The following ASCII protocol should be used for sending commands and receiving replies from the Commander core. For details on valid ASCII commands, refer to Section 4.0 ASCII Language Specification or the Command Reference.

Sending Command

ASCII command string in the format of:

@[DeviceName][ASCII Command][CR]        ‘[CR] character has ASCII code 13

Receiving Reply

The response will be in the format of:

[Response][CR]                                ‘[CR] character has ASCII code 13

Example

For querying the polarity of the X-axis

Send:         @01POLX[CR]

Reply:     7[CR]

For reading the digital input status

Send:         @01DI[CR]

Reply:     8[CR]

For performing a store to flash memory

Send:         @01STORE[CR]

Reply:     OK[CR]

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