OF 99 EB c4 reserved ef
GM 9a EQ c5 reserved f0
reserved 9b EC c6 reserved f1
reserved 9c reserved c7 reserved f2
reserved 9d AM c8 reserved f3
reserved 9e MC c9 reserved f4
reserved 9f TW ca reserved f5
BG a0 MF cb reserved f6
ST a1 MR cc reserved f7
AB a2 AD cd reserved f8
HM a3 AP ce reserved f9
FE a4 AR cf reserved fa
FI a5 AS d0 reserved fb
PA a6 AI d1 reserved fc
PR a7 AT d2 reserved fd
JG a8 WT d3 reserved fe
MO a9 reserved d4 reserved ff
SH aa reserved d5
Controller Response to DATA
The DMC-40x0 returns a : for valid commands and a ? for invalid commands.
For example, if the command BG is sent in lower case, the DMC-40x0 will return a ?.
invalid command, lower case
When the controller receives an invalid command the user can request the error code. The error code will specify
the reason for the invalid command response. To request the error code type the command TC1. For example:
There are many reasons for receiving an invalid command response. The most common reasons are: unrecognized
command (such as typographical entry or lower case), command given at improper time (such as during motion), or
a command out of range (such as exceeding maximum speed). A complete listing of all codes is listed in the TC
command in the Command Reference section.
Interrogating the Controller
Interrogation Commands
The DMC-40x0 has a set of commands that directly interrogate the controller. When the command is entered, the
requested data is returned in decimal format on the next line followed by a carriage return and line feed. The format
of the returned data can be changed using the Position Format (PF), Variable Format (VF) and Leading Zeros (LZ)
command. See 357HChapter 7 and the Command Reference.
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