Fluke 5730A - Serial Remote Control Setup Procedure; Exceptions for Serial Remote Control

5730A
Operators Manual
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11. To designate a character or character string as the EOF (End Of File) character, touch
EOF.
12. Enter the decimal code of the ASCII character(s) designated as EOF. (Appendix B
contains a table of ASCII codes.) Verify that the selection is correct as shown on the
display.
13. To exit the setup menus, touch Exit.
Serial Remote Control Setup Procedure
1. Turn on the 5730A Calibrator.
2. Touch Setup Menu>Instrument Setup>Remote Port.
3. The RS-232 setup details are shown in the RS-232 Setup region. To change any of
these, select the region. See section “Set up and Connect the Serial Interface” section
for more.
4. If the Active Remote Port is not RS-232, touch Active Remote>RS-232.
5. Touch Exit to exit the Setup Menu.
Exceptions for Serial Remote Control
When the RS-232 port is used to remotely control the 5730A Calibrator, either
interactively with a terminal or under computer control, operation is the same as with an
IEEE-488 controller connected to the IEEE-488 port for control. These are exceptions:
1. Control/C does the same function as DCL (Device Clear) or SDC (Selected Device
Clear).
2. The EOL (End of Line) input terminator is Carriage Return (Control/M) or Line Feed
(Control/L). All output lines are terminated by the terminator programmed in a setup
menu, or set with the remote command SP_SET. This setting applies to all lines,
including those with the *PUD command (see number 4).
3. Control/R echoes to the port a Carriage Return, a Line Feed, and any uncompleted
remote command entered. This shows a copy of whatever has been entered since the
last command.
4. For the *PUD (Protected User Data) Command, that stores characters for later recall,
the serial remote interface does not store the subsequent characters: Control/C, Line
Feed (Control/J), Carriage Return (Control/M), Control/R, Control/S (XOFF),
Control/Q (XON). These characters are processed as described above. They cannot
be a part of the *PUD command. The *PUD command terminates with Line Feed or
Carriage Return, the same as all other serial remote commands.
5. There is no SRQ capability when serial remote control is used. The status registers
still behave as described in this section, but the Calibrator serial interface does not
have a way to perform the SRQ function.
6. There are three special commands available only for serial/Ethernet/USB remote
control. These are described in Table 6-6.