Manually Configuring The Unit; Instrument Settings - Valeport VA500 Operating Manual

0430844c - VA500 Altimeter

5.2. Manually Configuring The Unit

Alternatively the VA500 Altimeter can be manually configured via serial communications using a series of # code
commands. This can be with Valeport terminal or an alternative terminal program such as HyperTerminal.
Valeport Terminal is preconfigured with the required settings, but for reference the settings required to
communicate with the VA500 are:
Baud Rate: 115200 (can be 9600-115200)
Data Bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop Bits: 1
Flow Control: none
Send line ends with line feed
The unit can be stopped at any time by sending the '#' character. The unit returns a '>', and waits for a further
command. The unit can then be interrogated or configured using the following codes.
Note that all commands must be "sent" by pressing the Enter (carriage return) key, with the exception of the single
'#' character required to enter setup mode
Note that there is a "watchdog" function here – if the unit is interrupted with the '#' character, and no further
command is received for a period of 5 minutes, the sensor will automatically begin sampling data using the
existing settings.

5.3. Instrument Settings

# code Followed By:
#032
#034
#136
#138
#839
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<CR> Returns the software version number.
<CR> Returns the units serial number
<CR> Read PCB serial number
<CR> Send calibration date
<CR> Reads the transducer frequency
Operation
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