DS2  Instruction Manual 
 
 
7.3.2  Command packet description: 
 
a.  Synchronism command - 0x43 (‘C’ ASCII) 
The host can use this command when connected to DS2 to obtain the local/remote configuration 
parameters. If the serial transmission speed is missing, all known baud-rates can be tested until the 
connection is established. 
 
Host sends: 
 
DS2 replies: 
 
 
N =  1 byte with photoelement number (84, 126, 168 or 231)  
L =  1 byte with the local configuration status (Dip-switch) 
 
bit 0 = OutDelay  4B - Output Delay (No Delay/100ms Delay) 
bit 1 = OutMode  3B - Output Mode (NO/NC) 
bit 2 = TeachMode  2B - Teach-in Mode (Absolute/Relative) 
bit 3 = TeachAcc  1B - Teach-in active (Inactive/Active) 
bit 4 = MeasAna  4A - Measurement Analysis Mode (BotTop/Total) 
bit 5 = MeasRef  3A - Measurement Reference Beam (Bottom/Top) 
bit 6 = SerMode  2A - Serial Output Mode (Binary/ASCII) 
bit 7 = ProgMode  1A - Programming Mode (Local/Remote) 
 
rrrrrrr = 7 bytes with the remote configuration status 
 
byte 1 = SerComm  Serial Communication  (1 = Active, 0 = Inactive) 
  Short Protocol  (bit 7 = 1  Enable, bit 7 = 0  Disable) 
byte 2 = BaudRate  Baud-rate (range 0 = 9600, 1 = 19200, 3 = 38400 4 = 57600) 
byte 3 = MeasAna1  Measurement Analysis Mode 1 (see below)  
byte 4 = MeasAna2  Measurement Analysis Mode 1 (see below)  
byte 5 = SendType  Data Sending Type (0 = Cyclical, 1 = On Change or 2 = On Request) 
byte 6 = DipSw  Remote setting by virtual dip-switches (only partially applicable)  
byte 7 = OutputDelay  Output Delay 0-200ms 
 
x  =  checksum (complement to one of the Length, Type and Data field bytes sum)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Numeric value associated to measurement type: 
0  =  Measure disabled 
1  =  Complete beams status array 
2  =  Top beam dark 
3  =  Top beam light 
4  =  Bottom beam dark 
5  =  Bottom beam light 
6  =  Middle beam dark 
7  =  Middle beam light 
8  =  Total beam dark 
9  =  Total beam light 
10  =  Total contiguous beam dark 
11  =  Total contiguous beam light 
12  =  N. of transitions dark 
13  =  N. of transitions light 
 Remote configuration state (Virtual Dip Switch) 
bit 0  =  OutDelay 4B - Output Delay (No Delay/Delay) 
bit 1  =  OutMode  3B - Output Mode (NO/NC) 
bit 2  =  TeachMode  2B - Teach-In Mode (Absolute/Relative) 
bit 3  =  TeachEna  1B - Teach-In Enable (Disable/Enable) 
bit 4  =  MeasAna  4A - n. a. 
bit 5  =  MeasRef    3A - n. a. 
bit 6  =  SerMode  2A - Serial Output Mode (Binary/ASCII) 
bit 7  =  ProgMode  1A - n. a.