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Page 1: ...Specifications Kantronics 3115 W 6th St Suite A Lawrence Kansas 66049 Orders Inquiries 785 842 7745 FAX 785 842 2031 e mail sales kantronics com website www kantronics com Service Technical Support 7...

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Page 3: ...REVISIONS Revision Date Description REV 2006 12 29 Release version REV B 2007 03 06 Corrections updates additions i...

Page 4: ...mments and or suggestions to Kantronics Co Inc 3115 W 6th St Suite A Lawrence KS 66049 The MT1200 is manufactured in the U S A Copyright 2006 by Kantronics Co Inc All Rights Reserved Contents of this...

Page 5: ...to KANTRONICS 3115 W 6th St SUITE A LAWRENCE KS 66049 Warranty Registration Last Name __________________________ First Name __________________________ Call Sign ___________________________ Mailing Add...

Page 6: ...may terminate this Agreement by destroying the PROM or diskette or CD and Documentation You may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE but you may transfer the SOFTWARE and accompanying written materials on a...

Page 7: ...nty registration with a copy of your receipt showing the amount you paid LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS LICENSEE FURTHER AGREES THA...

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Page 9: ...put 25 Configure Your MT1200 26 HyperTerminal 26 AUTOBAUD 27 Setting Basic Communication Parameters 28 Documentation Conventions 28 Trouble Shooting Difficulties in Communicating 29 Connect the MT1200...

Page 10: ...s 73 Entering Commands 75 MT1200 Commands 77 Appendix A Advanced Installation 124 Precautions 124 Cable Wiring 124 Diagram of Pin Numbers on DSUB 9 Connector 124 Connecting to the Computer Front panel...

Page 11: ...ot Transmit 138 Cannot Return to Command Mode 138 Appendix D Additional Information 139 Specifications 139 Messages from the MT1200 141 ASCII Chart 146 146 MT1200 Parts List 147 MT1200 Parts Layout 14...

Page 12: ...excluding in bound shipping charges 3 EXCLUSIVE REMEDY Repair or replacement of the Applicable Product as provided herein is the sole remedy available to you against Kantronics and in no event will Ka...

Page 13: ...ever bound specification and other supplemental pages or any other media on which firmware software or documentation are supplied Applicable Warranty Period Thirty 30 days from date of purchase 6 EXCL...

Page 14: ...t Return of any Applicable Product for the enforcement of rights under this Limited Warranty shall be at your expense Any product returned for warranty service which Kantronics determines to be withou...

Page 15: ...call fax e mail or write Kantronics to determine if the problem can be solved without returning the unit Return Procedures When calling report the product name and ask for the Amateur Radio Service D...

Page 16: ...e provisions offered by Kantronics at no charge This warranty is considered to be in force only when the customer has submitted his completed warranty registration within 60 days of purchase and when...

Page 17: ...e If you use one of these services a commercial invoice may be required Please check with your carrier before shipping Include in the description of the items on the paperwork whether postal or courie...

Page 18: ...ty repairs we will pay the shipping charges to return the item s to you via air parcel post If you wish return by courier service include your account number To be eligible for repair under warranty w...

Page 19: ...separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced Radio TV tec...

Page 20: ...e shielded cable for all connections between equipment See note 2 above Make all interconnecting cables as short as practical A balance should be maintained between cable length and equipment proximit...

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Page 23: ...assembling cabling Male DSUB 9 connector for radio port Metalized DSUB 9 back shell with hardware 3 foot 0 91 m piece of 5 conductor shielded cable to connect the MT1200 to your radio dc power connec...

Page 24: ...e A serial modem cable used to connect the MT1200 to your computer A 12 V dc power supply or power adapter If Telemetry operation is desired the optional connecting plug is needed Overview of This Use...

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Page 26: ...tion This allows you to do the following transmit GPS location data from a vehicle serve as a basic digipeater for other stations transmit reports of analog or digital inputs control external devices...

