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8.4.3. Station and Constellation Configuration Commands
This section describes the commands used to assign sensing devices to the logical components
of the tracking system. Such devices with the IS-900 are SoniStrips and the SoniDiscs (beacons)
that make up the Constellation Array. All commands in this section start with MC.
A Configuration Session is the period during which MC commands are received and accepted. It
starts when the first MC command arrives and ends when these commands are explicitly
activated with the MCe<> (or discarded with the MCx<>) command.
Associate Fixed PSE with a Constellation
MCF[FPSE number],[xp, yp, zp, xn, yn, zn, IDcode]<>
Configures or adds a Fixed PSE. For IS-900 FPSE is a
SoniDisc ultrasonic transponder beacon. If only the FPSE
number parameter is present then current data for that
PSE is returned on the serial port. If that PSE is not
configured, record will contain Hardware ID of -1. If no
parameters are provided then data for all configured Fixed
PSEs is returned, each PSE in a separate record. This
command does not take effect until explicitly activated by
the MCe<> command.
FPSE number
A Unique number identifying a Fixed PSE (beacon) within
a Constellation (a complete set of fixed PSEs). Numbering
starts at 1.
xp, yp, zp FPSE position in meters.
xn, yn, zn Normal vector.
IDcode Hardware ID of the PSE.
<> CR LF pair.
Disassociate Fixed PSE from the Constellation
MCf[Fixed PSE number, IDcode]<>
If PSE number and IDcode are not associated in the
current configuration, this command is ignored. This
command does not take effect until explicitly activated by
the MCe<> command.
Clear All Fixed PSEs (Constellation) Command
MCC<>
Delete all Fixed PSEs from the configuration. This
command does not take effect until explicitly activated
by the MCe<> command.