COBHAM Satcom EXPLORER 540 User & Integrator's Manual page 109

4.13.14 GPIO pins
The EXPLORER 540 has 3 I/O pins, two assigned pins and 1 general purpose pin.
• Power control (input). Note that this input is configured under Power control on
page 4-42.
• Terminal ready (output)
• Control/Status (input/output)
Do as follows to configure 2-GPO (Terminal ready) and 3-GPIO (General purpose):
1. Under Advanced, select GPIO pins.
2. Select whether the 2-GPO (Terminal ready) output should be active high or low.
This output signals when the EXPLORER 540 is registered on the BGAN network and
is ready to communicate with connected equipment. For details, see Terminal
ready signaling with 2-GPO on page 3-28.
Note
3. If you want to use 3-GPIO (General purpose), select the direction and polarity.
The 3-GPIO pin does not have a predefined function, but can be used for remote
control/status of connected equipment using AT command _ITGPIO. See Control or
status with 3-GPIO on page 3-29.
4. Click Save.
4.13.15 Help desk
Under Help desk you can enter the contact information you want for your
EXPLORER 540. The Help desk contact information is empty by default. You must
provide the contact information, e.g. the phone number for your Airtime Provider. Do
as follows:
1. In the Advanced page, select Help desk.
2. Type in the contact information you want.
3. select Save.
The Help desk information is now available from
About.
98-148232-K
"Terminal ready" only signals that the terminal is awake, registered on the
BGAN network and ready to communicate with connected equipment. It
does not show whether or not a data connection is established. See Power
control on page 3-19 and Automatic Context Activation (ACA) on page 3-15.
Chapter 4: Configuration with web interface
Advanced settings

(Control panel) > Support >
4-45