DAC-PAL-M
Rev. 0
DATE: 17 November 2005
Network Electronics ASA, P.O.Box 1020, N-3204 Sandefjord, Norway. Tel.: +47 33 48 99 99 – Fax: +47 33 48 99 98
E-mail: support@network-electronics.com – Web: http://www.network-electronics.com/
Technical specifications are subject to be changed without notice.
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6. Interface with GYDA and RS-422 command set
All commands follow the flashlink protocol and can be used for direct control access to the module. The
control system can either be a GYDA or a third-party control system with integrated flashlink protocol.
The module can also be manually controlled with a VT100 compatible terminal program.
The protocol can be found on our web page; http://www.network-electronics.com
6.1 DAC-PAL-M Command table
Command
Response Comment
?
Yes
The “Hello” command.
info
Yes
Gives back the card state.
Pedestal on
“OK”
Pedestal is present.
Pedestal off
“OK”
Pedestal is not present.
eget [0xHH]
Yes
Get a value from a numbered eeprom register.
eset [0xHH] [0xHH] “OK”
Set a value to a numbered eeprom register.
get [0xHH]
Yes
Get a value from a numbered register.
set [0xHH] [0xHH] “OK”
Set a value to a numbered register.
Table 2 - All commands available to the user
6.2 The “?” command
According to the Flashlink-protocol, no card can use the RS422-bus before it has been activated with the
“?” (hello) command. The response from DAC-PAL-M will be:
xxxxDAC-PAL-M\
PIC sw rev X.X.X\
Protocol ver X.X
Here xxxx
denotes the source and destination rack and slot coordinates, while
X
represents a version
number. As of primo November 2004, these revisions would be:
xxxxDAC-PAL-M\
PIC sw rev 1.0.0\
Protocol ver 1.0
6.3 The “info” command
This command report the entire state of the card. An example:
xxxxLocked 50Hz\
Pedestal on
Status of
Status string
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