Thermal2 Command
sys laser state

Description Determine the status of the write laser control mode.

While the monitor command laser on will turn on the write laser in blocking mode ( the monitor command will wait for completion ), the monitor commands sys laser on and sys laser state will turn on the write laser in non-blocking mode ( the monitor commands will return immediately ). This allows multiple functions to be performed simultaneously.

For example, the user can use the monitor command sys laser on to initiate the "On" write laser control mode to turn on the write laser. If successful, the exposure head will continue to turn on the write laser while the user can continue with other processing ( for example, initiating a focus learn ). The user can use this monitor command to determine the status of the write laser control mode. The status of the write laser control mode will be either in progress, successful or unsuccessful.

If the user attempts to access the write laser while the exposure head is turning on the write laser ( for example, a stroke calibration ), an error will indicate that a command is in progress. However, the user can use the monitor command sys plot abort to abort turning on the write laser.

Note that this monitor command only indicates the status of the write laser control mode. This monitor command should not be used to determine the state of the write laser.

Notes Thermal 1.0 / 1.7x equivalents:
  • The monitor command sys laser state does not have an equivalent.

Related Documents COMMAND: sys laser [on|off]
ERRORCODE: [03537] The write laser control mode is in progress
ERRORCODE: [03541] Timeout waiting for the write laser
ERRORCODE: [03544] The write laser control mode has been aborted

Firmware Notes The monitor command sys laser state corresponds to the API function CEH_WriteLaserState( ) in the CEH API document.

Applies to: THERMAL2
Access: FIELD
Modified: Tue Oct 24 11:54:52 2006
Updated: Thu Jul 17 02:31:37 2008
Module: SYS