Program Codes 441
Message Information
The format of this command code is outlined as follows:
EIA Example: (>20+Format+Delay Time/Time Out<Message)
Message Command Type
>20< Direct message with Delay
>21< Direct message without Delay
>22< Message that requires Acknowledge
(see Message Command Type below)
Optional Format Value
This optional Format value allows the user to add
Line Feed and Carriage Return commands, etc.,
message string. 0,1,16,17,32,33,48,49,64,65,80,81,
96,97,112,113 are supported (see Format Value below).
Optional Delay Time/Time Out Value
Time in seconds (see Time Out Value below)
Message Text
The message content (see Message Text below)
Note: Message format is always within comment characters and the Command portion of the
program code is between the “>” Character and the “<” Character.
ESSI Example: EIA Example:
3 (>20,1,1<Message)
>20,1,1<Message
4
See below for format and delay Code information.
Note: For the example provided, the plus sign (+) character was used as delimiter between fields for
the command instruction. In addition to the plus sign (+), the hyphen (-), comma (,) or space may be
used as delimiters.
Example:
Using spaces, the EIA command would look like this: (>20 Format Timeout<Message Text)