Header
The message header sequence delimits the beginning of every
message and every response. It is always the two characters ^A^B
(<01><02>).
Target Address /
Drive Address
The address field contains the ASCII Hex number corresponding
to the address of the drive that the message is being sent to. For
response messages, the address field contains the ASCII Hex
number corresponding to the address of the drive generating the
response.
Command Code
The command code field of a message from the PC to a drive
contains an ASCII Hex number specifying the type of message
being sent. The types of messages are:
05
Read a Variable from the Drive
06
Write a New Value to the Drive
0B
Execute a Command
Response Code
The response code field of a response message from a drive to the
PC contains an ASCII hex number indicating whether or not the
corresponding message from the PC was received properly by the
drive. The values for the response code are:
00
Message received properly
01
Message contained an error
Message Length
The message length field contains an ASCII Hex number
corresponding to the number of characters in the Data Field of the
message or response. The message length field is organized as
most significant byte first.
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