Configuring Diagnostic Settings - GE MDS SD Series Reference Manual

Packet Mode
COM1/COM2
Inter-Packet Gap
Transparent RX
Timeout
56 SD Series Ref. Manual (Packet & Transparent Mode)
may be set to
Packet Mode
1. Select Packet Mode from the menu. A flashing cursor appears in the
field to the right of the item.
2. Press the spacebar until the desired selection appears, and press
to apply the selection.
ENTER
For radios operating in Packet Mode, the inter-packet gap is a timing set-
ting used to delimit a packet on the serial interface. Too short of a time
can cause serial streams to be combined into one large packet instead of
two smaller ones. Too long of a time can effectively slow down the com-
munications channel. The transceiver's Inter-Packet Gap is specified by
the number of character times (the time it takes to send an individual
character).
To set the Inter-Packet Gap for
1. Select
COM1 Inter-Packet Gap
The field clears to the right of the item and a flashing cursor
appears.
2. Enter the number of character times desired and press
apply the selection. The field changes to show the number entered
followed by the words "Character Times" (i.e.,
This setting is similar to the timing parameters for
, but it applies to data received over-the-air. It tells the
Inter-Packet Gap
radio how to build an Ethernet packet based on a transparent data stream
received over the radio channel.
If changes are needed to the this parameter, proceed as follows:
1. Select
Transparent RX Timeout
right of the item and a flashing cursor appears.
2. Enter the number of milliseconds desired for the Transparent RX
Timeout setting and press

Configuring Diagnostic Settings

The Diagnostic Settings Menu (Figure 45) is used to configure the radio
for Network Wide Diagnostics, which uses the GE MDS-proprietary
DLINK protocol. Explanations of these menu items are provided below.
For more detailed information on diagnostics, refer to "Performing Net-
work-Wide Remote Diagnostics" on Page 97.
or as follows:
ON OFF
or , proceed as follows:
COM1 COM2
or
COM2 Inter-Packet Gap
from the menu. The field clears to the
to apply the selection.
ENTER
MDS 05-4846A01, Rev. C
from the menu.
to
ENTER
).
5 Character Times
COM1/COM2