VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software

Command/Response Table

Definitions and Abbreviations:

= CR

Delimiter character - For commands that may have more than one character, the delimiter defines the end of the command string.

Delimiter characters used are:

= for select scan rate.

 

” for select test pattern.

= Current test pattern number (1 or 2 digits)

= Software version (2 digits separated by decimal point).

= Scan rate number (1 or 2 digits).

= Scan rate description (32 characters).

= Test pattern number (1 or 2 digits).

ASCII

Response

 

Command to Host

Description

i

(Same as I below)

Information Request

I= Q

 

 

l

(Same as L below)

List VTG Scan Rates

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1-67 or more rates returned)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

q

(Same as Q below)

Query Software Version

 

 

Q

Q

 

 

 

 

Example response: Q1.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

=

=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select a Scan Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select a Test Pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<

SYS 1

Discrete Main Power ON

>

SYS 0

Discrete Main Power OFF

Error Responses

(See below)

E05

VTG 200 power is OFF

(See below)

E07

Invalid Test Pattern Number

(See below)

E08

Invalid Scan Rate Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error Code Descriptions

E05 VTG 200 power is off and an attempt has been made to send it a command.

E07 An attempt to select a nonexistent test pattern number has been made.

E08 An attempt to select a nonexistent scan rate number has been made.

VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software

Below, listed in numeric/alphabetical order, are commands/ responses (Cmd/Rsp) with decimal (Dec) and hexadecimal (Hex) values and a general description. Certain characters that may appear in the command and/or the response are designated Cmd/Rsp.

Character Cmd/Rsp

Dec

Hex

Function

CR

Rsp

13

0D

Carriage return

0

Cmd/Rsp

48

30

Numeric value of 0

1

Cmd/Rsp

49

31

Numeric value of 1

2

Cmd/Rsp

50

32

Numeric value of 2

3

Cmd/Rsp

51

33

Numeric value of 3

4

Cmd/Rsp

52

34

Numeric value of 4

5

Cmd/Rsp

53

35

Numeric value of 5

6

Cmd/Rsp

54

36

Numeric value of 6

7

Cmd/Rsp

55

37

Numeric value of 7

8

Cmd/Rsp

56

38

Numeric value of 8

9

Cmd/Rsp

57

39

Numeric value of 9

E

Rsp

69

45

Error code characters follow

I

Cmd

73

49

Information request

L

Cmd

76

4C

List VTG 200 scan rates

Q

Cmd/Rsp

81

51

Query VTG 200 software version

i

Cmd

105

69

Information request

l

Cmd

108

6C

List VTG 200 scan rates

q

Cmd

113

71

Query VTG 200 software version

=

Cmd/Rsp

61

3D

Delimiter character – Select a rate

Cmd/Rsp

34

22

Delimiter character – Select a pattern

<

Cmd

60

3C

Turn VTG 200 power on (discrete)

>

Cmd

62

3E

Turn VTG 200 power off (discrete)

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