Ayecka TC1 Operational Manual

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TC1

Transport Stream converter

With

Advanced DVB-S2 Receiver

And

GigE Interface

Operational Manual

Rev 1.0

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Table of Contents

1 Technical Support Contact Information ........................................................... 2

2 About This Document ........................................................................................ 3

2.1 Target Audience ....................................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Purpose and Applicability ......................................................................................................... 3

2.3 Applicable ................................................................................................................................. 3

3 TC1 Hardware ..................................................................................................... 5

3.1 TC1 Hardware Interfaces ......................................................................................................... 5

3.2 Internal GigE Switch ................................................................................................................. 5

3.3 Application CPU ........................................................................................................................ 5

3.4 ASI ............................................................................................................................................ 5

4 Quick Installation Guide .................................................................................... 7

5 TC1 Functionality ............................................................................................... 9

5.1 TC1 Integration in Video over IP Networks .............................................................................. 9

5.2 TC1 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................. 10

5.3 TC1 Receivers Management .................................................................................................. 10

5.4 TC1 SNMP MIB ...................................................................................................................... 11

6 TC1 Installation................................................................................................. 13

6.1 Powering Up the TC1 ............................................................................................................. 13

6.2 Front Panel ............................................................................................................................. 13

6.3 Back Panel .............................................................................................................................. 15

6.4 Installation Procedure ............................................................................................................. 16

6.5 Power UP ................................................................................................................................ 16

6.6 Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 16

6.7 Cables Connection ................................................................................................................. 16

7 TC1 Configuration and Management .............................................................. 18

7.1 Serial Interface ........................................................................................................................ 18

7.2 Telnet Interface ....................................................................................................................... 18

8 TC1 User Interface ............................................................................................ 20

8.1 General ................................................................................................................................... 20

8.2 Powering Up ........................................................................................................................... 20

8.3 Main Menu .............................................................................................................................. 21

8.3.1 Configuration Menu ............................................................................................................. 22

8.3.1.1 Ingress Configuration ...................................................................................................... 22

8.3.1.1.1 RX Channel Operation Mode ....................................................................................... 22

8.3.1.1.2 RX Channel Switching ................................................................................................. 23

8.3.1.1.3 Select Active RX Channel ............................................................................................ 24

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8.3.1.1.4 RX Channel Configuration Menu ................................................................................. 25

8.3.1.2 Egress Configuration ....................................................................................................... 30

8.3.1.2.1 RX1 Egress Configuration ........................................................................................... 30

8.3.1.2.1.1 802.1Q VLAN Configuration ........................................................................................ 31

8.3.1.2.1.2 TSoIP Configuration .................................................................................................... 31

8.3.1.2.1.3 Calculating Multicast Destination MAC ........................................................................ 32

8.3.2 Status Menu ........................................................................................................................ 33

8.3.3 Network Menu ..................................................................................................................... 35

8.3.4 System Menu ...................................................................................................................... 36

8.3.5 Statistics .............................................................................................................................. 40

9 Trouble Shooting .............................................................................................. 42

9.1 General ................................................................................................................................... 42

9.2 Power LED is Off .................................................................................................................... 42

9.3 Power LED Constantly RED ................................................................................................... 42

9.4 Lock LED is Red ..................................................................................................................... 42

9.5 LAN Interface Does Not React to Ping ................................................................................... 42

9.6 No IP traffic on Egress ............................................................................................................ 43

10 TC1 Specifications ........................................................................................ 45

10.1 Receiver DVB-S2 Mode ...................................................................................................... 45

10.2 Receiver RF ........................................................................................................................ 45

10.3 LNB power and Control ....................................................................................................... 45

10.4 TS Processing ..................................................................................................................... 45

10.5 Data Interface ...................................................................................................................... 46

10.6 Environmental Conditions ................................................................................................... 46

10.7 Physical Characteristics ...................................................................................................... 46

10.8 Operating Power ................................................................................................................. 46

10.9 Management Interface ........................................................................................................ 46

10.10 Control and Monitoring ........................................................................................................ 47

10.11 Configuration Parameters ................................................................................................... 47

10.12 Monitoring Parameters ........................................................................................................ 47

10.13 Maintenance ........................................................................................................................ 47

10.14 Standard Compliance ......................................................................................................... 47

11 TC1 Serial over USB Cable ........................................................................... 50

12 TC1 Software and Firmware Upgrade .......................................................... 54

12.1 FPGA Image Management ................................................................................................. 54

12.2 Software Image Management ............................................................................................. 56

12.2.1 Software Image Upgrade using TFTP ................................................................................ 57

12.2.2 Software Images Upgrade with Flash Magic .......................... .תרדגומ הניא הינמיסה !האיגש

13 Safety ............................................................................................................. 59

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14 Release Notes ................................................................................................ 62

14.1 SW Release Notes for SW Version 1.02b84 ...................................................................... 62

14.2 FPGA Release Notes for Version 2.02b010 ....................................................................... 62

14.3 Open Known Issues ............................................................................................................ 62

15 SNMP MIB ...................................................................................................... 64

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About this Document

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About this Document

TC1 Operational Manual

About this Document

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1 Technical Support Contact Information

For technical support please contact: Ayecka Communication systems LTD

[e-mail]

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2 About This Document

2.1 Target Audience

The target audience for this document is satellite and digital video communication
professionals.

2.2 Purpose and Applicability

This document introduces the setup, configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting of TC1.

2.3 Applicable

This document is applicable for the following SW and FW

2.3.1 Software – TC1 1.02b67 and above

2.3.2 Firmware – 4.01b007 and above

For further details refer to the detailed release notes in Chapter 14.
Note

SW release upgrade may delete the current configuration. Please make sure you retrieve and save
configurations of the TC1 prior to upgrade

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3 TC1 Hardware

3.1 TC1 Hardware Interfaces

The TC1 has the following interfaces:

 Two RF front ends
 GigE interface
 100BaseT management Interface
 Serial over USB Management Interface.

 Optional ASI input and ASI output

The TC1 can be operated with a single demodulator or with dual demodulators.
When the second Demodulator is in use, both Demodulators are limited to DVB-S2 8PSK CCM

30Msps. The configuration of demodulator operation mode is supported in the terminal menu
and SNMP.

3.2 Internal GigE Switch

The TC1 architecture is based on an internal GigE switch. The switch has the following ports:

 Traffic: GigE port
 MGMT: Fast Port
 Internal CPU: RMII connection
 Internal FPGA: RGMII connection
 Application CPU: GigE interface for an optional dedicated applications CPU

3.3 Application CPU

The TC1 supports an option for the Application CPU. The Application CPU is a daughter board
that can be added to the TC1.

