CONTREX CX-1200 User Manual
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FUNCTION (03) DATA WRITE SINGLE PARAMETER
Table 22 Host Transmission
Character #
DESC
ASCII
STX
Address Separator
Parm #
Assign
Value
Inquiry
ETX
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
^B
0-99
,
0-999
=
?
^C
Value Field
This field will consist of an ASCII string representing the value to be assigned to the parameter.
Leading spaces in this field will be ignored.
Examples:
decimal integer value of 1
“1”
decimal integer value of 1
“ 1”
decimal integer value of 1000
“1000”
decimal integer value of -20
“-20”
decimal value of 1234.56
“1234.56”
decimal value of -15.00
“-15.00”
Binary value of 89
D
“01011001”
Inquiry Field (Inq)
The inclusion of the inquiry designator is optional. If no response is required this character may be
omitted from the message. If this character field is not included in the message, the operation will be
performed, however the control will not respond.
Table 23 CX-1200 Response
Character #
DESC
ASCII
STX
Msg Error
Separator
Parm #
Equals
Value
ETX
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
^B
0-FF
,
0-999
=
^C Value Field This field will consist of an ASCII string representing the value assigned to the parameter. If an error Value Field Examples with No Error: decimal integer value of 1 “1” decimal integer value of 1000 “1000” decimal integer value of -20 “-20” decimal value of 1234.56 “1234.56” decimal value of -15.00 “-15.00” Binary value of 89 D “01011001”
occurred in the assignment operation, this field will contain the error code number preceded by an
“E” (e.g., “E3”).