Comtech EF Data MBT-4000 Installation And Operation Manual page 59

MBT-4000 Multi-Band Transceiver System
Remote Control
Command Valid on
Parameter (Instruction
Type Code and BDC, or
qualifier)
Retrieve next N/A All
5 unread
Stored Alarms
Mute State MUT=x BDC
BUC
Online Status N/A MBT
Arguments
MBT, for Command
(Note that all arguments are ASCII numeric codes – i.e.,
or Response
BUC to Query
145 bytes Query only.
The unit returns the oldest 5 Stored Events which have not yet
been read over the remote control.
Reply format:
Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-
body, where Sub-body=YYYYYYYYYY ZZ hhmmss mmddyy:
YYYYYYYYYY=being the fault description.
ZZ= being the alarm type.
FT = Fault
OK = Clear
IF = Information
If there are no new events, the unit will reply with LNA*
Note: See Appendix B for a description of possible Alarm/Events
that may be found in the Alarm queue.
1 byte, Command or Query.
value of 0,1 Mute the unit, where:
0 = Disabled,
1 = Enabled
Example: MUT=1
N/A Query only.
Used to query the online status of the unit (useful in redundant
configurations).
Return position of corresponding RF switch.
Example:
<0001/ONL?{cr}
>0001/ONL={cr}{lf}
ON1=ON ,{cr}
ON2=ON , {cr}{lf}
Description of Arguments
ASCII codes between 48 and 57)
A–15
Revision 4
MN/MBT4000.IOM
Response to Query
Command (Instruction
(Target to Code and
Controller) qualifier)
N/A LNA?
MUT= (message OK) MUT?
MUT? (received OK,
but invalid arguments
found)
MUT* (message OK,
but not permitted in
current mode)
MUT! (command not
accepted by MBT-
4000 base unit. It
must be addressed
to BUC or BDC sub-
units)
ONL= (message OK) ONL?
ONL? (received OK,
but invalid arguments
found)
Response to
Query
(Target to
Controller)
LNA=YY..ss
(see description
for details of
arguments)
MUT=x
(same format as
command
arguments)
ONL=x