Product specifications
MBT-4000 Multi-Band Transceiver System Revision 4
Remote Control MN/MBT4000.IOM
A–15
Parameter
Type
Command
(Instruction
Code and
qualifier)
V
alid on
MBT,
BDC, or
BUC
Arguments
for Command
or Response
to Query
Description of Arguments
(Note that all arguments are ASCII numeric codes – i.e.,
ASCII codes between 48 and 57)
Response to
Command
(Target to
Controller)
Query
(Instruction
Code and
qualifier)
Response to
Query
(Target to
Controller)
Retrieve next
5 unread
Stored Alarms
N/A All 145 bytes Query only.
The unit returns the oldest 5 Stored Events which have not yet
been read over the remote control.
Reply format:
Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-
body, where Sub-body=YYYYYYYYYY ZZ hhmmss mmddyy:
YYYYYYYYYY=being the fault description.
ZZ= being the alarm type.
FT = Fault
OK = Clear
IF = Information
If there are no new events, the unit will reply with LNA*
Note: See Appendix B for a description of possible Alarm/Events
that may be found in the Alarm queue.
N/A LNA? LNA=YY..ss
(see description
for details of
arguments)
Mute State MUT=x BDC
BUC
1 byte,
value of 0,1
Command or Query.
Mute the unit, where:
0 = Disabled,
1 = Enabled
Example: MUT=1
MUT= (message OK)
MUT? (received OK,
but invalid arguments
found)
MUT* (message OK,
but not permitted in
current mode)
MUT! (command not
accepted by MBT-
4000 base unit. It
must be addressed
to BUC or BDC sub-
units)
MUT? MUT=x
(same format as
command
arguments)
Online Status N/A MBT N/A Query only.
Used to query the online status of the unit (useful in redundant
configurations).
Return position of corresponding RF switch.
Example:
<0001/ONL?{cr}
>0001/ONL={cr}{lf}
ON1=ON ,{cr}
ON2=ON , {cr}{lf}
ONL= (message OK)
ONL? (received OK,
but invalid arguments
found)
ONL? ONL=x