Series 2000 Communications Handbook - Soliton
Series 2000 Communications Handbook - Soliton
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EI-Bisynch Protocol<strong>Series</strong> <strong>2000</strong> <strong>Communications</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong>4.1.5. Control charactersSeveral ASCII control characters are used in the framing of EI-Bisynch messages. These are:HexValueNameUsage02 STX Start of data in a message03 ETX End of message04 EOT End of transmission sequence05 ENQ Enquiry for a value06 ACK Positive Acknowledge15 NAK Negative Acknowledge4.2. DATA FORMATSData in Bisynch messages is sent as a sequence of ASCII printable characters. Two principaldata formats are used in <strong>Series</strong> <strong>2000</strong> instruments, Free format, and hex format. See alsoChapter 6 .4.2.1. Free Data FormatParameter values returned from the instrument in ‘free format’ are of variable length. Theinstrument returns the value as it would be displayed on its front panel, with no leading ortrailing spaces, e.g:-99.9123.4123 (integer value)Note that trailing decimal point characters are suppressed. Any ‘sign’ must precede thenumber itself.Values written to the instrument may contain leading and trailing spaces, leading or trailingzeros, or sign indications.4-4 <strong>Series</strong> <strong>2000</strong> <strong>Communications</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> Part No HA026230 Issue 2.0 Feb-00