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SDT 5000 User Manual
3. SDT 5000 QUICK START
This section is intended on providing a user with the steps needed to send data to a host through the
SDT 5000. The steps are based on the user configuration being set to factory default values. If the
values are not set to factory default settings the expected results may vary. The parameters the user
must enter are noted; the value may have been modified so check all the values listed.
To reset all user parameters back to factory defaults select "Reinitialize User to Default Parameters"
on the "User Configuration" menu or execute the command "reinit" from the command line.
The SDT 5000 is designed to provide a simple method of transmitting data to a host from a remote
site. The following section provides a very simplified configuration required to send data from the
RTU to the host. All commands listed are executed on the test port command line. Refer to the
detailed section later on in this document for a more detailed description of the facilities of the SDT
5000.
3.1 RTU Port
The RTU port is, as the name suggests, the SDT 5000 serial port to which the RTU is connected. The
RTU port supports several application modes of operation: Transparent Protocol Mode, AT Mode,
PPP Mode and Narrowband Protocol Mode.
Transparent Mode allows the RTU to send and receive data without any software changes required by
the RTU. This mode is intended for 'simple' RTU devices, which are normally connected directly to
a host computer. The SDT 5000 provides facilities for formatting, buffering and relaying the data to
the host.
AT Mode provides standard phone modem emulation. This mode was loosely based on a US
Robotics Modem. This mode is intended for devices, which are already programmed to support a
standard phone modem.
PPP Mode provides a standard PPP interface (rfc 1661) to the SDT 5000. PPP Mode is currently
under development and the release date is TBD.
Narrowband Protocol (NBP) Mode is a Wireless Matrix proprietary protocol, which provides reliable
communications between the RTU and SDT 5000. NBP provides the RTU with full control over the
data transfer to and from the SDT 5000. NBP primitives provide access to X25, RTS, UDS,
Command server, and IP packets.
3.1.1 TRANSPARENT MODE
To select transparent mode use the command:
>apmode transparent
OK
Transparent mode has several configuration parameters that must be set to allow the data to be
sent to the host from the RTU.
To configure the RTU port connection for transparent mode:
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Document MBUD-0109v11
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