Omron ZS Operating manual

Non-procedual Communication
Cat. No. Z232-E1-02
Smart Sensors
ZS Series
Command Reference

Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the ZS Series.
This manual provides reference information on non-procedural communication commands
for ZS Series.
This manual provides information for the following models and versions.
Different firmware versions may cause communication errors, unintended setting
overwrite, and damages on the controller. Please make sure to use the controller with the
correct software version.
If your software version is not listed in the table above, please update the software using
the SmartMonitorZS firmware update software, such as WarpEngineZS, to match the
software version.
When using the ZS Series, be sure to observe the following:
• The ZS Series must be operated by personnel knowledgeable in electrical engineer-
ing.
• To ensure correct use, please read this manual thoroughly to deepen your under-
standing of the product.
• Please keep this manual in a safe place so that it can be referred to whenever neces-
sary.
Model Firmware Version
ZS-LDC v2.000 or later
ZS-HLDC v1.000 or later
ZS-MDC v2.000 or later
ZS-DSU v2.000 or later

Contents
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Non-procedural Communication Command Reference
Contents
Setting the Communication Specifications ................................................... 2
Format.......................................................................................................... 3
List of Non-procedural Commands .............................................................. 4
List of Parameters (ZS-LDC) ........................................................................ 7
List of Parameters (ZS-HLDC) ................................................................... 12
List of Parameters (ZS-MDC) ..................................................................... 20
List of Parameters (ZS-DSU) ..................................................................... 25
FLOWDATA Reference .............................................................................. 30
Capturing Image Data ................................................................................ 36
Example of Usage ...................................................................................... 38
Revision History ......................................................................................... 42

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Non-procedural Communication Command Reference
Setting the Communication Specifications
Setting the Communication Specifications
Change the settings of the controller communication specifications for non-procedural
communication with the external device.
Use USB cable or RS-232C cable to connect ZS Series controllers to external devices. For USB cable
connection, install Smart Monitor ZS and USB driver beforehand. After installing Smart Monitor ZS, USB
ports are recognized as standard COM ports, and communication is achieved as with the RS-232C.
(Setting the communication specifications including baud rate is not necessary.) For details on how to
connect cable, refer to the User's Manual for each controller.
1.Set the mode switch to "FUN".
2.Select [System] - [Communication] - [Mode] menu.
3.Select [non-procedural].
4.For RS-232C cable connection, select [System] - [Communication] - [RS-232C]
menu to set the appropriate communication specifications for the external
device.
5.Save the settings.
If you are connecting multiple controllers, set all controllers other than ZS-HLDC to [non-procedural].
Note that the communication with SmartMonitor ZS is not available in [non-procedural] mode. If you
want to communicate with SmartMonitor ZS, reset to [CompoWay/F] communication.

Format
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Non-procedural Communication Command Reference
Format
The format of non-procedural commands are as follows:
Example: A command to acquire a measured value MEASURE command
* Each character is output as an ASCII code (except for FLOWDATA response).
The format of returned values changes depending on the command.
For the description of each command, refer to "List of Non-procedural Commands"
section.
•MEASURE / M / DATAGET
The returned value consists of right aligned 11 characters and a delimiter. The unit is
nm for a displacement value. Shortfalls of the characters are filled with spaces from
the left.
Example: The returned value is -30.719923 mm.
•BANKGET command
The returned value is output as 1 character bank No.
Example: The bank No. is 2.
•VERGET command
The returned value is output in the following format:
•Other commands
Either OK or ER is returned according to the result of the command. The command
was executed properly:
The command was not executed properly or the setting was NG:
The delimiter can be selected from the following three types.
CR/LF/CR+LF
Space Delimiter
MEASURE OCR
-30719923CR
1CR
ZS - LDC 2 . 000CR
Version
OKCR
ERCR