5.1.4.1 Start Of Packet; 5.1.4.2 Target Address; 5.1.4.3 Address Delimiter - Comtech EF Data LPOD Installation And Operation Manual

LPOD Outdoor Amplifier / Block Up Converter (BUC)
Serial-based Remote Product Management
Start of Packet
>
ASCII code 62 ASCII codes 48-57
(1 character)
Example: >0412/MUT=1{CR}{LF}

5.1.4.1 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:
 Controller-to-Target: This is 'less-than' the character '<' (ASCII code 60).
 Target-to-Controller: This is the 'greater-than' character '>' (ASCII code 62).

5.1.4.2 Target Address

Up to 9,999 devices can be uniquely addressed. In EIA-232 applications this value is set to 0. In EIA-485 applications, the permissible
range of values is 1 to 9999.
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.
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5.1.4.3 Address Delimiter

This is the 'forward slash' character ' / ' (ASCII code 47).
Target Address Address Delimiter
0-9 /
ASCII code 47
(4 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)
5–7
Revision 9
MN-LPOD
Optional
End of Packet
Arguments
(From 0 to n Carriage Return,
characters) Line Feed
ASCII codes
13,10
(2 characters)