Viking PB-100 Application Note page 5

D. Entering Information for a Device
The PB-100 Software allows a maximum of up to 500 indi-
vidual device records to be entered into a single data file.
To enter an individual device record select the "Information"
tab and click on the "New" command button (each addition-
al device record is added by selecting "New").
Device ID Code (required) - Fill in the "Device ID Code" -
all device records must have a ID number to be recognized
by the software. This ID number corresponds to the touch-
tone string the called device must send in order to receive a
successful response. The "Device ID Code" may contain
digits "0-9", "#", or "
be unique, we recommend using unique codes as standard
practice.
Phone Number (required) - Next fill in the "Phone Number"
that will be dialed for this device. For any polling to take
place a Phone Number must be entered. The digits for the
phone number can be "(", ")", "0-9", "#", "
2 second pause.
All other fields on the Information tab are for reference only
and are not required, though they should be filled out to cre-
ate a complete device record. These include "Company,"
"Street," City, State Zip," and "Device Notes."
E. The Success and Failure Logs
The "Success Log" and "Failure Log" files contain the
accumulated response data for all completed polling
events. When a polled device responds with the correct
"Device ID Code," the information is logged into the
"Success log," and then displayed in the corresponding
window with the message "Received ID". In the event
that a polled device fails to respond, or returns an incor-
rect response, the information is logged to the "Failure
(see Diagram B)
,
". While "Device ID Codes" need not
,
", "-" or "," for a
Diagram D
Log," and then displayed in its corresponding window
along with one of the following error messages: "No
Response", "User Cancelled", "No Phone Number", "PB-
100 error" or "Invalid ID". The location and names of
these two files are set on the "Utility" tab and the files are
saved as an ASCII text file. The default file names are
success.log and failure.log respectively. If required, the
user may change the name or location of either log file by
using the "Browse" command button(s) to specify a loca-
tion.
Diagram B
Diagram C