SMA Protocol
PR 5220 Instrument Manual
EN-132 Sartorius
Reply with ‘A’ and ‘B’ Command
Reply format with ‘A' and 'B' commands (variable length):
<LF><xxx>:<yyyyyy><CR>
The reply format and meaning are:
<LF> Start of reply from 'A'/'B' command
<xxx> The field name is three characters long, left-adjusted and filled up with spaces on the
right, if necessary.
The following fields are sent:
“SMA” level/revision
(reply from ‘A’ command)
“MFG” manufacturer marking
(reply from the 1st ‘B’ command)
“MOD” product / model identification
(reply from the 2nd ‘B’ command)
“REV” software version
(reply from the 3rd ‘B’ command)
“SN_“ serial number
(reply from the 4th ‘B’ command)
“END”: This is always the last inscription field
(reply from the last ‘B’ command)
‘:’ Separator between field name and field content.
<yyyyyy> The data field has up to 25 characters.
The SMA field contains <level/revision>
with the following meaning: level= (1, 2, etc.); revision= (1.0, 1.1, etc.)
<CR> End of reply from 'A'/'B' command
Example:
Command Reply
<LF> A <CR> <LF>SMA:1/1.0 <CR>
<LF> B <CR> <LF>MFG:Sartorius <CR>
<LF> B <CR> <LF>MOD:PR 5220 <CR>
<LF> B <CR> <LF>REV:01.01.9 <CR>
<LF> B <CR> <LF>SN_:148388723 <CR>
<LF> B <CR> <LF>END: <CR>
Note: If the controlling computer sends another 'B' command:
<LF> B <CR> <LF> ? <CR>