Communication to an ORBCOMM Modem with Qlarity-Based Terminals

ORBCOMM is a global wireless data and messaging system. The ORBCOMM System uses satellites to provide tracking, monitoring and messaging capabilities to and from anywhere in the world. With the OrbComm library for Qlarity-based terminals users are able to communicate with an ORBCOMM-approved modem which supports the "ORBCOMM serial interface specification" Rev E or F. It is helpful to have a basic knowledge of Qlarity Foundry® for this tutorial. A free copy of Qlarity Foundry, Qlarity tutorials, documentation and other resources are available at www.qlarity.com. Launch Qlarity Foundry and start a new workspace. When the "Select the Type of Workspace to Create" window appears, select the "Standard workspace" option. The OrbComm library will need to be added. To add a library go to the Edit menu, select Edit Libraries and select "Add existing library". After adding the OrbComm library, select OrbComm from the Object Palette and create an instance of this object. Rename the new object "OrbComm". Configure the properties in the Serial category to match the modem's serial port settings. Before running the program in Simulation View select a PC serial port under the Tools->Settings ->Simulation Tab.