Comtech EF Data MBT-4000 - Manual (Page 66)

MBT-4000 Multi-Band Transceiver System Revision 4
Remote Control MN/MBT4000.IOM
A–22
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)
Slope Adjust SSA=x.x BDC
BUC 3 bytes,
numeric Command or Query.
Slope adjust level, valid from 0.0 to 1.0 with 0.1 resolution.
Example: SSA=0.3
SSA= (message OK)
SSA? (received OK,
but invalid arguments
found)
SSA* (message OK,
but not permitted in
current mode)
SSA! (command not
accepted by MBT-
4000 base unit. It
must be addressed
to BUC or BDC sub-
units)
SSA?
SSA=x.x
(same format as
command
arguments)
Set
Redundancy
Switch SSW=xy MBT 2 bytes Command only.
SSW control the switches dedicated to Slot1 or 2, and sets them
to either Port A or Port B.
Syntax: SSW=xy, where:
x = 1 or 2 depicting Slot 1 or 2
y = A or B depicting the switch direction.
Direction
A
Switched to Converter on MBT_A
B Switched to Converter on MBT_B
SSW=(message OK)
SSW=xy N/A N/A
Set RTC Time TIM=hhmmss All 6 bytes,
numeric Command or Query.
A command in the form hhmmss, indicating the time from
midnight, where:
hh = hours, between 00 and 23
mm = minutes, between 00 and 59
ss = seconds, between 00 and 59
Example: TIM=231259 would be 23 hours, 12 minutes and 59
seconds from midnight.
TIM = (message OK)
TIM? (received OK,
but invalid arguments
found)
TIM * (message OK,
but not permitted in
current mode)
TIM?
TIM=hhmmss
(same format as
command
arguments)
Retrieve
Number of
unread
Stored Alarms N/A All 2 bytes,
numeric
Query only.
Returns the number of Stored Events which remain unread, in
the form xx.
Example reply: TNA=18 N/A TNA? TNA=xx
(see description
for details of
arguments)