3 4

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The OEM Host issues this command to adjust the maximum output power.

Read 16-bit NWK Address

Command: <0xCC> <0x25> <Max Pwr>

Number of Bytes Returned: 2

Response: 0xCC <Max Pwr>

Parameter Range:

 

<Max Pwr> = High Power

Low Power

0x00: 17 dBm

0x00: 3 dBm

0x01: 11 dBm

0x01: -3 dBm

0x02: 5 dBm

0x02: -9 dBm

0x03: -1 dBm

0x03: -15 dBm

 

 

The OEM Host issues this command to determine the 16-bit NWK address of the device it is connected to.

Command: <0xCC> <0x8A> <0x00>

Number of Bytes Returned: 4

Response: <0xCC> <0x8A> <NWK Hi> <NWK Lo>

Parameter Range:

<NWK Hi> = MSB of radio’s NWK address <NWK Lo> = LSB of radio’s NWK address

Note: If the device has not yet been assigned, a NWK address of 0xFFFF will be returned.

Read 16-bit NWK Address of Parent Device

The OEM Host issues this command to determine the 16-bit NWK address of its’ Parent Device.

Discover 16-bit NWK Address of Remote Radio

Command: <0xCC> <0x8A> <0x01>

Number of Bytes Returned: 4

Response: <0xCC> <0x8A> <NWK Hi> <NWK Lo>

Parameter Range:

<NWK Hi> = MSB of Parent’s NWK address <NWK Lo> = LSB of Parent’s NWK address

Note: If the device has not yet associated, a NWK address of 0xFFFF will be returned.

The OEM Host issues this command to discover the 16-bit NWK address of a remote radio.

Note: This command is valid only for Coordinators and/or Router devices. This command will not issue a response if the requested address is unable to be located in the network. A timeout of several seconds should be assumed when using this command.

Command: <0xCC> <0x8D> <IEEE [7-0]>

Number of Bytes Returned: 3

Response: <0xCC> <NWK Hi> <NWK Lo>

Parameter Range:

<IEEE>

= 64-bit IEEE Address of remote radio

<NWK Hi>

=

MSB of remote radio’s NWK address

<NWK Lo>

=

LSB of remote radio’s NWK address

 

 

 

Discover IEEE Address of Remote Radio

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