| Data Receiver | 
 | Data Sender | 
 | Operation | 
| (External Device) | 
 | (This Instrument) | 
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| 
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| HBR | 
 | 
 | Send Request | |
| 
 | 
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 | 
 | (Optional) | 
| 
 | HBS | 
 | Data Send | |
| ACK | 
 | 
 | Acknowledge | |
| 
 | HBS | 
 | Data Send | |
| ACK | 
 | 
 | Acknowledge | |
| 
 | : | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 | : | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| ACK | 
 | 
 | Acknowledge | |
| 
 | EOD | 
 | End of Data | |
| 
 | : | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 | Other Sub Session | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 | : | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 | EOS | 
 | End of Session | 
The packed with the same packet number is resent when a checksum mismatch or incompatible data format error is detected.
| Data Receiver | 
 | Data Sender | 
 | Operation | 
| (External Device) | 
 | (This Instrument) | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| HBR | 
 | 
 | Send Request | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | (Optional) | 
| 
 | HBS | 
 | Data Send | |
| ACK | 
 | 
 | Acknowledge | |
| 
 | HBS | 
 | Data Send 1 | |
| ERR | 
 | 
 | Error | |
| 
 | HBS | 
 | Data Send 2 (Retry | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 1) | |
| ERR | 
 | 
 | Error | |
| 
 | HBS | 
 | Data Send 3 (Retry | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 2) | |
| ACK | 
 | 
 | Acknowledge | |
| 
 | : | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 | : | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| ACK | 
 | 
 | Acknowledge | |
| 
 | EOD | 
 | End of Data | |
| 
 | : | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 | Other Sub Session | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 | : | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 | EOS | 
 | End of Session | |
Session terminates if ERR is detected a number of times.
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