FT FT742 - ID: Set or Query the Listener & Talker Identifiers

Section 6 Parameter Settings
51 FT742-DM (RS485) Sensors – User Manual
6.4.14 ID: Set or Query the Listener & Talker Identifiers
Command
Parameter
ID
Command
Syntax
SET Sensor:
$<listenerID>,ID<RxID><TxID>*<checksum><cr><lf>
$aa,ID=cccc*hh<cr><lf>
QUERY Sensor:
$<listenerID>,ID?*<checksum><cr><lf>
$aa,ID?*hh<cr><lf>
Sensor output:
$<talkerID>,ID=<RxID><TxID>*<checksum><cr><lf>
$aa,ID=cccc*hh<cr><lf>
Parameters
<RxID>
00 to ZZ
The sensor 2 digit listener address identifier
(Factory Default RxID = 01)
<TxID>
00 to ZZ
The sensor 2 digit talker address identifier
(Factory Default TxID = WI)
Examples
Example 1
Set the sensor listener address identifier to A1 and the talker address identifier to B1. Verify
that the command has been accepted.
Message
Comment
$01,IDA1B1*//<cr><lf>
Set address ID’s
$A1,ID?*//<cr><lf>
Query ID settings
$B1,ID=A1B1*6C<cr><lf>
Sensor response
Note: the ID? command must use the new listener ID otherwise the command will not be
recognised.
Description
Use the ID command to set the listener and talker address identifiers. See Section 5.4.4 for
information on listener and talker address identifiers.