This page describes the device driver and the device window for the Advantech Wireless BUC over serial interface.
Device window pages
The following table shows which device window pages are available with this individual device type.
--- The operational parametersConfiguration parameters
At the maintenance page of the device window there are a couple of configuration parameters which must be set to make the software talk to the unit.
| parameter | description |
|---|---|
| address | Device address for serial communication |
| Serial | Remember to set the line parameters for the serial interface (only if connected to serial port of beacon receiver and not to Ethernet) |
| readBackDelay | Defines the delay the driver uses when it reads back parameters recently commanded. The delay is initialized at a proved preset value which should not be changed under normal circumstances. |
Variables defined by this device driver
| name | type | flags | range |
|---|---|---|---|
| info.driver | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| lowLevel.cmd | TEXT | StringRange | |
| lowLevel.reply | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| faults.99 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Communication) |
| faults.commstat | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.type | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.port | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.frame | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| config.readBackDelay | INTEGER | SAVE SETUP | IntegerRange (100 .. 10000) |
| config.extRef | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.serial | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.version | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| info.powerClass | INTEGER | IntegerRange (0 .. 0) | |
| info.redundancy | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.band | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.signal.on | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O (OFF ON) |
| tx.on | CHOICE | EnumRange (OFF ON) | |
| tx.gain | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 16.0) | |
| meas.fwdPwr | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| meas.refPwr | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| tx.measuredLevel | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| meas.measuredLevel | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| meas.temperature | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| meas.voltage | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| meas.current | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| protection | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (MANUAL AUTO) | |
| location | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (STANDBY ONLINE) | |
| position | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (A B) | |
| onSwitch | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O DIS (attached as A attached as B) |
| reset | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| internal.min | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0) | |
| internal.max | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0) | |
| internal.forwardPower | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| internal.on | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| internal.pout | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| internal.pref | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (PA Device) |
| faults.02 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Temperature Alarm) |
| faults.03 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Temperature Pre Alarm) |
| faults.04 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (RF Alarm) |
| faults.05 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Tx Alarm) |
| faults.10 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Summary) |
| faults.26 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (TX Off) |