Panasonic GP-X Series User Manual page 119

Response Format
Response to loading command
The transmission and response format for a value is always "%9.4f".
With some types of transmission command, it takes a long time before the response is
issued. (Max. approx. 5 sec.)
Signed value (Upper/lower limit value, scaling)
Header
Value without a sign (Time, sensing distance)
Header
Response to writing command
Header
The instruction character string is sent back with the calibration command (WCG).
Header
Command
Controller address
Response data
BCC
CR
*The controller does not update the displayed data immediately after each setting
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Command
Command
Command Controller address
command is sent. Go to another menu screen and then return or use a detection
state display command (WDH) to update. However, 1) System reset (INT) and 2)
Initialising the setting (WIT) do not require "WDH" in order that the sensor goes
back to a detection state display since they are automatically reset internally.
Controller Response data
address Example: For "+0.8", enter "+000.8000"
at "+&&&.&&&&."
Controller
Response data
address Example: For "1.0", enter "0001.0000"
at "&&&&.&&&&".
BCC
Special communication header necessary for
RS-232C control. The response header is common:
The header is followed by various commands.
ID address of individual controller. The default
address is "0".
To use linking functions with the optional controller
communication unit, an address must be entered
for each controller.
communication unit, data can be loaded from or
written to linked controllers.
Upon a command error,
the following response
data is sent back.
Block check code of communication data
As the termination code, CR (0x0d) is returned.
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BCC
BCC
Using the controller
Error No.
10: Command format error, 20: Setting error
21: BCC error, 22: Alarm output error
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