User Manual Part 6

User Guide to Q4000/QPRO
Document Number 1135-4713 Rev G
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Appendix A - ORBCOMM configuration parameters
Table A-1: ORBCOMM configuration parameters
Num Name
Def.
Value
Min
Value
Max
Value
DTE
Access
Description
0x00 pin_code 1234 0 9999 R/W
Personal Identification Number, used
as a security measure
0x01 desired_gwy_id
1 (U.S.)
0 255 R/W
Instructs modem to acquire satellite
connected to this ORBCOMM
Gateway
Additional notes: This parameter should be set according to where the application/modem will be located. If the
modem is only used in North or South America this parameter should be set to 1. If the application/modem is located
in Japan, it should be 130. The rest of the world should be set to 120. For mobile applications that are not specific not
one area please consider use of the Auto-roaming feature (parameter 0x8b). More information on this feature may be
found below.
0x02 def_polled 0 0 1 R/W
Modem-Originated messages polled
by ORBCOMM Gateway or initiated
by modem (see OSI Section 3.2,
note 1). Type Codes 1, 4, and 5 are
supported.
0x03 def_ack_level 2 0 4 R/W
Default acknowledgement level for
messages (see OSI Section 3.2 note
3). Note: Values other than 2 are not
recommended.
0x04 def_rep_or_ind 1 0 3 R/W
Default Report O/R Indicator (see
OSI Section 3.2, note 4)
Additional notes: This parameter is used for setting the O/R indicator that will be associated with the ‘Default Report’
message type. All Default Reports will be routed to the specified O/R indicator.
0x05 def_msg_or_ind 1 0 15 R/W
Default Message O/R Indicator (see
OSI Section 3.2, note 4)
Additional notes: This parameter is used for setting the O/R indicator that will be associated with the ‘Default Message’
message type. All Default Messages will be routed to the specified O/R indicator.
0x06 def_priority 1 0 3 R/W
Default Priority Level (see OSI
Section 3.2 note 5)
0x07 def_msg_body_type 14 0 15 R/W
Default Priority Level (see OSI
Section 3.2 note 6). Note: Only
values 0 and 14 are supported.
Additional notes: This parameter primarily comes into play when using email as a delivery method for modem-O
messages. The only two supported modes are 0 (data will be received in the form of AmodemII text within the email
message body) or 14 (data will be received as a binary data attachment to the email). If using direct IP a setting of 14
should be used.
0x08 def_serv_type 2 0 15 R/W
Default Service Type for reports (see
OSI Section 3.2 note 2). Note:
Values other than 2 are not
recommended.
0x09 gwy_search_mode 0 0 4 R/W
0=continuously search downlink band
for desired GWY; 1=search band
once for desired GWY, if not found
then maintain lock with first
discovered downlink; 2=maintain lock
with first discovered downlink;
3=search band once for desired
GWY, if found, open search to
include any ORBCOMM GWY, if
none found, maintain lock with first
discovered downlink; 4=search band
once for desired GWY, if not found,
continuously search band for
downlink having no ORBCOMM
Gateway or desired GWY