The Application CPU has a GigE interface to the internal switch.
The CPU can be selected according to the application requirement.

For additional information please contact [e-mail].

3.4 ASI

The TC1 supports an option for single ASI input and ASI output.

 The ASI interfaces are connected directly to the FPGA that process all the Transport

streams and GigE traffic.

 The ASI interfaces are optional.

 For additional information please contact [e-mail].

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4 Quick Installation Guide

Follow the steps described in Table 1 to perform a Quick Installation of the TC1. After any
change has been performed, enter 0 as many times required to return to the Main Menu. This

will save the changes to the non-volatile RAM (for further details refer to Chapter 6).
If an incorrect value was entered, press Esc to ignore the entry.

Action

Verification

Reference Chapter

Note

Connect the USB
Cable

Communication with
TC1

1111

Install Serial over USB
driver and run hyper
terminal

Modify the
management port IP
address

8.3.3

Menu 3.1
Modify the LAN IP
address

8.3.3

Menu 3.9

Connect the
Management Ethernet
cable

6.7
Connect the Traffic
Ethernet cable

6.2

Ping to the Management
and Traffic interfaces to
verify connection

Verify other network
elements are properly
configured

Set Telnet password

8.3.4.5

Set RF frequency

08.3.1.1.4.18.3.1.1.4.2

Menu 1.1.1.1
Set LNB Power

0 Menu 1.1.1.F

Set 22Khz

0 Menu 1.1.1.H

Verify RF lock

8.3.2 and 6.3

RF Lock LED
Configure Egress

parameters

8.3.1.2

Menu 1.2
Enable Output

8.3.1.2

Menu 1.2.1.A

Verify Video traffic to
LAN

0

Wireshark, VLC ..

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5 TC1 Functionality

5.1 TC1 Integration in Video over IP Networks

The TC1 is designed to simply integrate into Video over IP networks, where conversion
between DVB-S/S2, ASI and IP is required.

The TC1 is Transport stream converter – it converts the transport stream physical layer
between DVB-S/S2, IP and ASI.

The TC1 does not process the Transport stream and therefore does not change its
characteristic – neither content nor traffic

The TC1 integration process is described as follows:

 The TC1 RF input is connected to the LNB on the satellite dish. TC1 provides the LNB with

the appropriate power and control and receives the DVB-S/S2 signal in L-Band.

 The only parameter the operator requires to configure is the RF L-band frequency. The

TC1 automatically detects all other parameters.

 For a symbol rate below 1 Msps or for modulations higher than 8PSK, a manual

configuration of the symbol rate may be required.

 The automatic channel parameters detection enables the operator to change the

MODCOD of the link without the requiring to re-configure the receiver.

 The TC1 supports two RF inputs and can be operated either as single demodulator with

two RF inputs or dual demodulators.

 The selection between the two Rx channels and the Rx configuration profiles can be

performed manually or automatically.

 TC1 allows forwarding each of the 3 physical Ingress inputs ( Rx1, Rx2 and ASI) to 3

different Multicast streams

 TC1 allow independent configuration of the Multicast destination IP address and of the

destination MAC address, per output.

 The TC1 allows configuration of the output packets VLAN and DSCP fields
 The TC1 supports three management interfaces, as follows:

o 100BaseT interface using Telnet
o 100BaseT interface using SNMP.
o Serial over USB interface with a text based terminal application.

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5.2 TC1 Block Diagram

The TC1 Block Diagram is illustrated in Figure 1 TC1 Block Diagram

Figure 1 TC1 Block Diagram

The TC1 structure includes the following parts:

 DVB-S2 Receiver: Dual tuner, Full L-Band RF front end with LNB powering and control.

When TC1 operates with a single demodulator, both tuners are assigned to the
demodulator and the tuners act in redundant mode. When using the TC1 in dual
demodulator mode each demodulator has a single tuner.

 ASI Receiver / Transmitter – Using Gennum GS9074A, GS9078A
 TS 2 IP / IP 2TP – Hardware based encapsulation of TS into IP and de-capsulation form IP

to TS.

 Management CPU: The management CPU implements the control of the board and the

user interface.

 GigE Switch: The backbone of the TC1 is an internal managed GigE switch. The Internal

switch is managed (QoS, VLAN etc).

The interfaces are arranged, logically, as Ingress and Egress

5.3 TC1 Receivers Management

The TC1 supports two modes for operating the receivers ( RX channels):

 Single Demodulator: The two RF inputs are connected to a single demodulator. Single

TSoverIP stream is output

 Dual Demodulator: Each RF is in encapsulated into different output IP stream
 For each receiver, the TC1 supports two configuration profiles. The configuration profile

includes the RF parameters (L-Band frequency and LNB control

 The operator uses the TC1 in the following modes:

TC1

GiGe

DVB-S2

DVB-S2

Receiver

TS over IP

IP to TS

GiGe

MPEG-TS

Ethernet

ASI Input

ASI Output

ASI

reciver

ASI

Driver

MPEG-TS

MPEG-TS

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 Single Demodulator with a Round Robin rotation between the Two RF Inputs and between

the Two Configuration Profiles of each. RF1 (Profile1) -> RF1 (Profile2) -> RF2 (Profile1) ­> RF2 (Profile2) -> RF1 (Profile1):

 The TC1 rotates between the states until it locks on a valid signal.
 The time out for each state is configurable.
 The two RF inputs can be connected to two different LNBs on to different antennas.
 The lock criterion is RF lock and does not validate the data.
 Single Demodulator with One RF Input and Two Profiles. The TC1 will switch to the

second profile the moment it loses the lock on the first one

 Dual Demodulator, each with a Single RF with two profiles.
 Single RF input with single profile and single demodulator

5.4 TC1 SNMP MIB

The TC1 SNMP MIB provides the operator an interface to configure the device, monitor it and
receive alerts (traps) on specific events. For further details on the MIB refer to Chapter 16,
SNMP MIB on page 64.

The MIB is comprised of the following sections:

 Configuration of the RX channels including the RF and MPE parts.
 A Network enabling the operator to control IP address acquisition mode (static or DHCP),

Read MAC address and more.

 A system enabling the operator to reboot the device, initiate the SW upgrade, perform a

FPGA upgrade, read serial numbers and more.

 Alarms listing all available traps

 Demod Lock: A trap is sent when Demod lock on signal or loose lock
 Link Margin Low: When the Link margin is lower then 1db
 Link Margin High: When the link margin is higher then 3db

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6 TC1 Installation

Safety Warning

The antenna used with the TC1 must have proper grounding.

