Basic Protocol; Packet Structure - Comtech EF Data MBT-4000B User's Installation And Operation Manual

MBT-4000B Multi-band Transceiver System
Serial-based Remote Product Management

6.2.3 Basic Protocol

Whether in EIA-232 or EIA-485 mode, all data is transmitted as asynchronous serial characters, suitable for transmission and reception
by a UART. The character format should be 8N1 (8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit). The baud rate may vary from 2400 to 38400 baud.
All data is transmitted in framed packets. The Controller is assumed to be a PC or ASCII dumb terminal, which is in charge of the process
of monitor and control. The Controller is the only device that is permitted to initiate, at will, the transmission of data. Targets are only
permitted to transmit when they have been specifically instructed to do so by the Controller.
All bytes within a packet are printable ASCII characters, less than ASCII code 127. 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.

6.2.4 Packet Structure

Start of Packet
<
ASCII code 60 ASCII codes 48-57
(1 character)
Example: <0412/MUT=1{CR}
Start of Packet
>
ASCII code 62 ASCII codes 48-57
(1 character)
Example: >0412/MUT=1{CR}{LF}
Target Address Address Delimiter
0-9 /
ASCII code 47
(4 characters) (1 character)
Target Address Address Delimiter
0-9 /
ASCII code 47
(4 characters) (1 character)
Controller-to-Target
Instruction Code Code Qualifier
A-Z, a-z = or ?
ASCII codes 65-90, ASCII codes
97-122 61 or 63
(3 characters) (1 character)
Target-to-Controller
Instruction Code Code Qualifier
A-Z, a-z =, ?, !, or *
ASCII codes 65-90, ASCII codes
97-122 61,63,33 or 42
(3 characters) (1 character)
6–3
Revision 1
MN/MBT4000B.IOM
Optional
End of Packet
Arguments
Carriage Return
ASCII code 13
(n characters) (1 character)
Optional
End of Packet
Arguments
(From 0 to n Carriage Return,
characters) Line Feed
ASCII codes
13,10
(2 characters)