Radio Programming - GE MDS TransNEXT Quick Start Manual

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Set the radio's basic configuration with a PC terminal
6.
connected to the DIAGNOSTICS connector via a USB-C
cable.
7. Four essential settings for the transceiver are:
a.
Mode: AP/Remote (Mode M or Mode R)
b.
Network Address: A unique number from 1
to 65000
c.
Data Interface Parameters: bps, data bits,
parity, stop bits
d. Single/Dual Transceiver Operation
8. Perform the initial start-up of the transceiver:
a.
Apply primary power.
b.
Observe top panel display for proper boot up.
Figure 8: Top Panel display of initialized unit
In a normally operating system, you will see the GE
MDS and TransNEXT screen as shown in Figure 8,
above.
9. Configure unit for single or dual transceiver operation
(NET9S only)
a. Select Radio 2
TransNEXT>radio 2
b. To Enable Radio 2
TransNEXT>radio mode transnet
To Disable Radio 2
TransNEXT>radio mode test
Note: for NET9S applications with a single transceiver,
terminate the unused secondary TNC antenna port (See
Figure 7) of the radio, and the unused antenna port of the dual
polarized antenna, with suitable 50-ohm terminations.
10. Optimize the installation:
a.
Aim the antenna properly
b.
Verify antenna system VSWR
c.
Configure Hoptime setting
d.
Configure Payload baud rate setting
e.
Perform radio interference checks
GE MDS TransNEXT
05-7267A01 REV 04. Quick Start Guide

3.0 RADIO PROGRAMMING

The following is a list of commands available for configuring
this unit
radio help
radio rx <on|off>
radio tx <on|off> <mode>
<on|off>
<mode>
radio power <pwr>
radio rssi
radio channel <chnl>
radio rssioffset <offset>
radio debugmode <mode>
radio setfrequency <freq>
radio hoptime <hoptime>
radio skip <1,2,3,4>
radio state
radio getvswr
radio update
<mode>
radio mode
radio init
cfg set radio.mode
List available
commands
Enable/Disable RX
mode
Enable/Disable TX
mode
0-CW 1-PN9 2-10 3-
CW_PN 4-RAMP 5-
CW_SHIFT
Get/Set Power (integer)
Get RSSI (dBm)
Get/Set Channel #
Get/Set Rssi Offset
Get/Set Debug Mode
Set Frequency Hz
Set radio dwell time (7
or 28ms). Dwell time is
total of TX and RX time
per channel in the hop
sequence.
Set hopping channel
zones to skip. Up to 4
zones can be skipped
and are identified 1-8,
use 0 for a zone that
should not be skipped.
The zones available for
skipping are shown
below
Get State
Sample VSWR
Update radio firmware
Get/Set Radio Mode
test transnet
Restore defaults
Set the radio network
mode to Master "M" or
Remote "R"