Avitech Rainier 3G Plus User manual

Reference Guide
Avitech ASCII X Commands
(For Rainier 3G)
Revision 1.0.0, (December, 2013)

Reference Guide
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ABOUT THIS REFERENCE GUIDE
This reference guide contains information about how to use the Avitech ASCII Protocol (AAP) of Rainier 3G.
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Contents
About This Reference Guide ................................................................................................... ii
Warranty.................................................................................................................................... iv
Limitation of Liability............................................................................................................... iv
Extended Warranty Options.................................................................................................... iv
Services and Repairs Outside the Warranty Period............................................................. iv
Regulatory Information ........................................................................................................... iv
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement.................................................... iv
European Union CE Marking and Compliance Notices ....................................................... iv
Australia and New Zealand C-Tick Marking and Compliance Notice ................................. iv
1. ASCII X Command......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 ASCII X Command Format................................................................................................1
1.2 Preparing to Use ASCII X Commands .............................................................................2
1.2.1 Connection through Ethernet Port ......................................................................2
1.2.2 Connection through Serial Port...........................................................................4
1.3 Entering the ASCII X Command Interface.......................................................................5
1.4 ASCII X Command Summary............................................................................................5
Appendix A Using the ASCII Test Utility ...................................................................... 14
Appendix B ASCII X Command Through TCP/IP Programming................................. 16
B.1 Starting TCP Connection ................................................................................................16
B.2 Connection is Successful...............................................................................................16
B.3 Connection is Not Successful........................................................................................17
B.4 Maintaining TCP Connection..........................................................................................17
B.5 Command Protocol..........................................................................................................18
B.6 Error Codes ......................................................................................................................19
B.7 Packing ASCII X Command to Binary Command Format............................................20
B.7.1 Example................................................................................................................20

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
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interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
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Australia and New Zealand C-Tick Marking and
Compliance Notice
Statement of Compliance
This product complies with Australia and New Zealand's standards for
radio interference.

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1. ASCII X Command
The Rainier 3G supports the ASCII X command prompt interface through serial port (RS-232) and
Ethernet port (IP).
This chapter discusses using the Avitech ASCII Protocol (AAP) of Rainier 3G.
Before using ASCII X command, make sure to set Normal at Serial Port Mode in the Phoenix-Q utility
Properties portion.
Figure 1-1 Phoenix-Q Utility: Serial Port ModeÆNormal
1.1 ASCII X Command Format
The ASCII X command is comprised of the following parts:
Header Group/Module/Window Assignment Parameter 1 Parameter 2 …
Figure 1-2 Parts of ASCII X Command
The following is a list of rules to follow when entering the ASCII X command:
It is acceptable to enter commands in small or capital letters and the five columns are separated
by a space.
Header = x+ command character.
Group/Module/Window assignment (GGGMMMPPP) =
9Group = is comprised of the first three digits (001~099), “000” is used to pertain to all
groups.