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Wishbone/Low Level Commands for TG1000

The TG-1000 controller can be interfaced through High Level commands(HL cmds) and W Commands(W cmds). HL cmds use ASCII characters, human readable, very verbose, easy to construct. W cmds are binary and ideal for hardware to hardware communication. In fact all internal communication between Tiger Comm card and Device cards are done in W cmds. No special operation is required to switch from HL cmds to W cmds, Tiger Comm automatically detects and processes them accordingly.

This document describes the packet structures of W commands and replies, gives examples, and lists the command set in detail. A complete and functional W command includes a card address and a W command packet.

Document Conventions

In this document, the terms device and card are defined such that devices are mechanical objects connected to cards by cables. Thus one or more devices, e.g., filterwheels or stage axis motors, may be connected to each card.

Non-readable data characters are represented in this document as hexadecimal values in the formats 0xFF and #FF , may be delimited by a following space when part of a character string. The space character is represented by its byte value: #20 . Readable characters appear as themselves or enclosed in single quotes, e.g., A . For example, the following string includes the data characters 0xFF , 1 , A , and 0x0D :

#FF 1A#0D or #FF1A#0D
This string may also be represented this way: #FF #31 #41 #0D or #FF#31#41#0D

W Command and Reply Structure

All W command packets are the structure below. They contain an Address byte, Command set ID, Command ID, Argument length. Argument optional and depend on the command itself.

Table 1: W Command Structure

Card Address 1 byte (0x30 for Comm, 0xFE for broadcast, 0x31.. for device cards) Command Set ID 1 byte 0xD7 for W cmd Command ID 1 byte Argument length 1 byte Argument 0-251 bytes

Table 2: TG-1000 addresses

Addressee Usage Value
TG-1000 Comm Hard coded, re-assignable 0x30 (‘0’)
Stage/ FW/Shutter Unique device address 0x31 to 0x39
Reserved Reserved for future use, including future broadcast commands 0x81 to 0xF5
Stage Broadcast Recognized by all stage controllers 0xF6
Filterwheel Broadcast Recognized by all FW controllers 0xF7
Shutter Broadcast Recognized by all shutter controllers 0xF8
LCD Broadcast Recognized by all LCD controllers 0xF9
Broadcast Recognized by all cards 0xFD
Broadcast except Comm Recognized by all cards except TG-1000 Comm 0xFE
Tiger bus address 0xFF

Address 0x30 to 0x39 and then 0x81 to 0xF5 are unique addresses. At any given time, only one card in the controller can have them. When a W command is sent, all cards receive it and parse it, but will not act unless the address matches. If the user likes to address multiple cards with the same Command, then he can use the Broadcast command.

Argument length denotes the number of bytes to follow in the packet. W command receivers use the argument length byte to count the remaining incoming characters. When that many characters have been received, processing begins.

Reply Structure

The W reply packet has two elements: the outcome byte and the reply data. The outcome byte is one of the values specified in the table below.

Outcome
1 byte
Reply data
0…∞ bytes

Table 3: W Reply Structure

Character Hex Description
ENQ 0x05 The argument length byte does not match the specified value for that command.
ACK 0x06 The command is well-formed, and execution has begun.
BEL 0x07 The argument length byte value exceeds the capacity of TG-1000’s input buffers.
NAK 0x15 One of the following has occurred:
the cmd id byte is undefined; or
an argument is not in the specified value range, or
the command is not recognized by the addressed device.
CAN 0x18 An intercharacter timeout (2ms) expired before the expected number of bytes was received.

Command Set

Table 4 W user Commands and Replies describes all W commands with Command Set ID 0xD7 . The commands described in Table 5 W Internal Command and Replies are for use on the backplane bus and not recommended for transmission from an external host. Table 6 Planned W commands, not implemented.

Move Axis Absolute

ID Hex 0x01
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 5 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Byte 2-5 destination position given in 1/10 microns, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number.
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or NAK for out of range argument

Move axis to given position. On the XY controller, axis[0] is the X axis. On the ZF controller, axis[0] is the Z axis.

Example:

#31#D7#01#05#00#46#40#E4#01
#06
Moves first axis on card #1 by 1234.5 microns


Move Axis Relative

ID Hex 0x02
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 5 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Byte 2-5 destination position given in 1/10 microns, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number.
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or NAK for out of range argument

Move axis to given position relative to its current position.

