I am currently working with an Oriel Encoder Mike 18011, with no access to the original software floppies. I am trying to communicate with it over serial, but I am having issues. I connected the controller via rs232 and opened NI Max to communicate with it over serial.
When the Data was read on the press of the rem/loc button when it was local, this was the result:
1: Read Operation
Return Count: 10 bytes
\FC\DF\1F;\7F\DF\FF\FE\DC\FC
Can someone interpret this data/help me with communicating with the Encoder Mike?
I am using a non standard serial connection (shown in manual) connecting the pin 7 of a DB 25 and a DB 9 to each other as ground. A DB9 is connected to a DB25 with only pins 2,3, and 7 used on each connector, neglecting the tying together of pins mentioned in the manual I am also using a CommFront USB to Dual RS-323 Converter Model Number USB-232-A-1
The manual is here:
http://uhv.cheme.cmu.edu/manuals/18011m.pdf
