Revision C 170 Series Monitor 8-11
2000947-004
Peripheral Devices: RS-232 Connectors
115 Update Mode
All information is transmitted from the 170 Series Monitor as soon as the
information becomes available.
IMPORTANT
DATA REQUESTS—When set to the 115 Update Mode, the 170
Series Monitor will not respond to any requests for information
sent from an external (host) computer.
Heart rate data is transmitted on a quarter second basis. Uterine activity is
transmitted eight times per second. Modes are transmitted once per minute, and
whenever a mode change occurs. Annotation messages are sent as they are entered
from the Annotations window. Event marks are transmitted each time the
Mark
button is selected. Fetal movement data is transmitted four times per second.
Recorder status (PAPER OUT) information is transmitted once per second, when
active, until the condition is resolved.
NOTE: Refer to Requested Data Format on page 8-12 for information about the
response data format. The format is the same for both the 115 Update
mode and the 115 Transmit/Receive mode.