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4.9.3
4.9.3 Send Message Request
This message is used by the host processor to request the sending of a message to the
operator personality in all Universal Stations monitoring the Area containing the Unit to
which the ACIDP is assigned by point configuration.
Eight-Character Tagname Form
Header information: Word 1—Transaction Code = 15
Word 2—Number of Words = 7 plus message size
Word 5—CG Identifier = 3
Message format: Words 1..4—ACIDP name (8 ASCII characters)
Word 5—message confirmation required (integer) 1=true
0=false
Word 6—wait time (integer, 0-3600)
Word 7—destination (integer) 0=CRT
1=printer
2=both
Word 8—start of message (ASCII text)
Use information: Same as for the sixteen-character tagname form explained below.
Sixteen-Character Tagname Form
Header information: Word 1—Transaction Code = 115
Word 2—Number of Words = 16 plus message size
Word 5—CG Identifier = 3
Message format: Words 1..8—ACIDP name (16 ASCII characters)
Word 9..13—reserved for future use (fill with integer zeros)
Word 14—message confirmation required (integer) 1=true
0=false
Word 15—wait time (integer, 0-3600)
Word 16—destination (integer) 0=CRT
1=printer
2=both
Word 17—start of message (ASCII text)
Use information: The "wait time" is the time in seconds that the Universal Station is
to wait for an operator response. (Note that since the ACP
Scheduler runs only once each five seconds, the actual wait time
can be up to 5 seconds less than specified in this message.) This
parameter is ignored if message confirmation is not required or the
destination is printer-only.