--- The operational parameters
--- 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 Cross Technology Up/Down-converters.
The driver was testet with model 2017-02. The options X (125kHz Freq. Step), L (LNB current) and V (SSPB current) are not supported by this driver.
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 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 Upconverter and some parameters to configure the unit for operation.
| parameter | description |
|---|---|
| 10MHzRef | Enable external 10MHz reference |
| config.tx.insertRef | Enable 10MHz reference for upconverter |
| config.rx.insertRef | Enable 10MHz reference for downconverter |
| Serial | Remember to set the line parameters for the serial interface connected to the up-converter. It is recommended to operate the device at 9600,N,8,1 . |
Communication protocol / Interface type
This device driver requires the Cross-232 protocol. Communication is over a serial RS-232 interface possible.
Installation
Before you can operate the up-converter with the sat-nms software, you must prepare the unit to match the interface parameters expected by the software. You can configure the serial interface of the unit at the front panel.
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.signal.on | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O (OFF ON) |
| config.tx.insertRef | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (OFF ON) |
| config.rx.insertRef | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (OFF ON) |
| config.10MHzRef | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (OFF ON) |
| tx.on | CHOICE | EnumRange (OFF ON) | |
| tx.gain | INTEGER | IntegerRange (-10 .. 30) | |
| tx.frequency | INTEGER | IntegerRange (950 .. 2150) | |
| rx.gain | INTEGER | IntegerRange (0 .. 50) | |
| rx.frequency | INTEGER | IntegerRange (950 .. 2150) | |
| rx.invert | CHOICE | EnumRange (NORM INV) | |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Rx synthesizer) |
| faults.02 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Tx synthesizer) |
| faults.03 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Summary) |