Operation Manual
SECULIFE ESPRO
COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
The communication protocol provides a means to completely configure and use the
SECULIFE ESPRO
from a PC. All of the functions available through the front panel can be performed through the
communication ports. All of the measurements made by the
SECULIFE ESPRO are accessible as well.
This provides for hands free or automated operation of the
SECULIFE ESPRO.
Communication Ports
The
SECULIFE ESPRO has two communication ports. Both ports use the same command format. The
Serial port is configured as 115,200 Baud Rate, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit, and No Parity. The USB port
appears to a PC as a serial port and is configured for 748,800 Baud Rate, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit, and
No Parity.
Command Syntax
The command description is broken into 3 columns; the KEYWORD, the PARAMETER FORM and
COMMENTS.
Keyword
The KEYWORD column provides the name of the command. The actual name of the command
consists of one or more keywords since SCPI commands are based on a hierarchical structure, also
known as a tree system.
In such a system, associated commands are grouped together under a common node in the hierarchy,
analogous to the way leaves at a same level are connected at a common branch. This and similar
branches are connected to fewer and thicker branches, until they meet at the root of the tree. The
closer to the root, the higher a node is considered in the hierarchy. To activate a particular command,
the full path to it must be specified.
This path is represented in the following tables by placing the highest node in the left-most position.
Further nodes are indented one position to the right, below the parent node.
The highest level node of a command is called the Keyword, followed by the Node, Subnode, and then
the value.
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