Techne RS232 - Manual (Page 24)

D B - 3 D w i t h R S 2 3 2 O P E R A T O R ’ S M A N U A L
P A G E 22
RS232 Communication with the DB-3D
You can communicate with the DB-3D via a computer and the port on the back
of the Dri-Block using the RS232 cable supplied with the Dri-Block.
Settings
The Communication port settings are 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits and one
stop bit (9600, n, 8, 1).
Recieving temperatures
The command to recieve the block temperature is the letter T and the Dri-Block
will return a fixed length string: TB+1234.56<CR>LF>.
Set temperature
The commend to set the block temperature is the fixed length string:
S+1234.5<CR><LF>.
All transmitted characters are echoed.
Only set temperatures within the operating range of the DB-3D will be accepted.
Please note that the alpha characters are always upper case.