GE MDS LCT 450 Installation & Operation Manual page 10

DETAILED USER COMMANDS
The commands in this section may be used in two ways. First, you can
type only the command name to view the currently programmed data.
Secondly, you can set or change the existing data by typing the com-
mand, followed by a space, and then the desired entry. In the list
below, allowable programming variables, if any, are shown in brackets
following the command name.
ALARM
Alarm Summary
The command displays a summary of the radio's current oper-
ALARM
ating condition. An eight-digit code will be presented which can be
decoded as described in "Major Alarms vs. Minor Alarms".
AMASK [0000 0000-FFFF FFFF]
Alarm Mask
The command displays or sets which events cause an alarm
AMASK
output signal to be active. Normally, the mask is
that any of the 32 possible events will activate the alarm output signal.
Entering the
AMASK
alarm events in hexadecimal format. Entering the
followed by an eight-digit hexadecimal number reprograms the speci-
fied events to trigger an alarm. The eight-digit hexadecimal number
used as the command parameter specifies 0 to 32 events that can
trigger the external alarm output. The hex value for the mask corre-
sponds to the hex value for the
identifies an alarm condition that can trigger the external output. For
more information on configuring the alarm response, contact GE
MDS.
ASENSE [HI/LO]
Alarm Sense
The command sets or displays the sense of the alarm output
ASENSE
at Pin 6 of the COM2 port. Entering the
shows whether the alarm output is active high or low. Entering the
command followed by
ASENSE
active high or low.
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command alone displays the current setting of
STAT
or
HI
FFFF FFFF
AMASK
command. Each bit that is a '1'
command alone
ASENSE
resets the alarm output to
LO
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command