1.183 ETL-Alto-DA

This page describes the ETL-Alto-DA device driver and its device window. The ETL-Alto-DA device driver monitors and controls the following devices:

ETL Systems Alto L-band 1+1 Redundant Amplifier Chassis with monitor ports, 50 ohm

• Model: ALT-C319-1U

ETL Systems L-band Combiner Active 16 Way with Hot Swap, Front Mounted Dual Redundant Amplifiers

• Model: C1601S1ULA-22532

ETL Systems L-band Splitter active 16 way with variable gain, variable slope, hot swap dual redundant amplifiers & hot-swap power supplies

• Model: D0116S1ULA-22522

The driver was tested with the following versions:

• 2 x ALT-R-L1-012 module
• Module SW version e3471v6
• CPU SW version: e225 2v1
• Chassis SW version: e567 1v9
• Chassis SW version: e567 1v9

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 .

• --- The modules gain/slope and redundancy settings.
• --- The modules,amplifier and chassis voltage and temperature readings.
• --- 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 device.

• parameter --- description

• address --- The SNMP address specification for the device. The full address specification consists of the following fields:aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd:pppp read-community write-community

  • aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd --- The IP address of the device in 'dotted quad' notation. This field is mandatory.
  • pppp --- The IP port number where the device accepts SNMP requests. The port number may be omitted, the driver uses the standard port 161 in this case.
  • read-community --- The SNMP read community name. This must match the read community expected by the device.
  • write-community --- The SNMP write community name. This must match the write community expected by the device. The write community name may be omitted, the driver uses the read community name for both, read and write in this case. If both community names are missing, the driver uses 'public' as a default for read and write community.

• 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.

• standbyMode.1 --- Defines the hot standby mode for module 1. If selected the redundant path will always be powered.

• standbyMode.2 --- Defines the hot standby mode for module 2. If selected the redundant path will always be powered.

• standbyMode.3 --- Defines the hot standby mode for module 3. If selected the redundant path will always be powered.

• standbyMode.4 --- Defines the hot standby mode for module 4. If selected the redundant path will always be powered.

• standbyCheck.1 --- Defines the check interval in cold standby mode for module 1.

• standbyCheck.2 --- Defines the check interval in cold standby mode for module 2.

• standbyCheck.3 --- Defines the check interval in cold standby mode for module 3.

• standbyCheck.4 --- Defines the check interval in cold standby mode for module 4.

• deviceComment --- An optional text entered here appears as an addition to the tooltip which is shown while the mouse is placed over a device icon in the GUI. The "\n" character sequence is translated into a newline character, splitting the text into multiple lines.

Variables defined by this device driver