DT-4500 Series C- and Ku-Band Down Converters
MN/DT4500.IOM
Serial Interface Operation
Revision 2
8–32
8.7.6
Stored Alarms
Up to 100 alarms are date- and time-stamped and stored in memory as they
occur. The alarm entry is also updated with its date/time of clearance. The entry
remains in memory until it is cleared by the CAS command.
8.7.6.1
TSA (Total Stored Alarms)
Use TSA to retrieve the total number of stored alarms and the time and date of
the most recent alarm.
Description
Details
Retrieve Total Alarms:
<DEV/TSA_{cr}
Confirmation:
>DEV/TSA_TOTAL:nn{cr}
LAST:hh:mm:ss mm/dd/yy{cr}{lf}] where:
nn = 0 to 99; the 100th alarm will be ER
hh.mm.ss = time in hour:minutes:seconds
mm/dd/yy = date in month/day/year
8.7.6.2
CAS (Clear All Stored Alarms)
Description
Details
Clear All Alarms:
<DEV/CAA_YES{cr}
Confirmation:
>DEV/CAA_CLEARED{cr}{lf}]
8.7.6.3
LAA (List All Alarms)
Use LAA to retrieve a list of the stored alarms. This query is unavailable when
using virtual addressing mode.
Description
Details
List All Alarms:
<DEV/LAA_{cr}
Confirmation:
>DEV/LAA_{cr}
xx yyyyyyyyyyy hh:mm:ss mm/dd/yy{cr}
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xxx yyyyyyyyyyy hh:mm:ss mm/dd/yy{cr}{lf}] where:
xx = stored fault number
yyyyyyyyyyy
= fault description
hh:mm:ss = fault time
mm/dd/yy = fault date
