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DataPage MK2 (USA) Desktop UHF Radio Paging System 

DPUSA 02/00

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Issue 2

 

 

Appendix A 

 
Industry Communications Protocols 

 
This section deals with the serial data formats commonly used within the On-site Paging Industry. Scope has its 
own proprietary protocol, but can for certain systems provide a number of other industry-recognized protocols. 

Warning!

 

Check the protocols available for any given unit before quoting for a specific application. Maximum 

permissible message lengths will apply. Numeric will always limit to 20 digits. Alphanumeric will depend upon the 
product in question or the software issue employed. Check before quoting or ordering. 

 

 

Scope Protocol 

 

Numeric Pagers 

 
Example serial message string transmitted from the host to the transceiver:- 
 

 

 N0012300A1234567890<CR> 
 
The ‘N’ informs the transcoder that this message is destined for a Numeric pager.  Any data not preceded by this 
will be ignored. The maximum message length within the characters allowed for the Numeric transmission 
format is 20. 
 
Next follows the 7digit pager identity number.  All seven digits must be used. 
 
The letter following the identity is the beep type of which there are four valid characters, A, B, C or D. 
 
Next follows the message to be transmitted, which can include: 
 
0-9, space, -(hyphen), ‘U’ (letter U for ‘U’rgent), [,] open/close square brackets, (open square brackets can also 
be used to identify the letter ‘C’ for ‘C’ancel).  The final character sent is ‘carriage return’ <CR>,  which is not 
transmitted but represents the end of message marker. 
 
On sending a message to the unit in the correct format the transcoder will immediately recompose the string into 
the POCSAG format and transmit the same at the pre-programmed baud rate. The time taken to transmit the 
message is dependent upon the pager baud rate and the length of the message string.  

 
Alphanumeric Pagers

  

 
Example serial message string:-  

 A0012300A This is a message <CR> 

 
The data format is exactly as for numeric pagers, except that the recognition character at the front of the 
message is changed from an ‘N’ to an ‘A’ and the data can include the ISO 646 character set (full alphabet 
including both upper and lower case). The maximum message length will be from 512 to 2,000 characters 
depending on the software issue installed.  
 
Transmission baud rate: in the above example, the default baud rate is sent. 
To change the transmission baud rate in a message string, placing a letter “N” after the “A” will alter it to 512 
baud. Placing a letter “F” after the “A” will alter it to 1200 baud. 
 
The default setting for transmission to pagers on Scope transmitters is 1200 baud. 

Содержание DataPage MK2

Страница 1: ...DataPage II User Installation Manual ...

Страница 2: ...signed license You should obtain the FCC Rules and Regulations Title 47 Part 80 to End including Parts 90 and 95 available from the US Gov Printing Office GPO Bookstore FCC Office or www fcc gov oet info rules Important Safety Information Scope products are designed to operate safely when installed and used according to general safety practices The following requirements should be observed at all ...

Страница 3: ... required will vary between applications If portable equipment has been dropped or is worn by a person involved in an accident the unit should be tested again before re use It must be stressed that the physical range tests are essential and that any construction work or movement of plant or equipment could alter the signalling capability of the unit Radio equipment like any other requires servicin...

Страница 4: ...r direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the product even if advised of the possibility of such damages The warranties and remedies set forth above are exclusive and in lieu of all others oral or written expressed or implied No Scope distributor dealer agent or employee is authorized to make any modification extension or addition to this warranty S...

Страница 5: ...nsmission Additionally two volt free dry contacts are provided for sending pre programmed messages These contacts can be programmed for normally open normally closed or change of state operation see page 3 Dry Contacts 2 NDPMFUSA as above with the addition of an interface suitable for connection to an internal telephone system that is driven by DTMF tones i e all internal telephones on the interna...

Страница 6: ... generated by the transmitter Optional RS232 Serial Port This can be ordered as an option to enable the unit to be driven by PC s nurse call systems fire security access control and monitoring systems and many other applications To ensure that the unit comes suitably equipped for your application you will need to confirm the baud rate and port protocol as well as the communications protocol requir...

Страница 7: ...ectable beep type In the event that BEEP TYPE 1 4 your pagers are so equipped selecting 1 2 3 and 4 will correspond to beep types A B C and D respectively Pressing the SEND key at this stage will send a tone only message together with the beep type selected 6 After selecting the beep type press ENTER The screen will now prompt ENTER MESSAGE for you to enter a message of up to 20 digits including a...

Страница 8: ...DataPage MK2 USA Desktop UHF Radio Paging System DPUSA 02 00 8 Issue 2 Fig 1 Connecting the antenna and locking cover ...

