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Section 12 FLEX
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Roaming Decoder II
The contents of this section apply to the FLEX Roaming Decoder. Note that underlining
in the text indicates differences in specification from the FLEX Non-Roaming Decoder.
12.1
Overview
Its primary function is to process information received and demodulated from a FLEX radio
paging channel, select messages addressed to the paging device and communicate the message
information to the host. The FLEX decoder also operates the paging receiver in an efficient power
consumption mode and enables the host to operate in a low power mode when monitoring a single
channel for message information.
12.1.1
Features
FLEX
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paging protocol decoder
16 programmable user address words
16 fixed temporary addresses
6 operator messaging addresses
1600, 3200, and 6400 bits per second decoding
Any-phase or single-phase decoding
Uses standard Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) in slave mode
Allows low current STOP mode operation of host processor
Highly programmable receiver control
Real time clock time base
FLEX fragmentation and group messaging support
Real time clock over-the-air update support
Compatible with synthesized receivers
SID and NID Roaming support
Low Battery Indication (External detector)
Backward compatible to the standard and roaming FLEX decoders
Internal demodulator and data slicer
Improved battery savings via partial correlation and intermittent receiver clock
Full support for revision 1.9 of the FLEX protocol
Additional Support:
FLEX System Software from Motorola is a family of software components
for building world-class products incorporating messaging capabilities. FLEXstack Software is
specifically designed to support the FLEX
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Roaming Decoder II IC. FLEXstack Software runs
on a product’s host processor and takes care of communicating with the FLEX decoder acquiring