6.1 Powering Up the TC1

Ensure the following when powering up the TC1:

 Verify the TC1 is powered with 12C DC.
 Always use power adaptor supplied by Ayecka.
 Plug the power adaptor into the AC power, with caution.

6.2 Front Panel

The front panel is the TC1 side that is connected to the different networks, is illustrated below.

Figure 2 - TC1 Front Panel

The following table describes the front panel interfaces:

Interface

Description

Type / Range

Traffic port

GigE RJ45 connector.

RJ45
100/1000 BaseT
Auto sense
Yellow LED – Gige
Green Led - TX

Management port

100BaseT RJ45 connector.
Two leds

RJ45
10/100 BaseT
Auto sense
Left LED – Activity
Right Led - link

Control

Serial over USB for local management.

Mini USB type B

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Interface

Description

Type / Range

Power LED

Indication LED, indicating availability of
DC power to the TC1 and Firmware
programming state.

Red - at the very TC1 startup after the
power has been applied. The
constant red coloring indicates that
TC1 application software has been
launched.

The LED will stay red until the TC1
starts loading the Firmware, or in
case of a fault in Firmware loading.

Red/Green Blinking - During
Firmware programming process,
which generally lasts for 5-8
seconds.

If the Firmware programming fails, the
led will turn red again.

Green - The led turns green
constantly after two conditions are
met:

The TC1 application software has
been successfully launched

AND
The Firmware has been successfully

programmed.

DC in

DC power input to the TC1

12VDC, 2A

Table 2 - TC1 Front Panel Interfaces

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6.3 Back Panel

The TC1 Back panel containing the RF inputs and ASI is shown below:

Figure 3 - TC1 Back Panel

Table 3 describes the back panel interfaces:

Interface

Description

Range

RF 1

DVB-S2 reciver RF input of receiver #1

F type Female Connector.
L-Band

-35 to -75 dBm

Lock 1

Status LED of #1 receiver

RED : Receiver #1 is not locked
Blinking RED :Receiver #1 is

in lock process
Green: Receiver #1 is locked

RF 2

DVB-S2 reciver RF input of receiver #2

F type Female Connector.
L-Band

-35 to -75 dBm

Lock 2

Status LED of #2 receiver

RED: Receiver #2 is not locked
Blinking RED: Receiver #2 is

in lock process
Green: Receiver #1 is locked

ASI Out

ASI output

Gennum GS9078A

ASI In

ASI input

Gennum GS9074A

ASI Lock

ASI input status LED

Green when the ASI input is
locked

Table 3 - TC1 Back Panel Interfaces

Note

ASI out and ASI in are optional interfaces. For more information please contact Ayecka sales at

[e-mail].

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6.4 Installation Procedure

6.5 Power UP

The power up includes the following:

 Plug the DC into the TC1.
 Verify that the Power LED blinks between the Red and Green for ~15 seconds and then

remains Green.

Note:
If the LED does not turn green after 15 seconds, refer tochapter 9, Trouble Shooting, on page

42, for further details.

6.6 Configuration

Configure the following parameters:

 Management interface: For further details refer to 8.3.3
 Ingress: For further details refer to 0Egress: For further details refer to 8.3.1.2

6.7 Cables Connection

Connect the cables to the TC1 in the following order:

 RF
 LAN
 Management
 Power
 ASI , if applicable

Note:

Serial management is optional. It should be used for initial configuration only.

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7 TC1 Configuration and Management

7.1 Serial Interface

The TC1 provides a serial over USB management interface. The Serial over USB is use to
interface with the terminal based UI

7.2 Telnet Interface

The TC1 provides a Telnet over IP interface. The Telnet is use to interface with the terminal
based UI.

Telnet is password protected. Default password is “telnet”. To modify the telnet password see

paragraph 8.3.4.5
To terminate Telnet session form the Serial terminal – press ‘x’

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8 TC1 User Interface

8.1 General

The Terminal Base User Interface is managed by selecting menu items, defining values, and
saving the revisions, as follows.

 Selecting Items – Press the relevant number or letter.
 Setting Values – Enter the relevant value, or select from a list of options. Once the value

has been entered or selected, press Enter.

 Save to Non Volatile Memory (NV memory or Flash memory): Press 0 to save the new

value to the non-volatile memory of the SR.

 Time out: If after 30 from entering to a menu, it is not save to NV memory, a warning

message will appear

8.2 Powering Up

During power up, or after a cold reset, the Terminal displays the following text (where
Programming FPGA need to complete to 100%.):

Ayecka TC1c bootloader version 1.01b6

Looking for TC1 application software...

A valid TC1 application software found.

Checking whether Upgrade Mode entry is requested... No

Launching TC1 application software at 0x 00005000

Programming FPGA ...

The text includes the bootloader version

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8.3 Main Menu

This section describes the main menu, as described below.

To access the main menu:
Press 0 (for as many times as required) from any sub menu, to proceed to the main menu.

The main window is displayed:

================================================================================

TC1c Serial No. 105008 30AAB Run Time: 0:01:36

Software Version 1.02b41 Hardware Version 2.00 Firmware Version 4.01b004

RX1: ACTIVE, LOCKED, DVB-S QPSK 5/6, 1304.000 MHz, 27.496 Msps, CCM

RX2: NOT ACTIVE, NOT LOCKED, 1068.000 MHz, AUTO

================================================================================

1. Configuration

2. Status

3. Network

4. System

5. Statistics

6. FPGA Debug

The main menu includes the following information:

 Run Time is counted since last reset.
 Channel parameters are updated automatically based on received signal.
 Valid Firmware version indicates FPGA programming was completed

successfully. If Firmware version indicate ‘ERROR’ then FPGA image is

corrupted. See chapter12.112 for more information about FPGA image
management

 In TC1 with single receiver, the Rx2 parameters will not be displayed
 30AAB – Indicates the demodulator type – BAB is for Broadcast and AAB for

Advance. 30 for cut 3.0.

Note

The example above refers to TC1 with dual receivers. In case of single receiver, the 2nd
line will not appear.

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8.3.1 Configuration Menu

The Configuration Menu configures the TC1 Ingress ( the two DVB-S2 inputs and ASI input)
and Egress (ASI output and Multicast over GigE).

