ThingMagic M5e-Compact - Manual (Page 173)

Get Application Commands
Command Set 173
Get Read TX Power (62h)
For deprecated version of this command see Appendix D: Get Read TX Power (62h)
The Get Read TX Power command returns the current TX power and, optionally, the
minimum and maximum power levels supported by the module (and region setting) for
reading tags, in centi-dBm.
The option field allows you to specify what data you want returned:
The following example gets the full set of power data:
The example response contains the option specified followed by 2 byte fields for each
power value:
current = 0x0BB8 = 3000 centi-dBm = 30.00 dBm
max = 0x0BB8 = 3000 centi-dBm = 30. 00 dBm
min. = 0x01F4 = 500 centi-dBm = 5.00 dBm
Repeat for all available logical antennas, as defined by the settings in Set Reader Configuration(9Ah)
Option Data returned
0x00 Returns only the current TX power.
0x01 Returns the current TX power and the maximum
and minimum power levels for this module.
FF 01 62 01 BE BC
SOH Length OpCode Option CRC
FF 07 62 00 00 01 0B B8 0B B8 01 F4 1F B7
SOH Length OpCode Status Option Current centi-dBm Max centi-dBm Min centi-dBm CRC
Field Value Description