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)