6530 Programmer's Guide
Block Mode Operation
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6530 Programmer’s Guide
Read I/0 Device Configuration (Esc y) 
The Esc y sequence causes the 6530 to transmit the current values for the 
Auxl and Aux2 device configuration parameters to the host. The Esc y 
must be followed by a T and a decimal number that identifies the device 
(2 for the Auxl device and 3 for the Aux2 device). For example: 
Esc y T2 
The message returned has the following general format: 
SOH !
code value
 [
code value
]
...
terminator
where: 
SOH is a control character (01H) that acts as a start of header for 
messages returned to the host. 
The exclamation point (!) identifies this message as a configuration 
message. 
code
 is an ASCII character that uniquely identifies a configuration 
parameter. (See Table 3-6 on page 3-57.) 
value
 is either a decimal number or string that specifies a value for 
the preceding configuration parameter. (See Table 3-6 on page 3-
57.) 
terminator
 comprises the control characters ETX (03H) and 
LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check) in block mode.
A code/value per is returned for each configuration item. Each code/
value pair equals three bytes. 
Set I/0 Device Configuration (Esc x) 
The Esc x sequence sets new configuration values for the Auxl or Aux2 
devices. The escape sequence has the following general format: 
Esc xT 
device code value 
[
code value
] ... CR 
where: 
The T is required before 
device
, which specifies the type of 
device. This must be either 2 for the Aux1 device or 3 for the Aux2 
device. 
code
 is an ASCII character that uniquely identifies a configuration 
parameter. (See Table 3-6 on page 3-57.) 
value
 is either a decimal number or string that specifies a value for 
the preceding configuration parameter. (See Table 3-6 on page 3-
57.) 










