PosCon3D.send_command
- PosCon3D.send_command(address, command, data=None)[source]
Sends a command to the sensor’s address specified. The command can optionally contain a data string.
This method is mostly for internal use, as the higher-level API is exposed via dedicated methods.
- Parameters:
- address
int
PosCon3D sensors have an address assigned, which defaults to 1. There’s also a broadcast address (
PosCon3D.BROADCAST_ADDRESS
) that can be used to query the address of the sensor connected to the RS-485 bus. Only one sensor can be in the bus when using the broadcast address to query for sensor’s address.- command
string
A string indicating the command number to be executed.
- data
string
An optional string of data that is sent together with the command.
- address
- Returns:
- list or value
Result of the command. It can be a list or a single value depending on the operation.