Kvarta DVB MONITOR M1 User Manual
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DVB MONITOR M1
KVARTA USER’S MANUAL
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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 4
1.1. About KVARTA ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. About DVB ............................................................................................................................... 4
2. DVB MONITOR Kvarta ..................................................................................................................... 4
2.1. INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ......................................................................................................... 4
2.2. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE DVB MONITOR ................................................................. 5
2.3. TR101290 OPTION SPECIFICATION .......................................................................................... 6
2.4. SFN OPTION SPECIFICATION .................................................................................................... 7
3. Getting connected ........................................................................................................................... 8
3.1. Connecting to the embedded web site ................................................................................... 8
3.2. LED Indication .......................................................................................................................... 8
3.3. Back panel ............................................................................................................................... 8
3.4 System Reset ........................................................................................................................... 9
4. CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION ................................................................................................. 9
4.1. STREAMING mode - single carrier measurements and streaming .......................................... 9
4.1.1. RF Configuration .................................................................................................................. 9
4.1.2. Streaming configuration .................................................................................................... 10
4.1.3. RF Measurements .............................................................................................................. 11
4.1.4. Constellation diagram ....................................................................................................... 12
4.2. MONITORING mode – multiple carrier monitoring and alarms ............................................ 13
4.2.1. Search and install carriers ................................................................................................. 13
4.2.2. RF Configuration ................................................................................................................ 14
4.2.3. Monitoring status .............................................................................................................. 15
4.2.4. RF alarms ........................................................................................................................... 17
4.2.5. MPEG alarms ..................................................................................................................... 18
4.2.6. Active Alarms ..................................................................................................................... 19
4.3. Log ......................................................................................................................................... 20
4.3.1. Alarms log .......................................................................................................................... 20
4.3.2. Stream log.......................................................................................................................... 20
4.4. Advanced Configuration ........................................................................................................ 21
4.4.1. Installing new updates....................................................................................................... 21
4.4.2. E-mail client configuration ................................................................................................ 22
4.4.3. SNMP configuration .......................................................................................................... 22
4.4.4. Programs configuration ..................................................................................................... 23
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4.4.5. RTSP configuration ............................................................................................................ 23
4.4.6. Remuxer Configuration ..................................................................................................... 24
4.4.7. VLAN .................................................................................................................................. 24
4.5. Charts..................................................................................................................................... 25
5. GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................... 26
APPENDIX A - DVB MONITOR ASCII COMMAND SET ............................................................................ 27
A.1. DEFAULT VALUES ................................................................................................................... 27
A.2. Configuration and special files on the device........................................................................ 27
a. config.ini – Keeps all configuration information (windows configuration file) ......................... 27
b. config2.ini – Backup for your config.ini ..................................................................................... 27
c. freq.txt – Keeps monitoring frequencies (comma separated file) ............................................ 27
d. programs.txt – Keeps programs on the device (comma separated file) ................................... 27
e. help.txt – ASCII commands description file ............................................................................... 27
f. ***.mib – SNMP MIB file ........................................................................................................... 27
A.3. ASCII COMMANDS ................................................................................................................. 27
* Depends on the model
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. About KVARTA
For more than 20 years, Kvarta has been developing products for Broadcasters and CATV providers.
Our devices are used by major radio and television broadcasters and regulatory agencies.
Broadcasting is our passion. We know what you want and we have designed many devices, which are
perfectly adapted to your needs. These include RDS encoders, FM Radio monitors and CATV systems.
KVARTA has a reputation for excellence and innovation among its clients and partners.
Our CATV, DVB Monitoring devices and RDS/RBDS encoders are growing in popularity due to their
reliability, quality and functionality at exceptional prices. All of our products have been designed for
professional broadcast use and are fully meet the standards. Our devices incorporate embedded web
site and SNMP communication.
