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Section 5

Command Descriptions

5.6

during transmission of the last character

transferred.

NONE

The no end-of-line character indicator. When
STERM

NONE is specified, Micro488/EX

does not append any serial output
terminator(s) to serially transmitted data.

5.2.2 Response

The response section of the command description describes the

response that the user's program should read from the serial host's COM
port after sending the command. If a response is provided, it must be read
to maintain proper program sequence.

The ERROR command may be used to provide responses for the

commands listed as NONE. Refer to the ERROR command description for
details.

5.2.3 Mode

This section of the command description specifies the operating modes

in which the command is valid. The Micro488/EX may be configured as
the System Controller, in which case it will initially be the Active
Controller, or as a Not System Controller, in which case it will initially be
in the Peripheral state. The Micro488/EX configuration as System
Controller or Not System Controller is fixed by a hardware switch setting
and cannot be changed by software, but the Micro488/EX can change
between Active Controller and Peripheral as required (see Section 3).

The modes are referred to by their names and states, as given in the

table below:

Description

State

System Controller

SC

Not System Controller

*SC

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