A.3 packet structure, A.3.1 start of packet – Comtech EF Data CSAT-5060 User Manual
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CSAT-5060 C-Band Transceivers
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Appendix A
MN/CSAT5060.IOM
A–3
A.3
Packet Structure
Table A-3. Master-to-Slave:
Start
of Packet
Device
Address
Address
Delimiter
Instruction
Code
Code
Qualifier
Optional
Arguments
End
of Packet
Character
<
/
= or ?
Carriage Return
ASCII
Code
60
47
61 or 63
13
# Characters
1
4
1
3
1
n
1
Example:
<0135/UAT=12.25{CR}
Table A-4. Slave-to-Master:
Start
of Packet
Device
Address
Address
Delimiter
Instruction
Code
Code
Qualifier
Optional
Arguments
End
of Packet
Character
>
/
=, ?, !, or *
Carriage Return, Line Feed
ASCII
Code
62
47
61, 63, 33 or 42
13, 10
# Characters
1
4
1
3
1
From 0 to n
2
Example:
>0135/UAT=07.75{CR}{LF}
A.3.1 Start Of Packet
Because this is used to provide a reliable indication of the start of packet, these two characters may not appear anywhere else within the
body of the message.
•
Master to slave unit: This is the character:
<
= (ASCII code 61)
•
Master to slave unit: This is the character:
>
= (ASCII code 62)