STATUS_MESSAGES

[sblair]

Bernt,

I would strongly suggest implementing Queued_Messages. It really is one of the most useful messages there is as most of the controllers do a good job at supporting it I've found.

You can choose to only report Error conditions and not Warning type conditions if you choose. The standard does require the STATUS_GET_LAST_MESSAGE though to handle a case where the packet doesn't get through successfully:

The responder shall maintain reported status information until it has been successfully delivered to the controller. Status is considered successfully delivered when the responder receives a Status Type Requested other than STATUS_GET_LAST_MESSAGE.