1.55 AntwerpSpace-IBB-Modem

This page describes the Antwerpspace-IBB-Modem device driver and its device window. The Antwerpspace-IBB-Modem device driver uses the CCCOM protocol and reads the following tables: version and system table, the modulator Table (component #40), the subcarrier modulator table (component #30), the suppressed carrier modulator table #1 (component #36), the demodulator table (component #4), the psk subcarrier demodulator table (component #8), suppressed carrier demodulator table (component #12), the telemetry table (component #16). Beside that it allows setting a small selection of parameters from this tables, start and stop of the modules

It was developed base on ICD v4.07 from 2021/12/15

The IBB requires two separate IP connection for monitoring and commanding the device. The device driver establishes the connection to the monitoring port (usually 5000) by terminal server like TTY connection. This connection is permanently active. Address and port are set in the vlc.setup configuration file as for a terminal server serial port.
The default Monitoring Port is 5000 It allows up to 5 connections at a time.
The default Command Port is 5001. It allows only one connection at a time.

Device window pages

The following table shows which device window pages are available with this individual device type. Tool-bar functions not mentioned here are described at the general description of device windows .

Configuration 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 device.

parameter description
address No address required
cmdPort Defines the command port. Standard port is 5001
mod.defaultState Defines the the default modulation state when loading a new configuration (ON/OFF)
mod.defaultLoop Deines the default IF loop state (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL). If set to internal loop, the modulator output is directly connected (at IF level) to all the inputs.

