
MDS 05-2708A01, Rev. F
MDS TransNET Ref. Manual
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The following
DLINK
baud rates
selections are supported:
• 1200
• 4800
• 9600
• 19200 (default)
• 38400
• 57600
• 115200
Example:
DLINK 4800
sets the RJ-11
DIAG
port to operate at 4800 bps when
diagnostics is closed. This setting will not affect the port’s autobaud opera-
tion. Use only of
DLINK ON,
will enable the use 19200 or the most recently
programmed value. The default is
DLINK 19200
and
DLINK ON
.
NOTE 1:
The same baud rate must be entered into the InSite Equipment List’s
BAUD
field.
NOTE 2:
The DLINK rate must match the rate of any connected device to the diagnos-
tic port. This may be either another MDS radio’s diagnostic port, InSite com-
puter, or another data link device that eventually connects to the InSite
computer.
DKEY
Turn Off Radio Transmitter‘s Test Signal
Disables the transmitter when it is keyed. See also
KEY
command.
DTYPE [NODE/ROOT]
Network Diagnostics Mode
The
DTYPE
command specifies the radio’s operational characteristics for
network-wide diagnostics. The transceiver uses the following types:
•
NODE
—The most common setting, and the default. This is the basic
system radio device-type. Typically, the radio network is comprised of
nodes and one root. Intrusive diagnostics can originate from any node.
However, non-intrusive diagnostics can only be conducted from the
root node.
•
ROOT
—Always one, and only one, per network (including units
associated through Extension units.) The root is the focal point of
network-wide diagnostics information. Intrusive diagnostics can
originate from any radio, including the root. However, the root is the
only
radio through which non-intrusive diagnostics can be conducted.
FEC [ON, OFF]
Forward Error Correction
This command is used to view the FEC setting, or turn it on or off. The default
setting is
FEC ON
. (It needs to be turned off when throughputs exceed
57,600 bps.) FEC is set at the Master and is automatically passed on to all
Remotes in a network.
Setting FEC to
ON
improves sensitivity at the cost of reduced throughput.
Typical SCADA/telemetry applications use low data rates and, as such, the
FEC setting is normally transparent to them.