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5.2.2.4.8 Standard Update Process Parameters (XTC/3M only)
Command:
UP <Command ID> <Process Number> <Parameter List> [<Parameter Value >]
Command ID = See listing below
Process Number = <Byte> 1-99
Parameter List = Depends on the Command ID (See listing that follows)
Parameter Value = Depends on the Command ID (See listing that follows)
Response:
None (Just header and trailer)
Command ID = 1 "Layer List"
Parameter List = <Number of Layers> <Layer 1> <Layer 2> … <Layer n>
Number of Layers = <2 Bytes> Number of layers in this process
Layer n = Film number the layer is to be programmed with. (1 – 32)
n = Number of Layers
Command ID = 2 "Name"
Parameter List = <Process Name>
Process Name = <String> maximum 15 characters, characters are restricted to
hex 20 - hex 7E inclusive, plus null terminating character.
Command ID = 3 "Specific Layer"
Parameter List = Layer to be updated<2 Bytes>
Parameter Value = Film number for given layer to be programmed
<Byte> (1 – 32)
5.2.2.5 Standard STATUS Commands
Command:
S <Command ID> (<Action Value>) - see special case S0 below.
Command ID = <Byte> See “S Command ID” column in Table 5-4 .
Action Value = <Byte>, only required for S0.
S0 command : The S0 command requires a timer tick to be sent. Timer ticks
increment internally from 0 to 256 (0x00 to 0xFF) at a rate of 4x per second.
XTC/3 stores the S0 data set valid for each timer tick and returns that specific data
set when the S0 command is sent with that particular timer tick. If the timer tick sent
is not the current one, the data returned will be old data and may be as old as 64