9.784 Xicom-KHPA

This page describes the device driver and the device window for the Xicom Klystron amplifiers. The driver has been tested with a XTK-3000C amplifier.

This driver has no support for fast tuner and redundancy.

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 .

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 Amplifier.

parameter description
address The device address (decimal). The factory default is 65
lowLimCheck Configures if the amplifier shall check a low output level threshold.
lowLimit The threshold value (Watts) to be applied if the setting above is activated.
highLimCheck Configures if the amplifier shall check a high output level threshold.
highLimit The threshold value (Watts) to be applied if the setting above is activated.
Serial Remember to set the line parameters for the serial interface connected to the TWTA. The factory default of the HPA is 9600,N,8,1 .

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.revision TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.serial TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.tubeId TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.heatElapsed INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
info.beamElapsed INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
info.signal.on BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
firstRun INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
config.powerDisplayMode CHOICE SAVE SETUP EnumRange (GAIN ATTN)
config.lowLimCheck CHOICE SETUP EnumRange (DISABLED FAULT ALARM)
config.lowLimit INTEGER SETUP IntegerRange (0 .. 0)
config.highLimCheck CHOICE SETUP EnumRange (DISABLED FAULT ALARM)
config.highLimit INTEGER SETUP IntegerRange (0 .. 0)
tx.on CHOICE EnumRange (OFF ON)
tx.beam CHOICE EnumRange (STANDBY BEAM ON)
tx.gain FLOAT DoubleRange (0.0 .. 30.0)
tx.attn FLOAT DoubleRange (0.0 .. 30.0)
tx.requestedLevel FLOAT DoubleRange (-100.0 .. 40.0)
tx.autoHeater CHOICE EnumRange (OFF ON)
tx.powerSave CHOICE EnumRange (OFF ON)
tx.constantLevel FLOAT SAVE DoubleRange (-100.0 .. 40.0)
tx.constantPower CHOICE EnumRange (OFF ON)
reset TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
state TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
tx.measuredLevel FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.fwdPwr INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
meas.refPwr FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.iHeater FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.uHeater FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.iBeam FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.uBeam FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.iBody FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.drive FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.temp INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
meas.psTemp INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
meas.blowPres FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
meas.blowFreq INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.x1 TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
internal.x2 TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
internal.x3 TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
internal.sa INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.sb INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.inhibit BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
internal.standby BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
internal.hvon BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
internal.hvpending BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
internal.remote BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
internal.constpwr BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
internal.heater BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
internal.pwrsave BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
internal.pout FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.pref INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.pfwd FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
internal.fa INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.fb INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.fc INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.fd INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
faults.01 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Summary)
faults.02 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Remote access)
faults.04 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Low line)
faults.05 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Blower)
faults.06 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Over voltage)
faults.07 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (KPA temp)
faults.08 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Body current)
faults.09 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Latch Body current)
faults.10 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Waveguide arc)
faults.11 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (High output pwr)
faults.12 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Low output pwr)
faults.13 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Ext. interlock)
faults.14 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (High refl. pwr)
faults.15 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Under voltage)
faults.26 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Standby)