User Manual

Section 7. Operation
configuration options. These are discussed below within the context of setting
up the sensor using a terminal emulator.
7.3 Terminal Mode
In normal operating mode the sensor will respond to a number of “root”
commands, shown in Table 7-1. Those commands allow the configuration of
the sensor in a non-interactive fashion, the polling of data and also switching
the sensor into an interactive user menu mode.
They are accessed via the command TERM PWS_1d Password ↵
Commands are entered in the format ‘Command Pws_1d Password ↵
TABLE 7-1. Command Set
Command Description
PASSWORD Sets user password
HELP* Gives a list of available commands
OPEN* Activate user menu
TERM Enter command mode
CLOSE Exit command mode
MSEND* Poll messages
MSET Set message parameters
HDATA Retrieve historical particle data from sensor
SETPARAM Set weather parameters
FUZZY DIAG* Extra particular information (see Section 7.5.2)
CONFIG View system configuration
SETCONFIG Set system configuration
LOADOS Load a new operating system
DIAGSET Set diagnostic test parameters
DIAG Run diagnostic test
TIME Display or set time and date
RSENSOR Receive remote sensor values (T °C and H %)
RESET Reset hardware
XHMDATA Historic `MSET’ data download using Xmodem
HMDATA Output historic data to the command line
RUNDISC
Rotate the calibration disc for test / demonstration
purposes
*These commands are available outside terminal mode.
The most commonly used commands are MSEND, HELP and OPEN.
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