1.291 Hiltron-HCS-Switch

This page describes the device driver and the device window for the Hiltron-HCS-Switch device. This device controls one waveguide switch / redundancy switch module in a Hiltron HCS3 controller. To manage multiple switches in one HCS3 controller you have to configure multiple instances of the driver, all using the same IP address.

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 .

• --- Sets / shows the actual switch state.
• --- 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 integrate the device into the VLC/M&C.

• 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.

• module --- The module number (1..14) to address in the HCS3 controller.

Remarks

• The 'position' variable knows beside the switch positions 'A' and 'B' the states 'NONE' and 'FAIL'. These are for state display only, these are not commandable. The device ignores position commanding it to 'NONE' or 'FAIL'.
• If you change the 'module' configuration parameter, the module identification at the info page is not updated automatically. This happens with the next restart of the software. To force an update of these readings, set the device OUT-OF-SERVICE and then OPERATIONAL again.

Variables defined by this device driver