Owner`s manual

M SERIES DAC
BASE UNIT AND MODULE OPERATION
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This section addresses the data commands supported by the base unit itself. Refer to
the appropriate sections for the host control module and the various I/O modules for a
description of data commands supported by those M Series components. The various
configuration commands supported by the base unit are described in Section 6 (Base
Unit Configuration).
The base unit supports data commands: Read Time, Reset and Echo Mode.
BASE UNIT READ TIME (RT) COMMAND
The Read Time (RT) command is used to obtain the current time and date from the
base unit's time-of-day clock. A user connected to a V71 host module or a user
connected to the service port or service modem can issue the Read Time command.
The user must select the base unit prior to sending the Read Time command. A user
selects the base unit by sending the port select code, "0", and <cr>. For example, if
using the default port select code, the user would send $BT0<cr> (use
$BAYTECH0<cr> with M4 and M8 DAC).
The Read Time command has the following format:
RT<cr>.
When the RT<cr> command is issued, the base unit responds with the current time
and date as follows:
HH:MM:SS,MM/DD/YY,
where HH is the hour, the first MM is the minute, SS is the second, the second MM is
the month, DD is the day, and YY is the year.
BASE UNIT RESET COMMAND
The Reset command is used to instruct the entire M Series system to do a software
reset. The main unit conducts a self-test and the system resumes the operation mode.
The Reset command has the following format:
$BTRESET<cr> ($BAYTECHRESET<cr> on M4 and M8 DAC).
This command does not affect any saved configuration parameters that have been
changed from the default values.
ECHO MODE