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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