Online commands
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Technical description BCL 21/22 SB
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Online commands
11.1
Overview of commands and parameters
Online commands can be used to send commands directly to the device for control and
configuration.
For this the BCL 21/22 with MA … must be connected to a host or service computer via the
serial interface. The commands described can be sent either via the host or the service
interface.
Online commands
With the commands, you can
• control/decode.
• read/write/copy parameters.
• carry out an automatic configuration.
• call up error messages.
• call up statistical device information.
• carry out a software reset in order to reinitialize the device.
Syntax
"Online" commands consist of one or two ASCII characters followed by command
parameters.
No separation characters may be entered between the command and the command
parameter(s). Both small and capitalized letters can be used.
Example:
Command
’CA’
: autoConfig function
Parameter
’+’
:
Activation
Transmitted is:
’CA+’
Notation
Commands, command parameters and returned data are enclosed between single
quotation marks
’ ’
in the text of this manual.
Most online commands are acknowledged by the BCL 21/22 and any requested data
returned. For commands that are not acknowledged, command execution can be observed
or monitored directly on the device.
