CDM-Qx Satellite Modem

Revision 4

Remote Control

MN/CDMQx.IOM

Parameter

Type

Command

(Instruction

Code and qualifier)

Arguments for

Command or Response to Query

Description of Arguments

Response

to

Command

(Target to

Controller)

Query

(Instruction

Code and Qualifier)

Response to query (Target to Controller)

Software Image

IMG=

1 byte, value of

Command or Query.

IMG=

IMG?

IMG=x

 

 

1 or 2

Current active software image, where:

IMG?

 

(see description of

 

 

 

1=Bulk Image #1 currently active

IMG*

 

arguments)

 

 

 

2=Bulk Image #2 currently active

IMG#

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMG^

 

 

Serial Number

N/A

9 bytes

Query only

N/A

SNO?

SNO=xxxxxxxxx

of Modulator or

 

 

Used to query the modulator or demodulator card 9-digit

 

 

(see description of

Demodulator

 

 

serial number. It returns its S/N in the form xxxxxxxxx

 

 

arguments)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial Number

N/A

9 bytes

Query only.

N/A

SNM?

SNM=xxxxxxxxx

of Base Unit

 

 

Used to query the 9-digit serial number of the Qx base

 

 

(see description of

 

 

 

unit in the form: xxxxxxxxx

 

 

arguments)

Serial Number

N/A

9 bytes

Query only.

N/A

SNT?

SNT=xxxxxxxxx

of turbo card

 

 

Used to query the 9-digit serial number of the Turbo

 

 

(see description of

 

 

 

Codec card.

 

 

arguments)

RX Frequency

N/A

6 bytes

Query Only

N/A

RFO?

RFO=sxxx.x

Offset

 

 

Unit returns the value of the measured frequency offset of

 

 

(see description of

 

 

 

the carrier being demodulated, in the form sxxx.x, where:

 

 

arguments)

 

 

 

xxx.x=value (range from 0 to 200 kHz, 100 Hz resolution)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Returns +999.9 if the demodulator is unlocked

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example: RFO=+002.3 (2.3 kHz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffer Fill State

N/A

2 bytes

Query only

N/A

BFS?

BFS=xx

 

 

 

Unit returns the value of the buffer fill state, between 1 to

 

 

(see description of

 

 

 

99%

 

 

arguments)

 

 

 

Returns 00 if demodulator is unlocked

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example: BFS=33 (33%)

 

 

 

Temperature of

N/A

3 bytes

Query only

N/A

TMP?

TMP=sxx

Modulator

 

 

It returns the value of the internal card temperature, in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

form of sxx (degrees C)

 

 

(see description of

 

 

 

s=sign (+ or – character)

 

 

arguments)

 

 

 

xx=value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example: TMP=+26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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