Page 27: ...ge needed if you are going to build or upgrade hardware yourself e g making cables some knowledge of operating a packet radio station Installing Your MT1200 G The MT1200 As shown below the back of the...

Page 28: ...for vehicle ignition sense Looking at the rear panel of the MT1200 the outermost power jack pin is ground The leftmost power pin is 12 V and the middle pin is the optional ignition sense When connecti...

Page 29: ...puter s serial COM port has a male DSUB 9 or male DSUB 25 connector Making a Serial Cable This section is for those making your own cable instead of purchasing one We assume that if you are making you...

Page 30: ...ate for your configuration In each case there is a listing of which MT1200 Computer port pin needs to be connected to which pin on the computer s serial COM port The wiring depends upon whether your c...

Page 31: ...serial communication cable connect it as follows Step 1 Make sure that power to both your computer and your MT1200 is turned OFF Step 2 Plug the female DSUB 9 or DSUB 25 connector end of the serial ca...

Page 32: ...or damage wherein its TNCs are attached to other devices see the Kantronics Limited Warranty To connect the data port of a GPS unit to your TNC you ll need a two or three wire cable A shielded cable i...

Page 33: ...data is available This input is pin 2 on the MT1200 Radio port and is enabled with the command GPSPORT A data signal ground is also required which is pin 6 or pin 9 on the Radio port Note The default...

Page 34: ...rt Programs Accessories then Communications menus HyperTerminal should be one of the possible selections If it is not it may not have been installed when Windows was installed You will then have to us...

Page 35: ...0 AUTOBAUD routine works as follows Step 1 AUTOBAUD sends and resends the message PRESS TO SET BAUD at one baud after another When the MT1200 baud matches that of your terminal program you can read th...

Page 36: ...ly ECHO and FLOW go together both ON or both OFF When using software that supports split screen displays for example set both ECHO and FLOW to OFF XFLOW ON default Technical note XFLOW controls whethe...

Page 37: ...MT1200 has already been programmed with a different baud than the one set in the terminal program You can try changing the baud in the terminal program or you can use the self test jumper J11 to eras...

Page 38: ...See the TNC documentation for instructions on how to determine what Interface Mode your TNC is in currently and how to change it to the Interface Mode you want 30...

Page 39: ...ble Typically the microphone connector i e the Mic plug and external speaker connector plug or a connector plug for the auxiliary input output jack on the transceiver Preparing the Transceiver Cable A...

Page 40: ...iagrams used for example only show wiring connections between the male connector for the MT1200 Radio port and transceivers including HTs from three major manufacturers Yaesu Icom and Kenwood These di...

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Page 44: ...the following connections which you will use for wiring your assembly identify and make a note of the connector to your external speaker plug which will be wired to pin 5 receive audio on the MT1200 D...

Page 45: ...ugh to expose enough metalized plastic foil Do not cut or rip foil 2 Carefully loosen the drain wire and foil from around the insulated wires 3 You will need to build up the diameter of the cable wher...

Page 46: ...hell See figure below 11 If your radio is equipped with a single metal connector then this same cable with connector attachment technique should be used Otherwise follow the wiring directions that fol...

Page 47: ...the DSUB 9 Ground This is all you need to do to wire the speaker plug part of the assembly Important Keep your wiring notes for future reference This completes the construction of your transceiver cab...

Page 48: ...ly turn the transceiver s squelch control clockwise until the MT1200 RCV LED goes OUT turns OFF Now the receive volume control on your transceiver is properly adjusted for sending signals to your MT12...

Page 49: ...orresponds to a drive voltage of about 50 mV You may change this level by increasing the parameter count For counts below 256 the voltage is increased in 0 5 mV steps above that the drive increases ro...

Page 50: ...covered here includes diagrams explanations and mini tutorials on the front panel of the MT1200 beginning a session giving commands and transmitting data monitoring transmissions from nearby packet r...

Page 51: ...s powered on The RED TX LED lights when transmitting The GREEN RX LED lights when receiving signals The GREEN CON LED lights when a packet connection is in progress with another packet station The GRE...

