RS-232 COMMANDS AND PARAMETER SETTING
General
Several of the setup and operating features of the RH CALIBRATOR are
available via the serial port. Commands can be upper or lower case.
When any key is pressed, the RH CALIBRATOR will respond with “Input: “
and the key that was pressed “key”. If the command is a single key
command, pressing ENTER will initiate the command. For a two key
command, press the second letter and then the ENTER key to initiate the
command.
HELP Menu
Once communication has been established, the available commands can be
viewed by accessing the HELP menu. Type the letter “H”. The display will reply
with INPUT: H. Press ENTER and the HELP menu will be displayed on the
computer/terminal screen.
Start an ABC Cycle
This command initiates an ABC cycle at any time. The cycle is the same as a
programmed ABC cycle. Type the letters “AB” and press the ENTER key.
ABC Enable
Type “AE” and then ENTER to alternately enable or disable the timed ABC
function. The start time and interval settings will not be changed.
NOTE: Two digits must be used for each entry field.
ABC Start Time
Type the letters “AS” and press the ENTER key. Enter the time “Hours:Minutes”
in 24 hr. format, and press the ENTER key.
Examples: “02:00”, is 2:00 AM: “14:30” is 2:30 PM.
ABC Interval
Type the letters “AI” and press the ENTER key. Type the time in “Hours:Minutes”
and press the ENTER key.
Example: If the ABC Start Time is 08:00 o’clock in the morning and the ABC
Interval is 02:00, the first ABC cycle for the day would occur at 8:00 AM and
every two hours thereafter.