--- The operational upconverter parameters
--- Meter readings
--- The faults page.
--- The device info page.
--- The maintenance page. The configuration parameters described below are set at this page.This page describes the device driver and the device window for the Vertex SSPA amplifier SMR/DMR family. It was tested with in a 1+1 redundancy configuration. The drivers supports only units with one amplifier module included.
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 operational upconverter parameters --- Meter 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 unit.
| parameter | description |
|---|---|
| address | The device address (decimal) as set at the device's front panel. |
| txPowerupState | Sets the power-up state of the SSPA. |
| powerUnit | Allows to select the unit of the power measurement in the front panel and the M&C protocol. This version of the driver needs "Watt" selected, because the parameter meas.fwdPwr is configured with Watt as unit. |
| powerMeasType | Allows to select the measurement for the reflected Power. You have to select "Power" |
| Serial | Remember to set the line parameters for the serial interface connected to the down-converter. It is recommended to operate the device at 19200,8N1 . |
Communication protocol / Interface type
This device driver requires the Peak protocol. Please remember do define a address or use the factory default 0.
Installation
Before you can operate the down-converter with the satnms software, you must prepare the unit to match the interface parameters expected by the software.
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 |
| info.unitType | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.revision | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.test | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.signal.on | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| config.readBackDelay | INTEGER | SAVE SETUP | IntegerRange (100 .. 10000) |
| config.txPowerupState | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (MUTED OPERATING PREVIOUS) |
| config.powerUnit | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (dBm dBW Watt) |
| config.powerMeasType | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (Power Return Loss (db) VSWR ratio) |
| tx.on | CHOICE | EnumRange (OFF ON) | |
| tx.gain | FLOAT | DoubleRange (-20.0 .. 0.0) | |
| reset | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| tx.measuredLevel | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| meas.fwdPwr | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| meas.refPwr | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| meas.current | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| meas.FETGateVoltage | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| meas.inputVoltage | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| meas.regulatedVoltage | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| meas.temp | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 999.9) |
| buc.state | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| red.mode | CHOICE | EnumRange (AUTO MANUAL) | |
| red.switch | CHOICE | EnumRange (STANDBY ONLINE) | |
| tx.switch | CHOICE | EnumRange (DUMMY ANTENNA) | |
| internal.unitType | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.sta1 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.sta2 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.sta3 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt1 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt2 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt3 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt4 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt5 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt6 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt7 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt8 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt9 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt10 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt11 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.flt12 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.txon | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| internal.mode | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| internal.txsw | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| internal.redsw | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Power Supply Disconn.) |
| faults.02 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (High RF) |
| faults.03 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Low RF) |
| faults.04 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Reflected RF) |
| faults.05 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Logic Board) |
| faults.06 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Power Supply) |
| faults.07 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (SSPA module) |
| faults.08 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Fan 4) |
| faults.09 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Fan 3) |
| faults.10 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Fan 2) |
| faults.11 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Fan 1) |
| faults.12 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Front panel) |
| faults.13 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Refl.Pwr Detector) |
| faults.14 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Remote access) |
| faults.15 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Maintenance Mode) |
| faults.16 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Block Upconverter) |
| faults.17 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Redundancy Comm) |
| faults.18 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (1+1 Switch Stuck) |
| faults.19 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (1+1 Switch Disconn.) |
| faults.20 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (TX Switch Stuck) |
| faults.21 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (TX Switch Disconn.) |
| faults.22 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Summary) |
| faults.26 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (TX Off) |