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www.oxleygroup.com/eti
ODCSM40539/2/2005
Oxley Developments Company Ltd
Email: sales@oxley.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1229 483226
Oxley Group Australia Pty Ltd
Email: sales@oxleygroup.com
Tel +61 (0) 2 9967 9488
Oxley Inc.
Email: sales@oxleyinc.com
Tel: +1 (203) 488 1033
Power Supply
A single 5 Volt power supply, Vcc is required for operation. A separate power supply input Vaux is also
provided for energisation from a second power source. A blocking diode is internally connected to prevent
current from Vaux powering parent equipment connected to Vcc. This provides cold read facilities during
failure of parent equipment or when it is powered down.
Interrogation
The ETI can be interrogated in either serial or parallel format. The OUTPUT SELECT (OS) input is used
for selection of interrogation mode.
Serial Data (Output Select = 0)
Serial data transfer uses two pins, Rx (receive data), and Tx (transmit data). Together with a signal
common, these lines constitute a 3 wire serial communication interface utilising a standard non-return to
zero (NRZ), data format. Direct interface can be made with integrated circuit UART devices. The signals
can also be level shifted to conform to RS232 requirements.
The Rx and Tx signals must meet the following requirements:-
1A High level indicates logic 1 (5 V) and a low level indicates logic 0 (0 V).
2The Rx input must be in a high state prior to reception of data.
3A start bit, (logic 0), is transmitted/received indicating the start of a message.
4Bytes of data are transmitted/received least significant bit first.
5A stop bit, (logic 1), in the 10th bit position indicates transmission/reception of a byte is complete.
6Baud rate: 9600 b/s
Data bits: 8
Start bits: 1
Stop bits: 1
Parity: None
To initiate transmission of serial elapsed time/pulse count data a unique two character ASCII command
“ET” must be received at the Rx input. Following reception of a valid “ET” command the ETI will output the
elapsed time message on the Tx output. If an invalid command is received an ASCII carriage return
character, (0D hex), is transmitted.