Integrating Novar with PageGate
Send Text and SMS Messages from Novar Controls
Advanced Polling with Novar Control
Software
These are the Advanced Polling options you may
want to use with Novar Control Software. The end
result will be that from the following example
message, PageGate will:
1.) Look for the Recipient in the
first line between "SYSTEM " and "EP", use the
Lookup Table, then substitute "3001" with the
name of a PageGate Recipient.
2.) PageGate will use the entire
text of the file as the message.
You should increase the "Max Characters"
setting for each Recipient, because the message
below exceeds the default (240) setting.
Message text will be truncated,
because the example message below is around 290
characters long without any text following the
"Assign Code:", "Notes:" or "Instructions:" lines.
****** EXAMPLE MESSAGE ******
SYSTEM 3001 EP 1 ALARM
EP #1 - Critical Monitor Alarm #3
System :3001 - "Test Panel "
Name :"AHU-1 MA Temp"
Location :Module 0, Point 3 Setpoint :Below 34.75
Degf
Occurred :9/30/03 08:29
Received :9/30/03 08:29
Assign Code :
Notes :
Instructions:
****** END EXAMPLE MESSAGE ******
Settings for 'GetAscii' - 'Advanced
Polling' -
'Files' -
(Add)
Recipient = * (asterisk)
From = *
Files = *.tmp (asterisk period file extension)
Path = Polling Directory Path (where files ar
being written)
File Type = Custom
'Record' -
Start Pattern = SYSTEM (all caps)
Start Offset = 0 (zero)
End Pattern = ~ (tilde)
End Offset = 0 (zero)
'Recipient' -
Dynamic Recipient = checked (true)
Start Pattern = SYSTEM (all caps)
Start Offset = 7 End Pattern = EP (all caps)
End Offset = -3 (negative three)
Use Lookup Table = checked (true)
'Edit Table'
Data In = 3001
Data Out = Recipient (which ever PageGate recipient
that you want "3001" alarms to go to. Must match
existing PageGate Recipient in database)
'Sender'
Static Sender = checked (true)
Sender = Novar Control (can be anything)
'Message'
Dynamic Message = checked (true)
Start Pattern = SYSTEM (all caps)
Start Offset = 0 End Pattern = ~ (tilde)
End Offset = 0 (negative three)
Use Lookup Table = unchecked (false)
It is possible to eliminate unused lines (in
the example message "Assign Code:", "Notes:" and
"Instructions:" had no additional information).
This will help eliminate unnecessary characters
from messages.
The "Message" Lookup Table would contain these
entries:
Data In = *Instructions:\013\010*
Data Out = \013\010"
Data In = *Notes :\013\010*
Data Out = \013\010"
Data In = *Assign Code :\013\010*
Data Out = \013\010"
Data In = *Received :\013\010*
Data Out = \013\010"
Data In = *Occurred :\013\010*
Data Out = \013\010"
Data In = *Setpoint :\013\010*
Data Out = \013\010"
Data In = *Location :\013\010*
Data Out = \013\010"
Data In = *Name :\013\010*
Data Out = \013\010"
Data In = *System :\013\010*
Data Out = \013\010"
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