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VersaPort 2200 Technical Manual
Appendix B: Communications Software
ASCII Serial Text Interface
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Exception:
A command rejected with a BELL would not have checksum. (Bell)
Message Summary
Quick Reference
Use Table 21 to determine the ASCII code that corresponds to a particular action. By
utilizing variables associated with each main code, the full number of possible commands
is expanded. A detailed explanation of the ASCII command, along with the variables, is
given in the next section.
T
ABLE
21 ASCII Command Summary
Category / Action Direction ASCII ref. SECS
STATUS
Request the current status from the Load Port
Send current Load port status to the Host Host => E
Host <= E FSR
FSD S1F5
S1F6
CONFIGURATION
Request to read the Load Port configuration
parameters.
Send Load Port configuration parameters to the
Host.
Host => E
Host < = E
ECR
ECD
S2F13
S2F14
Set Load Port configuration parameters
Reply to request to set configuration parameters. Host => E
Host <= E ECS
ECA S2F15
S2F16
MOTION COMMANDS
Send command to the Load Port from an external
Host
(If ECID 37 is set to 2, 3, 6, or 7.)
Reply to command from external Host
(If ECID 37 is set to 2, 3, 6, or 7.)
Host => E
Host <= E
RCS
RCA
S2F21
S2F22
Send commands to the Load Port
Reply to command from the Host Host => E
Host <= E HCS
HCA S2F41
S2F42
EVENT REPORTING
Enable or disable Load Port event reports
Reply to request to enable or disable event
reports.
Host => E
Host <= E
EDER
EERA
S2F37
S2F38