WSR-88D DAU BITE Packets
RCP8 generates this BITE packet when the WSR-88D DAU pedestal interface has been enabled.
The identification byte is selectable to avoid conflicts with other BITE packets.
The S number after each table entry is the numbered status
variable that is driven by the respective bit. Most bits in the BITE packet are copies of their DAU counterparts (with their original word and
bit numbers shown in parenthesis). However, S232 ... S245
are supplied by RCP8.
| Char | Function |
|---|---|
| 1 | SYNC Byte (C0 Hex) |
| 2 | Identification byte (User Choice) |
| 3 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (0/6) Maintenance Work Required (S126) | |
| D5 = (0/5) Maintenance Model/No Control (S125) | |
| D4 = (0/4) W/G PFN Transfer Interlock (S124) | |
| D3 = (0/3) W/G Switch Dummy Load (S123) | |
| D2 = (0/2) Transmitter Not Available (S122) | |
| D1 = (0/1) Klystron Preheat (S121) | |
| D0 = (0/0) Filament PS Off (S120) | |
| 4 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (1/5) Filament PS Voltage (S133) | |
| D5 = (1/4) +45 VDC PS Summary Fault (S132) | |
| D4 = (1/3) -15 VDC PS Summary Fault (S131) | |
| D3 = (1/2) +28 VDC PS Summary Fault (S130) | |
| D2 = (1/1) +15 VDC PS Summary Fault (S129) | |
| D1 = (1/0) +5 VDC PS Summary Fault (S128) | |
| D0 = (0/7) PFN Switch Long Pulse (S127) | |
| 5 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (2/4) Cabinet Air Temperature (S140) | |
| D5 = (2/3) Cabinet Interlock (S139) | |
| D4 = (2/2) W/G Arc/VSWR (summary) (S138) | |
| D3 = (2/1) Spectrum Filter Low Pressure (S137) | |
| D2 = (2/0) Circulator Over-Temperature (S136) | |
| D1 = (1/7) Focus Coil PS Voltage (S135) | |
| D0 = (1/6) Vacuum Pump PS Voltage (S134) | |
| 6 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (3/3) Main Power Overvoltage (S147) | |
| D5 = (3/2) Modulator Switch Failure (S146) | |
| D4 = (3/1) Modulator Inverter Current (S145) | |
| D3 = (3/0) Modulator Overload (S144) | |
| D2 = (2/7) Transmitter Spare (S143) | |
| D1 = (2/6) Transmitter Spare (S142) | |
| D0 = (2/5) Cabinet Airflow (S141) | |
| 7 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (4/2) Focus Coil Current (S154) | |
| D5 = (4/1) Transmitter Overcurrent (S153) | |
| D4 = (4/0) Transmitter Overvoltage (S152) | |
| D3 = (3/7) Transmitter Spare (S151) | |
| D2 = (3/6) Trigger Amplifier Failure (S150) | |
| D1 = (3/5) Inverse Diode Current/Undervoltage (S149) | |
| D0 = (3/4) Flyback Charge Failure (S148) | |
| 8 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (5/1) Klystron Filament Current (S161) | |
| D5 = (5/0) Klystron Overcurrent (S160) | |
| D4 = (4/7) Battery Charging (S159) | |
| D3 = (4/6) Oil Level (Transmitter) (S158) | |
| D2 = (4/5) PRF Limit (Summary) (S157) | |
| D1 = (4/4) Oil Temperature (Transmitter) (S156) | |
| D0 = (4/3) Focus Coil Airflow (S155) | |
| 9 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (6/0) 'One' Test Bit 0 (S168) | |
| D5 = (5/7) 'One' Test Bit 7 (S167) | |
| D4 = (5/6) 'One' Test Bit 6 (S166) | |
| D3 = (5/5) 'One' Test Bit 5 (S165) | |
| D2 = (5/4) Klystron Airflow (S164) | |
| D1 = (5/3) Klystron Air Temperature (S163) | |
| D0 = (5/2) Klystron Vaclon Current (S162) | |