Page 52: ...MT1200 it is important to keep in mind the difference between giving the MT1200 commands and giving the MT1200 data that is to be transmitted Giving Commands and Transmitting Data The MT1200 will reac...

Page 53: ...ckspace in CONVERS mode the MT1200 will transmit the backspace characters as part of the data Before you can switch to TRANS mode you need to set INTFACE to TERMINAL instead of NEWUSER This is because...

Page 54: ...sub sets of commands Change the Value of a Parameter To change the current value of parameter s for any variable other than the immediate commands like CONVERS that are simple actions not settings St...

Page 55: ...e N KN is the transmitting station and KB NYK is the receiving station You may see the RCV LED light at times indicating a signal is being received but nothing displays on your screen This is normal a...

Page 56: ...ou are ready to start talking to the other station since the MT1200 has already automatically switched into the CONVERS mode Step 4 After you have completed your conversation simply press Ctrl C to re...

Page 57: ...it Once you have left Command Mode for any reason and now wish to return to command mode you will need to enter a special character or characters The parameter called COMMAND determines what special c...

Page 58: ...ype K CR The CR indicates a carriage return or pressing the ENTER key on your keyboard Now anything you type will be packetized and sent out on the air Remember to get back to Command Mode you enter a...

Page 59: ...lows XFLOW ON XOFF 13 XON 11 STOP 13 START 11 Default settings Two commands are provided to make it possible to send and or receive these special characters in Transparent Mode and still use software...

Page 60: ...always precede it with a PASS character Transparent Mode was designed for the sending of files whether they be ASCII data files or program files Special characters have no meaning to the TNC in trans...

Page 61: ...ithin 1 second type a third Ctrl C Wait 1 second and the cmd prompt should appear If the guard time of one second before and after the three Ctrl C s is not there the TNC assumes that they are data an...

Page 62: ...te 1200 Commands Used TXDELAY The TXDELAY TXD command determines how long the modem must key the Push to Talk line of the radio before sending data This time will have to be determined experimentally...

Page 63: ...tput to the serial port only if it contains no detectable errors The received data will be exactly the same as the data that was sent to the input serial port of the transmitting mode without any addr...

Page 64: ...ion of the automatic timer used to inhibit transmission until a digipeated packet has had time to reach its destination TXD must be set to the same value in all modems in the system PACTIME The PACTIM...

Page 65: ...s specific locations without changing any modem parameters All data sent by the application program at the central sit must begin with the address POLLID of the intended remote modem When any remote m...

Page 66: ...ering POLL Mode below Remote Site Transmit Format Remote sites generally do not have much computing capacity Therefore the transmitted format of the data is of necessity straightforward All data recel...

Page 67: ...em to transmit the data received via the serial port with as little delay as possible This speeds up the response time of the system by reducing dead air time It is also recommended to set the PACLEN...

Page 68: ...l program running at 1200 baud too you d be able to copy the text To place the TNC in modem mode use the INTface command At the cmd prompt type INT MODEM and return Then turn your TNC power OFF and ba...

Page 69: ...he TNC to act as a modem and packet assembler disassembler PAD In KISS Mode data processing is shifted from the TNC to a computer running special software supporting the KISS code designed by Phil Kar...

Page 70: ...92 from the numeric KEYPAD Release the ALT key If the terminal program you are using sent all those characters the MT1200 will exit KISS mode References on KISS Mode Karn P TCP IP A Proposal for Amate...

Page 71: ...se two parameters are not set remote access to the command set of this TNC is not possible When these parameters are set you can connect to the MYREMOTE callsign of the remote TNC When the connection...

Page 72: ...onnect to the station but there will be no data sent to you from that connection The connected data would be sent to the serial port of that remote TNC We urge EXTREME caution when using the remote ac...

Page 73: ...u wish to transmit set the GPS beacon rate enter the unproto path for the GPS beacon You determine which GPS string will be transmitted and displayed locally by entering the string header with the GTE...

