User manual

Chapter 6
Planning Your Application Program
$aaF
Name Read Firmware Version
Description Returns the firmware version code from a specified
ADAM-5000/TCP system.
Syntax $aaF(cr)
$ is a delimiter character.
aa (range 00-FF) represents the 2-character hexadeci-
mal address of the ADAM-5000/TCP system
you want to interrogate. F is the Firmware Version
command.
(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh).
Response !aa(version)(cr) if the command is valid.
?aa(cr) if an invalid operation was entered. There is
no response if the module detects a syntax error,
communication error or if the specified address does
not exist.
! delimiter character indicating a valid command was
received.
? delimiter character indicating the command was in-
valid.
aa (range 00-FF) represents the 2-character hexadeci-
mal address of an ADAM-5000/TCP system.
(version) represents the firmware version of
the
ADAM-5000/TCP system.
(cr) is the terminating character, carriage return (0Dh).
Example command: $01F(cr)
response: !01A1.01(cr) The command requests the
system at address 01h to send its firmware version.
The system responds with firmware version A1.01.
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