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3.2.6 op[#]<cr>:Set/Read place character
This is the character that will be used to indicate first place in the
response to the ra, rg and rp commands. The place indicators sent in
response string will be subsequent values of the same sort such as
upper case letters: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H (Depending on how many lanes
you have.) If the exclamation point is used the placement values will be
the following characters starting with the !:
!”#$%&’(
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Sends
Description
op<cr>
Reads current setting of placement character.
op0<cr>
Sets to ‘a’
op1<cr>
Sets to ‘A’
op2<cr>
Sets to ‘1’
op3<cr>
Sets to ‘!’
The option op3<cr> is given only as a convenience and is not
recommended for use unless absolutely necessary. This may seem unusual
representation, however, it is what some of the current race management
software recognizes and so it is made available. The hex representation for
these characters begins at 21H.
Generally you will want to select a lane number and a place indicator
that is compatible but not the same. If you choose to set the lane character to
upper case letters using the ol0<cr> command it would make sense to use
the op0<cr> command to set the place indicator to lower case letters. These
are the settings that we prefer to make the parsing of the string more
dynamic. You would be able to scan the line and draw out the race time more
easily if the upper and lower case letters are used. The ol3<cr> is offered as
a paired value with op3<cr> that will set the lane to upper case letters and the
placement character to the !”#$%&’( sequence. The hex values for this
sequence begin at 21H. You may, however, set these values to any
combination that you prefer.
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Returns
Description
A<cr><lf>
Value read is the placement character set.
<cr><lf>
Carriage return sent when setting a new value.
?<cr><lf>
Invalid command.
