function SerialNumber = zGetSerial()
% zGetSerial - Returns the serial number of the ZEMAX harware lock.
%
% Usage : SerialNumber = zGetSerial
%
% Returns the serial number unless the command times out, in which case NaN (Not-a-Number) is returned.

% MZDDE - The ZEMAX DDE Toolbox for Matlab.
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% Copyright 2002, Defencetek, CSIR
% $Revision: 1.5 $

global ZemaxDDEChannel ZemaxDDETimeout
Reply = ddereq(ZemaxDDEChannel, 'GetSerial', [1 1], ZemaxDDETimeout);
if (Reply), SerialNumber = str2num(Reply); else SerialNumber = NaN; end;