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ÒrÓ (track#) Configuration Dump:
This command responds with the current contents of the configuration EEprom for the Brick Brain
specified by the TRACK#. This string of 1033 ASCII characters (65,315 for Rack Brains) is led off by the
character string 's 5AA5'. As it happens, this is the lead in string for the LOAD CONFIGURATION com-
mand. This allows you to save the configuration of one or more Brick Brains (or other Smart Bricks and
Digital Audio Repeaters) in your computer for later retrieval or archiving, and then simply and easily
reload this data at any time. To save the data to the disk of your computer:
1) Turn off all echo modes.
2) Tell your computer to save all ASCII text received from the serial port.
3) Give this command to any Brick Brain (or other serial device) in the system.
4) When the download is finished, tell your computer to ÔstopÕ saving ASCIIÊtext.
Step #3 above can be repeated for any number of Brick Brains (or other Smart Bricks and Digital
Audio Repeaters) in the system. This stored file can then be played back to the Smart Brick System where
it will be reloaded into the configuration EEproms of all the appropriate Brick Brains and other devices.
The data returned by this command is as follows:
BYTE 1 = 's'
BYTE 2 = Ф5Х
BYTE 3 = ÔAÕ
BYTE 4 = ÔAÕ
BYTE 5 = Ф5Х
BYTES 6 & 7 = TRACK# (00 to FFH) This is the address of the Brick Brain which is accepting the
command.
BYTES 8 through 1031 = ASCII HEX DATA DUMP FROM CONFIGURATION EEprom
BYTE 1032 = CARRIAGE RETURN
BYTE 1033 = LINE FEED
EXAMPLE: to poll the configuration for Brick Brain 00:
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s5AA50000............
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ÒsÓ (5AA5) (track#) (string) Load Configuration:
This command loads the string which follows it into the configuration EEprom for the Brick Brain speci-
fied by the TRACK#. This command is used to load the configuration from another source into one or
more Brick Brains in the Smart Brick System. Since the DUMP CONFIGURATION command leads off its
string with a 's 5AA5', data saved in the configuration dump command can be reloaded into the audio
system by simply sending back to the Smart Brick System.
To do this:
1) Tell your modem program to delay slightly between characters so you donÕt over run the input
buffer of the Brick Brain (or lower the baud rate 110 or so). Rack Brain Only: A delay is not
necessary as long as you have set your computer to use ACK/NAK handshaking and it is fast
enough to respond to this type of handshaking. The Rack Brain will report on the success or
failure of the configuration upload on the LCD display (if installed) and on the screen of the
computer. The standard Smart Brick Brain (and earlier revisions of the Rack Brain) will only re-
port if Interactive mode has been turned on prior to issuing this command.
2) Tell your computer to send out the previously saved output string from the CONFIGURATION
DUMP command.
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