Miranda CPU-ETH2 Installation Manual

DENSITÉ series

CPU-ETH2

Enhanced Ethernet Controller Card

Guide to Installation and Operation

M659-9900-101

3 May 2013

Miranda Technologies

3499 Douglas-B.-Floreani

St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 2C6

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Electromagnetic Compatibility

This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15, Subpart B requirements for
Class A digital devices.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a resid ential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements of the EMC directive
2004/108/CE:

• EN 55022 Class A radiated and conducted emissions

• EN 55024 Immunity of Information Technology Equipment

• EN 61000-3-2 Harmonic current injection

• EN 61000-3-3 Limitation of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker

• EN 61000-4-2 Electrostatic discharge immunity

• EN 61000-4-3 Radiated electromagnetic field immunity – radio frequencies

• EN 61000-4-4 Electrical fast transient immunity

• EN 61000-4-5 Surge immunity

• EN 61000-4-11 Voltage dips, short interruptions and volta ge var iat ions immunity

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Table of Contents

1 CPU-ETH2 Enhanced Ethernet Controller Card ..................................................................... 1

1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Features .............................................................................................................................................. 1

1.3 Card Layout ......................................................................................................................................... 1

2 Operation .................................................................................................................................. 2

2.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 2

2.2 The Local Control Panel ..................................................................................................................... 2

2.3 Status LED .......................................................................................................................................... 3

3 Preliminary Configuration ....................................................................................................... 3

4 Local Control Operation .......................................................................................................... 4

5 Remote Control Operation ...................................................................................................... 4

5.1 CPU-ETH2 Web Page ........................................................................................................................ 4

5.2 iControl Interface ................................................................................................................................. 4

5.3 Feature Management .......................................................................................................................... 5

5.3.1 Topic – Identification .............................................................................................................. 5

5.3.2 Topic – Status Monitoring ...................................................................................................... 6

5.3.3 Topic – Network Configuration............................................................................................... 8

5.3.4 Topic – SNMP functionality .................................................................................................... 9

5.3.5 Topic – Data Restoration ..................................................................................................... 10

5.3.6 Topic – Factory Alignm ent ................................................................................................... 11

5.3.7 Topic – Time management. ................................................................................................. 11

5.3.8 Topic – Alarms ..................................................................................................................... 12

5.3.9 Topic - Options ..................................................................................................................... 14

6 Local

Controller Operation .................................................................................................... 15

6.1 DENSITÉ CPU-ETH2 MENU ............................................................................................................ 16

7 Upgrading the CPU-ETH2 ...................................................................................................... 18

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1 CPU-ETH2 E nha nce d E t he rnet Controller Card

1.1 Introduction

The DENSITÉ-CPU-ETH2 Controller supports all on-frame communication between cards, and incorporates a front
control panel for local control and adjustment of the frame and installed cards. The CPU-ETH2 Controller serves as
the communications port for control and alarm information entering and leaving the frame. In addition to all the
features of the basic controller, the CPU-ETH2 controller features an Ethernet port for system-wide monitoring and
control of DENSITÉ frames, using Miranda’s control solutions or a third party monitoring system. This controller card
is compatible with the TCP/IP protocol, can control up to 20 cards within the same frame and can support polling or
report on error modes (unsolicited messaging).

1.2 Features

• Dual Ethernet RJ-45 ports (10/100Base-T) - the two ports can be configured independently for full network redundancy

• In addition to static IP address configuration , each port allows DHCP dynamic addressing

• Provides ultra-robust Ethernet connectivity for LAN/WAN

• Controls up to 20 DENSITÉ cards of any type in a single frame

• Accelerated data throughput: allows video thumbnail and audio level meter and line scope streaming from all 20 modular cards

• Linux-based operating system for robust, mission-critical operations

• Removable Compact Flash memory card for portable and quickly-recov erable device and frame configuration

• User-configurable GPI alarm port

• Features front display panel and push-buttons for local configuration of cards and frame

• Can be remotely configured via iControl

• Provides card and frame health monitoring and status reporting

• Provides extensive frame monitor in g:

o Ethernet port monitoring, with communication settings and overall bit rate
o detailed bitrate and communication throughput from individual cards
o self-monitoring with CPU load, memory usage
o Power Supply and GPI status reporting

• Individual Card parameter storage for easy card swapping

• Communication speeds of up to 100 Mbps via Ethernet ports

1.3 Card Layout

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2 Operation

2.1 Overview

All of the cards installed in a DENSITÉ frame are internally connected to the frame’s controller card, which handles all
interaction between the cards and the outside world. The controller supports remote operation via its Ethernet ports,
and local operation using its integrated control panel.

2.2 The Local Control Panel

The local control panel is fastened to the front of the CPU-ETH2 controller card, and when installed is located in the
front center of the frame, positioned in front of the power supplies. The panel consists of a display unit capable of
displaying two lines of text, each 16 characters in length, and five pushbuttons.

