--- The operational upconverter 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 Peak P700 series Up- and Downconverters, but the driver supports currently only the P702 upconverter.
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 upconverter 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 Downconverter.
| parameter | description |
|---|---|
| address | The device address (decimal) as set at the device's front panel or 0 in RS232 mode. |
| Serial | Remember to set the line parameters for the serial interface connected to the down-converter. It is recommended to operate the device at 9600,N,8,1 . |
Communication protocol / Interface type
This device driver requires the Peak protocol. In RS232 mode the device address is fixed to 0 (zero, decimal value). In RS485 mode you can define an address.
Installation
Before you can operate the down-converter with the satnms software, you must prepare the unit to match the interface parameters expected by the software. At the front panel, go to 2. Change -> 3. Rem Control -> and select RS232 or RS485 regarding your cabling. Then select the baud rate (e.g. 9600)
To set the device in remote mode, select 2. Change -> 3. Rem Control -> 1. Disable one time. Selecting 1. Disable again, sets the unit back to front panel control.
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.model | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.serial | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.version | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.status | CHOICE | EnumRange (unit not configured unit configured) | |
| info.signal.on | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O (OFF ON) |
| config.loFreq | FLOAT | SETUP | DoubleRange (1750.000 .. 13300.000) |
| config.enableLoFreq | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (ON OFF) |
| config.buc.loss | INTEGER | SETUP | IntegerRange (0 .. 100) |
| config.buc.enableLoss | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (ON OFF) |
| config.buc.10MHz | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (ON OFF) |
| config.buc.power | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (ON OFF) |
| tx.on | CHOICE | EnumRange (OFF ON) | |
| tx.input.level | CHOICE | EnumRange (-29dBm -26dBm -23dBm -20dBm -19dBm -16dBm -13dBm -10dBm) | |
| tx.output.level | CHOICE | EnumRange (0dBm -3dBm -6dBm -9dBm -10dBm -13dBm -16dBm -19dBm -20dBm) | |
| tx.frequency | FLOAT | DoubleRange (12750.000 .. 14500.000) | |
| internal.lbandfreq | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000) | |
| internal.f1 | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| internal.f2 | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Remote access) |
| faults.02 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Configuration) |
| faults.03 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (-5 volts) |
| faults.04 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (+5 volts) |
| faults.05 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (+15 volts) |
| faults.06 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Tx 10MHz ref) |
| faults.07 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (L-Band synth) |
| faults.08 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (UHF synth) |
| faults.09 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Tx temp range) |