//**********************************************************************  
//
// get a value from MonkeyBoard
// send a command in CMD_Bytes[] with length of CMD_Count
// read up to 4 bytes into an unsigend long returm variable
// returns System Status or
// Command Status
// loop Response_Loops times to avoid time outs
// wait Response_Delay ms beteewn loops
//
//**********************************************************************  
//
void Monkey_Value_Response(
                          unsigned long &Response_Value, 
                          boolean       &Response_Status, 
                          boolean       &System_Status, 
                          byte           Response_Loops, 
                          byte           Response_Delay, 
                          byte           CMD_Count, 
                          byte           CMD_Bytes[], 
                          boolean        Response_Debug )
//                         
{
unsigned int CMD_Index            = 0;
boolean      Start_Response       = false;
boolean      End_Response         = false;
unsigned int Response_Count       = 0;
unsigned int Response_Index       = 0;
byte         Response_Character   = 0;
byte         Response_Data_Bytes[19];        // 7 return bytes and up to 11 data bytes ( system commands may have up to 11 )
union        Value_4_Bytes
  {
    unsigned long Response_Data;          
     byte         Data_Bytes[4];
   };
Value_4_Bytes  Return_4_Data_Bytes;

//  
// initialize variables
//
  CMD_Index             = 0; 
  Response_Count        = 0; 
  Response_Index        = 0; 
  Response_Value        = 0;
  Response_Status       = false;
  System_Status         = false;
  Start_Response        = false;
  End_Response          = false;
//
// send command to MonkeyBoard
//
  Serial1.write( START_CMD);   
//  
  for ( CMD_Index = 0; CMD_Index < CMD_Count; CMD_Index ++) 
  {
     Serial1.write( CMD_Bytes[ CMD_Index]); 
     delay( 1); 
  }  
  Serial1.write( END_CMD );   
//
  if ( Response_Debug == true )
    {
      Serial.print  ( " " );
      for ( CMD_Index = 0; CMD_Index < CMD_Count; CMD_Index ++) 
        {
           Serial.print  ( CMD_Bytes[ CMD_Index], HEX );
           Serial.print  ( " " );
        }   
      Serial.println  ( "" );
     }   
//  
// get response, wait Response_Delay msec and try Response_loops time
// 
  CMD_Index                         = 0; 
  Return_4_Data_Bytes.Response_Data = 0;
  do
  {
//
// clear loop values
// 
    End_Response    = false;
    Start_Response  = false;
    for ( Response_Index = 0; Response_Index < 19; Response_Index++)
       Response_Data_Bytes[ Response_Index ] = 0x00; 
    Response_Index   = 0;
//   
//    
    CMD_Index ++; 
    while (Serial1.available())
//  
    {
      Response_Character = Serial1.read();
      if (( Response_Character == START_CMD ))
        {
          Response_Index  = 0;
          Start_Response  = true;
        }  
      if (( Response_Character == END_CMD ))
        {
          End_Response    = true;
        }  
    if ( Response_Debug == true )
      {
         Serial.print  ( Response_Index );
         Serial.print  ( " " );
         Serial.println( Response_Character, HEX );
      }   
      if ( Response_Index < 19 )
        {
          Response_Data_Bytes[ Response_Index ] = Response_Character;
          Response_Index ++;
        }
    }
    if ( Response_Debug == true )
      {
         Serial.print  ( Response_Loops );
         Serial.print  ( " " );
         Serial.print  ( CMD_Index );
         Serial.print  ( " " );
         Serial.print  ( Start_Response );
         Serial.print  ( " " );
         Serial.println( End_Response );
      }   
    if ( CMD_Index > Response_Loops )
//
// force end condition
//
      {
        Start_Response = true;
        End_Response   = true;
      } 
    delay( Response_Delay );
  } 
  while  (( Start_Response     == false           ) || 
          ( End_Response       == false           ));