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If you want to get a single measurement value of the OD7000, this tutorial shows a possible solution.
Hardware needed: chromatic-confocal displacement sensor OD7000, with power supply and connection to the PC (Ethernet cable).
Software needed: OD7000 configuration tool (available on SICK.com) and PuTTY. Helpful is also the OD7000 - Protocol and command reference sheet that explains all used commands.
What is PuTTY?: PuTTY is a free and open-source software serving as a terminal emulator, network file transfer application, and SSH client. Originally developed for Windows, it is now available for various operating systems and is widely used by system administrators and developers for secure remote connections to servers.
First of all you need to configure the OD7000 as you want with the configuration tool.
Open PuTTY and insert your sensor IP adress as well as the port ID. Switch Connection type to "other" and select "RAW".
Click on Terminal. And delete everything in the answerback. Also set the line discipline options to "Force off". This allows us to write into the sensor data stream.
Click "Open" to establish the connection. The data flow will start directly and looks cryptic. Typing "$ASC" directly into the window will change the stream into ascii format. To get a single measurement value, use the command "$TRE" (trigger each). This will make the data stream stop. The sensor expects the next command which is "$STR"
