MAX PRO-SERIES Communication/Configuration Specifications

1. OVERVIEW

The M7500-PRO has a RS232 interface that allows it to communicate with a wide variety of equipment as well as enable custom operating configurations to be programmed into the unit.

The purpose of this document is to outline the command set used to communicate with the M7500-PRO.

Commands and responses are in the form of ASCII character strings terminated with ASCII 13, line feed (ASCII 10) or NULL (ASCIØ).

2. PORT SETTINGS

Baud Rate:

 

 

 

 

 

9600bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Bits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

Start Bits:

 

 

 

 

1

 

Stop Bits:

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Flow Control:

 

 

None

 

 

Null modem cable not required.

DB9 Pinout Diagram

5

4

3

2

1

6

7

 

8

9

PIN NO.

 

SIGNAL

 

1

 

 

-

 

2

RECEIVE DATA

3

TRNSMIT DATA

4

 

 

-

 

5

GROUND

 

6

 

 

-

 

7

 

 

-

 

8

 

 

-

 

9

 

 

-

 

COMMANDS

The following are commands that can be made to the M7500-PRO.

<CR> = Carriage Return (Enter Button)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command String

Action

 

Response

 

1.1

!BUTTON_ON<CR>

Changes the status of the front panel button to ON.

$BUTTON = ON<CR>

 

 

 

 

Has the same effect as if someone pressed the front

 

 

 

 

 

panel button for 2 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

!BUTTON_OFF<CR>

Changes the status of the front panel button to OFF.

$BUTTON = OFF<CR>

 

 

 

 

Has the same effect as if someone pressed the front

 

 

 

 

 

panel button for 2 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

!ALL_OFF<CR>

Turns off all outlets including those designated as

$BUTTON = OFF<CR>

 

 

 

 

always on. Turn off is immediate with no delay.

 

 

 

 

 

Terminates any running turn on or turn off sequence.

 

 

 

 

 

Overrides the DC trigger input.

 

 

 

 

 

Changes the status of the front panel button to OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.4

!ALL_ON<CR>

Turns on all outlets. Turn on is immediate with no delay.

If successful:

$BUTTON = ON<CR>

 

 

 

Terminates any running turn on or turn off sequence.

If over-voltage fault: $PWR = OVERVOLTAGE<CR>

 

 

 

Overrides the DC trigger input.

 

 

 

Changes the status of the front panel button to ON.

If under-voltage fault: $PWR = UNDERVOLTAGE<CR>

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

!SWITCH bank state<CR>

Turns a specific outlet bank or the trigger output on or

If bank or state are invalid, $INVALID_PARAMETER<CR>

 

 

bank = {1, 2, 3, 4, HC1, HC2,

off. Switching is immediate with no delay.

If bank and state are valid, and no fault exists, a

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIGOUT}

 

 

confirmation message is sent. Refer to §3.1

 

 

state = {ON, OFF}

 

 

If over-voltage fault:$PWR = OVERVOLTAGE<CR>

 

 

Example: !SWITCH 2 ON<CR>

 

 

 

 

(turns on outlet bank 2)

 

 

If under-voltage fault: $PWR = UNDERVOLTAGE<CR>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7500-PRO specifications

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