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4.5.Common Applications and Examples
Each Command on the VESDA has a particular data format.
4.5.1.VESDA data format for command 1 (Set Operation)
This command is mandatory as it turns the VESDA system into a master slave relationship and is of type BIT. The content of the data is irrelevant. The format for the data is as follows:
Data Arrays
Column Title | Function | Legal Values | |
Data_Array_Name  | Provide name for Data Array  | Up to 15 alphanumeric  | |
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Data_Format  | Provides data format  | BIT  | |
Data_Array_Length  | Number of Data Objects  | 8  | |
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Client Side Map Descriptors
  | Column Title  | 
  | Function  | 
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  | Map_Descriptor_Name  | 
  | Name of this Map  | 
  | Up to 32 alphanumeric  | |
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  | Descriptor  | 
  | characters  | |
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  | Name of Data Array where  | 
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  | Data_Array_Name  | 
  | data is to be stored in the  | 
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  | Data_Array_Location  | 
  | Starting location in Data  | 0  | 
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  | Array  | 
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  | Function  | 
  | Function of Client Map  | 
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  | Name of Node to fetch data  | 
  | One of the node names  | |
  | Node_Name  | 
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  | Data_Type  | 
  | Data type  | 
  | dig_output  | |
  | Length  | Length of Map Descriptor  | 8  | 
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  | Address  | 
  | Starting address of read  | 0  | 
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  | block  | 
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  | Command  | 
  | The command id as given in  | 1  | 
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  | Network  | 
  | The network number  | 
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  | Zone  | The zone number  | 
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  | Sector  | 
  | The sector number  | 
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