Serial Communication Programmer Reference Guide
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Read the name of the installed cartridge
To read the name of the installed cartridge, the CNC reads the values in the following registers:
0x3048 (name, bytes 0 and 1)
0x3049 (name, bytes 2 and 3)
0x304A (name, bytes 4 and 5)
0x304B (name, bytes 6 and 7)
0x304C (name, bytes 8 and 9)
0x304D (name, bytes 10 and 11)
0x3048 – 0x304D (cartridge name, bytes 0 – 11)
Table 7 – Cartridge names
Description: Reads the hexadecimal values for the 12 bytes of the name of the installed
cartridge.
Convert the hexadecimal values to ASCII text.
Refer to Table 7.
Encoding or scaling: N/A
Unit: N/A
Function (hex): 04 (Read Registers)
Hex value ASCII Text Cartridge Name
43204D454348000000000000 C MECH Standard Mechanized Cutting
43204D464E43000000000000 C MFNC FineCut Mechanized Cutting
4720434E544C000000000000 G CNTL Maximum Control Gouging
4720524D564C000000000000 G RMVL Maximum Removal Gouging
432048414E44000000000000 C HAND Drag Hand Cutting
432048464E43000000000000 C HFNC FineCut Hand Cutting
4320464C5553480000000000 C FLUSH FlushCut Cutting