Appendix D Registers, Data Formats, & Queries
NetScan User’s Manual D-3
You can use the Query Terminator (Q) command to specify a response terminator between each channel of the
HLL response. Use the Format (F) command to specify the output format of the HLL Registers.
The following examples show how to use these commands to configure and query the HLL Registers.
Example 1:
Example 1 shows how to configure and query all the HLL registers and how the HLL terminator can be used to
control the flow of the HLL response output.
PRINT#1,"F0,0 Q1,1,0,0, 0X" ‘ Set format to ASCII degrees C with
‘ HLL terminator of CR LF/ EOI
PRINT#1,"C1-2,1C10,1C15,1X" ‘ Configure four channels (1,2,10 and 15)
‘ After an indiscriminate amount of time....
‘ Configure and start the acquisition
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PRINT#1,"U4X" ‘ Query the current HLL settings
LINE INPUT#1,A$ ‘ Get HLL for channel 1
PRINT A$ ‘ Screen shows....
+1450.20S12:23:21.700,03/24/97+0850.20S12:35:09.300,03/24/97, +0950.30
LINE INPUT#1, A$ ‘ Get HLL for channel 2
PRINT A$ ‘ Screen shows....
+0450.20S02:00:29.500,03/24/97+0057.60S10:35:00.400,03/24/97, +0250.60
LINE INPUT#1, A$ ‘ Get HLL for channel 10
PRINT A$ ‘ Screen shows....
-0045.50S11:03:51.7,03/24/97- 0110.10S12:55:09.1,03/24/97, -0050.80
LINE INPUT#1, A$ ‘ Get HLL for channel 15
PRINT A$ ‘ Screen shows....
+0150.70S03:39:01.200,03/24/97- 0085.20S05:25:17.300,03/24/97, +0010.90
In example 1, notice that only those channels configured (1,2,10 and 15) where returned in the response.
Example 2:
This example shows how to reset the High and Low values along with their associated Time/Date Stamps. It
also shows the effect of specifying no HLL response terminator.
PRINT#1,"F0,0 Q1,0,0,0, 0X" ‘ Set format to ASCII degrees C with HLL
‘ terminator of None
PRINT#1,"C1-4,1X" ‘ After an indiscriminate amount of time....
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. ‘ Configure and start the acquisition
PRINT#1,"U5X" ‘ Query and reset the current HLL settings
LINE INPUT#1, A$ ‘ Get the response
PRINT A$ ‘ Screen shows....
+1450.20S12:23:21.700,03/24/97+0850.20S12:35:09.300,03/24/97, +0950.30
+0450.20S02:00:29.500,03/24/97+0057.60S10:35:00.400,03/24/97, +0250.60
+0045.50S11:03:51.700,03/24/97-0110.10S12:55:09.100,03/24/97, -0050.80
+0150.70S03:39:01.200,03/24/97-0085.20S05:25:17.300,03/24/97, +0010.90
‘ Notice that only one INPUT returned the ALL HLL data
PRINT#1,"S?X" ‘ Now Get the current time
LINE INPUT#1, A$
PRINT A$ ‘ Screen shows S13:20:00.1,03/24/97
PRINT#1,"U4X" ‘ Now, again query the HLL settings
LINE INPUT#1, A$ ‘ Get the response
PRINT A$ ‘ Screen shows....
+0980.20S13:20:01.700,03/24/97+0959.20S13:20:09.300,03/24/97, +0975.80
+0260.70S13:20:29.500,03/24/97+0245.60S13:20:00.400,03/24/97, +0257.60
-0047.50S13:20:51.700,03/24/97- 0051.10S13:20:09.100,03/24/97,-0049.80
-0047.50S13:20:51.700,03/24/97- 0051.10S13:20:09.100,03/24/97, - 0049.80
+0015.70S13:20:01.200,03/24/97+0008.20S13:20:17.300,03/24/97, +0010.40
In example 2, notice that issuing the U5 command caused the High and Low values and their associated
Time/Date Stamps to be reset.