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COMMUNICATION INTERFACE STANDARD SUBMENU:
Determines whether device should be connected to an RS-232C serial port
(as is commonly used on IBM PC-compatible computers) or via an RS-485 bus
connected through appropriate RS-232/485 converter. When used in RS-485
Mode, the device must be accessed with an appropriate Address Value as
selected in the Address Submenu described later.
Press
d
28)
Display flashes previous selection for “Standard”.
Press
b
29)
Scroll through the available selections: 232C, 485.
Press
d
30)
Display shows
STRD
stored message momentarily and then
advances to
MoDE
only, if it was changed, otherwise press
a
to
advance to
MoDE
Data Flow Mode Submenu.
DATA FLOW MODE SUBMENU:
Determines whether the instrument will wait for commands and data requests
from the Serial Bus or whether the instrument will send data automatically and
continuously to the Serial Bus. Devices configured for the RS-485
Communications Standard operate properly only under Command Mode.
Press
d
31)
Display flashes previous selection for “Mode”.
Press
b
32)
Scroll through the available selections:
CMD_
_
“Command”,
CoNT
“Continuous”.
Press
d
33)
Display shows
STRD
stored message momentarily and then
advances to
SEPR
only, if it was changed, otherwise press
a
to
advance to
SEPR
Data Separation Submenu.
DATA SEPARATION CHARACTER SUBMENU:
Determines whether data sent from the device in Continuous Data Flow Mode
will be separated by spaces or by Carriage Returns.
Press
d
34)
Display flashes previous selection for “Separation” Submenu.
Press
b
35)
Scroll through the available selections:
SPCE
“Space” or
_çR_
“Carriage Return”.
Press
d
36)
Display shows
STRD
stored message momentarily and then
advances to
DAT.F
only, if it was changed, otherwise press
a
to
advance to
DAT.F
Data Format Submenu.
