Amada HF-2500A - Page 127

APPENDIX E. COMMUNICATIONS
HF-2500A HIGH FREQUENCY WELD CONTROL
990-371 E-5
Computer Originated Commands
These are the commands sent by the host computer, via RS-485 or RS-232 to a Power Supply.
Command
STATUS<crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description
Requests the
Power Supply to report the status of the weld data buffer. Power Supply
returns
STATUS with either “OK” or “OVERRUN.”
Command
TYPE<crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description
Requests the Power Supply to return the type of welder, release number, and revision letters.
Command
COUNT<crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description
Requests the
Power Supply
to report the number of weld data accumulated since the last data
collection. Power Supply returns the COUNT even if there is no weld data available.
Command
ERASE<crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description
Requests the Power Supply to erase all the weld reports.
Command
SYNC<crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description
Provides synchronization of the commands. The
Power Supply
returns SYNC command back
to the host computer.
Command
CURRENT<crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description
Requests the
Power Supply to report the sampled Current data of the last weld.
Power Supply
shall return with CURRENT report. See CURRENT command under
Power Supply
Originating
Commands section.
Command
VOLTAGE <crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description
Requests the
Power Supply to report the sampled Voltage data of the last weld.
Power Supply
shall return with a VOLTAGE report. See VOLTAGE command under Power Supply
Originating Commands section.
Command
POWER <crlf><lf>
Control State
Any
Description
Requests the
Power Supply to report the sampled Power data of the last weld.
Power Supply
shall return with POWER report. See POWER command under
Power Supply
Originating
Commands section.