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Poll 

O/79 

0 - RS232 
1 - TCP 
2 – CAN 

Request  a  single  data  packet  (in  the  current  active  format)  for 
the channel selected.  Data streaming should be set off before 
using  this  command.    Note  that  there  is  no  positive 
acknowledge for this command. This command is not valid for 
logging to Internal RAM. 

Span 

A/65 

None 

Request a ‘span’ operation.  The unit should have been recently 
rezeroed, then the appropriate span pressure (as selected from 
the setup software) applied to the scanner.  Requesting a span 
operation  will  then  calculate  the  span  correction  coefficient  for 
each channel.  All rezero values and span coefficients are then 
written  to  the  unit’s  EEPROM  (NOT  to  the  scanner),  and  the 
calibration tables rebuilt using these new values. 

Reset Linear 
Calibration 

E/69 

None 

Resets  the  linear  calibration  (ie  zero  and  span  values)  held 
within  the  unit  to  0  and  1.0  respectively  for  all  channels.    A 
calibration table rebuild is then performed. 

Hardware 
Trigger 

T/84 

byte = 0xab 
 
a = 0 Disable 
a = 1 Enable 
 
b = 0 RS232 
b = 1 TCP 
b = 2 CAN 
b = 3 Internal RAM 
b = 4 Internal RAM 
(stop on full) 

Enables  or  disables  the  hardware  trigger  on  the  selected 
channel.  Note  that  there  is  no  positive  acknowledge  for  this 
command. 

Assuming a valid hardware trigger is detected for the duration, 
Internal  RAM  data  streaming  will  either  log  continuously, 
wrapping (and therefore overwriting) when the end of available 
RAM  is  reached,  or  will  stop  when  the  RAM  is  full  (and 
automatically  disable  the  hardware  trigger),  depending  on  the 
parameter. 

Start Internal 
RAM Dump 

I/73 

0 - RS232 
1 - TCP 
2 - CAN 
 

Starts the internal RAM dump, sending data using the comms 
channel chosen by the parameter. The first packet is sent 
immediately and consists of a 9 byte header (only 6 bytes for 
CAN - see later) 

Internal RAM 
Dump 
Handshake 

J/74 

None 

Handshake command to indicate previous packet was received. 
Must be sent after header packet & all subsequent data 
packets. 

 

Figure 2.2, The Available User Command Set for the microDAQ. 

Summary of Contents for microDAQ

Page 1: ...Folgate Road North Walsham Norfolk NR28 0AJ ENGLAND Tel 01692 500555 Fax 01692 500088 microDAQ Pressure Scanner Acquisition System USER PROGRAMMING GUIDE e mail info chell co uk Visit the Chell websit...

Page 2: ...ified in this manual may impair the user s protection Chell Document No 900167 Issue 1 3 ECO 1270 Date 28th November 2014 Chell s policy of continuously updating and improving products means that this...

Page 3: ...ol 7 4 1 4 Control Via RS232 7 4 1 5 Data Rate 7 4 2 TCP 8 4 2 1 Overview 8 4 2 2 Connection 8 4 2 3 TCP Protocol 8 4 2 4 TCP Data Rate 8 4 2 5 Control Via TCP 9 4 3 CAN 9 4 3 1 Overview 9 4 3 2 CAN B...

Page 4: ...received command may be acknowledged if required The following sets out the essentials of the command protocol the data packet format for all channels in addition to the message identifier arrangemen...

Page 5: ...ASCII The response to the command is to echo back the string Test command rxd ok n where n is the value of the parameter byte This may be checked from a terminal program by typing dC ie byte values 6...

Page 6: ...pressure value is averaged over the time between data delivery cycles Rezero and Rebuild G 71 None Requests a rezero followed by a calibration table rebuild with the calculated zero offsets being app...

Page 7: ...rnal RAM Disable the data delivery for the chosen channel Get Status 63 0 Short 1 With temp 2 Full 3 Pressure reading 4 Temp readings 5 Excitation reading 6 Hall sensor read 7 Firmware ID 8 Unit seria...

Page 8: ...channels A calibration table rebuild is then performed Hardware Trigger T 84 byte 0xab a 0 Disable a 1 Enable b 0 RS232 b 1 TCP b 2 CAN b 3 Internal RAM b 4 Internal RAM stop on full Enables or disabl...

Page 9: ...in ascending order as comma delimited ASCII engineering units ie degrees C The full status data contains the above followed by fields for the setup options of the microDAQ Each field is comma delimite...

Page 10: ...ations bandwidth as well as less processor overhead within the microDAQ it is recommended that engineering unit conversions be applied at the client Protocol Example data format Note 16 bit LE 0x00 0x...

Page 11: ...ing to 10kHz from the default maximum 20kHz due to internal issues regarding string handling The 16 bit little ended protocol is most efficient from the microDAQ s viewpoint the data being calibrated...

Page 12: ...account to avoid losing data Please note that if streaming at high data rates it is essential that a good network infrastructure is used It is recommended that any streaming is performed over a priva...

Page 13: ...ty to avoid overlap of message identifiers in a multiple microDAQ installation Data are two bytes unsigned scaled to full scale ie 0x0000 might represent 5psi 0xffff 5psi The data are user selectable...

Page 14: ...MSB CH18 MSB CH22 MSB CH26 MSB CH30 MSB 2 CH2 LSB CH6 LSB CH10 LSB CH14 LSB CH18 LSB CH22 LSB CH26 LSB CH30 LSB 1 CH1 MSB CH5 MSB CH9 MSB CH13 MSB CH17 MSB CH21 MSB CH25 MSB CH29 MSB 0 Ch1 LSB Ch5 LSB...

Page 15: ...The offset from the base identifier may be selected as being 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 or 0x50 For example the base data message identifier of 0x220 might be set up to receive commands over CAN on message...

Page 16: ...on the selected CAN message type single message or multiple message IDs as detailed in section 4 3 3 above In addition to the above an internal RAM dump sends a 9 or 6 byte header which is sent as soo...

Page 17: ...ion of the standard command set and can be transmitted all through the same comms connection These commands change the valves accordingly to perform a zero function or a purge function and also to sim...

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