Q-BITE Status Packet

The Q-BITE data stream consists of a series of integer values. Each value is packed in a series of 7-bit characters, using 1 ... 5 depending on the desired resolution. The low bits come first, and IRIS supports up to 32 bits per value. IRIS can be configured to display any such values with appropriate units and scaling.

The Q-BITE (Quantitative BITE) status packets consist of 3 ... 128 bytes. The first two and last bytes are used for identification purposes. The middle bytes must have the MSB set to 0 and can contain an arbitrary value in the lower 7 bits. Typically this is used to report voltage/power levels. This report should not be sent by the BITE every time the status changes. This report is sent in response to the Q-BITE interrogate command. IRIS sends the interrogate command every 60 seconds.