The panel is assigned to operate any card in the frame by pushing the SELECT button on the front edge of that card.
Pushing the CONTROLLER button on the control panel selects the Controller card itself. The STATUS LED on the
selected card flashes yellow.

The local control panel displays a menu that can be navigated using the four pushbuttons located beneath the display.
The method of navigating the menu and selecting and modifying parameters is common for all cards. For detailed
information about the menu for a specific card, see its manual. For detailed information about the menu for the
controller card itself, see page 16.

The functionality of the five pushbuttons is as follows:
[CONTROLLER] Selects the controller card for status monitoring and adjustment
[+] [–] Used for menu navigation and value modification
[SEL] Gives access to the next menu level. When a parameter value is shown, pushing this button once

enables modification of the value using the [+] and [–] buttons; a second push confirms the new
value

[ESC] Cancels the effect of parameter value changes that have not been confirmed; pushing [ESC]

causes the parameter to revert to its former value.

Pushing [ESC] moves the user back up to the previous menu level. At the main menu, [ESC] does

not exit the menu system. To exit, re-push the [SEL] button for the card being controlled.

If no controls are operated for 30 seconds, the controller reverts to its normal standby status, and the selected card’s
STATUS LED reverts to its normal operating mode. The parameter currently being edited will be saved.

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2.3 Sta tu s LED

The status monitor LED is located on the front card-edge of the controller module, and is visible through the front
access door of the DENSITÉ frame. This multi-color LED indicates module status by color, and by flashing/steady
illumination, according to the chart. The chart also indicates fault reporting for this card on the DENSITÉ frame’s serial
and GPI interfaces.

GPI

Report

COLOR (F=flashing)

G Y R FR

No errors



Power supply
failure





Fan failure 



Internal error 



 : Factory default.

: LED color and reporting not user configurable

NOTE: A “Flashing Yellow” Status LED indicates one of the following:

• The CTRL button on the front panel has been pushed.

• The controller is displaying a spontaneous message – see the display for details.

• The controller is booting up, after a reset or power up. A status message is displayed. Once the boot process is

completed, the LED will go to steady green unless there are other errors per the above chart.

3 Pr e liminary Configuration

The first step in setting up a new Densité frame and its associated CPU-ETH2 controller to operate in your network is
to configure its IP address to fit into your network structure. This is most easily done by using the onboard menu and
local control panel. Proceed as follows:

1. Obtain the appropriate IP address, Network Mask and Gateway from your IT department, if necessary.

2. Power up the Densité frame.

3. Open the front door to the frame.

4. Push CONTROLLER on the local control panel located in the center of the frame (see section 2.2 on page 2)

5. Using the local control panel, scroll down the menu using the – key until the screen displays ETH1 OPTIONS

6. Push SEL and then – to move to the IP ADDRESS section

7. Enter the IP address, then scroll down to enter the Network Mask and Gateway values.

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8. Push ESC until you are back at the main menu, and then push the CONTROLLER button again to exit the menu
system and save your changes.

Note that if you do not use the controller buttons for thirty seconds, the process will time out, so have your data ready
to enter when you start.

4 Local Cont rol Operation

Push the CONTROLLER button on the local control panel to assign that panel to operate the CPU-ETH2 controller.
Use the control panel buttons to navigate through the menu, as described in 2.2 above.

The menu is discussed and displayed beginning on page 16.

5 Remote Control Oper a t ion

This card supports remote operation through two rear-panel 10/100 Base-T ethernet ports, using Miranda’s iControl or
a third-party solution. The command set available for communicating with a DENSITÉ frame permits more complex
and comprehensive control, parameter storage, and field upgrading than is supported by the local control panel.

Miranda’s iControl solution gives access to the settings and adjustments for the CPU-ETH2 controller card in a
Densité frame, and also to these features for all cards installed in the frame. For that reason, the iControl interface is
used as the primary reference to describe the set-up and operation of the CPU-ETH2.

5.1 CPU-ETH2 Web Page

However, the CPU-ETH2 also serves a web page which provides an alternate means of configuring the card. The
web page does not give access to controls for other cards in the frame, however.

The web page is the only point of access for upgrading the CPU-ETH2 firmware – this function is not supported under
iControl, or via the local control panel.

See section on page for instructions on accessing the web page and upgrading the CPU-ETH2 firmware.

5.2 iControl Interface

The operation of the CPU-ETH2 card can be controlled using
Miranda’s iControl system. This manual describes the control
panels associated with the CPU-ETH2 and their use. Please
consult the iControl User’s Guide for information about setting
up and operating iControl.

In iControl Navigator or iControl Websites, double-click on the
icon of the controller to open its control panel.

• CPU-ETH2 controllers are identified as Controller2 in the
Type column of the iControl Navigator window.

• For convenience, enter a descriptive Label in the Info
panel of the card, to make it easy to locate this specific
frame controller amongst those in the list. See page 5.

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