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7. Appendix A
7. APPENDIX A
7.1 RS-232 protocol
About RS-232 protocol
The communication protocol of the monitor is based upon user oriented commands and factory oriented
commands. The following description is related to the user oriented commands and is based on the
MDSC-8358 monitors user commands.
Notes :
<ESC> stands for the ASCII code 1B hex
<ACK> stands for the ASCII code 06 hex
<NACK> stands for the ASCII code 15 hex
<CR> stands for the ASCII code 0D hex
<LF> stands for the ASCII code 0A hex
Communication settings:
• Baud rate 9600
• Data bits 8
• Parity none
• Start bits 1
• Stop bits 1
• Handshake none
Available commands:
1a) Get Model Number:
PC > monitor: <ESC> rh
monitor > PC: “string” <ACK>
where “string” is: 12 digits ASCII string with 12NC model number (example: “991932051391”).
1b) Get Serial Number:
PC > monitor: <ESC> rs
monitor > PC: “string” <ACK>
where “string” is: 14 digits ASCII string with 14NC serial number (example: “AN000631000001”).
1c) Get Hardware Release:
PC > monitor: <ESC> r1 <CR>
monitor > PC: “string” <CR><LF>
where “string” is: an ASCII string with the hardware release (example: “VEGA-LP1”).
1d) Get Firmware Release:
PC > monitor: <ESC> r2 <CR>
monitor > PC: “string” <CR><LF>
where “string” is: an ASCII string with the fi rmware release (example: “FW 1.05”).
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