Installation Instructions

MDSLN400Integrator’sGuide  05‐6738A01,revision8
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9. Set the radio’s basic configuration with a PC terminal through the Host system. The four essential settings
for all transceivers are (See Section 3 for commands):
 Frequency
 Bandwidth
 Modem
 Power
10. In a normally operating system, you will see the CR101 POWER LED turn on at start-up.
11. Optimize the installation by checking:
 Antenna aiming and RSSI check
 Optimal modem rate setting
3.0RADIOPROGRAMMING
There are no manual adjustments on the radio. All programming and control is performed through a PC connected to
the Host platform that interfaces with the radio’s J1100 MiniPCIe card edge connector.
3.1UserCommands
The following tables provide descriptions of the various user commands for the transceiver.
Command Description Notes
ABOUT DisplaysNICversionbuildtimeand
date.
HELP Displaysallavailablecommands.
RESETSoftwarereset.
SER DisplaytheNICserialnumber.
MODEM Display/setNICmodemselection. [4QAM,16QAM,64QAM,9600,19200
]
BAUD Display/setNICsymbolbaudrate
selection.
[4800,9600,10000,16000,20000
]

TESTADDR Read/writetestaddress. [0‐7]Addressusedfortests(e.g.PER
)
TESTPER StartsaPacketErrorRateTest. [‐a]Destinationtestaddress
[‐n]Numberofpacketstosend
[‐l]Lengthofeachpacket
UPTIME Displaytheamountoftimesincelast
powercycle.
MDMKEY Transmitsun‐modulatedCW
MDMKEYR Transmitsmodulatedrandomdata
MDMKEYLO TransmitspassthroughofLOthrough
TXchain
MDMDKEY Disablesactivetransmission
MDMPRBURST Transmitsamodulatedrandomdata
burstof511bytes,usefulfortraining
thereceiverequalizer
MDMRSSI! InstantaneousRSSIreading dB
TX[val] Read/writeTXfrequency [val]‐ frequencyinMHz
RX[val] Read/writeRXfrequency [val]‐ frequencyinMHz
TRSWRXD[val] RouteRXSignal [TR]‐ RXfromJ70
0

[R]‐RXfromJ702
TCXO[arg1] ChangeTCXOtuningvoltage [arg1]‐ Tuningvoltagein
V

TCXOCAL[arg1] CalibrateTCXOtuningvoltage [arg1]‐ Tuningvoltagein
V

Table 2. LN400 User Commands