Table 6-9 IBUC M&C Command Set
Parameter
<value> Valid Values
(See Notes Below)
Comments Command Burst/
CSM
Mode
Config
allowed
if slave?
Default Value
HHT
[Note
4]
RS-
232
Port
RS-
485
Port
ASCII
FSK
Port
ASCII
RS-485
Binary(1)
FSK Port
Binary(1)
Telnet
Port
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Get Auto
Level/Gain
Control
Returns the state of
the ALC/AGC logic
TGC? all na X X X X No No X
Set Auto
Level/Gain
Control
Mode:0=Off (open
loop), 1=ALC,
2=AGC.
Turns on AGC or
ALC or disables
both.
TGC=<value> all no 0 X X X X No No X
Get Auto
Level/Gain
Calibration
State
Returns the target
gain and target level
of the AGC
calibration. A -99.99
dB (m) value
indicates the
function is not
calibrated.
TGL? all na X X X X No No X
Get Gain
Control
Returns the current
gain control (from
AGC/ALC) setting.
TGR? all na X X X X No No X
Reset Gain
Control
0 is only valid value Resets the Gain
control attenuator to
midscale with
corresponding
change in gain
through device. Use
with caution as the
gain will change.
TGR=0 all no 0 X X X X No No X
Get Transmit
Power Read
Mode
Reports which field
is being read.
TPM? all na X X X X No No X
Set Transmit
Power Read
Mode
0=CSM (Continuous
Signal Mode) or
1=Burst
Determines which
Power fields to read
from the ODU when
queried.
TPM=<value> all no 0 X X X X No No X
Get
OutputTransm
it Power Level
Response: -99 = out
of range, o/w 0.00 to
60.00 (dBm)
(resolution is 1/100
dB)
Returns current
transmit output
power.
TPO? all na X X X X X X X
Get Tx Atten
Setting
Returns the current
dB gain setting of
the VVA
TPT? all na X X X X No No X
Set Tx Atten
Setting
0 to 16.0 dB. Units
are in dB, 0.1dB
steps
Sets the Voltage
Variable Attenuator
(VVA) to the value
specified.
TPT=<value> all no 0 X+- X X X No No X