CDM-Qx Satellite Modem Revision 4
Remote Control MN/CDMQx.IOM
C-30
C.5.4 Query Commands
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)
Equipment ID N/A 14 bytes Query only
Unit returns information on a per card basis concerning
the equipment identification and the option field in the
form: abbbcdefghijk
a=Turbo H/W option: 0=None, 1=Turbo, 2=TPC/LDPC
bbb=defines the model number (Qx0 in this case)
c=RS Codec H/W Option: 0=None 1=Installed
d=Card Data Rate S/W Option: 0=None , 3=up
to 5 Mbps, 4=up to 10 Mbps, 5=up to 20 Mbps
e=Higher-order modulation: 0=None, 1=8-PSK/8-QAM,
2=16-QAM, 3=8-PSK, 8-QAM, 16-QAM
f=Spare – for future use
g=Spare – for future use
h=Turbo data rate S/W option: 0=None, 1=up to
512Kbps,
2=up to 2048Kbps, 3=up to 5Mbps, 4=up to 10Mbps,
5=up to 20Mbps
i=Card type: 0=None, 1=Modulator, 2=Demodulator
j=Modem group: 0=ungrouped, 1=grouped as modem#1,
2=grouped as modem#2
k=Spare – for future use
l=Spare – for future use
Example 1: EID=1Qx0033xx31xxx means Turbo
installed, CDM-QX 70/140 band, No RS Codec, up to 5
Mbps, 8-PSK/8-QAM and16-QAM, Turbo data rate up to
5Mbps, card is modulator.
Example 2: EID=xQx0xxxxxx0xxx, means there’s no mod
or demod card installed. This tells the user that this
remote address belongs to a CDM-Qx.
N/A EID? EID=abbbcdefghijkl
(see description of
arguments)
Notes:
QxO is the 70/140
card (mod or demod)
Qx1 is the L-Band
card (mod or demod)
