IEC 104 Frame Format, Variable length Data unit Name Start Character Length Field APDU Control

Field 1 Start Frame Control Field 2 Control Field 3 Control Field 4 Type Identifier Variable Structure Qualifier Data Unit Identifier COT (1 byte) Originator Address (1) ASDU Address (2) Indicates control functions like message direction Indicates control functions like message direction Indicates control functions like message direction Defines the data type which contains specific format of information objects Indicates whether type contains multiple information objects or not Indicates causes of data transmissions like spontaneous or cyclic The originator address directs mirrored ASDUs and interrogated ASDUs in monitor direction Denotes separate segments and its address inside a device Indicates start of Frame Total length of Frame Indicates control functions like message direction Function

Information Object Address (3) Provides address of the information object element Information Object Information Elements (n) Information Object-2 --------Information Object-n Checksum Stop Frame Stop Char Indicates end of a frame Used for Error checks ----Contains details of the information element depending on the type