Product specifications
CDM-710 Broadcast Satellite Modem Revision 11
Appendix A MN/CDM710.IOM
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Parameter
Type
Command
(Instruction
Code and
Qualifier)
Arguments for
Command or
Response to
Query
Description of Arguments
Response to
Command
Query
(Instruction
Code and
Qualifier)
Response to Query
Unit Alarm
Mask
MSK= 2 bytes Command or Query.
Alarm mask conditions, in the form ab, where:
a=Tx AIS (0 = Alarm, 1 =Fault, 2 = Masked)
b=Spare
Example: MSK = 00
MSK=
MSK?
MSK*
MSK#
MSK? MSK=ab
Number of
Unread stored
Events
N/A 3 bytes Query only.
Unit returns the Number of Unread Events, which remain stored, in the form xxx.
Note: This means unread over the remote control.
Example: NUE=126
NUE?
NUE*
NUE#
NUE? NUE=xxx
Rx PER
N/A 7 bytes Query only.
Units returns the value of the estimated PER in the form a.bEscc, representing
ab x 10
-c
. First three bytes are the value; last two bytes are the exponent.
Returns 0.0E+00 if the demodulator is unlocked.
Example: PER=4.8E-03 (PER is 4.8 x 10
-3
)
PER?
PER*
PER#
PER? PER=a.bEscc
Rx Alpha
Rolloff
RAR= 1 byte Command or Query.
Rx Alpha Rolloff in the form x, where:
0 = 20%
1 = 25%
2 = 35%
Example: RAR=0 (Rx Alpha Rolloff of 20% selected)
RAR=
RAR?
RAR*
RAR#
RAR? RAR=x
Rx Buffer Size
RBS=
5 bytes
Command or Query.
Rx Buffer Size (in milliseconds) in the form sxx.x, where:
s=Defines which interface slot ( 1 or 2 )
xx.x= Rx Buffer Size,
HSSI = 5.0 to 32.0 ms, in 0.1 ms steps
GBEI = N/A
ASI = N/A
Example: RBS=130.0 (selects 30.0 ms on interface 1)
RBS=
RBS?
RBS*
RBS#
RBS?s
RBS=sxx.x
(See Description of
Arguments)
Soft Reboot
RBT=1 1 byte Command only.
Soft Reboot.
1= Reboot System
RBT?
RBT*
RBT#
N/A RBT=
Rx Cloc
k
Invert
RCI=
2 bytes
Command or Query.
Invert Receive Clock in the form sx, where:
s=Defines which interface slot ( 1 or 2 )
x=Invert Receive Clock, where:
0=Normal
1=Inverted
Note: Command valid Only with HSSI
Example: RCI = 11 (Inverted RX Clock, Slot 1 selected)
RCI =
RCI?
RCI *
RCI #
RCI?s
RCI =sx
(See Description of
Arguments)