User's Manual

TrimTrac ProE Locator Technical Manual v2.0e 43
Variable State Timeouts for High and Medium Priority Alerts
During normal conditions, the TrimTrac ProE operates in accordance with its
current parameter configurations; however, when a High or Medium Priority
Alert is activated, the frequency at which the TrimTrac ProE cycles through the
state machine can be varied. For instance, the TrimTrac ProE may be configured
to report once every 15 minutes, which may be adequate under “normal”
conditions. If, however, a High or Medium Priority Alert is activated, then more
frequent reporting is usually required. As such, the timeouts associated with the
IDLE, DELAY and TRANSMIT states can be individually selected based upon
whether a High and/or Medium Priority Alert has been activated. In the case of a
High Priority Alert, the QUERY state timeout can also be varied.
Additionally and as described elsewhere, the number of Transmit Attempts can be
set for High and Medium, as well as Low, Priority Alerts.