User Manual
OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base User Manual
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After initiating a page, and receiving the ID= prompt, the Entry Device can respond in one of two different
ways. One way puts the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base into an Automatic Mode, and the other ways puts it into a Manual Mode.
Automatic Entry of a Page
Entry Device OSMAC Base Action
Comment
<ESC>PG1<CR>
The Entry Device tells the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base transmitter that it
wants to automatically send a POCSAG page by ending this
sequence.
<CR><ACK><CR>
or
<CR><NAK><CR>
or
<ESC><EOT><CR>
The OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base will respond within one second of the ACK
sequence signifying that the Entry Device has successfully
logged on to the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base. If paging entries cannot be
accepted, it will respond with the NAK sequence or the ETX
sequence, which should force the Entry Device to disconnect.
<ESC> [p <CR>
This "go ahead" sequence tells the Entry Device that it is OK
to go ahead and send over the information for the first page
or pages. The p is always the lower case "p".
<STX>
PagerID<CR>
Message<CR>
<ETX>
Checksum <CR>
This Pager/Message Sequence Block tells the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base
the ID (the Pager Number in the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base's database) of
the pager this the Message is to be sent to. The checksum is
computed as shown later in this document. The total number
of characters sent from the Entry Device per sequence should
not exceed 255.
Repeat the above
Pager/Message
Sequence Block as
many times as
required, if more
pages are to be sent.
<EOT> <CR>
When the Entry Device does not want to send any more
pages, it sends this EOT sequence, to tell the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base
that it is finished with this automatic session.
Pages Accepted <CR>
or
Invalid Page
Entered<CR>
or
<Message><CR>
One of these status messages will be returned at the end of
the session. They are for information purposes only.
<CR><RS><CR>
This is only sent if there was an error in this session,
probably due to an invalid pager ID or a message type
mismatch.
PAGING EXCHANGE
DISCONNECT <CR>
<ESC> <EOT>
The End of Transaction message sent from the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base
to the entry device, telling it to disconnect.