PRODUCT MANUAL
PROTOCOL FOR NUMERIC DISPLAYS
ASCII
CODE
VALUE
(Decimal)
FUNCTION
STX
2
‘Start of text’, also known as a ‘control B’, this
character must be the first character of each message
AD1
AD2
48-57
48-57
These two ASCII decimal digits represent the address
of the display as set on the display. See appendix C
for address setting information
DATA
48-57
Numeric value to be displayed in ASCII decimal digits.
It is also permissible to include space characters
(character value 32 decimal), minus sign characters
(character value 45 decimal), and one decimal point
character (character value 46 decimal) with the digits.
ETX
3
‘End of text’, also known as a control C, this character
must be the last character of each message
Example:
To set the display that has an address of ‘01’ to a value
of “123456”, the following
<^B>011234<^C>
NOTE: the <>’s not to be included in the message.
Or from a terminal program such as PCPLUS, Hyper-
terminal, or a TELNET screen if the display
has the Ethernet Option.
The character sequence to be sent will be:
‘Ctrl+B’ “01” “1234” ‘Ctrl+C’ (a total of eight
characters)
The leading zeros will remain blank in all cases.
135 South Church Street
Unit A
Addison, Ill. 60101
Attn: Repair department
Our telephone number is:
(630) 628-0658
Our FAX number is:
(630) 628-0936
