Comtech EF Data MiniMAC Operation ManualOperation Manual Operation Manual - Manual (Page 90)

MiniMAC Rack Management System SMS-7000 Protection Switch Screens
Rev. 0 7–7
7.3 Polling
The POLLING menus include ONLINE or FORCE.
7.3.1 Polling – Online
The ONLINE command allows the MiniMAC to poll the device when checked. If the
user changes this to OFFLINE, the MiniMAC will not poll this device and the M&C
communications window in the lower right-hand corner will turn GRAY. In the rack
view, the device button also will turn GRAY.
7.3.2 Polling – Force
When a device has had a parameter changed, the MiniMAC screen can take several
seconds to update the new information. When FORCE is enabled, the MiniMAC will
immediately force the polling sequence of the COMM1 program to poll this device for
status. The screen will then update with new information.