KVH Industries L3 Satellite TV System User Manual


 
E.3 Operational Commands
To execute the following commands, first put the antenna unit in
idle mode by typing
HALT and pressing “ENTER.” After the
system comes to a halt, type DEBUGON and press “ENTER” to
enter programming mode.
Tracking Mode
Function: starts active tracking of the satellite
Command: TRACK
Argument: none
Response: echoes the command
Idle Mode
Function: halts active tracking and conical scan, then enters
idle mode
Command: HALT
Argument: none
Response: echoes the command
Current Cable Wrap Angle
Function: sets or reports current cable wrap angle, defined as
0° (CCW limit) to 700° (CW limit); the value is
expressed as 0000 - 7000 with an implied decimal
Command: WRAPANGLE,xxxx
Argument: the desired cable wrap angle setting
Response: Wrap Angle = xxxx
E.4 Tracking and Conical
Scan Commands
Target Location
Function: reports the target location in antenna frame. Data
format is E### for elevation in degrees 000-900 and
A#### for azimuth in degrees 0000-3599 with
implied decimals
Command: TGTLOCATION
Argument: none
Response: Target Location = A = E###, A####
B = E###, A####
E-4
A Guide to TracVision L3/S3
Table E-4
Tracking and Conical
Scan Commands
Table E-3
Operational Commands