Introduction; Purpose; Definition Of Terms And Acronyms - Omega CN32Pt User Manual

1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose

The following document defines the file format used by the Platinum series Load and Save
commands.
The Save command is intended to capture the configuration of a Platinum series controller and save
it on removable media (ie: USB Stick memory).
The Load command is intended to read a configuration image from an external device (ie: USB
memory stick) and store it on a Platinum device.
The file format used is an ASCII text file, with tab delimiters between each field. These files may be
reviewed or modified using a simple text editor or application programs such as Microsoft Excel that
support reading tab delimited files.

1.2 Definition of Terms and Acronyms

I2C
Base Device
Smart Input
Smart Output
Sensor Element
AC
DC
CS
ADC
DAC
RS485
RS232
CSV
COTS
ESD
FW
HW
I/O
LED
Hexadecimal
Platinum Load & Save File Format
2 wire serial interface
Device connected to slave device
Device supporting 1 or more Input sensors
Device supporting 1 or more Output Elements
One of the physical sensing elements on a Smart Output
Alternating Current
Direct Current
Chip Select
Analog to Digital Converter
Digital to Analog Converter
Electrical signals used for serial communications
Electrical signals used for serial communications
Comma Separated Values
Commercially-Off-The-Shelf
Electo Static Discharge
Firmware
Hardware
Input/Output
Light Emitting Diode
Values expressed using base 16 (2
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