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ASCII Commands/Serial Control CME 2 User Guide
218 Copley Controls
G.1: Copley ASCII Interface
An amplifier’s RS-232 serial bus can be used by an external control application (HMI,
PLC, PC, etc.) for setup and direct serial control of the amplifier. The control application
can issue amplifier commands from the set of ASCII format commands that make up the
Copley Controls ASCII Interface.
For more information, see the Copley ASCII Interface Programmer’s Guide.
G.2: CME 2 ASCII Command Line Interface Tool
As described below, the CME 2 ASCII Command Line Interface tool provides a simple
way to enter Copley ASCII commands.
Use the ASCII Command Line Interface to Enter Commands
1
From the Main screen, choose ToolsASCII Command Line to open the tool.
2
Enter an ASCII Command in the Command field.
3
Press the Enter key to send the command to the amplifier. Observe the Response field.
If a value is returned, it is preceded by the letter “v.” In the following example, the get
command was used to retrieve the amplifier RAM value of variable 0x32 (actual
position).
An error code would be preceded by the letter “e.”
TIP: To view an error definition, hold the mouse pointer over the error number.
For more information, see the Copley ASCII Interface Programmer’s Guide and the
Copley Amplifier Parameter Dictionary.