Product specifications

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Chapter 6. SERIAL-BASED REMOTE PRODUCT
MANAGEMENT
6.1 Overview
Serial-based remote product management of Comtech EF Data’s MBT-4000B Multi-band Transceiver System is available using the
MBT-4000B’s ‘J2 | COMM’ port. This chapter describes the protocol and message command set for remote monitor and control of the
MBT-4000B Multi-Band Transceiver System.
To proceed with this chapter, assumptions are made that:
• The MBT-4000B is connected to a user-supplied, Windows-based PC:
o The PC serial port is connected to the MBT4000B’s ‘J2 |COMM’ port using the appropriate adaptive cabling.
o The PC is running a terminal emulation program (for operation of the MBT-4000B Serial Interface).
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The MBT-4000B is running its latest firmware file revision.
6.2 Remote Control Protocol and Structure
The electrical interface is either an EIA-485 multi-drop bus (for the control of many devices) or an EIA-232 connection (for the control of a
single device), and data is transmitted in asynchronous serial form, using ASCII characters. Control and status information is transmitted in
packets, of variable length, in accordance with the structure and protocol defined in later sections.