Comtech EF Data MBT-5000 - Manual (Page 124)

MBT-5000 L-Band Up/Down Converter System MN-MBT5000
Serial-based Remote Product Management Revision 4
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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
(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)
Redundancy
Online Status
RED= 1 byte Command or Query.
Forces 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
Equipment Type
N/A 53 bytes
(includes ‘cr’)
Query only.
Used to Query the block converter type and its start and stop frequencies.
Example:
<2/RET?’cr’
>0002/RET=5000 C-Band BUC’cr’
05850-06425’cr’
xxxxx-xxxxx’cr’
xxxxx-xxxxx’cr’’lf’
Example for a tri-band converter:
<2/RET?’cr’
>0002/RET=5000 Ku-Band BDC’cr’
10950-11700’cr’
11700-12250’cr’
12250-12750’cr’’lf’
N/A RET? RET=x….x
(see description for
details of arguments)
Retrieve
Maintenance
Status
N/A Variable length Query only.
Queries the Maintenance status of the unit.
RMS? RMS=x….x
(See Description of
Arguments)
Example Description
<2/RMS?’cr’
>0002/RMS=’cr’
SYNVT=001.2’cr’
HSTMP=+12.3’cr’
LNACS=380.2’cr’
FWPWR=004.9’cr’lf’
Synthesizer Voltage
Temperature
LNA Current Supply (in mA)
Forward Power