--- The device info page.
--- The maintenance page. The configuration parameters from this page are described below.The Pointing-Lock logical device checks the lock state of up to twenty IRD-Chain devices and controls the enable state of one Antenna-Pointing device.
The function of the Pointing-Lock device is to disable the antenna operation if at least one of the configured IRD-Chains has selected this antenna AND is set to 'locked' state. This prevents the operator from moving the antenna while it is used to receive a program. The chains may be represented by IRD-Chain or RX-Channel-Select-CDB devices.
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 device info page. --- The maintenance page. The configuration parameters from this page are described below.Configuration parameters
At the maintenance page of the device window there are a couple of configuration parameters which must be set to interconnect the Pointing-Lock device with the antenna controller and the IRD-Chain devices.
| parameter | description |
|---|---|
| pointingDevice | The name of the Antenna-Pointing device which controls the antenna of interest. The Pointing-Lock disabled this device by setting it's mode to OUT-OF-SERVICE. For this reason you may not use a Antenna-Tracking device to control the antenna, the device would suspend tracking while it is disabled. pointingDevice may be left empty if no Antenna-Pointing device shall be controlled (the LOCK state ist still signalled via the 'locked' state variable of the Pointing-Lock device. |
| antennaName | The name of the antenna as it appears in the configuration file / drop-down box of the IRD-Chain devices. Note that all IRD-Chain devices must use the same name for a particular antenna to let the Pointing-Lock device work properly. |
| irdChainDevice.?? | These parameters define the names of the IRD-Chain or RX-Channel-SElect-CDB devices the Pointing-Lock shall monitor. The parameters may be assigned in arbitrary order, empty / unused entries are skipped by the device. |
Variables defined by this device driver
| name | type | flags | range |
|---|---|---|---|
| info.driver | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.type | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.frame | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| config.pointingDevice | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.antennaName | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.1 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.2 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.3 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.4 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.5 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.6 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.7 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.8 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.9 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.10 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.11 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.12 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.13 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.14 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.15 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.16 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.17 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.18 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.19 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.20 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.21 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.22 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.23 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.24 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.25 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.26 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.27 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.28 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.29 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.30 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.31 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| config.irdChainDevice.32 | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| locked | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |