Sutter Instrument MPC-200 - Get Active Device & Firmware Version (K) Command; Table 5-6. Get Connected Devices Status (A (FW <3) or U (FW 3+)) Command; Table 5-7. Get Active Device & Firmware Version (K) Command

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Table 5-6. Get Connected Devices Status (‘A’ (FW <3) or ‘U’ (FW 3+)) Command.
Tx/-
Delay/
-Rx
Ver.
Total
Bytes
Byte
Offset
(Len.)
Value
Alt-
key-
pad #
Ctrl-
char
ASCII
def./-
char.
Description
Dec.
Hex.
Binary
Tx
<3
1
0
65
41
0100 0001
0065
A
Command. Returns the number of devices
connected (0-4), and the connected status
of Ports 1 - 2 (1
st
controller) and 3 -
4 (2nd
controller daisy chained to the first)
3+
1
0
85
55
1000 0101
0085
U
Rx
All
0
Zero bytes = no devices connected. ROE
displays “NO MANIPULATOR
CONNECTED”.
6
0
1 - 4
01
-
04
0000 0000
–
0000 0100
^A
-
^D
<SOH>
-
<EOT>
Number of devices connected
Device # Connected Status
1
0
0
0000 0000
^@
<NUL>
1: No
1
1
0000 0001
^A
<SOH>
1: Yes
2
0
0
0000 0000
^@
<NUL>
2: No
1
1
0000 0001
^A
<SOH>
2: Yes
3
0
0
0000 0000
^@
<NUL>
3: No
1
1
0000 0001
^A
<SOH>
3: Yes
4
0
0
0000 0000
^@
<NUL>
4: No
1
1
0000 0001
^A
<SOH>
4: Yes
13
13
0D
0000 1101
^M
<CR>
Completion indicator
5.8.3 Get Active Device & Firmware Version (‘K’) Command
This command is used to obtain information on which of the connected devices is currently
active. The command also returns the controller’s firmware version (in Firmware Ver. 3 and
above). The command sequence consists of one byte as shown in the following table, and two
or four bytes for the returned data: 1 byte for the active device number (1 – 4), two bytes for
Firmware version number (Ver. 3 and above only), and completion indicator (1 byte).
Table 5-7. Get Active Device & Firmware Version (‘K’) Command.
Tx/-
Delay/-
Rx
Ver.
Total
Bytes
Byte
Offset
(Len.)
Value
Alt-
key-
pad #
Ctrl-
char
ASCII
def./-
char.
Description
Dec.
Hex.
Binary
Tx
All
1
0
75
4B
0100 1011
0075
K
Command
Rx
<3
2
0
1 - 4
01
-
04
0000 0000
–
0000 0100
^A
-
^D
<SOH>
-
<EOT>
Currently-active device (1 – 4).
1
13
0D
0000 1101
^M
<CR>
Task-completion indicator
Rx
3+
4
0
1 - 4
01
-
04
0000 0000
–
0000 0100
^A
-
^D
<SOH>
-
<EOT>
Currently-active device (1 – 4).
1
Minor version number coded in BCD (e.g., if ver. = 3.15, then byte = 0x15 (upper
nibble = 1; lower nibble = 5))
2
Major version number coded in BCD (e.g., if ver. = 3.15, then byte = 0x03 (upper
nibble = 0; lower nibble = 3))
3
13
0D
0000 1101
^M
<CR>
Completion indicator