A Unique ID of the TI eZ430-Chronos

This ID is put into the source address field of each frame.

What .NET library are you using?

Hello, Clemens, thank you for your reply.

I am using the eZ430_Chronos_Net.dll (sourceforge.net/.../).

In the Constants.cs file (sourceforge.net/.../Constants.cs) the following constants are declared:

public class Constants
{
// Shortcuts to address packet byte-wise (indices)
internal const byte PACKET_BYTE_START = 0;
internal const byte PACKET_BYTE_CMD = 1;
internal const byte PACKET_BYTE_SIZE = 2;
internal const byte PACKET_DATA_START = 3;
...
}

internal enum APCommand : byte

{
// Generic commands
...
BM_GET_PRODUCT_ID = 0x20,

...
}

In the Chronos.cs file (sourceforge.net/.../Chronos.cs) the following GetID function is specified, but it does not seem to provide the unique ID of the RF access point:

/// <summary>
/// Get RF access point dummy ID - used by live check
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ID">ID of the connected access point</param>
/// <returns>true, if the command succeeded</returns>
public bool GetID(out UInt32 ID)
{
byte[] data = new byte[4] { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
Packet response = SendAndReceive(Packet.Create(APCommand.BM_GET_PRODUCT_ID, data), data.Length, 1);

ID = (uint)(response.Data[Constants.PACKET_DATA_START + 3] << 24) +
(uint)(response.Data[Constants.PACKET_DATA_START + 2] << 16) +
(uint)(response.Data[Constants.PACKET_DATA_START + 1] << 8) +
(response.Data[Constants.PACKET_DATA_START]);

return CheckResponse(response);
}

My application runs fine (without the GetID function). But if I add the GetID function to the code, then this function returns True (it succeeded), the ID is always 0, and executing the GetID function seems to immediately stop communication between the watch (end device) and the RF access point.

Thank you,
Elena

Thank you, Siri.
Elena

It appears that the firmware does not implement the BM_GET_PRODUCT_ID command (according to the comment, it would be implemented by the access point, not by the end device).

And apparently, this library does not give you access to the source address of a frame. (AFAIK the source address is used to send responses, so in theory, the internal code should know it.)

Hello, TI Engineers,

I am still looking for functions that return unique IDs of the RF access point and the eZ430 Chronos watch (for example, their serial numbers).

When using the BM_GetID function that is included in the eZ430_Chronos_CC.dll (...\Texas Instruments\eZ430-Chronos\Control Center\GUI Sources\DLL\Debug), I receive a 9-digit number.

What exactly does this returned 9-digit number represent?
Is this number unique across all the eZ430 Chronos RF access point devices that has been ever manufactured by TI?

The 9-digit number that I receive from BM_GetID does not match the number that is printed on the RF access point with the pink ink. Is this pink number the serial number of the RF access point device?

Also, what function of what library does return the unique ID (such as the serial number) of the end device (the eZ430-Chronos watch)?

Thank you,
Elena