RM3 SERIES BACKREFLECTION METER

USER’S MANUAL

Programming Examples

RS232 Interface Program Example

The following program can be used to connect the RM meter with an external device through the RS232 serial interface.

100

CLOSE #1

'

Initialize the RS232C port

 

 

110

OPEN "COM1:300,N,8,2" AS #1

 

 

 

 

 

200

PRINT #1,"B";

'

Go to Backreflection mode

 

 

210

INPUT #1,IN$

 

 

 

 

 

 

220

IF IN$ = "Y" THEN GOTO 250 '

Check if the command was accepted

 

230

PRINT "WILL NOT DISPLAY BR"

 

 

 

 

 

240

STOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

FOR I=1 TO 5

'

Read

and

display

five

BR

measurements

260PRINT #1,"G";

270INPUT #1,IN$

280PRINT IN$

290NEXT I

300

PRINT #1,"A";

' Go to Power mode

310

INPUT #1,IN$

 

320

IF IN$ = "Y" THEN GOTO 350 ' Check if the command was accepted

330

PRINT "WILL NOT DISPLAY POWER"

340

STOP

 

350

FOR I=1 TO 5

' Read, display five power

measurements

360PRINT #1,"G";

370INPUT #1,IN$

380PRINT IN$

390NEXT I

400CLOSE #1

410END

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JDS Uniphase RM3750 user manual Programming Examples, RS232 Interface Program Example

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