This page describes the device driver and the device window for the Miteq l-band up-converters.
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.
| parameter | description |
|---|---|
| address | The device address (decimal) as set at the device's front panel. |
| 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 . |
| powerDisplayMode | Defines the display of gain or attenuation in the parameter section. |
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.if | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.signal.on | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O (OFF ON) |
| config.powerDisplayMode | CHOICE | SAVE SETUP | EnumRange (GAIN ATTN) |
| tx.on | CHOICE | EnumRange (OFF ON) | |
| tx.gain | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 30.0) | |
| tx.attn | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 30.0) | |
| tx.frequency | FLOAT | DoubleRange (950.000 .. 2150.000) | |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Remote access) |
| faults.02 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Synthesizer) |
| faults.03 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (LO-A lock) |
| faults.04 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (LO-B lock) |
| faults.05 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Power supply) |
| faults.06 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (IF-LO level) |
| faults.07 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (RF-LO level) |
| faults.26 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (TX Off) |