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
info.revision TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.reference TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
config.cmdPort INTEGER SAVE SETUP IntegerRange (0 .. 0)
config.mod.defaultState CHOICE SETUP EnumRange (OFF ON)
config.mod.defaultLoop CHOICE SETUP EnumRange (EXTERNAL INTERNAL)
internal.a TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
internal.b TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
internal.c TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
internal.cf HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.fn HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.sy1 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.sy2 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.sy3 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.sy4 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.sy5 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.sy6 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.cmd TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
mod.1.type CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (PM FM)
mod.1.frequency FLOAT DoubleRange (65.000000 .. 75.000000)
mod.1.level FLOAT DoubleRange (-30.0 .. 0.0)
mod.1.sweepCycles INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (1 .. 20)
mod.1.sweepLimit1 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (-500.000 .. 500.000)
mod.1.sweepLimit2 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (-500.000 .. 500.000)
mod.1.sweepRate INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
mod.1.configFile HEX HexRange (0 .. 0)
mod.1.state TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
mod.1.carrier CHOICE EnumRange (OFF ON)
mod.1.modulation CHOICE EnumRange (OFF ON)
mod.1.ifLoop CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (EXTERNAL INTERNAL)
mod.1.sweep TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
mod.1.video CHOICE EnumRange (OFF ON)
mod.1.sweepcmd INTEGER NOPRESET IntegerRange (0 .. 2)
mod.1.sub.priority INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sub.frequency INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sub.pmIndex FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
mod.1.sub.fmDeviation INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sub.waveform CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (SINE SQUARE)
mod.1.sub.symbolRate INTEGER IntegerRange (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sub.sendPreamble CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (NO PLOP-1 PLOP-2)
mod.1.sub.preambleLen INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sub.minIdleLen INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sub.maxIdleLen INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sub.inversion CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
mod.1.sub.differential CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
mod.1.sub.convolutional CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
mod.1.sub.g2OutInversion CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
mod.1.sub.mirrorG1G2 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
mod.1.sub.format CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (NRZ SPL)
mod.1.sub.configFile HEX HexRange (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sub.state TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
mod.1.sub.start TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
mod.1.sub.stop TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
mod.1.sup.priority INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sup.symbolRate INTEGER IntegerRange (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sup.type CHOICE EnumRange (BPSK QPSK OQPSK)
mod.1.sup.filter CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (RECTANGULAR SRRC)
mod.1.sup.sendPreamble CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF PLOP-1 PLOP-2)
mod.1.sup.preambleLen INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sup.minIdleLen INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sup.maxIdleLen INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sup.differential CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
mod.1.sup.convolutional CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
mod.1.sup.g2OutInversion CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
mod.1.sup.mirrorG1G2 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
mod.1.sup.configFile HEX HexRange (0 .. 0)
mod.1.sup.state TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
mod.1.sup.start TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
mod.1.sup.stop TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
dem.1.mode CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (PM PM-DIVERSITY)
dem.1.c2noThreshold INTEGER IntegerRange (25 .. 60)
dem.1.frequency FLOAT DoubleRange (65.000000 .. 75.000000)
dem.1.acqMinLimit FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (-400.000 .. 400.000)
dem.1.acqMaxLimit FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (-400.000 .. 400.000)
dem.1.antiSideband CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (DISABLED ENABLED)
dem.1.antiSidebandFrq1 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (-400.000 .. 400.000)
dem.1.antiSidebandFrq2 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (-400.000 .. 400.000)
dem.1.antiSidebandFrq3 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (-400.000 .. 400.000)
dem.1.configFile HEX HexRange (0 .. 0)
dem.1.state TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
dem.1.meas.c2no FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
dem.1.meas.carrier INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
dem.1.meas.offset INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
dem.1.meas.dopplerRate INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
dem.1.meas.level FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
dem.1.start TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
dem.1.stop TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
dem.1.unlock TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
dem.1.sub.frequency INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
dem.1.sub.pmIndex FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
dem.1.sub.waveform CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (SINE SQUARE)
dem.1.sub.symbolRate INTEGER IntegerRange (0 .. 0)
dem.1.sub.esn0Threshold FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
dem.1.sub.format CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (NRZ SPL)
dem.1.sub.convolutional CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
dem.1.sub.g2OutInversion CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
dem.1.sub.mirrorG1G2 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
dem.1.sub.differential CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
dem.1.sub.inversion CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
dem.1.sub.turboDecoder CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
dem.1.sub.turboDerandomizer CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
dem.1.sub.turboRate CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (1/2 1/3 1/4 1/6)
dem.1.sub.turboBlocks CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (1784 3568 7136 8920)
dem.1.sub.turboLockMarkers INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (1 .. 5)
dem.1.sub.turboUnlockMarkers INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (1 .. 5)
dem.1.sub.configFile HEX HexRange (0 .. 0)
dem.1.sub.state TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
dem.1.sub.meas.freq INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
dem.1.sub.meas.esn0 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
dem.1.sub.meas.pmIndex FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
dem.1.sub.start TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
dem.1.sub.stop TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
dem.1.sub.unlock TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
dem.1.sup.mode CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (PM PM-DIVERSITY)
dem.1.sup.frequency FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (65.000000 .. 75.000000)
dem.1.sup.acqMinLimit FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (-400.000 .. 400.000)
dem.1.sup.acqMaxLimit FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (-400.000 .. 400.000)
dem.1.sup.symbolRate INTEGER IntegerRange (0 .. 0)
dem.1.sup.type CHOICE EnumRange (BPSK QPSK OQPSK)
dem.1.sup.convolutional CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
dem.1.sup.g2OutInversion CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
dem.1.sup.mirrorG1G2 CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (OFF ON)
dem.1.sup.filter CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (RECTANGULAR SRRC)
dem.1.sup.srrcRollOff FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 1.00)
dem.1.sup.configFile HEX HexRange (0 .. 0)
dem.1.sup.state TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
dem.1.sup.meas.freq INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
dem.1.sup.meas.offset INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
dem.1.sup.meas.dopplerRate INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
dem.1.sup.meas.symbolRate INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
dem.1.sup.meas.level FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
dem.1.sup.meas.esn0 FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
dem.1.sup.meas.evm INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
dem.1.sup.start TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
dem.1.sup.stop TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
tel.1.control BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
tel.1.frameLength INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.syncMarker0 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.syncMarker1 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.syncMarker2 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.syncMarker3 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.syncMarker4 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.syncMarker5 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.syncMarker6 HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.syncMarkerLength INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.maxBitErrorsUnlocked INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.maxBitErrorsLocked INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.maxBitErrorsUnlockedChecking INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.maxBitErrorsLockedChecking INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.maxChecksUnlockedChecking INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.maxChecksLockedChecking INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.maxBitSlips INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.extractStrategy CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (UNILATERAL BILATERAL)
tel.1.framePolarity CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (NORMAL COMPLELENTED BOTH)
tel.1.bitPolarityInversion CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (STATIC-ON STATIC-OFF DYNAMIC)
tel.1.unscramble BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
tel.1.unscramblePolynomial INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.unscrambleInitialization INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.reedSolomon BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
tel.1.reedSolomonInterleave INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (1 .. 5)
tel.1.hecActive BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
tel.1.crcActive BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
tel.1.discardErroredFrame BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
tel.1.storageActive BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
tel.1.storageFilename HEX R/O HexRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.storageFormat CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (DATA-ONLY FULL)
tel.1.storageFileEntries INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.spacecraftId INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.configFile HEX HexRange (0 .. 0)
tel.1.state TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
tel.1.frameSyncState TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
tel.1.masterChannelSCID INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.masterChannelOCFMismatch INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.unconfiguredMasterChannelId INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.framesComplemented INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.rsErrorsCorrected INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.rsUncorrectableFrames INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.framesForwarded INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.clcwsForwarded INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.unlock2lockTransitions INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.lock2unlockTransitions INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.markersWithoutBitErrors INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.markersWithBitErrors INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.markersWithoutBitSlips INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.markersWithBitSlips INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.unlock2lockTransitionsInv INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.lock2unlockTransitionsInv INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.markersWithoutBitErrorsInv INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.markersWithBitErrorsInv INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.markersWithoutBitSlipsInv INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.markersWithBitSlipsInv INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
tel.1.start TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
tel.1.stop TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
tel.1.update TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
tel.1.updatestate TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
mod.1.sendtm HEX HexRange (0 .. 0)
apply.bbSession TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
basebandSessionNo HEX HexRange (0 .. 0)
cal.1.divstart INTEGER NOPRESET IntegerRange (0 .. 0)
cal.1.delay INTEGER IntegerRange (0 .. 0)
aus.1.enable TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
test.1.self TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
faults.01 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Output power)
faults.02 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Ext. Reference)
faults.03 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Remote Control)
faults.04 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (DC Calibration)