9 operation via rs232 interface, 1 general rules – Metrohm 774 Oven Sample Processor Manual del usuario

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5.9 Operation via RS232 Interface

5.9.1 General rules


The 774 Oven Sample Processor has an extensive remote control facility
that allows full control of the Sample Changer via the RS232 interface, i.e.
the Sample Changer can receive data from an external controller or send
data to an external controller. CR and LF are used as terminators for the

data transfer. The Sample Changer sends 2xCR and LF as termination of a

data block, to differentiate between a data line which has CR and LF as ter-

minators. The controller terminates its commands with CR and LF. If more

than one command per line is sent by the controller, ";" is used as a
separator between the individual commands.

The data are grouped logically and easy to understand. Thus e.g., for the
selection of the dialog language, the following must be sent

&Config.Aux.Language "english"

whereby it is sufficient to only transmit the boldface characters, thus:

&C.A.L "english"


The quantities of the commands above are:

Config configuration

data

Aux

auxiliaries, various data

Language

setting the dialog language


The data are hierarchically structured (tree form). The quantities that occur
in this tree are called objects in the following. The dialog language is an
object which can be called up with the

&Config.Aux.Language

command.

If one is in the desired location in the tree, the value of the object can be
queried.

&Config.Aux.Language $Q Q for Query


The query command $Q initiates the issuing of the value on the instrument
and the value emission is triggered. Entries which start with $, trigger some-
thing. They are thus called triggers.

Values of objects can not only be queried, they can also be modified. Val-
ues are always entered in quotes, for example:

&Config.Aux.Language "english"

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