Lexicon MC-8 V1.0 - SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL DEFINITION REV 1-4 Manual page 36

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MC-8 Serial Communications Protocol
Software Type:
Software Level:
*Note: SW level indicates the status of the MC-8 internal application software.
Software Major Revision: An unsigned 8 bit integer value indicating the unit's major software version. The host
Software Minor Revision: An unsigned 8 bit integer value indicating this units minor software version. Indicates the
Protocol Major Revision: An unsigned 8 bit integer value indicating the serial communication protocol major
Protocol Minor Revision: An unsigned 8 bit integer value indicating the serial communication protocol minor
Parameter Count:
Total Number of Effects: An unsigned 8 bit integer value indicating the maximum number of effects available for
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An unsigned 8 bit value indicating the current configuration of the unit's software. The
following table shows the values assigned to the available types:
THX
AC3
DTS
COMPLETE
BOOTROM
The following table shows the values assigned to the possible software levels:
SW Level
RELEASED
PRE_ALPHA
ALPHA
BETA
GAMMA
UNSUPPORTED
should use this information to determine if new effects, effect parameters, or system
parameters have been added or removed.
units software operation has changed but effects, effect parameters, or system parameters
have not changed.
version. The host should use this value to determine if new commands, notifications, or
response packets have been added or deleted from this specification.
version. The host should use this value to determine if the existing commands,
notifications, or response packets have changed in this specification
An unsigned 16 bit integer value indicating the maximum number of parameters for this
version of software. All Parameters are sequential ordered with in the unit so cycling
from ParamId 0 to ParamId = Parameter Count -1 allows for the host system to learn the
Parameter definitions for all Parameters defined for a given software version. The 16 bit
value is packed LSB followed by the MSB.
this version of software.
SW Type
1
2
3
4
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
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