Comtech EF Data PCB-4000 Installation And Operation Manual page 43

PCB-4000 Phase Combiner
Remote Control Commands
Command Command
Parameter
(Instruction Valid for
Type
Code and PCB or
qualifier) SSPA
Attenuation ATT= PCB
RF Power AMP= PCB
Amplifier
State
AUX Input AUX=
Enable
Attenuation AOF= PCB
Offset
Arguments Description of arguments
for Command (note that all arguments are ASCII
or Response numeric codes, that is, ASCII codes
to Query
5 bytes, Command or Query.
numerical Valid attenuation level, in dB, at
0.25-dB step size as factory default.
The attenuation range is limited to a
maximum of 24 dB.
Example: ATT=12.25
1 byte, Command or Query
value of 0, 1 Turns ON or OFF the SSPAs.
0 = Off
1 = On
N/A 1 byte, Query only.
value of 0, 1 Enables AUX input for SSPA mute
<0001V1/AUX?
Where: x is 0 (AUX Mute disabled)
7 bytes, Command or Query
alpha-numeric Sets attenuation offset for specified
SSPA
Command:
AOF=x,yy.yy
Query:
AOF?
Where: x=0 or 1 (SSPA number)
Example: AOF=1,01.50
(AOF command will not take values
greater than 6 dB)
(target to controller)
between 48 and 57)
ATT= (message ok)
ATT? (received ok, but
invalid arguments
found)
ATT* (message ok, but
not permitted in current
mode
AMP= (message ok)
AMP? (received ok, but
invalid arguments
found)
AMP* (message ok, but
not permitted in current
mode
AUX= (message ok)
AUX? (received ok, but
invalid arguments
found)
1 (AUX Mute enabled) AUX* (message ok, but
not permitted in current
mode
AOF= (message ok)
AOF? (received ok, but
invalid arguments
found)
AOF* (messages ok,
but not permitted in
current mode)
yy.yy=Attenuation offset
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Query
Response to
(Instruction
Command
Code and
qualifier)
ATT?
AMP?
AUX?
AOF?
Response
Query Valid to query
for PCB or (target to
SSPA controller)
ALL ATT=xx.xx
(same
format as
command
arguments)
ALL AMP=x
(same
format as
command
arguments)
SSPA AUX=x
(same
format as
command
arguments
PCB AOF=x,yy.y
y
(same
format as
command
arguments)