<cmd> Command code, a string that contains from two to four ASCII
hex characters
[<data>] Optional data field, an ASCII string of as many as 20 characters
in length. For example,
the store hardware configuration string command is #696S...S or command #696
Store Hardware Configuration String followed by the data string S...S.
<crc> CRC value for the message
<eom> End-of-message character (ASCII CR)
Reader Command Response
The basic protocol format is
<som><resp><eom>
The ECP format is
<som><seq><resp><crc><eom>
where
<som> Start-of-message (ASCII # character)
<seq> Echo of sequence number received in host command message
<resp> Response string. The MPRX returns #Done, #Error, or another
ASCII string
depending on the host transmission. This string can be up to 72 characters long.
<crc> CRC value for the message
<eom> End-of-message character (ASCII CR and LF)
Sample Messages
This section contains examples of typical messages transmitted between the MPRX and the host device.
Reader Transmissions
Basic protocol reader transmission
#KING 1302<eom>
Host response
No host response for non-ECP
ECP reader transmission
#4KING 1302 <crc><eom>
Chapter 4 Communications Protocols
TransCore Proprietary
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