Instruction Code; Instruction Code Qualifier - Comtech EF Data CDM-600L Installation And Operation Manual

CDM-600L Satellite Modem
Remote Control
15.5.3

Instruction Code

This is a three-character alphabetic sequence which identifies the subject of the message.
Wherever possible, the instruction codes have been chosen to have some significance.
For example TFQ for transmit frequency, RMD for receive modulation type, etc. This
aids in the readability of the message, should it be displayed in its raw ASCII form. Only
upper case alphabetic characters may be used (A-Z, ASCII codes 65 - 90).
15.5.4

Instruction Code Qualifier

This is a single character which further qualifies the preceding instruction code.
Code Qualifiers obey the following rules:
1)
They have these meanings:
The '=' code (controller to target) is used as the assignment operator, and is used to
indicate that the parameter defined by the preceding byte should be set to the value of the
argument(s) which follow it.
For example, in a message from controller to target, TFQ=0950.0000 would mean 'set
the transmit frequency to 70 MHz'
The '?' code (controller to target) is used as the query operator, and is used to indicate
that the target should return the current value of the parameter defined by the preceding
byte.
For example, in a message from controller to target, TFQ? would mean 'return the
current value of the transmit frequency'
2)
They have these meanings:
The '=' code (target to controller) is used in two ways:
From Controller to Target, the only permitted values are:
= (ASCII code 61)
? (ASCII code 63)
From Target to Controller, the only permitted values are:
= (ASCII code 61)
? (ASCII code 63)
! (ASCII code 33)
* (ASCII code 42)
# (ASCII code 35)
~ (ASCII Code 126)
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