Example:

#31#D7#02#05#01#C6#40#E4#01
#06
Rel moves 2nd axis on card #1 by -1234.5 microns


Spin Axis

ID Hex 0x03
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 2 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Byte 2 motor power, a signed character in range –128 to 127, where 0=no power. Format is 2s complement.
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or NAK for out of range argument

Apply motor power to an axis

Example:

#31#D7#03#02#00#32
#06
Moves first axis on card #1 by at 50% total power in positive direction

#31#D7#03#02#00#CE
#06
Moves first axis on card #1 by at 50% total power in negative direction


Set Axis Position

ID Hex 0x04
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 5 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Byte 2-5 the position given in 1/10 microns, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number.
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or NAK for out of range argument

Coerces current axis position

Example:

#31#D7#04#05#00#46#40#E4#01
#06
Sets first axis on card #1 position as 1234.5 microns


Halt

ID Hex 0x08
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply none

Halt all movement of all axes.

Since there is no reply, this command can be broadcast to all stages.

Example:

#31#D7#08#00
Halts all movement on all axis in just card #1

#FE#D7#08#00
Halts all movement on all stage class cards in controller


Get Status and Position

ID Hex 0x0A
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 1 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Reply 6 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 Status (bits layout similar to RDSBYTE)
Byte 3-6 Position given in 1/10 Microns, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number.

It’s a function of the axis unit multiplier, set with the HL cmd “UM”, default value is 10,000 or mm/10000.

Note: Pre v2.7, units were millimeters.

Example:

Card#1’s 1st axis when idle
#31#D7#0A#01#00
#06#0A#00#00#00#00

Card#1’s 1st axis while active
#31#D7#0A#01#00
#06#0F#46#40#E3#B4


Get Status

ID Hex 0x0C
Normal recipient Stage
Argument None
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ‘N’ or ‘B’

Same as STATUS command.

Example:

Card#1 is idle
#31#D7#0C#00
#4E (0x4E hex for N)

Card#1 is active
#31#D7#0C#00
#42 (0x42 hex for B)


Set Resolution

ID Hex 0x0D
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 1 bytes
Byte 1 0..3 for number of decimal points.
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or others

Selects decimal point of WHERE command in high level command set.

Default setting is tenths of a micron resolution.

Example:

#31#D7#0D#01#03
#06

w x
:A 12344.700

Get Axis Names

ID Hex 0x0E
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 4 to 6 byte
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 Number of valid axis names to follow
Byte 3 Axis 0 name
Byte 4 Axis 1 name
Byte 5 Axis 2 name
Byte 6 Axis 3 name

Requests names of the axes supported by a stage card. Also returns number of valid axes, given by Byte 1 of the reply.

Example:

STD XY card on address 1
#31#D7#0E#00
#06#02#58#59 (0x58 ASCII for X and 0x59 is Y)

A 4ch MicroMirror card on address 2
#32#D7#0E#00
#06#04#50#51#52#53 (0x50 to 0x53 is P,Q,R and S)


Get Single Axis Position

ID Hex 0x0F
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 1 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Reply 4 byte
Byte 1-4 Axis position given in 1/10 microns, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number.

It’s a function of the axis unit multiplier, set with the HL cmd “UM”, default value is 10,000 or mm/10000.

Note: Pre v2.7, units were millimeters.

Example:

Card#1 X is at 1234.4 microns and Y is at -1234.5 microns
#31#D7#0F#01#00
#46#40#E3#B4 (12344.92578125)
#31#D7#0F#01#01
#C6#40#E2#D2 (-12344.705078125)


Get Device Class

ID Hex 0x14
Normal recipient Any
Argument none
Reply 2 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 : device type: 0=Comm; 1=Stage; 2=Filterwheel; 3=Shutter; 4=LCD; 255=no device (reply timeout)

Queries each card directly, about what class it is.

Note: Piezo drive cards, micro mirror drive cards are also classed as stage cards.

Note: If no device is present at the given bus address, then no reply is sent.

