Manual

Table of Contents
Appendices
A.
Information on Eligibility and Getting Onto the
GOES System ....................................................... A-1
A.1 Eligibility ........................................................................................ A-1
A.2 Acquiring Permission...................................................................... A-1
B. Data Conversion Computer Program (written
in BASIC) ............................................................... B-1
C. Antenna Orientation Computer Program
(written in BASIC) ................................................. C-1
D. GOES DCS Transmit Frequencies......................... D-1
E. High Resolution 18-Bit Binary Format .................. E-1
F. Extended ASCII Command Set .............................. F-1
F.1 Command Interface.......................................................................... F-1
F.1.1 Port Interfaces ........................................................................... F-1
F.1.1.1 RS-232 Details ............................................................... F-1
F.1.1.2 Command Protocol......................................................... F-1
F.1.1.3 Command Access Level................................................. F-2
F.2 General Configuration Commands................................................... F-2
F.2.1 Clock Read/Set.......................................................................... F-2
F.2.2 Replacement Character Read/Set.............................................. F-3
F.2.3 Save Configuration ................................................................... F-3
F.2.4 Restore Configuration ............................................................... F-3
F.2.5 Restore Default Configuration .................................................. F-3
F.2.6 Enable Transmissions ............................................................... F-4
F.2.7 Disable Transmissions .............................................................. F-4
F.2.8 Read Configuration ................................................................... F-4
F.2.9 Enable Technician Command Mode......................................... F-5
F.2.10 Enable User Command Mode ................................................... F-5
F.2.11 Set GPS Fix Interval ................................................................. F-5
F.3 GOES Transmission Configuration Commands .............................. F-5
F.3.1 Set GOES DCP Platform ID ..................................................... F-6
F.3.2 Set Self-Timed Transmission Channel Number........................ F-6
F.3.3 Set Self-Timed Transmission Bit Rate...................................... F-6
F.3.4 Set Self-Timed Transmission Interval....................................... F-6
F.3.5 Set Self-Timed transmission First Transmission Time ............. F-7
F.3.6 Set Self-Timed Transmission Transmit Window Length.......... F-7
F.3.7 Enable or Disable Self-Timed Transmission Message
Centering ............................................................................... F-7
F.3.8 Enable or Disable Self-Timed Buffer Empty Message ............. F-7
F.3.9 Set Self-timed Transmission Preamble Length......................... F-8
F.3.10 Set Self-Timed Transmission Interleaver Mode ....................... F-8
F.3.11 Set Self-Timed Transmission Data Format............................... F-8
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