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Chapter 3 Driver and Protocol Objects
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GE_Series90 Status Messages
No response within timeout period
LookoutDirect did not received the expected response within the Receive
timeout period. The object sent an inquiry and received an
acknowledgment, but the device did not send an expected response to the
request. This might happen if the response was interrupted. You may have
to increase Receive timeout.
No return inquiry response from secondary unit
Lookout
Direct
received no response from the device within the Receive
timeout period. The driver object is able to use the COM port, but when it
polls the device, it does not respond—as if it is not even there. You may
have to increase Receive timeout to ensure Lookout
Direct
is allowing
enough time to receive the expected response. Also, verify your baud rate
settings, cable connections, power, configuration settings, COM port
settings, and polling addresses.
Bad LRC or BCC
The object is receiving a poll response from the device, but it could not
decipher the response because it is garbled. Verify that all devices
connected to the COM port have unique addresses. The last part of the
message may actually be getting clipped off before it is completed.
Consider increasing the number of Retry attempts. You may have to
increase the Receive gap Serial Port setting to ensure Lookout
Direct
is
receiving the entire message. If your Serial Port is configured for radio, this
RD1 – RD9998 numeric yes yes 32-bit holding registers encoded as
unsigned binary integers ranging
from 0 to 65535
S1 – S32 logical yes no System fault
SA1 – SA32 logical yes no Special Contacts A
SB1 – SB32 logical yes no Special Contacts B
SC1 – SC32 logical yes no Special Contacts C
Update logical yes no Object-generated signal that pulses
each time the driver polls the device
Table 3-10. GE_Series90 Data Members (Continued)
Data Member Type Read Write Description