---
title: "Read serial number and other data with FC-Control"
description: "First, make shure, the Windows/Linux driver and Python is set up correctly ## Start FC-Control application Navigate to the Python3/app folder in our Software package ![](https://docs.fibrecode.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/broadway-apps_overview.png) Run application fc_control.py ![](https://docs.fibrecode.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fc-control_overview.png) The script supports USB-Plug-and-Play and enumerates all connected FibreCode Adapters…"
url: "https://docs.fibrecode.com/docs/read-serial-number-and-other-data-with-fc-control/"
updated: "2022-09-19"
category: "100BASE-T1"
tags:
  - FC401
  - FC602
  - FC612
  - FC621
  - FC631
---

# Read serial number and other data with FC-Control

First, make shure, the Windows/Linux driver and Python is set up correctly

## Start FC-Control application

Navigate to the Python3/app folder in our Software package

![](https://docs.fibrecode.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/broadway-apps_overview.png)

Run application fc_control.py

![](https://docs.fibrecode.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fc-control_overview.png)

The script supports USB-Plug-and-Play and enumerates all connected FibreCode Adapters supporting Broadway2-API. After each plug/unplug-event, complete tree is rebuild to show connected adapters only.
In addition to getting a tree-list overview of connected adapters, it supports the following features:

## Read serial number, MAC-Address, Friendly-Name and other data

Plug in any FibreCode device

![](https://docs.fibrecode.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fc-control_fc602.png)

By selecting your device in the application, the LED blinks red to identify the adapter in your setup

![](https://docs.fibrecode.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fc-control_fc602_select.png)

## Export setup overview as CSV

You can export your setup overview as CSV file

![](https://docs.fibrecode.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fc-control_exportsetup.png)

Save CSV file to desired location

![](https://docs.fibrecode.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fc-control_exportsetup2.png)

## Change MAC-Address

Select an adapter of choice to enable this button and open dialog to override default MAC-Address. After pressing OK, adapter is automatically reset to startup with new network device MAC-Address

![](https://docs.fibrecode.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fc-control_changemac.png)

The factory default is never lost. By just entering 00 as MAC-Address, the override is disabled and factory default is recovered

![](https://docs.fibrecode.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fc-control_changemac2.png)

## Change Friendly Name

Opens dialog to set a more friendly name for each adapter. This friendly name is stored in persistent memory and can be used to identify correct adapter when using multiple instances

![](https://docs.fibrecode.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fc-control_friendlyname.png)