Radio Programming; User Commands - GE MDS TransNET Quick Start Manual

• Radio interference checks
For more information on how to perform these optimization
steps, refer to the MDS TransNET Reference Manual
(05-2708A01).
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RADIO PROGRAMMING

There are no manual adjustments on the radio. Programming and
control is performed through a PC connected to the radio's DIAG
connector. Programming is performed by either establishing a
terminal connection to the radio (by using a terminal emulator such
as HyperTerminal), or by connecting to the radio using MDS
TransNET Configuration Software (P/N 06-4059A01). For more
information, refer to the MDS TransNET Reference Manual
(05-2708A01).
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User Commands

The following tables provide brief descriptions of the various user
commands for the transceiver. For more information, refer to the
MDS TransNET Reference Manual (05-2708A01).
Table 1: Network Configuration—Master Station
COMMAND
AT [ON, OFF]
BUFF [ON, OFF]
FEC [ON, OFF]
HOPTIME [7, 28]
LPM [1, 0]
REPEAT
RETRY [0–10]
SAF [ON, OFF]
SKIP [NONE, 1...8]
Table 2: Network-Wide Diagnostics
COMMAND
DLINK [xxxxx/ON/OFF]
DTYPE [NODE/ROOT]
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DESCRIPTION
Enables Master station to emulate a
modem and respond to AT commands
ON = Seamless data
OFF = Fast byte throughput.
Sets/disables FEC
(Forward Error Correction) setting.
Displays hop-time or sets it to 7 or
28 ms.
Used at Master to set all associated sta-
tions in an energy-conservation mode.
1 = Low-power mode enabled net-
work-wide
0 = Disable low-power mode (Default)
Sets/displays the fixed downstream
re-send count.
Sets/displays the maximum upstream
re-send count for ARQ (Automatic
Repeat Request) operation
Enables/disables the store-and-forward
function for the network controlled by
this Master unit.
Skip one or more frequency zones
DESCRIPTION
Controls operation of diagnostic link
function.
Set radio's operational characteristics
for network-wide diagnostics
Table 3:
COMMAND
ADDR [1–65000]
AMASK [0000
0000–FFFF FFFF]
ASENSE [HI/LO]
BAND [A, B, C]
BAUD [xxxxx abc]
CODE [NONE, 1...255]
CSADDR [1–65000]
CTS [0–255]
CTSHOLD [0–60000]
DEVICE [DCE, CTS
KEY]
MODE [M, R, X]
MRSSI [NONE,
-40...-90]
OT [ON, OFF]
OWN [xxxxx]
PORT [RS232, RS485]
PWR [20–30]
RXD [0–255]
RXTOT [NONE, 0–1440]
RTU [ON, OFF, 0–80]
SLEEP [ON, OFF]
UNIT [10000–60000]
XADDR [0–31]
XMAP
[00000000–FFFFFFFF]
XPRI [0–31]
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Operational Configuration
DESCRIPTION
Program network address
Alarm response
Default: FFFF FFFF
Sense of the alarm output on Pin 6 of the
DATA interface connector in the EIA-232
mode. Default: Alarm present = HI
Selects one of three operating bands.
(2.4 GHz Model Only)
Data communication parameters
Select the security/encryption setting in
the radio
Used on a single Master/Remote net-
work to support TDD-style simulated
full-duplex.
CTS delay in milliseconds
(A value of 0 returns CTS immediately)
"Hold time" that CTS is present following
last character from DATA port.
Device behavior:
DCE (normal) or CTS Key
Operating mode:
M = Master, R = Remote, X = Extension
Minimum RSSI level required to preserve
synchronization with a Master radio for
Remotes in mobile service.
Enables a 1-second delay on delivery of
RXD serial data.
Owner's name, or alternate message
(30 characters maximum)
Data port (DATA connector) interface
signaling mode: RS232 or RS485
Power output in dBm
Set RXD delay time for virtual seamless
mode with low latency
Maximum duration (in minutes) before
time-out alarm. Default is OFF.
Enable or Disable unit's built-in RTU
simulator. Default is OFF. Set RTU
address between zero and 80.
Enable or Disable the radio's
energy-conservation Sleep mode func-
tion.
Unit address used for network-wide
diagnostics. (Unique within associated
network.)
This unit's Extended address
Typically, the Master is set to zero (0).
Included Extended units in MODE X.
(Extensions and Remotes only)
Address of the primary Extended radio
unit (Extension).
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