Pocsag Protocol; A.5.2 Pocsag Protocol - Bosch NurseCall Main Unit User Manual

NurseCall Main Unit
NOTICE!
In "floor/room/bed" display mode, use only alpha-numeric pagers which display at least 16
characters.
Change day / night
If the change day / night is activated, the NurseCall system transfers all alarms during night to
the group 24. During the day, all groups 00 - 24 can be used. When switching from day to
night or vice versa, the message "Day-Night" is sent to the activated pagers.
Priority alarms
The assistance and fire alarms are priority calls sent to all activated pagers.
Call repetition
If alarms or messages are not acknowledged after approximately 7 minutes, call repetitions
are also sent to the group 23.
A.5.2

POCSAG protocol

Characteristics
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Only alarms arriving to the alarm buffer are transmitted, except "Relay Off". Acknowledgement
messages are also transmitted. The transmission is only numeric. Alarms are repeated every 1
or 3 minutes until acknowledgement.
Alarms are sent to the POCSAG user number attributed to the transmitter.
The default group is 00.
Group
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
Bosch Security Systems
Data rate: 9600 Bauds
Transmission: asynchronous
10 bit-structure (1 start bit, 7 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit)
Simplex mode
User number
001x000
001x008
001x016
001x024
001x032
001x040
001x048
001x056
001x064
001x072
001x080
001x088
001x096
001x104
001x112
001x120
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