Measurement Specialties 9116 User Manual

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READ TRANSDUCER A/D COUNTS  (Command ‘a’)
 
Purpose: 
Returns the most recently acquired raw pressure data for the specified channels 
in averaged signed A/D counts (in the range -32768 to +32767).  This simple 
data bypasses any usage of the transducer’s factory-calculated coefficients or 
the final calibration process’s adjustment coefficients (offset and gain).  Each 
datum returned in the response will be in the specified high-precision data 
format, but representing A/D counts as a signed integer average. (The formula 
for converting A/D counts to volts is: Volts = A/D Counts * 5/32768)  This 
command is intended for advanced users only and is not required for normal 
operation.  
 
Command 
appppf” 
 
‘a’  is the command letter 
pppp’ is the  position field 
f’ is the format field 
 
Response 
 dddd.. dddd” 
 
‘ dddd’ are the data fields, each with leading space (except f = 7 or 8). 
 
Description:  The 4-character hex position field (pppp) specifies a 16-bit binary bit-map, with  
 
each bit (set to 1) specifying a particular channel number (16-1, left-to-right).   
 
Only channels 12-1 are allowed for Models 9021 and 9022. 
 
The 1-character format field (f) specifies the format of each data field (dddd) that  
will be returned in the requested response.  The first datum returned in the  
response will be for the highest channel number requested.  Each datum will be  
preceded by a space character. Some formats may not be applicable to the  
specific type of data being requested.  Valid formats are shown in the following  
table: 
 
converts each internal response datum value from . . . 
max. char. 
0  single binary float 
to  7-10-digit signed decimal “ [-xxx]x.xxxxxx” 
13 
1  single binary float 
to  8-digit hex integer “ xxxxxxxx” 
2  double binary float 
to  16-digit hex integer “ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx” 
17 
5  single binary float 
to  long integer (EU*1000) then to 8-digit hex integer 
7  single binary float 
to  single binary float (big endian: msb first) 
8  single binary float 
to  single binary float (little endian: lsb first)