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SECTION 3 DEVICE MESSAGE FORMAT
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(4) RESPONSE DATA
CHARACTER RESPONSE
DATA
NUMERIC RESPONSE
DATA
STRING RESPONSE
DATA
(5) CHARACTER RESPONSE DATA
Character response data is specific character string data consisting of the uppercase
alphabetic characters from A to Z, lowercase alphabetic characters from a to z, numbers
0 to 9, and underline (_).
(6) NUMERIC RESPONSE DATA
<0 to 9>
–
• The number at the most-significant position is other than 0.
• A + sign needs not be placed before a positive number.
< Integer format (NR1) >
< Example >
123
–1234
<0 to 9>
–
• The number at the most-significant position is other than 0.
• A + sign needs not be placed before a positive number.
• If there are zeros after the decimal point, the numeric data is
transmitted in the integer format.
< Fixed-point format (NR2) >
<0 to 9>
.