Led [On, Off]; Enable/Disable Pcb Leds; Lpm [1, 0]; Low-Power Mode-Masters Only - GE TransNET 900 Reference Manual

LED [ON, OFF]

Enable/Disable PCB LEDs

enables/disables the PCB board mounted LEDs seen only with the
LED ON
transceiver's covers removed.
them on for testing the radio with the covers removed. Note: the external
LEDs will be dimmer if the
The command also affects the operation of the LEDs in the "Low-Power
LED
Mode" ( ). When
LPM
extinguished.

LPM [1, 0]

Low-Power Mode—Masters Only
This feature trades increased latency to gain power savings. Low-power
mode (LPM) automatically saves power at a Remote by instructing the
Remote to shutdown for large periods of time in between
Master transmissions are automatically blocked while the Remotes are
asleep. Note, both Masters and Remotes are adaptive and will suppress a
normal sleep interval if data transmission or reception is in progress.
• at the Master enables low-power mode network-wide; all
LPM 1
Remotes pick it up and start saving power by automatically sleeping.
can work in conjunction with the AT dialing feature. The dialed
LPM 1
unit will be forced awake; all others will sleep.
• at the Master to disable low-power mode (Default setting).
LPM 0
The command must be enabled for LPM to function. Further, when
SLEEP
you enable LPM, the LEDs on the Remote radio dim even though the LPM
function is not properly enabled by turning on
see "Low-Power Mode (LPM)—Master Enabled" on Page
"Low-Power Mode versus Remote's Sleep Mode" on Page
LPMHOLD [0–1000]

Low-Power Mode Sleep Time

Used to give an RTU time (0-1000 ms) to respond before the radio goes to
sleep. Value determines how long to suppress auto-sleep following reception
of the last character sent out of the RXD serial data port.
NOTE: Any values entered will be rounded to the nearest multiple of 4 ms.
To verify the exact hold time, enter
value currently being used.

MODE [M, R, X]

Radio Operating Mode
The command sets or displays the operating mode of the radio. A
MODE
Master radio is set by
is set by
MODE X
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LED
function is left
LED
is , the radio keeps the
LED OFF
; a Remote set by
MODE M
.
is normally OFF , it may be useful to have
.
ON
SLEEP
, the response will give you the
LPMHOLD
MODE R
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PWR SYNC
and
messages.
SYNC
. For more information,
60, and
62.
, and an Extension
LEDs