Owner's manual
Operating Characteristics 3-7
Table 3-5 Control State Transitions
# From Trigger To Description
1 Unknown Power-Up Conditional
This transition is made to either the Off-
Line or On-Line state, depending on the
EC INITCONTROLSTATE (VID 9).
2 Unknown Power-Up Conditional
This conditional transition is governed
by the value of the OFFLINESUBSTATE
EC (VID 42).
3
Equipment
Off-Line
Operator requests to go
On-Line.
Attempt
On-Line
The Equipment will immediately send an
S1F1 to request to go On-Line.
4
Attempt
On-Line
Unsuccessful On-Line
request
Conditional
This transition occurred because the
Host did not reply to an S1F1 with an
S1F2 or because the S1F1 was not
successfully sent.
5 Conditional
ONLINEFAILED Equipment
Constant configured to
Equipment Off-Line.
Equipment
Off-Line
Equipment will allow the Operator to
attempt to go On-Line again.
6 Conditional
ONLINEFAILED Equipment
Constant configured to
Host Off-Line.
Host Off-Line
The Equipment will accept a Host
initiated request to go On-Line by
replying to the S1F17 with ONLACK =
0x00.
7
Host Off-
Line
Operator requests to go
Off-Line.
Equipment
Off-Line
A Host request to go On-Line will not be
accepted.
8
Attempt
On-Line
Successful On-Line
request.
On-Line The Equipment is now On-Line.
9 On-Line
Host puts the Equipment
Off-Line by sending S1F15
and receiving the S1F16
with OFLACK = 0x00.
Host Off-Line
EVENT:
GemEquipmentOFFLINE (CEID 22).
The Equipment will accept a Host
initiated request to go On-Line by
replying to the S1F17 with ONLACK =
0x00.
10
Host Off-
Line
Successful completion of
S1F17 / S1F18 transaction,
with ONLACK = 0x00.
On-Line The Equipment is now On-Line.
11 Unknown
Entry into On-Line super-
state.
Conditional
(Local or
Remote)
EVENT:
GemControlStateLOCAL (CEID 8) or
GemControlStateREMOTE (CEID 9).
The Equipment will transition to
whichever state is specified in the EC
ONLINE- SUBSTATE (VID 44).
12 Local
Operator or Host requests
to go Remote.
Remote
EVENT:
GemControlStateREMOTE (CEID 9). All
documented messages will be accepted
in this state, including remote
commands.
13 Remote
Operator or Host requests
to go Local.
Local
EVENT:
GemControlStateLOCAL (CEID 8).
Remote commands will be rejected.
Except for the REMOTE command.
14 On-Line
Operator requests to go
Off-Line.
Equipment
Off-Line.
EVENT:
GemEquipmentOFFLINE (CEID 3). A
Host request to go On-Line will not be
accepted.