GE MDS SD Series Technical Manual page 53

Device Settings
•
Owner Name/Owner Message
for informational purposes. These are "free-form" fields which do not affect the opera-
tion of the radio in any way. Such fields might be used to identify the network adminis-
trator/company name, and include a site-specific message (i.e.,
Up to 30 alpha-numeric characters may be entered (there is no minimum), and any print-
able characters may be used.
• — Sleep Mode places the transceiver into a "hibernated" low power state,
Enable Sleep
with a nominal current draw of less than 12 mA (at 13 VDC). "Wake-up" time is approx-
imately 50 milliseconds. Sleep Mode is often used at battery/solar-powered remote sites
to conserve power. An active low on Pin 4 of the
dio to sleep. This signal must be supplied by the equipment connected to the radio (i.e.,
RTU, PLC, etc.). Sleep mode is not intended for use on Master radios.
•
COM LED Mode
this box. By default, the LEDs show dual port activity (
selected as summarized in Table 13.
LED Mode Selection
x710
COM1 Activity
COM2 Activity
Dual Port Activity
(Auto Default)
• — The radio can operate in one of several modes. The available selections
Radio Mode
are:
•
Packet
•
Packet w/MAC
•
x710
•
Transparent
tion requires an all SD radio network.)
MDS 05-4864A01, Rev. I
— An owner name and message may be entered for the radio
— The behavior of the radio's
Table 13. COM/DATA LED Modes vs. Behavior
LED1 Function
Monitors TXD on COM2 port
Monitors any COM1 RX or TX activity
OFF
Monitors any COM1 RX or TX activity
- with and without AES Encryption
- with and without AES Encryption
- (not covered by this manual; See pub. 05-4670A01)
- with and without AES Encryption. (Transparent w/AES Encryp-
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port is what actually puts the ra-
COM2
LEDs may be configured using
COM/DATA
Auto
Serial COM/DATA LED Behavior
Monitors RXD on COM2 port
OFF
Monitors any COM2 RX or TX activity
Monitors any COM2 RX or TX activity
Unit 2 at North Tower site
). Four LED modes may be
LED2 Function
).
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