
PM[B]sense
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V1.3
PROPRIETARY PROTOCOL
To use he proprie ary pro ocol, i is necessary o connec he ins rumen o he PC via
a RS485/USB (e.g. RS51K) or RS485/RS232 conver er and use a s andard serial
communica ion program. In he serial communica ion program, se he COM por
number o which he ins rumen is connec ed and he communica ion parame ers as
follows:
•If he MODBUS-RTU pro ocol is se as he opera ing pro ocol in he ins rumen
(defaul ), se he Baud Ra e 57600 and he parame ers 8N2 in he serial commu-
nica ion program, hen power cycle he ins rumen and send he command @
wi hin 10 seconds from he ins rumen power on.
•If he proprie ary pro ocol is already se as he opera ing pro ocol in he ins ru-
men , i is possible o opera e wi h Baud Ra e 57600 and parame ers 8N2 by
sending he command @ wi hin 10 seconds from he ins rumen power on, or
you can le he 10 seconds pass wi hou sending he command @ and opera e
wi h he communica ion parame ers se in he ins rumen (defaul 19200, 8E1).
To change he ins rumen configura ion, he serial command CAL USER ON mus be
sen firs ( he ins rumen replies wi h USER CAL MODE ON). The command CAL USER ON
is au oma ically disabled af er a few minu es of inac ivi y. If he se ings should be only
read, he command CAL USER ON is no required.
Below is he lis of he serial commands.
Instrument information:
Command Reply Description
G0 Model Ins rumen model
G1 &Revision| Ins rumen hardware revision
G2 SN=nnnnnnnn Ins rumen serial number
G3 Firm.Ver.=x.y Ins rumen firmware revision
G4 Firm.Da e=yyyy/mm/dd Da e of firmware revision
GC Fac .Calib.Da e= yyyy/mm/dd
User.Calib.Da e= yyyy/mm/dd
Cal.Mode=Factory or User
Da e of fac ory calibra ion
Da e of user calibra ion (CO
2
only)
Type of calibra ion ac ive (CO
2
only)
Protocol:
Command Reply Description
@ &| Keeps he proprie ary pro ocol opera ional even af er 10
seconds from ins rumen power on. I mus be sen wi hin
10 seconds from ins rumen power on.
DPn &| Se s he opera ing pro ocol:
Proprie ary if n=0
MODBUS-RTU if n=1
Default : MODBUS-RTU (n=1)
GP & n| Reads he opera ing pro ocol se in he ins rumen .
SM &| Ac iva es he MODBUS-RTU pro ocol immedia ely.
CMAn &| Se s he ins rumen address for he MODBUS-RTU pro-
ocol o n.
The address should range wi hin 1 and 247.
Default : 1
RMA & n| Reads he ins rumen address for he MODBUS-RTU pro-
ocol.