Comtech EF Data MBT-5000 - Manual (Page 106)

MBT-5000 L-Band Up/Down Converter System MN-MBT5000
Serial-based Remote Product Management Revision 4
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7.2.2 Packet Structure
The exchange of information is transmitted, Controller-to-Target and Target-to-Controller, in packets. Each packet contains a finite
number of bytes consisting of printable ASCII characters, excluding ASCII code 127 (DELETE).
In this context, the Carriage Return and Line Feed characters are considered printable. All messages from Controller-to-Target require a
response, with one exception: This will be either to return data that has been requested by the Controller, or to acknowledge reception of an
instruction to change the configuration of the Target. The exception to this is when the Controller broadcasts a message (such as Set
Time/Date) using Address 0, when the Target is set to EIA-485 mode.
Controller-to-Target (Issued Command or Query)
Start of Packet Target Address Address Delimiter Instruction Code Code Qualifier Optional Arguments End of Packet
<
ASCII code 60
(1 character)
0000 (default)
(4 characters)
/
ASCII code 47
(1 character) (3 characters)
= or ?
ASCII codes 61 or 63
(1 character) (n characters)
Carriage Return
ASCII code 13
(1 character)
Packet Example: <0000/RSH=30[cr]
Target-to-Controller (Response to Command or Query)
Start of Packet Target Address Address Delimiter Instruction Code Code Qualifier Optional Arguments End of Packet
>
ASCII code 62
(1 character)
0000 (default)
(4 characters)
/
ASCII code 47
(1 character) (3 characters)
= or ?
ASCII codes 61 or 63
(1 character) (n characters)
Carriage Return
ASCII code 13
(1 character)
Packet Example: >0000/BBU=107[cr][lf]
Detailed description of the packet components follow.