Страница 9: ...individual customers requirements The default Global Group Call number is 9999 Performance The system will normally cover 95 of all range requirements with the use of just the internal antenna The helical quarter wave antenna supplied with the system can provide ranges of up to half a mile free space and will normally cover industrial buildings of considerable size This short helical wound antenna...

Страница 10: ...ate to high power losses Always use the best quality cable RG58 is only acceptable on cable runs of up to 5 meters We recommend RG213 or equivalent on greater lengths If in doubt consult your dealer Coaxial cable intended for TV satellite or CCTV installations is normally 75 ohm and therefore totally unsuitable and can cause severe transmitter damage Program Parameters The standard models are fact...

Страница 11: ...screen will change to ACTIVATE STATE Normally Open Pressing key 1 will display Normally Open Pressing key 2 will display Normally Closed Pressing key 3 will display Change of State After making your selection press ENTER to store Display will change to TRIG TIME 0 15 This indicates the time that the contacts must remain in the active state to effect a trigger A value of between 0 and 15 can be ent...

Страница 12: ...hone interface can be programmed through the keyboard as follows Press key 3 The screen will change to display RINGS TO ANSWER 1 Select a number in the range 1 9 and press ENTER This will define the number of rings before the system will pick up the line Pressing CANCEL will abort the change and return you to the programming menu Note this value refers to the NDPDTMF model only as the NDPLP versio...

Страница 13: ...Enter a number in the range 1 8 1 300 2 600 3 1200 4 2400 5 4800 6 9600 7 19200 8 38400 baud After pressing ENTER the display will change to PARITY 1 3 NONE Enter a key in the range 1 3 1 None 2 Odd 3 Even After pressing ENTER the display will change to DATA BITS 7 8 Enter a number in the range 7 8 to set 8 4 Serial After pressing ENTER the display will change to STOP BITS 1 2 1 Enter a number in ...

Страница 14: ...m the transmitter and aerial Under certain conditions it is possible to flood the pager receivers and corrupt the data received Check that the pagers have the battery installed with the correct polarity and are correctly powered up Check that the aerial is correctly installed Check the Base ID on the password menu matches the system data Check the transmission baud rate matches the system data Ser...

Страница 15: ... interface is only intended for use with systems dedicated to two wire ports Access is gained by dialing the extension number the ringing will alert the system which will pick up the line Use of this interface with hybrids of any sort is not recommended and we cannot provide any support for such applications Both of these interfaces contain line voltage isolation devices There is electrical isolat...

Страница 16: ...IT FOR ACCEPTANCE TONE OR PROCEED SINGLE MID TONE STEP 3 ENTER NUMERIC MESSAGE TO BE SENT COMPRISING 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER NUMERIC DIGITS MAX 20 PRESS WAIT FOR SIGN OFF TONES FOUR TONES HIGH LOW HIGH LOW REPLACE HANDSET REJECTED DATA IS SIGNALLED BY A SINGLE LOW BEEP RE ENTER DATA FROM STEP 2 OR REPLACE HANDSET WAIT FOR TIME OUT AND START AGAIN Alphanumeric pagers Alphanumeric pagers can be us...

Страница 17: ...he sign off tones the page will be aborted It is possible to send the page without waiting for the sign on tones this may well require the delay before sending the sign on tones to be lengthened see programming section on SET TIME BEFORE SIGN ON TONES To achieve this facility you must send valid DTMF tones to be received by the system before the sign on tones are generated It is therefore possible...

Страница 18: ...ext follows the message to be transmitted which can include 0 9 space hyphen U letter U for U rgent open close square brackets open square brackets can also be used to identify the letter C for C ancel The final character sent is carriage return CR which is not transmitted but represents the end of message marker On sending a message to the unit in the correct format the transcoder will immediatel...

Страница 19: ...scoder will immediately recompose the string into the POCSAG format and transmit the same at the pre programmed baud rate The time taken to transmit the message is dependent upon the pager baud rate and the length of the message string Example Alphanumeric serial message string 1234A CR This is a message CR The sequence is exactly the same as for Numeric data except that the information transmitte...

Страница 20: ...for transmission 5 The sender transmits the pager number and text message to deliver and attaches a checksum based on the contents of the data transmitted see example below 6 The receiving station computes the checksum from the received data and if it matches the appended checksum of the received data acknowledges the fact or requests a re transmission of the data if this is not the case 7 The sen...

Страница 21: ...hecksum ATHO CR Carrier Drop Example Checksum The following table shows an example of a complete block containing a correct checksum which is STX 123 CR ABC CR ETX 17 CR Checksum 17 DataPage II 9 Pin Serial Port 1 N C 2 Receive Data RX IN 3 Transmit Data TX OUT 4 Data Terminal Ready DTR OUT 5 GROUND GND 6 N C 7 Request to Send RTS OUT 8 Clear to Send CTS IN 9 N C 000 011 011 011 000 100 100 100 00...

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