Why the different response times for digital vs. analog signals?
This reflects the desire to reduce power consumption for solar power or battery powered installations. When radio transmits less frequently it consumes less power. This is fine for analog values (typically more slow moving for tank level, etc), however, if an alarm condition occurs – a digital signal – it is important that the update be given on the next hop. With this in mind, the transmitter monitors the status of it’s inputs and if a digital input changes state, the transmitter increases its update rate to 37 per second. Otherwise (for analog signals) it updates 3.7 times per second as long as the digital signals maintain their last state.
