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4.0 Using the Local Port

The local port allows a technician to monitor and set XP-DSM parameter values directly using a

personal computer and a Local Port Adapter Cable (Alpha Alpha P/N 745-826-21). Terminal emulation

software is necessary (HyperTerminal is recommended).

NOTE:

Entries in the TEXT Table are transponder parameters

and do not have subsystems.

Example: To Update Read/Write Community String to

“ReadString”

Enter Command: >tex 45 ReadString

Procedure:

1. Launch the terminal emulation software.

2. Hit ENTER to display the menu of CIB tables.

3. Enter >[rst three letters of table] and ENTER

to display the contents of a table.

Subsystem Denitions

BSS Battery System

XM2 Power Supply System

SYS Transponder System

ECM Generator System

SYS-1 06 SNMPv1 1 ENABLED YES

Subsystem

Parameter Index

Parameter

Value

Enumerated Value

Modiable?

Power Supply

Entry Explanation

SELECT FROM : ANALOGS CONFIG COUNTERS DISCRETES

TEXT

>dis

DISCRETES

DEV-A IX NAME VALUE ENM/UNIT SET

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BSS-1 00 GENERAL STATUS 0 OK NO

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XM2-1 00 GENERAL STATUS 0 OK NO

XM2-1 01 SELF TEST FAIL 0 OK NO

XM2-1 02 LOW BATT VOLTS 0 OK NO

XM2-1 03 HIGH BATT VOLTS 0 OK NO

XM2-1 04 NO BATTERIES 0 OK NO

XM2-1 05 BATT TEMP PROBE 0 OK NO

XM2-1 06 LINE ISOLATION 0 OK NO

XM2-1 07 OUTPUT FAILURE 0 OK NO

XM2-1 08 OUTPUT OVERLOAD 0 OK NO

XM2-1 09 OUTPUT 1 TRIPPED 0 OK NO

XM2-1 10 OUTPUT 2 TRIPPED 0 OK NO

XM2-1 11 CHARGER FAILURE 0 OK NO

XM2-1 12 INPUT FAILURE 0 OK NO

XM2-1 13 INV DISCONNECTED 0 OK NO

XM2-1 14 INVERTER TEMP 0 OK NO

XM2-1 15 TAP SWITCH 0 NO NO

XM2-1 16 PIM OPTION 0 NO NO

XM2-1 17 N+1 VALID 0 NO NO

XM2-1 18 SELF TEST 0 OFF YES

XM2-1 19 TEST INHIBIT 0 YES

XM2-1 20 ACCEPT/FLOAT 0 FLOAT YES

XM2-1 21 INVERTER ENABLE 1 ON NO

XM2-1 22 CHARGER ENABLE 1 ON NO

XM2-1 23 RESET OUT 1 1 YES

XM2-1 24 RESET OUT 2 0 NO YES

XM2-1 25 N+1 IN USE 0 NO NO

XM2-1 26 SET DEFAULTS 0 NO YES

XM2-1 27 FACTORY TEST 0 OFF NO

XM2-1 28 TAP FUSE FAIL 0 OK NO

XM2-1 29 CONFIG ERROR 0 OK NO

XM2-1 30 N+1 FAULT 0 OK NO

XM2-1 31 BB-CMM/CMT OPT 0 NO YES

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SYS-1 00 AUTO CONFIG 0 ENABLED YES

SYS-1 01 TAMPER ALARM 0 OK NO

SYS-1 02 TAMPER ALM WHEN 0 CLOSED YES

SYS-1 03 MGMT MSG TARGET 0 CPE NO

SYS-1 04 BLOCK CM 0 NO YES

SYS-1 05 BLOCK CPE 0 NO YES

SYS-1 06 SNMPv1 1 ENABLED YES

SYS-1 07 SNMPv2 1 ENABLED YES

SYS-1 08 ALPHA SNMP SETS 1 ENABLED YES

SYS-1 09 TRAP ON NORMAL 0 DISABLED YES

SYS-1 10 HTTP SERVER 1 ENABLED YES

SYS-1 11 HTTP TEXT 0 DISABLED YES

SYS-1 12 PING REQUEST 0 YES

SYS-1 13 GET NEW IMAGE 0 YES

SYS-1 14 COM BUS DAT SIZE 0 9 BIT YES

SYS-1 15 DEVICE RESET 0 RUNNING YES

SYS-1 16 DEBUG MESSAGES 0 ENABLED YES

SYS-1 17 PI CURRENT MODE 0 ENABLED YES

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Discrete Table

Baud 19200

Data Bits 8

Parity None

Stop Bits 1

Flow Control None

Serial Communication Settings

OUTPUT2

OUTPUT1ALRI

Battery

Input

Temp

Probe

Battery

Breaker

OUTPUT1B

N+1

N+1

ALM

RDY

COM

LNK

RF

REG

DS

TMPR

CTRL

C

O

M

E

T

H

C

D

A

B

L

O

C

A

L

Power Supply

Result:

SYS-1 06 SNMPv1 0 DISABLED YES

Hit ENTER

>dis sys 1 6 0

Subsystem

Parameter Index

Value

Table

Example Command

To disable SNMPv1, enter the command:

4. To set a parameter value, enter: >[table]

[subsystem] [power supply] [Index] [Value]

ENTER.