Appendix A
Appendix A-12 Respironics V200 Ventilator Operator’s Manual REF 1057983 A
RS-232 Communications Protocol
fields between the start and stop codes. The fourth field is the start code, 0x02. The last field in the string is the stop code, 0x03.Volume Control Ventilation Settings Report
Description Example Resolution Range Units Comments
Command Name VCVS N/A N/A N/A
Number of characters
between the start and
stop codes
209 N/A N/A N/A 3 character field
Number of fields
between the start and
stop codes
29 N/A N/A N/A 2 character field
Start Code 0x02 N/A N/A N/A ASCII Start
Transmission
Character (STX)
Time of request 13:45N/A N/A N/A 24 hour clock,
hh:mm
Date FEB231997N/A N/A N/A 12 character field,
MMMDDYYYY
Current Ventilation
Type VCV◆◆◆ N/A VCV◆◆◆
PCV◆◆◆
NPPV◆◆
N/A The ventilation
type currently
being used by the
ventilation.
VCV Mode Setting A/C◆◆◆ N/A A/C◆◆◆
SIMV◆◆
CPAP◆◆
N/A
VCV Waveform
Setting RAMP◆◆ N/A RAMP◆◆
SQUARE
N/A
VCV Patient Type ADULTN/A ADULT
PED◆◆◆
NEO◆◆◆
VCV Respiratory Rate
Setting 12◆◆◆◆ 11 - 80BPM
VCV Tidal Volume
Setting 500◆◆◆ 1 50 - 2500 mL
VCV Peak Flow
Setting 30◆◆◆◆ 13 - 140LPM
VCV PEEP Setting 0◆◆◆◆◆ 10 - 35cmH
2O
(hPa)
VCV Pressure Support
Setting 0◆◆◆◆◆ 10 - 100cmH
2O
(hPa)
VCV I-Trigger Type PRESSN/A PRESS
FLOW◆◆
AUTO◆◆
N/A
VCV Pressure I-
Trigger Setting 2.0◆◆◆ 0.1 0.1 - 20.0 cmH2O
(hPa)

Table A-2: Volume Control Ventilation Settings Report (Sheet 1 of 2)