--- The operational parameters
--- The redundancy switching parametersThis page describes the device driver and the device window for the Novella tracking or beacon receiver (L,C,X and/or Ku-Band).
The driver detects the model name and adapts the frequency range.
Device window pages
The following table shows which device window pages are available with this individual device type.
--- The operational parameters --- The redundancy switching parametersConfiguration 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. |
| Serial | Remember to set the line parameters for the serial interface |
Calibration
"offset" is the calibration value to calculate the dB from the DC voltage steps:
calibrate the unit on the front panel with "set DB"
calibrate the sat-nms device driver by changing offset parameter. until the signal level displayed by the M&C system and the frontpanel matchs. Scale is 2 for all known models
LO Frequency
The conversion (LO) frequency is handled by the drivers and not by the Novella Receiver. Common values for this frequency are 10000 MHz or 11300 MHz for consumer. Ku-Band antennas. Set this value to zero if you intend to set the receive frequency in terms of L-band frequency.. If the LO is above above the receive frequency (e.g. for a C-Band. application) enter the LO frequency as a negative value
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.powerHex | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| info.powerDC | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000) |
| config.readBackDelay | INTEGER | SAVE SETUP | IntegerRange (100 .. 10000) |
| config.controlMode | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (LOCAL REMOTE) |
| config.scale | FLOAT | SAVE SETUP | DoubleRange (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| config.offset | FLOAT | SAVE SETUP | DoubleRange (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| config.LOFreq | FLOAT | SAVE SETUP | DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000) |
| frequency | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000) | |
| power | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| internal.test | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000) |
| internal.frequency | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000) |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Summary) |