This page describes the device driver and the device window for the Xicom TWT amplifiers. The driver has been tested with a XTD-200K outdoor amplifier.
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 (BEAM-ON/STANDBY, RF ON/OFF)
--- Displays meter readings like output power and TWT specific measurements.
--- 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 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. |
| redundancy | Configures the operation mode of the internal redundancy switching logic of the amplifier. |
| redundancyCheck | set to autodetect if you model is able to report its own redundancy configuration or to manual if not (needed by older firmware versions if you get an communication fault). |
| 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 . |
| logGainChanges | Defines if gain changes should be written in the event log database. Can automatically be adjusted by logLevelEnabledId within Uplink Power Control |
| helixAdvWarning | Sets the advanced helix current warning level. Not monitored if 0 |
| deviceComment | An optional text entered here appears as an addition to the tooltip which is shown while the mouse is placed over a device icon in the GUI. The "\n" character sequence is translated into a newline character, splitting the text into multiple lines. |
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.date | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.serial | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.heatElapsed | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 100000) |
| info.beamElapsed | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 100000) |
| info.signal.on | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| 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) |
| config.redundancy | CHOICE | SETUP | EnumRange (STANDALONE 1:1 REDUNDANT 1+1 REDUNDANT 1:1 EXTRA WGS 2:1 REDUNDANT) |
| config.redundancyCheck | CHOICE | SAVE SETUP | EnumRange (AUTODETECT MANUAL) |
| config.helixAdvWarning | FLOAT | SAVE SETUP | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| config.logGainChanges | CHOICE | SAVE SETUP | EnumRange (ON OFF) |
| config.deviceComment | TEXT | SAVE SETUP | StringRange |
| tx.on | CHOICE | EnumRange (OFF ON) | |
| tx.beam | CHOICE | EnumRange (STANDBY BEAM ON) | |
| tx.gain | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 26.8) | |
| tx.attn | FLOAT | DoubleRange (0.0 .. 26.8) | |
| reset | TEXT | NOPRESET | StringRange |
| state | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| tx.measuredLevel | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| tx.measuredLevel2 | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| meas.fwdPwr | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| meas.refPwr | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| meas.iHelix | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0) |
| meas.uHelix | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| meas.temp | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| red.switch | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (ANTENNA LOAD) | |
| red.mode | CHOICE | EnumRange DIS (AUTOMATIC MANUAL) | |
| red.switch2 | CHOICE | R/O | EnumRange R/O DIS (ANTENNA LOAD) |
| 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.sc | INTEGER | R/O | IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0) |
| internal.sd | 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.automatic | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| internal.sw1ant | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| internal.sw1load | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| internal.sw2A | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| internal.sw2B | 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.03 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Low line) |
| faults.04 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Fan locked) |
| faults.05 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Over voltage) |
| faults.06 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Over temp) |
| faults.07 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Momentary helix arc) |
| faults.08 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Latched helix arc) |
| faults.09 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Waveguide arc) |
| faults.10 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (High RF) |
| faults.11 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Low RF) |
| faults.12 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (External interlock) |
| faults.13 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (VSWR) |
| faults.14 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Under voltage) |
| faults.15 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Cover interlock) |
| faults.16 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Thermal Interlock) |
| faults.17 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Overdrive) |
| faults.18 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (RF deck over temp) |
| faults.19 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Overdrive trip) |
| faults.20 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Upconverter) |
| faults.21 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Helix advance warning) |
| faults.26 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Standby) |