Example:

In a Controller with 2 stage cards and 1 comm card
#30#D7#14#00
#06#30
#32#D7#14#00
#06#31
#31#D7#14#00
#06#31
#33#D7#14#00
(no reply)


Get Device Map Element

ID Hex 0x16
Normal recipient Comm
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 bus address
Byte 3 device type (‘0’ (0x30)=Comm; ‘1’ (0x31)=Axis; ‘2’ (0x32)=Filterwheel; ‘3’ (0x33)=Shutter; ‘4’ (0x34)=LCD)

Queries the Comm card for its list of cards and their class present in the controller. Each time the command is give, Comm card moves down the list, prints the card address and its class. When it runs out of cards, it starts back at the top.

Note: Piezo drive cards, micro mirror drive cards are also classed as stage cards.

Example:

In a Controller with 2 stage cards and 1 comm card
#30#D7#16#00
#06#30#30 (first time, reports itself)
#30#D7#16#00 (note cmd is always directed to omm.. Card)
#06#31#31 (second time card#1 details are sent)
#30#D7#16#00
#06#32#31 (3rd time card#2 details are sent)
#30#D7#16#00
#06#30#30 (starts back at the top)
#30#D7#16#00
#06#31#31
#30#D7#16#00
#06#32#31
#30#D7#16#00
#06#30#30


Get Number of Devices

ID Hex 0x17
Normal recipient Comm
Argument none
Reply 2 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 number of devices listed in the device map.

Host command queries the Comm card for total number of card of all classes present in the controller.

Example:

In a Controller with 2 stage cards and 1 comm card
#30#D7#17#00
#06#03 (Answer 3 cards)


Get Stage Axis Settings

ID Hex 0x19
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 1 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Reply 23 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2-5 max speed in mm/sec, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number.
Byte 6-9 backlash in mm, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number.
Byte 10-13 drift error in mm, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number
Byte 14-17 finish error in mm, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number
Byte 18-19 ramp time in ms, a 16-bit unsigned integer.
Byte 20 1=pointing device X movement controls this axis;
0=pointing device X movement does not control this axis.
Byte 21 1=pointing device Y movement controls this axis;
0=pointing device Y movement does not control this axis.
Byte 22 1=pointing device scroll wheel movement controls this axis;
0=pointing device scroll wheel movement does not control this axis.
Byte 23 Encoder polarity.
0=negative (left side Z);
1=positive (right side Z)

Host command to stage controller. Gets Speed (S), Backlash (B), Drift error (E), Finish error (PC), Ramp time (AC), Mouse controls (X, Y, or Scroll) and encoder polarity

Example:

#31#D7#19#01#00
#06#40#B7#DE#93#3D#23#D7#0A#39#D1#B7#17#37#CB#42#4B#00#64#00#00#00#01
#31#D7#19#01#01
#06#40#B7#DE#93#3D#23#D7#0A#39#D1#B7#17#37#CB#42#4B#00#64#00#00#00#01
#31#D7#19#01#02
#06#15 (NACK as no 3rd axis)

Breaking down the reply and analysing

#06 (ACK)
#40#B7#DE#93 Speed is 5.74591970443726 mm/s
#3D#23#D7#0A Backlash is 0.0399999991059303 mm
#39#D1#B7#17 Drift Error is 0.00039999998989515 mm
#37#CB#42#4B Finish error is 2.42303558479762e-05 mm
#00#64 Ramp Time is 100 ms
#00
#00
#00
#01 Positive encoder polarity


Move Filterwheel

ID Hex 0x1A
Normal recipient Filterwheel
Argument 2 bytes
Byte 1 Wheel selector. Value: 0…1
Byte 2 Filter selector. Values 0…7
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Host to Filterwheel command

Example:

#32#D7#1A#02#00#05
#06
Moves FW #0 to position 5


Move Shutter

ID Hex 0x1B
Normal recipient Shutter
Argument 2 bytes
Byte 1 Shutter selector. Value = 0…1
Byte 2 Energize shutter=1, De-energize shutter = 0
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Host to shutter command


Display Filterwheel Address

ID Hex 0x1C
Normal recipient Filterwheel
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Host to Filterwheel. Causes Filterwheel front panel 7 segment display to display device’s bus address.

