4.4 Parameter list

The table below shows the complete list of M&C parameters the radiometer knows. For each parameter the format and a short description is given.

name range unit description
aalt # m Antenna altitude
aat1 r/o #.## dB Atmospheric atten. chan 1
aat2 r/o #.## dB Atmospheric atten. chan 2
aat3 r/o #.## dB Atmospheric atten. chan 3
acal #.### ° AZ Calibration offset
addr A,B,C,D,E,F,G,NONE Communication address
ahys #.### ° AZ Pointing hysteresis
ainv NORMAL,INVERTED AZ Sense invert
ajog # Antenna jog mode
alat #.### °N Antenna latitude
alon #.### °E Antenna longitude
alp1 #.### Feed weight factor (a)
alp2 #.### Feed weight factor (a)
alp3 #.### Feed weight factor (a)
amax #.### ° AZ Upper limit
amin #.### ° AZ Lower limit
apos r/o #.### ° AZ Pointing
asca #.###### AZ Calibration scale
asen SENS_OPTIONS AZ Position sensor type
atar #.### ° AZ Target value
atp1 r/o #.# K Atmospheric temp. chan 1
atp2 r/o #.# K Atmospheric temp. chan 2
atp3 r/o #.# K Atmospheric temp. chan 3
bcl1 #.#### Noise correction (b)
bcl2 #.#### Noise correction (b)
bcl3 #.#### Noise correction (b)
boot # Reboot
csbl OFF,ON Case blower
dele # Delete target
ecal #.### ° EL Calibration offset
ehys #.### ° EL Pointing hysteresis
einv NORMAL,INVERTED EL Sense invert
emax #.### ° EL Upper limit
emin #.### ° EL Lower limit
epos r/o #.### ° EL Pointing
esca #.###### EL Calibration scale
esen SENS_OPTIONS EL Position sensor type
etar #.### ° EL Target value
fhba #.# dB/min F/H blower rain detection
fhbm OFF,AUTO F/H blower mode
fhbt #.# °C F/H blower temp. threshold
fhhm OFF,AUTO F/H heater mode
fhht #.# °C F/H target temperature
flgs r/o Status flags
frq1 #.## GHz Meas. frequency channel 1
frq2 #.## GHz Meas. frequency channel 2
frq3 #.## GHz Meas. frequency channel 3
lfh1 #.#### Feed loss (L_h)
lfh2 #.#### Feed loss (L_h)
lfh3 #.#### Feed loss (L_h)
load # Load target
lrf1 #.### Reflector loss (L_rfl)
lrf2 #.### Reflector loss (L_rfl)
lrf3 #.### Reflector loss (L_rfl)
lsyn r/o Last time synchronisation
lw11 #.### Diplexer loss (L_wg1)
lw12 #.### Diplexer loss (L_wg1)
lw13 #.### Diplexer loss (L_wg1)
lw21 #.### W/G & coupler loss (L_wg2)
lw22 #.### W/G & coupler loss (L_wg2)
lw23 #.### W/G & coupler loss (L_wg2)
lw31 #.### Waveguide loss (L_wg3)
lw32 #.### Waveguide loss (L_wg3)
lw33 #.### Waveguide loss (L_wg3)
lw41 #.### Waveguide loss (L_wg4)
lw42 #.### Waveguide loss (L_wg4)
lw43 #.### Waveguide loss (L_wg4)
lw51 #.### Test port W/G loss (L_wg5)
lw52 #.### Test port W/G loss (L_wg5)
lw53 #.### Test port W/G loss (L_wg5)
mstp # Motor stop
nchs # No. of measurement channels
note Note
nseq #.###### Noise quantum
ntps NTP server IP address
pwda Admin password
pwdu User password
raw1 r/o # Radiometer chan 1 raw value
raw2 r/o # Radiometer chan 2 raw value
raw3 r/o # Radiometer chan 3 raw value
rfbm OFF,AUTO RFL blower mode
rfbt #.# °C RFL blower temp. threshold
rfhm OFF,AUTO RFL heater mode
rfht #.# °C RFL min. temperature
rfhx #.# °C RFL heater max. temperature
rfsh # sec Screen refresh
rnt1 #.#### RX Reflection coeff. (r_ant)
rnt2 #.#### RX Reflection coeff. (r_ant)
rnt3 #.#### RX Reflection coeff. (r_ant)
save # Save target
scnt r/o # Save count
spiv # sec Sun pos. calculation interval
spwa #.# ° Sun pos. fault az-diff (+/-)
spwe #.# ° Sun pos. fault el-diff (+/-)
srno r/o Device serial no
stim Date / time
suaz r/o #.### ° Sun azimuth
suel r/o #.### ° Sun elevation
sver r/o Software version
tavg # sec Averaging time
tca1 r/o #.#### T/C result slope
tca2 r/o #.#### T/C result slope
tca3 r/o #.#### T/C result slope
tcav # T/C samples to average
tcb1 r/o #.#### T/C result offset
tcb2 r/o #.#### T/C result offset
tcb3 r/o #.#### T/C result offset
tcc1 r/o #.#### T/C result correlation
tcc2 r/o #.#### T/C result correlation
tcc3 r/o #.#### T/C result correlation
tcdy # sec T/C measurement delay
tcma #.# ° T/C maximum elevation
tcmi #.# ° T/C minimum elevation
tcnm # T/C number of steps
tcrv # Start/stop/accept tip curve
