User's Guide

4. Commands
The information in this chapter is intended for well trained technicians to pinpoint errors or other device
malfunctions, to customise the functionality if the communication to the M2M Gateway is not possible, or
for developers that wish to implement special software in conjunction with the M717 RTU.
Before using any command described in this chapter, make sure you have a good understanding of what
the command does. Improper use may render the RTU inoperable.
The M717 RTU commands are grouped in several categories:
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General: address internals of the RTU, or allow attributes manipulation.
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Data Acquisition: operate on the data acquisition and historians.
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Communication: view/modify network and cellular communication parameters.
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File System operations: list, copy and delete files on the RTU internal file system.
Once the CLI is reached using one of the methods described earlier (USB, MPI or telnet), and after entering
the correct password, a “:” (colon) prompt will be displayed on the terminal. The commands can be typed
in lower or upper case.
Note: An exception to this is when typing attribute names and values, they are case sensitive.
4.1. General Commands
4.1.1. help
Description
Lists all the available commands with a short description. It is a useful command if
you don’t remember the syntax of a command: for further information on a
specific command, type <command> -h, this will show the subcommands and/or
the parameters accepted by a command.
4.1.2. ver
Description
Returns the versions of the application and boot loader of the unit, as well as
general information about the hardware.
Example
: ver
Model M717, rev. C
M717-app, ver. 1.04 (build 1220), Sep 16 2020, 11:55
M717-boot, ver. 0.94 (build 172), Jun 15 2020, 14:22
Core clock 96 MHz, core temperature 27 deg.C, Vdd 2.92 Volt
External power supply 12.1 Volt, backup battery 3.08 Volt
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