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APPENDICES
CARDINAL 738 FORMAT
<CR><POL><WWWWWWW><SP><Status><SP><Units><SP><Mode><SP><SP><EOL>
POSITION CHARACTER CHARACTER VALUES
1 CR
Carriage Return (ASCII 13)
2 Polarity
“-“ for Negative , “+” for Positive
3 W
4 W
5 W
6 W
7 W
8 W
9 W
Weight String (Padded with spaces, includes
decimal point)
Least Significant Digit
10 Space
ASCII 32
11 Status Space=Valid, “O”=Out of Range, “M”=Motion
12 Space
ASCII 32
13 Units
14 Units
“kg” = Kilograms
“lb” = Pounds
15 Space ASCII 32
16 Mode “G” = Gross weight, “N” = Net weight
17 Space ASCII 32
18 Space ASCII 32
19 EOL End of Line Character (ASCII 03)