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AlphaWave Users Manual 3/21/2005
8. FIRMWARE COMPONENTS
8.1 EMBEDDED SOFTWARE / FIRMWARE
The Embedded Software/Firmware runs on the AlphaWave unit. The
firmware consists of the following components:
• Link Control Level (LCL) module, which includes MAC control-
ler and Framer;
• Kernel is a multitask operating system specifically developed
for AlphaWave,
• Signal Processing module, responsible for modulation/
demodulation and FEC coding/decoding;
• Configuration and Timing Control module;
• Serial Line Control module.
8.2 COMMAND LINE INTERFACE
The built-in user-friendly Command Line Interface (CLI) allows a
user to perform a full configuration of the unit and read the statistics
and alarm status. It is the most powerful tool to configure the unit.
It makes changes to all possible settings that system will not be able
to determine automatically.
The CLI commands allow user to configure and reconfigure the unit’s
settings. The user configuration parameters that could be changed
through the CLI are:
• Data Port Settings
− Baud Rate
− Data Bits (8, 7)
− Parity (Odd, Even, None)
− Flow control (None, RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF)
• Alarm Settings
− See Section 1. 2.3 for details.
• Radio Operation Modes
− See Section 1.1.3 for details
• Sleep modes
− On/Off
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