How to read continue binary string

Hi,
I have a encoder and it send me a continue string in ASCII. The port configuration is : 1 start bit, 7 data bits, 1 parity bit, 2 stop bits and termination character = x0D . And, the code is like this :
ASCII code 31 (011 0001) = SB 1000 110 PB SB SB
My problem is I can not cut the string at the good place.
Thank you for your help.

To find the termination characters, there are a number of vi's
available to use such as "Search and Replace String", "Search/Split
String", or "Search and Replace Pattern" as those all return an offest
number where it has found the termination character.
In order to reverse the sense (with the possibility of having 15 people
find more efficient ways to do this like yesterday), use "String to
Byte Array", then "Reverse 1D Array", then "Byte Array to String", and
your data will be reversed.

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