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98 PARAGON II USER MANUAL
SUBJECT:
QUESTION:
ANSWER:
CIMs What is the Resize Command?
What does it do? Why is it
useful?
This command is issued to set the
Chain Size. The Chain size is the
maximum number of CIMs
allowed in the chain. Smaller
chains have better power status
reporting. The Resize command
can also be used to optimize the
database memory in Paragon
systems. See the Specifications
section to see how this command
is issued. The user must increase
the chain size if more CIMs are
added to the chain.
Example: Suppose you have 8
new PZCIMs and you attach them
to the Paragon UMT. The user
will see 42 Database entries for
the chain. This could be a
wasteful use of Database memory
for users who only wish to have a
maximum of 8 PZCIMs on that
chain. The resize command can
be sent to set the chain to 8 CIMs.
Now the user will only see 8
database entries for that chain.
Note: If more ZCIMs need to be
added to the chain, the chain will
need to be resized.
What is the Refresh
Command? What does it do?
Why is it useful?
This is the command, which is
issued to reset the
Communication Addresses to the
factory default. The Master CIM
will then re-assign the
Communication Addresses
sequentially. The communication
address order will be different
after using this command. This
can also be useful for fixing a
problem when all other methods
fail. See the Specifications
section to see how this command
is issued.
Example: Suppose a user has a
PZCIM which appears as
Channel 42 in the Paragon User
Station Channel view. The user
disconnects this CIM from the
chain and wishes to add it to
another chain. When looking at
the Channel view, the user
notices that the CIM is appearing
as Channel 42 on the new chain.
The user can issue the Refresh
command so that the CIMs
reorder sequentially.