Operations Manual

OPERATIONS 4-18
O&M of the MCC-545B PACKET DATA RADIO
12/2000
Entering the FLUSH MSG command deletes all messages in all queues for every node of the
network, including connectivity and end-to-end acknowledgment messages.
4.3.7 Examining Message Status
The software allows the user to examine message status. These commands display data only for
your Station. Since the message queues are dynamic, this information constantly changes. After
messages have been transmitted to their destinations (i.e., ETEs have been received by the
originating Station), the messages are deleted from the queues.
To see message status, enter "show message status":
SMS{,id}
These commands accept wild cards for parameters; i.e, a "*" replaces one character of text, and a
"-" replaces any number of characters. Since received messages are deleted after they are
completely transferred and printed, the "show message" command does not affect receive queue.
See Appendix A for a description of printouts.
4.3.8 Entering Canned Messages
You can put the 545B into canned message mode, and it automatically generates messages for
transmission to an assigned neighbor until you terminate the mode. Canned message mode
cannot have more than 25 messages in the queue at one time. You can either send a message that
you have composed, or you can send a message that is generated from the alphabet.
To enter a canned message generated from the alphabet, enter:
CANMSG,id,msg length{,min. queue depth}
where "id" is your neighbor's Station ID, the message length is from 1 to 3000 characters, and
the minimum queue depth is from 1 to 25. The default minimum queue depth is 5. If the number
of canned messages in the queue falls below the minimum queue depth, additional canned
messages are injected.
To enter a canned message that you compose, enter:
CANMSG,id
where "id" is your neighbor's Station ID. The Station puts you in the edit mode. Compose your
message and press [ESC]. The Station routes one canned message, then generates up to 25
messages. After the messages are generated, they are routed in sequence to the destination
Station.