TTY serial I/O monitor

Use this display when debugging the serial interface with the host computer. The TTY screen displays the I/O activity and the interpretation of the commands sent to RCP8.

To enter the serial I/O monitor, in the Main menu, type monitor sio 

RCP> monitor sio
  Ch/Rec In  Time Err  Ch/Rec Out  AZ–Pos  AZ–Vel EL–Pos  EL–Vel
–––––––––––– –––– ––– –––––––––––– –––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––
154867 11002  0.2   3 698660 11342   0.00 P  0.00   0.00 P  0.00

The displayed values are:

Ch / Rec In
The character input count represents the total number of characters received. The valid record count represents the number of properly formatted packets received.
Time
Time since the last valid record was received (s).
Err
The error count represents the total number of improperly formatted packets received.
Ch / Rec Out
The character output count represents the total number of characters and packets transmitted.
AZ-Pos / AZ-Vel

The requested azimuth position and azimuth velocity and are displayed regardless of the servo type. Other letters that may appear between the two values include:

  • P - position servo
  • V - velocity servo
  • D - direct motor drive
  • X - disabled
EL-Pos / EL-Vel
Requested elevation position and velocity, in the same format as for azimuth.