Section 2:
Configuration
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and conversely a high setting will assign high odds. An example of how this parameter
might be used would be when considering two different slaves in a Multipoint network,
one close in with a strong RF link and the other far from the master with a weak link. It
may be desirable to assign a higher Retry Odd to the slave with the weaker link to give it
a better chance of competing with the closer slave for the master's attention.
When Retry Odds = 0
the slave will try to talk to the master the number of times
specified in the Max Slave Retry parameter. If it is unsuccessful the slave will flash
(purge) its RS232 input buffer.
DTR Connect (Menu Option 4)
The only supported options for DTR Connect mode supported by the Navigator IIm is 0
or 2. A setting of 0 is for normal operation and networks where bandwidth is not highly
utilized. For the Navigator IIm to use its Adaptive Multipoint Mode, this parameter must
be set to 2. This parameter will be set automatically when enabling or disabling Adaptive
Multipoint Mode. For more information about Intuicom Adaptive Multipoint, see
Section 2.5.3
.
Repeater Frequency (Menu Option 5)
The repeater's hopping pattern must also be set in a Multipoint network; this is
accomplished with parameter (5) Repeater Frequency. Setting this parameter is in
contrast with point-to-point mode where the repeater automatically uses the master's
hopping pattern. The repeater may be programmed to either use the master's hopping
pattern (selection 0) or its own (selection 1).
NetWork ID (Menu Option 6)
Option (6) NetWork ID allows multipoint networks to be established without the use of
the Call Book. If the NetWork ID is set to any value other than the default (255) and no
higher than 4095 the slaves in the multipoint network will communicate with the first
multipoint master or repeater heard with the same NetWork ID. When the NetWork ID is
used multipoint masters and repeaters may be replaced without reprogramming all of the
slaves in the network. In addition, this allows a slave to establish communications with
different Masters (though not at the same time) without having the serial numbers in the
Call Book. This is very useful in mobile multipoint applications.
MultiMaster Synch (Menu Option 8)
MultiMaster Synch is reserved for applications (either point to point or multipoint) with
concentrations of Master units where it is necessary to reduce interference between the
Masters. Please contact Intuicom for more information.