tcsk #.# K Cosmic temperature
tflt #.# °C Temp. diff. fault limit
tgnd # K Ground temperature
time r/o Date / time
tipt r/o #.## °C Ref load loop I-Offset
tmd1 # K Media temperature
tmd2 # K Media temperature
tmd3 # K Media temperature
tpwm r/o # % Ref load pwm control
tref #.# °C Ref load target temp.
trin #.### min Ref load loop I-factor
trpr #.### %/°C Ref load loop P-factor
ts01 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 01
ts02 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 02
ts03 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 03
ts04 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 04
ts05 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 05
ts06 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 06
ts07 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 07
ts08 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 08
ts09 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 09
ts10 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 10
ts11 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 11
ts12 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 12
ts13 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 13
ts14 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 14
ts15 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 15
ts16 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 16
ts17 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 17
ts18 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 18
ts19 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 19
ts20 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 20
ts21 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 21
ts22 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 22
ts23 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 23
ts24 r/o #.## °C Temperature sensor 24
wgps OFF,ON Waveguide pressuriser
wgs1 A,B WG switch 1 position
wgs2 A,B WG switch 2 position
tct1 NO,YES T/C result accept
tct2 NO,YES T/C result accept
tct3 NO,YES T/C result accept
tcl1 r/o #.#### T/C corr. feed loss (L_h)
tcl2 r/o #.#### T/C corr. feed loss (L_h)
tcl3 r/o #.#### T/C corr. feed loss (L_h)
ccld # Start/stop/accept C/L calib
clav # C/L samples to average
clt1 #.# K C/L channel 1 nominal temp.
clt2 #.# K C/L channel 2 nominal temp.
clt3 #.# K C/L channel 3 nominal temp.
clm1 r/o #.# K C/L channel 1 measured temp.
clm2 r/o #.# K C/L channel 2 measured temp.
clm3 r/o #.# K C/L channel 3 measured temp.
clb1 r/o #.# Calculated noise correction (b)
clb2 r/o #.# Calculated noise correction (b)
clb3 r/o #.# Calculated noise correction (b)
tmea r/o #.# °C Ref load measured temp.
cflg OFF,ON Logging to CF card
pnam Preset name
vmn1 Voltage monitor 1 label
vmn2 Voltage monitor 2 label
vmn3 Voltage monitor 3 label
vmn4 Voltage monitor 4 label
vmn5 Voltage monitor 5 label
vmn6 Voltage monitor 6 label

The stat| tring returned with the 'flgs' command contains 28 status flags each being either '0' or '1'. '1' means the flag is active or the fault condition is true. '0' means the flag is inactive or there is no fault. Flag numbering starts with zero for the leftmost flag in the string.

no. description
0 summary fault
1 voltage monitor 1 fault
2 voltage monitor 2 fault
3 voltage monitor 3 fault
4 voltage monitor 4 fault
5 voltage monitor 5 fault
6 voltage monitor 6 fault
7 peltier heater/cooler fault
8 temperature at ref load out of limits
9 pressuriser fault
10 waveguide switch 1 fault
11 waveguide switch 2 fault
12 time synchronisation fault
13 sunshine into the reflector falsifies results
14 reserved
15 avr programming fault
16 azimuth low limit switch
17 azimuth high limit switch
18 azimuth motor error
19 elevation low limit switch
20 elevation high limit switch
21 elevation motor error
22 azimuth moving
23 elevation moving
24 antenna manually controlled
25 rain detected
26 tip curve calibration in progress
27 logging to CF card failed
28 cold-load calibration in progress