Example:

#FE#D7#1C#00
Causes all FW class cards to display their Address


Restore Filterwheel Display

ID Hex 0x1D
Normal recipient Filterwheel
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Host to Filterwheel. Used after Display Filterwheel Address command. Causes Filterwheel to restore its panel 7 segment display to the state it was in before the Display Filterwheel Address command was issued.


Get Number of Axes

ID Hex 0x1E
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 2 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 number of axes supported on this card

Host to stage controller. Returns number of axes supported on this card.

Example:

#31#D7#1E#00
#06#02 (2 axes)


Save Filterwheel Settings

ID Hex 0x1F
Normal recipient Filterwheel
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Host to Filterwheel. Causes Filterwheel controller to its write current settings to non-volatile memory.


Write Filterwheel Settings to RAM

ID Hex 0x20
Normal recipient Filterwheel
Argument 12 bytes
Byte 1-4 Channel 0 Filterwheel offset, a signed long integer
Byte 5 Channel 0 speed value
Byte 6-9 Channel 1 Filterwheel offset, a signed long integer
Byte 10 Channel 1 speed value
Byte 11-12 Shutter normal state
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Host to Filterwheel. Writes some current Filterwheel settings (see argument) to volatile memory.


Read Filterwheel Settings from RAM

ID Hex 0x21
Normal recipient Filterwheel
Argument none
Reply 13 bytes
Byte 0 ACK
Byte 1-4 Channel 0 Filterwheel offset, a signed long integer
Byte 5 Channel 0 speed value
Byte 6-9 Channel 1 Filterwheel offset, a signed long integer
Byte 10 Channel 1 speed value
Byte 11 Shutter normal state
Bit 0 0=Shutter 0 normally open;
1=Shutter 0 normally closed
Bit 1 0=Shutter 1 normally open;
1=Shutter 1 normally closed
Bit 2-3 not used
Bit 4 1=Shutter controller (SH2 card) is connected at this address;
0=No SH2 card is connected at this address.
Bit 5-7 not used
Byte 12 number of currently operable wheels attached

Host to Filterwheel. Transmits settings from RAM to host.


Confirm Halt

ID Hex 0x24
Normal recipient Internal
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK = all axes halted, none were in motion when Halt command was given, or this is not the first Confirm Halt command issued since the most recent Halt command, or no Halt commands have been issued since the last system reset;
NAK = at least one axis failed to halt;
ENQ = a Halt command was issued prior to this command, and an axis was in motion when that Halt command was issued.

Comm to Stage Confirms that Halt command was executed successfully and stage is stopped. This command is invoked automatically when the H command HALT is transmitted from Host to Comm. If the result indicates that an axis failed to halt, then the system is automatically reset and all motors are shut down.


Zero Axis

ID Hex 0x25
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 1 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or NAK for out of range argument

Comm to Stage Duplicates H command ZERO and MS-2000 Zero button function. Causes readjustment of limits.

Example:

#31#D7#25#01#00
Zeros just 1st axis on card#1 #FE#D7#25#01#00
Zeros all 1st axes on all cards of stage class.


Get Axis Types

ID Hex 0x26
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 3 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 Axis 0 type, where
0=no axis present;
1=XY;
2=motor-driven focus;
3=piezo-driven focus;
4=motor-driven zoom;
5=theta
Byte 3 Axis 1 type, defined same as Byte 1

Comm to Stage

Reports whether each axis is an XY, motor-driven focus, or piezo-driven focus axis.

Users may also want to look at 0x4A Get Axis Kinds too. It is better implemented.


Get Axis Kinds

ID Hex 0x4A
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 4 to 6 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 Total axis on card (and number of bytes to follow)
Byte 3 Axis 0 type
Byte 4 Axis 1 type
Byte 5 Axis 2 type
Byte 6 Axis 3 type
Axis Type Short Description
x XY stage
z Z focus motor drive. LS50s, Z scopes etc
p Piezo Focus. ASIs ADEPT, Piezo DAC etc
o Objective Turret
f Filter Changer
t Theta Stage
l Generic linear motorized stage, TIRF, SISKIYOU etc
a Generic linear piezo stage
m Zoom magnification motor axis
u Micro Mirror, Scanner 75 etc
w Filter Wheel
s Shutter
u Unknown axis type

Queries the Device card. Replies with total axes present, followed by ASCII codes for each axis representing which kind of axis.

