This page describes the device driver and the device window for a Novotronik LNA Switching Unit GTS6303.
The driver supports the 1:1 and 2:1 redundancy models P/N 1200288 and 1200279. It detects the number of installed LNAs and sets its parameters/ranges accordingly.
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 .
--- Switch parameters.
--- Switch readings.
--- The faults page.
--- The device info page.
--- The maintenance page. The configuration parameters described below are set at this page.Configuration parameters
The GTS6300 do not need any configuration parameters except the settings for the serial interface. The default address is 0.
| parameter | description |
|---|---|
| Serial | Remember to set the line parameters for the serial interface connected to the device. The recommended line setting for the use with the sat-nms software is 9600,N,7,1 . |
| 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. |
| controlMode | Switches the device control mode between local and remote. |
| dcPs1 | Switches DC power supply 1. |
| dcPs2 | Switches DC power supply 2. |
| dcPs3 | Switches DC power supply 3. |
| dcBiasMode | Switch DC Bias Control Mode between AUTO and MANUAL. |
| 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. |
Remote Control
TCP uses Terminal LF-LFCR protocol
Default TCP port is 9998
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.controlMode | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (LOCAL REMOTE) |
| config.dcPs1 | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (OFF ON) |
| config.dcPs2 | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (OFF ON) |
| config.dcPs3 | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange DIS (OFF ON) |
| config.dcBiasMode | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (MANUAL AUTO) |
| config.deviceComment | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| position | CHOICE | EnumRange (3-STBY 1-STBY 2-STBY) | |
| position.1 | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (A B) | |
| position.2 | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (A B) | |
| priority | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (NONE PATH-1 PATH-2) | |
| protection | CHOICE | EnumRange (MANUAL AUTO) | |
| info.swVersion | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.swDate | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.serialNo | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.model | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.noLna | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| info.noSwitches | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (5VDC) |
| faults.02 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (12VDC/1) |
| faults.03 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (12VDC/2) |
| faults.04 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Temperature) |
| faults.05 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Control/Switch board) |
| faults.06 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (DC supply board Amp 1) |
| faults.07 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (DC supply board Amp 2) |
| faults.08 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (DC supply board Amp 3) |
| faults.11 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Amplifier 1) |
| faults.12 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Amplifier 2) |
| faults.13 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Amplifier 3) |
| faults.15 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch board 1) |
| faults.16 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch board 2) |
| faults.17 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch board 3) |
| faults.18 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Switch board 4) |
| 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.28 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Remote Access) |
| faults.27 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Protection) |