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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-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, 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)

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

Where:
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-
4000B base unit. It
must be addressed to
BUC or BDC sub-units)

MUT? MUT=x


(same format
as command
arguments)