--- The operational parameters
--- The redundancy parameters.
--- load/Store units memory.
--- 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 Vertex Ku BAND USC/B series upconverter with serial interface and the legacy protocol version. It uses the CPI-STX protocol.
It was tested with:
Device window pages
The following table shows which device window pages are available with this individual device type.
--- The operational parameters --- The redundancy parameters. --- load/Store units memory. --- 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 (decimal) as set at the device's front panel. |
| Serial | Remember to set the line parameters for the serial interface |
| readBackDelay | Defines the delay the driver uses when it reads back parameters recently commanded. The delay is initialized at a proved preset value which should not be changed under normal circumstances. |
| powerDisplayMode | Defines the display of gain or attenuation in the parameter section. |
| muteControl | Switches mute control between NORMAL and AUTO |
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.muteControl | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (NORMAL AUTO) |
| tx.on | CHOICE | EnumRange (OFF ON) | |
| tx.gain | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 30.0) | |
| tx.ifGain | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 30.0) | |
| tx.ifAttn | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 30.0) | |
| tx.attn | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 30.0) | |
| tx.frequency | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000) | |
| tx.outputLevel | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| info.model | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.revision | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.signal.on | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O (OFF ON) |
| reset | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| mem.location | INTEGER | IntegerRange (0 .. 99) | |
| mem.frequency | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000) | |
| mem.attn | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 30.0) | |
| mem.ifAttn | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 30.0) | |
| mem.recall | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| mem.set | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| mem.view | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| mem.program | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| state | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| location | CHOICE | EnumRange (STANDBY ONLINE AUTO) | |
| position | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O (A B) |
| internal.f1 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.f2 | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Remote access) |
| faults.02 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Power supply) |
| faults.03 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (External reference) |
| faults.04 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (PLO lock) |
| faults.05 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Synthesizer lock) |
| faults.06 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Internal reference) |
| faults.07 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Star switch) |
| faults.08 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Output level monitor) |
| faults.09 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Summary) |