Comtech EF Data LBC-4000 - Manual (Page 9)

LBC-4000 L-Band Up/Down Converter System with Ethernet Revision 2
Table of Contents MN-LBC4000A
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CHAPTER 7. SERIAL-BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ................................ 7–1
7.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 7–1
7.1.1 EIA‐485 .................................................................................................................................. 7–2
7.1.2 EIA‐232 .................................................................................................................................. 7–2
7.2 Remote Commands and Queries Overview ........................................................................... 7–3
7.2.1 Basic Protocol ........................................................................................................................ 7–3
7.2.2 Packet Structure .................................................................................................................... 7–3
7.2.2.1 Start of Packet ................................................................................................................... 7–4
7.2.2.2 Target Address .................................................................................................................. 7–5
7.2.2.3 Address Delimiter .............................................................................................................. 7–5
7.2.2.4 Instruction Code ................................................................................................................ 7–5
7.2.2.5 Instruction Code Qualifier ................................................................................................. 7–6
7.2.2.6 Optional Message Arguments ........................................................................................... 7–7
7.2.2.7 End of Packet .................................................................................................................... 7–7
7.3 Remote Commands and Queries ........................................................................................... 7–8
APPENDIX A. UP/DOWNCONVERTER IDU MODULE REMOVAL/RE-INSTALLATION . A–1
A.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... A–1
A.2 IDU Module Removal Procedure ........................................................................................... A–2
A.3 IDU Module Installation Procedure ....................................................................................... A–5
APPENDIX B. LBC-4000 REDUNDANCY OPERATION ..................................................... B–1
B.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... B–1
B.2 Redundancy Operations Overview ........................................................................................ B–1
B.3 Redundancy Operations via the LBC‐4000 Front Panel .......................................................... B–3
B.3.1 Main Menu ............................................................................................................................ B–4
B.3.2 CONFIG (Configuration) Menu .............................................................................................. B–5
B.3.3 CONFIG: REDUND (Redundancy) .......................................................................................... B–6
B.3.4 Gain Offset for Redundant Operations ................................................................................. B–7
B.4 Redundancy Operations via the LBC‐4000 Web Server Interface ........................................... B–8
B.5 Redundancy Operations via Serial Remote Control ............................................................... B–9