1.715 Vertex-TWTA-2100TK

This page describes the device driver and the device window for the Vertex RSI 2100TK TWT amplifiers. The driver has been tested with the following SW versions

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 .

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 Amplifier.

parameter description
address The device address (decimal). While communicating via RS422 the first HPA's address is 65 (Vertex=17) and the second HPA's address is 66 (Vertex=18).
powerDisplayMode Defines the display of gain or attenuation in the parameter section.
Serial Remember to set the line parameters for the serial interface connected to the TWTA. The factory default of the HPA is 9600,E,7,1 .

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.revision TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.heatElapsed INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
info.beamElapsed INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
info.signal.on BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
config.powerDisplayMode CHOICE SAVE SETUP EnumRange (GAIN ATTN)
config.helixAdvWarning FLOAT SAVE SETUP DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0)
config.logGainChanges CHOICE SAVE SETUP EnumRange (ON OFF)
config.deviceComment TEXT SAVE SETUP StringRange
tx.on CHOICE EnumRange (OFF ON)
tx.beam CHOICE EnumRange (STANDBY ON)
tx.gain FLOAT DoubleRange (0.0 .. 34.0)
tx.attn FLOAT DoubleRange (0.0 .. 34.0)
reset TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
tx.measuredLevel FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.fwdPwr INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
meas.refPwr INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
meas.input FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.iHelix FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.uHelix FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00)
meas.iHeater INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
meas.iBeam INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
meas.temp INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
meas.plateTemp INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
meas.uBeam FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00)
internal.refPwr FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
internal.coLowLim FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
internal.coHigLim FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
internal.coRefHigLim FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
internal.txMeas FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
faults.01 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (PS Temperature)
faults.02 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Inverter)
faults.03 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (TWT Reflected RF)
faults.04 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (TWT Temperature)
faults.05 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (HVPS)
faults.06 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (External interlock)
faults.07 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Reflected RF)
faults.08 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (High Input Power)
faults.09 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Low Input Power)
faults.10 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (High RF (alarm))
faults.11 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Low RF (alarm))
faults.12 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Plate Temperature)
faults.13 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Cabinet Temperature)
faults.14 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Cathode voltage)
faults.15 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Helix current)
faults.16 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Heater current)
faults.17 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Summary Fault)
faults.18 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Remote access)
faults.19 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Standby Ready)
faults.20 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Helix advance warning)
faults.26 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Standby)