Help for Port Configuration Screen

Use this screen to do basic configuration of the port behavior.

Parameters

Each parameters that gets loaded into the controller is listed in two columns. One displays the current value in the controller. The other is editable and is for defining the values that are to be loaded into the controller, either immediately or at a later time. If the configuration program is connected to the controller through the serial port when this screen is started, then the current values of these parameters in the controller will be shown in the uneditable controller value columns. The values loaded into the configurator are shown in the editable columns. The configurator values are editable by clicking in the small window in which each parameter is displayed.

Description
This is just a description to remind you what the port is used for. It is only stored in the configurator program and is not loaded into the controller.
Name
This is the designator for the port that is transmitted via CW when connect status is requested for that port. The controller will work fine if nothing is entered into these parameters.
Port type
This defines the basic behavior of the port. The controller default is that Port 0 is a repeater and the other ports are RF links.
Group
The controller can be partitioned into multiple semi-independant groups of ports. In most configurations, all ports will be assigned to Group 0.
Access
This defines whether the port is activated by a received carrier only (COR), or requires both a detected carrier and a PL tone (COR_PL). PL only is also one of the selection items, but is not yet supported by the controller code. The default varies by port type. Leaving this entry blank allows the controller to select the default when the port type is defined.
Normal On/Off
This defines whether the port normally connected to the other ports in its group, or is normally off. By default, all of the ports, except remote base type ports are normally on. Leaving this entry blank allows the controller to select the default when the port type is defined.

Buttons

Help
Gets you to this help screen
Ok
Captures the edits made and exits this screen
Apply
Captures the edits made (but does not send them to the controller).
Cancel
Forgets any edits made since the last Ok or Apply, and exits this screen
Verify
Reads the values from the controller and updates the controller displayed controller values
Send
Does an Apply, sends the values to the controller and then reads it back to update the displayed controller values
Copy
Transfers the controller values to the editable configurator values. This is useful to get started editing based on the values that are already in the controller.