Comtech EF Data MBT-4000B - Manual (Page 66)

MBT-4000B Multi-band Transceiver System Revision 1
Serial-based Remote Product Management MN/MBT4000B.IOM
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Parameter
Type
Command
(Instruction Code
and qualifier)
Valid on
MBT or
BUC/BDC
Arguments for
Command or
Response to
Query
Description of Arguments
(Note that all arguments are ASCII numeric codes – i.e., ASCII codes
between 48 and 57)
Response to Command
(Target to Controller)
Query
(Instruction
Code and
qualifier)
Response to
Query
(Target to
Controller)
LNA Fault Logic LFL=sx MBT
BDC
2 bytes, numeric Command or Query.
Sets or returns LNA/LNB Fault Logic as a contribution to the summary fault
relay, in the form sx where:
s (Source)=1 (LNA A AUX COMM) or 2 (LNB Bias Tee)
x=0 (Disable) or 2 (Enable)
Example: LFL=21 generates a fault if the measured current for the bias
tee varies from the calibrated operating point stored by the CLC=2
command over the % allowed by the LCW=2xx command
LFL=
LFL?
LCS*
LFL!
LFL?s LFL=sx
(same format as
command
arguments)
Retrieve next 5
unread Stored
Alarms
N/A All 145 bytes Query only.
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:
YYYYYYYYYY=being the fault description.
ZZ= being the alarm type.
FT=Fault
OK=Clear
IF=Information
If there are no new events, the unit replies 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 of
Arguments for
details)
Bias Tee Mute
State
MSP=x MBT 1 byte, numeric Command or Query.
Sets or returns mute of the unit in the form x, where:
x= 0 (Disabled) or 1 (Enabled)
Example: MSP=1 would mute the LNB bias tee
MSP=
MSP?)
MSP*
MSP!
MSP? MSP=x
(same format as
command
arguments)
Mute State MUT=x BDC
BUC
1 byte, numeric Command or Query.
Sets or returns mute of the unit in the form x, where:
x=0 (Disabled) or 1 (Enabled)
Example: MUT=1
MUT=
MUT?
MUT*
MUT!
MUT? MUT=x
(same format as
command
arguments)