| 10 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (6/7) W/G, Pressure/Humidity (S175) | |
| D5 = (6/6) Post-Charge Regulator Maintenance (S174) | |
| D4 = (6/5) Modulator Switch Maintenance (S173) | |
| D3 = (6/4) 'One' Test Bit 4 (S172) | |
| D2 = (6/3) 'One' Test Bit 3 (S171) | |
| D1 = (6/2) 'One' Test Bit 2 (S170) | |
| D0 = (6/1) 'One' Test Bit 1 (S169) | |
| 11 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (7/6) 'Zero' Test Bit 6 (S182) | |
| D5 = (7/5) 'Zero' Test Bit 5 (S181) | |
| D4 = (7/4) 'Zero' Test Bit 4 (S180) | |
| D3 = (7/3) 'Zero' Test Bit 3 (S179) | |
| D2 = (7/2) 'Zero' Test Bit 2 (S178) | |
| D1 = (7/1) 'Zero' Test Bit 1 (S177) | |
| D0 = (7/0) 'Zero' Test Bit 0 (S176) | |
| 12 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (8/5) Spare (S189) | |
| D5 = (8/4) UART Error (S188) | |
| D4 = (8/3) COHO/Clock (S187) | |
| D3 = (8/2) Transmitter Inoperable (S186) | |
| D2 = (8/1) Transmitter Recycle (S185) | |
| D1 = (8/0) HV Off (S184) | |
| D0 = (7/7) 'Zero' Test Bit 7 (S183) | |
| 13 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (9/4) Batter Voltage Low (S196) | |
| D5 = (9/3) Auto-Transfer SW on Utility Power (S195) | |
| D4 = (9/2) Generator Maintenance Required (S194) | |
| D3 = (9/1) AC Unit 2 Compressor Shut Off (S193) | |
| D2 = (9/0) AC Unit 1 Compressor Shut Off (S192) | |
| D1 = (8/7) Spare (S191) | |
| D0 = (8/6) Spare (S190) | |
| 14 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (10/3) Equip Shelter Halon/Detect Sys Troub (S203) | |
| D5 = (10/2) Aircraft Hazard Light Failure (S202) | |
| D4 = (10/1) Generator Volt and Freq Available (S201) | |
| D3 = (10/0) Generator Selector SW Not Auto (S200) | |
| D2 = (9/7) TPS (Reserved) (S199) | |
| D1 = (9/6) TPS (S198) | |
| D0 = (9/5) Generator Engine Malfunction (S197) | |
| 15 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (11/2) Utility Voltage and Frequency Avail (S210) | |
| D5 = (11/1) Gen Shelter Halon/Detect Sys Trbl (S209) | |
| D4 = (11/0) Fire/Smoke in Generator Shelter (S208) | |
| D3 = (10/7) -9 V Receiver PS Summary Fault (S207) | |
| D2 = (10/6) +/-18 V Receiver PS Summary Fault (S206) | |
| D1 = (10/5) Fire/Smoke in Equipment Shelter (S205) | |
| D0 = (10/4) +5 V Receiver PS Summary Fault (S204) | |
| 16 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (12/1) Security System Equipment Trouble (S217) | |
| D5 = (12/0) Security Syst Unauthor Entry Alarm (S216) | |
| D4 = (11/7) -5.2 V A/D Converter PS Summ Fault (S215) | |
| D3 = (11/6) Spare (S214) | |
| D2 = (11/5) +5 V A/D Converter PS Sum. Fault (S213) | |
| D1 = (11/4) +/-15 V A/D Convert PS Sum. Fault (S212) | |
| D0 = (11/3) +9 V Receiver PS Summary Fault (S211) | |
| 17 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (13/0) AC Unit 1 Filter Dirty (S224) | |
| D5 = (12/7) Radome Access Hatch Open (S223) | |
| D4 = (12/6) Receiver Not Conn. to Antenna (S222) | |
| D3 = (12/5) Spare (S221) | |
| D2 = (12/4) Spare (S220) | |
| D1 = (12/3) +5 V Receivr Protect PS Sum. Fault (S219) | |
| D0 = (12/2) Security System Disabled (S218) | |
| 18 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (13/7) Spare (S231) | |
| D5 = (13/6) Spare (S230) | |
| D4 = (13/5) Spare (S229) | |
