Appendix; Tnc Commands List - Alinco DR-135T MkII Instruction Manual

Appendix

TNC Commands List

The commands supported by the built-in TNC are list below. You must enter a space between a
command name (or short-form) and a parameter, or between two parameters; ex.AU OFF.
Command form
Name Short
AUTOLF AU
BEACON B
BTEXT BT
CALIBRAT CAL
CHCAK CH
CONNECT C
CONVERSE CONV
or K
CPACTIME CP
CR CR
DISCONNE D
DISPLAY DISP
DWAIT DW
ECHO E
Default Parameters
ON ON/OFF
EVERY 0 EVERY/
AFTER n
( n=0 - 250 )
- 0 - 159
characters
- -
30 0 - 250
- Call1 (VIA
call1, call3,
....call9)
- -
OFF ON/OFF
ON ON/OFF
- -
- -
30 30
ON ON/OFF
Description
When ON, sends a line feed (LF) to the PC after each
carriage return (CR).
If set to EVERY, sends a beacon packet at intervals of the
specified period (n). If set to AFTER, sends a beacon packet
only once after the specified period (n). The unit of n is 10
seconds.
Specifies the content of the data portion of a beacon
packet.
Sends a space/mark square wave (50/50 ratio). Enter
Q to exit Calibrate mode and restore the Command mode.
Specifies the interval from signal drop-out until execution
of disconnection. The unit of the parameter is 10 seconds.
Sends a connect request. Call 1 is the call sign of the station
to be connected to. Calls 2 to call 9 are call signs of stations
to be digipeated through.
Causes the TNC to enter Converse mode. Press [Ctrl]+[C]
to restore the Command mode.
When ON and in Converse mode, sends a packet at inter-
vals of the period determine by PACTIME
When ON, appends a carriage return (CR) to all packets to
be sent.
Sends a disconnect request.
Causes the TNC to display the current status of all the com-
mands. You can also specify a class identifier A, C, H, I, L,
M, or T to display the status of only the desired command
class. Enter a space between the command name and a class
identifier; ex. DISPLAY H.
A (ASYNC): RS-232C port parameters.
C (CHAR) : Special TNC characters.
H (HEALTH): Counter parameters.
I (ID): ID parameters.
L (LINK): TNC-to -TNC link status.
M (MONITOR): Monitor parameters.
T (TIMING): Timing parameters.
Specifies the interval from no carrier detection until execu-
tion of transmission. The unit of the parameter is 10 milli-
seconds.
When ON, causes the TNC to echo received characters to
the computer.
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