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System
VM Series Displays RS232 User Guide
020-1359-00A
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7. Monitor Information
This command provides the SICP protocol and the display software versions to the host
controller.
7.1 Model Number, FW Version, Build Date Message Get
Bytes Bytes Description Bits Description
DATA[0]
0xA1 = Model
Number & FW
version of device with
Date- Get
Request the Model Number and FW version of the
device
DATA[1]
to
DATA[N]
Codes to request
0x00 = Model Number
0x01 = FW version
0x02 = Build Date
Example: Get model number (Display Address 01)
7.2 Model Number, FW Version, Build Date Message Report
Bytes Bytes Description Bits Description
DATA[0]
0xA1 = Model
Number & FW
version of device with
Date- Report
Request the Model number, FW version, FW build
date
DATA[1]
to
DATA[N]
Character[0] to
Character[N-1]
36 (0x24) characters maximum.
No. of characters, N = 1 to 36 (0x24).
The actual size determines the value of the
message size byte.
Header
Monitor
ID
Category Code0 Code1 Length Data Control Data[0] Data[1] Checksum
0xA6 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x04 0x01 0xA1 0x00 0x03