Appendix a rs422 commands, A.1 flp4.0 required commands, Frs-3g-dual rev. b – Nevion FRS-3G-DUAL User Manual
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Appendix A
RS422 commands
A.1 FLP4.0 required commands
Block Blk#
Commands
Example
Response
Control
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?
?
product name\
SW rev n.m\
FW rev r.s\
protocol ver 4.0\
Hello command.
Note 1: No other commands will be
available until the card has received
this hello.
Note 2: This command will also
enable checksums.
Note 3: Cards are designed to be
hot-swappable. To sync with the start
of a new command, the cards will
wait for a <lf> character before
looking for a valid command.
conf
0
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conf 0
*too long to list*
Configuration settings
Retrieves the card's configurable
settings. Each addressable block is
represented by a single line. Dynamic
status may be included in response,
but is usually reported in info only.
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info
info
*too long to list*
Dynamic status info
Blocks with static settings only will
usually not be included, see conf
above.
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chk off
chk off
ok
Checksum off
If issued twice in succession, this
command will disable checksums.
Note: Responses will still have the
checksums appended.
NOTE1: ? command turns the
checksum back on
-
-
locate on
<seconds>
locate off
locate on 3
locate off
ok
Card locator
This command will cause all the
LEDs to flash for a user specified
number of seconds. If omitted, the
value <seconds> will be set to a
default of 120 seconds. The flashing
can be terminated at any time with
locate off.
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-
address
address
address <address>
Card address
This command will check and update
the card's current rack and slot
address, which is normally only done
at start-up.
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-
filename
filename frs3gdual-0-
123.ffw
filename frs3gdual-0-
112.mfw
<name>'.'<extension> Firmware upgrades
The <name> part must match the
card's hardware and include a
revision number, and the extension
must be either 'ffw' for FPGA
firmware or 'mfw' for microcontroller
firmware.
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fin
fin
ok
Finalize
Finalize the programming of the
microcontroller. See description of
the uC bootloader (separate
document).