AES 7788F - Routing Table and Text Messages; 4.12 Display Routing Table (Continued); 4.13 Text Messages

AES 7788 Series RF Subscriber Unit ─ Installation and Operation Manual
AES Corporation 39 40-7788, Rev 6, August 30, 2016
using the ID as first in the route, assuming all IDs in the route successfully used their
Preference 1 IDs as well.
NetCon – Briefly it is a confidence number where the lower the number, the more
confidence a Subscriber should have in the ID’s ability to pass the packet on as lower
numbers indicates healthier routing tables with more options. In UL 9th Edition compliant
units the NetCon is used as a multiple path indicator, not lower than 5.
Signal Quality – The first digit is either an 8 or a 0. 0 means Carrier Detect (CD) was on
during signal reception. 8 means it was off. CD is related to signal strength where it is on
when the strength of the signal is above a certain threshold. The second character is related
to readability of the data. 3 is the best indicating all three of the data repeats were properly
read and 1 is the lowest meaning that only one of the three was. Therefore a Good signal
would read 03 and a Marginal would be 82 or 81.
4.13 Text Messages
SENDING TEXT MESSAGE
HandHeld Programmer: <F5> PC Terminal: <Ctrl>+<U>
Text messages can be sent from the subscriber unit to the central station.
To use: Push programmer key <F5> or PC Terminal: <Ctrl>+<U>
ENTER MSG:
[Enter your text message, up to 200 characters. Push <ENTER> to send.]
If no data is entered within approximately 65 seconds, the unit will exit the text
message mode.
Note that the unit is unable to transmit or receive while in this mode.
RECEIVING ASCII TEXT MESSAGES
Messages can be sent from the central station to any subscriber unit. If the handheld
programmer or other properly configured serial terminal is connected to the unit’s
J1/Programmer jack, the message will be displayed on the screen with a beep sound.
This is a handy feature for communications between installers and central stations and
to test how quickly communication occurs.
Note: Text messages cannot be received when using any of the monitor functions.