Campbell SkyVUE 8, Product Manual

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Table 5-1: Summary of the terminal mode commands available
Command
Parameter/
parameter block
Description
pasted from a stored file.
STATUS
No parameters Outputs SkyVUE 8, serial number, ID, DSP OS version,
Time and Date, DSP version, TOP OS version, PSU OS
version, watch dog counts, serial parameters, blower
heater mode, internal heater mode, message
parameters, tilt angle, units, temperature/humidity,
temperatures, supply voltages, height offset, visibility
cap, laser run days, window parameters, backscatter
parameters, features, alarms, warnings, and status.
Note: Refer to Status command (p. 46) for more
information on this command
TERMINAL Terminal
Timeout
Sets the user terminal time out.
Timeout is the delay in minutes from 1 to 15 where the
terminal will automatically close if no characters are
sent to the SkyVUE 8. The default is 10 minutes.
TIME
Date_Time Date is in the format yyyy/mm/dd
Time is in the format hh:mm:ss
yyyy=year, mm=month, dd=day
hh=hours, mm=minutes, ss=seconds
For example: time 2013/05/25 10:00:00, sets the date
and time to May 25, 2013 at 10:00:00)
Note: The set time could drift by up to ±14 seconds
a day.
UNITS
Units
Sets measurement units and tilt correction
Units = 0,
metres
corrected by tilt
Units = 1,
metres
not corrected by tilt
Units = 2, feet corrected by tilt (default)
Units = 3, feet not corrected by tilt
UNLOCK
Key Key = a 12 digit key purchased from Campbell
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