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MPC-325 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL – REV. 3.20F (20200303)
Table E-5. MPC-325 (MPC-200) external-control commands.
Command
Tx/-
Delay/-
Rx
Ver.
Total
Bytes
Byte
Offset
(Len.)
Value
Alt-
key-
pad #
Ctrl-
char
ASCII
def./-
char.
Description
Dec.
Hex.
Binary
Get Connected-
Devices Status
(‘A’) (FW <3)
Tx
<3
1
0
65
41
0100 0001
0065
A
Returns the number of devices
co
nnected (0-4).
NOTE: This command is replaced by
(‘U’) command in Firmware Ver. 3 and
above (described next).
Rx
<3
0
Zero bytes = no devices connected. ROE displays “NO MANIPULATOR
CO
NNECTED”.
Rx
<3
2
0
1
-
4
01
-
04
0000 0000
–
0000 0100
^A
-
^D
<SOH>
-
<EOT>
Number of devices connected
1
13
0D
0000 1101
^M
<CR>
Completion indicator
Get Connected-
Devices Status
(‘U’)
(FW 3+)
Tx
3+
1
0
85
55
1000 0101
0085
U
Returns the number of devices
co
nnected (0-4), and the connected
status of Ports 1
- 2 (1
st
controller)
and 3
- 4 (2nd controller daisy
chained to the first).
NOTE: This command replaces the
pr
evious command (‘A’) in Firm
ware Ver.
3 and above.
Rx
3+
0
Zero bytes = no devices connected. ROE displays “NO MANIPULATOR
CO
NNECTED”.
Rx
3+
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
5
13
0D
0000 1101
^M
<CR>
Completion indicator
Get Active
Device &
Firmware
Version (‘K’)
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 = 0))
2
Major version number coded in BCD (e.g., if ver. = 3.10, then byte = 0x03
(upper nibble = 0; lower nibble = 3))
3
13
0D
0000 1101
^M
<CR>
Completion indicator