This page describes the device driver and the device window for the C&M Systems Microwave Waveguide Switching and HPA Protection system controller: Model CM38901 with up to 8 waveguide switches and 2+1 HPA redundancy and a 1+1 KPA redundancy.
Device window pages
The following table shows which device window pages are available with this individual device type.
--- The operational parameters
--- The faults page.
--- The device info page.
--- The maintenance page. The configuration parameters described below are set at this page.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 unit.
| parameter | description |
|---|---|
| address | The device address (decimal) as set at the device's front panel. |
| Serial | Remember to set the line parameters for the serial interface |
| 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 |
| info.model | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.revision | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| config.readBackDelay | INTEGER | SAVE SETUP | IntegerRange (100 .. 10000) |
| protection | CHOICE | EnumRange (MANUAL AUTO) | |
| reset | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| priority | CHOICE | EnumRange (N/A HPA-01 HPA-02 HPA-03) | |
| switch.01 | CHOICE | EnumRange (A B FLT) | |
| switch.02 | CHOICE | EnumRange (A B FLT) | |
| switch.03 | CHOICE | EnumRange (A B FLT) | |
| switch.04 | CHOICE | EnumRange (A B FLT) | |
| switch.05 | CHOICE | EnumRange (A B FLT) | |
| switch.06 | CHOICE | EnumRange (A B FLT) | |
| switch.07 | CHOICE | EnumRange (A B FLT) | |
| switch.08 | CHOICE | EnumRange (A B FLT) | |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Remote access) |
| faults.04 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Protection) |
| faults.05 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (AC1 5V Supply) |
| faults.06 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (AC1 30V Supply) |
| faults.07 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (AC2 5V Supply) |
| faults.08 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (AC2 30V Supply) |
| faults.11 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (HPA 1) |
| faults.12 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (HPA 2) |
| faults.13 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (HPA 3) |
| faults.14 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (KPA A) |
| faults.15 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (KPA B) |
| faults.21 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch 1) |
| faults.22 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch 2) |
| faults.23 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch 3) |
| faults.24 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch 4) |
| faults.25 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch 5) |
| faults.26 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch 6) |
| faults.27 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch 7) |
| faults.28 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch 8) |