Comtech EF Data KPA-040 Installation And Operation Manual page 106

KPA Ku-Band Indoor Solid-State Power Amplifier
Appendix C
Command Arguments for
Parameter Type (Instr Code and Command or
Qualifier) Response to Query
Mute State MUT= 1 byte,
value of 0,1
Number of N/A 3 bytes, numerical
Unread stored
Events
Part Number N/A Various 1-96 bytes,
alpha-numeric
Priority Select PRI= 1 byte,
value of 1, 2
Retrieve N/A variable length, alpha
Alarm Status numerical
Description of Arguments
(Note that all arguments are ASCII numeric codes, i.e., ASCII codes between 48 and 57)
Command or Query.
Mute the unit, where:
0 = Disabled,
1 = Enabled
Example: MUT=1
Query only.
Returns the number of Stored Events which remain unread, in the form xxx.
Example reply: NUE=018
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: <1/PNM?'cr'
>0001/PNM=HPODC0.350WRSW00'cr''lf'
Command or Query (backup unit only).
This command allows the user to assign priority when operating in a 1:2 redundant subsystem.
This command provides arbitration in the event that both primary KPAs are faulted
simultaneously.
Example: PRI=1
Query only.
Used to Query the Alarm status of the unit.
Example: <0001/RAS?
>0001/RAS=
+28=FT
+15=OK
+7.5=OK
+5=OK
-5=OK
RF_PS1=OK
RF_PS2=xx
TEMP1=OK
TEMP2=xx
LTEMP=xx
SHTD=OK
FAN1=OK
FAN2=OK
BUCLD=OK
XRFLD=OK
TRMST=YS
If it is not applicable, it will display xx.
FT – fault AL – alarm MS – masked YS – yes
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Query
Response to Query
(Instr Code and
(Target to controller)
Qualifier)
MUT? MUT=x
(same format as
command arguments)
NUE? NUE=xxx
(see Description of
Arguments)
PNM? PNM=x....x
(see Description of
Arguments for return
string)
PRI? PRI=x
(same format as
command arguments)
RAS? RAS=x....x
(see Description of
Arguments)