Example:

#31#D7#4A#00
#06#02#78#78 (0x78 is x for xymotor)

#32#D7#4A#00
#06#04#75#75#75#75 (0x75 is u for MicroMirror)


Get Axis Props

ID Hex 0x4B
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 4 to 6 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 Total axis on card (and number of bytes to follow)
Byte 3 Axis 0 properties
Byte 4 Axis 1 properties
Byte 5 Axis 2 properties
Byte 6 Axis 3 properties
Bit 0 CRISP auto-focus firmware
Bit 1 RING BUFFER firmware
Bit 2 SCAN firmware
Bit 3 ARRAY firmware
Bit 4 SPIM firmware
Bit 5 SINGLEAXIS and/or MULTIAXIS firmware
Bits 6-7 reserved

Queries the Device card. Replies with total axes present, followed by byte for each axis representing any special properties or capabilities (usually would be firmware module) such as CRISP or RING BUFFER.

Example:

#34#D7#4B#00
#06#02#0A#0A (xystage with RING BUFFER and ARRAY)

#33#D7#4B#00
#06#04#10#10#10#10 (Micromirror with SPIM)


Set Stage Axis Settings

ID Hex 0x27
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 23 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Byte 2-5 max speed in mm/sec, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number
Byte 6-9 backlash in mm, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number
Byte 10-13 drift error in mm, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number.
Byte 14-17 finish error in mm, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number.
Byte 18-19 ramp time in ms, a 16-bit unsigned integer.
Byte 20 1=pointing device X movement controls this axis;
0=pointing device X movement does not control this axis.
Byte 21 1=pointing device Y movement controls this axis;
0=pointing device Y movement does not control this axis.
Byte 22 1=pointing device scroll wheel movement controls this axis;
0=pointing device scroll wheel movement does not control this axis.
Byte 23 Encoder polarity. 0=negative (left side Z);
1=positive (right side Z)
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Comm to Stage. Host command to stage controller. Counterpart to Get Axis Settings command. Sets Speed (S), Backlash (B), Drift error (E), Finish error (PC), Max lim (SU), Min lim (SL), Ramp time (AC), Mouse controls (X, Y, or Scroll), and Encoder polarity (EPOL).

Example:

To set 1st axis to 2mm/sec
#31#D7#27#17#00#40#00#00#00#3D#23#D7#0A#39#D1#B7#17#37#CB#42#4B#00#64#00#00#00#01
#06


Save Settings Stage

ID Hex 0x28
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Writes current stage settings to non-volatile memory

Example:

#31#D7#28#00
#06
saves settings of just card #1 to non volatile memory
#FE#D7#28#00
#06
saves settings of all cards in controller to nonvolatile memory.


Get Saved Settings Stage

ID Hex 0x29
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Reads stage settings from non-volatile memory into stage volatile memory, overwriting current settings.


Restore Stage Defaults

ID Hex 0x2A
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Marks stage non-volatile memory as unsaved. Next stage reset, the settings will be the original factory defaults.


Restore Filterwheel Defaults to RAM

ID Hex 0x2B
Normal recipient Filterwheel
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Writes default settings to Filterwheel RAM.


Read Filterwheel Settings to RAM

ID Hex 0x2C
Normal recipient Filterwheel
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Host to Filterwheel. Reads settings from non-volatile memory to Filterwheel RAM.


Reset Stage

ID Hex 0x2D
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Host to stage. Invokes stage software reset.

Example:

#31#D7#2D#00
resets just card #1.
#FE#D7#2D#00
resets all stage class cards in the controller


Ping

ID Hex 0x2F
Normal recipient All
Argument none
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Replies ACK. Used to verify that sender has sent a command readable to the receiver. May be used to seek serial baud rate match.


Set Clutch

ID Hex 0x31
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 1 byte
Byte 1 0=disengage;
1=engage
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Engages or disengages clutch.


Get Stage Settings And Flags

ID Hex 0x32
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 9 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 XY pitch
Byte 3 Z pitch
Byte 4 Where command format
Byte 5 X & Y encoder flag, where ‘L’ = linear, ‘R’ = rotary
Byte 6 Clutch engaged
Byte 7 1st Axis, X or Z axis profile
Byte 8 2st Axis, Y or F axis profile
Byte 9 Knob speed

Return states of system flags.