Page 74: ...ur groups such as APRS see the bibliography at the end of the GPS section have developed special programs for enhancing amateur GPS activities Check with them for current practice in setting GPS beaco...

Page 75: ...ansmitted The setting APPEND is used in combination with pin 7 on the radio port of the MT1200 That input should be a connection to the PTT line of your transceiver along with your microphone If APPEN...

Page 76: ...which outputs the specified text string from the serial port of the TNC to the attached device This can be used to query a device such as an RTU weather station etc PING callsign This is an immediate...

Page 77: ...rlag 1993 Etherington Michael FM subcarrier network extends differential GPS nationwide Mobile Radio Technology February 1994 Kaplan Elliot The global positioning system GPS Communications Quarterly S...

Page 78: ...ain an 8 bit A D converter and additional circuitry that converts the analog voltage presented at two specified inputs into digital values from 0 to 255 You can then use these digital values reported...

Page 79: ...the Command Reference section and the ADVANCED INSTALLATION section provide details needed to adapt these broad capacities to your own situation with your own sensors controls and remote locations 71...

Page 80: ...mat Defining Commands The Command Line The first line of each command definition shows the syntax for entering the command beginning with the name of the command followed by a listing of any parameter...

Page 81: ...he command after the syntax has been presented For example possible values of the parameter n are defined as n 1 255 The Line Below the Command Definition If commands have parameters default values ar...

Page 82: ...sions between hex and decimal representations Several parameters are ASCII numerical values for characters which perform special functions Most of these special function characters have control charac...

Page 83: ...parameters must contain at least one non space character You can even put characters with special meanings such as carriage return into the string by preceding them with the PASS character The string...

Page 84: ...ake whatever action is specified or inform you with an EH if it does not understand what you have entered As noted above you can enter the short form of a command name the characters underlined in the...

Page 85: ...t do not want all the features of Transparent Mode set this command to ON If OFF the 8th data bit is stripped set to 0 for transmission and all data received will have the 8th bit set to 0 ABAUD n n 0...

Page 86: ...N1 AN0 input 0 reports a decimal number in the range of 0 255 representing the current dc voltage of an external input read from pin 4 on the Radio Port AN1 input 1 reports a decimal number in the ran...

Page 87: ...first send a poll the response to this poll will determine if the packet was received It is possible that the ack was collided with and therefore the data packet does not need to be resent If the ACK...

Page 88: ...of 0 turns the beacon OFF Setting a value greater than 0 activates the beacon under the conditions specified If the optional keyword Every is used a beacon packet will be sent every n minutes If Afte...

Page 89: ...will replace whatever list was there before The BUDLIST command can be used to add a single callsign callsign so long as there is room for the new callsign on the list if there is not the TNC respond...

Page 90: ...entering a Ctrl X will cancel all characters input from the keyboard back to the last un PASSed carriage return unless PACTIME has expired CPACTIME is turned on and you are in Convers Mode See also CA...

Page 91: ...et this is an indication that you may need to adjust the equalization Equalization is set with an internal jumper When CD is set to INTERNAL or SOFTWARE the external carrier detect pin on the radio co...

Page 92: ...e you need to wait at least CMDTIME since the last data character was sent to the MT1200 Then you need to enter the COMMAND character e g Ctrl C three times with a wait of LESS THAN the value of CMDTI...

Page 93: ...ing digipeating When ON the TNC will recognize only those packets received with a callsign that appears in the CONLIST s list of callsigns and you will not be able to connect to any station that is no...

Page 94: ...al Secondary Station Identifier SSID specified as n where n 1 15 The digipeat callsigns are specified in the order in which they are to relay transmitted packets The mode set by CONMODE will be entere...

Page 95: ...s TERMINAL or NEWUSER See also CONMODE CONNECT INTFACE MONITOR NOMODE CONVERS immediate CONVERS has no options It is an immediate command and will cause entry into Conversational Mode from Command Mod...

