Install Manual

Preliminary
SKY899
Installation Manual
E-1
Rev. A
APPENDIX E
Using the Terminal Device
(e.g., Laptop Computer)
A terminal device can be used as an aid in installing, testing and troubleshooting the SKY899. The
terminal device must be connected to the RS-232 serial data TEST port (J7) located on the front of the
TRC899. TRC connector J7 is a female DB9 receptacle. A standard serial cable that has RXD (pin 2), TXD
(pin 3), GND (pin 5), CTS (pin 7), and RTS (pin 8) can be used. Any computer, with RS-232 terminal
emulation software (e.g., Procomm

, HyperTerminal

, etc.), may be used as the terminal device. To
communicate with the TRC, the RS-232 terminal device must be setup as follows, with no hardware or
software handshaking (flow control) being used.
Baud Rate:
19200
Parity: None
Data Bits: 8
Stop Bits: 1
The SKY899 includes the following commands to help with installation, testing, and troubleshooting.
These commands are listed in the order they appear when the help menu is accessed and can be typed in
upper case or lower case letters. Ctrl+R repeats the last command. Help screens have been created for your
convenience, to access the command help screen type help or ? at the prompt. To access the help or about
screen for each command, type the command followed by --help, -? or --about. Typing --help will give the
command with a brief description, typing -? will give you the commands only.
NOTE
To access the service menu type menu <Enter>. Terminal device Service
Menu is identical to the one described in Chapter 4, except for a prefix. Type
prefix <Enter> to select a command (i.e., 1<Enter>, 2<Enter>, x<Enter>).
When using service menu, system will not perform display commands (e.g.,
OPR, STB, MSG, or range).
Commands Descriptions
? or Help
The ? or help command displays a list of available commands.
? or Help: Displays the following list
// attrib
baud copy
del delay dir
dr
echo edit hello help
ident menu ren repeat
time type ver
For Information on any particular command, enter the command followed by
--help (i.e., ident --help) or -? (abbreviated help screen).
//
The // (comment) command is used for editing files and is intended for
factory use only.