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Informer Series C Overview
Setup, Program, and User Manual
Federal Signal www.fedsig.com
Function Control Commands
Function Control commands are used to activate functions that have been preconfigured
into the Informer. Functions can be configured to control audio volume, activate relay
outputs, play tones, and WAV files. Functions configured with Commander® can also
include delays and repeat loops.
The input functions can be configured on the Informer’s web page and activated by
initiating local digital inputs on the Informer or by using the Modbus® and SIP interfaces.
Up to 50 functions can be configured using the Federal Signal Commander software
application. If Commander is used to program the Informer, Commander will override the
web page configuration and change the Digital Inputs Mode options to Commander on
the RTU Settings page.
NOTE: I-IPSIU inputs cannot be configured to run local functions; instead they can execute
Commander Activation Templates.
Valid Function Control Commands
The format of the SIP phone command is #number#.
Examples of valid Function Control Commands: #1#, #0010#, #50#
Invalid Function Control Commands
Examples of illegal Function Control Commands.
Table 3 Examples of Illegal Function Control Commands
Invalid Function
Control Commands
Why
#1
Missing end of frame character. The entry is discarded 5 seconds
after 1 is received.
111#
Missing start of frame character before 111. The entry is discarded
5 seconds after # is received.
*1#
* is not a legal framing character for function control and cannot
be used in a commander with a # framing character. The entry is
discarded 5 seconds after # is received.
#1*1*
#1 does not include a valid end of frame character for function
control. *1* is a valid WAV file command that plays WAV file
number one.
*1*
*1* is a WAV file control command that activates WAV file #1, but it
is not a Function Control command.
#1A#
A is not a legal digit. The entry will be discarded.
#500#
Valid function numbers are limited to 1-50. The entry is discarded
5 seconds after the # stop character is received.
When a valid function command is received, the Informer acknowledges the receipt by
sending three short beeps, hanging up, and activating the function.