Kipp&Zonen Brewer MkIII - Manual (Page 126)

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19. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
A variety of operational status values define the current state of the Brewer. Commands exist
to set and read each of these. They share a common syntax so the complete set are listed in
the table below:
Syntax
? or
?[] to read the status variable
! or
![] to write the status variable
Response
? form only
Parameters
parameter / response format Meaning
identifier parameter in question
identifier or
number which of many
depends on
depends on
Possible Names
Format of writeable? meaning of
ANALOG.NOW
[] 10-bit integer no A/D output value in A/D units
BREAK.ABORT.TIME float seconds Yes, reset to
0.25 on tepid
resets The elapsed time in seconds for a continuous
TTY line-break to abort command processing.
BREAK.RESET.TIME float seconds Yes, reset to 5.0
on tepid resets The elapsed time in seconds for a continuous
TTY line-break to force a warm restart of the
Brewer.
BYTE.X [ ANSI C integer format
(Hex on output) yes value of the relevant byte in external RAM
BYTE.F [ ANSI C integer format
(Hex on output) no reads value from Flash memory
BYTE.C [ ANSI C integer format
(Hex on output) no value of the relevant byte in CODE space
BYTE.D [ ANSI C integer format
(Hex on output) yes value of the relevant byte in DATA space
DIGITAL.INPUT
[] OFF or ON no reads whether input is ON or OFF; logic
levels are transparent to the user.
DIGITAL.OUTPUT
[] OFF or ON yes digital output point ON or OFF with logic
levels transparent to the user.
ECHO.SUPPRESSION ON/OFF Suppresses TTY mode echoing when ON,
allows echoing when OFF.
HG.SWITCH OFF or ON yes mercury lamp set OFF or ON
STD.SWITCH OFF or ON yes standard lamp set OFF or ON
LAMP.POWER [] watts no lamp power consumption
LAMP.STATE [] lamp state type yes state of lamp (OFF or ON)
MOISTURE Grams/cu. m no Moisture content of air inside the Brewer
MOISTURE.HIGH Grams/cu m yes Moisture content high (watermark)
MOTOR.ALLSTILL TRUE or FALSE no True only if all the motors have stopped
moving
APPENDIX H COMPUTER / BREWER INTERFACE (TELETYPE)