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HPOD C-, X-, Ku-Band High-Power Outdoor Amplifier
Revision 9
Serial-Based Remote Product Management 5–7 MN/HPOD.IOM
5.3.4.5 Instruction Code Qualifier
This is a single character that further qualifies the preceding instruction code. Code Qualifiers obey the following rules:
1) From Controller-to-Target , the only permitted characters are:
Character Definition
=
(ASCII code 61)
This character is used as the Assignment Operator (AO). It establishes that the Instruction Code that
precedes it is to be used as a command to assign or configure operation. The instruction set that
follows serves to assign the Target’s new parameter setting or operational value. Example: From
Controller-to-Target , MUT=1 means “enable the mute function.”
?
(ASCII code 63)
This character is used as the Query Operator (QO). It establishes that the Instruction Code that
precedes it is to be used as a query that returns the Target’s current configured parameter setting or
operational value. Example: From Controller-to-Target , MUT? means “what’s the current state of
the MUTE function?”
2) From Target-to-Controller , the only permitted characters are:
Character Definition
=
(ASCII code 61)
This character is used in two ways:
a. If the Controller sends a query to the Target – for example: MUT? meaning “what’s the current state
of the MUTE function?”, the Target would respond with MUT=x , where x represents the state in
question: 1 being enabled , and 0 being disabled .
b. If the Controller sends an instruction to set a parameter to a particular value, and the value sent is valid,
the Target acknowledges the message and responds with MUT= (with no message arguments).
?
(ASCII code 63)
If the Controller sends an instruction to set a parameter to a particular value, and the value sent is not
valid, the Target then acknowledges the message and responds with, for example,
MUT? (with no
message arguments). This indicates that there was an error in the message sent by the Controller.
!
(ASCII code 33)
If the Controller sends an instruction code that the Target does not recognize, the Target responds by
echoing the invalid instruction, followed by
! Example: XYZ!