Sutter Instrument MPC-200 - Device Status and Control Commands

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MPC-385 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL – REV. 3.21K (20201120)
Table 5-4. Travel speeds.
Device
mm/sec or µm/ms
Single Axis
Dual Axis (x 1.4)
Triple Axis (x 1.7)
MP-285/M
5
7
8.5
* The same applies also to the 3DMS & MPC-78 stages, MT-800-based translators, and SOM & MOM
objective movers.
Other devices: MP-225/M, MP-245[S]/M, MP-845[S]/M, MP-865/M. & MP-265/M micromanipulators;
and MPC-x8 series stages: 3 (single axis), 4.2 (double axis), &
5.1 (triple axis) mm/sec. movement.
5.8 Commands
5.8.1 Get Connected-Devices Status (‘A’) Command (FW <v3)
This command is used to obtain information on how many devices are connected. The
command sequence consists of one byte as shown in the following table, and 0 or 2 bytes for
the returned data: 1 byte for the number of devices connected followed by the completion
indicator (1 byte).
Table 5-5. Get Connected Devices Status (‘A’ Command (FW <3).
Tx/-
Delay/
-Rx
Ver.
Total
Bytes
Byte
Offset
(Len.)
Value
Alt-
key-
pad #
Ctrl-
char
ASCII
def./-
char.
Description
Dec.
Hex.
Binary
Tx
<3
1
0
65
41
0100 0001
0065
A
Command. Returns the number of devices
connected (0-4)
3+
1
0
85
55
1000 0101
0085
U
Rx
All
0
Zero bytes = no devices connected. ROE
displays “NO MANIPULATOR
CONNECTED”.
6
0
1 - 4
01
-
04
0000 0000
–
0000 0100
^A
-
^D
<SOH>
-
<EOT>
Number of devices connected
5.8.2 Get Connected-Devices Status (‘U’) Command (FW v3+)
This command is used to obtain information on how many devices are connected and the
connected status of each one on port basis. The command sequence consists of one byte as
shown in the following table, and six bytes for the returned data: 1 byte for the number of
devices connected followed four bytes containing connected status for Port 1 through 4, and
completion indicator (1 byte).