Table 5-1: Summary of the terminal mode commands available
Command
Parameter/
parameter block
Description
selection of backscatter filtering modes.
0 = Averaging
1 = Median signal processing
Default setting is 1, the median mode for aviation.
CLOSE
No parameters
Closes the terminal interface to allow normal message
output and saves new settings to flash non-volatile
storage.
CLOUDMODE
CloudMode_A
CloudMode_A
turns on a filter that reports the
highest cloud during precipitation to avoid
precipitation from being reported as low cloud.
0 = Filter Off
1 = Filter On (default). Reports the highest cloud
during precipitation
DEFAULTS
No parameters
Loads factory defaults
GETUSER
Reads all user settings as a string of text. Parameters
are read in the following order:
user
= text user
volVer
= user volume version
OS_VER
= DSP OS version
PsuOsVer
= PSU OS version
TopOsVer
= TOP OS version
Id
= SkyVUE 8M ID
Pw
= SkyVUE 8M password
terminalCrc
= terminal crc mode
terminalTimeout
= terminal timeout
unitsTiltMode
= units and tilt mode
hoodHBMode
= hood heater / fan heater mode
hoodHBTestInt
= hood heater / blower test
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