Revision 7.10
2/28/2012
NOTE: For shoebox simulators connected by freewave transceiver to the Dock
Server machine, a serial port configured as a “freewave” device must be used. Serial
port 2 on the 4port USB serial adaptor is factory configured as a “freewave” device.
Refer to section 2.6 to change the factorydelivered serial port configuration.
2.
Position the simulator’s Carrier Detect Source switch to “CD External”. This
position forces the simulator to read the CD line of the internal slave freewave
transceiver.
To connect a shoebox simulator using an iridium modem to a Dock Server machine,
follow these steps.
1.
Connect a U.S. Robotics model 3453B modem (configured as described in section
1.3) to a Dock Server machine serial port using the 25pin to 9pin cable supplied
with the modem.
NOTE: For shoebox simulators connected by modem (Iridium) to the Dock Server
machine, a serial port configured as a “modem” device must be used. The Dock
Server’s internal serial port is factory configured as a “modem” device. If the Dock
Server machine has no internal serial port, then serial port 1 on the 4port USB serial
adaptor is factory configured as a “modem” device. Refer to section 2.6 to change
the factorydelivered serial port configuration.
2.
Position the simulator’s Carrier Detect Source switch to “CD External”. This
position forces the simulator to read the CD line of its internal iridium modem.
10.2.2 Differences between a Shoebox Simulator and an actual Glider
This section lists the differences between a shoebox glider simulator and an actual
glider with respect to how Dock Server behaves.
1. When connected as a direct device, a shoebox simulator behaves just like a
pocket simulator (see section 10.1.2).
2. When connected as a modem or freewave device, a shoebox simulator
behaves like a real glider out of the water whose simul.sim file contains
“on_bench”.
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