Table 5-1: Summary of the terminal mode commands available
Command
Parameter/
parameter block
Description
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 8M 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 8M to try and turn the laser on
LOADOS
Module
Loads new operating system
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 30); 0 gives
polled messages.
Note: This command may affect measurement
parameters within the
BS
command. See
Measurement and message intervals
Message_ID
is the message type to output between
0 and 999 (default 004). If
Message_ID
= 0, no
message type is output. Up to five messages can be set
(refer to
OPEN
ID
Password
Opens the SkyVUE 8M terminal mode
ID
= Sensor ID as per the terminal
ID
command.
AnySkyVUE 8M with firmware OS2 or newer will
respond to global ID = 99, regardless of its own ID
number.
Password
= The sensors user password as per the
terminal
PASSWORD
command. The default is no
password.
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