Instruction Manual

Variables and Flags Assignment and Request Commands • Serial 309
Publication 1398-PM601A-EN-P — October 2000
HOST MODE
Serial
COM1 word
COM2 word
These commands set the serial parameters for the Operator Terminal (Com1) and the Programming Ter-
minal (Com2). The parameters are encoded as a bit map in the following format:
System
Command Description Flag/
Variable
Read/
Write
Personality
Module
ADDR Returns the host axis identifier specified by the dip
switch. The value will be in the range of 0..63. (Zero
indicates no individual axis identifier.)
byte R N
HOST TRUE if the programming terminal is in host mode. In
host mode, the ULTRA Plus or IQ will give less ver-
bose responses to some commands and will not supply
error message strings.
FR/WN
NOECHO TRUE if the ULTRA Plus or IQ is not to echo incom-
ing characters in a full duplex mode.
The default state on power up is FALSE.
FR/WN
NOLF TRUE if the ULTRA Plus or IQ is not to add a line-
feed (^J) to responses. If TRUE, only a carriage return
(^M) will be transmitted.
FR/WN
Bit Description Values
0, 1 Unused
2 0 = RS-232C
1 = RS-422
3Unused
7, 6, 5, 4 Baud Rate 0000 = 1200
0001 = 2400
0010 = 4800
0011 = 9600 (default)
0100 = 19200
9, 8 Parity 00 = None
01 = Odd
10 = Even
10 Data Bits 0 = 7 Data Bits
1 = 8 Data Bits
11..15 Unused
Command Description Flag/
Variable
Read/
Write
Personality
Module
ABSMODE TRUE to enable Absolute mode F R/W Y