User Manual Part 2

User Guide to Q4000/QPRO
Document Number 1135-4713 Rev G
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6 QUAKE Communication Protocol (QCP)
QCP mode is used to send data via AT commands or SLIP/RPC packets to the modem. API
commands can be used in ‘C’ programs. There is a subset of APIs called QCP commands that
are used in both ‘C’ programs and the QUAKE version of AT commands. QCP commands can
be used to control the Q4000/QPRO externally with a DTE Processor. QCP can:
1) turn on/off individual modules (Satellite Communication, GSM/GPRS/GPS)
2) set and read Digital IOs, Analog IOs and Relays
3) send messages over GSM/GPRS or Satellite Communication
4) load files and set configuration parameters
6.1 Examples of QCP
QCP is initiated via an AT Command Shell or as a SLIP/RPC packet. In order to use QCP,
configure the MTS port to:
Baud rate: 4800 bps
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1.
The following is an example of an AT command shell:
AT
The modem should respond with:
OK
If there is no response, check the serial connection and that the modem is powered on.
There is a full set of commands available to use via QCP. A description of these commands is
contained in the “Application Files” link on the QUAKE website, www.Quakeglobal.com under
Downloads. Once you extract this zip file, click on the “API_Parser_Output” folder, and then open
the index.html file. This will give you a list of all the available QCP and SLIP/RPC commands
that are supported on the Q4000/QPRO modem.
Also available on the QUAKE Downloads page is the QUAKE Communication Protocol (QCP)
manual, containing more detailed information on this subject.
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6.2 Passthrough and Direct mode
Customers who have their own processor and the necessary I/O for their specific application may
also communicate directly with the Q4000/QPRO’s satellite or GSM/GPRS modules. The
communication is implemented in either Passthrough mode or Direct mode. Both of these modes
allow the user to send native commands to the modules, bypassing the Q4000/QPRO’s