CalAmp Driver I/O Addressing

Data can be obtained by reading from predefined addresses. The radios generate an ASCII string containing the diagnostic information.

An analog or digital tag should be configured for each item of diagnostic information. The address structure depends on the type of radio.

  • For Integra-TR and Integra-H, the address format is <radio ID>:<parameter>.

For example, to read supply voltage on radio 3, the address is "3:VOLT".

  • For Viper SC and Phantom II radios, the address format depends on whether the radio is in ROUTER or BRIDGE mode.
    • ROUTER mode: [IP address]:<parameter>
    • BRIDGE mode: [MAC address]:<parameter>

For example, with a radio in ROUTER mode, a valid address might be: "[192.168.6.254]:VOLT".

For Viper SC radios only, the source and destination radio addresses must be specified for the RRSSI and LRSSI parameters.

For example, a valid address could be "[192.168.1.205],[192.168.2.1]:RRSSI"

Where the source radio is 192.168.1.205 and the destination radio is 192.168.1.2

The following parameters are available:

All radios:

TEMP

Internal radio temperature, measured in degrees C.

VOLT

The radio supply voltage.

FPOW

The forward power, measured in Watts.

RPOW

The reverse power, measured in Watts.

Integra-TR and Integra-H radios:

RRSSI

The remote received signal strength, measured in dBm.

LRSSI

The local received signal strength, measured in dBm.

GRX

The number of good data blocks received out of the last 15.

TRX

The total number of data blocks detected, up to a maximum o f 15.

Viper SC radios:

RRSSI

The remote received signal strength, measured in dBm.

LRSSI

The local received signal strength, measured in dBm.

PER

The packet error rate.

Phantom II radios:

BRSSI

The background received signal strength, measured in dBm.

LRSSI

The local received signal strength, measured in dBm.

PER

The packet error rate.

THIN

The packet thinning value