Setra System Model 470 - Manual (Page 4)

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1.2 About this Manual
This manual contains information you need to use the Setra 470. Whenever possible, the
information is presented in nontechnical language so that you can install and use the
transducer without any specialized training.
However, the Setra 470 can be used in a wide variety of data acquisition systems, laboratories,
calibration labs, and digital weather systems. In order to use the Setra 470, you must understand
general concepts of interfacing digital equipment, to know how to make your equipment commu-
nicate with the Setra 470 according to the general explanations in this manual, and know how to
use or manipulate the data in your computer system.
The chapters in the manual are organized to lead you through all the steps required to connect
and use a Setra 470. It is unlikely that you will use all of the functions of the Setra 470 in any
single application, so select the parts of the manual you need for your application from the
following list.
Pressure and electrical connections Section Two
General interface requirements Section Three
Pressure measurement functions Section Four
Setup functions Section Five
Altitude measurement functions Section Six
Calibration functions Section Seven
Though the Setra 470 is easy to operate, read this manual carefully before use. It helps you take
full advantage of the functions and performance of the transducer, particularly in cases where
several functions interact and are used together.
Volatile memory and Nonvolatile memory as described in this manual are defined as follows:
Volatile memory - Information that is temporary and is gone if you switch the power off.
Nonvolatile memory - Information that is permanent, it doesn’t disappear when you
switch the power off.
Typographical conventions used in this manual include the following:
1. BOLD characters indicate information you send to the 470.
2. “Quotation marks” enclose messages you receive from the 470.
3.
CAPITAL LETTERS indicate the names of functions of the 470.