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Remote Control

CRS-200 Redundancy Switch

B–10

Rev. 1

Parameter

Type

Command

(Instruction

Code and

qualifier)

Arguments for

Command or

Response to

Query

Description of arguments

(note that all arguments are ASCII numeric codes, that is,

ASCII codes between 48 and 57)

Response to Command

(target to controller)

Query

(Instruction Code

and qualifier)

Response to query

(target to

controller)

Switch ID
string

SID=

24 bytes, ASCII

Command or Query.
Sets or queries the user-defined Switch ID string, which is
a fixed length of 24 characters.
Valid characters include:
Space ( ) * + - , . / 0-9 and A-Z.

SID= (message ok)
SID? (received ok, but
invalid arguments found)

SID?

SID=xxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxx xx
(same format as
command
arguments)

Switch
Global
Configuratio
n

SGC=

21 bytes,
numerical

Command or Query.
Global configuration of switch, in the form:
OaaaaaaaaaaBNNbbrrMSAssssssss where:
O = Operating Mode - same as OPM= (1 bytes)
a = Active Modems - same as ACT= (10 bytes)
B = Bridge/Backup State – same as 1 half of BBU= (1

byte)

N = Selected TM Number - same as 2 half of BBU= (2

bytes)

b = Backup Holdoff Time – same as BKH= (2 byte)
r = Restore Holdoff Time – same as RSH= (2 byte)
M = Modem Alarm Mask – same as MAM= (1 byte)
S = Switch Alarm Mask – same as SAM= (1 byte)
A = Audio Alarm Mask - same as AAM= (1 bytes)
s = 8 spare bytes

SGC= (message ok)
SGC? (received ok, but
invalid arguments found)

SGC?

SGC=Oaaaaaaa
aaaBNNbbrrMS
Assssssss
(same format as
command
arguments)

Config Store

CST=

1 byte,
numerical, 0 to 9

Command only.
Forces the unit to store the current modem configuration in
Configuration Memory location defined by the one byte
argument (0 to 9).
Example CST=4 (Store current config in location 4)
WARNING: Use with caution! If the location already
contains data it will be automatically overwritten. If in
doubt, query the location first.

CST= (message ok)
CST? (received ok, but
invalid arguments found)

CST? n,
where n is 0 to 9

Return the same
format as the MGC
with The form:
CST= for a valid
config, and CST*
where no valid
config is found

Config Load

CLD=

1 byte,numerical,
0 to 9

Command only.
Forces the switch to retrieve the Configuration Memory
location defined by the one byte argument (0 to 9). and to
re-program the switch with that stored configuration.

CLD= (message ok)
CLD? (received ok, but
invalid arguments found)
CST* (message ok, but
the requested location
does not contain a valid
configuration)

N/A

N/A

Clear All
Stored
Events

CAE=

None

Command only
Instructs the unit to clear all Stored Events
This command takes no arguments.

CAE= (message ok)

N/A

N/A

Retrieve next
5 unread
Stored
Events

N/A

75 bytes

Query only
Switch returns the oldest 5 Stored Events which have not
yet been read over the remote control. Reply format:
{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-
body{CR}Sub-body, where Sub-body =
A being the fault/clear indicator, where:
F = Fault, C = Clear, I = Info
B being the fault type, where:
C = Switch Fault/Clear,
1,2,....A,B = Modem Fault/Clear (B = RM)
D = Power on/off, or log cleared (Info events)

N/A

RNE?

RNE={CR}ABCd
dmmyyhhmmss
{CR}ABCddmm
yyhhmmss{CR}
ABCddmmyyhh
ABCddmmyyhh
mmss{CR}ABCd
dmmyyhhmmss
{CR}ABCddmm
yyhhmmss
(see description for