orbcomm

Purpose

Changes the state of the ORBCOMM satellite serial modem on the Digi device. This command controls state rather than particular settings associated with the modem). State changes take effect immediately and are not re-issued upon each startup (for instance).

Required permissions

For Digi products with two or more users, set permissions to set permissions display=execute to use this command. See set permissions for details on setting user permissions for commands.

Syntax

orbcomm [power={on|off}]
  [load=tftp server:filename]
  [orbcomm action=factory]

Options

power={on|off}

Turns the power for the satellite modem on or off. For power-consumption reasons, the satellite modem always comes up in the off state, and must be powered on to be used. The command takes a few seconds to complete, as the running state of the modem is established.

load=tftp server:filename

Loads the specified firmware file on the satellite modem.

Note The load option can only be used if the satellite modem state is off. One of the reasons for this default behavior is to make it more difficult for a user to accidentally change the firmware. The syntax is similar to boot load= in that a TFTP host IP address and TFTP file name are paired with a colon separator as the value.

tftp server

The IP address of a host where the firmware file resides. The host must be running a TFTP server.

filename

The name of the firmware file.

orbcomm action=factory

Resets the ORBCOMM satellite modem to its internal default state. This reset operation clears any locked or forced silent state.

Example

#> orbcomm power=off
Powering off... complete.

#> orbcomm power=on
Powering on... complete.

#> orb load=10.8.110.22:m10_2006.ldr

  Retrieving firmware image... done.
  Image transfer to satellite modem progress:
           0 / 395110 bytes

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