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MDS TransNET Ref. Manual
MDS 05-2708A01, Rev. F
HOPTIME [7, 28]
Radio Transmitter Hop Timing
The
HOPTIME
command is used to set or display the hop-time setting. The
command is a digit corresponding to the hop-time setting in milliseconds. The
default
HOPTIME
setting is
7
. A setting of
28
must be used when throughputs
exceed 57,600 bps and is recommended when data transmission sizes exceed
256 bytes.
Changes to the
HOPTIME
setting may only be made at the Master radio. (This
is because the Master radio establishes the hop-time setting for the entire
network.) At Remote radios, the hop-time setting may be read when the radio
is in synchronization with the Master, but it cannot be changed.
INIT
Initialize; Restore to Factory Defaults
The
INIT
command is used to reset the radio’s operating parameters to the
factory defaults listed in
. This may be helpful when
trying to resolve configuration problems that resulted from the entry of one
or more improper command settings. If you are unsure of which command
setting caused the problem, this command allows you to get back to a known
working state.
NOTE:
Caution should be exercised when using the
INIT
command on radios in a sys-
tem employing the Store-and-Forward feature. Settings relating to the use of Ex-
tension services will be lost and will need to be re-entered. Record the settings
for
XADDR
,
XPRI
and
XMAP
before using the
INIT
command.
SPECIAL
NOTE:
Installing firmware of Revision 3.0 or later into a radio with Revisions 1.x firm-
ware will preserve the radio’s compatibility with other radios running Revision
1.x firmware. If updating the radio’s firmware is part of a system-wide upgrade,
the last step should be to use the
INIT
command at the Master station. Use of
the
INIT
command causes the changes shown in
to be applied.
Table 12. INIT Command Generated Defaults
Parameter
Default Setting
Corresponding
Command
For ALL radios
Alarm Mask
FFFF FFFF
AMASK
Alarm Output Sense
RS-232 High (+5.0 Vdc)
ASENSE
Device Operation
DCE
DEVICE DCE
DATA Interface Port
• 9600 baud
• 8 data bits
• none (no parity)
• 1 stop bit
BAUD 9600 8N1
Data Port Setting
RS/EIA-232
PORT RS232
CTS Delay
0 (CTS is continuously asserted)
CTS 0
CTS Hold-Time
0
CTSHOLD 0