Help for Port Configuration Screen
Use this screen to do basic configuration of the port behavior.
Parameters
Each parameters that gets loaded into the controller is listed in two columns. One displays the current value in the controller. The other is editable and is for defining the values that are to be loaded into the controller, either immediately or at a later time. If the configuration program is connected to the controller through the serial port when this screen is started, then the current values of these parameters in the controller will be shown in the uneditable controller value columns. The values loaded into the configurator are shown in the editable columns. The configurator values are editable by clicking in the small window in which each parameter is displayed.
- Description
- This is just a description to remind you what the port is used for. It is only stored in the configurator program and is not loaded into the controller.
- Name
- This is the designator for the port that is transmitted via CW when connect status is requested for that port. The controller will work fine if nothing is entered into these parameters.
- Port type
- This defines the basic behavior of the port. The controller default is that Port 0 is a repeater and the other ports are RF links.
- Group
- The controller can be partitioned into multiple semi-independant groups of ports. In most configurations, all ports will be assigned to Group 0.
- Access
- This defines whether the port is activated by a received carrier only (COR), or requires both a detected carrier and a PL tone (COR_PL). PL only is also one of the selection items, but is not yet supported by the controller code. The default varies by port type. Leaving this entry blank allows the controller to select the default when the port type is defined.
- Normal On/Off
- This defines whether the port normally connected to the other ports in its group, or is normally off. By default, all of the ports, except remote base type ports are normally on. Leaving this entry blank allows the controller to select the default when the port type is defined.
Buttons
- Help
- Gets you to this help screen
- Ok
- Captures the edits made and exits this screen
- Apply
- Captures the edits made (but does not send them to the controller).
- Cancel
- Forgets any edits made since the last Ok or Apply, and exits this screen
- Verify
- Reads the values from the controller and updates the controller displayed controller values
- Send
- Does an Apply, sends the values to the controller and then reads it back to update the displayed controller values
- Copy
- Transfers the controller values to the editable configurator values. This is useful to get started editing based on the values that are already in the controller.