MTS Series LX Laser Extensometer - Manual (Page 48)

LX Laser Extensometer
Serial I/O Port Cable Connections
Operation 48
Control Commands for Serial Input/Output Port
The MTS Series LX Laser Extensometers use all capital letter commands. The
general command syntax is a single capital letter command followed by a
parameter (optional) and a carriage return. The command writes the parameter to
the laser extensometer if the proper parameter is present. If the parameter is
omitted (that is, a single letter command followed by a Carriage Return), the
current value of the parameter for that command is read back. A list of these
commands appears below.
Command List* (part 1 of 4)
C OMMAND D ESCRIPTION
E1 Echo ON Turns the Echo ON so that everything received by the laser extensometer is echoed back
to the Host computer (that is, the sender).
E0 Echo OFF Turns the Echo OFF so that nothing received by the laser extensometer is echoed back to
the Host computer (that is, the sender).
Z1 Zero ON Turns on the Zero Offset mode. Current Displacement Value is zeroed. Subsequent
displacements are referenced to this zero point (that is, same effect as manually pressing
Zero key on control panel of unit).
Z0 Zero OFF Turns off the Zero Offset mode.
UI Units in Sets the units to inches.
UM Units mm Sets the units to millimeters.
* These commands use capital alphanumeric characters.