ESI RF BRIDGE User Guide DRAFT, rev 4
www.elec-solutions.com © 2013 Electronic Solutions, Inc. Page 8 of 13
9. If the ESI RF Bridge will be connected to an automation system after the ESI RF network is set up, then
you must reverse the Echo (On) and Line Termination character (CR+LF) that were turned on previously
in the Configuration Menu. In the terminal emulator:
a. Press Ctrl-C to enter the Configuration Menu.
b. Press the “2.” key.
c. Press the “3.” key.
d. Press the “0.” key to exit the Configuration Menu.
10. Disconnect the PC from the ESI RF Bridge.
11. Connect the ESI RF Bridge to an Automation System.
12. Put the SUITE remote into User Mode, for handoff to the customer.
RQ Message Format — Overview
An RQ message always begins with a Start Character “!” (a.k.a. Bang) and ends with an End Character “;”
(semicolon). There will always be an Address (3 ASCII characters) and a Command (1 ASCII character) as
shown in the table below. In some cases, the Data field is a variable number of characters or no Data. A “?”
(question mark) in the Data field signifies a request message. For Downlink messages, the End Character is “;” or
<CR> (both are treated the same). For Uplink messages, the End Character can be set using the ESI RF Bridge
Configuration Menu to be “;” or <CR>.
RQ Addressing is always three ASCII characters composed of only 0-9 and A-Z. For the case where an address
is 000 — the global command — all RF nodes networked to the ESI RF Bridge are being addressed and for that
reason, no node can have 000 as its address. The ESI RF Bridge is factory addressed at BSB. RQ devices are
given random addresses from the factory (first character will be between “C” and “Z”).
Uplink
Messages from the RF nodes, relayed to the PC/automation system via the ESI RF Bridge.
Downlink
Messages from the PC/automation system, relayed to the RF nodes via the ESI RF Bridge.
The following is an example of a Downlink message from the PC/automation system to the ESI RF Bridge
requesting its version. The literal command string is “!BSBv?;”
Improperly formatted Downlink messages or message content that is out of range will cause the message to be
discarded by the ESI RF Bridge and an Uplink error message generated.
Valid RQ Commands
The RQ commands/messages in the table below are valid when sent to the ESI RF Bridge from a PC or
automation system, or received by the ESI RF Bridge from an RF node.
BSB = the default RQ address of the ESI RF Bridge.
!BSBU; U = undefined or invalid message.
3 characters
(0-9 or A-Z)
Re-address the ESI RF
Bridge
Change the address from BSB
to RF1.
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General