ThingMagic M5e-Compact - Manual (Page 198)

Demo Application
198 Appendix B: Getting Started - Devkit
Arbser Command Line Utility
The ArbSer program is a simple terminal program with which you can communicate with
the M5e, and M5e-C modules. It provides several pre-formed commands, as well as a
raw message interface that can be used to generate any command. The source code is
part of the developer’s kit to provide an example of the message format and CRC
calculation.
The executable was built using a Windows 2000 PC. If the host PC’s operating system is
different, the executable should be rebuilt using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, or other
compatible compiler. If building ArbSer on another platform, some work may be
necessary to integrate the serial port properly.
ArbSer provides a help message if it is called with no argument:
C:\> ArbSer
ArbSer Version 3.1.1 compiled on Nov 8 2004 at 11:44:05.
Usage: ArbSer <baud> <COM port> <option>
Default baud rate is 9600. To use 115200: ArbSer 115200 <options>
Default COM port is COM1. To use COM3: ArbSer <baud> - c3 <options>
Only one option can be used at a time:
-eraseApp – Erase application FW only (sectors 1-8).
-genMsg – Generates a msg and prints it to console.
-go – Start the application FW.
-l5a MercuryE – Load the M5e or M5e-C application FW(*.sim file) into FLASH