1 device long response, 3 command terms – Kramer Electronics RB-6 User Manual
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12.1.2.1 Device Long Response
Echoing command:
Start
Address (optional)
Body
Delimiter
~
Sender_id@
Command SP [Param1 ,P
aram2 …] result
CR LF
CR = Carriage return (ASCII 13 = 0x0D)
LF = Line feed (ASCII 10 = 0x0A)
SP = Space (ASCII 32 = 0x20)
12.1.3
Command Terms
Command
A sequence of ASCII letters ('A'-'Z', 'a'-'z' and '-').
Command and parameters must be separated by at least one space.
Parameters
A sequence of alphameric ASCII characters ('0'-'9','A'-'Z','a'-'z' and some special
characters for specific commands). Parameters are separated by commas.
Message string
Every command entered as part of a message string begins with a message
starting character and ends with a message closing character.
Note: A string can contain more than one command. Commands are separated by
a pipe ( '|' ) character.
Message starting character
'#'
– For host command/query
'~'
– For machine response or machine command performed by keystrOKe
operation on the front panel or IR remote controller.
Device address (Optional when directly connected to the device)
K-Net Device ID or MACHINE NUMBER followed by '@'
(ex. #02@ CRLF )
Query sign
'?' follows some commands to define a query request.