User's Manual
MDS LN100 Integrator’s Guide 05-6950A01, revision 3
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8. Set the radio’s basic configuration with a PC terminal through the Host system. The four essential settings
for all transceivers are (See Section 3 for commands):
Frequency
Bandwidth
Modem
Power
9. In a normally operating system, you will see the CR101 POWER LED turn on at start-up.
10. Optimize the installation by checking:
Antenna aiming and RSSI check
Optimal modem rate setting
3.0 RADIO PROGRAMMING
There are no manual adjustments on the radio. All programming and control is performed through a PC connected to
the Host platform that interfaces with the radio’s J1100 MiniPCIe card edge connector.
3.1 User Commands
The following tables provide descriptions of the various user commands for the transceiver.
Command
Description
Notes
ABOUT
Displays NIC version build time and
date.
HELP
Displays all available commands.
RESET
Software reset.
SER
Display the NIC serial number.
MODEM
Display/set NIC modem selection.
[4QAM, 16QAM, 64QAM]
BAUD
Display/set NIC symbol baud rate
selection.
[4800,9600,10000,16000,20000]
TEST ADDR
Read/write test address.
[0-7] Address used for tests (e.g. PER)
TEST PER
Starts a Packet Error Rate Test.
[-a] Destination test address
[-n] Number of packets to send
[-l ] Length of each packet
UPTIME
Display the amount of time since last
power cycle.
MDM KEY
Transmits un-modulated CW
MDM KEYR
Transmits modulated random data
MDM KEYLO
Transmits pass through of LO through
TX chain
MDM DKEY
Disables active transmission
MDM PRBURST
Transmits a modulated random data
burst of 511 bytes, useful for training
the receiver equalizer
MDM RSSI!
Instantaneous RSSI reading
dB
TX [val]
Read/write TX frequency
[val] - frequency in MHz
RX [val]
Read/write RX frequency
[val] - frequency in MHz
TCXO [arg1]
Change TCXO tuning voltage
[arg1] - Tuning voltage in V
TCXO CAL [arg1]
Calibrate TCXO tuning voltage
[arg1] - Tuning voltage in V
Table 2. LN100 User Commands