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Command Reference for Terminal Connection
Table 25 Command Set
Command Description
altitude
altitude [meters]. To see the current station altitude, type altitude. To
change the altitude, type altitude and the new station altitude in meters
from sea level.
battery battery [capacity] sets the capacity of the internal battery, needed for
MAWS internal control. Accepted capacity values are 1.2 ... 24 Ah. To see
the battery status, type battery.
cd
cd [directory path] changes the current directory. cd / gets you back to the
root directory.
NOTE! cd .. Cannot be used.
chmod chmod <filename> <r/w/x> changes the file access attributes: read (r), write
(w) or execute (x). The setup file "Basic/Advanced/Lowpower" needs to
have attributes rwx.
close Closes terminal connection.
copy copy <source file> <destination file> copies a file to another location.
del del <filename> deletes a specified file. Only files that have (w)rite access
attribute can be deleted (see command chmod).
dir dir [file/path] displays a list of a directory's files and subdirectories, used
and free disk space. The file information includes name, access_attributes,
time, date and size.
errors
errors [clear]. To see active errors, type errors. To clear active errors, type
errors clear. Errors indicate that there is something wrong in the software.
EXTFS
EXTFS <INFO|ERASE>. To format Compact Flash card, type EXTFS
ERASE. To show card info, type EXTFS INFO.
NOTE! The command must be written in upper case.
help help [command] displays a command syntax. To list all the available
commands, type help.
LASTVAL LASTVAL [Measurement] [raw | Signal name] shows the measured value
before any validation and the status produced during validation. The
validated value is shown when you give the signal name.
logdel logdel <log_group_id> <lastdate (dYYMMDD)> deletes a log file/files dated
earlier than the last given date.
LOGFS LOGFS <ERASE> erases all data in the log system and resets MAWS.
NOTE! The command must be written in upper case.
loggo loggo <log_group_id> starts logging of the defined log group.
logshow logshow <log_group_id> [start (YYMMDDHH)] [count] [item numbers]
logshow L1 shows one line of current day
logshow L1 40 shows 40 lines
logshow L1 40 3 shows 40 lines of item 3
logshow L1 001120 10 shows 10 lines starting from 20.11.2000
logshownext
logshownext <log_group_id> [count]. After the logshow command, can be
used to show the immediately following (later) log entries.
logshowprev
logshowprev <log_group_id> [count]. After the logshow command, can be
used to show the immediately preceding (earlier) log entries.
logstatus logstatus [log_group_id] shows logging state and variables of the defined
log group. The command without parameters shows statuses of all log
groups.
logstop logstop <log_group_id> stops logging of the defined log group.
md md <path> creates directory. E.g. md /Ext/logdata
move move <source file> <destination file> copies a file to another location and