MDS 05-3624A01, Rev. B
OEM Series™ I/O Guide
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INDEX
A
ACCESS DENIED error message 17
Accessories 5
Accessory power adapter 5
Accessory Power pinout (Pin 18) 12
Adapters
accessory power adapter 5
DB-9 to DB-25 5
PC programming adapter kit 5
Alarms
alarm code definitions 25
major vs. minor 25
pinout (Pin 25) 12
using STAT command to display 22
AMASK command 18
Antenna
installation 6
RSSI command used to refine heading 13
system gain, defined 32
Yagi, illustrated 9
Applications 2
Multiple Address Systems (MAS) 2
point-to-multipoint system 2
point-to-point system 3
Auto-Open, pinout (Pin 23) 12
B
BAUD command 19
Bench testing (radio performance) 28
Bit, defined 32
Bits-per-second. See BPS
BPS (bits-per-second), defined 32
Byte, defined 32
C
Cable, loss due to length of coaxial 10
COMMAND FAILED error message 16
Command summary, table 17
Commands
AMASK (set/display alarm triggers) 18
BAUD (set/display rate, encoding) 19
CTS (set/display CTS line response timer) 19
descriptions 18
DEVICE (set/display radio behavior) 20
DKEY (deactivate transmitter after KEY command) 20
entering on terminal interface 16
INIT (reinitialize radio to factory defaults) 20
KEY (activate transmitter) 21
OWM (set/display owner’s message) 21
OWN (set/display owner’s name) 21
PWR (set/display RF forward output power) 21
RSSI (display RSSI) 22
RX (set/display receive frequency) 22
RXTOT (set/display receive time-out timer value) 22
SER (display radio serial number 22
SREV (display software revision level) 22
STAT (display current alarm status) 22
terminal interface 16
TOT (set/display time-out value and timer status) 23
TX (set/display transmit frequency) 23
Connections to radio, illustrated 6
Conversions, dBm-Watts-Volts 31
CTS command 19
CTS pinout (Pin 5) 11
D
Data interface
connector pinouts 11
installing connection 11
specifications 27
dB. See Decibel 32
DB-9 to DB-25 adapter 5
illustrated 16, 30
dBi, defined 32
dBm, defined 32
DCD
pinout (Pin 8) 12
DCD LED
description 13
DCE (Data Cirtuit-terminating Equipment), defined 32
Decibel (dB), defined 32
Description, product 1
DEVICE command 20
Diagnostic Channel Enable, pinout (Pin 23) 12
Diagnostics
interface specifications 27
Differences among models 1
Display
alarm status (STAT command) 22
alarm triggers (AMASK command) 18
baud rate and encoding (BAUD command) 19
CTS line response timer (CTS command) 19
owner’s message (OWM command) 21
owner’s name (OWN command) 21
radio behavior (DEVICE command) 20
radio serial number (SER command) 22
receive frequency (RX command) 22
receive time-out timer value (RXTOT command) 22
RF forward output power (PWR command) 21
RSSI (RSSI command) 22
software revision level (SREV command) 22
time-out value and timer status (TOT command) 23
transmit frequency (TX command) 23
DKEY command 20
Downloading new software 29
DSR pinout (Pin 6) 12
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment), defined 32
