21 APPENDIX

Command

Short

Default

Parameter

Description

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLOW

F

ON

ON/ OFF

When ON, starting key entry causes the computer to stop

displaying received packets.

 

 

 

 

 

FRACK

FR

3

0 ~ 250

Specifies the interval from one transmission until retry of

transmission. The unit of the parameter is 1 second.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HBAUD

HB

1200

1200/ 9600

Selects 1200 or 9600 bps as the transfer rate between

packet stations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set the parameter ON, then switch the transceiver OFF.

 

 

 

 

Turn the transceiver ON again to enter KISS mode. When

 

 

 

 

the transceiver enters KISS mode, the “STA” and “CON”

KISS

KISS

OFF

ON/ OFF

LEDs blink alternatively a few times. To exit KISS mode,

 

 

 

 

send the binary data C0 FF C0 to the TNC or turn the

 

 

 

 

transceiver OFF. The next time you turn the transceiver

 

 

 

 

ON, the TNC sets the parameter OFF automatically.

MCOM

MCOM

OFF

ON/ OFF

When ON, causes the TNC to also monitor control packets.

When OFF, causes it to monitor only information packets.

 

 

 

 

 

MCON

MC

OFF

ON/ OFF

When ON, causes the TNC to monitor other stations while

in connection with the target station.

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

M

ON

ON/ OFF

When ON, causes the TNC to monitor packets.

 

 

 

 

 

MRPT

MR

ON

ON/ OFF

When ON, causes the TNC to display the entire digipeat list

for monitored packets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

MYCALL

MY

NOCALL

characters

Specifies your call sign.

 

 

 

+ SSID

 

 

 

 

 

 

PACLEN

P

128

0 ~ 255

Specifies the maximum length of the data portion of a

packet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVERY/

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

PACTIME

PACT

AFTER 10

AFTER n

(n = 0 ~

period (n). If set to AFTER, sends a packet only once after

 

 

 

the specified period (n). The unit of n is 100 milliseconds.

 

 

 

250)

 

 

 

 

PERSIST

PE

128

0 ~ 255

Specifies a parameter to calculate probability for the

PERSIST/SLOTTIME method.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PPERSIST

PP

ON

ON/ OFF

Causes the TNC to use the PERSIST/SLOTTIME method

when ON, or the DWAIT method when OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

RESET

RESET

Restores the default status for all the commands.

 

 

 

 

 

RESPTIME

RES

5

0 ~ 250

Specifies the acknowledgment packet transmission delay.

The unit of the parameter is 100 milliseconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESTART

RESTART

Causes the TNC to function as if it is switched OFF then

ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifies the number of transmission retries. If packets are

RETRY

RE

10

0 ~ 15

not correctly accepted while in connection, a connect

 

 

 

 

request is sent again after the specified number of retries.

SENDPAC

SE

$0D

0 ~ $7F

Specifies a character which forces a packet to be sent.

 

 

 

 

 

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