| D3 = (13/4) AC Unit 4 Filter Dirty (S228) | |
| D2 = (13/3) AC Unit 3 Filter Dirty (S227) | |
| D1 = (13/2) Transmitter Filter Dirty (S226) | |
| D0 = (13/1) AC Unit 2 Filter Dirty (S225) | |
| 19 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = Spare (S238) | |
| D5 = Spare (S237) | |
| D4 = Spare (S236) | |
| D3 = Spare (S235) | |
| D2 = Spare (S234) | |
| D1 = Spare (S233) | |
| D0 = Spare (S232) | |
| 20 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = No DAU reply to last command (S245) | |
| D5 = Spare (S244) | |
| D4 = Spare (S243) | |
| D3 = Spare (S242) | |
| D2 = Spare (S241) | |
| D1 = Spare (S240) | |
| D0 = Spare (S239) | |
| 21 | END OF MESSAGE (FF Hex) |
| Char | Function |
|---|---|
| 1 | SYNC Byte (C0 Hex) |
| 2 | Identification byte (User Choice) |
| 3 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (0/6) Maintenance Work Required (S126) | |
| D5 = (0/5) Maintenance Model/No Control (S125) | |
| D4 = (0/4) W/G PFN Transfer Interlock (S124) | |
| D3 = (0/3) W/G Switch Dummy Load (S123) | |
| D2 = (0/2) Transmitter Not Available (S122) | |
| D1 = (0/1) Klystron Preheat (S121) | |
| D0 = (0/0) Filament PS Off (S120) | |
| 4 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (1/5) Filament PS Voltage (S133) | |
| D5 = (1/4) +45 VDC PS Summary Fault (S132) | |
| D4 = (1/3) -15 VDC PS Summary Fault (S131) | |
| D3 = (1/2) +28 VDC PS Summary Fault (S130) | |
| D2 = (1/1) +15 VDC PS Summary Fault (S129) | |
| D1 = (1/0) +5 VDC PS Summary Fault (S128) | |
| D0 = (0/7) PFN Switch Long Pulse (S127) | |
| 5 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (2/4) Cabinet Air Temperature (S140) | |
| D5 = (2/3) Cabinet Interlock (S139) | |
| D4 = (2/2) W/G Arc/VSWR (summary) (S138) | |
| D3 = (2/1) Spectrum Filter Low Pressure (S137) | |
| D2 = (2/0) Circulator Over-Temperature (S136) | |
| D1 = (1/7) Focus Coil PS Voltage (S135) | |
| D0 = (1/6) Vacuum Pump PS Voltage (S134) | |
| 6 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (3/3) Main Power Overvoltage (S147) | |
| D5 = (3/2) Modulator Switch Failure (S146) | |
| D4 = (3/1) Modulator Inverter Current (S145) | |
| D3 = (3/0) Modulator Overload (S144) | |
| D2 = (2/7) Transmitter Spare (S143) | |
| D1 = (2/6) Transmitter Spare (S142) | |
| D0 = (2/5) Cabinet Airflow (S141) | |
| 7 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (4/2) Focus Coil Current (S154) | |
| D5 = (4/1) Transmitter Overcurrent (S153) | |
| D4 = (4/0) Transmitter Overvoltage (S152) | |
| D3 = (3/7) Transmitter Spare (S151) | |
| D2 = (3/6) Trigger Amplifier Failure (S150) | |
| D1 = (3/5) Inverse Diode Current/Undervoltage (S149) | |
| D0 = (3/4) Flyback Charge Failure (S148) | |
| 8 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (5/1) Klystron Filament Current (S161) | |
| D5 = (5/0) Klystron Overcurrent (S160) | |
| D4 = (4/7) Battery Charging (S159) | |
| D3 = (4/6) Oil Level (Transmitter) (S158) | |
| D2 = (4/5) PRF Limit (Summary) (S157) | |
| D1 = (4/4) Oil Temperature (Transmitter) (S156) | |
| D0 = (4/3) Focus Coil Airflow (S155) | |
| 9 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (6/0) 'One' Test Bit 0 (S168) | |
| D5 = (5/7) 'One' Test Bit 7 (S167) | |
