
12. Serial communication commands
Selection and configuration Interrogation
CHA+ / CHA-
Assign measurement direction
CHA+:positive sense / CHA-:negative sense
Measurement direction?
Response : CHA+ / CHA-
FCT0 / FCT1 / … / FCTA / … / FCTF
Assign «favourite» function FCT? «favourite» function ?
Response : FCT0~FCTF
Assign measurement unit
MM:mm/IN:inch UNI? Measurement unit active?
Response : MM/IN
Assign Keypad Lock
KEY0:Lock/KEY1:Unlock KEY? Keypad locked?
Response : KEY0/KEY1
MUL +/-xx.xxxx Assign the multiplier value MUL?
Multiplier value?
Response : +/-xx.xxxx
PRE +/-xxx.xxx Assign preset value PRE?
Preset value?
Response : +/-xxx.xxx
Assign Hold mode
STO1:ON / STO0:OFF STO?
Status of HOLD function?
Response : STO1/STO0
Assign Tolerance mode
TOL1:ON /TOL0:OFF TOL?
Status of Tolerance mode?
Response : TOL1/TOL0
Change active reference
Two tolerance values are REF1 or REF2
Active Reference ?
Response : REF1/REF2
Assign Economic mode
ECO1:ON / ECO0:OFF ECO?
Current economic mode?
Response : ECO1/ECO0
Assign 2 points measurement mode
INTE1:ON / INTE0:OFF
2 points mode ?
Response : INTE1/INTE0
LCAL dd.mm.yy Modify last calibration date LCAL?
Date of last calibration?
Response : dd.mm.yyyy
NCAL dd.mm.yy Modify next calibration date NCAL?
Date of next calibration?
Response : dd.mm.yyyy
NUM x...x (up to 20 chars) Modify the instrument number NUM?
Instrument number?
Response : NUM x...x
Assign MIN, MAX, Delta, Normal mode
MIN:Minimum/MAX:Maximum/DEL:Delta=MAX-MIN/
NOR:Normal=Current value
Active mode (MIN, MAX, Delta or Normal)?
Response : MIN/MAX/DEL/NOR
Activates/deactivates the automatic switch-off
AOFF1:Activate/AOFF0:De-activate
Status of the automatic switch-off
Response:AOFF1/AOFF0
Assign Bargraph display
CFGBAR NOR:Normal bargraph/
CFGBAR MAX:Keep Bargraph on Max value
Bargraph configuration?
CFGBAR NOR/CFGBAR MAX
FACT1 / FACT2 / FACT5 / FACT10
Assingn analogue scale factor
FACT1:1scale=1digit/FACT2:1scale=2digits/
FACT5:1scale=5digits/FACT10:1scale=10digits
Status of the analogue scale factor?
Response : FACT1/FACT2/FACT5/FACT10
Change of resolution
RES1:0.0001mm/RES2:0.001mm/RES3:0.01mm
Status of the current resolution?
Response : RES1/RES2/RES3
TOL +/-xxx.xxx +/-yyy.yyy
Inputting current tolerance limits
x:lower tolerance limit/y:upper tolerance limit
Current value (the displayed value)?
Response : +/-zzz.zzz ⇒current value
in the case of Tol mode
=+/-zzz.zzz ⇒current value
<+/-xxx.xxx ⇒lower tolerance limit
>+/-yyy.yyy ⇒upper tolerance limit
CLE Reset(Clear) of MIN, MAX or Delta SET?
Main instrument parameters?
Response : CHA+/CHA-,MM/IN,X1/X2/X5,
RES1/RES2/RES3,MIN/MAX/DEL/NOR,
STO0/STO1,KEY0/KEY1,BAT1/BAT0
Activate / de-activate UNIT command(MM/IN)
UNI1:ON/UNI0:OFF
Instrument identification code?
Response : SYxxx
Activate / de-activate continued data transmission
OUT1:ON/OUT0:OFF
Status of Battery?
Response : BAT1: OK/ BAT0: low battery
PRE ON / PRE OFF Activate / de-activate Preset function(PRE command) VER?
Version No. and date of firmware
Response : Vx.x DD.MM.YYYY
ANA ON / ANA OFF Activate / de-activate the analogue scale MAC?
Bluetooth® MAC address?
Response :XXX…XXX(up to 12 chars)
PRE Recall Preset value
SET Zero reset
SBY xx xx number of minutes before stand-by
BT1 / BT0
Activate/de-activate Bluetooth® module
BT1:ON/BT0:OFF
BTRST Reset Bluetooth pairing information
OFF Switch-off (wake up using a button or RS)
RST Reset the instrument
SBY Put instrument in stand-by mode(SIS)
FAC RST Reset (Restores the factory parameters)
TOL +/-nnn.nnn +/-xxx.xxx +/-yyy.yyy
(In the case of SSI-650)
Inputting current tolerance limits
n :nominal value /
x :lower tolerance limit/y :upper tolerance limit