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Commands

All KPC-3 Plus commands are documented below, in alphabetical order. The underlined

characters in a command‘s name show the short-cut version of the command. Required

or optional parameters are shown after the command name, as are allowable ranges of

values, where appropriate.

8BITCONV {ON | OFF}

default ON

This command was added to the first TNCs built (1980s) to accommodate terminals

that would not receive (or would be confused by) 8-bit characters, only 7-bit ASCII.

We‘ve retained the command today just in case you‘re using such a terminal or

computer. Also, it might be that your computer is capable of handling 8-bit

characters but your communications terminal program will reject (or be confused or

―hung‖) by them. In these cases, you‘ll need to set 8BITCONV OFF.

When ON, transmission of 8-bit data is allowed in the packet Convers Mode and

Transparent Mode. If you wish to obtain 8-bit data transmission but do not want all the

features of Transparent Mode, set this command to ON. If OFF, the 8

data bit is

stripped (set to 0) for transmission and all data received will have the 8th bit set to 0.

This does not affect the KA-Node, digipeat or PBBS functions.

ABAUD n (n = 0,1200,2400,4800,9600,19200)

default 0

The parameter n sets the baud used for input and output through the serial RS232 port

of the KPC-3 Plus to the computer. If 0 is used, the KPC-3 Plus will run an autobaud

routine upon power-up. This routine looks for an asterisk (*) character from the attached

computer to set the ABAUD parameter.

If you wish to use a different baud, or to perform autobaud the next time the unit is

powered up, you must change the ABAUD parameter. If you change the baud in your

computer or terminal you should change the baud in the KPC-3 Plus first, then issue the

RESET command, then set the new baud on your computer. Otherwise a hard reset will

be required to erase the ABAUD setting and reinitialize the KPC-3 Plus to perform the

autobaud routine. (See Hard Reset section.) Note also that a hard reset will erase ALL

stored parameters in your KPC-3 Plus and return them to factory defaults.

Kantronics KPC-3 Plus - Commands