Monitoring Via The Serial Ports; Satellite Monitoring; Position; Available Memory - ashtech Z-Xtreme Operations & Reference Manual

Monitoring via the Serial Ports

Receiver status may also be monitored through the serial ports. To communicate with
the receiver via the serial ports, the receiver must be correctly connected to a PC
running communication software such as Magellan's RCS or commercial PROCOMM.
Set and query commands can then be sent to the receiver, and the receiver responds
with data or status messages. Refer to the Z-Xtreme Technical Reference Manual for
more details about serial port communication and for command descriptions and
formats. The following is a partial list of commands that return information on the
receiver status.

Satellite Monitoring

The following commands return information on satellite tracking and status:
$PASHQ,SAT
$PASHQ,STA

Position

The following commands return information on the current receiver position:
$PASHQ,POS
$PASHQ,GGA

Available Memory

The following command will return information on the amount of available memory
and the files stored on the PC card:
$PASHQ,FLS

Remaining Power

The following command will return information amount of power remaining in the
internal battery:
$PASHQ,POW

Setting Receiver Parameters

You can find many of the receiver parameters accessible by the front panel. You can
modify any of these parameters. Additional parameters can be set using the serial
port commands (Refer to the Z-Xtreme Technical Reference Manual).

Saving Parameter Settings

Ordinarily, receiver parameters that have been changed will return to their default
status after a power cycle. The receiver allows you to save changed receiver settings
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