Improving Fast Dump Speeds (Non-Kernel)

[Pytrex]

Fast dumping (non-kernel) can be improved by utilizing the extended DLIDs with $AC. If I'm understanding correctly, $AC is used for fast dumping without the kernel running.

Typical Fast Dump (non-kernel) Procedure:
$AC (12 bytes)
$21
$AC (12 bytes)
$21
$AC (12 bytes)
$21
$AC (12 bytes)
$21
$AC (12 bytes)
$21
Total: 60 Bytes of Address Data in 10 Messages

Refined Fast Dump (non-kernel) Procedure:
$AC 81 (12 Bytes)
$AC 82 (11 Bytes)
$AC 83 (11 Bytes)
$AC 84 (11 Bytes)
$AC 85 (11 Bytes)
$AC 86 (4 or 5 Bytes)
$21
Total: 60 or 61 Bytes of Address Data in 6 Messages (not sure if 61 bytes will throw errors)

What this is doing is utilizing extended DLIDs for $AC. So instead of immediately requesting the 12 bytes, you fill up the DLIDs and then request the bulk in one command. The one problem with this is that I don't know if the TCM or ABS module supported extended DLIDs. Consult files would suggest that the TCM supports DLIDs 81->83, but I haven't personally verified this. Either way, this shouldn't matter too much, but maybe adding a failsafe to ensure it'll just revert to the old $AC, $21, $AC, $21 method if the new one is unsupported.

Resources:
Example Showing Step by Step Process of Extended DLIDs
$AC Formatting

[fenugrec]

cool, but low priority unless you want to do it