PACSystems™ RX3i and RSTi-EP CPU Reference Manual Section 6
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6.3.1.5 Message Fields
The message fields for a typical message are shown in the figure below, and are explained
in the following sections.
6.3.1.5.1 Station Address
The Station Address is the address of the slave station selected for this data transfer. It is
one byte in length and has a value from 0 to 247 inclusive. An address of 0 selects all slave
stations, and indicates that this is a broadcast message. An address from 1 to 247 selects
a slave station with that station address.
6.3.1.5.2 Function Code
The Function Code identifies the command being issued to the station. It is one byte in
length and is defined for the values 0 to 255 as follows: