Return Boot Sector Firmware Part Number; Return Segment Number Status Of Flash Memory; Select Flash Memory Sector To Download; Get Firmware Crc - CognitiveTPG A776 Programming Manual

Return boot sector firmware part number

ASCII GS NULL
Hexadecimal
1D 00
Decimal
29 0
Returns ACK (Hex 06) + 12 bytes ASCII string describing the flash memory boot sector firmware part number.
Ex : 189–1234567A
Exceptions
Available only in download mode.

Return segment number status of flash memory

ASCII GS SOH
Hexadecimal
1D 01
Decimal 29 1
Returns the size of the flash used. There may be 16
(1 Meg) or 32 (2 Meg) sectors in flash memory. This command assures that the firmware to be downloaded is the appropriate
size for flash memory. The value returned is the maximum sector number that can be accepted by the select sector to
download (1D 02 nn) command.
Exceptions
Available only in download mode.

Select flash memory sector to download

ASCII GS STX nn
Hexadecimal
1D 02 nn
Decimal 29 2 nn
Value of n:
The flash sector to which the next
download operation applies
Range of n: 0
Selects the flash sector (n) for which the next download operation applies. The values of the possible sector are restricted,
depending upon the flash part type. The printer transmits an ACK if the sector number is acceptable or an NAK if the sector
number is not acceptable. Sector numbers start at 0.
Exceptions
Available only in download mode.

Get firmware CRC

ASCII
GS ACK
Hexadecimal
1D 06
Decimal 29 6
Causes the printer to calculate the CRC for the currently selected sector and transmits the result. This is performed normally
after downloading a sector to verify that the downloaded firmware is correct. The printer also calculates the CRC for each
sector during power up and halts the program if any sector is erroneous.
The printer transmits ACK if the calculated CRC is correct for the selected sector; NAK if the CRC is incorrect or if no sector is
selected.

Return microprocessor CRC

ASCII
GS BEL
Hexadecimal 1D 07
Decimal
29 7
Returns the CRC calculated over the boot sector code space.
Formulas
ACK <low byte> <high byte>
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