Software Protocol Analyzer (SWANA) message
- Last UpdatedApr 24, 2025
- 1 minute read
The Software Protocol Analyzer (SWANA) main window displays SWANA messages that provide communication information.

|
Message Part |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Message Type |
Refer to Message Prefixes below for more information. |
|
Timestamp |
Timestamp in the following format:hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds [AM|PM]. |
|
Base X |
This is the base used for Non-ASCII data. |
|
Connection |
This is the name of the connection. |
|
System |
This is the name of the system that generated the connection message. |
|
Remote |
This is the name of the remote that generated the connection message (if available from the protocol in use). |
|
Non-ASCII Data |
This is the connection message displayed in the configured base (for example, hexadecimal). If the base is 0 or null, or the message is of type M: or S:, then no Non-ASCII data is written. |
|
ASCII Data |
This is the connection message displayed in ASCII format. For message types Q:, R:, X:, the message is converted to ASCII where unprintable characters are displayed as dots. |