LPOD C-, X-, or Ku-Band Outdoor Amplifier / Block Up Converter (BUC)
MN-LPOD
Serial Interface Operation
Revision 14
5–28
Parameter Type
(* indicates
End-of-Life)
Controller-to-Target
Instruction Code and
Qualifier
Arguments for
Command or
Query
Description of Arguments
(Note that all arguments are ASCII numeric codes from 48 to 57)
Target-to-Controller
(see Description of Arguments)
Command
Query
Response to
Command
Response to
Query
Retrieve Next 5
unread stored
Statistics
N/A
RNS?
75 bytes
Query only.
Returns the oldest 5 unread stored statistics entries in the reply format: {CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-
body{CR}Sub-body{CR}Sub-body, where:
Sub-body= ddmmyyhhmmssaaa.abbb.bccc.cdd.ddefghhh.hiii.i
ddmmyy=day/month/year
hhmmss=hour:minute:second
aaa.a=Operating Temperature (e.g., +40.0)
bbb.b=Amp Temperature (e.g., +40.0)
ccc.c=RF Power output
dd.dd=Attenuation Setting
e=Amp On/Off
f =Mute On/Off
g=Online/Offline Status
hhh.h=LNB Current (mA)
iii.i=BUC Tuning Voltage
NOTE:
If there are less than 5 entries to be retrieved, the remaining positions are padded with zeros. If there are
no new entries, the response is RNS*.
RNS=
RNS={CR}Sub-
body{CR}Sub-
body{CR}Sub-
body{CR}Sub-
body{CR}Sub-
body
Serial Number*
N/A
RSN?
9 bytes
Query only.
Returns the unit’s nine-digit serial number in the form xxxxxxxxx.
EXAMPLE: <0001/RSN?{CR}
>0001/RSN=0123445678{CR}{LF}
RSN=
RSN=xxxxxxxxx
Retrieve Utility
Status
N/A
RUS?
23 bytes,
alphanumeric
Query only.
Returns the utility status of the unit.
EXAMPLE:
<0001/RUS?{CR}
>0001/RUS={CR}
ADR=0001{CR}
BDR=9600{CR}
REF=087{CR}{LF} (REF displays only if a reference oscillator is installed)
RUS=
RUS=x….x
Remote Baud Rate SBR=
SBR?
4 bytes
Command or Query.
Sets or returns the remote baud rate in the form xxxx, where:
2400=2400 baud
4800=4800 baud
9600=9600 baud
(DEFAULT)
19K2=19200 baud
38K4=38400 baud
NOTE:
When changing baud rates remotely the response to the command will be returned using the same baud
rate as that used to send the command.
COMMAND EXAMPLE:
<0001/SBR=19K2{CR}
QUERY EXAMPLE:
<0001/SBR?{CR}
>0001/SBR=9600{CR}{LF}
SBR=
SBR?
SBR*
SBR=xxxx