Some common pitches
PITCH_A_FINE ‘A’, (0x41)
PITCH_B_COARSE ‘B’, (0x42)
PITCH_C_ULTRA_COARSE ‘C’, (0x43)
PITCH_25NM ‘H’, (0x48)
PITCH_NORM_Z ‘N’, (0x4E)
PITCH_D_ULTRA_FINE ‘U’, (0x55)
SD_ACTUATOR ‘X’, (0x58)
PITCH_ZEISS_Z ‘Z’, (0x5A)
GTS_A_FINE ‘a’, (0x61)
GTS_B_COARSE ‘b’, (0x62)
GTS_C_ULTRA_COARSE ‘c’, (0x63)
Some common profiles
STANDARD_XY 0x00
STANDARD_Z 0x01
STD_CP_ROT 0x02
STD_FP_ROT 0x03
STD_CP_LIN 0x04
STD_FP_LIN 0x05
UCP_ROT 0x06
UUCP_ROT 0x07
UFP_ROT 0x08
UUFP_ROT 0x12
UFP_LIN 0x14
UCP_LIN 0x22
UUCP_LIN 0x23
SCOPE_STD_Z 0x0a
SCOPE_LIN_Z 0x0b
SD_XLATE 0x0f
PIEZO_PROFILE 0x10
MM_PROFILE 0x2b
Example:

#31#D7#32#00
#06#42#46#97#52#00#02#02#05

Breaking down and analysing the reply.

#06 (ACK )
#42 (B pitch)
#46 (ignore, no z)
#97#52 (R for rotary)
#00#02 (#2 profile, std xy)
#02 (#2 profile, std xy)
#05 (knob speed)


Set Joystick/Mouse Speeds

ID Hex 0x35
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 3 bytes
Byte 1 Slow joystick speed
Byte 2 Fast joystick speed
Byte 3 Blank (used to be knob speed, however knob speed is handled differently now)
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or others

Sets slow and fast joystick speed for XY. This command does the same things as the H cmd JS.

Example:

To set joystick slow at 20% and fast at 80%
#31#D7#35#03#14#50#00
#06
include a 3rd byte leave it at 0x00 to appease the controller


Get Mouse Speeds

ID Hex 0x36
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 4 byte
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 Slow joystick speed
Byte 3 Fast joystick speed
Byte 4 Blank (used to be knob speed, however knob speed is handled differently now)

Returns settings made by Set Stage Mouse Speeds command.

Example:

#31#D7#36#00
#06#14#50#00 (slow at 20% and fast at 80%)


Set Encoder Polarity

ID Hex 0x37
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 2 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Byte 2 values are 1 and -1. (2s complement)
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Default value is 1 for left-hand Z drive.

Sets encoder polarity. Left- or right-hand Z drives need this setting.

Example:

#31#D7#37#02#00#FF
#06 (sets card#11st axis as epol as -1)
#31#D7#37#02#00#01
#06 (sets card#11st axis as epol as 1)
Note: Save settings to nonvolatile memory(0x28) and restart controller for settings to take affect.


Get Encoder Polarity

ID Hex 0x38
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 1 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Reply 2 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 0xFF for -1 ,
0x01 for 1

Returns encoder polarity setting (see Set Encoder Polarity command)

Example:

#31#D7#38#01#00
#06#FF (card#1 1st axis has negative encoder polarity)


Set Encoder Type

ID Hex 0x39
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 1 bytes
Byte 1 NUL =Rotary;
anything else =Linear
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or NAK for out of range argument

This setting informs the firmware about the hardware configuration with respect to encoders. Then turn the controller OFF/ON for settings to take effect.

Example:

#31#D7#39#01#01
#06
Sets all axis on card#1 to linear enc mode
#31#D7#39#01#00
#06
Sets all axis on card#1 to rotary enc mode
Note: Restart controller, for settings to take affect.


Get Encoder Type

ID Hex 0x3A
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 2 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 0x52 , R for Rotary , 0x4C, L for Linear

Gets encoder type—linear or rotary

Example:

#31#D7#3A#00
#06#52 (card#1 is in rotary encoder mode)


Home Filterwheel

ID Hex 0x3D
Normal recipient Filterwheel
Argument 1 byte
Byte 1 : 0 or 1, Filterwheel selector
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or NAK for out of range argument

Corresponds to Filterwheel HO command.


