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# ASCII\_TEXT

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### Payload Definition

<table><thead><tr><th width="191">Data Type</th><th width="219">Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>char[]</td><td>string</td><td>ascii character string need not be null terminated</td></tr></tbody></table>

Here is an example of a variable length packet. The length is defined in the packet header.