Remote Control Commands

Updated on Mar 4, 2026

 See the subsections for a detailed explanation of each command.
 

CommandFunction
PLAYPlay or query file. User can add FROM and FOR options to define start position as number of seconds into the file and also duration of replay in seconds.
REC (Record)Record or query file. User can add FOR option to define duration of record in seconds.
ATTN (Attenuation)Set output attenuation. Attenuation level in dB.
MUTEMute all channels.
CONF (Configuration)Used to configure menu options and read current user configurations.
TYPEReturn All text from ‘About’ menu e.g. SN, and unit type.
MEDIAMedia storage functions. Used to swap between SD card and USB drive. List files on media and change directories.
HELPDisplay List of commands for current Level. E.g.; Just HELP: will list all top level commands. HELP:PLAY: will list the PLAY commands.
MON (Monitor)Monitor functions such as request levels, switch, raw NMEA output.
FINDBeep and flash display. E.g. to identify single unit among multiple units. Backlight should Flash 500  on then 500 ms off and beep 500 ms on /500 ms off for total of 5 seconds.
SHUTDOWNPowers down the LabSat 3 Wideband.
RESTARTReboots LabSat 3 Wideband.
Note:For all commands exceptLIST, inserting a ‘?’ character in place of a setting value will cause the unit to respond with the data.Example:PLAY:?will returnof the current file if it is playing, elseERR.

<CR> means carriage return which is the ASCII character 0x0D or char(13) but not the individual characters ‘<’ ‘C’ ‘R’ ‘>
 

If manually typing commands in a Telnet terminal, <CR> simply means pressing the Enter key
 

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SpecificationCommand
Replay file from start to endPLAY:FILE:name
Replay file from start point for defined durationPLAY:FILE:name:FOR:duration
Replay file from a selected time to the endPLAY:FILE:name:FROM:time
Replay file from a selected time for a defined durationPLAY:FILE:name:FROM:time:FOR:duration
Stop replayingPLAY:STOP
Query the replay status (name & current duration)PLAY:?

Note: Time and Duration in the commands above should be entered in seconds format.

SpecificationCommand
Record with a default file nameREC
Record with a user defined file nameREC:FILE:name
Record with a default file name for a set durationREC:FOR:duration
Record with a user defined file name for a set durationREC:FILE:name:FOR:duration
Stop recordingREC:STOP
Query the record status (name & current duration)REC:?

Note: Duration in the commands above should be entered in seconds format.

SpecificationCommand
Add attenuation on replay (all signals being replayed)ATTN:value
Add attenuation on individual channelsATTN:CH1:value:CH2:value:CH3:value
SpecificationCommand
Mute all satellite constellationsMUTE:Y
Unmute all satellite constellationsMUTE:N
Mute individual channelsMUTE:CH1:Y/N:CH2:Y/N:CH3:Y/N
SpecificationCommand
Enable live NMEA streamMON:NMEA:ON
Disable live NMEA streamMON:NMEA:OFF
Request CNOMON:SAT
Request time, height, lat & longMON:LOC
SpecificationCommand
Set the quantization, bandwidth and frequency to be used for recordingCONF:CONS:QUAN:value:BW:value:FREQ:frequency:frequency:frequency
Enable scenarios to be replayed continuouslyCONF:PLAY:LOOP:Y
Disable continuous replayCONF:PLAY:LOOP:N
Create a pause between each replayCONF:PLAY:PAUSE:duration
Change the display contrastCONF:SETUP:DISP:CONT:value
Change the display brightnessCONF:SETUP:DISP:BRIG:value
Enable power save modeCONF:SETUP:PSAV:Y
Disable power save modeCONF:SETUP:PSAV:N
Enable external clock referenceCONF:SETUP:CLKREF:EXT:Y
Enable the OCXOCONF:SETUP:CLKREF:OCXO
Enable the TCXOCONF:SETUP:CLKREF:TCXO
Enable UTC timeCONF:SETUP:TIME:UTC:Y
Manually set timeCONF:SETUP:TIME:MAN:yyyy:mm:dd:hh:mm:ss
Set the digital channels (CH1_2_3 & 4 configurable individually)CONF:SETUP:DIGI:CH1:function
Disable digital channels(CH1_2_3 & 4 individually)CONF:SETUP:DIGI:CH1:OFF
Enable arbitrated CAN recordingCONF:SETUP:CAN:LOGFILE:Y/N
Enable arbitrated CAN replayCONF:SETUP:CAN:REPLAYFILE:Y/N
Set the baud rate on channel 1**CONF:SETUP:CAN:CH1:BAUD:value
Set the baud rate on channel 2**CONF:SETUP:CAN:CH2:BAUD:value
Enable/disable silent recordCONF:SETUP:CAN:SILENT:Y/N
Enable External SynchronisationCONF:SETUP:SYNC:Y
Disable External SynchronisationCONF:SETUP:SYNC:N
Returns the units configurationCONF:?

*Individual channel changes can be made by only stating the required channel in the command.

**Should be entered in bits or with the prefix 'K' or 'M' for kbit and Mbit.

SpecificationCommand
Show all files on the mediaMEDIA:LIST
Open a directory (cannot skip folders)MEDIA:CHDIR:directory
Go back one directoryMEDIA:CHDIR:..
Go back to root of the mediaMEDIA:CHDIR:\
Delete a fileMEDIA:DELETE:file

The help keyword is used to display the currently available commands for each level of the tree.

For example, HELP<CR> will return:-
 

Current commands are:
 

help

?

ATTN

CONF

FIND

MEDIA

MON

MUTE

PLAY

REC

TYPE
 

To find out what subcommands are available under the configuration (CONF), send HELP:CONF<CR> which will show:-
 

CONS

PLAY

SETUP

?
 

Then to list SETUP options, send HELP:CONF:SETUP<CR> which would give:-
 

DISP

PSAV

EXT

TIME

DIGI

CAN