9.450 Newtec-FRC0710

This page describes the device driver and the device window for the Newtec FRC0710 upconverter via SNMP.

This driver was successfully tested with the AZ710 unit as well.

• FRC0710: SW version v10.0.6 (DBS Band)
• AZ 710: SW version v8.0.4 (DBS Band)

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 .

• --- Transmit 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 FRC0710

• parameter --- description

• address --- The SNMP address specification for the device. The full address specification consists of the following fields:aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd:pppp read-community write-community

  • aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd --- The IP address of the device in 'dotted quad' notation. This field is mandatory.
  • pppp --- The IP port number where the device accepts SNMP requests. The port number may be omitted, the driver uses the standard port 161 in this case.
  • read-community --- The SNMP read community name. This must match the read community expected by the device.
  • write-community --- The SNMP write community name. This must match the write community expected by the device. The write community name may be omitted, the driver uses the read community name for both, read and write in this case. If both community names are missing, the driver uses 'public' as a default for read and write community.

• powerDisplayMode --- Change between gain or attenuation display.

• inputHiThreshold --- The level threshold for the 'Input overload' fault.

• inputLoThreshold --- The level threshold for the 'Input underload' fault.

• inputHiFault --- Configures the device whether to signal an 'Input overload' fault if the input level exceeds the threshold value.

• inputLoFault --- Configures the device whether to signal an 'Input underload' fault if the input level falls below the threshold value (The device only signals this fault if the output is enabled and at least one input is switched on).

• loPolarity --- Change LO polarity between Normal and Inverted (NRM/INV)

• autoSave --- Switching this to YES makes the driver automatically save the device configuration into it's flash memory after every change. NO disables automatic saving, you may use the 'SAVE BOOT CONFIG' button in the sat-nms GUI to save the actual configuration explicitly.

• deviceComment --- An optional text entered here appears as an addition to the tooltip which is shown while the mouse is placed over a device icon in the GUI. The "\n" character sequence is translated into a newline character, splitting the text into multiple lines.

Parameter storage in the FRC0710

Any changes made to the parameters of the FRC0710 only are valid until the device reboots - unless they are stored into the 'boot configuration' flash memory of the device.

The sat-nms driver provides two methods to handle this: In automatic mode the driver commands a 'save boot configuration' after each change made to a parameter. In manual mode, you have to store the parameter by clicking the 'SAVE BOOT CONFIG' button in the sat-nms GUI to save the actual configuration explicitly.

Variables defined by this device driver