Table 5-1: Summary of the terminal mode commands available
Command
Parameter/
parameter block
Description
SkyvvLimit_percent
= sky condition report
vertical visibility %
alphaGuessStart
= cloud detection alpha guess
at lowest height bin
mlhdt
mlhdr
mlhq1threshold
= mixing layer height quality
threshold 1
mlhq2threshold
= mixing layer height quality
threshold 2
mlhq3threshold
= mixing layer height quality
threshold 3
mlhstdWidth
= mixing layer height standard
deviation width in meters
bsFltMode
= back scatter rolling filter mode
(28012019c)
delta_Vcld_det_2
= cloud detector type 2 slope
threshold in m/3bins, change in horizontal visibility
(14052019a)
cloudMode
= cloud detector mode parameter
(03072019a)
CRC
= 4-digit character. CRC calculated from the u up
to but not including the CRC using the standard
CRC-16.
Note: String is added as text and should be cut and
pasted from a stored file.
STATUS
No parameters
Outputs SkyVUE 8M, 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
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