Chapter 6: Serial Control

Table 6-5. Request of input port for output port with a fixed total port number.

Bytes

Description

Coding

 

 

 

 

1

Control character

0x1B

 

 

 

 

 

1

Server identification

0x5B

 

 

 

 

 

1

Command

0x44

 

 

 

 

2

Total length of telegram (9 bytes, binary)

0x09 0x00

 

 

 

 

2

Number of output ports (binary, 1…max.

0x01

0x00 (for Port 1) to 0x120 0x00 (for Port 287)

ports)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Requested output port (binary, 1…max. ports)

0x01

0x00 (for Port 1) to 0x120 0x00 (for Port 288)

 

 

 

 

Example:

Request of input port for output Port 25 with a total port number of 160 0x1B 0x5B 0x44 0x09 0x00 0xA0 0x00 0x19 0x00

Table 6-6. Return of input port for output port with a fixed port number.

Bytes

Description

Coding

 

 

 

1

Control character

0x1B

 

 

 

1

Server identification

0x5B

 

 

 

1

Command

0x44

 

 

 

2

Total length of telegram (7 bytes, binary)

0x07 0x00

 

 

 

2

Number of output ports (binary, 1…max. 288

0x01 0x00 (for Port 1) to 0x120 0x00 (for 287

ports)

ports)

 

 

 

 

Example:

Return of input Port 17 for output Port 25 with a total port number of 160. 0x1B 0x5D 0x44 0x09 0x00 0xA0 0x00 0x19 0x00 0x11 0x00

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