Byte Mode Subcommands - iButtonLink LINK 12 User Manual

Byte Mode Subcommands

Command Compatible With
The following subcommands are recognized in byte mode instead of a two-character hex pair:
• " P " (uppercase P) – Issue 64 byte reads to the 1-Wire® bus and return results. This
subcommand is used to read a memory page from devices that have a page size of 64 bytes.
o The Link and LinkUSB will return 128 characters followed by <CR><LF>.
o The LinkHub-E will return 64 pairs of hex characters.
•
" p " (lowercase P) – Issue 66 byte reads to the 1-Wire® bus and return results. This
subcommand is used to read a memory page with CRC from devices that have a page size of
64 bytes. Returns 132 characters followed by <CR><LF>.
o The LinkHub-E will return 66 pairs of hex characters.
•
" M " (uppercase M) – Issue 32 byte reads to the 1-Wire® bus and return results. This
subcommand is used to read a memory page from devices that have a page size of 32 bytes.
Returns 64 characters followed by <CR><LF>.
o The LinkHub-E will return 32 pairs of hex characters.
•
" m " (lowercase M) – Issue 34 byte reads to the 1-Wire® bus and return results. This
subcommand is used to read a memory page with CRC from devices that have a page size of
32 bytes. Returns 68 characters followed by <CR><LF>.
o The LinkHub-E will return 34 pairs of hex characters.
• Can be used with The LinkHub-E ONLY: " * " (asterisk) – Inserts carriage return, linefeed
pair of characters into the returned data stream. Provides input terminator for host program
without leaving byte mode. Generates no activity on 1-Wire® bus and is not echoed.
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