Sutron Corporation Satlink Operations & Maintenance Manual, Rev 8.04.2 11/3/2016 pg. 162
17.8.
Machine-to-Machine Communication
All commands may be preceded with an !. If they are, there is no echo, and a concise reply meant
for machine-to-machine interaction is returned.
Commands would be preceded by an ! if they were sent by an Xpert or some such computer. For
example, instead of typing SETUP, you may type !SETUP.
When command are preceded with an !, no help text is given, no range is shown for
measurement, no confirmation of commands is shown, and no key stroke is expected between
scrolling pages.
17.9.
Command Reference
Documentation Legend:
0 If a 0 follows a listed command, it means that the command can optionally be followed by
the character 0. E.g. DIAG will show the system diagnostic status. DIAG 0 will first show
current status and then clear the status.
[Mx] indicates specifying a measurement is optional, e.g. M10
TXx specifies a transmission, e.g. TX1
All commands may be preceded with an !. If they are, a concise reply meant for
machine to machine interaction is returned. Commands would be preceded by
an ! if they were sent by an Xpert or some such computer.
E.g. MEAS will show
Measurement M1 Sense1 reading
2.17
2015/11/24 17:43:11
!MEAS will show
M1 Sense1, 2.17, 2015/11/24 17:42:24,
Every setup variable can be viewed by typing its name.
E.g. STATION NAME will show the current name.
Every setup variable can be changed by typing its name = new value.
E.g. STATION NAME = STURON will set the current name to SUTRON.
For a list of all the setup names, type “SETUP”.
17.9.1.
List of Commands
Command
Description
ADJUST POWER
Command is used to modify the POWER OUTPUT setting of the
transmission.
The command needs to contain a value by which to adjust power.
If the keyword dB is included in the command, the value is
interpreted as dB; otherwise, it is Watts.
