PRODUCT MESSAGES
Product Messages
refers to messages which may be received by the host from the BIC-II in response to a
RAM Table Request or FIFO Buffer Request message.
The AiRanger IV and LiquidRanger are capable of receiving messages. These messages are transmitted
from the host to the BIC-II, which in turn relays the message to the product. These messages are referred to
as Product Messages as well.
For detailed information on the Product Messages which may be received from (and in some cases
transmitted to) a Milltronics product, refer to the corresponding product manual.
The Product Messages received by the host will have an additional field (BIC-II I.D.) inserted by the BIC-II,
following the SOM field, to identify which BIC-II the message is associated with. Accordingly a Product
Message transmitted to the BIC-II, intended for the Milltronics product connected to the BIC-II product port,
must have the BIC-II I.D. field inserted, following the SOM field.
The following product message descriptions pertain to RAM Table Request or FIFO Buffer Request response
messages which are altered by the BIC-II, and therefore not as defined in the product instruction manual.
OFF HOLD
The Off Hold message is generated by the BIC-II, when the first point data message is transmitted to the BIC-
II from the product, after the product has been switched back into the RUN or SCAN mode.
Data ASCII Example
Field Character Description
SOM STX start of message
BIC-II I.D. 1 BIC-II #1
MT 02 the product is back in RUN or SCAN mode
EOM CR end of message
After receiving this message, repeat the last request message.
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