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Low Power Outdoor (LPOD) Amplifier/Block Up Converter (BUC)
Revision 15
Serial Interface Operation 5–12 MN-LPOD
Parameter
Type
(* indicates
End-of-Life)
Controller-to-Target
Instruction Code and
Qualifier
Arguments
for Command
or Query
Description of Arguments
(Note that all arguments are ASCII numeric codes from 48 to 57)
Target-to-Controller
(see Description of
Arguments)
Command Query
Response to
Command
Response
to Query
Auto Fault
Recovery
AFR=
AFR?
1 byte
Command or Query.
Sets or returns automatic fault recovery in the form x, where:
0=Disabled
1=Enabled (DEFAULT)
NOTES:
1) If auto fault recovery is enabled, it causes the output to return to its pre-fault
mute condition if all faults are cleared. If disabled, the output remains muted
even if all faults are cleared. The LPOD output automatically mutes if one of
the following fault conditions occur:
• BUC lock detect fault
• LNB current fault
• LNB voltage fault
2) These faults can be user defined as faults, alarms, or masked (see MSK
command for more info).
COMMAND EXAMPLE: <0001/AFR=1{CR}
AFR=
AFR?
AFR*
AFR=x
RF Power
Amplifier State
AMP=
AMP?
1 byte
Command or Query.
Sets or returns the RF power amplifiers status in the form x, where:
0=Off (DEFAULT)
1=On
NOTE: Turning the amplifier off disables the +10V supply, and masks it during
fault checking.
COMMAND EXAMPLE: <0001/AMP=1{CR}
AMP=
AMP?
AMP*
AMP=x
Attenuation
Offset
AOF=
AOF?
5 bytes
Command or Query.
Sets or returns the attenuation offset level in the form xx.xx, where:
xx.xx=00.00 (DEFAULT) to 20.00, in dB, in 0.25 dB steps
NOTE: This value is not copied to the offline unit in a redundancy system, but is
added to the attenuation value upon a switchover. This provides a unit-specific fine-
tune to maintain power levels appropriately in a redundancy system.
COMMAND EXAMPLE: <0001/AOF=12.25{CR}
AOF=
AOF?
AOF*
AOF=xx.xx