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Since the OMNI-VII provides future growth for up to a total of 6 completely
independent modes. It is possible that even further additions will be made to support the
added capabilities of the other modes.
Holdings down a digit on the band stack keyboard of the front panel accesses each
mode. For "RADIO MODE", press and hold the "1" digit until you see the Version
string including the word RADIO. For "REMOTE MODE", press and hold the "2" digit
until you see the Version string including the word REMOTE. If you accidentally press
the wrong number (e.g. 3 through 6), then the OMNI-VII will tell you that this specific
operating mode is not present. If this occurs, then you should turn off the OMNI-VII, and
try again. If you accidentally press any other key, then you won't see the radio version
string displayed, instead you will have forced the radio to remain in "BOOT LOADER
MODE". Again, turn off the radio, and try again making sure you hold down the proper
key to get to the proper mode.
To add more value to a remote based radio, the OMNI-VII has the capability of
accepting Ethernet commands that are intended to be delivered to a serial device, such as
a SteppIR Antenna Controller. This is referred to as "Serial Passthru". The OMNI-VII
also has the capability of being put into a mode where any data it receives in on the serial
port, it can echo back to the Ethernet port. This is referred to as "Serial Echo". This
makes it possible for a remotely placed OMNI-VII to be capable of being a portal to
controlling and getting status from other serial devices at the ham shack.
Another functionality that the OMNI-VII has is the ability to provide a way to send
to the Serial Interface pod key presses. This functionality is invoked when the OMNI-VII
receives a command to tell it to start "POD PASSTHRU". From that moment on,
anytime a pod key is pressed, the OMNI-VII will not process the key, but will send a
notification out the serial port that a given POD key has been depressed. When released,
notification is sent again out the serial port that the given POD key has been released.
This allows control programs to extend the functionality of the radio with programs
written on the PC. This functionality already exists in other TenTec Transceivers, namely
the Orion, Orion2, and Jupiter and it is already in use by various control program codes
available on the market today.
The command set described in this manual does not include the command set utilized
by the OMNI-VII Boot/Loader program for programming the OMNI-VII. The command
set described in this manual only covers the command set that is utilized for radio
command and control functions.
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