About Cics; Using Cics - Codan 2110 series Reference Manual

Operating the transceiver from a computer

About CICS

CICS is a set of commands that the transceiver understands. The commands are suitable
for use from a computer. You can operate your transceiver with CICS instead of the front
panel. To use CICS you must connect your transceiver to a computer or personal
organiser via the RS232 serial port (see
The 2110 Manpack Transceiver operates with CICS V3.20 (or later). Older Codan HF
transceivers operate with CICS V2. For information on the compatibility between the
two versions see
CICS V3.20 or later, includes the lbt command, which enables you to start the LBT
process and override the global Cfg LBT Mode setting in the Control List of the
transceiver during specific calls. If you have the MIL-STD-188-141B ALE option
installed, the amd, alebeacon, beacon, link, lqa and sound commands are
available. These commands enable the 2110 Manpack Transceiver to operate with a
third-party messaging protocol, provide AMD messaging, and perform beacon
capabilities through CICS. The amd command enables you to send messages within an
established ALE link. The alebeacon command enables you to start a process that
gathers LQA information within the ALE/CALM network applicable to the addresses
provided with the call.

Using CICS

Entering commands
When you enter CICS commands you can enter up to 255 characters. Commands are
processed when they are ended with an ASCII carriage return character. ASCII line feed
characters are ignored. When echoing is on, a received carriage return character is
echoed as the ASCII carriage return/line feed sequence (see
Structuring commands
Commands can include variables that are user-defined, for example, gpsbeacon
<self address of called station>[@<network>]. Each command and
variable is separated by a space or comma character. Variables inside single or double
quotes are treated as a single variable. Space characters inside quoted text are treated as
part of the text. Any user-defined variables that include a space character, such as a
channel or network name, must have double quotes enclosing the variable.
If you have the MIL-STD-188-141B ALE option installed and you are using multiple
addresses with a CICS command, you must enter the addresses within quotes, for
example, alecall 'TOM,DICK,HARRY@PRIMEAST'.
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page 411, Setting up CICS).
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