Config: Edmac - Comtech EF Data CDM-625A Installation And Operation Manual

Advanced satellite modem (18 kbps – 25 mbps)

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CDM-625A Advanced Satellite Modem

Front Panel Operation

CONFIG: EDMAC

Appendix H. EDMAC CHANNEL

Embedded Distant-end Monitor And Control (EDMAC) is a Comtech-proprietary framing that

permits communication access to the distant-end modem.

Without the proper active framing mode, the menu appears as follows:

EDMAC Mode= Idle

You must otherwise use the CONFIG: Mode menu to set framing for EDMAC, EDMAC-2, EDMAC-

3, or D&I++.

With the proper active framing mode, the menu appears as follows:

EDMAC Mode= Master (Idle,Master,Slave)

EDMAC Address= 0020

arrow keys to select the mode as Idle, Master, or Slave. Press ENTER.

If the mode is Master or Slave, the bottom line shows an address. To edit the address, use the

arrow keys to select a digit, and then use the

An EDMAC Master is a modem that is local to the M&C computer, and which passes

messages, via the overhead, to a distant-end modem. The Master address always ends in

An EDMAC Slave is a modem that is not local to the M&C computer. It is at the 'distant-end'

of a satellite link. The Slave EDMAC address always ends in '1'. When configured as a Slave,

reconfiguration is expected to be via the EDMAC link, and is therefore not permitted via the

front panel or via serial remote control.

(Idle,Master,Slave)

arrow keys to change that digit. Press

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