List Of Commands - Promax FA-405 Manual

USER'S MANUAL FA-405

6.4 List of commands

The power supply has 25 commands available. Every command is end up with <cr>
(ASCII 0Dh or ACSCII 0D 0A acceptable). The return message <cr>of the power supply
is CR/LF (ASCII 0D 0A).
L
Function: To obtain all the status values of the power supply.
Syntax: L<cr>
Explain: When the message L<cr>is sent to the power supply from computer, the
power supply will return the message as follows immediately:
Vvv.vvAa.aaaWwww.wUuuIi.iiPpppFffffff<cr> 37 characters totally
The contents consist of the uppercase V,A,W,U,I,P,F, the numeral from 0
to 9 and decimal. Further details is described as follows:
vv.vv
a.aaa
www.w = The present output load, the unit: W.
uu
i.ii
ppp
ffffff
NOTE: The setting is workable through computer only when the remote is at 1.
All the data above is in the range from 0 to 9.
When the uppercase U becoming the lowercase u means that the status is in the
setting of the voltage limit mode.
When the uppercase I becoming the lowercase i means that the status is in the setting
of the current limit mode.
When the uppercase P becoming the lowercase p means that the status is in the
setting of the load limit mode.
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HEX = 4C 0D
= The present output voltage, the unit: V.
= The present output current, the unit: A.
= The maximum voltage limit at present, the unit: V.
= The maximum current limit at present, the unit: A.
= The maximum load limit at present, the unit: W.
= The status of power supply at present.
st
1 f = the relay status 0: OFF 1:ON
nd
2 f = the temperature status 0: Normal 1: Overheat
rd
3 f = the wheel knob status 0: Normal 1: Fine
th
4 f = the wheel knob status 0: Lock 1: Unlock
th
5 f = the remote status 0: Normal 1: Remote(*)
th
6 f = the lock status 0: Unlock 1: Lock
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