1.2. About DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) is a suite of internationally accepted open standards for digital
television. DVB standards are maintained by the DVB Project, an international industry consortium
with more than 270 members, and they are published by a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) of
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), European Committee for Electrotechnical
Standardization (CENELEC) and European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
2. DVB MONITOR Kvarta
2.1. INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
In your package, you should receive:
• Your DVB MONITOR
• Quick start notice
• AC main power cord
• Straight ethernet cable
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2.2. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE DVB MONITOR
Communication ports
Ethernet
100baseT – Web Server and UDP/TCP (SNMP/ASCII)
Frequency range and Modulation
Frequency Range
46 MHz - 1004 MHz
Analog TV
NTSC , PAL/SECAM
Digital TV
DVB-T/T2, DVB-H, DVB-C, DVB-S/S2
Demodulator
DVB-T
ETSI EN 300 744
DVB-H
ETSI EN 300 744 Annex F
DVB-C
ETSI EN 300 429 and ITU J.83 Annex A/C
Supports
QPSK/16/32/64/128/256QAM
Bandwidth
6MHz/7MHz/8MHz
Symbols rate
1MS/S-7MS/S
COFDM
2k,4k,8k
Measurements
Standard
ETSI TR 101 290 V1.2.1
Level
30dBuV - 100dBuV (±2dBuV)
MER
19dB - 45dB (±2dB)
C/N
19dB - 45dB (±2dB)
SNR
19dB - 55dB (±2dB)
BER (DVB-C)
1E-1~ 1E-7
CBER,VBER (DVB-T)
1E-1~ 1E-7
LBER (DVB-T2)
1E-1~ 1E-7
MER,BER (DVB-S)
1E-1~ 1E-7
MER,BER (DVB-S2)
1E-1~ 1E-7
MPEG Decoding
Tables
PAT,PMT,SDT,TDT,TOT
Alarms
Service Audio/Video alarms with e-mail notifications and SNMP traps
Monitoring
Alarms
Carrier count, Level(low, high), SNR(low), C/N(low), MER(low),
BER(high), CBER(high), VBER(high), PAT/PMT/Audio/Video missing alarm
Log, E-mail, SNMP traps
Available
Power Supply
Supply voltage
230V/115V
Voltage tolerance
+/- 10%
Main AC frequency
45-65 Hz
Fuse
0.8A
Consumption
10 VA
Mechanical aspects
Height
1U (44,5 mm)
Width
483 mm
Depth
220 mm
Net weight
2,5 kg
Info
Updates
Available
Front panel LEDs
Power supply, LAN, Alarm
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2.3. TR101290 OPTION SPECIFICATION
TR101290 Option alarms
Priority 1 alarms
TS Lock, PAT Interval, Continuity, PMT Interval, Missing PID
Priority 2 alarms
Transport error indicator, CRC, PCR Interval, PTS Interval, CAT
Priority 3 alarms
NIT Interval, SI repetition rate, Unreferenced PID, SDT Interval, EIT
Interval, RST, TDT Interval
CA Alarms
ECM Maximum Interval, Scrambling change interval, EMM minimum
bitrate
NOTE: Advanced MPEG Monitoring is a purchasable
add-on option for our DVB devices
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2.4. SFN OPTION SPECIFICATION
SFN Measurements & Alarms
SFN Impulse delay
-30000µs to 30000µs (±4µs)
SFN Drift
0µs to 1000µs (±4µs) absolute value
SFN Network delay
0µs to 1000µs (±4µs)
GPS Lock
Alarm
MIP packet
Alarm
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3. Getting connected
3.1. Connecting to the embedded web site
1. Connect the Ethernet cable between the RJ45 and the network.
2. Open a Web browser (Mozilla, Internet Explorer, …) and enter the monitor’s IP address ( Default:
192.168.2.3) you just set in the previous step. Log in with the default username and password
(admin/admin). The home page of the embedded web site is displayed:
NOTE: Your computer should have IP address which is in the same network.
3.2. LED Indication
POWER – Indicates that power supply is available.
LAN – Indicates LAN connection ON/OFF (blinking indicates problem with the SD card – plugged out
or can’t read config.ini file properly).
ALARM - Indicates reception (blinking indicates parameter out of range or bad reception).
3.3. Back panel
Micro SD – 2GB containing configuration and web site files
LAN – Ethernet connection
IN A – RF input for DVB-S/S2 (F connector)
IN B – RF input for ATV/DVB-C/T/T2 (DIN connector)
IEC Connector – AC Power Supply connection 230V/115V
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3.4 System Reset
How to reset the DVB Monitor to its default IP address (192.168.2.3) and default settings:
• Remove SD card from the DVB Monitor
• Use a card reader to plug the card in a computer or laptop, tablet, etc.
• Delete the config.ini and config2.ini files, located in the SD card’s main directory
• Place the card back into the DVB Monitor, switch it on and wait for about 60 seconds
• The device has now been hard reset to its default IP
4. CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION
4.1. STREAMING mode - single carrier measurements and streaming
4.1.1. RF Configuration
• Open the embedded web page and click CONFIG -> Config
• Streaming mode should be ON as it is in the picture below
• Select the modulation type Analog/DVB-C/DVB-S/DVB-S2/DVB-T2/DVB-T
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• Type the center frequency of the monitored carrier
• Click Save & Tune
• Connect the RF Antenna or CATV source to IN A or IN B
• Select the appropriate Input (A or B) used for the type of modulation Analog/DVB-C/T/S etc.
• Configure other relative settings like Bandwidth, Symbol Rate, Constellation and Spectrum in
the CONFIG -> General tab
• Click the Save button below the settings to store the configuration
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4.1.2. Streaming configuration
• Open the embedded web page and click CONFIG -> Stream
• Select the protocol OFF/UDP/RTP/RTSP
• Select the type of MPEG TS : MPTS - Multi Program Transport Stream, SPTS – Single Program
Transport Stream
• For SPTS select up to 5 services on the same frequency to be streamed
• For MPTS just select the destination address for the IP stream
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