Incoming Message (Unsolicited Command); Incoming Message Variable Storage - Alcorn Mcbride Pro Series User Manual

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Incoming Message (Unsolicited Command)

An Incoming message that is NOT sent in response to an outgoing message is considered to be
"Unsolicited".
These Incoming messges can be used to trigger a Sequence in WinScript or to store the contents in
a variable (See Incoming Message Variable Storage for more detail)
A separate command must be created for an unsolicted message. The image below shows an
unsolicited message "Hello" followed by a carriage return.
Unsolicited: Set this parameter to "true" to indicate that this is an unsolicited message.

Incoming Message Variable Storage

A response (Incoming message) can also be stored into a device variable which can be accessed in
a Script.
First, setup the device variable in the "variables" section. Multiple "Var" sections can be added to
the "variables" section.
in a simlar way to a "parameter".
Name: The name that will appear in WinScript and will be used to reference this variable in the
protocol file
Init: An initial value for the variable (optional)
Creating Your Own Product File
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