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Communications to and from the serial interface is character based. Use any standard “Terminal”
program with setup parameters as shown in Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-3: Setup Serial Port

The serial interface supports a command line interface (CLI) which provides an easy-to-use means for
gathering basic information. The CLI is supported through any simple terminal emulation software. The
terminal should be set to echo locally so that typed commands are shown on-screen. The CLI does not
provide a prompt; instead, commands can be entered at a blank line. The CLI requires that all sent
commands be terminated with a carriage return character, denoted . The terminal emulation
software should be configured to automatically translate transmit line endings (which occur when the
Enter key is pressed) into .

Commands

Each CLI command has the form: <cmd> where <cmd> denotes the full ASCII text command string,
terminated by the character. The <cmd> string is typically a command word followed by command
parameters and values, though simple commands may consist of only a command word.

Once the controller is powered, the getident command may be used to identify the type of unit, the current
version of the software, and the serial number of the unit.