DMP Electronics SCS-1R Manuel D’Utilisation

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The SCS-1R Host Automation programming section allows adjustments to optimize the SCS-1R performance with 

the host automation computer.  The display shows the current setting for each prompt.  Press any top row Select 

key to clear the display and enter the new information.  

   SCS-1R MENU

HOST AUTOMATION

Press any top row Select key to program Host Automation settings.  Press the COMMAND 

key to advance to the next programming section.  Press the Back Arrow key to return to 

the previous section.  

HOST NAME

 

 

Enter a Host Name up to 16 characters. When done, press Command to accept name 

and continue to START CHARACTER.  

START CHARACTER : 

Enter the character to be used at the start of a host message.  Enter None or 01-31.  

Default is NONE.  

CRC ERROR CHECK?

 

 

NO  yES

Press the far right Select key for YES, which allows each message sent to the host to be 

prefixed with an SIA CIS CRC-16.  The format is 4 hexadecimal characters. Default is NO.

SEqUENCE NUMBER?

 

  

NO  yES

Press the far right Select key for YES, which sends each message sent to the host with a 

sequence number ranging from 1 to 99. Default is NO.

TEST INTERVAL: 

MINUTES: 1

Press any top row Select key to clear the display and enter the new Test Interval.  Enter 

the number of minutes, 1 through 60, between communication test messages (S99) of 

the SCS-1R Receiver and host computer.  Default is 1 (one).

ACKNOWLEDGE 

TIMEOUT: 03

Press any top row Select key to clear the display and enter the new Acknowledge 

Timeout.  This is the time in seconds, 1 through 15, the SCS-1R waits for a host 

acknowledgment of a message before transmitting it again.  Default is 3 (three).

LINE NUMBER

LENGTH: 0

Press any top row Select key to clear the display and enter the new Line Number 

Length.  Enter the number of decimal ASCII characters, 0 (zero) through 2, used to 

report the SCS-1R Receiver signal line number.  Default is 0 (zero).  

RETRIES TO 

FAILURE: 5

Press any top row Select key to clear the display.  Enter the number of attempts, 

between 1 and 15, the SCS-1R makes to transmit a message to the host computer.  

When this number is reached, the SCS-1R begins manual acknowledgement operation.  

Default is 5 (five).

The SCS-1R Serial Ports section allows you to make adjustments to the Host Output, Activity Log, and Print 

Operation Serial Port.

   SCS-1R MENU

SERIAL PORTS

Press any top row Select key to program the Serial Port settings.  Press the COMMAND 

key to advance to the next programming section.  Press the Back Arrow key to return to 

the previous section.  

HOST OUTPUT BAUD   

RATE: 9600

Press any top row Select key to change the Host Output Baud Rate. Enter 300, 600, 

1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200. Press the Command button to accept. Default is 9600.

ACTIVITy LOG BAUD 

RATE: 1200

Press any top row Select key to change the Activity Log Baud Rate. Enter 300, 600, 1200, 

2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200. Press the Command button to accept. Default is 1200.

PRINT OPERATION:    

Press any top row Select key to change the Print Operation.  Select ALWAYS to enable 

the Activity Log output for all system events. Select NEVER to disable the Activity Log. 

Select FAIL to enable only when Host Automation has failed and is not acknowledging 

messages from the receiver.

PRINT OPERATION  

ALWyS NEVER FAIL