To access the configuration menu:

 From the Main menu, select Configuration. The configuration menu is displayed, as

follows:

Configuration

=============

1. Ingress Configuration

2. Egress Configuration

To configure the Ingress select 1 and for the Egress select 2

8.3.1.1 Ingress Configuration

The Ingress Configuration Menu configures the inputs to the TC1

Ingress Configuration
=====================

1. Config RX Channel 1

2. Config RX Channel 2

3. Select Active RX Channel

4. RX Channel Switching Auto

5. RX Channel Operation Mode Single

8.3.1.1.1 RX Channel Operation Mode

The RX Channel Operation Mode determines if the TC1 will work with single demodulator and
two RF inputs. Or dual demodulators each with single RF input.

To define the RX channel operation mode:

From the Configuration menu, select, 5: Rx Channel Operation mode The Rx Channel
Mode window is displayed:

RX Channel Mode: Single

===============

1. Single Mode

2. Dual Mode

Select the required option to define the required mode, as follows:

 Single Mode: Select 1 to configure the system in single mode.
 Dual Mode: Select 2 to configure the system in dual mode.

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8.3.1.1.2 RX Channel Switching

The RX Channel Switching menu configures if changing RX will be automatic (in round robin
fashion) or active RX will not change.

Note:

The RX Channel Switching menu is disabled when the Rx Channel operation mode is
configured to Dual Mode in the previous section.

To define the RX channel switching mode:

 From the Configuration menu, select 4. Rx Channel Switching. The RX Channel Mode

window is displayed:

RX Channel Switch Configuration Management

==================================

1. RX Channel Switch Mode Auto

2. RX Channel Switch Period 20 sec

 Select the required option as follows:

 Rx Channel Switch Mode: Select this option to define the Rx Channel Switch

Mode

 Rx Channel Switch Period: Select this option to define the Rx Channel Switch

period.

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8.3.1.1.2.1 RX Channel Switch Mode

To define the RX Channel Switch Mode:

 From the RX Channel Switch Configuration Management, select 1 to configure the RX

Channel Switch Mode. The RX Channel Switch Mode window is displayed:

Configuration RX Channel Switch Mode

=====================================

1. Automatic

2. Manual

 Select the required option, as follows:

 Automatic: Select 1 to define the channel switching to be in automatic mode
 Manual: Select 2 to define the channel switching to be in manual mode.

8.3.1.1.2.2 Configuration RX Channel Switch Period

To define the RX Channel Switch Period:

 From the RX Channel Switch Configuration Management, select 2 to configure the RX

Channel Switch Period. The RX Channel Switch Period menu is displayed:

Configuration RX Channel Switch Period

=====================================

Enter Switch Period in Seconds [20 - 120]:

 Enter the required switch period in seconds (between 20-120). :

8.3.1.1.3 Select Active RX Channel

Select the Active Channel to allow the operator to manually select the active channel when in

Single Rx Channel mode.
To define the Active RX Channel:

 From the Configuration menu, select, 3. Active Rx Channel. The Select Active

Channel menu is displayed:

Select Active Channel

==================

1. Rx Channel 1 Active

2. Rx Channel 2 Not Active

 Select the required option to define the active channel.

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8.3.1.1.4 RX Channel Configuration Menu

The TC1 support two physical RX channels.
This manual will explain the configuration of RX1. Configuration of Rx2 is similar.
The RX Channel 1 Configuration menu enables configuring the reception, demodulation and

De-Capsulation parameters of the Rx channel.
To define the RX 1 Configuration settings:

 From the main menu select, 1. Config Rx Channel 1 to define the RX Channel 1

configuration. The RX 1 Configuration menu is displayed:

RX 1 Configuration

==================

1. Configuration Set 1 Active

2. Configuration Set 2 Not Active

3. Configuration Sets Management

 Select the required option to define the Rx 1 configuration

8.3.1.1.4.1 RX Channel Configuration Sets Management

Each RX channel (Physical channel) supports two configuration sets. The selection of
configuration set can be manual or automatic.

In Automatic mode the TC1 will try to lock using one configuration set for configured period of
time. If it fails to lock, it will try the other configuration set.

The display on the main menu is updated according to the configuration set in use.
To define the RX 1 Configuration Set Management:

 From the RX 1 Configuration menu, select 3. Configuration Sets Management. The Rx

Configuration Set Management menu is displayed:

RX Configuration Set Management

===============================

1. Profile Switch Mode Auto

2. Profile Switch Period 3 sec

 Select the required option ,as follows:

 Profile Switch Mode: Select this option to define the profile switch mode
 Profile Switch Period: Select this option to define the profile switch period.

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8.3.1.1.4.1.1 RX Channel Configuration Sets Management: Profile Switch Mode

To define the RX Channel Configuration Sets Management Profile Switch Mode:

 From the RX Configuration Set Management menu, select 1 to configure the Profile

Switch Mode. The Configuration Profile Switch Mode menu is displayed:

Configuration Profile Switch Mode

=================================

1. Automatic

2. Manual

 Select the required option, as follows:

 Automatic: Select 1 to define the configuration profile to be in automatic mode
 Manual: Select 2 to define the configuration profile to be in manual mode.

Note:

When Automatic mode, the TC1 will change profile after the defined Profile Switch
period in seconds.

8.3.1.1.4.1.2 RX Channel Configuration Sets Management: Profile Switch Period

To define the RX Channel Configuration Sets Management Profile Switch Perio:

 From the RX Configuration Set Management menu, select 1 to configure the Profile

Switch Mode. The Configuration Profile Switch Period menu is displayed:

RX Configuration Set Management

===============================

Enter Switch Period in Seconds [3 - 30]:

 Enter the required period in seconds.

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8.3.1.1.4.2 Active Configuration Set

To define the active RX 1 Configuration Set 1 setting:

 From the RX 1 Configuration menu, Select 1 Configuration Set 1. The Configuration Set

1 menu appears showing the defined settings:

Configuration Set 1

===================

1. Tuner Frequency 1600.000 MHz

2. Tuner Acquisition Bandwidth 10.000 MHz

3. Standard DVB-S2

4. Coding Mode CCM

5. Symbol Rate AUTO

6. MODCOD DVB-S2 AUTO

7. RollOff 35%

8. Pilot AUTO

9. Spectral Inversion AUTO

A. Gold Code 0

B. Frame Type NORMAL

C. Encapsulation MPEG-TS

D. ISI 0

E. Filters Table

F. LNB power 13V

G. LNB compensation OFF

H. 22 KHz ON

I. Status Active

Note
Low Symbol Rate Configuration:

In order to lock on the signal with a symbol rate of 1 Msps or lower it is required to
explicitly configure the symbol rate value and an appropriate acquisition bandwidth via
the Configuration menu.
In order to cancel the manual symbol rate configuration and enable the TC1 to auto­detect the symbol rate, the symbol rate value in the Configuration menu should be
explicitly annulled. The symbol rates that are higher than 1 Msps can be auto-detected
by the TC1.. Table 4, shown below, describes the parameters. Parameters without the
detailed value range are derived automatically by the TC1.