Page 96: ...e to return across the page Some of these machines are still in use so we ve retained this command so you can correct the data you might receive from such a station To do so turn CRSUP ON When ON this...

Page 97: ...ion see the section on Connecting to your Radio in this manual Do not allow more than 200 mA of current in this circuit CWID EVERY AFTER n n 0 255 default EVERY 0 Each increment specifies 1 minute int...

Page 98: ...h allowing you to add such things as your time zone Remember ALL lower case m d y h and s will be replaced by actual values Some examples of setting the DAYSTR command and the resulting time date disp...

Page 99: ...date and time If this is not the case fix the problem and see if time and date displays work correctly If the MT1200 was ordered with the internal GPS installed the Daytime will automatically be set b...

Page 100: ...ngs are 08 backspace and 7F delete See also BKONDEL DIGIPEAT ON OFF UIONLY default ON When ON any packet received that has MYCALL or MYALIAS in the digipeat list of its address field will be retransmi...

Page 101: ...entifier for that group When using the DISPLAY command with a subclass be sure to use a space between the DISPLAY command and the subclass Subclasses of related parameters are ASYNC asynchronous port...

Page 102: ...hoed back and displayed If you are receiving double print of characters entered at the keyboard turn this command OFF This corresponds to the setting in your terminal program for duplex If your progra...

Page 103: ...ata will be interleaved with keyboard entry If using a split screen terminal program you should have FLOW OFF and ECHO OFF to allow received data to be displayed while you type into the TNC s type ahe...

Page 104: ...at the next scheduled interval based on the start time If the option APPEND is included and the PTT line between the microphone and radio is also connected to pin 7 on the MT1200 radio port a GPS beac...

Page 105: ...erval If it is set to GBEACON a copy of the GPS data in each GPS beacon transmission is stored in the GPS log Note this command is not available in some units See also GBEACON GTEXT var var var defaul...

Page 106: ...the header See also CSTAMP MCON MONITOR MSTAMP HELP command immediate Entering the word HELP alone without any argument will generate a display listing all commands available in the MT1200 When the n...

Page 107: ...on unless the IGNITION input is active The Ignition input is the middle pin of the Power Jack It should be connected to a line in the vehical that is active has voltage when the Ignition of the vehicl...

Page 108: ...wer up Data from the serial port will be parsed according to the GTEXT command that text will be stored in the LOCATION buffer and beacons will be transmitted according to the setting of the GBEACON c...

Page 109: ...d from the keyboard before being transmitted When OFF no line feeds will be added to the transmitted signal LFSUP ON OFF default OFF When ON this command suppresses any line feed characters received f...

Page 110: ...n so long as there is room for the new callsign on the list if there is not the TNC responds with EH and returns you to the command prompt Similarly you can remove a single callsign callsign from the...

Page 111: ...ts UI frames will not be displayed This is a useful arrangement when stations are talking as a group in an unconnected configuration See also MONITOR MAXFRAME n n 1 7 default 4 MAXFRAME sets an upper...

Page 112: ...isconnected Mode UA Unnumbered Acknowledge In addition the following bracketed information will be added to the Information packets as appropriate UI Unconnected Information frame Is Information frame...

Page 113: ...contained in the monitored packet which does not follow the AX 25 protocol it is displayed in curly braces on the header line All monitor functions are disabled in the Transparent Mode When OFF you wi...

Page 114: ...station that relayed the packet is indicated with an asterisk The MONITOR command must be ON for this command to work and if connected MCON must also be ON If OFF only the originating station and the...

Page 115: ...n Lawrence enroute to a station more distant You may disable the alias digipeating with the command MYALIAS See also DIGIPEAT HID MYCALL xxxxxx n n 0 15 This command tells the TNC what its callsign is...

Page 116: ...tring A station that connects will be sent a series of numbers that must be decoded according to RTEXT See also RTEXT Remote Access section NEWMODE ON OFF default ON When ON the TNC will return to Com...

