Vaisala PTB210 (serial) - Manual (Page 15)

Chapter 4 ________________________________________________________________ Operating
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CHAPTER 4
OPERATING
General
The PTB210 series barometers can be operated through a serial line
by using suitable terminal software like Windows
® Hyper Terminal,
and the commands given in following pages.
The format of the commands is:
.ZZZ.xxx, where ZZZ defines an event and xxx is the given
value of a parameter.
When there are several barometers on same line, it is necessary to use
an instrument-specific identification code in front of the command e.g.
123.BAUD.9600, where 123 is the ID-code (see page 15). The
code directs the command to that specific instrument. This prevents
any inconsistency between the barometers and the host system. A
barometer reacts only to a command with its ID, or the one that is
given without the code.
Common setting commands can be given without the ID code i.e.
settings are given to all barometers simultaneously.
NOTE The barometer does not echo the given commands nor confirm the
new settings by echoing them. However, the settings can be checked
with the command ?.