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TC1 Rx Channels Configurable Parameters

Item

Parameter

Description

Values range

1

Tuner Frequency

The receiver L-band frequency
Units - Mhz

950-2100 Mhz

2

Tuner Acq. BW

Acquisition range of the Rx channel Tuner.
Default is 10Mhz

Note: Please consult Ayecka before modifying.

1Mhz – 15Mhz
3

Standard

The TC1 display the signal’s standard – DVB-S or DVB­S2

4

Coding Mode

The TC1 display the signal’s Coding mode – CCM or
VCM

5

Symbol rate

Symbol rate of received signal. If symbol rate is lower
than 1Msps the exact symbol rate need to be configured.

If Symbol rate is higher than 1Msps then enter ‘0’ to set

the TC1 to Auto detection of symbol rate.
Units – symbols per seconds

0.4Msps –
45Msps

0 = Auto
detection

6

MODCOD

The TC1 display the signal’s Modulation and coding
(MODCODE)

7

Roll Off

The TC1 display the signal’s roll off

8

Pilot

The TC1 display if Pilot is exist in the received signal

9

Spectral Inversion

The TC1 display the signal’s spectral inversion

A

Gold Code

Configure DVB-S2 PL scrambling Gold code

0 – 262141.
Default is 0

B

Frame Type

The TC1 display the frame type of the last processed
frame, if it is normal or Short

C

Encapsulation

Display the if encapsulation type is MPE (DVB-Ts) or
Generic

D

ISI

Input Stream ID allow selection of single stream when in
ACM / VCM mode

Range is 0 to
255

E

Transport Stream
Filtering

Configuration of MPE PID/MAC/IP filters

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LNB power

Power to the LNB

Off, 13V, 18V

G

LNB
Compensation

Additional 1V to the LNB power to compensate for long
cables

On, Off
H

22KHZ

22KHZ control to the LNB

On, Off

I

Status

In automatic selection of configuration, this indicates if
the configuration is active or not. In manual mode this
parameter set the configuration to be active or not

On, Off

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Table 4 - TC1 Rx channels configurable parameters

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8.3.1.2 Egress Configuration

The Egress Configuration Menu configures the output from the TC1

Egress Configuration
====================

1. RX1 Egress Configuration

2. RX2 Egress Configuration

3. ASI Egress Configuration

8.3.1.2.1 RX1 Egress Configuration

The RX1 Egress Configuration Menu configures the output from the TC1 Rx1 input

RX1 Egress Configuration
========================

1. Destination Ethernet Address 01-00-5E-01-01-01

2. Source Ethernet Address CC-F6-7A-04-CE-8E

3. 802.1Q VLAN Support

4. DSCP 0

5. Source IP Address 192.168.010.102

6. Destination IP Address 225.001.001.001

7. Source UDP port 5678

8. Destination UDP port 1234

9. TSoIP Parameters
A. Enabled Yes

The table below details the different parameters

Item

Parameter

Description

Values range

1

Destination
Ethernet
Address

DST MAC address of outgoing Ethernet packets

See below how
to derive it form
IP address

2

Source Ethernet
Address

SRC MAC address of outgoing Ethernet packets

MAC address of
TC1 Gige
interface

3

802.1Q VLAN
Support

Configure the VLAN field of outgoing Ethernet packets
4

DSCP

Configure the DSCP field of outgoing IP packets

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5

Source IP
Address

Configure the source IP address of outgoing IP packets

6

Destination IP
Address

Configure the destination IP address of outgoing IP
packets

7

Source UDP
port

Configure the source IP port of outgoing IP packets

8

Destination UDP
port

Configure the destination IP port of outgoing IP packets

9

TSoIP
Parameters

Configure the transport stream over IP encapsulation
parameters

A

Enabled

Enables or disables the output

Table 5 - TC1 Egress channel configurable parameters

8.3.1.2.1.1 802.1Q VLAN Configuration

The 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu configures the relevant fields in the outgoing Ethernet
packets

802.1Q VLAN Configuration
=========================

1. 802.1Q VLAN Support No

2. Priority Code Point (PCP) 0

3. VLAN Identifier (VID) 0

 Select the required option as follows:

 802.1Q VLAN Support: enable or disable setting of the VLAN and PCP feilds
 Priority Code Point (PCP): Set PCP value
 VLAN Identifier (VID) : set VID value

8.3.1.2.1.2 TSoIP Configuration

The TSoIP Configuration Menu configure the transport stream over IP encapsulation parameters

TSoIP Configuration
===================

1. Number of TS Packets in IP Packet 7

2. PCR Awareness Enable No

3. Timeout Awareness

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8.3.1.2.1.3 Calculating Multicast Destination MAC

For multicast packets the DST MAC address is derived from the DSt IP address

Multicast MAC address are In the range of 01-00-5E-00-00-00 to 01-00-5E-7F-FF-FF

225.1.1.1 will become 01-00-5E-01-01-01,

RFC 1469 and search Google for “multicast mac calculator” for more information

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8.3.2 Status Menu

From the Status menu, select the required status (channel #1 or #2):

Status
======

1. RX Channel 1

2. RX Channel 2

Selecting one of the channels displays the relevant status information. The Status display is
automatically updated every 3 seconds.

The example below shows an example of the UI when receiver #1 is locked:

RX Status 1
===========

1. Tuner Status LOCKED

2. Demodulator Status LOCKED

3. Transport Status LOCKED

4. Demodulator Frequency Offset 238 KHz

5. Demodulator Es/N0 26.5 dB

6. Signal Input Level -50.0 dBm

7. Demodulator BER 0.00 e-7

8. Demodulator Link Margin 15.3 dB

9. Modulation Order and Code Rate DVB-S2 8PSK 9/10
A. Link Adaptation CCM
B. Pilots ON
C. Frame Type SHORT
D. Transport CRC Errors 0
E. FPGA LOADED

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The Status menu includes the following:

 Tuner Lock: RF lock of the tuner on digital signal in the configure frequency
 Demodulator lock: Lock on DVB-S / DVB-S2 signal
 Transport Lock: Transport stream is received with IP packets on it (valid MPE). The

Transport stream will stay unlock until first IP packets will pass through the TC1.

