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MBT-4000 Multi-Band Transceiver System

Revision 4

Remote Control

MN/MBT4000.IOM

A–18

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
Configuration
Status

N/A All

65

bytes

(MBT-4000)
98 bytes
(BDC),
76 bytes
(BUC)
alphanumeric

Query only.
Used to Query the configuration status of the unit

Example for MBT-4000 base:

<0001/RCS?{cr}
>0001/RCS={cr}
BF1=X {cr}
BF2=X {cr}
BT1=DN{cr}
BT2=UP{cr}
RED=0{cr}
RAM=00{cr}
MBT=N, A, or B
EXT=0{cr}{lf}

Example for BDC or BUC:

<0001A1/RCS?{cr}
>0001A1/RCS={cr}
FLO=06300{cr}
ATT=01.00{cr}
MUT=1{cr}
SLP=0.3{cr}
LCS=0{cr}
LCW=99{cr}
LFL=1{cr}
REF=XXXX{cr} (reserved for future use)
XRE=X{cr} (reserved for future use)
AFR=0{cr}{lf}


Note:
For BUC, LCS, LCW, & LFL will not be shown.

N/A RCS?


RCS=x….x
(see description
for details of
arguments)

Redundancy
State

RED=x MBT

1

byte,

value of 0,1,
or 2

Command or Query.
Controls redundancy state, where:
0=Off
1=Enables redundancy using single base unit
2=Enables redundancy using dual base units

Example: RED=1

RED= (message OK)
RED? (received OK,
but invalid arguments
found)
RED* (message OK,
but not permitted in
current mode)

RED? RED=x

(same format as
command
arguments)