Number of bytes Sign
Identifier 1 $
Begin 1 … 3 001 … 030 or 1 … 30
End identification 1 CR
l Identifier: "$" (1 character)
l Start: No. of the requested PC/DCS output (1 … 3
characters)
l End identification: Carriage Return CR (1 sign)
Total length of the telegram: 3 … 5 characters
Number of bytes Sign
T1 1 =
DCS no. 3 001 … 030
T2 1 #
Value 11 -824.6
T3 1 #
Unit 0 … n xxx
End identification 1 CR
l T1: "=" (1 sign)
l DCS no.: No. of the PC/DCS output as 3-digit decimal
number
l T2: "#" (1 character)
l Value: Numerical value of the PC/DCS output or with
interferred measured value the error code "Exxx"
Formatting of the value:
Sign Meaning
1
"- ": Minus with negative numbers
" ": Space with positive numbers
2 … 12 11-digit number with comma or error code
l T3: "#" (1 character)
l Unit: Unit as text (0 … n unit)
l End identification: Carriage Return CR (1 sign)
Total length of the telegram: 18 characters+Unit character
Enquiry:
$001
Enquiry of the control system
Answer from the signal con-
ditioning instrument
Example:
30 Modbus-TCP, VEGA ASCII protocol - VEGAMET 624/625, VEGASCAN 693, PLICSRADIO
VEGA ASCII protocol
30768-EN-070730