Comtech EF Data LBC-4000 Installation And Operation Manual page 81

LBC-4000 L-Band Up/Down Converter System
Serial-based Remote Product Management
Command
Parameter (Instruction Code
Type and
Qualifier)
Application AID_
Identification
Attenuation ATO_A_SY.Z
Offset
Attenuation ATT_
Clear All Stored CAA_
Alarms
Arguments for
Command or (Note that all arguments are ASCII numeric codes between
Response to Query
48 bytes, Command or Query.
alphanumeric Used to identify or name the unit or station, in the form
AID_xxx...x where:
• First line is limited to 24 characters.
• Second line is also limited to 24 characters.
• No carriage return between first line and second line.
Example: AID_
--Earth Station 1—
---Converter #1----
6 bytes Alphanumeric Command or Query.
Used to control or query attenuation offset, in the form
ATO_A_SY.Z <Enter> where:
S=Sign (+ or -)
Y=Number between 0 and 5
Z=Number between 0 and 9
(cannot be greater than 5.0)
Example: ATO_A_+2.3 <Enter> = Command
Notes:
1. Applicable only on Slot A. Slot B will return error.
2. If (displayed attenuation + offset) < 0, actual attenuation will
be set to 0dB.
3. If (displayed attenuation + offset) > maximum attenuation,
actual attenuation will be set to maximum attenuation.
4. Actual attenuation is the sum of Attenuation displayed on
front panel and Offset.
7 bytes, Command or Query.
alphanumeric In the form ATT_x_yy.yy where:
x = 'A' (Converter A) or 'B' (Converter B)
yy.yy = Valid attenuation level, in dB, at 0.1dB step size as
factory default.
Example: ATT_A_12.20 (Converter A is set to 12.20 dB)
None Command only.
Instructs the target to clear all Stored Events, in the form
CAA_xxx, where:
xxx = YES
Description of Arguments
48 and 57)
6–9
Query
Response to Command
(Instruction Code
(Target to controller)
and qualifier)
Same as command AID_
ATO_A_SY.Z ATO_A_<Enter>
Same as command ATT_x_
CAA_CLEARED N/A
Revision 4
MN/LBC4000.IOM
Response to query
(Target to controller)
AID_x...x
(see Description of
Arguments for details)
(see Description of
Arguments for details)
ATT_x_yy.yy
(see Description of
Arguments for details)
N/A