05-6193A01-A - GE Digital Energy

Invisible place holderEnabling/Disabling Sleep ModeFigure 23. Device Settings MenuSleep Mode places the transceiver into a “hibernated” low power state,with a nominal current draw of less than 10 mA (at 13 Vdc). “Wake-up”time is approximately 50 milliseconds. Sleep Mode is frequently used atbattery/solar-powered sites to conserve power.The ability to enter Sleep Mode is controlled through the Device SettingsMenu (Figure 23), but an active low on Pin 4 of the COM2 port iswhat actually puts the radio to sleep. This signal must be supplied by theequipment connected to the radio (i.e., RTU, PLC, etc.).To enable or disable the Sleep Mode feature, select Enable Sleep from theDevice Settings Menu and use the spacebar to toggle the selection to ONor OFF. Press the ENTER key to apply the change.Setting Serial COM LED ModeThe behavior of the radio’s COM/DATA LEDs may be configured usingthe Device Settings Menu (Figure 23 above). By default, the LEDs showdual port activity (menu selection Auto). Four LED modes may beselected as summarized in Table 3.Table 3. COM/DATA LED Modes vs. BehaviorSerial COM/DATA LED BehaviorLED Mode SelectionLED1 FunctionLED2 Functionx710 Monitors TXD on COM2 port Monitors RXD on COM2 portCOM1 Activity Monitors any COM1 RX or OFFTX activityCOM2 Activity OFF Monitors any COM2 RX orTX activityDual Port Activity(Auto Default)Monitors any COM1 RX orTX activityMonitors any COM2 RX orTX activity28 SD Series Serial-Telnet Supplement MDS 05-6193A01, Rev. A