Chroma 66200 Series - Response Message

Digital Power Meter 66200 Series User’s Manual
Program Message Terminator (<PMT>):
A program message terminator represents the end of a program message. Three permitted
terminators are:
(1) <EOI> : end or identify.
(2) <LF>( i.e.: NL, new line) : line feed which is a single ASCII-encoded byte 0A (10
decimals).
(3) <LF><EOI> : line feed with EOI.
5.6.4 Response Message
Response message consists of a sequence one or more elements of response message unit that
is separated by response message unit separator elements of response message unit, and a
response message terminator.
Response Message Unit:
Response message unit consists of a sequence one or more elements of response data unit that
is separated by response data unit separator elements of response data unit.
Example:
Query: FILT? Response: ON
Query: VOLT:RANG? Response: AUTO
Query: FILT?;:COMP:LIM:V?;:COMP? Response: ON ; 220.0 , 50.0 ; OFF
Response Message Unit Separator ( ; ):
The separator (semicolon ;) separates the response message unit elements from one another in
a response message.
Example: ON ; AUTO ; 110.01
Response Data Unit:
Example: ON or AUTO or 110.01 or 220.0 or VPK+
Response Data Unit Separator:
The separator separates the response data unit elements from one another in a response
message unit. Three permitted separators are:
When sets the SYSTem:TRANsmit:SEParator as 0 :
(1) ( , ) : Comma.
When sets the SYSTem:TRANsmit:SEParator as 1 :
(2) ( ; ) : Semicolon.
Example:
If queries FETCH? than the response will be
<NR2>,<NR2>,<NR2>,<NR2>,<NR2>,<NR2>,<NR2>,<NR2>,... or
<NR2>;<NR2>;<NR2>;<NR2>;<NR2>;<NR2>;<NR2>;<NR2>;...
If queries COMP:ITEM? than the response will be V , I , W , PF ,... or V ; I ; W ; PF ;...
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