Silex technology SX-560 manual Power Configuration, Serial Port Emulator, SET Default, Init

defined code. For example, by changing the OEM code to XYZ, the default server name SDS000345 would become XYZ000345. To make these changes, enter the following commands using the internal command console:

SET OEM code	where code is the desired 3-character OEM code
SET DEFAULT	[note that this resets the entire SX-560 configuration back to the
	factory defaults]
SET SERVER DESC description	where description is any string up to 32 characters in length
	[note that spaces are OK in the description and no quotation
	marks are necessary]
INIT	[restarts the SX-560 when the user exits the console]
EXIT	[exits the console]

IMPORTANT: This user interface customization must be done before making any other configuration changes, because the SET OEM command requires that the SX-560 be reset to the factory default configuration.

Power Configuration

The SX-560 can be set to go into power save mode by using the console command

SET POWER n

where n is 0 for high (power is always on; this is the default setting) and 2 for low (lowest power consumption). The SHOW POWER command shows the current power configuration.

When power save mode is on, the processor will go to sleep when no activity is detected after a period of time that is determined by a preset algorithm in the SX-560. The processor will wake up in less than a second if there is data waiting for it on the access point, and it will wake up immediately if the SX-560 has a data packet ready to transmit.

Serial Port Emulator

The Serial Port Emulator (SPE) software emulates a standard Windows COM port. That is, it creates a virtual COM port that functions exactly like the Windows COM1 and COM2 serial ports, except that the I/O actually goes out over the Ethernet or WLAN to the SX-560 and to the serial device that is connected to the SX-560. As a result, any application program that uses a standard Windows COM port can also use the Serial Port Emulator. The SPE is therefore especially useful if you have existing programs that use Windows COM ports.

The SPE software is a component on the CD-ROM that is included with the SX-560-6900 Evaluation Daughtercard, or it can be downloaded from the Silex website. To install it, follow the on-screen instructions and then restart your computer when the installation is complete. You can now run the SPE software by clicking Start -> Programs -> silex technology -> Serial Port Emulator -> Serial Port

Emulator.

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