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Amplifier Communication and Protocol, XTRT, Touchscreen TWTA
Summary Status
Command Byte
: '1'
Response
: "AB" formatted as follows:
Byte 'A'
Bit 7: Reserved
Bit 6: Complement of Bit 5
Bit 5: Reserved
Bit 4: High Voltage On
Bit 3: Standby
Bit 2: Remote Mode
Bit 1: Constant Power On
Bit 0: RF Inhibited
Byte ‘B’
Bit 7: Reserved
Bit 6: Complement of Bit 5
Bit 5: Summary Fault
Bit 4: Heater Standby
Bit 3: Output Power changed 0.2 dB since last Power
Out query
Bit 2: Alarm Exists
Bit 1: Reserved
Bit 0: Auto HV ON (HV selected, but HV not ON)
Notes
:
If High Voltage ON and Standby are both zero, the amplifier is in “Filament Time Delay”.
RF can be inhibited through the user front panel or by serial command.
ID/Version
Command Byte
: '0'
Response
: "MMMMMMMVRR"
MMMMMMM is the amplifier model number.
V is the firmware version number.
RR is the firmware revision level.
Optional Parameter:
“00” Returns the following:
Response
: "MMMM-MMM/SSSSS/V.RR/YYYY-MM-DD"
MMMM-MMM is the amplifier model number.
SSSSS is the amplifier serial number.
V is the firmware version number.
RR is the firmware revision level.
YYYY is the Firmware compile year.
MM is the Firmware compile month.
DD is the Firmware compile day
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