Restore parameter store (instruction 20h), Remotely activate (instruction 30h), Remote monitoring – INFICON Maxtek PM-700 Plating Monitor User Manual

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PM-700 SERIES PLATING MONITOR

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4.8.4.3.2

Restore Parameter Store (Instruction 20h)

This operation inputs the entire parameter store from the host computer to the
plating monitor and then stores these values in their respective memory locations.
To initiate this operation, the computer would output the following data stream:

Header

(2 bytes)

Instruction Code

(1 byte)

Message
Length

(1 byte)

Command
Code or
Message

Checksum

(1 byte)

FFh FEh

20h

47h

71

bytes

checksum

4.8.4.3.3

Remotely Activate (Instruction 30h)

This operation allows the computer to perform a remote key press of the plating
monitor's front panel buttons through the RS232. The valid key codes are as
follows:

Table 9 Remote Activation Command Codes

Remote Activation

Command Code

Description

1h

Set DAC outputs to zero scale

2h

Set DAC outputs to full scale

4h

Manual probe swap *

8h Stop

button

10h Deplate

button

20h Preplate

button

40h Plate

button

* This parameter is only available in the dual probe models.

The data stream format to initiate a remote activation command is as follows:

Header

(2 bytes)

Instruction Code

(1 byte)

Message
Length

(1 byte)

Command Code
or Message

Checksum

(1 byte)

FFh FEh

30h

1h 1

byte

checksum

For example, to initiate a remote plate start, the computer would send:

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