Specifies a timeout for response to the request for position/status. A value of 0.0 disables this timeout. There is currently no error message if this timeout occurs. In order to prevent a "stackup" of position/status requests, PC-DMIS keeps track of having sent a position/status request and will not send another one until the response has been received. The main purpose of this timeout is to prevent a permanent wait for response in case some comm error or probe head error state prevents receipt of a recognizable response. When this timeout occurs PC-DMIS will consider the position/status request to be permanently lost so that it will no longer wait for the response and will allow another position/status request to be sent.
Entry Name: ExternalProbeheadStatusTimeout
Entry Type: Real Number specifying seconds. The default value is 2.