Page 117: ...available when input from the terminal stops for n 100 ms or when PACLEN is reached When EVERY is specified input bytes are packaged if available and queued for transmission every n 100 ms or when PA...

Page 118: ...es 100 ms in our case the TNC generates a random number between 0 and 255 If the generated number is equal to or less than the PERSIST value the TNC keys up the transmitter and sends the data packet W...

Page 119: ...Mode Exiting Transparent Mode with three Ctrl C s will put the MT1200 in Command Mode POLLID xxxx x 0000 to 9999 default blank This entry specifies the POLL address of this unit When it is in POLL In...

Page 120: ...packet or command you have begun is redisplayed on the next line If you have deleted and retyped any character only the final form of the packet will be shown You are now ready to continue typing Inc...

Page 121: ...actory default settings and will start to its AUTOBAUD routine See also RESET RETRY n n 0 15 default 10 This command specifies the number of packet retries Packets are re transmitted n times before an...

Page 122: ...remotely When you connect to the MYREMOTE the MT1200 will send three lines of numbers one of which must be properly decoded matching position number with string character using this string For instan...

Page 123: ...n n 0 255 default 0 This value is used to format the data that is sent to your terminal A CR character is inserted in the data sent to the terminal when n characters have been printed A value of zero...

Page 124: ...tation Adding the option LONG will cause the TNC to display the current status and MYREMOTE A pound sign octothorpe indicates that there is unacknowledged data in that buffer The number immediately fo...

Page 125: ...SID only enter the callsign with that SSID for example callsign n where n 0 15 Selective display is enabled when one or two callsigns are combined with a and or character For example entering callsign...

Page 126: ...t for the telemetry beacon and is incremented each time the beacon is sent When first used or after the unit is reset the beacon counter begins at 001 T 001 After reaching 999 T 999 the counter cycles...

Page 127: ...ansparent Mode When TRFLOW is OFF software flow control is not used in the Transparent Mode Hardware flow control will be expected from the computer by the TNC The computer program needs to use hardwa...

Page 128: ...establishes the time delay between the application of push to talk and the start of packet data to the transmitter Flags characters to begin packet are sent during the delay This command needs to be...

Page 129: ...ace people often put their name or CQ here call2 call9 optional stations to be digipeated through A maximum of 8 digipeat addresses callsigns or aliases can be specified This is referred to as a path...

Page 130: ...ly use and recognize hardware flow control lines CTS and RTS to start or stop data The RS232 cable must be wired appropriately If the software flow control characters are set to 00 software flow contr...

Page 131: ...ault ON When ON transmitting functions are enabled If turned OFF transmitting is inhibited while all other functions of the TNC are unchanged XOFF n n 00 FF default 13 Ctrl S This command selects the...

Page 132: ...be certain it is shielded We do not recommend the use of unshielded RS232 ribbon cable in an amateur radio environment Cable Wiring Caution Make sure the power to the transceiver computer and MT1200 i...

Page 133: ...TS and CTS lines are connected The MT1200 serial port connector has 25 pins which are configured at the factory as Pin Name MT1200 Pin Number Computer Pin Number DSUB 9 Computer Pin Number DSUB 25 RXD...

Page 134: ...ADY Although interconnected via a buffer IC to the processor this line is currently ignored Software settings When using a standard terminal program to communicate with the MT1200 you must set the ser...

Page 135: ...open drain circuit and will apply a ground on this pin when controlled by the CTRL command in your MT1200 not to exceed 60 V dc or 115 mA Pin 5 Receive audio from your radio connects to this pin This...

Page 136: ...our hand held radio the following guidelines may be useful A 0 1 F capacitor non polarized usually is required in series in the transmit audio line from the TNC to any handheld transceiver HT radio Ev...

Page 137: ...ophone PTT Connections to the I O jack The I O jack on the MT1200 is a 10 pin terminal block type socket Six of the pins are three pairs of optically isolated digital inputs and two pins are analog in...

