Specifications

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INSTALLATION
Page 37 MRC-565 Packet Data Radio Operations and Maintenance
4.4 Enter Script Files
The MRC-565 must be programmed with the parameters that “fit” the network that it is being
used in. This programming is accomplished by loading “Script file” from your PC into the MRC-
565 using the Operator (MNT) port. The Script File can also be downloaded into a Remote
Station via RF from the Master Station.
If a script file have not been programmed into the MRC-565 and it must be changed, a new file
can be loaded from your operator terminal using XTERMW software. One script file uniquely
programs the MRC-565 to operate as a remote station in your specific network. Other script files
define application programs that are performed by the station.
For example, the application for a remote station may be as a mobile unit reporting position data
or as a fixed site reporting sensor data.
The procedure for loading the script file is described below:
1. Install the MRC-565 Meteor Burst CD (or diskette), with the script file on it, into your laptop
or equivalent, and load the script file into your XTERM subdirectory.
2. Start XTERMW and open a connection at the correct baud rate and COM port (typically
COM1, 9600 baud. All other parameters are defaults.
3. Type “factory,default,init” to load the default parameters into the MRC-565. The MRC-565
has a very large Flash memory for storing station parameters, as such it takes longer (90
seconds)to erase than it does to erase the MCC 545 flash memory (30 seconds)
4. Choose “Execute Script” from the “scripts” pull down menu.
5. Select the appropriate script file in the XTERM subdirectory. Double click the file name to
start execution.
The commands in the script file will be executed one at a time until the end of the file is reached.
Press the “up arrow” key to scroll up and review the command responses. If any commands
result in BAD COMMAND, BAD PARAMETER, or similar message, the script file may have
an error in it.
You may verify that the correct configuration file has been loaded by entering the three
commands: ASSIGN, SNP, and CONFIG. A typical script file for a remote operating in a
MBC network connected to a CR10X Data Logger is given below.)
IMPORTANT
The SAVE command must be performed at this time. Failure to do so will result in the loss
of any new configuration data in RAM that you may have entered during initialization.