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120 10503-201 PRELIMINARY T-96S Technical Manual
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1.10 Diagnostics and
Remote Commands
Diagnostics and remote commands are
processed using the T96H Offline Diagnos-
tics software (OFLNDIAG). Diagnostics
can be monitored using the T96H Online
Diagnostics Monitor program (ONDMON).
The T-96H has the following diagnostic and
command features:
Online diagnostics. Information is auto-
matically sent by each unit at the begin-
ning of every transmission. May be dis-
abled for back compatibility with
DATARADIO
T-Modem 96 or Motorola
RNET 9600.
Offline diagnostics. Information is sent by a
specific unit in response to an inquiry
by the master or monitoring station.
Remote commands. Commands may be sent
by the master or monitoring station to
any specific remote unit.
1.10.1 Addressing
Each T-96H has addressing capability which
is used for diagnostics and remote com-
mands only. Two addresses are used:
ID Number: This value (maximum 1023) is
assigned at the factory but may be modi-
fied using the T96RSS. The
ID Number
is used to uniquely identify the T-96H
for remote commands and offline diag-
nostics. The
ID Number
may have val-
ues within the range of 1 to 99,999,999
but multiples of 1024 should not be
used.
Short ID: This value is the low order 10 bits
of the
ID Number
. It is used to identify
online diagnostics only. It may not be
modified directly using the T96HRSS; it
is always derived from the
ID Number
.
All units within a network should have
unique
Short ID
numbers to avoid am-
biguity in Online Diagnostics reports.
Either the T96HRSS or OFLNDIAG may be
used to check the value of the
Short ID
.
When setting up a network, we recommend
checking each unit to make sure that there is
no duplication of
Short ID
numbers. Dupli-
cations may be resolved by changing the
ID
Number
.
If
ID Numbers
are set so that their value is
within the range of 1 to 1023, the
ID Num-
ber
and the
Short ID
will always have the
same value. Customers may find this to be a
convenience.
1.10.2 Online Diagnostics
Online diagnostics (statistics) require the
use of a network configuration such as that
specified in section 1.11.2. or 1.11.4 Online
diagnostics do not interfere with normal
network operation. The following informa-
tion is gathered:
•
Supply voltage
•
Internal temperature
•
Forward and reverse power in watts
(T96S models only)
•
Received signal strength in dBm
Each T-96H can accumulate these statistics
for the last 15 stations heard. The accumu-
lated values may be displayed using the
OFLNDIAG or dynamically monitored by
the Online Diagnostics Monitor program
(ONDMON).