 Demodulator Es/No: Provides information about the RF signal quality
 Signal Input Level: Provides indication about the RF signal power
 Demodulation link margin: Provides information about the margins for a given RF signal

and the MODCOD. Link margin calculation is based on measuring the Es/No and
comparing it to pre-defined thresholds per MODCOD

 FPGA: Loaded indicates FPGA was loaded successfully

The example below shows an example, of the UI when receiver #1 is not locked:

RX Status 1
===========

RX Status 1
===========

1. Tuner Status UNLOCKED

2. Demodulator Status UNLOCKED

3. Transport Status ?

4. Demodulator Frequency Offset ? KHz

5. Demodulator Es/N0 ? dB

6. Signal Input Level ? dBm

7. Demodulator BER ?

8. Demodulator Link Margin ? dB

9. Modulation Order and Code Rate ?
A. Link Adaptation ?
B. Pilots ?
C. Frame Type ?
D. Transport CRC Errors ?
E. FPGA LOADED

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8.3.3 Network Menu

The Network menu configures all the networking related parameters, as follows:

Network
=======

1. Management IP Address 0.0.0.0

2. Management IP Mask 0.0.0.0

3. Management Ethernet Address CC-F6-7A-04-CE-8F

4. Management DSCP 0

5. Management VLAN ID 0

6. Management Default Gateway 0.0.0.0

7. Management DHCP Client ON

8. Management Port State OFF

9. LAN IP Address 192.168.10.102
A. LAN IP Mask 255.255.255.0
B. LAN Ethernet Address CC-F6-7A-04-CE-8E
C. LAN DHCP Client OFF

The Network menu includes the following:

 Management Interface: 100baseT Ethernet interface at the front of the TC1
 LAN (GigE) interface: 1000BaseT Ethernet interface at the front of the TC1
 Default gateway IP address: IP address of device to which TC1 forward all traffic
 Management DHCP client: Determine if Management interface IP address is static or

DHCP

 Management DSCP: Set the DSCP value in IP traffic generated by the Management

interface

 Management VLAN ID: Set the VLAN value in Ethernet traffic generated by the

Management interface

 Management Port State: Enable or disable the management Ethernet physical port
 Air (satellite) Interface: IP address of the TC1 CPU for IP packets received from the

Satellite link. Packets distained to the CPU air IP address will be delivered ONLY to the
CPU and not forwarded to the LAN.

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8.3.4 System Menu

The System Menu configures all parameters related to TC1 maintenance, as shown below:

System
======

1. Warm Reset

2. Cold Reset

3. Restore Factory Defaults and Reset

4. Username

5. Password

6. NTP Server IP Address 0.0.0.0

7. SNMP Trap Server IP Address 0.0.0.0

8. SNMP Read Community public

9. SNMP Write Community private
A. Events Configuration
B. Software Upgrade
C. FPGA Image Upgrade
D. Hardware Information

The System menu includes the following:

 Warm reset reboots the CPU software and reset the state machines and counters in the

FPGA.

 Cold reset re-load the FPGA image and then implements Warm reset
 Event configuration enables the operator to control where the TC1 will display event

messages.

 Managing the FPGA and SW images
 SNMP Community strings and Trap listener

8.3.4.1 Warm reset

The Warm reset restarts the controller without reloading the FPGA or reseting the internal
switch

8.3.4.2 Cold reset

The Cold reset restarts the controller, reloads the FPGA and restarts the internal switch.

8.3.4.3 Restore factory Defaults

The Restore Factory Defaults and Reset configures the TC1 to the values set in production,
deleting all configurations performed later.

8.3.4.4 User Name

The User Name menu sets the user name for Telnet.

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8.3.4.5 Password

The Password menu sets the user name for Telnet.

8.3.4.6 NTP Server IP Address

The NTP Server IP Address menu sets the NTP IP address.

8.3.4.7 SNMP Trap Server IP Address

The SNMP Trap Server IP Address menu sets the SNMP Trap server IP address.

8.3.4.8 SNMP Read Community

The SNMP Read Community menu sets the SNMP Read Community string.

8.3.4.9 SNMP Write Community

The SNMP Write Community menu sets the SNMP Write Community string.

8.3.4.10 Events Configuration menu

The Events Configuration menu enables selecting different types of event reports.

Events
======

1. System Response Configuration

8.3.4.10.1 System Response Configuration

Events Responses
================

1. Console No

2. SNMP Trap Yes

The System Response Configuration menu includes the following:

 Console: Determines whether to send system event responses to the console
 SNMP Trap: Determine whether to send SNMP traps. Select No to disable all traps.

8.3.4.11 FPGA Upgrade Menu

To view the FPGA upgrade menu select C from the system.

FPGA Upgrade
============

1. TFTP Server IP Address: 10.0.0.85

2. Filename: TC1_FPGA.afp

3. Show installed versions

4. Start the upload procedure

For further information refer to Chapter .אצמנ אל הינפהה רוקמ !האיגש: TC1 Software and
Firmware Upgrade procedure

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8.3.4.11.1 Show Installed Versions Menu

Selecting Show Installed Versions displays the FPGA versions menu which enables
viewing the images stored in the TC1 non volatile RAM.

FPGA Versions:
==============
Index Version Image Size Valid Active

1. 2.2b10 380116 Yes Yes

2. 4.1b2 248096 Yes No

TC1 can save two FPGA images in its internal non Volatile Memory.
The Show Installed Versions menu includes the following:

 Version: The version number of the FPGA image
 Image Size: The size of image in Bytes
 Valid: Indicates whether the image is valid and can be used
 Active: Select whether to use the image in the next Cold reboot / Power cycle.

8.3.4.12 Software Upgrade Menu

To view the Software upgrade menu select B from the system.

Software Upgrade
============

1. TFTP Server IP Address 10.0.0.85

2. Filename TC1c1.02build82.asw

3. Show installed versions

4. Start the upload procedure

For further information refer to Chapter .אצמנ אל הינפהה רוקמ !האיגש – about the

Software Upgrade procedure.

8.3.4.12.1 Show Installed Versions Menu

The Show the installed version menu, enables viewing the Software images stored in the TC1
non volatile RAM:

Software Versions
=================
Index Version Image Size Valid Active

1. 1.2b84 374224 Yes Yes

2. 1.2b38 408336 Yes No

The TC1 can save two Software images in its internal non Volatile Memory
The Show Installed Versions menu includes the following:

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 Version: Version number of the FPGA image
 Image size: Size of image in Bytes
 Valid: Verify if image is valid and can be used
 Active: Select to use the image in the next Cold reboot / Power cycle

Note

For further details about the software Upgrade procedure, refer to Chapter רוקמ !האיגש

.אצמנ אל הינפהה.

