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4.2 Serial Packet Mode
This mode is the legacy mode of operation as implemented in the STX2 which consists of binary data packets.
4.2.1 Serial Packet Format
Preamble
Fixed pattern 0xAA
Length
Total number of bytes in the serial packet including the preamble
Command
Command type (See Table 5 Serial Packet Type). Responses to
commands carry the same command type as the command that
initiated the answer
Data
Data associated with the command or answer
CRC
16 bit CRC
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This mode is the legacy mode of operation as implemented in the STX2 which consists of binary data packets.
Fixed pattern 0xAA
Total number of bytes in the serial packet including the preamble
Command type (See Table 5 Serial Packet Type). Responses to
commands carry the same command type as the command that
initiated the answer
Data associated with the command or answer
16 bit CRC
Figure 7 Serial Packet Format
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This mode is the legacy mode of operation as implemented in the STX2 which consists of binary data packets.
Total number of bytes in the serial packet including the preamble
Command type (See Table 5 Serial Packet Type). Responses to
commands carry the same command type as the command that