Page 138: ...front panel 7 Observe proper static protection precautions and gently lift the front edge of the PC board to clear the front of the case 8 Pull the PC board forward to remove the PC board from the ca...

Page 139: ...will be cleared The next power on of the MT1200 will be as starting a new unit from autobaud If you choose N parameter changes will be retained and those parameters will be in effect at the next power...

Page 140: ...flash Y N If you choose Y and send the BIOS file from your terminal program the MT1200 will providing that the file is received correctly install that new BIOS version Warning If you choose Y to eras...

Page 141: ...ng the M or S keys This can be helpful to check the transmitter deviation with each tone Equalization If there is another Kantronics user nearby you can have that station transmit a calibrate signal f...

Page 142: ...ccuracy The Analog input lines are located on pin 7 and pin 9 of the telemetry jack Note If your connection to be measured has voltages greater than 3 3 V dc a pair of resistors may be used as a volta...

Page 143: ...test Hard Reset J2 D 2 receive audio equalization J3 D 2 receive audio input impedance J4 C 1 normal HT J9 A 4 Flash test Load Note If your MT1200 was purchased without the internal GPS and you wish...

Page 144: ...laced on the center pin and the pin marked NOR this configures the AFSK output line for use with base station radios When placed on the center pin and the pin marked HT this configures the AFSK output...

Page 145: ...ed with the correct communications parameters serial port baud parity 5 Try a Hard Reset using the Hard Reset jumper Operate your terminal program at 1200 baud when performing a hard reset You Are Una...

Page 146: ...RCV LED stays on all the time from the radio which the volume and squelch do not change set the CD parameter to SOFTWARE Cannot Return to Command Mode The single most common cause of this is that you...

Page 147: ...e 169 3 pin 31169103 Telemetry Plug RIA Connect PlugCon series Type 374 10 pin ASP05110 External Carrier Detect XCD Active Low or Active High PTT and Control Outputs Open drain 60 V dc max 115 mA max...

Page 148: ...channel continuous tracking receiver Update 1 Hz Accuracy Horizontal 5 m 50 8 m 90 Altitude 10 m 50 16 m 90 Velocity 0 06 m s PPS static 50 ns Acquisition Autonomous Operation in Standard Sensitivity...

Page 149: ...nter the Calibrate Mode It prompts you to press M to generate a MARK tone R to receive a Kantronics Calibrate signal S to generate a SPACE tone T to transmit a Kantronics Calibrate signal or to adjust...

Page 150: ...its protocol Your callsign will be placed in the MYCALL parameter and used to generate the CWIDTEXT Erase user parameters Y N During the self test entering Y in response to the this question will clea...

Page 151: ...e TNC is first turned on and after any soft reset including changing the MYREMOTE commands or issuing the RESET command Link state is This message is output in response to the CONNECT and DISCONNECT c...

Page 152: ...station s TNC is able to accept any data from the radio at this time Waiting acknowledgment You have sent a packet of data to another station and your TNC is waiting for the acknowledgment Not while...

Page 153: ...was Whenever one of the parameters is changed the previous value is usually displayed Example at the cmd enter AX25 OFF the response will be AX25L2V2 was ON 145...

Page 154: ...4 2C 76 4C L 108 6C l M 13 0D CR 45 2D 77 4D M 109 6D m N 14 0E SO 46 2E 78 4E N 110 6E n O 15 0F SI 47 2F 79 4F O 111 6F o P 16 10 DLE 48 30 0 80 50 P 112 70 p Q 17 11 DC1 49 31 1 81 51 Q 113 71 q R...

Page 155: ...1 10 W 132 0224 A1R6 RES 47 k 5 200 ppm 1 10 W 132 0473 A1R7 12 RES 620 5 200 PPM 1 10 W 132 0621 A1R8 24 29 RES 10 k 5 200 PPM 1 10 W 132 0103 30 32 41 43 A1R9 RES 82 k 5 200 PPM 1 10 W 132 0823 A1R...

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