INFICON BPG400 ATM to Ultra-High Vacuum Gauge User Manual
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tina03e1-b (2004-02) BPG400 v1.om
Bit 1
Bit 0
Definition
0
0
Emission off
0
1
Emission 25
µA
1
0
Emission 5 mA
1
1
Degas
Bit 2
Definition
0
1000 mbar adjustment off
1
1000 mbar adjustment on
Bit 3
Definition
0
⇔ 1
Toggle bit, changes with every
string received correctly
Bit 5
Bit 4
Definition
0
0
Current pressure unit mbar
0
1
Current pressure unit Torr
1
0
Current pressure unit Pa
Bit 7
Bit 6
Definition
x
x
Not used
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
Definition
x
x
x
x
Not used
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Definition
0
1
0
1
Pirani adjusted poorly
1
0
0
0
BA error
1
0
0
1
Pirani error
The software version of the gauge can be calculated from the value of byte 6 of the
transmitted string according to the following rule:
Version No = Value
Byte 6
/ 20
(Example: According to the above formula, Value
Byte 6
of 32 means software ver-
sion 1.6)
The pressure can be calculated from bytes 4 and 5 of the transmitted string. De-
pending on the currently selected pressure unit (
→ byte 2, bits 4 and 5), the ap-
propriate rule must be applied.
As result, the pressure value results in the usual decimal format.
p
mbar
= 10
((high byte × 256 + low byte) / 4000 - 12.5)
p
Torr
= 10
((high byte × 256 + low byte) / 4000 - 12.625)
p
Pa
= 10
((high byte × 256 + low byte) / 4000 - 10.5)
Status byte
Error byte
Software version
Calculation of the pressure
value