Calibration Without ScanCal
Password
To perform calibration, the calibration mode must be enabled. The Enter Calibration Mode (
enables calibration, where
unit. Your scanning unit is shipped with a default password of
the Change Calibration Keyword (
mode is ended by executing the End Calibration Mode (
Attempts to execute calibration commands without entry into calibration mode will result in a
calibration status error.
If the password is lost or forgotten, a new password can be entered after enabling the calibration mode.
This mode is enabled by indenting the Calibration Enable/Disable Pushbutton. After pushing in the button,
execute the
Protected RAM
Disable writing to RAM after successfully changing the password by setting the Calibration
Enable/Disable Pushbutton to the disable (non-indent) position.
Note to ChartScan users: Early production ChartScan units do not have a Calibration Enable/Disable
Pushbutton. For these units the calibration mode is enabled by positioning the DIP switch right-most micro-
switch (#9) to the "1" (up) position. Note that ChartScan units with the pushbutton have it located on the rear
panel, as indicated in the NetScan figure (page 6-2).
Mode Indicator
To denote whether or not calibration mode has been activated, bit 7 in the Calibration Status Register will
be set after a valid
in Appendix A).
You can verify the register status by the
calibration mode.
command.
Command Active Indicators
Since the calibration commands require a few seconds to complete, bit 6 in the Calibration Status
Register will be set and the trigger LED will flash to indicate that a calibration command is active.
When these indicators are off, a subsequent calibration step can be started.
ChartScan User's Manual
is the five-digit keyword (or password) currently configured for the
keyword
) command, once Calibration Mode has been entered. Calibration
*K
command to change the existing password. For more information, refer to the
*K
section on page 6-2.
command has been executed. This bit is cleared by the
K
in the command reference section (Appendix A) contains details regarding this
U2,
12345
) command.
E
command. A response of
U2
) command
K
. This password can be modified by
Hardware
command (see "
E
E Command
indicates that the unit is in the
U128
Calibration 6-5
"
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