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Version 1.73 Copyright © 1997 Link Communications Inc. 1/18/97
032: Send Serial Message out the Main Serial Port
This command allows you to send a custom message out the controller's serial port. If the
message is entered with DTMF the serial message will only contain DTMF digits. If the
message is entered using the RS-232 port, then the message will contain whatever characters
you enter. This command is used to display serial error messages (they are sent from macros
200..219 using this command), among other things. The message will only be sent if you cause
this command to be executed from the serial port or if you turn suppressed serial off with
command 060, to minimize the amount of stuff being sent out of the serial port. If you want a
message to be sent no matter what, use command 162.
<032> s..s
Parameters:
- 032 is the default command name.
- s..s is the data to be sent over the RS-232 port
-- The message length is limited to the maximum command length (about
200 characters) or if used in a macro, by the space left in a macro (less
than 100 characters). If you need a longer message, split it up between
several macros and use one macro to call the next macro in the sequence.
Voice response:
There is no voice response for this command
Notes:
To change the baud rate, see command 024.
Serial output is normally queued (buffered) so that controller operation does not wait for
the message to be sent before continuing. Queueing can be controlled with command
060.
Spaces are automatically stripped when the controller processes commands, including
commands that send serial messages. This allows upload files to contain spaces without
affecting the format of the input data. If a user wishes to have a 'space like character'
sent the '_' (underscore) data can be used.
162: Always Send Serial Message out the Main Serial Port
This command is identical to Command 032 except that it always sends its message, regardless
of whether command 060 is set to suppress serial sending or not.