COMMUNICATIONS
PRODUCT REFERENCE GUIDE
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unconditional condition the heartbeat message timer is only associated with the heartbeat
message, not the host message.
Header
Click to activate the “The Text Entry Tool” on page 81 and create heartbeat header text to
signal the beginning of the heartbeat message. Characters from NUL (00H) to ~ (7EH) can be
used.
Terminator
Click to activate the “The Text Entry Tool” on page 81 and create Terminator text to signal
the end of the heartbeat message. Characters from NUL (00H) to ~ (7EH) can be used.
Counter Modulus
Select Disable, 10, 100, 1000, 10000 or Custom from the drop-down list.
This parameter enables a counter to track the number of Heartbeat messages.
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Disable No counter field in the Heartbeat message
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10 Counts cyclically from 0 to 9
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100 Counts cyclically from 0 to 99
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1000 Counts cyclically from 0 to 999
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10000 Counts cyclically from 0 to 9999
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Custom Allows defining a custom counter start/stop range from 0 to 10000.
Counter Starting Value
Enter a counter start value in the field provided.
For the Custom Counter Module this parameter selects the starting counter value.
Selections: a number from 0 to 9999
Counter Direction
Select Up or Down from the drop-down list to set the counter direction.
Diagnostic Message
Select the check box to include a diagnostic field in the heartbeat message.
Separator
Click to activate the “The Text Entry Tool” on page 81 and create a separator character(s)
to set the Diagnostic Message apart from the heartbeat message. Appears only when
Diagnostic message is enabled
Standard
Proceed to Protocol Index Settings.
Advanced
Advanced Formatter Index
Select 1 - 5 from the drop-down. When the Advance Option is selected the cameras will use
the configuration defined in the Output Format>Advanced Formatter page (See “Output
Format | Advanced Formatter” on page 155). There are up to 5 configurations that can be
constructed.
CRISPLANT SETTINGS