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4.1.1.9
“raw”
Send raw binary command to the ASIC
Command: raw
Arguments:
A hex string command to send to the ASIC (See “
” section). CRC is omitted,
and is generated and appended by the Nordic firmware as it sends the command to the ASIC
Example: raw AA0501
Example response:
Response: AA090100123456
This allows a
ny command in the “Binary Serial Packet Commands” section to be sent to the ASIC. It is this command that
implements the simplest form of th
e “STINGR with Bluetooth” function of the
ST100 tag.
The response is the Hex string returned as an acknowledgement from the ASIC.
The example above is an ESN query.
4.1.1.10
“bpm”
Invokes Binary Passthrough Mode
Command: bpm
Arguments: none
Example: bpm
Invokes Binary Passthrough Mode
This permits an extensive dialog of “AA” commands and responses to be passed through the Blu
etooth to and from the
ASIC when many commands must be passed rapidly and the “raw” command method, described in the previous
subsection, would add an objectionable amount of overhead.
The most common example would be to run the ASIC’s bootloader to load a
new firmware image, a process that
requires many “AA” commands to be sent rapidly.
Binary passthrough mode expires, and the ST100 board returns to ASCII mode when 60 seconds have passed without a
binary message being sent to the device.
Binary
passthrough mode can be terminated immediately by sending “AA 05 6F [crc
-lo] [crc-
hi]” in the binary command
format. The Nordic processor will catch this particular command and terminate the passthrough.
