Table 5-11. "Get Controller Type And Configuration" Command Return Data In A Wheel & Shutter Configuration; Table 5-12. "Get Controller Type And Configuration" Command Return Data In A Dual-Smartshutter Configuration - Sutter Instrument LAMBDA 10-B Operation Manual

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Table 5-11. "Get Controller Type and Configuration" command return data in a wheel & shutter configuration.
Total Category
num.
bytes
14 Command echo back
Controller Type
Filter Wheel Type
Shutter Type
Command return data
terminator
Table 5-12. "Get Controller Type and Configuration" command return data in a dual-SmartShutter
Total Category
num.
bytes
16 Command echo back
Controller Type
Shutter A Type
Shutter B Type
Command return data
terminator
*NOTE: The character shown in the "ASCII Character Sequence" column for the command echo in the previous two tables is a
typical visual representation of the byte value 253 decimal (FD hexadecimal) on both Windows and Linux platforms. However,
other platforms may display a different character or nothing at all. For the command return data terminator (ASCII carriage
return (13 decimal, 0D hexadecimal), generally no character will be displayed, although the carriage return is acted upon in
most cases in text-based console programs.
**NOTE: Other Sutter Instrument Lambda-series instruments can be configured by the user to identify themselves as "10-B"so
they can be treated as compatible by existing software. These instruments are the Lambda XL and Lambda VF series. With the
Lambda XL, the data returned by the "Get Controller Type & Configuration" and "Get Status" commands are identical to an
actual LAMBDA 10-B, with the exception that "Controller Type" in the previous two tables can be either "10-B" or "LBXL". In
the case of the Lambda VF series, the data returned by both commands differs considerably from what is returned by an actual
LAMBDA 10-B, and differences further exist between Lambda VF series models (Lambda VF-5, Lambda VF-1 (Single-Channel
configuration), and Lambda VF-1 (Dual-Channel configuration). It is strongly recommended to anyone writing code to identify a
connected LAMBDA 10-B that the exceptions just discussed are considered so as to avoid confusing an actual LAMBDA 10-B
from a Lambda VF-5 or VF-1 that is configured to appear as a LAMBDA 10-B. Please consult the manual for the Lambda VF-5
or VF-1 for specifics of the data structures returned by both commands.
NOTE: The "Batch Transfer of Commands" and batch-related commands are not supported
in the LAMBDA 10-B controller.
Byte Length Value
(Decimal,
Offset
hexadecimal,
& binary)
253
0 1
10,
11111101
1 4
5 4
9 4
13
13 1
10,
00001101
configuration.
Byte Length Value
Offset (Decimal,
hexadecimal,
& binary)
0 1 253
10,
11111101
1 4
5 5
10 5
15 1 13
10,
00001101
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ASCII
Char.
Seq.
FD
ý "Get Controller Type & Config."
16,
command echoed back. *
2
10-B LAMBDA 10-B **
W-25 25 mm
W-32 32 mm
W-HS High Speed
W-BD Belt Driven
W-NC Not Connected
W-ER Error
S-IQ SmartShutter
S-VS Vincent Shutter (or no shutter
connected)
0D
<CR> ASCII CR (carriage return).
16,
2
ASCII
Char.
Seq.
FD ý "Get Controller Type & Config."
16,
command echoed back. *
2
10-B LAMBDA 10-B **
SA-IQ 1 SmartShutter (A)
st
SB-IQ 2 nd SmartShutter (B)
0D , <CR> ASCII CR (carriage return).
16
2
Description
Possible Values