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XDS-PRO Satellite Receivers
6 MONITOR AND CONTROL INTERFACE
The XDS-PRO receivers are equipped with multiple methods for viewing and changing receiver settings.
The M&C Console Port on the back of the receiver can be used for this purpose.
6.1
Setting up a Console Connection
To set up a console interface from your computer to the receiver:
Connect a standard serial cable from the serial port on your computer to the port labeled "Console"
on the back of the receiver.
Open HyperTerminal from the Start Menu: Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communication >
HyperTerminal.
In the Connection Description dialog, enter a description representative of the receiver model you're
connecting to (e.g. – "XDS-PRO1R Receiver", or "XDS-PRO4R" – something that will help you
identify the connection) as the connection Name, and select a connection Logo. Press "OK".
In the Connect to dialog, select "COM1" (of, if the serial cable is connected to a different port, the
name of the correct port) in the "Connect using" drop down list.
In the COM1 Properties dialog, select 115200 in the "Bits per second" drop-down list, 8 in the "Data
bits" drop-down list, "None" in the "Parity" drop down list, 1 in the "Stop bits" drop-down list, and
Hardware in the "Flow control" drop down list. (Some terminal emulators require the "no" setting for
flow control.) Press "Apply" and then press "OK".
You are now ready to communicate with the XDS-PRO receiver via the console you have created. There
are a variety of typed commands that the receiver responds to. By default, the console is not logged into
the receiver, and as such the console will have a very limited set of commands to use. Without logging in,
the user can only use status commands and may not change any receiver settings. To log in, use the
following account:
TECH: The tech account has full access to every command the receiver has to offer. Only use the
account when trouble-shooting the receiver or performing technical diagnostics.
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To log into either of these use the LOGIN command, detailed below in Section 6.2.
6.2
Console Commands
Tasks are performed through the console via commands. The syntax for any command is the name of the
command, followed by a comma separated list of one or more option command arguments. Below is a list
of all commands available along what command arguments are required and what the command does.
Some commands are only available under the "tech" profile. Please refer to your quick start guide for
directions on how to login with these accounts.
6.2.1 Tech Account Commands
This section will outline those commands that are available to the Tech account only.
BACKLIGHT Command: Allows the user to turn the LCD backlighting on and off. The syntax for this is
BACKLIGHT [ON/OFF].
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