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Preamble

Preamble Status

Usage:
Useful for identifying and controlling incoming data. For example, defining the preamble as a carriage return and a line feed causes each decoded message to be displayed on its own line.
Definition:
Defines a one to four character data string that can be added to the front of the decoded data.
Serial Cmd:
<K141,status,preamble character(s)>
Default:
Disabled
Options:
0 = Disabled
1 = Enabled (within any protocol)

Preamble Characters

Serial Cmd:
<K141,status,preamble character(s)>
Default:
^M corresponds to: carriage return.
Options:
To enter control characters within a serial command, hold down the Ctrl key while typing the desired character.
Example: <K141,1,CNTL-m> to enter the control character ^M.

Important: The ASCII characters <, >, and , can only be entered as hex pairs:

For <: <K141h,,3C>

For >: <K141h,,3E>

For , : <K141h,,2C>

See ASCII Character Entry Modifier for a detailed explanation of how to enter ASCII characters as hex values.


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