Get Firmware Version

ID Hex 0x3F
Normal recipient Any
Argument none
Reply varies
String ACK or NAK for out of range argument

Returns a String containing the version number

Example:

On a stage card #31#D7#3F#00
#76#32#2E#37 (in ASCII is “v2.7”)
On a filter wheel card
#32#D7#3F#00
#56#65#72#73#69#6F#6E#3A#20#76#31#2E#32#0A (in ascii is “Version: v1.2<CR>”)


Set Default Manual Input Device

ID Hex 0x40
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 2 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Byte 2 device selector, Some important ones
0x00 = NONE
0x02 = Joystick – X deflection
0x03 = Joystick – Y deflection
0x05 = X-Wheel
0x06 = Y-Wheel
0x09 = JX and X-wheel combo
0x0A = JY and Y-wheel combo
0x16 = Z-Wheel
0x17 = F-Wheel
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or NAK for out of range argument

Sets type of device to be used for manual movements, i.e., analog joystick or Knobs. Writes settings to nonvolatile memory. Note: For safety, this command disables all movement. Also appropriate firmware modules must also be present on the card

Example:

So switch axis to X and Y knobs.
#31#D7#40#02#00#05
#06
#31#D7#40#02#01#06
#06


Get Default Manual Input Device

ID Hex 0x41
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 1 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Reply 2 bytes
Byte 1 ACK or NAK for out of range argument
Byte 2 see Set Manual Input Device

Returns which kind of manual input device is used, i.e., analog joystick or knobs etc

Example:

#31#D7#41#01#00
#06#02 (1st axis is joystick x)
#31#D7#41#01#01
#06#03 (2nd axis is joystick y)


Set Axis Speed

ID Hex 0x43
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 5 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Byte 2-5 max speed in mm/sec, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number.
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or NAK for out of range argument

Sets speed of a single axis

Example:

set ist axis to 2mm/sec
#31#D7#43#05#00#40#00#00#00
#06


Set Encoder Counts Per Mm

ID Hex 0x44
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 8 bytes
Byte 1-4 for axis 0, counts per millimeter, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number
Byte 5-8 for axis 1, counts per millimeter, an IEEE-754 single precision floating point number
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK or NAK for out of range argument

Sets both axes’ encoder counts per millimeter.

Example:

Set Card#1 1st and 2nd axis to 60000 counts/mm
#31#D7#44#08#47#6A#60#00#47#6A#60#00
#06


Get Encoder Counts Per Mm

ID Hex 0x45
Normal recipient Stage
Argument none
Reply 9 byte
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2-5 encoder counts for axis 0, in IEEE 754 format
Byte 6-9 encoder counts for axis 1, in IEEE 754 format

Gets encoder counts per millimeter for the specified axis

Example:

#31#D7#45#00
#06#47#6A#60#00#47#6A#60#00 (#47#6A#60#00 is 60,000)


Joystick XY data

ID Hex 0x46
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 5 bytes
Byte 1 X joystick value, -127 to 127
Byte 2 Y joystick value, -127 to 127
Reply no reply

Sends current joystick X & Y values from Comm to Stage. Each value denotes the deflection of the joystick relative to its position at rest (center). Behaves like the spin command. Handy to simulate joystick/button in UI.

Example:

#FE#D7#46#02#40#40
All axis in controller that have joystick as manual input, start moving.
#FE#D7#46#02#CE#CE
All axis in controller that have joystick as manual input, now move in opposite direction
#FE#D7#46#02#00#00
All axis in controller that have joystick as manual input, stop moving.


Button data

ID Hex 0x47
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 2 bytes
Byte 1 Button byte with bits defined as follows, its active low
Bits 0-3undefined
Bits 4Zero button state
Bits 5Home button state
Bits 6At (@) button state
Bits 7Joystick button (fast/slow)
Byte 2 Clutch byte with bits defined as follows:
Bits 0-5undefined
Bits 6Clutch switch state
Bits 7undefined
Reply no reply

Sends current button state from Comm to Stage.

