Paging System Operation
Your
WaveWare v
9
Series Paging Systems
includes a UHF Transceiver and an onboard Single or Dual RS-232 Serial
Com Port for communications, and encodes paging messages for RF transmission using the industry standard
POCSAG
paging protocol. The Programmable RS-232 communications allow you to interface the encoder to a PC or to other
devices and systems that use RS-232 serial communications (Host Devices). Other models of
WaveWare v
9
Series
Paging Systems
products include encoder only models, and the combination of the paging encoder with VHF and UHF
radio transceivers.
Amplification Kits are also available when more than 5 watts of power is required to obtain better coverage of a site.
The types of paging receivers that are compatible with your WaveWare v
9
Series Paging Encoder include:
Any
POCSAG
compatible paging receiver
operating on the same frequency as the paging transmitter (in the
UHF band) and operating at
512, 1200, or 2400
bps data rate. Pagers of this type include alphanumeric,
numeric, and tone/vibe models and can be obtained from
WaveWare Technologies
, Motorola, NEC,
Panasonic, and others.
WaveWare Wireless Message Centers
operating at the same frequency as your paging system. WaveWare
Wireless Message Centers are normally configured to receive at a 512 bps data rate.
The WaveWare v
9
Series Encoders
may be controlled by a PC, or other control system, that is running software
designed to interface to the encoder. WaveWare wireless communication systems software is designed to take full
advantage of the features of your WaveWare
v
9
Series Paging Encoder
. The
TAP
Interface Protocol
is defined in this
handbook to allow you or others to develop software or devices to directly control the transmitter.
The WaveWare v
9
Series
Encoders
maintains an input buffer, which can receive commands from the
Host Device
while a page is being transmitted. When a command is received from the
Host Device
, the
v
9
Series Encoders
respond
with a message back to the
Host Device
. The
v
9
Series Encoders
encode the paging messages into
POCSAG
paging
format and transmits the encoded paging message to the paging receivers of your choice.
PC Software
developed to utilize the
WaveWare v
9
Series Paging Encoders
can be designed to maintain a simple
database of pager ID numbers, or the software can be designed to allow definition of paging receiver attributes, including:
Pager Type
Alphanumeric
Numeric
Tone/Vibe Only, with or without multiple tone/vibrate cadences
Cap Code
- The unique address assigned to each paging receiver
Function Code
- Also known as alert type, allows four different tone/vibrate cadences to be performed by the
pager. The TAP, PET, COMP2, SCOPE, and WaveWare protocols provide support for variable Function Codes.
RF Data Rate
(Also called the Pager’s Baud Rate)
512 bps
1200 bps
2400 bps
Refer to
Appendix A – TAP Interface Specifications
, for details on how to communicate to the
WaveWare
v
9
Paging
Encoder via the
TAP
Protocol.
The WaveWare v
9
Paging Encoder
unit may require the Programming of the Serial Com Port Settings and Protocols to
change communication interface parameters.
Refer to
Appendix B
–
“Com Port Settings”
for information on how to program the Com Port Settings and Protocols, as
required.
If you want to use the TAP Interface Protocol
with 1 to 4 digit pager IDs, you will need to configure a pager database
(also known as a lookup table), using the WaveWare
v
9
Paging Encoder Setup software. You can obtain the WaveWare
v
9
Series
Paging
Encoder Setup Software
from the
Product Support CD
or from the
WaveWare
web site, at:
http://www.wirelessmessaging.com/SPS-5_Software.html
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