--- 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 Radyne Comstream SFC6400 and SFC1450 upconverters.
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 as set at the device's front panel. The factory preset address of the upconverter is "01". |
| inputAtten | The input attenuator of the device can be controlled with this parameter. |
| 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 . |
Remarks
Please note, that the M&C software expects the upconverter to operate the serial interface with "ECHO ON" (which is the factory preset). There will be a communication fault if the the upconverter is set to "ECHO OFF" 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.configuration | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.reference | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.signal.on | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O (OFF ON) |
| config.inputAtten | INTEGER | SETUP | IntegerRange (0 .. 30) |
| tx.on | CHOICE | EnumRange (OFF ON) | |
| tx.gain | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0) | |
| tx.frequency | FLOAT | DoubleRange (14000.000 .. 14500.000) | |
| reset | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| internal.maxgain | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| internal.mingain | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| internal.frqfrac | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (General) |