Vishay Micro-Measurements System 7000 Programmer’s Reference Manual
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2.3 System States
The System 7000 scanner has eight states.
State Description
Idle The system is waiting for commands.
Armed The system is armed and waiting for a signal to begin scanning.
Scanning The system is collecting data
Calibrating The system is calibrating.
Uploading The system is uploading data to the host.
Downloading The system is downloading data from the host PC. (internal use only)
Updating Flag The system is updating firmware. (internal use only)
Maintenance Mode The system is performing a maintenance-level command.
Table 3 – System States
2.4 Command Overview
The following chart shows the System 7000 command list broken down by functional group. It lists the
required state for each command.
If you are using the LabVIEW instrument driver or the ActiveX interface you will find that many of these
commands have been bundled into a single “vi” or method,
Command
Group
Command Valid State
Card
Get Card Information Idle, Armed, Scanning
Set Excitation (Strain Gage, High Level, LVDT) Idle
Excitation Output Enable/Disable (Strain Gage, High Level,
LVDT)
Idle
Get Free Space on Compact Flash Idle, Armed, Scanning
Get Card Status Idle, Armed, Scanning,
Calibrating
Card Reset Idle
Set/Query LVDT Excitation Frequency (LVDT) Idle
Query Temperature Sensor Idle
Channel
Idle
Read the A/D Converter Idle
Set Channel Recording Group Idle
Set FIR Filter Idle
Set Filter to Default Idle
Shunt Calibration Resistor Enable/Disable (Strain Gage) Idle
Remote Calibration Resistor Enable/Disable (Strain Gage) Idle
Half Bridge Enable/Disable (Strain Gage, LVDT) Idle
Select Half Bridge Dummy Resistor (Strain Gage) Idle
Set/Query Thermocouple Type Idle
Assign a Limit Event Condition to a Channel Idle
Set LVDT Demodulator Source (LVDT) Idle
Recording
Manual Recording Mode Idle
Set Pre-Trigger Buffer Size for Manual Recording Idle
Set Time-Based Recording Mode Idle
Set Time-Based Recording Count Idle
Set Time-Based Recording Delay Idle
Set Time-Based Recording Skip Count Idle
Set Time-Based Recording Burst Count Idle
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