Table 5-1: Summary of the terminal mode commands available
Command
Parameter/
parameter block
Description
measurementPeriod
= measurement interval in
seconds
rollingAvMeasurements
= number used for the
rolling average
serialserMode
= serial port mode
serialbaudSel
= serial port baud rate mode
serialdataParityStop
= serial port parity
mode
serialrx2txTimeout
= serial port RX to TX
turnaround time
snrMarginBoundary
= onset of back-scatter
detection threshold
snrMarginDetector
= cloud detection threshold
alphaGuessEnd
= cloud alpha guess at boundary
alphaMin
= cloud detection alpha minimum
Vcld_D
= cloud detection
delta_Vcld_D
= cloud detection
vis_Av_T
= cloud detection
alphaGuess
= visibility initial alpha guess
ratioLevel
= visibility ratio
alphaMin
= visibility alpha minimum
visCap
= visibility cap in meters
visFull
= vertical visibility, full threshold
visTransparent
= vertical visibility, transparent
threshold
tiltLimit
= tilt limit in degrees used by alarms
atnoiseGate
= attenuated backscatter noise gate
mode
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