Valco Valves in the Administrator Help section.Valco Valves: Commands and Tips
The Two-Position Valve has two valve positions (A and B). The Multi-Position Valve has up to 16 valve positions (1, 2, 3, ...16).
The valve is switched to position A (Two-Position Valve) or position 1 (Multi-Position Valve) when connecting to Chromeleon.
Valve Commands and Properties
In addition to the standard commands, the following commands and properties are available (please note that the display Filter level determines which commands and properties are displayed):
|
Property |
Value |
Description |
|
Direction |
Clockwise or Counterclockwise |
Direction in which the valve is switched. |
|
FirmwareDate |
|
Firmware date (read-only). |
|
FirmwareVersion |
|
Firmware version (read-only). |
|
FlipDelay |
0 to 65.000 ms |
Delay time for the Flip command. |
|
MaxPosition |
4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 |
Maximum number of positions (read-only). The property is set on the General tab page in the Server Configuration program. |
|
Position |
A or B |
Current valve position. |
|
Command |
Description |
|
Flip |
Switches the valve to the opposite position, waits for the time specified by the FilpDelay property, and then returns to the original position. |
|
Home |
Switches the Two-Position Valve to position A. |
|
Reset |
Performs a Disconnect command, and then a Connect command. |
|
Toggle |
Switches the valve to the other position. |
For an overview of the Valco valves, refer to Hardware Installation Valco Valves in the Administrator Help section.