Vaisala Hydromet Data Collection Platform - Manual (Page 129)

Chapter 3 _____________________________________________ Configuring Modules and Sensors
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The sensor commands for interface configuration are as follows:
Operation Command(s) Description
Open service
connection for
command mode OPEN [VRG] [device ID] If no device ID is set and the
precipitation gauge is the
only device connected to the
QML logger on the line, type
OPEN. If the devices ID is
set as 1, type OPEN 1 or
OPEN VRG 1. If you do not
know the device ID, OPEN
VRG * will open the service
connection to the
precipitation gauge on the
line.
Close service
connection and
exit command
mode CLOSE Automatic message sending
and polling are functional in
the CLOSE mode.
Set polled AMES -1 Disables automatic message
transmission
Set automatic
message
transmission AMES <message
number> <message
interval in minutes> Sets the message type to be
transmitted by the
precipitation gauge. For
message numbers, 1 = Data
message; 2 = Status
message.
Set ID ID <device ID> Sets device ID, where
<device ID> is a two-
character identifier 1 ... 99.
Set
communication
speed BAUD <bit rate> Sets the communication
speed; the available speeds
are 300, 1200, 2400, 4800,
and 9600 bps. The default is
9600 bps. Note that the
character frame is fixed: 8
data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit,
and cannot be changed.
Change to tipping
bucket mode CONF 1 1 In the tipping bucket mode,
the precipitation gauge uses
the RS-485 line to give a
current pulse, by default, for
every 0.1 mm of
precipitation.