Apollo-X User Manual Version 0.9
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Sending Commands via Email
E-mail commands can also be used to communicate with the Apollo-X when it is above water.
These commands are sent as email attachments. Commands can configure the Apollo-X
remotely in the same way as commands sent by XeosOnline.
To receive commands from the Iridium network, the device in use must have a clear view of the
sky. If the device is unable to communicate with the Iridium network, commands will remain
queued for five days.
Command Format
Creating the file
To create an SBD command, open a new file in a text editor (ex. Notepad) and save it using the
.sbd
extension. Make sure the
Save as type
option is set to
All Files
to achieve this.
Command Structure
Commands must be structured in the following way:
1.
Each command
MUST
have a dollar sign (
$
) before each command.
2.
The unit’s unlock code in the following format:
$unlock XXXXX
where
XXXXX
is the unit’s five digit unlock code.
3.
A list of commands, one command per line.