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Xon/xoff, Xon/xoff "?" command example – Watlow Series 942 Data Communications User Manual

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WATLOW Series 942

How to Use Data Communications

XON/XOFF "?"

Figure 7 -
XON/XOFF "?"
Command Example.

ASCII
Characters

HEX
Value

1

41

4C

31

Space

?

3F 20

A

L

XON/XOFF "?" Command Example

You want to know the Alarm 1 Low (A1LO) value. The "?" uses a variation of
the message syntax shown just below. This protocol requires an ending
carriage return character.

"?" Command syntax with XON/XOFF Protocol:
? Data.1

Enter in ASCII:
? A1LO
The hex string will be:
3F2041314C4F0D

The value of A1LO will be between rL (Range Low) and rH (Range High), say,
500.

Response from the Series 942:

The hex response string is:
13113530300D

CR

0D

4F

0

0

30

5

35

30

CR

0D

ASCII
Characters

HEX
Value

13

11

O