Specifications

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Offset
This field contains the offset half of the 80186 address where execution
begins. This value is copied into the module’s IP register.
The complete address for the command data is segmented into two halves,
offset and base. Only the offset half of the address is incremented during
a jump operation.
Base
This field contains the base half of the 80186 address where execution
begins. This value is copied into the module’s CS register.
3.5.3 STATUS
This command requests the module’s current status. The STATUS
command prompts a message reply from the module.
3.5.3.1 STATUS Command
Figure 3-9 shows the format of the STATUS command.
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Figure 3–9 STATUS Command Format
MSGTAG
The message tag informs the driving software which messages belong
with which commands. DECvoice does not interpret the message tag. The
message tag is only significant to the driving software.
Slot
This field contains the slot code that identifies the module subsystem to
process the command. The slot code for the STATUS command is 0.