Campbell SkyVUE 8, Product Manual

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Table 5-1: Summary of the terminal mode commands available
Command
Parameter/
parameter block
Description
values are added to measured height and negative
values are subtracted from measured height. The
default is 0.
ID Sensor_ID
Reads or sets the sensor ID, a single character, 0-9, a -
z or A - Z, case sensitive. Default ID = 0.
Note: Lower case letters are not allowed if using a
CT25K message.
LASER Laser
Laser_Power
Laser = 0, laser off after power up (user must switch
laser on)
Laser
= 1, laser on after power up (default)
Laser_Power = 20% to 100%, default 100%
LASEROFF
No parameters Instructs the SkyVUE 8 to turn the laser off until either
a power cycle or the sensor is instructed to turn the
laser back on.
LASERON
No parameters Instructs the SkyVUE 8 to try and turn the laser on
LOADOS Module
Loads new operating system.
This command must be sent using XMODEM protocol.
Refer to
Loading a new operating system (OS) (p. 55)
for more information.
MCFG Message_
Interval
Message_ID_A
Message_ID_B
Message_ID_C
Message_ID_D
Message_ID_E
Set or read message configuration
Message_Interval
is the message interval in
seconds. Range is 2 to 600 s (default 10); 0 gives polled
messages.
Note: This command may affect measurement
parameters within the
BS command. See
Measurement and message intervals (p. 43).
Message_ID
is the message type to output between
0 and 999 (default 001). If
Message_ID
= 0, no
message type is output. Up to five messages can be set
(refer to
MCFG command message types (p. 42)).
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