User's Manual

Provisioning overview
SkyZhone 45 Installation Guide
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This message indicates that a command proceeded by ODU@ was incorrect.
If there is no ODU connected to the IDU, or if the cable is bad, the following
message will be returned:
-ODU->Communications fault to/from ODU....Please check
ODU cable.
When communications are restored between the ODU and IDU, this message
will display:
-ODU->Communication fault to/from ODU restored
Provisioning overview
The RS-232 interface on the IDU is used to provision the ODU. The
following rules apply to the commands:
• All of the commands are in uppercase letters.
• The first character of the twelve character sequence command is always
@.
• The last two keystrokes are always an exclamation mark (!) and the Enter
key, and look like this:
! <Enter>
Commands
Setting the primary frequency
This command sets one of the A01 through A17 or B01 through B17 channels
as the primary frequency. A system with an A variant ODU will not accept a
B channel assignment command, and a B variant ODU will not accept A
variant channels.
The default channel setting on factory shipped ODUs is channel 03. A
variants will be shipped on A03. B variants will be shipped on B03.
The following example sets the primary channel as A08:
@ S F 0 P A 0 0 8 ! <Enter>
The first three characters @ S F begins the command string for set
frequency.
The fourth character, 0, defines the unit number, which is always zero.
The fifth character, P, indicates that the primary channel is being
programmed.
The sixth character, A, indicates a terminal with an A variant ODU is
being provisioned.
The seventh character, 0, is has no function.