Newport8742Ctrl Class Commands
Name
Input type
Output type
Level
Description
State DEV_VOID DEV_STATE OPERATOR This command gets the device state (stored in its device_state data member) and returns it to the caller.
Status DEV_VOID CONST_DEV_STRING OPERATOR This command gets the device status (stored in its device_status data member) and returns it to the caller.
Write DEV_STRING DEV_VOID OPERATOR write command to the controller
WriteReadString DEV_STRING DEV_STRING OPERATOR write command to the controller and read reply as string
WriteReadLong DEV_STRING DEV_LONG OPERATOR write command to the controller and read reply as Tango::DevLong
Reset DEV_VOID DEV_VOID OPERATOR This will reboot the controller. The connection will be lost afterwards,
so restart the server.
ScanRS485Net DEV_LONG DEV_VOID OPERATOR Scans RS485 network connected to master controller (command SC)

Input:
0: scans the network but does not resolve any address conflicts

1: scans the network and resolves address conflicts if present

2: reassigns the addresses of all controllers on the network in a
sequential order starting with master controller set to address 1

You may need this if you

- change the master controller in a RS485 daisy chain
- add / remove controllers in a RS485 daisy chain