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Appendix |ASCII Communication with Controller
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A 5.3
General Commands
A 5.3.1 General
A 5.3.1.1 Help
HELP [<command>]
Help is displayed for a command. If no command is specified, general help information
is displayed.
A 5.3.1.2 Controller Information
Sensor data are queried. Output as per example below:
->GETINFO
Name:
IFC2451
Serial:
11020009
Option:
001
Article:
2418004
MAC-Address:
00-0C-12-01-06-08
Version:
004.093.087.02
Imagetype:
User
->
Name: Name of the controller model / controller series
Serial: Controller serial number
Option: Controller option number
Article: Controller article number
MAC Address: Network adapter address
Version: Version of the booted software
Image type: Type of the booted software (Factory- or User Images)
The Factory Image is installed by the manufacturer of the controller and cannot be over-
written. An update of User Images can be done by the end user. If an error occurs when
updating the User Images, then the Factory Images is loaded when the system starts the
next time.
Error
Description
E34
The Controller has not been trained or lost of flash memory.
-> Send the controller back to the manufacturer.
A 5.3.1.3 Reply Type
ECHO ON|OFF
The reply type describes the structure of a command reply.
ECHO ON: The command name and the command reply or an error message is output.
ECHO OFF: Only the command reply or an error message is returned.
A 5.3.1.4 Parameter Overview
This command outputs a list of all setting parameters and its values.
PRINT ALL
This command outputs a list of all setting parameters and its values, as well as informa-
tion such as sensor table or GETINFO.
