Comtech EF Data MBT-4000 - Manual (Page 59)

MBT-4000 Multi-Band Transceiver System Revision 4
Remote Control MN/MBT4000.IOM
A–15
Parameter
Type
Command
(Instruction
Code and
qualifier)
Valid on
MBT,
BDC, or
BUC
Arguments
for Command
or Response
to Query
Description of Arguments
(Note that all arguments are ASCII numeric codes – i.e.,
ASCII codes between 48 and 57)
Response to
Command
(Target to
Controller)
Query
(Instruction
Code and
qualifier)
Response to
Query
(Target to
Controller)
Retrieve next
5 unread
Stored Alarms N/A All 145 bytes Query only.
The unit returns the oldest 5 Stored Events which have not yet
been read over the remote control.
Reply format:
Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-
body, where Sub-body=YYYYYYYYYY ZZ hhmmss mmddyy:
YYYYYYYYYY=being the fault description.
ZZ= being the alarm type.
FT = Fault
OK = Clear
IF = Information
If there are no new events, the unit will reply with LNA*
Note: See Appendix B for a description of possible Alarm/Events
that may be found in the Alarm queue. N/A LNA? LNA=YY..ss
(see description
for details of
arguments)
Mute State MUT=x BDC
BUC 1 byte,
value of 0,1 Command or Query.
Mute the unit, where:
0 = Disabled,
1 = Enabled
Example: MUT=1 MUT= (message OK)
MUT? (received OK,
but invalid arguments
found)
MUT* (message OK,
but not permitted in
current mode)
MUT! (command not
accepted by MBT-
4000 base unit. It
must be addressed
to BUC or BDC sub-
units) MUT? MUT=x
(same format as
command
arguments)
Online Status N/A MBT N/A Query only.
Used to query the online status of the unit (useful in redundant
configurations).
Return position of corresponding RF switch.
Example:
<0001/ONL?{cr}
>0001/ONL={cr}{lf}
ON1=ON ,{cr}
ON2=ON , {cr}{lf} ONL= (message OK)
ONL? (received OK,
but invalid arguments
found) ONL? ONL=x