User's Manual

pulsAR radio Operator’s Manual
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can be entered as (using abbreviation rules as well):
>spa a t
• Using the preceding rule, for commands that have a single argument, the “parameter name” part
of the argument is always optional, i.e., you can enter:
>command value
For example the command:
>save-configuration destination=main
can be shortened to any of the following:
>save-configuration main
>save main
>save
• Not all parameters associated with a command need to be specified. Depending on the command,
when a parameter is omitted it either assumes a default value or keeps the last value assigned to
that parameter.
• For all parameters that accept a numeric value, the number can be entered in decimal or
hexadecimal notation. To enter a number in hexadecimal notation precede it with a 0x or 0X. All
other numeric values are interpreted as decimal. Example:
>rf-1 receive=0x1a (hexadecimal)
>rf-1 receive=14 (decimal)
The following sections describe the various commands grouped according to their functionality. A
summary list of all commands are contained in Appendices A and B.
4.3 Configuration Management Commands
A radio configuration consists of a set of programmable parameters that define the radio operation
with regard to a variety of operating modes. There are five different configurations identified as
current, main, alternate, factory and basic.
The main and alternate configurations are both stored in non-volatile memory. They can be loaded
into the current configuration with the load command. On power up the radio loads the main
configuration from non-volatile memory into the current configuration.
The current configuration is the set of parameters currently being used and can be modified by the
operator through several commands. This configuration is volatile. If the current configuration has
been modified it should be saved using the save command. Otherwise the modifications will be lost
if power is removed.
The factory configuration can not be modified by the operator and is used to return the radio to the
factory default condition. It is useful as a starting point to create a customized configuration.
The basic configuration is similar to the factory configuration with the exception that a few
parameters are left unchanged when you issue the load basic command. The parameters left
unchanged are the RF and the IP configuration. This is useful when you are logged on to a remote