1.516 Peak-Beacon-Receiver

This page describes the device driver and the device window for the Peak Beacon Receiver included in UPC7000 series (Automatic Up-Link Power Control).

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 .

• --- Control 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 as well as for initial setup.

• 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.

• loEnable --- Defines if an frequency offset should be used for the beacon rx frequency.

• loFreq --- Defines the lo frequency offset in MHz.

• loInversion --- Defines if rx frequency should be inverted from LO.

• lnbVolt --- Defines if LNB supply voltage should be switched on/off. ctc

• output10Mhz --- Defines if a 10MHz reference signal should be fed to the LNB.

• antiSideBand --- Defines if the unit should use its single sweep digital anti-sideband detector to prevent the unit locking to beacon sidebands.

• pad10db --- Defines if the unit use its 10dB pad to allow measurements to be better made if the unit has a high aggregate input level.

• vOutOffs --- Defines the beacon log offset, used to trim the output voltage.

• vOutScale --- Defines the scale for the beacon log output voltage:

  • 0.5db/V,
  • 1db/V,
  • 2db/V,
  • 5db/V or
  • 10db/V.

• vOutLowLimit --- Sets the Low voltage limit.

• vOutLHighLimit --- Sets the high voltage limit.

Variables defined by this device driver