User Manual

OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base User Manual
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Manual Entry of a Page
Entry Device OSMAC Base Action Comment
M<CR> The Entry Device tells the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base
transmitter that it wants to manually send a
POCSAG page, by ending the M.
ENTER PAGER NUMBER: The OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base will respond within one second
of the M sequence signifying that the Entry
Device has successfully logged on to the OSMAC OSMAC
BaseBase, and it is ready to receive paging info.
The OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base begins by responding with this
prompt.
PagerID<CR> The user responds with the ID of the pager he
wishes to page.
Enter Alpha Message:
or
Enter Numeric Message:
The OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base responds with one of the
following messages, depending upon the type
of pager that the PagerID is assigned to.
Message<CR> The user enters a message to send to the pager.
Sending Message...<CR> The OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base displays this message as it
sends the message to the pager.
MessageSent<CR>
or
Can't Deliver to xxxxxxx<CR>
or
Too Slow. Goodby.<CR>
or
Two many errors. Goodby. <CR>
One of these messages will then be sent from
the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base, depending upon the current
situation with the page that was entered. The
serial port has a 45 second activity time, and
will force and end to the manual session if the
user does not complete the page in that time.
7.2 TAP Protocol Issues
7.2.1 Timing
The OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base will wait for a response to come back from the Entry Device. If a response is not received
before the pre-programmed time-out period, the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base will cancel the current transaction, sending the
<ESC> <EOT> <CR> sequence.
7.2.2 Line Feeds
The OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base will ignore all <LF> characters it receives. The Entry Device may send a <LF> with any
<CR>.
XOFF
In the very unlikely event that the user enters more pages than the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base can queue up, the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base
will send the <XOFF> character before sending a carriage return. It will send the <XON> character when
buffer space is available for more pages. If the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base does not receive data within 10 seconds after
sending an <XON>, it will send another <XON>.
7.2.3 EOT
Whenever the OSMAC BaseOSMAC Base terminates a session by sending the <EOT><CR> sequence, it will drop the DTR
signal on the RS-232 signal for 250mS. This will normally cause any modem connected to it to disconnect.