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ASCII COMMANDS
6.1
GENERAL
The following sub sections describe the ASCII commands for the G6 transmitter module. These
commands can be entered from a terminal connected to either one of the G6 serial ports.
For clarity, the commands described in the following sections are shown in upper case. However,
the command protocol is not case sensitive and will accept any combination of upper and lower
case.
Many commands are used to set or retrieve various configuration/calibration parameters. When
setting parameters, the command is followed by an equals sign (‘=’) and a comma separated list of
parameters. When retrieving parameters, the command is entered without the ‘=’ or followed by a
question mark (‘?’).
Some commands are used to direct the transmitter to execute a specific function (e.g. clear a
buffer); in such cases, neither a ‘=’ or a ‘?’ is required. If the command has parameters associated
with it they will appear as a comma separated list following the command itself. Note that when
entering data no spaces are entered after commas.
All commands must be terminated by striking the Enter key or typing the CR command.
Unless otherwise noted, the transmitter will respond to all commands with one of the following:
“OK[CR][LF]>" if command was accepted,
"Bad parameter[CR][LF]>" if a command parameter was invalid,
"Unknown Format[CR][LF]>" if there are too many or too few parameters,
"Access Denied![CR][LF]>" if the command requires a higher access level,
"Unknown Command[CR][LF]>" if the command is unknown,
"Execution Error[CR][LF]>" if the command fails during execution,
"Transmitter Must Be Disabled [CR][LF]>" if the transmitter must be disabled prior to using
this command.,
"Transmitter Must Be Enabled[CR][LF]>" if command must first be enabled,
"Configuration Not Recognized[CR][LF]>" if configuration is invalid,
If the command was a request for a configuration parameter the transmitter will respond with:
<cmd>=<data>
[CR][LF]>
When returning data parameters.
