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5.2.3. Permission
Command: CMD_READ_PERMISSION
Return: This property returns a string of characters, indicating the
permission bits for the register. The characters are (in order):
• Read Permission
• Write Permission
• Calibration Counter
• Configuration Counter
Read Write Calibration
Counter
Configuration
Counter
“-“ None (any) “-“ None (any) “-“ None “-“ None
“S” Safe “S” Safe “C” Affects “F” Affects
“F” Full “F” Full
“f” Factory (Internal) “f” Factory (Internal)
eg. The Permission property of REG_DECIMAL_PLACES returns “-F-F” which
means:
• Read with any permission (always available).
• Write with Full permission.
• Does not affect Calibration Counter.
• Affects Configuration Counter.
5.3. Type Specific Properties
The behaviour of the following properties depends on the type of register.
5.3.1. RangeMin, RangeMax
All Registers have a concept of RangeMin and RangeMax. The register must
contain a value that is in the range RangeMin <= Value <= RangeMax.
Command: CMD_READ_RANGE_MIN
Return: Hexadecimal
Register Type RangeMin RangeMax
TYPE_SHORT,
TYPE_USHORT,
TYPE_LONG,
TYPE_ULONG
Minimum value Maximum value
TYPE_STRING,
TYPE_BLOB
0 (No. of elements -1)
TYPE_OPTION,
TYPE_MENU
0 (No. of Elements-1)
TYPE_BITFIELD 0 (No. of character positions – 1)