ESTeem Training Class ESTeem Serial Programming

Simple Programming Factory Defaults – Restores all commands in modem to factory defaults – FA Save – Saves all programming in none volatile memory – SAve Address – Defines a unique address to the ESTeem Modem – ADDress – Octal Address ‘XXX

Simple Programming Help Commands – Displays the status of any command programmed in the modem – HElp HELP switches are: ALL CHANGE CONTROL PLC RADIO RS-232 SETUP SYSTEM

Simple Programming General Programming – Each line can be listed individually by not defining a specific command ADD – Will List the Modems Address Only – Command can be stringed together with a colon ADD 10:SA – Will change modem address to 10 and save to nonvolatile memory Maximum of eight commands

Simple Programming Command Error Messages – Modem will display typed error messages Full listing in manual System Status Messages – Will display the status of the RF connection Full listing in the manual Communication Error Messages – The error messages will display any error in RF communication Full listing in manual

Simple Programming Connect – Establishes a virtual connection between modems – T/E Light will go solid – Serial data can now be passed between ESTeem modems – CONNect

Simple Programming Disconnect – Breaks the virtual link between ESTeem modems – T/E will go out – Modem will return to the command mode (CMD:) – DISConnect – F6 automatically disconnects

Advanced Programming All the following commands need to be followed by Auto Transmit – Will allow the ESTeem to transmit without a specific packet length or sendpack character – Only method of packet sending without a defined protocol – TERMC [ON/OFF] Termcontrol timer on/off – TERMT [ ] (Milliseconds) Defines the amount of time in the above timer Fastest resolution is 10 ms

Advanced Programming Auto Connect – This command defines the destination address for the ESTeem to perform a connect using the Auto Connect feature – SETCon (r1,r2,r3,da) r = repeater address da = destination address – Switch 2 on RS-232=ON (RS-232 Setup) – T/E light will flash at 2 times a second until a connection is made and after a connection is broken

Advanced Programming Digi-Repeating – Allow any ESTeem modem in the system to store and forward data for another station – Maximum of 3 repeaters in any repeater string – Any remote site can be a repeater Global – ADD 255 Connect or SETC command – This command will instruct modem to send a global message to any modem that can receive the signal – No acknowledge

Advanced Programming MULTID programming – This command will allow the ESTeem user to send data to another ESTeem from the CONVERSE mode by specifying the routing address before the data – Using delimiters the data can be sent to a specific station (i.e... [010]data send data to 10) – MULTID [ON/OFF] This command starts the multid function and will now respond to the delimiters

Advanced Programming Remote Programming – Allows the user to program or interrogate any modem in an ESTeem network – PROG xxx xxx=address of destination repeaters can be used Any command can be changed or interrogated from any remote in the system – The remote ESTeem will send back an RPG: prompt that functions as a command prompt would locally – REMPROG [ON/OFF] Will disable remote programming

Advanced Programming Software Security – This command will lock out any programming in the ESTeem without the security code – SECURITY [XXXXXXX] The XXXXXXX is a number from 0 to 65,535 Command can not be overwritten Packet Monitor – This command starts the packet monitor program in the ESTeem – PACKM [ON/OFF] See User’s Manual for details

Advanced Programming Received Signal Strength – This command will display a digital value of the received signal strength in micro-volts Used by ESTeem Utility for measuring signal strength – Modem must have this function installed at factory – Calibrated at Squelch = 0, Asquelch = 100 – RXS [ON/OFF] The ESTeem will print digital values of the following 0,3,10,20,35,50,75,100,200,400uV Levels The modem will always print the lowest value

Modes Of Operation-Basic Command Mode – All ESTeem programming commands are entered in this mode – Modem will default to this mode upon startup – ctrlC (Factory Default) will place you in this mode Can be adjusted to any ASCII character COMMAND [0-255] – Defined in factory default by the CMD: prompt

Modes Of Operation-Basic Converse Mode – This mode allows bi-directional communication between serial devices – This mode is automatically entered after the first connect is made – The converse mode is denoted by an asterisks [*] – To enter the converse mode from the command mode: CONVerse

Transparent Modes Transparent Mode Commands This mode allows the ESTeem modem to appear transparent between two or more serial devices Commands Unique to this mode – TRANSparent [ON/OFF] – Uses Termc and Termt Commands – Only Hardware Flow Control (RTS&CTS) Used

Transparent Modes Transparent Autoconnect – Communication between two modems SETC command sets address of remote station Messages are acknowledged Transparent Autoconnect Global – Communication from one ESTeem to multiple ESTeems SETC address to 255 Messages are not acknowledged

ESTeem Training Class PLC Repeater Routing

PLC Applications Request PLC Engineering Report Unique Commands – PLC Master – Repeater Routing – Grouping PLC Master – PLC_MAST ON/OFF – Instructs ESTeem to read destination address

Repeater Routing Command Route r#,r1,r2,r3 – First is route number in memory – Second number (r1) is first repeater in route – 3rd and 4th number (r2,r3) following repeaters in route (if necessary) Route – Will list all routes

Repeater Routing Command Append (m#,r#,a1,a2,*) – Appends addresses to the repeater routes – m# = the append address memory location – r# = route that the addresses will use – a1/a2 = address block using route number – * = If there is an asterisk in the last block, the address are a group Example = Append 1,1,10,20 – Addresses use route 1 in append #1

Example Model 192 Routing Command List – Route 1,5,11 – Route 2,5 – Route 3,1 – Route 4,3 – Append 1,1,17,17 – Append 2,2,11,11 – Append 3,3,7,8 – Append 4,4,9,9 Master

Grouping Allows Multiple PLCs Attached To One ESTeem Changes Append Command – Asterisk after append – Append 1,1,20,30,* ESTeem Address Always Lowest in Group If No Repeaters Use Route Not Used

Using ESTeem Utility ESTeem Programming Menu – Selected Repeaters Needed Add Repeater Addresses Add Addresses That Use The Repeater Routes Program Calculates Routes and Groups Added to Command List for Modem Download