Events during System Start-up
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Lane Events are actions that occur in every lane. Common examples are lane open, lane close, and device status information. Each system has their own unique set of events. When analyzing a set of messages, it's desirable to view these occurrences.
During startup of a system or re-boot of a lane, many events occur as the devices and systems establish communications. The messages that occur are identified with Red dots.
In the sample screen, all messages are displayed, so the lane event messages are followed by normal transaction messages after the lane is up and opened by the collector.
Lane Event filtering by Message Type and ID
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Lane events are selected by using the Message Type pull-down which targets event messages only. Further filtering of specific types of events is performed by using the Message Type ID pull-down. In the sample, "All" Type IDs are selected which lists every event message within the date/time range.
Results can be further restricted to a specific lane by using the Lane pull-down.
Filtering Events by Text in the Message
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In this example, downloads of system data and configuration files to all lanes are listed. This is performed by selecting "All" in the lane field, "E" (events) in the Message Type field, "All" in the Message ID field, and by entering "In Use" in the Message Contains field. On this system, each message related to downloading files from the plaza to the lanes has the text "In Use" contained in the message.
The search could be further restricted by filtering down to only one lane using the same filters described above.
Formats of the lane event messages are specific to the system on which it is being used. In the sample screens, lane events are identified by an "E" followed by a number. For example, a new Non-revenue ID list sent to a lane is identified as "E6". Other systems will use other formats. Therefore, the Tolltex Message Analyzer software will need to be modified to match the message formats and codes produced by the target system. The software was designed to support this type of modification.
