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Chapter 6. Service Request Function
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Packed ASCII, 2-Digit Year
In Packed ASCII format, each digit of the time and date items is an ASCII formatted byte. Spaces and
colons are embedded into the data to format it for printing or display. ASCII format for a 2-digit year
requires 12 words in the parameter block. Values are hexadecimal.
Parameter Block Format
Address
Example
(Mon., Oct. 5, 2005, at 11:13:25 p.m. = 23:13:25 in 24-hour
format)
1 = change or 0 = read
Address
0h (read)
3 (ASCII format)
Address+1
3h (ASCII format)
High Byte
Low Byte
High Byte
Low Byte
year
year
Address+2
35h (5)
30h (0)
month
(space)
Address+3
31h (1)
20h (space)
(space)
month
Address+4
20h (space)
30h (0)
day of month
day of month
Address+5
35h (5)
30h (leading 0)
hours
(space)
Address+6
32h (2)
20h (space)
: (colon)
hours
Address+7
3Ah (:)
33h (3)
minutes
minutes
Address+8
33h (3)
31h (1)
seconds
: (colon)
Address+9
32h (2)
3Ah (:)
(space)
seconds
Address+10
20h (space)
35h (5)
day of week
day of week
Address+11
32h (2 = Mon.)
30h (leading 0)