STP-iXA4507 series Turbomolecular Pump
SERIAL COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
Transmission frame when data is transmitted with one block (a message is less than 256
characters):
Designate the control command on a PC first.
Parameter characters are less than 254 characters (n< 254) when a message is less than 256
characters.
Then the preceding SIM->PC character is "Ack", the instructed control command is executed, and
the SIM returns the following response.
The PC transmits "Ack" or "Nak"; then transmits the next command if necessary.
Transmission frame when data is transmitted to two blocks (message is more than 256 characters
and less than 512 characters):
Designate the control command (the 1st block) on a PC first.
Next, when the preceding SIM->PC character is "Ack", the PC continues instructing the following
control command (the 2nd block).
The parameter characters are less than 510 characters (n< 510) when a message is less than 512
characters.
Then if the preceding SIM->PC character is "Ack", the instructed control command is executed, and
the SIM returns the following response.
The PC transmits "Ack" or "Nak"; then transmits the next command if necessary.