User Manual
Installation Guide: PETNET System Components
ProComm software, to the PETRC’s serial port. The method of connection can be either via
modem or directly coupled with the appropriate data cable supplied by Itron Inc..
Note: All console commands are entered in lower case, be sure CAPS LOCK is
off.
The following commands are listed in alphabetically order:
blist Lists all of the active PETs in the PETRC database at once. The data is intended to be
captured by a remote computer program like the data capture feature in Procomm.
cexit The correct way to exit ‘console’ mode is to enter cexit. This allows information to be
saved in memory properly and begin the unattended application mode.
clear This clears the PET database without clearing the arrivals list. This allows the operator to
quickly collect new PET readings since the PETRC does not have to reacquire the PET
timing and channel again.
clearp This command clears the PET database and the arrivals list. All PET information must
now be re-acquired again.
chclr Chclr will clear the channel count data. To view the data before clearing enter ‘cview’.
clbat Clbat clears the low battery flag on all of the PETs stored in the PETRC database.
clist Clist counts all of the active PETs in the database and reports the number.
commd Commd allows the operator to turn off port diagnostic information that appears on
the screen.
commd=1, eliminates extra characters
commd=0, allows extra characters
cview Cview displays the number of successful packets received on each of the 25 receiver
channels.
dbtim Dbtim sets the amount of time that the PET will reside in the database without being
refreshed.
debug Debug is a mode of operation that will send additional messages to the screen while the
system is tracking and acquiring data. This mode is used for test.
delay Delay allows the operator to increase the delay time before a packet is retransmitted.
displ Displ limits the amount of debug data that is presented on the display.
displ=1 for terse messages
displ=0 for verbose or traditional messages