Types Of Commands; Computer Control Commands - Kenwood TS-870S Instruction Manual

Fake No. of
tat Name Di nits Format
GM a Sa a ee
42 | | Represented in words
KEYER SPEED | 3° 'per minute using
: 1904 (min.}~100 (max.).
aaj KEYER | | Contains the CW
MESSAGE 24 message.
44 | KEYER 10: Buffer space
| BUFFER : available
1: Buffer space nat
\ ! available
45 | LOAD : 0: Not recording. A Set
MESSAGE 1 {command cancels
recording.
1: Channel 1
2; Channel 2
3: Channel 3
4: Channei 4
46 | LEVEL Represented using
+ 3 1900 (min.}~255 (max.}.
47 | POWER | Represented in watts
CONTROL 3 [using 010 (min.)~
: i 100 {max.).
48 AF (00: 008
ATTENUATOR | 2 j01: 6dB
:02: 12 dB
| 03: 18dB
49, SEMi BREAK-IN Represented in msec
DELAY TIME | using 0050~0800.
50; SYSTEM j1:_ VFO Reset
| RESET f | ([RX A}+ POWER ON)
i | 2: MR Reset
| | ([A=B]+ POWER ON)
51! VOX DELAY | Represented in msec
i TIME | 4+ Jusing 016¢~2700.
SUBTONE TABLE FOR FORMAT NO.14
TERMINATOR
To signal the end of a command, it is necassary to use a
semicolon {;). The digit where this special character
must appear differs depending on commands.
TYPES OF COMMANDS
Commands can be classified as shown below:
input
Set Command
Command
(Sets a
(Input to the
particular |
iransceiver)
condition.}
transceiver)
For example, note the following in the case of the FA
command (Frequency of VFO A):
* To set the frequency to 7 MHz, the following
command is sent from the computer to the
transceiver:
"FA00007000000;" (Set Command)
» To read the frequency of VFO A, the following
command is sent from tne computer to the
transceiver:
"FA" (Read Command)
+ When the Read Command above has been sent, the
following command is returned to the computer:
"FA00007000000;", (Answer Command)
COMPUTER CONTROL COMMANDS
A summary of the command library for communication
between a computer and the TS-870S is included in this
section. This information can be used if you are
developing your own transceiver control program, or
you are troubleshooting an existing control application.
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Command Function
AC Antenna Tuner THRU/IN-LINE, and
tuning START/CANCEL
AG Sets or reads AF gain.
Al | Auto information (OFF/ON)
AN Selects antenna connector
(ANT 1/ ANT 2).
BC Sets or reads Beat Cancel.
Bl _| Sets or reads CW Break-in.
BY __; Reads Busy signals. |
CG _' Sets or reads carrier gain.
DN MIC DOWN function
EQ Sets or reads Transmit Equalizer.
EX Sets or reads Menu.
FA | Sets or reads VFO A frequency.
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