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Subject: 
Re: Building and decoding messages
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 01:06:49 GMT
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In article <FqAz8J.7C@lugnet.com>, "Dennis Clark" <dlc@verinet.com>
wrote:

> Hiya,
> 
>   Well, I'm back to my RCX message decoder project.  But, I have a
>   question.
> I know of the serial protocol for the individual data bytes, but I'm
> curious
> about the packet level checksum.  A packet (for a message) looks like
> this:
> 55 FF 00 F7 08 <data> <~data> CS ~CS
> 
>   Using the message $12...
> 
> If I add the bytes (mod FF) I get FF + F7 + 12, I get 08, but 09 is the
> correct checksum.  Does this mean that the CS is Sum(bytes)+1?


The header of  '55 ff 00' isn't counted in the checksum - just F7 + 12 =
09

Dave Baum

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(...) [snip] (...) Thanks Dave, I knew I was _missing_ something... DLC (27 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Building and decoding messages
 
Hiya, Well, I'm back to my RCX message decoder project. But, I have a question. I know of the serial protocol for the individual data bytes, but I'm curious about the packet level checksum. A packet (for a message) looks like this: 55 FF 00 F7 08 (...) (27 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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