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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-20

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)

Online Status

N/A

All

N/A

Query only.
Used to query the online status of the unit (useful in redundant
configurations).

Return position of corresponding RF switch.

Example for MBT-4000B base unit:
<0001/ONL?{cr}
>0001/ONL={cr}{lf}
ON1=ON ,{cr}
ON2=ON , {cr}{lf}

Example for BDC:
<0001A1/ONL?{cr}
>0001A1/ONL=1{cr}{lf}

Example for BUC:

<0001A2/ONL?{cr}
>0001A2/ONL=1{cr}{lf}

ONL= (message ok)
ONL? (received ok, but
invalid arguments
found)

ONL? ONL=x