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Section 1  Introduction .................................................................................................. 1 
Section 2  COM1 Port and HOST Port Specifications and Settings ............................. 2 
2.1  Connections ......................................................................................................... 2 
2.2  Communication Specifications ............................................................................. 3 
2.2.1  COM1 Port .................................................................................................... 3 
2.2.2  HOST Port .................................................................................................... 4 
2.3  Communication Parameters ................................................................................. 5 
Section 3  Ethernet Specifications and Settings ........................................................... 7 
3.1  Connections ......................................................................................................... 7 
3.2  Communication Specifications ............................................................................. 8 
3.3  Communication Parameters ................................................................................. 9 
Section 4  Non-Protocol Communication .................................................................... 16 
4.1  Communication with a Robot Language Program .............................................. 16 
4.1.1  PRINT Command ........................................................................................ 16 
4.1.2  INPUT Command ........................................................................................ 19 
4.1.3  Clearing Communication Buffer .................................................................. 21 
4.2  Programming Examples for Communication with a Robot Language Program . 22 
4.2.1  Program Branching ..................................................................................... 22 
4.2.2  Correcting the Position of the Robot ........................................................... 26 
4.3  INPUT Character String Conversion Function .................................................... 30 
4.3.1  Converting a Character String to 0 .............................................................. 31 
4.3.2  Converting a Character String to Any Numeric Value ................................. 32 
Section 5  Simple Protocol Communication ................................................................ 34 
5.1  Transmission Protocol ........................................................................................ 34 
5.2  Transmission Format .......................................................................................... 35 
5.2.1  Text ............................................................................................................. 35 
5.2.2  Data Section Format ................................................................................... 36 
5.2.3  Ethernet Status Display [ETHER] ............................................................... 37 
5.2.4  Confirmation with a Windows Computer ..................................................... 39 
5.3  Commands ......................................................................................................... 41 
5.3.1  List of Commands ....................................................................................... 41 
5.3.2  Commands and Operation Modes .............................................................. 46 
5.3.3  Details of Commands .................................................................................. 50 
5.4  Ram Files ......................................................................................................... 157 
5.4.1  User Files (Work files) ............................................................................... 157 
5.5  TSPC Settings .................................................................................................. 163 
Section 6  Robot Operation Sequence Using External Communication ................... 164 
6.1  Basic Operation ................................................................................................ 164 
6.2  Program Download ........................................................................................... 164 
6.3  Reinitializing and Starting a Stopped Program ................................................. 164