WRS400 transceiver BITE packets

The following tables list the BITE and Q-BITE packets for the transceiver of the Vaisala Weather Radar WRS400.

WRS400 Transceiver bite packets

WRS400 Transceiver bite packets
Character Function Bit Function
1 SYNC (C0 Hex)
2 ID (0x30 Hex)
3 Data[0]
0 RCP heartbeat
1 Radiate H
2 Radiate V
3 spare
4 H-transmitter I2C OK
5 V-transmitter I2C OK
6 H-transmitter status
4 Data[1]
0 V-transmitter status
1 H-trigger status
2 V-trigger status
3 H-Transmitter Fan 1 status
4 H-Transmitter Fan 2 status
5 V-Transmitter Fan 1 status
6 V-Transmitter Fan 2 status
5 data[2]
0 H-RF converter I2C OK
1 V-RF converter I2C OK
2 WDR H-RF Converter I2C OK
3 WDR V-RF Converter I2C OK
4 Synthesizer serial status
5 TX enable status
6 1st LO locked
6 data[3]
0 1st LO output
1 2nd LO locked
2 2nd LO output
3 CALGEN locked
4 CALGEN output
5 PSU Receiver I2C status
6 PSU Receiver status
7 data[4]
0 spare
1 spare
2 PSU Transmitter I2C status
3 PSU Transmitter status
4 Controller (WRU481) status
5 Synthesizer (WRO411) status
6 12.6V out ON/OFF status
8 data[5]
0 - Inner fan overcurrent
1 - Outer fan overcurrent
2 - PSU H-transmitter I2C status
3 - PSU H-transmitter status
4 - H-transmitter heater on/off
5 - PSU V-transmitter I2C status
6 - PSU V-transmitter status
9 data[6]
0 V-transmitter heater on/off
1 spare
2 H/V-RF converter 5.4V On/Off
3 spare
4 Receiver temperature probe status
5 Radome temperature probe status
6 TX interlock
10 data[7]
0 Outer fan power status
1 H-transmitter high limit status
2 H-transmitter low limit status
3 V-transmitter high limit status
4 V-transmitter low limit status
5 spare
6 spare
11-12 spare
13 END OF MESSAGE (FF Hex)

WRS400 Transceiver Qbite packets

WRS400 Transceiver Qbite packets
Character Function
1 SYNC (AF Hex)
2 ID (0x31 Hex)
3-4 Receiver temperature (signed, scale 10, range [‑819.2, 819.1])
5-6 Radome temperature (signed, scale 10, range [‑819.2, 819.1])
7 Receiver humidity (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 127])
8 Radome humidity (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 127])
9 Controller temperature, (signed, scale 1, offset +20, range [‑44, 83])
10 Controller input voltage 4.5V (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 12.7])
11-12 Controller input voltage 24V (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 1638.3])
13 Controller supply voltage 3.3V (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 12.7])
14 Controller supply voltage 5.4V (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 12.7])
15 Controller supply voltage 5.0V (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 12.7])
16 Controller supply voltage 4.0V (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 12.7])
17-18 Controller supply voltage 12.6V (unsigned, scale 10, range [0, 1638.3])
19-20 spare
21-22 Controller status code (unsigned, scale 1, range [0,16383])
23-24 Peltier voltage (signed, scale 10, range [‑819.2, 819.1])
25-26 Peltier current (signed, scale 10, range [‑819.2, 819.1])
27 Inner fan current (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 12.7])
28 Outer fan current (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 12.7])
29-30 H-Transmitter supply voltage 50V (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 1638.3])
31-32 H-Transmitter supply voltage 5.6V (unsigned, scale 100, range [0.0, 163.83])
33-34 H-Transmitter fan 1 tacho (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16384])
35-36 H-Transmitter fan 2 tacho (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16384])
37 H-Transmitter temperature (signed, scale 1, offset +20, range [‑44, 83])
38 H-Transmitter fan control (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 127])
39-40 V-Transmitter supply voltage 50V (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 1638.4])
41-42 V-Transmitter supply voltage 5.6V (unsigned, scale 100, range [0.0, 163.83])
43-44 V-Transmitter fan 1 tacho (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16384])
45-46 V-Transmitter fan 2 tacho (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16384])
47 V-Transmitter temperature (signed, scale 1, offset +20, range [-44, 83])
48 V-Transmitter fan control (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 127])
49 Converters input voltage 5.4V (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 12.7])
50 H-RF converter RX attenuator (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 127])
51 V-RF converter RX attenuator (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 127])
52 WDR H-RF converter RX attenuator (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 127])
53 WDR V-RF converter RX attenuator (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 127])
54-55 H-Transmitter status code (unsigned, scale 1, range[0,16383])
56-57 V-Transmitter status code (unsigned, scale 1, range[0,16383])
58-59 spare
60-61 Synthesizer supply voltage 1 3.3V (unsigned, scale 100, range [0.0, 163.83])
62-63 Synthesizer supply voltage 2 3.3V (unsigned, scale 100, range [0.0, 163.83])
64-65 Synthesizer supply voltage 3 3.3V (unsigned, scale 100, range [0.0, 163.83])
66-67 Synthesizer supply voltage 12V (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 1638.3])
68-69 Synthesizer CALGEN RFDET (unsigned, scale 1000, range [0.000, 16.383])
70-71 -Synthesizer Freq tuning (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16383]) Send 12-bit DAC value, calculate in bitex!
72 END OF MESSAGE (FF Hex)

WRS400 Transceiver PSU Qbite packets

WRS400 Transceiver PSU Qbite packets
Character Function
1 SYNC (AF Hex)
2 ID (0x32 Hex)
3-4 PSU receiver, mains input voltage (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16383])
5-6 PSU receiver, output voltage (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 1638.3])
7-8 PSU receiver, output power (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16383])
9 PSU receiver, output current (unsigned, scale 4, range [0.0, 31.75])
10 PSU receiver, temperature (signed, scale 1, offset +20, range[-44, 83])
11-12 PSU transmitter, mains input voltage (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16383])
13-14 PSU transmitter, output voltage (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 1638.3])
15-16 PSU transmitter, output power (unsigned, scale 1, range[0, 16384])
17 PSU transmitter, output current (unsigned, scale 4, range [0.0, 31.75])
18 PSU transmitter, temperature (signed, scale 1, offset +20, range [‑44, 83])
19-20 PSU H-transmitter 50V, mains input voltage (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16383])
21-22 PSU H-transmitter 50V, output voltage (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 1638.3])
23-24 PSU H-transmitter 50V, output power (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16383])
25 PSU H-transmitter 50V, output current (unsigned, scale 4, range [0.0, 31.75])
26 PSU H-transmitter 50V, temperature (signed, scale 1, offset +20, range [‑44, 83])
27-28 PSU V-transmitter 50V, mains input voltage (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16383])
29-30 PSU V-transmitter 50V, output voltage (unsigned, scale 10, range [0.0, 1638.3])
31-32 PSU V-transmitter 50V, output power (unsigned, scale 1, range [0, 16383])
33 PSU V-transmitter 50V, output current (unsigned, scale 4, range [0.0, 31.75])
34 PSU V-transmitter 50V, temperature (signed, scale 1, offset +20, range [-44, 83])
35 spare
36 END OF MESSAGE (FF Hex)