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20-62 VHF & UHF TRANSMITTER
Product Manual
Sea Air and Land Communications Ltd, 10 Vanadium Place, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
March 2020
Sacoto Message Format
The Sacoto message format is based on the Salcom protocol, which includes baud rate,
Numerial/Alphernumeric message type, CAPcode, function code and the message text.
The 20-62 can transmit at 512 or 1200 baud.
The message may be Alphanumeric (full ASCII) or Numeric (just numbers and a few
symbols for faster transmission).
The CAP code is the 7 digit pager address from 0000008 to 2000000 (plus special codes)
The Function code can be set from 1 to 4. It may select the alert sound that the pager
makes, or be a very short “message” with no text (one of four “tone only” or special
function messages), or it may provide an address extension where a pager will only
respond to one function code and ignore all others - allowing 4 pagers to share the same
CAP code.
The message text is limited to 40 characters for the 20-62’s pre-programmed messages.
Battery level monitoring and Watchdog Configuration
Battery monitoring
Messages can be triggered when the battery voltage reaches predefined limits. Both “battery
low” and “battery high” conditions can be monitored to indicate a flat or charged battery.
The battery state messages (high or low) can be transmitted with the watchdog message for
regular monitoring of the battery state.
Watchdog
The 20-62 can be configured to send regular periodic messages.
The watchdog may be used to regularly report:
The operational status of the transmitter,
The state of any of the inputs,
The battery state.
The watchdog can be disabled by setting the “watchdog repeat time” to 0.
The watchdog repeat time can be set in steps of 6 seconds by entering minutes to one decimal
place, e.g. 0.1 minutes = 6 seconds. The maximum time is 12 hours (720 minutes).
The watchdog message can be suppressed by using CAPcode 0000000. (see below)