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Protocol
Figure 5-1.
Message format for
transfers initiated by
the master.
SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
The protocol used for the 3050-AMS Moisture Analyzer is a master/slave,
command/response communication with the master initiating all trans-
fers. The message format for transfers initiated by the master is seen in
Figure 5-1.
Node Address
Start Flag
Command Byte
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All elements of this protocol are sent as ASCII characters.
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The Start Flag is the character '>', $3E.
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The End Flag is a carriage return, $0D.
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The Node address is a two byte hexadecimal ASCII value in the range
$00 through $EF.
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Addresses $F0 through $FF are reserved.
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The command byte is a single ASCII character.
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The Data field is of variable length and contains ASCII characters.
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The checksum is a two byte ASCII hexadecimal field representing the
modulo 256 sum of Node Address, Command Byte, and Data fields
(excludes the start flag).
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A master can issue a wildcard in lieu of a checksum.
Data
Check Sum
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End Flag
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