Command has to be sent two twice, Once indicating press and the release. Based on the time interval between press and release commands, the stage card will conclude if it’s a short press, or long press etc.

Note: For broadcast used Address 0xF6

Example:

Zero button press and release for just Card #1
#31#D7#47#02#E0#00 #31#D7#47#02#F0#00
Home button press for all stage cards in controller
#F6#D7#47#02#D0#00 #F6#D7#47#02#F0#00


Knob data

ID Hex 0x48
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 4 bytes
Byte 1-2 Signed integer left knob value
Byte 3-4 Signed integer right knob value.
Reply no reply

Sends left and right knob rotation values from Comm to Stage.

Example:

#FE#D7#48#04#00#FF#00#FF
Moves all axis that respond to knobs.


Get Tiger Banner

ID Hex 0x49
Normal recipient All
Argument none
Reply varies
String TIGER_BANNER string followed by ETX message terminator.

Gets TIGER_BANNER string from device and relays it to host.

Example:

#32#D7#49#00
#41#74#20#33#32#3A#20#5A#3A#5A#4D#6F#74#6F#72#2C#46#3A#5A#4D#6F#74#6F#72#20#76#32#2E#37#20#53#54#44#5F#5A#46#20#4A#75#6C#20#33#30#20#32#30#31#33#3A#31#36#3A#30#39#3A#35#31#03
in ASCII its At 32: Z:Zmotor,F:Zmotor v2.7 STD_ZF Jul 30 2013:16:09:51<ETX>


Set Axis Direction

ID Hex 0x4C
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 2 bytes
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3.
Byte 2 values are 1 and -1. (2s complement)
Reply 1 byte
Byte 1 ACK

Sets Axis direction. Setting is automatically saved into non volatile memory. Does not need a system reset. Default is 1 or positive direction.

Example:

#31#D7#4C#02#00#FF
#06 (sets card#1 1st axis direction as -1 or negative)
#31#D7#4C#02#00#01
#06 (sets card#1 1st axis direction as positive or 1)


Get Axis Direction

ID Hex 0x4D
Normal recipient Stage
Argument 1 byte
Byte 1 axis selector 0..3
Reply 2 bytes
Byte 1 ACK
Byte 2 0xFF for -1 ,
0x01 for 1

Returns axis direction setting

Example:

#31#D7#4D#01#00
#06#FF (card#1 1st axis direction is negative)

W Internal Command and Replied

Set Filterwheel Number

ID Hex 0xFA
Normal recipient Filterwheel
Argument 2 bytes
Byte 1 Unsigned char, the assigned number for wheel 0
Byte 2 Unsigned char, the assigned number for wheel 1
Reply no reply

After internally assigning each filterwheel its number for FW0, FW1,… FWn commands and before sending Get Tiger Banner command to filterwheel, Comm sends this command so that the filterwheel can reply to Get Tiger Banner command showing its assigned number.


High Level Cmd

ID Hex 0xFC
Normal recipient internal
Argument 11 bytes
Byte 1-2 gCmd [0x12 Move, 0x21 Zero, etc]
Byte 3 gOp [0x00 none, 0x01 read, 0x02 write, 0x06 plus, 0x07 minus]
Byte 4 gSubCmd [0x01 entry, 0x02 exit, 0x03 pseudoaxis,0x04 non rad, 0x05 read
Byte 5 gAxisChar [0x58 X, 0x59 Y,etc]
Byte 6-9 gNum , IEEE 754 format 4byte float
Byte 10 do_what [0 GET_ACK, 1 GNUM,2 GSTRING,3 LONG REPLY, 4 Do nothing]
Byte 11 any_axis [0x00 or 0x01]
Reply no reply

Internal ASI command: copies TG-1000 Comm parser state to TG-1000 stage card.

Example:

m x=123 generates
#31#D7#FC#0B#00#12#02#04#58#42#F6#00#00#04#01


H Get gNum

ID Hex 0xFD
Normal recipient unused

Internal ASI command: request gNum to be copies from TG-1000 stage card to TG-1000 command card


Get Gerror

ID Hex 0x50
Normal recipient Stage/Internal

Gets an error code following an High Level command. For inhouse use only

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tiger_w_commands.txt · Last modified: 2021/09/23 17:15 by 127.0.0.1