8.3.4.13 Hardware Information Menu

The TC1 Board Hardware Information menu is displayed, as follows:

TC1 Board Hardware Information
==============================
Permanent Storage Device: Numonyx Serial Flash Memory M25PX16 16

Mbit
RX Chipset Cut/Version: TV0900 30 BAB

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8.3.5 Statistics

TBD

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9 Trouble Shooting

9.1 General

A working TC1 must provide the following indications:

 POWER LED Green: TC1 is powered, SW running and FPGA programmed
 RF IN LED is Green: The DVB-S2 receiver is locked on input signal
 LAN interface LED is blinking: LAN interface is active and traffic flows through
 Management LEDs are green: Management interface is connected

9.2 Power LED is Off

Power LED is off. The following possible causes should be verified

 Power plug is not fully plugged
 Unplug and plug again the power plug
 Faulty power supply – replace power supply
 Faulty TC1 – replace TC1

9.3 Power LED Constantly RED

When the Power LED is constantly RED, perform the following:

 Power Cycle the TC1.
 Faulty TC1 – replaces TC1

9.4 Lock LED is Red

The Lock LED indicates the status of the DVB-S2 receiver. Verify the following:

 Confirm RF frequency settings
 Verify the active Rx channel and the active configuration set
 Check LNB settings
 Verify incoming RF signal

9.5 LAN Interface Does Not React to Ping

The LAN interface reply to Ping only from the default gateway.
The TC1 sends an ARP request to the default gateway. In case of 3 consecutive failures to

receive the ARP reply, the TC1 will retry to restart the GigE interface.

 Verify the “default gateway“ IP address setting in the network menu.
 Verify the MAC address of the default gateway was updated by the TC1 ARP.
 Verify the LAN cable connection.
 Verify the Firmware version is correct. In the main menu verify the Firmware version does

not display an 'ERROR’.

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9.6 No IP traffic on Egress

If no transport stream over IP traffic is present on the GigE please verify :

 RF lock
 Egress of the correct Ingress is configured
 MAC address of the Multicast IP is correct

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10 TC1 Specifications

Specifications may vary with different versions of the TC1. For further details, please contact
Ayecka.

10.1 Receiver DVB-S2 Mode

The Receiver DVB-S2 Mode includes the following specifications:

 Mbodulation: QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK, 32APSK (limited to 8PSK CCM in dual demodulator

mode).

 Channel Rate: Up to 120 Mbps. Not limited by packet per second rate.
 Symbol Rates: 0.1 Msps to 45Msps (limited to 30 Msps in dual demodulator mode).
 Roll-off Factors: 0.2, 0.25, 0.35.
 Coding: LDPC and BCH decoder as for DVB-S2 requirements.
 Code Rates: ½, 3/5, 2/3, ¾, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10.
 Framing: DVB-S2 framing.
 Modes: Dual receiver in CCM mode only.

10.2 Receiver RF

The Receiver RF includes the following specifications:

 Input Freq: 950Mhz – 2100Mhz (L-band):
 Input Signal Level: -35 to -75 dBm
 Input Connector: Type F, 75 Ohms

10.3 LNB power and Control

The LNB Power and Control includes the following specifications:

 14/18V
 22Khz

 DiSEqC 2.0

10.4 TS Processing

The TS Processing includes the following specifications:

 TS Packets per IP: Up to 7 TS packets into IP packet
 PCR Aware: Avoid dely of PCR packet
 Time out aware: Maximum time in msec to hold TS packets

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10.5 Data Interface

The Data Interface includes the following specifications

 Speed: 100/1000 BaseT. Auto speed
 Packet handling: L3
 Internal Switch: GigE managed switch

10.6 Environmental Conditions

The Environmental Conditions include the following specifications:

 Operating Temperature: 0° to 50° C
 Storage Temperature: -25° to +85° C

 Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing

10.7 Physical Characteristics

The Physical Characteristics include the following:

 Dimensions:3 cm x 10 cm x 15 cm (HxWxD)
 Weight: 0.5 Kg

10.8 Operating Power

The mains operating power includes the following:

 Voltage: 12V
 Current: 1.5A

10.9 Management Interface

The Management Interface includes the following:

 Serial over USB
 Telnet
 SNMP: Read, Write and Traps

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10.10 Control and Monitoring

The Control and Monitoring specifications include the following:

 Serial port: Serial over USB with terminal based UI
 IP: Telnet with terminal based UI
 IP: SNMP

10.11 Configuration Parameters

The configuration parameters include the following:

 DVB-S2 Receiver: Central frequency
 PID / MAC filter: 8 PID/ MAC filters
 Routing: – Default gateway IP address
 Multicast: Pass block per filter

10.12 Monitoring Parameters

The monitoring parameters include the following

 DVB-S2 receiver: Signal quality
 MPE Filters: Counters
 GigE Interface: Counters

10.13 Maintenance

The maintenance procedures include the following

 SW field upgrade
 FW field upgrade

10.14 Standard Compliance

The standard compliance is comprised of the following:

 Safety TUV/cTUVus; CE
 EMI/EMC FCC part 15, Class B,EN 55022,
 EN 55024, EN61000,AS/NZS
 CISPR 22

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11 TC1 Serial over USB Cable

The TC1 provides local configuration and management interface using Serial over USB. The
Serial over USB is similar to the serial over RS-232 that was popular in the past. To use the
Serial over USB you must install the Virtual Com drivers, on the Client PC.

The Drivers for the Virtual Com are available from the following URL:

http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx

To install the drivers:
Select the “VCP Driver Kit”.
Download the drivers and follow the installation instructions.

Note:

Connect the TC1 Mini USB cable ONLY after completion of the drivers installation
After the drivers are installed and the TC1 is connected, the Virtual Com will be added to the

devices on the client PC.
Use the Device Manager to verify the installation and to obtain the Virtual port number. Figure

4, below shown an example where the Virtual COM port is COM3.

Figure 1. Figure 4 - Virtual COM

Once the virtual COM is installed properly, any terminal application can be used to manage and
monitor the TC1.

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Figure 5, below demonstrates how to use Windows® HyperTerminal:

Figure 5 - TC1 Terminal COM Port Selection

After the COM Port is selected, set the COM properties 115200,8,N,1
Figure 6 below, demonstrate the COM properties settings

Figure 6 - TC1 Terminal COM properties setting

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After the HyperTerminal is configured, enter 0 to initiate communication with the TC1. Figure 7
displays how the terminal should look if all was set correctly.

