pcba
Usage
>> pcba [ count | list ]
>> pcba <pcba_label> [ sn | pn | fw | hw | address ]
Security
Open.
Description
This command is used to access information regarding all the pcba instances configured within the instrument. Pcbas represent physical circuit cards and provide information which helps when debuging is necessary. Pcba information is read-only.
To access general information about all pcbas within an instrument the command can be sent without any arguments. The parameters which will be returned are:
count is the number of pcbas installed in the instrument.
list reports a list of all the pcba labels. There is no particular significance to the order in which items are reported, but for a given instrument the order is fixed. Labels in the list are separated by a pipe character (“|”), with no spaces.
>> pcba
<< pcba count=3 list=1352460_00|0123456_00|6543210_00To access information for a specific pcba, send the <pcba_label> as an argument to the pcba command. The following parameters provide the basic information available for all pcbas. They are all read-only parameters.
sn reports the serial number of the pcba
pn reports the pcba’s part number
fw reports the pcba’s current firmware version
hw reports the hardware revision
address reports the base address used to communicate with the pcba over the bus
>> pcba 0123456_00
<< pcba 0123456_00 sn=123456 pn=0123456revA fw=1.1.1 hw=A01 address=128