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Comtech EF Data LBC-4000 User Manual

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LBC-4000 L-Band Up/Down Converter System with Ethernet

Revision 2

Serial-based Remote Product Management

MN-LBC4000A

7–17

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

(Target to controller)

Query

(Instruction Code

and qualifier)

Response to query

(Target to controller)

Spectrum Inversion

SPI_

5 bytes

Command or Query.
Used to set or query the Converter spectrum inversion setting,
in the form SPI_x_yyy where:
x = ‘A’ (Converter A) or ‘B’ (Converter B)
yyy = NRM (normal spectrum) or INV (inverted spectrum).

Example: SPI_A_INV (Converter A set to inverted spectrum)

Note: This command is only valid for down converters.

Same as command

SPI_x_

SPI_x_

(see Description of
Arguments for details)

Reference Oscillator
Adjust

SRO_ 3

bytes,

numeric

Command or Query.
Used to set or query the Reference Oscillator Adjustment in the
form SRO_xxx where:

x = Ref Osc Adjust, between 000 and 255. Resolution 001.

Example: SRO=087
Note: SRO cannot be adjusted when the unit is locked to an
external reference source.

Same as command

SRO_

SRO_xxx

(see Description of
Arguments for details)

Slope Adjust

SSA_ 5

bytes,

alphanumeric

Command or Query.
Used to set or query the Converter slope adjustment level, in
the form SSA_x_y.y where:

x = ‘A’ (Converter A) or ‘B’ (Converter B)
y.y = Converter slope adjust level, valid from 0.0 to 1.0 with
0.1 resolution.

Example: SSA_B_0.3 (Converter B slope adjust is set to 0.3)

Same as command

SSA_x_

SSA_x_

(see Description of
Arguments for details)

Serial Number

N/A

9 bytes, numeric
000000000 to
999999999

Query only.
Returns the serial number of the selected unit in the form
SSN_x_yyyyyyyyy where:

x = ‘U’ (unit), ‘A’ (Conv A), or ‘B’ (Conv B)
yyyyyyyyy = the 9 digit serial number of the unit or the
converter.

Example: SSN_B_ (queries for serial number of Converter B)

N/A

SSN_x_

SSN_x_yyyyyyyyy

(see Description of
Arguments for details)

Set RTC Time

TIM_ 8

bytes,

numeric

Command or Query.
Sets or queries the real-time clock in the form TIM_hh:mm:ss
where:

hh=hours (midnight/military format) between 00 and 23
mm = minutes, between 00 and 59
ss = seconds, between 00 and 59

Example: TIM_23:12:59 would be 23 hours, 12 minutes and 59
seconds from midnight.

Same as command

TIM_

TIM_hh:mm:ss

(see Description of
Arguments for details)