Comtech EF Data XPA-200-OD - Manual (Page 15)

XPA-200-OD Revision 1
Customer Commands MN/XPA200OD.IOM
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2.6 P
ACKET
S
TRUCTURE
Controller-to-target:
Start of Packet Target
Address
Address
De-limiter
Instruction
Code
Code
Qualifier
Optional
Arguments
End of Packet
<
ASCII code 60
(1 character) (4 characters)
/
ASCII code 47
(1 character) (3 characters)
= or ?
ASCII code
61 or 63
(1 character) (n characters)
Carriage
Return
ASCII code 13
(1 character)
Example: <0412/MUT=1{CR}
Target-to-controller:
Start of Packet Target
Address
Address
De-limiter
Instruction
Code
Code Qualifier Optional
Arguments
End of Packet
>
ASCII
code 62
(1 character) (4 characters)
/
ASCII
code 47
(1 character) (3 characters)
=, ?, !, or *
ASCII code 61,
63, 33 or 42
(1 character)
(From 0 to n
characters)
Carriage Return,
Line Feed
ASCII code 13,10
(2 characters)
Example: >0412/MUT=1{CR}{LF}
Each of the components of the packet is now explained.
2.6.1 S
TART
O
F
P
ACKET
Controller to Target: This is the character ‘<’ (ASCII code 60)
Target to Controller: This is the character ‘>’ (ASCII code 62)
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.
2.6.2 A
DDRESS
Up to 9,999 devices can be uniquely addressed. In both RS-232 and RS-485 applications,
the permissible range of values is 1 to 9999. It is programmed into a target unit using the
remote control port.
IMPORTANT
The controller sends a packet with the address of a target - the destination of
the packet. When the target responds, the address used is the same
address, to indicate to the controller the source of the packet. The controller
does not have its own address.