XPLORER ADS-B Receiver
Installation Manual
87214, Revision A
December 3, 2012
III-2
3.4 SETUP AND CONFIGURATION (RS-232 VERSION ONLY)
In order to setup the XPLORER (PN 87099-01 or -11) for an external serial-connected
uncertified display, the maintenance port (serial port 5) must be connected to a computer
running a terminal interface program such as “Tera Term". Please reference Section VII
for a description of the interface adapter to be used to access the Maintenance Interface.
The serial port settings for the terminal program are:
•
BAUD
Rate
115200
•
Parity – None
•
Data bits - 8
•
Stop - 1
•
Flow Control – None
The terminal setup should be set to:
•
Local Echo – checked
Once connected to the Maintenance Interface and connected to the appropriate
detected COM number type the <Enter> key. The following prompt should be displayed:
XPLORER-RX>
3.4.1 Maintenance
Commands
The available commands are summarized in the table below:
Command
Description
bit
Display built-in test status
comm
Display communication ports’ status - continuous
cnfg
Display configuration data
help or ?
Display command help
info
Display info – S/N, operation hours, versions, etc.
Reset
Reset and restart the unit
rx status
Display receiver status info – continuous
set
<item> <value>
Set a configuration item’s value
stop
Stop continuous data outputs
3.4.1.1
“help or ?” Command
This command
displays a list of available commands as shown below:
AVAILABLE COMMADS.....
bit Display POST and PBIT status
comm Display communication ports' status
cnfg Display all configuration data
help or ? This help
info Display SN, operation hours, versions, etc.
Reset Reset the UAT
rx status Display receiver status info
set <item> <opt> Set configuration <item> to <opt>
<item> ------------- ?, addr, call sign, serial in, serial out
<opt> -------------- <item> options, enter '?' for usage