| D4 = (5/6) 'One' Test Bit 6 (S166) | |
| D3 = (5/5) 'One' Test Bit 5 (S165) | |
| D2 = (5/4) Klystron Airflow (S164) | |
| D1 = (5/3) Klystron Air Temperature (S163) | |
| D0 = (5/2) Klystron Vaclon Current (S162) | |
| 10 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (6/7) W/G, Pressure (S175) | |
| D5 = (6/6) Post-Charge Regulator Maintenance (S174) | |
| D4 = (6/5) Modulator Switch Maintenance (S173) | |
| D3 = (6/4) 'One' Test Bit 4 (S172) | |
| D2 = (6/3) 'One' Test Bit 3 (S171) | |
| D1 = (6/2) 'One' Test Bit 2 (S170) | |
| D0 = (6/1) 'One' Test Bit 1 (S169) | |
| 11 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (7/6) 'Zero' Test Bit 6 (S182) | |
| D5 = (7/5) 'Zero' Test Bit 5 (S181) | |
| D4 = (7/4) 'Zero' Test Bit 4 (S180) | |
| D3 = (7/3) 'Zero' Test Bit 3 (S179) | |
| D2 = (7/2) 'Zero' Test Bit 2 (S178) | |
| D1 = (7/1) 'Zero' Test Bit 1 (S177) | |
| D0 = (7/0) 'Zero' Test Bit 0 (S176) | |
| 12 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (8/5) Waveguide Switch Position (S189) | |
| D5 = (8/4) Spare (S188) | |
| D4 = (8/3) COHO/Clock (S187) | |
| D3 = (8/2) Transmitter Inoperable (S186) | |
| D2 = (8/1) Transmitter Recycle (S185) | |
| D1 = (8/0) HV Off (S184) | |
| D0 = (7/7) 'Zero' Test Bit 7 (S183) | |
| 13 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (9/4) Batter Voltage Low (S196) | |
| D5 = (9/3) Auto-Transfer SW on Utility Power (S195) | |
| D4 = (9/2) Generator Maintenance Required (S194) | |
| D3 = (9/1) AC Unit 2 Compressor Shut Off (S193) | |
| D2 = (9/0) AC Unit 1 Compressor Shut Off (S192) | |
| D1 = (8/7) Spare (S191) | |
| D0 = (8/6) Circulator Temp (S190) | |
| 14 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (10/3) Equip Shelter Halon/Detect Sys Troub (S203) | |
| D5 = (10/2) Aircraft Hazard Light Failure (S202) | |
| D4 = (10/1) Generator Volt and Freq Available (S201) | |
| D3 = (10/0) Generator Selector SW Not Auto (S200) | |
| D2 = (9/7) TPS (Reserved) (S199) | |
| D1 = (9/6) TPS (S198) | |
| D0 = (9/5) Generator Engine Malfunction (S197) | |
| 15 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (11/2) Utility Voltage and Frequency Avail (S210) | |
| D5 = (11/1) Gen Shelter Halon/Detect Sys Trbl (S209) | |
| D4 = (11/0) Fire/Smoke in Generator Shelter (S208) | |
| D3 = (10/7) -9 V Receiver PS Summary Fault (S207) | |
| D2 = (10/6) +/-18 V Receiver PS Summary Fault (S206) | |
| D1 = (10/5) Fire/Smoke in Equipment Shelter (S205) | |
| D0 = (10/4) +5 V Receiver PS Summary Fault (S204) | |
| 16 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (12/1) Security System Equipment Trouble (S217) | |
| D5 = (12/0) Security Syst Unauthor Entry Alarm (S216) | |
| D4 = (11/7) Spare (S215) | |
| D3 = (11/6) Gen Shelter Door Open (S214) | |
| D2 = (11/5) Spare (S213) | |
| D1 = (11/4) Spare (S212) | |
| D0 = (11/3) +9 V Receiver PS Summary Fault (S211) | |
| 17 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (13/0) AC Unit 1 Filter Dirty (S224) | |
| D5 = (12/7) Radome Access Hatch1 Open (S223) | |
| D4 = (12/6) Receiver Not Conn. to Antenna (S222) | |
| D3 = (12/5) Waveguide Humidity (S221) | |
| D2 = (12/4) Waveguide Switch TX Interlock (S220) | |
