This page describes the device driver and the device window for the Terrasat Ku-Band and C-Band L-Band Blockupconverter (IBUC) and supports the built-in 1+1 TX redundancy configuration.
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 .
--- This page shows transmit part parameters of the device.
--- Meter readings
--- Protection switch 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 parameter which must be set to make the software talk to the transceiver.
| parameter | description |
|---|---|
| address | The device driver uses the terminal protocol to talk with the transceiver, hence there is no device addressing. Leave this field empty. |
| externalLED | This enables or disables the LED on the chassis. |
| outputHighLimit | Output high power level trehshold |
| outputLowLimit | Output low power level threshold |
| inputHighLimit | Input high power level threshold |
| inputLowLimit | Input low power level threshold |
| password | This is the passwort which is used for login |
| txPowerupDelay | Sets the delay for tx on at power up |
| txPowerupState | If set to 'OFF', the IBUC starts with RF OFF when it is powered up. The 'LAST STATE' setting lets the transceiver return to the state when it was switched off |
Ethernet connection
If you want to use the TCP/IP M&C interface you have to configure the IP address of the IBUC first. Please refer to the Terrasat IBUC User Manual. If you want to use the telnet M&C interface or the serial M&C interface please use the driver Terrasat-IBUC
SNMP configuration
The following commands (via telnet or serial interface) configure SNMP operation on the IBUC:
| command | default | description |
|---|---|---|
| CIT | 0 | This command enables or disables the SNMP trap capabilities of the IBUC. CIT=1 enables traps. SNMP must be enabled to generate traps(CIS=1). CIT=0 disables traps. CIT? returns the current setting of traps. |
| CIS | 0 | This command enables or disables the SNMP functionality of the IBUC. CIS=1 enables SNMPV1. CIS=0 disables SNMPV1. CIS? returns the current setting of SNMP functionality. |
| CIC | public,private,trap | sets the SNMP passwords for the IBUC. CIC=<public>,<private>,<trap> where public is the public password, private is the private password, and trap is the trap password. All three passwords are required when issuing this command. Each password cannot exceed 16 characters. Passwords may not be read for security purposes. |
1+1 Redundancy / Protection switching
If you have a 1+1 IBUC TX redundancy you have to configure both IBUC's first via web browser interface. Then you can configure two devices (e.g. BUC-A and BUC-B) within the sat-nms M&C system. The active unit (that one which is not switched to dummy load) is automatically the master unit. You can only send commands to the master. The slave unit will not accept any commands.
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 |
| config.readBackDelay | INTEGER | SAVE SETUP | IntegerRange (100 .. 10000) |
| config.powerDisplayMode | CHOICE | SAVE SETUP | EnumRange (GAIN ATTN) |
| config.outputHighLimit | FLOAT | SETUP | DoubleRange (10.00 .. 60.00) |
| config.outputLowLimit | FLOAT | SETUP | DoubleRange (10.00 .. 60.00) |
| config.inputHighLimit | FLOAT | SETUP | DoubleRange (-60.00 .. -15.00) |
| config.inputLowLimit | FLOAT | SETUP | DoubleRange (-60.00 .. -15.00) |
| config.txPowerupDelay | INTEGER | SETUP | IntegerRange (0 .. 500) |
| config.txPowerupState | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (LAST STATE OFF) |
| config.highTempShutdown | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (ON OFF) |
| config.txBand | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (SINGLE BAND COMMERCIAL-RF-BAND-1 COMMERCIAL-RF-BAND-2 COMMERCIAL-RF-BAND-3 MILITARY-RF-BAND-1 MILITARY-RF-BAND-2) |
| config.ifBand | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (IF-BAND-1 IF-BAND-2) |
| info.model | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.serial | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.firmware | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.powerClass | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O (2 Watt 4 Watt 5 Watt 8 Watt 10 Watt 16 Watt 20 Watt 25 Watt 40 Watt 60 Watt 30 Watt 80 Watt 100 Watt 12 Watt 50 Watt 125 Watt 150 Watt 200 Watt 175 Watt 400 Watt 15 Watt) |
| info.ipAddress | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.otherAddress | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.loFrequency | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O (Standard C-Band Instat C-Band Extended Ku-Band Standard Ku-Band X-Band 7 Full Ku-Band Extended C-Band Full C-Band Low Ku-Band Palapa C-Band High Ku-Band DBS-Band 1 DBS-Band 2 Ka-Band 1 Ka-Band 2 Ku-Band 4 C-Band 6 Ka-Band 3 Ka-Band 4) |
| info.signal.on | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O (OFF ON) |
| tx.measuredLevel | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| rx.measuredLevel | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| tx.burstCount | INTEGER | IntegerRange (1 .. 16) | |
| tx.burstThreshold | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.00 .. 60.00) | |
| tx.on | CHOICE | EnumRange (OFF ON) | |
| tx.gain | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 16.0) | |
| tx.attn | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 16.0) | |
| tx.frequency | INTEGER | IntegerRange (0 .. 0) | |
| tx.controlMode | CHOICE | EnumRange (Open loop ALC AGC) | |
| tx.gainTarget | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| tx.levelTarget | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| tx.gainControl | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| tx.powerReadMode | CHOICE | EnumRange (CSM (cont.) Burst) | |
| meas.fwdPwr | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| meas.measuredLevel | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000) |
| meas.vdc | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| meas.idc | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| meas.temperature | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| meas.pldroVoltage | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| protection | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (MANUAL AUTO) | |
| autoClone | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (OFF ON) | |
| redundancyMode | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (reverting non-reverting) | |
| onSwitch | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (attached as A attached as B) | |
| location | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (A B) | |
| position | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (A B) | |
| txSwitch | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (ANTENNA LOAD) | |
| reset | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| switchedReset | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| internal.redundancy | INTEGER | IntegerRange (0 .. 0) | |
| internal.snmp | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| internal.version | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| internal.model | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (DRO lock alarm) |
| faults.02 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (AGC/ALC not settled) |
| faults.03 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (AGC/ALC target range) |
| faults.04 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Input Level Low) |
| faults.05 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Input Level High) |
| faults.06 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Output Level Low) |
| faults.07 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Output Level High) |
| faults.08 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (10MHz reference) |
| faults.09 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (AGC/ALC range) |
| faults.10 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Temperature) |
| faults.11 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Tx simulated) |
| faults.12 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (VDC range) |
| faults.13 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (IDC range) |
| faults.14 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Alarm log) |
| faults.15 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Config data) |
| faults.16 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (WG switch) |
| faults.17 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Input Overdrive) |
| faults.18 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Protection) |
| faults.19 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Reverse Level high) |
| faults.26 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (TX Off) |