Vishay Micro-Measurements
System 7000 Programmer’s Reference Manual
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2.3 System States
The System 7000 scanner has eight states.
State
Description
Idle
The system is waiting for commands.
Armed
The system is armed and waiting for a signal to begin scanning.
Scanning
The system is collecting data
Calibrating
The system is calibrating.
Uploading
The system is uploading data to the host.
Downloading
The system is downloading data from the host PC. (internal use only)
Updating Flag
The system is updating firmware. (internal use only)
Maintenance Mode
The system is performing a maintenance-level command.
Table 3 – System States
2.4 Command Overview
The following chart shows the System 7000 command list broken down by functional group. It lists the
required state for each command.
If you are using the LabVIEW instrument driver or the ActiveX interface you will find that many of these
commands have been bundled into a single “vi” or method,
Command
Group
Command
Valid State
Card
Get Card Information
Idle, Armed, Scanning
Set Excitation (Strain Gage, High Level, LVDT)
Idle
Excitation Output Enable/Disable (Strain Gage, High Level,
LVDT)
Idle
Get Free Space on Compact Flash
Idle, Armed, Scanning
Get Card Status
Idle,
Armed,
Scanning,
Calibrating
Card Reset
Idle
Set/Query LVDT Excitation Frequency (LVDT)
Idle
Query Temperature Sensor
Idle
Channel
Idle
Read the A/D Converter
Idle
Set Channel Recording Group
Idle
Set FIR Filter
Idle
Set Filter to Default
Idle
Shunt Calibration Resistor Enable/Disable (Strain Gage)
Idle
Remote Calibration Resistor Enable/Disable (Strain Gage)
Idle
Half Bridge Enable/Disable (Strain Gage, LVDT)
Idle
Select Half Bridge Dummy Resistor (Strain Gage)
Idle
Set/Query Thermocouple Type
Idle
Assign a Limit Event Condition to a Channel
Idle
Set LVDT Demodulator Source (LVDT)
Idle
Recording
Manual Recording Mode
Idle
Set Pre-Trigger Buffer Size for Manual Recording
Idle
Set Time-Based Recording Mode
Idle
Set Time-Based Recording Count
Idle
Set Time-Based Recording Delay
Idle
Set Time-Based Recording Skip Count
Idle
Set Time-Based Recording Burst Count
Idle