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6-8 Machine Variable Definitions
6.3 Equipment Constants
Table 6-3 Equipment Constants
Variable Name ID
Storage
Type
Description
BOARDFREQUENCY 610 U4
This value is set by the station controller to the board
frequency it requires collection event 2010 to occur.
The default is zero which prevents collection event 2010
from triggering.
CONFIGALARMS 1 U1
This EC determines the type of alarm message which is
sent following an alarm.
0 – S5F1, 1 – S5F71, 2 – S5F73.
CONFIGCONNECT 2 U1
The EC which determines which message type the
Equipment uses for Connection Request.
0 – S1F1, 1 – S1F65, 2 – S1F13
CONFIGEVENTS 3 U1
The EC which determines the choice of Event Report
message. 0 – S6F9 or S6F3, 1 – S6F11, or S6F13.
CONFIGSPOOL 63 U4
This variable defines the current Spooling State:
0 - Disabled
1 - Enabled
DEVICENAME 29 A[20]
This is the name chosen by the Host in its references to
the machine.
ESTABLISHCOMMUNI-
CATIONSTIMER
6 U2
The delay in seconds between each attempt to
reestablish communications.
GEMLIMITSDELAY 60 U2
Determines how often the Equipment checks if variables
are within the defined limits (seconds).
INITCOMMSTATE 8 U1
Indicates weather Host communications should be
enabled in the initial Communications State entered
following Power Up. The two assignable values are:
1 - Enable Host Communications
2 - Disable
INITCONTROLSTATE 9 U1
The initial Control State to be entered following Power
Up. The two values are:
1 - Off-Line
2 - On-Line
HEARTBEAT 10 U2
The time in seconds between each S1F1 “Are You
There” message sent to the Host. These messages are
sent to confirm that the communications link between
the Host and the Equipment is still valid during light
message traffic.