Rauland Responder III

The Rauland Responder integrated system provides nurse call integration.

Setup

See the Data Servers page for information on configuring driver communication.

Compatibility

The Rauland Responder integrated system is compatible with Rauland Responder III Plus.

Prerequisites

Software Minimum Version
IPFusion — Rauland Responder 1.2
.NET Framework 4.7.2

When completing your setup, be sure to have the Rauland Responder documentation available for reference.

Ports

These ports must be open in your network firewall for the integration to work.

Purpose Default Value Configurable
Communication Settings COM1 Yes
Dataserver 9454 Yes
Debug Tools 9464 No

Communication Configuration

You will find the Communication Settings in the integrated system configuration panel. The following information is required:

Name Description Default
Port Name The name of a serial port used for serial communication to the endpoint device. COM1
Baud Rate The rate at which information is transferred in a communication channel in bits per second. 4800
Poll Frequency (ms) The frequency at which the state is checked in milliseconds. 2500
Data Bits The number of bits used to represent one character of data. 8
Parity A parity bit is a bit added to a string of binary code to ensure the total number of one-bits in a string is even or odd.
  • Even Parity Bit — The total occurrence of one-bits are counted. If the count is odd, the parity bit is set to one, making the total count of occurrences an even number. If the count is already even, the parity bit is set to zero.
  • Odd Parity Bit — The total occurrence of one-bits are counted. If the count is even, the parity bit is set to one, making the total count of occurrences an odd number. If the count is already odd, the parity bit is set to zero.
  • Mark Parity Bit — If a bit is present that is dedicated as a parity bit, but is not used for parity, this bit is always set as one.
  • Space Parity Bit — If a bit is present that is dedicated as a parity bit, but is not used for parity, this bit is always set as zero.
 None
Stop Bits The number of bits to indicate the end of a byte.
  • None — No stop bits are transmitted.
  • One — One stop bit is transmitted.
  • One Point Five — The stop bit is transferred for 150% of the normal time used to transfer one bit.
  • Two — Two stop bits are transmitted.
 One
Handshake A method to prevent too fast of a flow of bytes from overrunning a receiver, preventing lost bytes and errors.
  • None — No handshake is established.
  • Request To Send — A hardware handshake that grants equipment permission to send data.
  • XON XOFF — A software handshake used to dynamically control the rate at which messages are received. When the unit's receiver buffer is full, the XOFF message will be sent to cease transmission until all messages are buffered. When this process is complete, a XON message will be sent to restart transmission.
  • Request To Send XON XOFF — Implements both hardware and software handshakes described above.
 None
DTR Enabled Enables the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) signal during serial communication. DTR is typically enabled during XON/XOFF software handshaking and Request to Send/Clear to Send (RTS/CTS) hardware handshaking, and modem communications. Checked
RTS Enabled Enables the Request to Send (RTS) signal is enabled during serial communication. The RTS signal is typically used in Request to Send/Clear to Send (RTS/CTS) hardware handshaking. Unchecked
Note: Red X indicates an invalid or out of range value given for field.

Assets

Bed Station

This asset represents a bed station in the Rauland Responder III system.

Required Property Grid Fields

Room Number This number is used to call a station. Typically, the station is given the same number as the room in which it is installed. Any 2–4 digit number may be used, subject to these restrictions:
  • All of the numbers must be the same length.
  • Numbers 901 through 912 can only be used for console identification numbers.

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Supported States

Normal The asset is online and in its default state.
Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
Acknowledged An asset alarm has been acknowledged.
No Communication Communication has been lost with the driver or asset. This status can also occur if the communication configuration for the system or asset is invalid.
Note: This status is required in all status tables.
Nurse Green Service A request for green service.
Nurse Green Service OT Second level request for green service.
Nurse Amber Service A request for amber service.
Nurse Amber Service OT Second level request for amber service.
Stat Service An urgent nurse call.
Stat Service OT Second level for an urgent nurse call.
Bath Call A request for a patient bath.
Code Call A color-coded call has been made.
Duty Station A station where staff can perform some of their duties.
Emergency Station A station for emergency care tasks.
Normal Call A normal nurse call.
Priority Call A call with a set priority number.
Psychiatric Call A call for psychiatric assistance.
Staff Station Call An alert sent to staff at a nurse's station for a patient call.
Door Alarm An alarmed door has been opened.
Fire Alarm A fire has been detected and is being alarmed.
Call Answered The call made has been answered.
Call on Hold A call made has been placed on hold.

See the Configure a Status Table page for more information on configuring status tables.

Supported Commands

Mask Mask the asset's true state.
Acknowledge Acknowledge an asset alarm.
Reset Resets the asset to its true hardware state.
Cancel Deselects all selected assets.

See the Command Tables page for more information on configuring command tables.

System Asset

This asset represents the connection state of the system.

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Supported States

Normal The asset is online and in its default state.
Masked The asset has been masked over its true state.
Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
Acknowledged An asset alarm has been acknowledged.
No Communication Communication has been lost with the driver or asset. This status can also occur if the communication configuration for the system or asset is invalid.
Note: This status is required in all status tables.

See the Configure a Status Table page for more information on configuring status tables.

Supported Commands

Mask Mask the asset's true state.
Acknowledge Acknowledge an asset alarm.
Reset Resets the asset to its true hardware state.
Cancel Deselects all selected assets.

See the Command Tables page for more information on configuring command tables.

Troubleshooting

Logs from the driver and Runtime can be viewed in the Debug Tools client. These messages contain information which can provide further context for issues during initialization, or while actively running. This can help diagnose problems.