Mitec 18687-KPA Controller
The Mitec 18687-KPA Controller connector monitors and controls a redundancy controller through serial communication. The device monitors/controls eight chains, six online and two on standby, each consisting of one High Power Amplifier (HPA).
About
The connector polls information from the Mitec 18687-KPA Controller device every 30 seconds. This can be information regarding general settings, active alarms and ongoing maintenance on the HPAs.
Serial communication is used to poll the information from the device.
Version Info
| Range | Description | DCF Integration | Cassandra Compliant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | Initial version | No | No |
Product Info
| Range | Device Firmware Version |
|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | Compatible with software version 2.23 of the RSU Model 18687-01 (configuration 1.00). |
Installation and configuration
Serial main connection
This connector uses a serial connection and requires the following input during element creation:
SERIAL CONNECTION:
Interface Connection
- IP address/host: The polling IP of the device.
- IP port: The IP port of the device.
- Bus address: The bus address of the device, with a range from 48 up to 63.
Usage
General
On this page, you can find the following general information and settings for the device:
- RSU Model: The model of the Redundant Switch Unit (RSU).
- Configuration Version: The configuration version of the RSU.
- Software Version: The software version of the RSU.
- Mode: Shows if the device is operating in Local or Remote mode.
- Operating Mode: Displays whether the device is operating in Manual, Automatic or Smart Manual mode, and allows the user to set the mode to Manual or Auto.
- HPA S/B X Backup: Shows if the standby HPA X (i.e., 1 or 2) is working as a backup.
- HPA S/B X Backup Failures: Shows if the standby HPA X (i.e., 1 or 2) is experiencing failures as a backup.
- PSU Alarms: Displays whether there are active alarms for the PSU.
- SW Alarms: Displays whether there are active alarms for the active switches.
- Fan Alarms: Displays whether there are active alarms for the fans.
- Ack Alarms button: Acknowledges all active alarms.
Switches
This page displays the position of each switch, i.e., from Switch 1 to 18. The position can be either 1 or 2.
Chain Alarm
This page shows whether there are active alarms for each of the chains, i.e., the online HPAs (HPA 1 to HPA 6) and the standby ones (HPA S/B 1 and 2).
In addition, you can set the chain priority with the Chain Priority parameter.
Maintenance
On this page, you can view and control the maintenance status for the online HPAs (HPA 1 Status up to HPA 6 Status) and the standby HPAs (HPA S/B 1 and 2 Status). The available values are Maintenance or OK (i.e., no maintenance).
Fan/PSU Alarm
On this page, the following alarm statuses for the fans and PSUs are shown:
- Hybrid Fan 2 and 5.
- Filter Fan 2 and 5.
- Fan PSU 1 and 2.