ESC/VP Level 6 Serial Communication Manual (Abridged Edition)
4. COMMAND TYPES
The types of commands used can be divided into apply commands and reply commands. Both of these command types can be further divided into setting commands, acquisition commands and initialization commands. Apply commands are used to make settings, acquire information and carry out initialization, and reply commands provide responses to apply commands.
Sending | Receiving |
Apply command
Reply command
Figure 4-1. Apply/Reply Command
The table below gives details on each command.
Table 4-1. Details on each command
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Apply command |
| Set/Report/Indicate/Request | Sets, reports, indicates and requests values |
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| Get | Gets the current value. |
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| Initialize | Initializes a value. |
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| Package | Command which combines the attributes of setting, reporting, indicating and requesting |
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Reply command |
| Set/Report/Indicate/Request | Response to an apply command for setting, reporting, indicating or requesting |
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| Get | Return Packet for getting |
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| Initialize | Return Packet for initializing |
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| Package | Response to a package apply command |
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| Alert | Alert response to apply commands |
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