User's Manual

Atlas PT Technical Manual
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5.2 Command Mode ............................................................................................... 14
5.3 Setting a Parameter ......................................................................................... 15
5.4 Reading a Parameter ....................................................................................... 15
5.5 Configuration Commands ................................................................................ 16
5.6 Additional Personal-Locator Related Commands ............................................. 18
5.7 Software Upgrades .......................................................................................... 22
5.8 Factory RV–SM Default Settings ...................................................................... 23
6. Setup and Initial Configuration ................................................................................ 24
6.1 Position Transmission ...................................................................................... 25
6.2 Set the Transmission Report rate ..................................................................... 25
6.3 Battery Life and Power Savings Options .......................................................... 27
Deep Sleep ............................................................................................................. 27
Listen-slot Mode ..................................................................................................... 27
Serial Sleep Mode .................................................................................................. 28
6.4 Data Transmission ........................................................................................... 28
6.5 Data Reception ................................................................................................ 28
Serial Port Data ...................................................................................................... 28
GPS Position and Status ........................................................................................ 28
6.6 Device Addressing ........................................................................................... 29
Security Key............................................................................................................ 29
ID Addressing Basics .............................................................................................. 30
Time Slots ............................................................................................................... 30
6.7 Local NMEA data from the internal GPS .......................................................... 31
7. Operation ................................................................................................................ 32
7.1 Battery Life ....................................................................................................... 32
8. RV-M7 Diagnostic Provisions ................................................................................. 33
8.1 Status and Statistics Command ....................................................................... 33
8.2 ATST Command .............................................................................................. 33
8.3 ATST1 Command (GPS Statistics) ................................................................. 34
8.4 ATST3 Command ............................................................................................ 34
8.5 ATST4 Command ............................................................................................ 34
9. Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................... 35
9.1 Symptom: Unit will not receive ........................................................................ 35
9.2 Symptom: Unit will not transmit ....................................................................... 35