21 APPENDIX

BUILT-IN TNC COMMAND LIST

All descriptions in this section are for the users convenience only. KENWOOD will not support or warrantee this documentation in any way. The built-in TNC does not support the digipeater functions due to the RAM capacity.

Command

Short

Default

Parameter

Description

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTOLF

AU

ON

ON/ OFF

When ON, sends a line feed (LF) to the computer after

each carriage return (CR).

 

 

 

 

 

AWLEN

AW

8

7/ 8

Sets the length of bits between TNC and its host.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVERY/

If set to EVERY, sends a beacon packet at intervals of the

BEACON

B

EVERY 0

AFTER n

specified period (n). If set to AFTER, sends a beacon

(n = 0 ~

packet only once after the specified period (n). The unit of

 

 

 

 

 

 

250)

n is 10 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

BTEXT

BT

—

0 ~ 159

Specifies the content of the data portion of a beacon

characters

packet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALIBRA

CAL

—

—

Sends a space/mark square wave (50/50 ratio). Enter Q to

exit Calibrate mode and restore the Command mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHECK

CH

30

0 ~ 250

Specifies the interval from signal drop-out until execution of

disconnection. The unit of the parameter is 10 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call1 (VIA

Sends a connect request. Call1 is the call sign of the

CONNECT

C

—

call2, call3,

station to be connected to. Call2 to call9 are call signs of

 

 

 

... call9)

stations to be digipeated through.

 

 

 

 

 

CONVERSE

CONV or K

—

—

Causes the TNC to enter Converse mode. Press

[Ctrl]+[C] to restore the Command mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPACTIME

CP

OFF

ON/ OFF

When ON and in Converse mode, sends a packet at

intervals of the period determined by PACTIME.

 

 

 

 

 

CR

CR

ON

ON/ OFF

When ON, appends a carriage return (CR) to all packets to

be sent.

 

 

 

 

 

DISCONNE

D

—

—

Sends a disconnect request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Causes the TNC to display the current status of all the

 

 

 

 

commands. You can also specify a class identifier A, C, H,

 

 

 

 

I, L, M, or T to display the status of only the desired

 

 

 

 

command class. Enter a space between the command

 

 

 

 

name and a class identifier; ex. DISPLAY H.

DISPLAY

DISP

—

—

A (ASYNC): RS-232C port parameters

C (CHAR): Special TNC characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H (HEALTH): Counter parameters

 

 

 

 

I (ID): ID parameters

 

 

 

 

L (LINK): TNC-to-TNC link status

 

 

 

 

M (MONITOR): Monitor parameters

 

 

 

 

T (TIMING): Timing parameters

 

 

 

 

Specifies the interval from no carrier detection until

DWAIT

DW

30

0 ~ 250

execution of transmission. The unit of the parameter is

 

 

 

 

10 milliseconds.

 

 

 

 

 

ECHO

E

ON

ON/ OFF

When ON, causes the TNC to echo received characters to

the computer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The other station sends a notice (packet) to you if it is not

FIRMRNR

FIR

OFF

ON/ OFF

ready to receive data. When ON, receiving such a notice

causes the TNC to suspend transmission until it receives a

 

 

 

 

“ready” notice.

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