Messaging Commands - Aprilaire 8800 Programmer's Manual

MESSAgINg COMMANDS

PMES1, PMES2, PMES3, PMES4
Permissions: Read/Write
Query Syntax:
Command
Description: Requests the message string for permanent message [n] .
Assignment Syntax:
Command
Description: Sets the message string for permanent message [n] to [string] .
Response Syntax:
Example:
Parameters
string: message string
Up to four messages are displayed on a rotating basis . The message center is a two-line, character display with a total of 31 characters
(16-top, 15-bottom line) . The top line of the display is filled first followed with the remainder of the characters on the bottom line . Blanks
(spaces) count as characters . Each message is displayed for 2 seconds, after which, the next message is displayed . If the message is NULL or
is filled with nothing but spaces, then the message is skipped in the sequence . If only one message is available, it is permanently displayed .
The characters in the text string are limited to alphanumeric characters uppercase only . If an assignment command is received with a null
string, the default message is displayed . The default messages are:
Message Default String
1 NULL
2 NULL
3 NULL
4 NULL
TMPMES
Temporary message
Permissions: Read/Write
Query Syntax:
Command
Description: Requests the temporary message string .
Assignment Syntax:
Command
Description: Sets the message string for the temporary message to [string] .
Response Syntax:
Example:
Parameters
string: message string
With this command, messages can be shown in the message center that override the permanent message display . The message center is
a two-line, character display with a total of 31 characters (16-top, 15-bottom line) . The top line of the display is filled first followed with
the remainder of the characters on the bottom line . Blanks (spaces) count as characters . When an assignment command is received, the
permanent message sequence is suspended by the temporary message . The backlight turns on and off (5 seconds on, 2 seconds off) ten
times . The temporary message is displayed until an assignment command is received with a null string . The characters in the text string are
limited to alphanumeric characters uppercase only .
Permanent messages
SN[#] PMES[n]?<CR>
SN[#] PMES[n]=[string]<CR>
SN[#] PMES[n]=[string]<CR>
SN1 PMES1=CURRENT STATUS AUTO<CR>
Node address 1 responds with a permanent message 1 string of "CURRENT STATUS AUTO" .
SN[#] TMPMES?<CR>
SN[#] TMPMES=[string]<CR>
SN[#] TMPMES=[string]<CR>
SN1 TMPMES=RESET FILTER<CR>
Node address 1 responds with a temporary message string of "RESET FILTER" .
COS: N/A
Range
[null, 31 ASCII character string]
COS: N/A
Range
[null, 31 ASCII character string]
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