Using Serial Numbers

The programming of serial numbers is based on a special CSV-file format. It is activated at data-buffer’s “File/Buffer Options”-Tab.



The configuration dialog of the serial number programming offers some input elements to control the programming run.

The CSV serial number file format.

The CSV serial number file format (Comma Separated Values ) is based in one data record per line. Each line consists of some comma separated data written in ASCII characters. Several lines and serial number records respectively are building a serial number block. A serial number block is valid for one device programming run. The line format of the CSV file looks like:

Count(Dec), SerialData(Hex), SerialAddress(Hex), DataLenght(Dec), RecordType [, Status]

CSV-Samples.

Sample 1:

1, 0001, 7AA, 2, B
2, 0002, 7AA, 2, B
3, 0003, 7AA, 2, B
4, 0004, 7AA, 2, B



Sample 2:

1, 0001, 7AA, 2, R
1, 1_7AA, , , L
2, 0002, 7AA, 2, R
2, 2_7AA, , , L
3, 0003, 7AA, 2, R
3, 3_7AA, , , L
4, 0004, 7AA, 2, R
4, 4_7AA, BBBB,5 , L //SerialAddress and DataLength will be ignored.



Sample 3:

1, 0001, 7AA, 2, R //First device
1, 0011, 7BB, 2, R //First device
1, 1_7AA_7BB, , , L //First device


2, 0002, 7AA, 2, R //2. device
2, 0022, 7BB, 2, R //2. device
2, 2_7AA_7BB, , , L //2. device


3, 0003, 7AA, 2, R
3, 0033, 7BB, 2, R
3, 3_7AA_7BB, , , L


4, 0004, 7AA, 2, R
4, 0044, 7BB, 2, R
4, 4_7AA_7BB, BBBB,5 , L //SerialAddress and DataLength will be ignored.

5, 000A, 7AA, 2, R //Last SN
5, 000B, 7BB, 2, R //Last SN
5, Final, , , L //Last SN