Operation With Optional 302 Remote Encoder; Pod Passthru Command - Ten-Tec OMNI-VII 588 Programmer's Reference Manual

Operation with Optional 302
Remote Encoder
The optional 302 Remote Control provides the OMNI-VII with a remote tuning
encoder direct frequency keypad and auxiliary function keys. The 302 connects to the
REMOTE jack on the back of the OMNI-VII. The additional features provided by the
302 are actually contained within the OMNI-VII. The 302 Remote Encoder provides the
physical knob, switches and encoder, while firmware in the OMNI-VII processes the
input.

POD PASSTHRU Command

The OMNI-VII in REMOTE mode can be placed into a POD-PASSTHRU mode.
This instructs the OMNI-VII to not operate on the key presses or encoder turns of the 302
Remote pod, but instead will pass them through to the Host PC via the Serial Interface.
To get into this mode, the Host PC can send a POD PASSTHRU command to the
OMNI-VII. This command can either turn on or off POD PASSTHRU mode on the
remote mode OMNI-VII.
Format:
Where:
Example:
From then on, any Pod Key presses detected by the OMNI-VII will be sent in a POD
PASSTHRU Notification on the serial port to a host PC. Any Pod Encoder turns detected
by the OMNI-VII will be sent in a POD ENCODER Notification on the serial port to a
host PC. A notification occurs for a key press, and a notification occurs for a key release.
The design of the 302 prevents the activation of multiple keys and keys are non-
repeating.
Rev 1.009
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'*' 'Q' <d0> <CR>
'*' = the ASCII '*' symbol (0x2a)
Q = the ASCII 'Q' character (0x51)
<d0> = binary 0 to turn OFF POD PASSTHRU mode
= binary 1 to turn ON POD PASSTHRU mode
*Q<0x01><CR> Turns on POD PASSTHRU Mode.
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