Comtech EF Data SDM-300A - Manual (Page 440)

SDM-300A Satellite Modem Revision 6
Remote Control Operation MN/SLM3650.IOM
A–48
A.17 Bulk Consolidated Analog Status
Bulk Consol.
Analog
Status Command:
Response:
>add/BCAS_p1,p2,p3, . . . pn'cr''lf'] This command is similar to the 'BCS_' command, but returns
modem analog parameters. Additional status of new options
and features will always be appended to the end.
Where 'pn' is the last parameter returned.
Parameter
Number Parameter Name
(Command Reference)
Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
Receive Signal Level
(ref. 'RSL_' command).
Raw BER
(ref. 'RBER_' command).
Corrected BER
(ref. 'CBER_' command).
Interface Read Error Status
(ref. 'IRES_' command).
EB/N0
(ref. 'EBN0_' command).
Buffer Fill Status
(ref. 'IBFS_' command).
p1 = xsnn.n, receive signal level in dBm.
p2 = xm.mE-ee.
p3 = xm.mE-ee.
p4 = tttt_xm.mE-ee.
p5 = xnn.n, EB/N0 in dB.
p6 = nn%, buffer fill status.
Note: Parameters 2 through 6 are dependent on carrier acquisition, if the decoder is not locked empty data blocks are returned (,,,,,).