1 About communication
Roche Diagnostics
COBAS INTEGRA 400 plus analyzer/Cedex Bio HT Analyzer · Software version 3.6/5.1 · Host Interface Manual · Version 1.24
18 Message structure
Message structure
All messages are based on the same block structure. The
number of lines within a block can vary.
q Information inside the message is in ASCII code.
ASCII codes from 0 to 31 and 127 to 255 are not allowed
within data fields.
Example Result response from an instrument:
In this section
Block header (19)
Block data (19)
Block check (20)
Block header
<SOH><LF>
09_COBAS.INTEGRA..._04<LF>
(1 line)
Block data
<STX><LF>
53_Order#.211044711_20/10/93_SER<LF>
55_178<LF>
00_+3.234000E+01_mg/dl_004_023_014_000<LF>
<ETX><LF>
(0 to n lines)
Block check
1<LF>
562<LF>
<EOT><LF>
(0 or 2 lines)