Metrohm 781 pH/Ion Meter: Operation via RS-232 - Manual (Page 5)

1 General rules
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1.2 Triggers
Triggers initiate an action on the pH/Ion Meter. They are marked by the
introductory symbol $.
The following triggers are possible:
$G
Go Starts processes, for ex. starting the mode run or
setting the RS232 interface parameters
$S Stop Stops processes
$Q Query Queries all information from the current node in the
tree forward up to and including the values
$Q.P Path Queries the path from the root of the tree up to the
current node
$D Detail-Info Queries the detailed status information
$U qUit Aborts the data flow of the instrument, for example,
after $Q
The triggers $G and $S are linked to particular objects, see section 1.1.
All other triggers can be used at any time and at all locations on the
object tree.
Examples:
Querying the value of the baud rate: &Config.RSSet.Baud $Q
Querying all values of the node "RSSet": &Config.RSSet $Q
Querying the path of the node "RSSet": &Config.RSSet $Q.P
Start of pH calibration: &Mode.pH.Cal $G
Querying the detailed status: $D