Shutter Commands - Prior Scientific ProScan III Manual

ProScan® III Manual
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Shutter Commands

Command Arguments
8 s,c[,t]
8 0,s1,s2,s3
8 s
Shutter s
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Response Description
R
If shutter s is Opens or closes the shutter s (value '1' '2' or '3'), if c is 0 the shutter
not fitted E,20 is opened, 1 it is closed. The optional argument t is used to
will be open/close the shutter for a time t milliseconds.
returned
First parameter is a zero. Subsequent parameters define the startup
0 state of shutters s1,s2 and s3 respectively. if s1 is 0 then shutter1 is
opened, 1 it is closed etc. Default state is all shutters closed.
c
If shutter s is
not fitted E,20 Returns status c of shutter s
will be
returned
Prints information about shutter's' (s is a value between 1 and 3).
The information end is always a line saying END. This allows for the
addition of extra fields of information without effecting application
software. Users should always read lines until the END is seen in
Text string order to maintain compatibility.
Example
SHUTTER_1 = NORMAL
DEFAULT_STATE=CLOSED
END
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