EID17 Eidbus converter

Eid17Eidbus Converter

Eidolon Customer Protocol Converter (Eid-Software Download)

• Converts from EidBus to RS232 Baudrate : 19200 8N1
• The converter has default address 0x00
• The EidBus system has address 0xFF
• All units on the EidBus uses addresses between 0x00 and 0xFF
• Eid17 supports only addresses from 0x01 to 0x7F
• Ascii protocoll is used.
• Messages are started with:
             "#" and is ended with "n"  or
              "rn" (windows enter)
• Messeges are built as: "#
  n"
• Eid17 supports 3 commands : "Get", "Set "  and " Ret ""
             "Get" is used to ask for data.
              "Set" is used to set data.
              "Ret" is the responce from units after a "Set" or "Get"
•    Eid17 itself (0x00) only supports the " Get " commands as nothing can be set on Eid17 itself.
• "Type" and" and "Name" can be fetched as follows :Example:Send:"#0x00 Get Namen"Answer:"Eidolon Customer Protocol Converter n"
• The EidBus system (0xFF) only supports  "Get"
• "Get" can ask for "Type" and "Name", you will then receive addresses of all units in the system.
• Now that you know the unit addresses you can ask what settings these units have.
           Example : Send:"#0xA1 Get xn"
           Answer:"0xA1 Ret x:1=4n"
• You can also ask for "Name" and "Type" direct on the address.
• To set or alter the settings of a unit the "Set" command is used
       Example:    Send:"#0xA1 Set x:1=3n"
                        Answer:"#0xA1 Ret x:1=3n"