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CSAT-5060 C-Band Transceivers
Appendix A
A.3 Packet Structure
Character
ASCII
Code
# Characters
Example: <0135/UAT=12.25{CR}
Start
of Packet
Character >
ASCII
62
Code
# Characters 1
Example: >0135/UAT=07.75{CR}{LF}
A.3.1 Start Of Packet
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.
• Master to slave unit: This is the character:
• Master to slave unit: This is the character:
Table A-3. Master-to-Slave:
Start Device Address
of Packet Address Delimiter
< /
60 47
1 4 1
Table A-4. Slave-to-Master:
Device Address Instruction
Address Delimiter Code
/
47
4 1
<
>
Instruction Code Optional
Code Qualifier Arguments
= or ?
61 or 63
3 1
Code Optional
Qualifier Arguments
=, ?, !, or *
61, 63, 33 or 42
3 1 From 0 to n
= (ASCII code 61)
= (ASCII code 62)
A–3
MN/CSAT5060.IOM
End
of Packet
Carriage Return
13
n 1
End
of Packet
Carriage Return, Line Feed
13, 10
2
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