C

Calibration

D

Diagnostic

L

Logon

T

Test measurement

V

Variable

W

Warning

6.15.2.4. Data Types

Data types consist of integers, hexadecimal integers, floating-point numbers, Boolean expressions and
text strings.

 Integer data are used to indicate integral quantities such as a number of records, a filter length, etc.

They consist of an optional plus or minus sign, followed by one or more digits. For example, +1, -12,
123

are all valid integers.

 Hexadecimal integer data are used for the same purposes as integers. They consist of the two

characters “0x,” followed by one or more hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F, a-f), which is the ‘C’
programming language convention. No plus or minus sign is permitted. For example, 0x1, 0x12,
0x1234abcd

are all valid hexadecimal integers.

 Floating point numbers are used to specify continuously variable values such as temperature set

points, time intervals, warning limits, voltages, etc. They consist of an optional plus or minus sign,