Operation Manual
SYSTEM
OCR-504 Multispectral Radiometer
SECTION
E - CONFIGURATION
E - CONFIGURATION
Your OCR-504 Multispectral Radiometer has been pre-configured by Sea-Bird
Scientific with standard configuration parameters. These parameters control
many aspects of the instrument’s operation to account for the wide variety of
applications in which OCR-504 instruments are used. In addition to the
operating modes described in section
D - OPERATION
, a configuration mode
is also available to modify configuration parameters and test various systems
of the instrument. This co
nfiguration mode is implemented by the instrument’s
Command Console
.
In most cases, the command console would be accessed using a terminal
emulation program. Terminal emulators are used in many applications involving
serial communications, internet mail and news services, telnet and ftp services,
etc. For communication with your OCR-504, you will need to make a direct
connection to the serial port hosting the instrument. Connect the instrument
using the RS-232 telemetry interface. You cannot use the RS-422 interface, as
it is transmit-only. For communications software, use your favorite terminal
emulator (Windows
®
XP and earlier versions came with one called
HyperTerminal
®7
). Ensure that the serial connection to the instrument is at the
telemetry baud rate
. Use any ANSI or ANSI-compliant (i.e. VT-xxx) emulation.
While operating in this mode, your OCR-504 uses simple character I/O with no
control character interpretation. Therefore, most terminal emulators will do.
The command console can be accessed at any point during the instrument’s
operation. You can even access the command console of a remote or
networked instrument through the Network Master. Methods for accessing the
console are described in section
D - OPERATION
.
Command Console
The OCR-504 command console was designed to resemble an MS-DOS
®
or
UNIX
®
command prompt
8
. Although the actual functionality of the console is
quite removed from these systems (it is actually far simpler), the basic design
lends a certain degree of familiarity. When the console is first invoked, you will
see a prompt on your terminal emulator screen similar to the one shown below:
OCR-504 Command Console
Type 'help' for a list of available commands.
[Auto]$
The first two lines are the command prompt header. They are not repeated
unless you reset the console. The first line indicates the type of instrument for
which the console is being used. The next line helps new users to get
acquainted with the system.
7
See Appendix A for more information on using HyperTerminal. HyperTerminal is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.
8
MS-DOS and UNIX are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation and The Open Group respectively.
