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Comtech EF Data CSAT-5060 User Manual

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C-Band Transceiver

Revision 1

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)

Total New
Alarms
(Retrieve
Number of
unread
Stored
Alarms)

N/A 2

bytes,

numerical

Query only.

CSAT returns the number of Stored Events which
remain unread, in the form xx. Note: This means unread
over the remote control – viewing the stored events
from the front panel of the modem does not affect this
value.

Example reply: TNA=18’cr’’lf’

N/A TNA?

TNA=xx (see description for details
of arguments)

Retrieve
Serial
Number

N/A

10 bytes,
alpha
numerical

Query only.

Used to Query the units 6 digit serial number.

Slave returns its S/N, in the form Cxxxxxxxxx

Example: RSN=C001234567’cr’’lf’

N/A RSN?

RSN=Cxxxxxxxxx

(see

description

for details of arguments)

Retrieve
Equipment
Type

N/A

20 bytes,
alpha
numerical

Query only.

CSAT returns a string indicated the Model Number and
the value of internal software revision installed

Example: RET=CSAT-5060/050 V1.02’cr’’lf’

N/A RET?

RET=x….x (see description for
details of arguments)

Circuit
Identification
Message

CID=

24 bytes,
alpha
numerical

Command or Query.

Sets or queries the user-defined Circuit ID string, which
is a fixed length of 24 characters.

Valid characters include:

Space ( ) * + _ , . / 0-9 A-Z

CID= (message ok)

CID? (received ok,
but invalid
arguments found)

CID? CID=x….x (see description for

details of arguments)