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Operation RF-Baton! Transmitter Controller Installation and Operation
5-4 6880497G01-B June 1999
Action Commands
In general, an action command causes the RF-B! transmitter controller to change operating
modes or interact with an external entity. An action command can write one or more
parameters to the internal Baton Control Module (BCM) memory or performs a series of
functions. The action command appears in the following format:
a [command #] [parameter or list] <Enter>
This is an example of an action command. The following action command interfaces with the
Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and returns the GPS status to the user.
Table 5-2: Commands Table
Command
1
1. Some action commands may not need any argument and some write commands may use more than one argument.
Designator Description
Action Command
a XXX YYY <Enter>
a
2
XXX
YYY
<Enter>
2. May be upper or lower case.
An action command
The numerical value of action parameter
An action argument
Pressing the
<Enter> key performs an action
Parameter Read
r XXX <Enter>
r
XXX
<Enter>
Read from memory command
Numerical value of parameter to be read
Pressing the
<Enter> key performs an action
Parameter Write:
w XXX YYY <Enter>
w
XXX
YYY
<Enter>
Write to memory command
The numerical value of a parameter to be changed
Argument to be written
Pressing the
<Enter> key performs an action
RFB FIPS: a 208 <Enter>
RFB FIPS: RA 208
# visible satellites = 10, # tracked satellites = 8 receiver status = 0x8
ID=1 Mode=8 SS=55 Status=0xa8
ID=25 Mode=8 SS=49 Status=0xa8
ID=29 Mode=8 SS=52 Status=0xa8
ID=8 Mode=8 SS=57 Status=0xa8
ID=5 Mode=8 SS=21 Status=0xa8
ID=30 Mode=8 SS=18 Status=0xa8