Operations Manual

OPERATIONS 4-22
O&M of the MCC-545B PACKET DATA RADIO
12/2000
Now you can generate probes using the 545B.
If you are using the 545B in a pulse probe mode, you need to use the P command to generate
probe signals. The P command has the following uses:
P Transmit a single probe.
P,? Display current pulse probe mode settings (whether or not periodic pulses are enabled,
and if so, what the period is).
P,x Send a single periodic probe once every "x" seconds (if you set "x" to 60, the 545B
generates a single probe once a minute).
P,OFF Turn off periodic pulse mode (you can still enter P to transmit single probes).
4.7 Examining Station Statistics
Statistics on Station operation, meteor bursts, and warnings print hourly at the maintenance
terminal (unless HOURLIES has been set to OFF). If you want to see these statistics more
frequently, you must request a printout by entering the following commands at the maintenance
terminal. Some statistics, such as the receive and transmit statistics, print only on request. See the
command table for a more detailed description of these commands. The printouts generated by
these commands are explained in Appendix A.
To generate a printout of Station statistics, type:
STAT
The meteor burst statistics and maintenance parameters are automatically posted for transmission
from 545B to the Master Station at intervals dictated by using the STAT TIME command. The
burst statistic values are accumulated for each period. The RF power, battery, and noise
maintenance parameters are among those values read.
To change the time when the 545B's statistics are transmitted to the Master Station, type:
STAT TIME,xx
where "xx" is the time interval (from 1 to 24 hours, starting at midnight) when the statistics are
transmitted. For example, if you want the 545B to transmit its statistics every six hours (at 6
a.m., noon, 6 p.m., and midnight), you would enter STAT TIME,6. If you want to transmit
statistics only at 6 p.m. in the evening, you would enter
STAT TIME,18.