Comtech EF Data MBT-5003 - Manual (Page 94)

MBT-5003 L-Band Up/Down Converter System Revision 1
Appendix A MN-MBT5003
A–18
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)
Part Number N/A Various 1-96
bytes Query only.
Returns the Comtech EF Data part number of the unit. This part
number is the unit’s DOTCODE at the time it was manufactured.
The DOTCODE may be up to 96 printable ASCII characters long.
Example: <2/PNM?’cr’
>0002/PNM=BUCC0.350WRSW00’cr’’lf’
N/A PNM? PNM=x….x
(See Description of
Arguments for return string
details)
Redundancy
Online Status RED= 1 byte Command or Query.
When this command is used it will force the unit to throw the
switches causing the unit to go offline (if it is currently online). The
unit cannot be forced online, and sending a 1 will have no effect.
0 = Offline
1 = Online (query only)
Default value: 0
Example: <2/RED=0’cr’
>0002/RED=’cr’’lf’
RED=
RED?
RED* RED? RED=x
Retrieve
Maintenance
Status N/A variable length Query only.
Used to Query the Maintenance status of the unit. N/A RMS? RMS=x….x
(See Description of
Arguments)
Example Description
<2/RMS?’cr’
>0002/RMS=’cr’
SYNVT=001.2’cr’
HSTMP=+12.3’cr’
FWPWR=004.9’cr’lf’
Synthesizer Voltage
Temperature
Forward Power
Note: If the converter does not support power monitor, will display
FWPWR=xxx.x
Serial Number N/A 9 bytes Query only.
Used to query the unit 9-digit serial number. Unit returns its S/N in
the form xxxxxxxxx.
Example: SNO=176500143
N/A SNO? SNO=xxxxxxxxx
(See Description of
Arguments)
Temperature N/A 4 bytes Query Only.
Returns the temperatures of the heat sink in the form of a sign byte
followed by 3 bytes for the temperature.
Example: TMP=+26.0
N/A TMP? TMP=sxxx
(See Description of
Arguments)