Burst Electronics MCG-2 User Manual
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MCG-2 Micro Character Generator
S
S
S
S
SR S
R S
R S
R S
R SET R
ET R
ET R
ET R
ET RE
E
E
E
ES
S
S
S
SP
P
P
P
PO
O
O
O
ON
N
N
N
NS
S
S
S
SE
E
E
E
ES
S
S
S
S
PURPOSE: Turns responses from commands on or off.
FORMAT: S
S
S
S
SR,x
R,x
R,x
R,x
R,x
x = 2
“>” prompt
x = 1
Responses ON
x = 0
Responses OFF
DESCRIPTION: When responses are set to off, the corresponding
MCG-2 will not send ANY data to the PC but will still accept
commands. Also, the MCG-2 front panel controls become inoperative.
There are basically three situations where you might want to use this
command. First, if you want to send commands to more than one unit
at a time (see the example below). This way, the MCG-2’s on the
network won’t try to all talk at once. Second, if you want to send
commands at high speed (9600 baud - no wait between characters).
Because the MCG-2 won’t have to spend time echoing back received
characters or processing the signals from the front panel controls, it
will have more time to process incoming characters at high speed. The
third situation is to lockout the front panel controls on the MCG-2 to
prevent unauthorized use.
Caution: When sending a W
W
W
W
WA
A
A
A
AK
K
K
K
KE
E
E
E
E command, it is possible to think that
an MCG-2 is hung up because the W
W
W
W
WA
A
A
A
AK
K
K
K
KE
E
E
E
E command didn’t send a
response, when really the unit has had its responses set to off. Also if a
unit is in S