Specifications

M1 Control RS-232 ASCII String Protocol Page 50 of 68 Rev. 1.79 July 16, 2009
4.36 Version Number of M1 and M1XEP (VN)
The vn command requests the M1’s version number, and the VN command replies with the
version number data. If an M1XEP is connected to the M1, the M1XEP’s version number
will also be included. Available in M1 version 4.1.12 or 5.1.12 and later. M1XEP 1.3.2 or
later.
4.36.1 Request M1 Version Number (vn)
06 – Length as ASCII hex
vn – Request the M1’s version number data
00 – future use
CC – Checksum
Example:
06vn0056 Request the M1’s version number.
4.36.2 Reply M1 Version Number (VN)
36 – Length as ASCII hex
VN – Reply with the M1’s version number data
UUMMLL M1 version, UU=Most,MM=Middle,LL=Least Significant Version
Number,ASCII Hex as UU.MM.LL version
uummll – M1XEP version as ASCII hex, uu.mm.ll
D[36] – 36 ASCII zeros for future use
00 – future use
CC – Checksum
Example:
36VN05010C0103020000000000000000000000000000000000000074
M1 version number 05.01.12(0C), M1XEP version 01.03.02