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Model 9116 User’s Manual

 

 

READ TRANSDUCER A/D COUNTS (Command ‘a’)

Purpose: Returns the most recently acquired raw pressure data for the specified channels in averaged signed A/D counts (in the range -32768 to +32767). This simple data bypasses any usage of the transducer’s factory-calculated coefficients or the final calibration process’s adjustment coefficients (offset and gain). Each datum returned in the response will be in the specified high-precision data format, but representing A/D counts as a signed integer average. (The formula for converting A/D counts to volts is: Volts = A/D Counts * 5/32768) This command is intended for advanced users only and is not required for normal operation.

Command

appppf

 

 

‘a’ is the command letter

 

pppp’ is the position field

 

f’ is the format field

 

 

Response

dddd.. dddd

 

dddd’ are the data fields, each with leading space (except f = 7 or 8).

 

 

Description: The 4-character hex position field (pppp) specifies a 16-bit binary bit-map, with each bit (set to 1) specifying a particular channel number (16-1, left-to-right). Only channels 12-1 are allowed for Models 9021 and 9022.

The 1-character format field (f) specifies the format of each data field (dddd) that will be returned in the requested response. The first datum returned in the response will be for the highest channel number requested. Each datum will be preceded by a space character. Some formats may not be applicable to the specific type of data being requested. Valid formats are shown in the following table:

f

converts each internal response datum value from . . .

max. char.

 

 

 

 

 

0

single binary float

to

7-10-digit signed decimal “ [-xxx]x.xxxxxx”

13

 

 

 

 

 

1

single binary float

to

8-digit hex integer “ xxxxxxxx”

9

 

 

 

 

 

2

double binary float

to

16-digit hex integer “ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”

17

 

 

 

 

 

5

single binary float

to

long integer (EU*1000) then to 8-digit hex integer

9

 

 

 

 

 

7

single binary float

to

single binary float (big endian: msb first)

4

 

 

 

 

 

8

single binary float

to

single binary float (little endian: lsb first)

4

 

 

 

 

 

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