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3.4.4.7 Beacon Full Scan Rate Initial
ID: 20
The rate of which full beacon scans are performed after power up. The setting is similar
to Beacon Full Scan Rate, however this initial value is only used until the number of full
beacon scans exceeds the Beacon Full Scan Count Initial parameter.
The parameter can be set to the following values: 2..20. To get the rate in seconds, the
values should be multiplied by the Beacon Rate.
3.4.4.8 Beacon Full Scan Count Initial
ID: 21
Upon power up of the node, the protocol will start searching for already active
networks. It will do so by performing a series of full beacon scans. The Beacon Full Scan
Count Initial parameter controls how many full scans are performed before the protocol
enters into normal operation.
The parameter can be anything between 3 and 255. However, typical values would be
from 4 to 16.
3.4.4.9 Beacon TX Initial Hold Down Time
ID: 22
While doing initial beacon full scans, the beacon transmission is suppressed, until
receiving, and synchronized to another nodes beacon, or until the beacon hold-down
time is over. This to avoid collisions of beacon transmission in dense networks.
The parameter is a multiple of the Beacon Rate. Valid values are 2..4.
3.4.5 Neighbour acquisition settings
3.4.5.1 Maximum number of neighbours
ID: 49
As the number of neighbours directly influences the average current consumption, it is
advisable to limit the number of neighbours a node will accept. The setting can be
anything between 2 and 12. The recommended setting is 6. This ensures that a certain
section of the network does not close around itself, and does not create islands in the
network.