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Response: STAT:DEV:MB1.T1:TEMP:TSET:4.321:VALID (meaning ‘status device
motherboard1, temperature1, temperature signal target value setting to 4.321K is valid and has
been set’)
8.3.5 Nouns
Elements within the iTC are addressed by a hierarchical structure:
A Unit contains a number of Devices.
A Device contains a number of Signals.
The structure of NOUNS reflects this:
For instance, DEV:<UID>:<TYPE1>:SIG:<TYPE2> encompasses
• examples for <TYPE1> = TEMP, HTR, LVL, GAS
• examples for <TYPE2> = VOLT, CURR, POWR, RES, TEMP, SLOP, HEL, NIT
<UID> is a unique identifier that is allocated to each board, based on its SPI location.
A SYS:CAT command must be executed to retrieve the device UIDs.
The general format of UIDs is:
• DB# - for daughter boards, where # is the slot id.
• MB# - for the motherboard.
• SIG is returned as a value, followed by the scale.
The scale is of the form:
n# - nano
u# - micro
m# - milli
# - none
k# - kilo
M# - mega
where # is replaced by the relevant SI unit. For example:
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