Figure 7 - TC1 User interface

Note

For further information about the user interface, refer to Chapter 8.

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12 TC1 Software and Firmware Upgrade

The TC1 internal Flash (non volatile) memory stores 2 images of software and 2 images of
firmware.

The images can be managed to provide field upgrade of the TC1.
For each type of image (Software or FPGA) there is an active image and non active. The active

image is the one to be used in next cold reboot or power cycle.
Images are uploaded using TFTP protocol. When loading a new image it is replacing the non

active image.
Specific hardware versions of the TC1 support only Firmeware version management.

Note:

The SW release upgrade may delete the current configuration. Please make sure you retrieve
and save configurations form the TC1 prior to upgrade

12.1 FPGA Image Management

At boot, either after a power cycle or cold reset, the TC1 loads the firmware image to the FPGA.
This process takes less then 5 seconds. The TC1 stores two images of the Firmware, where
one is set to be active and used to configure the FPGA at the boot or restart. The file type for
Firmware upgrade using TFTP is XXX.afp

Note:

The functionality of the TC1 is not interuppted during the FPGA image TFTP process
To load a new image using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP):

 Select the FPGA upgrade menu from the system menu.
 Define the following:

 IP address of the TFTP server

 Filename of the image to load,
 Select 0 to save the parameters to the NV RAM.
 From the FPGA upgrade menu select the Start the upload procedure option to begin the

download process.

The example below shows the setting of FPGA image download menu:

FPGA Upgrade
============

1. TFTP Server IP Address 10.11.0.1

2. Filename fpga_v2.1b4.afp

3. Show installed versions

4. Start the upload procedure

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To start the upload procedure:

1. Select 4.Start the upload procedure, the TC1 requests confirmation, as follows: FPGA
Upgrade - Are you sure (Y/N)?

2. Click Y. The TC1 formats the storage area, and the following is displayed. Formatting
Permanent Storage...

The TFTP process will then be initiated.

3. After completion of the TFTP process, select 3. Show installed versions to view the new
file. The following is displayed:

FPGA Versions:
==============

Index Version Image Size Valid Active

1. 2.2b10 380116 Yes Yes

2. 4.1b2 248096 Yes No

Note

TFTP FPGA file does not load the file to the FPGA, it only load it to the memory on board.

To select the active FPGA image for the next boot:

1. Select the required version. The following is displayed:

Version: 2.2b10, Size: 380116, Valid: Yes Active: Yes
=============================================

1. Active

2. Not Active

2. Select 1. Active to activate the version. The active FPGA image will be loaded to the
FPGA only at the next cold reboot or power cycle.

Note:

 In Ayecka ftpd32 - (http://tftpd32.jounin.net/) is used.
 The TC1 TFTP client complies with TFTP (Revision 2) defined by IETF RFC 1350.
 The image file is provided by Ayecka.
 The upload process can take up to 20 sec.

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Figure 8 shows a screen dump of the PC running the TFTP server and terminal, during the
Firmware upload process.

Figure 8 - Firmware Upload Screen Dump

After completing the FPGA file upload, select the active version to be used after next reboot.
For more information see paragraph 8.3.4.11.1.

12.2 Software Image Management

The TC1 software contains two software components.

 Boot loader: Loaded at the production phase and is not field upgradable.
 Application: Stored in the Flash memory and is field upgradeable.

For TC1 hardware versions that do not support software application management, the Software
upgrade is performed using an external application named Flash Magic. Flash Magic for NXP
controllers is freely available from http://www.flashmagictool.com/

At boot time the TC1 boot loader verifies whether a new software image was selected as active
and performs the following:

 If a new image is selected, the boot loader copies the image from the on board flash

memory, to the CPU flash memory.

 If no new image was selected, the boot loader uses the image already stored in the CPU

flash memory.

 If a new image fails to run properly on the CPU, the boot loader automatically replaces it

with a previous running image.

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12.2.1 Software Image Upgrade using TFTP

Note:

Before performing the procedure described below, please contact [e-mail].
A software image upload by TFTP is very similar to the process of uploading an FPGA file

using TFTP. Refer to paragraph 12.1 for further details:

 After uploading a new software image using TFTP it is required to be activated in order to

be loaded after the next Reboot or power cycle.

 When the TC1 reboots and detects a new image on the Flash memory, it copies it to the

CPU internal Flash memory (indicating the copy of each sector with a dot on the display):

Ayecka TC1c bootloader version 1.01b6
Looking for TC1 application software...

Note:
The file type for the SW application upgrade using TFTP is XXX.asw.

To upgrade the software:

1. Run continues ping (ping a.b.c.d –t) to the management interface of the TC1 you plan to
upgrade. Verify you received replies.

2. Telnet to the device and enter the SW upgrade mode (System, Software upgrade).

3. Once you have acknowledged the upgrade you will loose the Telnet connectivity.

4. Once the ping stops replying, press the Start button of the Flash Magic.

5. The Flash Magic will communicate with the TC1 and load the new software

6. During the programming process the progress indications are shown in the lower part of

the Flash Magic GUI.

7. The SW upload process takes a period of approx. ~20 seconds.

8. After 1 minute from initiating the upgrade process, the TC1 will reboot and after 1.5

minutes review the replies for ping to the Management interface.

Note

The TC1 configuration may NOT maintained during the software upgrade between major
versions.

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13 Safety

The following safety procedures are exist:

 The TC1 operates from 12V DC with an external power supply.
 The TC1 has been shown to comply with the EN 60950 Safety of Information
 Technology Equipment (Including Electrical Business Machines)

To avoid chance for risk please follow the instructions below:

 Install the TC1 indoor.
 Verify the cable are connected firmly
 Always use ONLY power supply provided by Ayecka

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Release Notes

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14 Release Notes

14.1 SW Release Notes for SW Version 1.02b84

Feature / known issue

Note

Release #

Adding note when configuration
menu time out expire

User need to select Y or N to continue.

1.02b85
Support for dual demodulator

Allows aggregation of two channels

1.02b85

Support of 16 entries ARP table
on the Traffic interface

Support of LAN without router

1.02b85

14.2 FPGA Release Notes for Version 2.02b010

Feature / known issue

Note

Release #

Support for dual demodulator

2.02b010

Support of 16 entries ARP table
on the Traffic interface

2.02b010

14.3 Open Known Issues

Issue

Note / Workaround

Release #

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15 SNMP MIB

For the SNMP MIB of the TC1 please contact [e-mail].