Heraeus Electro-Nite CasTemp Wireless - Protocols for Output to Plant; Protocols for Input from Plant

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9.4.3.1 Data formats
The following data types are defined. All formats are big endian (high byte first).
Format
Description
Size
StringFormat-N
Text string. Every byte is a character
N = the number of characters that is used by the ASCII string. In
case the value is smaller than the size, append the string with
sufficient NULL-bytes
1 byte per
character
WholeNumberString-N
Whole number string
0-9999 (ASCII string)
N = the number of characters that is used by the ASCII string.
4 bytes
DynamicStringFormat
ASCII-encoded dynamic size string. This data type is a
combination of a ushort specifying the size and a StringFormat-
{size}
1 byte per
character
Byte
The value is transferred as a byte
1 byte
UShort
The value is transferred as a ushort
2 bytes
Int32
The value is transferred as a integer
4 bytes
Single precision float
The value is transferred in Single-precision floating-point format.
4 bytes
Double precision float
The value is transferred in Double-precision floating-point format.
8 bytes
DateTimeFormat
An array of 7 bytes that represents the date and time.
Byte
Value
Example
1
Day
23
2
Month
5
3
Year1
20
4
Year2
18
5
Hour
12
6
Minute
17
7
Second
53
7 bytes
TempUnit
ASCII format => C = Celsius, F = Fahrenheit
1 byte
DateTimeFormatAscii
yyyyMMddHH:mm:ss
Example: September 11, 2019 9:53:15  2019091109:53:15
16 bytes
Char
ASCII char
1 byte
9.4.3.2 Heat Number
Heat number is the unique identification of the ladle of steel been currently cast. This is expected
change every time a new ladle is received by the caster.
9.4.3.2.1 Byte
Field name
Description
Data format
Message header
Id
1
Byte
DataCount
8
UShort
Payload
Heat number
The heat number
StringFormat-8
Example
Heat number = ABCD1234
Field
Id
DataCount
Heat number
Hex value
{01}
{00}{08}
{41}{42}{43}{44}{31}{32}{33}{34}
Byte index
1
[2-3]
[4-11]
Example:
23/05/2018 12:17:53