| D1 = (12/3) +5 V Receivr Protect PS Sum. Fault (S219) | |
| D0 = (12/2) Security System Disabled (S218) | |
| 18 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = (13/7) Radome Access Hatch2 Open (S231) | |
| D5 = (13/6) Waveguide Switch Ant Position Ind (S230) | |
| D4 = (13/5) Spectrum Filter Pressure (S229) | |
| D3 = (13/4) Spare (S228) | |
| D2 = (13/3) Spare (S227) | |
| D1 = (13/2) Transmitter Filter Dirty (S226) | |
| D0 = (13/1) AC Unit 2 Filter Dirty (S225) | |
| 19 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = Pedestal Power (S238) | |
| D5 = Gen Sw to Utility (S237) | |
| D4 = Gen Sw To Gen (S236) | |
| D3 = Re Rx Channel12 (S235) | |
| D2 = Wg Sw Antenna (S234) | |
| D1 = Tx High Voltage On (S233) | |
| D0 = Rx Trans Power Head Adjust (S232) | |
| 20 | WSR-88D DAU Status and Fault Conditions |
| D6 = No DAU reply to last command (S245) | |
| D5 = Spare (S244) | |
| D4 = Spare (S243) | |
| D3 = Spare (S242) | |
| D2 = Spare (S241) | |
| D1 = Panel Power Sleep (S240) | |
| D0 = DAQ Power (S239) | |
| 21 | END OF MESSAGE (FF Hex) |
Many of the DAU functions can also be controlled from RCP8 using numbered control variables as follows. When DAU mode is enabled, a new DAU Data Message is sent every second, and immediately after a control BITE packet is received.
| DAU Function | Code |
|---|---|
| Audible Alarm Control-1 | (C63) |
| Audible Alarm Control-2 | (C62) |
| High Voltage ON Command | (C61) |
| Antenna Command | (C60) |
| Channel 2 Command | (C59) |
| Pedestal Operate | (C58) |
| Spare Lamp Driver | (C57) |
| Switch to Diesel Generator | (C56) |
| Switch to Utility Power | (C55) |
| Audible Alarm Enable | (C54) |
In addition to the standard BITE packets, RCP8 outputs the following Q-BITE packets that represent the quantitative values that are read from the DAU. The numbers shown in parenthesis are the original DAU status byte numbers that supplied each value. 30 14-bit values are sent.
| Char | Function |
|---|---|
| 1 | SYNC Byte (AF Hex) |
| 2 | Identification byte (User Choice) |
| 3-4 | (14) Outside Ambient Temperature |
| 5-6 | (15) Equipment Shelter Temperature |
| 7-8 | (16) AC Unit 1 Discharge Air Temperature |
| 9-10 | (17) Transmitter Discharge Air Temperature |
| 11-12 | (18) Radome Area Temperature |
| 13-14 | (19) Generator Shelter Temperature |
| 15-16 | (20) Storage Tank Fuel Level |
| 17-18 | (27) AC Unit 3 Discharge Air Temperature |
| 19-20 | (28) AC Unit 2 Discharge Air Temperature |
| 21-22 | (31) Transmitter RF Power |
| 23-24 | (32) Antenna RF Power |
| 25-26 | (34) AC Unit 4 Discharge Air Temperature |
| 27-28 | (37) Pedestal +28 V Power |
| 29-30 | (38) Encoder +5 V Power |
| 31-32 | (39) Pedestal +15 V Power |
| 33-34 | (41) Pedestal +5 V Power |
| 35-36 | (44) Signal Processor +5 V Power |
| 37-38 | (46) Maintenance Console +28 V Power |
| 39-40 | (47) Maintenance Console +15 V Power |
| 41-42 | (48) Maintenance Console +5 V Power |
| 43-44 | (52) Pedestal -15 V Power |
| 45-46 | (55) Maintenance Console -15 V Power |
| 47-48 | (57) DAU Test 0 |
| 49-50 | (58) DAU Test 1 |
| 51-52 | (59) DAU Test 2 |
| 53-54 | Spare |
| 55-56 | Spare |
| 57-58 | Spare |
| 59-60 | Spare |
| 61-62 | Spare |
| 63 | END OF MESSAGE (FF Hex) |