Kantronics KPC-2 - Page 3

Operations Manual
Table of Contents
Page
Preface ..................................................................................................... 1
Some Abbreviations .......................................................................... 1
Intro/Getting Started .............................................................................. 2
Asynchronous Commands .................................................................. 3
Dual-Port Set-Up Commands .............................................................. 4
Front Panels
KAM ................................................................................................. 6
KPC-4 ............................................................................................... 7
KPC-2 ............................................................................................... 8
KPC-2400 ......................................................................................... 9
KPC-1 ............................................................................................... 9
Packet Mode ............................................................................................. 10
Command Mode ................................................................................ 10
Connected vs. Unproto ...................................................................... 10
Monitoring and Calling CQ ................................................................. 11
A Simple Connect .............................................................................. 11
Digipeating ....................................................................................... 12
Gateway ........................................................................................... 13
Multi-Connects .................................................................................. 13
Round Table Discussions .................................................................... 13
Timing ............................................................................................. 14
Dwait vs. Persistence and Slottime ........................................... 14
Txdelay ................................................................................. 14
Frack ..................................................................................... 15
Retries AX.15 Level 2, Version 1 vs. Version 2 ..................................... 15
Flow Control ..................................................................................... 16
Software Flow Control ............................................................. 16
Hardware Flow Control ............................................................ 17
Converse Mode vs. Transparent Mode ................................................. 17
Getting Out of Transparent ................................................................ 18
HF Packet Operation .......................................................................... 18
PBBS
General ............................................................................................ 19
Configuring your PBBS ....................................................................... 19
Using the PBBS ................................................................................. 19
Reverse forwarding messages from your mailbox ................................. 21
KA-NODE
General ............................................................................................ 22
Configuring Your KA-NODE ................................................................ 22
Using a KA-NODE .............................................................................. 23
Local Acknowledgments, Higher Throughput ....................................... 24
Automatic Disconnect ........................................................................ 24
Using the XCONNECT Command (
KAM and KPC-4 only) ....................... 25
Determining Which Port You Have Connected To ................................. 25
KA-NODE Commands for Remote Use ................................................. 26