INFICON Maxtek PM-700 Plating Monitor - Manual (Page 62)

PM-700 SERIES PLATING MONITOR
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4.8.4.3.2 Restore Parameter Store (Instruction 20h)
This operation inputs the entire parameter store from the host computer to the
plating monitor and then stores these values in their respective memory locations.
To initiate this operation, the computer would output the following data stream:
Header
(2 bytes)
Instruction Code
(1 byte)
Message
Length
(1 byte)
Command
Code or
Message Checksum
(1 byte)
FFh FEh 20h 47h 71 bytes checksum
4.8.4.3.3 Remotely Activate (Instruction 30h)
This operation allows the computer to perform a remote key press of the plating
monitor's front panel buttons through the RS232. The valid key codes are as
follows:
Table 9 Remote Activation Command Codes
Remote Activation
Command Code
Description
1h Set DAC outputs to zero scale
2h Set DAC outputs to full scale
4h Manual probe swap *
8h Stop button
10h Deplate button
20h Preplate button
40h Plate button
* This parameter is only available in the dual probe models.
The data stream format to initiate a remote activation command is as follows:
Header
(2 bytes)
Instruction Code
(1 byte)
Message
Length
(1 byte)
Command Code
or Message Checksum
(1 byte)
FFh FEh 30h 1h 1 byte checksum
For example, to initiate a remote plate start, the computer would send: