Asense [Hi/Lo] - GE MDS 4710A Technical Manual

Table 10. Alarm Event Codes and Hex/Binary Values
Event Number Text Message
28 Total current fault
29 Power output control
30 RSSI reading below -105
31 Internal temperature not in valid
range
Alarm Sense
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Alarm Code
(hex)
0000 0008
0000 0004
0000 0002
0000 0001
The AMASK command is used to set or display which events cause the
alarm output signal on pin 25 to be active. The default AMASK is
FFFF FFFF (hexidecimal). Therefore, all major and minor alarms pro-
vide a logic high on pin 25. The first four hexidecimal values represent
major alarms that provide a logic high on pin 25, and the next four hex-
idecimal values represent minor alarms. Converting the hexidecimal
value to binary shows which bits are set in the AMASK. For example:
AMASK (default) = FFFF FFFF (hex)
=1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 (binary)
Each bit represents a different major or minor alarm. The most signifi-
cant 16 bits represent specific major alarms and the least significant 16
bits represent specific minor alarms. All major and minor alarms are set
as the default AMASK. Use the AMASK command to reset any or all of
these bits if alarm outputs for specific alarms are not desired.
provides a list of event codes.
To disable the alarm signal for a specific alarm, reset the bit associated
to the specific alarm and convert back to hexidecimal.

ASENSE [HI/LO]

The command sets or displays the sense of the alarm output at
ASENSE
DATA INTERFACE
Pin 25 of the
Entering the command alone shows whether the alarm output is
ASENSE
active high or low. Entering the
resets the alarm output to active high or low.
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32-bit Binary Equivalent
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0100
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001
connector.
command followed by
ASENSE
Table 10
or
HI LO
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