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Network output variable nvoStatus returns the information requested by nviRequest.
The status response will indicate the status of the object that received the request. The
status bits supported are listed above under RQ_REPORT_MASK.
One nvoStatus response will be returned for each nviRequest. The configuration
variable nciMaxStsSendT can also be used to automatically send out status updates
periodically. If nciMaxStsSendT is set to a nonzero time value, the node sends out a
status update on each expiration of that amount of time. It rotates through the objects on
the node in round-robin fashion when timed updates are sent in this manner. Any zone
which is disabled or not installed will have its zone object skipped in this automatic
round-robin reporting.
Setting nciMaxStsSendT to a very small value will cause unnecessary traffic on the
LonWorks network. A value of less than 500 milliseconds will, in fact, be ignored. A
suggested value for nciMaxStsSendT might be in the range of 10-60 seconds. If timed
automatic status updates are not desired, set nciMaxStsSendT to zero. Then status
updates will only be sent in response to nviRequest updates.