Escort 3016B - Manual (Page 102)

15 Ethernet interface
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14.2.2.Format of the emission messages
The exchanges from the recorder to a control system are messages made of successions of ASCII
characters (and possibly binary objects) ended with a termination sequence.
The format of the emission messages is identical with the format of the reception messages.
However, its structure is more rigid.
The syntax of an emission message is: Message unit + termination sequence
Message unit:
If the message includes several message units, they will be separated by ";".
Termination sequence:
- RS232 link (selection in the Config menu):
- CR: Carriage Return (13 in decimal)
- LF: Line Feed (10 in decimal)
- CR and LF.
- Ethernet link:
- LF: Line Feed (10 in decimal)
Syntax of a message unit:
A message unit (for example: :TYP:THE J,COMP) is made of several fields
- Heading:
(for example :TYP:THE) made of one (simple heading) or several (composed heading) chains of 1
to 12 alphabetical characters (upper case only or digital or "_" (coded ASCII 95 in decimal).
A heading chain always begins with an alphabetical character.
In a composed heading, character chains are separated with the ":" character (for
example :TYP:THE).
- Heading separator:
"space" character (32d) only
- One or several pieces of data:
(for example: J,COMP) alphanumerical, digital or made or various characters or binary octets.
- Data separator:
A comma ",".
Data:
There are several types of pieces of data:
-Alphanumerical data:
1 to 12-character ASCII-coded chains that can be alphabetical (upper case only), digital or "_" (95d)
(example J).