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PAD Configuration Menu
The PAD (Packet Assembler/Disassembler) Configuration Menu allows you to configure the events that will trigger the modem to send data
that is received from the DTE to the remote. These parameters are used only when the modem is operating in the Gateway mode. The iR1600
only sends data when at least one of the trigger events is true. The two values are used in conjunction to provide the operational characteristics
of Gateway mode. You should carefully consider the entire system when setting these values.
The following table lists the parameters and descriptions available on the PAD Configuration Menu.
Option Description
PAD Inter-Character
Timeout
This parameter indicates a pause between received characters in tenths of a second. If the DTE
stops sending characters for at least this amount of time, the iR1600 will send whatever data it
has received up to that point from the DTE to the remote. The value is in tenths of a second, so
if you want to send data after a two-second delay, the value should be set to 20.
PAD Maximum Packet
Length
This parameter indicates the number of bytes of data to receive from the DTE before sending.
For example, if this value was set to 20, after at least 20 bytes have been received from the
DTE, the iR1600 will send 20 bytes of the received data.
These two parameters work together to determine when data is sent. The following two
examples best illustrate this using 20 for the inter-character timeout and 20 byte as the
maximum packet length.
1. 19 characters are received from the DTE and then the DTE stops. After 2 seconds, the
iR1600 sends the 19 received characters.
2. The DTE sends data to the iR1600 with no pauses. After 20 bytes have been received from
the DTE, the iR1600 sends them.