Encoding Monitor
Operations Manual
Document # 1050-1081
Rev. J
2007 Arbitron Inc
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7.5.
S
TATUS MESSAGE
F
ORMATS
7.5.1.
Boot-up Messages
System boot-up starts when power is applied to the MONITOR. If the HyperTerminal is
active during system power on, as the system is booted up the rear panel ‘STATUS’
serial port sends out the following messages:
<NOTE@P[Encoding Monitor Boot Loader][Vx.xx]>
<NOTE@P[Main program checksum][Valid]> to indicate self test pass
or
<NOTE@P[Main program checksum][Invalid]> to indicate self test fail.
<NOTE@P[Encoding Monitor Main][Vx.xx]>
7.5.2.
Encoding Present Messages
When the Monitor has determined that a valid code is present in the program material, the
status port sends out the following messages:
<NOTE@P[000x][station_name]>
where x = 0 - 9.
A new output line is displayed every 20 seconds. (Note: This is not indicative of the
detection rate.) The number of each line ( e.g., 0001, 0002) is output to show activity on
the line, since the first portion of this message may not change.
