Specifications

SECTION 8 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS

OUTPUT COMMANDS

SET OUTPUT COMMAND

This will Activate or Deactivate any of the 24 Outputs. Select only the Outputs that are going to

be changed, and leave the other Outputs as Don’t Cares(n/c). The SMC40 has 24 programmable

open-collector out puts. When an open-collector is set ON, the voltage reading is about 0.7Vdc.

When the output is set OFF, the reading is an OPEN. Note: Only five outputs can be turned on

per line. The following command line can be repeated to turn more than five outputs when

required.

Line Command Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Comments

1 Set Output ON:1,2,10,18 OFF:5,6,12,20

In this example SET OUTPUT

sets outputs 1,2,10, and 18 ON.

On the same command line,

outputs 5, 6,12,and 20 are set

OFF. Note, that a SET

OUTPUT command might be

used with a conditional IF

Statement.

WARNING: Always use a Diode (Motorola 1N4002 or Equivalent) to clamp any Inductive Loads (Relays,

Solenoids, etc.) due to fly back voltages. Refer to Specifications for further information.