Guardian Manual 001-5006-000 Rev 0
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Comment
The Comment field can be used as a notepad (i.e., customer name, location, technical info...etc can be entered in
this field). Comments are text up to 80 characters including spaces.
Long ID
The electronic ID Number is a unique number assigned at the factory. This number may be changed in the case of
duplication by unchecking the Default Long ID checkbox. The ID Number is used by the programmer for remote
addressing and diagnostics.
The range of this field is 1 to 4294967295 but multiples of 1024 should not be used. A multiple of 1024 results in a
Short ID of 0. If the ID Number is within the range of 1 to 1023, the Short ID will be the same.
NOTE: This ID is not the same as the printed serial number. Use the printed serial number to verify if the unit is
under warranty.
Short ID
The Short ID is derived from the longer ID Number. It is used to identify units and minimizes the time required to
transmit Online Diagnostics. The Short ID of each unit in a network must be unique if Online or Offline Diagnostics
will be used. Since the Short ID is derived from the ID Number, no entry is allowed in this field. The range of the
Short ID is 1 to 1023.
PTT Watchdog
Check to enforce a maximum transmit time or uncheck for unlimited transmit time. This is used to protect against
a ‘stuck’ transmitter. The slider bar lets you adjust the transmit time for PTT watchdog from 0 to 255 seconds.
CWID
Some regulatory agencies require a station identification. The Guardian offers a Morse Code (CW) identifier that
will identify the unit on the first transmission and at periodic intervals after that. This field is used to set the
Station ID (CWID) or FCC Call Sign for the Guardian Modem. If enabled, the Guardian will transmit the CWID string
as Morse Code at the time interval chosen on the slider. A time interval between 1 and 255 minutes is available.
Station ID is a combination of letters and numbers and the characters: space, exclamation point (!), Dollar Sign ($ -
SX), Ampersand (& - AS Wait), Apostrophe (‘), parenthesis, plus (+), hyphen (-), comma (,), period (.), slash (/). The
CWID may be up to 13 characters in length.
Info
Displays Guardian firmware and hardware version information.
Diagnostics
Displays Guardian unit diagnostics and heath status.
Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA)
The Guardian Modem may be programmed to check for traffic on the RF channel before beginning a transmission
if enabled.
