7SR120 Technical Manual
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3.2 Cause of Transmission
The cause of transmission (COT) column of the “Information Number and Function” table lists possible causes of
transmission for these frames. The following abbreviations are used:
Abbreviation Description
SE spontaneous event
T test mode
GI general interrogation
Loc local operation
Rem remote operation
Ack command acknowledge
Nak Negative command acknowledge
Note: Events listing a GI cause of transmission can be raised and cleared; other events are raised only.