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3.2.3 ol[#]<cr>:Set/Read lane character
This command sets the character sequence type that will be used to indicate
the lane numbers in the response to the ra, rg and rp commands. The lane
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.)
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Sends
Description
ol<cr>
Reads current character type(A,1,a) from unit.
ol0<cr>
Set to A; Upper case letters for lanes
ol1<cr>
Set to 1; Numbers for lanes)
ol2<cr>
Set to a; Lower case letters for lanes
ol3<cr>
Set to A; Upper case letters.
The option settings are given with the following reasoning in mind. Generally
you will want to select a lane number and a place indicator that are 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 lane character set.
<cr><lf>
Carriage return sent when setting a new value.
?<cr><lf>
Invalid command.
