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Comtech EF Data MBT-4000B User Manual

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Multi-Band Transceiver System

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Remote Command

MN/MBT4000B.IOM

A-11

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, that

is, ASCII codes

between 48 and 57)

Response to Command

(target to controller)

Query

(Instruction

Code and

qualifier)

Response to

query

(target to

controller)

Concise

Alarm

Status

N/A All

20

bytes,

numeric

Query only.
Used to query the alarm status of the unit.
Example:
<0001/CAS?{cr}
>0001/CAS=abcdefghijkl{cr}{lf}

where: a through l = 0 or 1, 0=OK, 1=FLT

All:
a=+15V Power Supply
b=+7.5V Power Supply
c=+5.0V Power Supply

MBT-4000B:
d=+28V Power Supply
e=Ref Oscillator Lock Detect
f=Intermodule Communications
g=Max current on LNA power supply AUX COMM1
h=Max current on LNB power supply Bias Tee
i=Current window LNA power supply AUX COMM1
j=Current window LNB power supply Bias Tee
k=Fault input AUX COMM1 (Pin F, J9)
l=Not used

BDC/BUC:
d=X (reserved for future use)
e=Synthesizer Lock Detect
f=Heat-sink Temperature
g=LNA current (BDC only, reserved on BUC)
h=Reserved, always zero
i-l=Not sent.

N/A CAS?

CAS=x…X

(see

description for

details of

arguments)