Syntax
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Ask one axis to return the firmware version |
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Answer to GetVersion request |
Operands –
Remark: The online instructions are intended only for host/master usage and cannot reside in a TML program. Therefore their syntax is fictive, the only goal being to identify these commands.
Binary code
| Description | Through GetVersion command an external device can request the firmware version from one drive/motor. In the expeditor address, bit H – the host bit – must be set to 1 only if the host sends the GetVersion request via serial RS-232 link. For details, see serial communication protocol description. |
The firmware version has the form: FxyzA, where xyz is the firmware number (3 digits) and A is the firmware revision. The answer to a GetVersion command is a TakeVersion message including the expeditor Axis ID and the ASCII code of 4 characters: 3 digits for the firmware number + 1 letter for the firmware revision.
Remark: The GetVersion and TakeVersion commands must be used only between 2 devices. In a multi-axis CAN bus network, the GetTMLData command must be sent to a single axis. If this command is sent to a group of drives, the TakeVersion answers from different drives will have all the same identifier and therefore can’t be correctly identified.