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Comtech EF Data CSAT-5060 User Manual

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C-Band Transceiver

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Remote Control

MN/CSAT5060.IOM


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Parameter
Type

Command
(Instruction
Code and
qualifier)

Arguments
for
Command
or
Response
to Query

Description of arguments

Note that all arguments are ASCII
numeric codes between 48 and 57.

Response to
Command

(Slave to Master)

Query

(Instruction
code and
qualifier)

Response to query

(Slave to Master)

Set RTC
Time

TIM= 6

bytes,

numerical

A command in the form hhmmss, indicating the time
from midnight, where hh = hours, between 00 and 23;
mm = minutes, between 00 and 59, and 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=xxxxxx

(same format as command
arguments

Clear All
Stored
Alarms

CAA= None Command

only

Instructs the slave to clear all Stored Events

This command takes no arguments.

CAA= (message ok)

N/A

N/A

Re-Initialize
Retrieved
Alarms Point

IAP= None Command

only

Instructs the unit to zero the retrieved alarms pointer to
allow the user to retrieve the complete stored alarms
log.

IAP=(message ok)

N/A

N/A

List New
Alarms
(Retrieve
next 5
unread
Stored
Alarms)

N/A 145

bytes

Query

only

CSAT returns the oldest 5 Stored Events that 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

YYYYYYYYYY being the fault description.

ZZ being the alarm type.

FT = Fault

OK = Clear

IF = Information

If there are no new events, the CSAT will reply with
LNA*. Note: the CSAT incorporates a circular buffer

capable of holding 100 events/alarms.

N/A LNA?

LNA=YY..ss

(see description for details of
arguments)