QVidium Pro-MPEG DVB-ASI User Manual

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QVidium™ TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Pro-MPEG DVB-ASI Gateway

Quick Start Guide

12989 Chaparral Ridge Road, San Diego, CA 92130

Phone 858.792.6407 • Fax 858.792.9131

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.............................................................................................................3

1.1 Unpacking

1.2 System View Front View Rear View

Configuring the System.......................................................................................6

2.1

Using the LCD Front Panel Console.............................................................6

2.2 Setting the Media Network IP Address

2.3 Ethernet Port Configuration

2.4 Setting the Netmasks and Gateway Address

3 Transmitting a Stream

3.1 Creating a network transmit stream

3.2 Starting a network transmit stream

3.3 Stopping a network transmit stream

4 Receiving a Stream

4.1 Creating a network receive stream

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4.2 Starting a network receive stream

4.3 Stopping a network receive stream 5 Troubleshooting 6 Appendix

6.1 Front Panel Console – Control/Configuration Menu

6.2 Front Panel Status Screens

6.3 Electromagnetic Emissions and Safety Certifications

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1 Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing the QVidium™ Pro-MPEG DVB-ASI gateway. This chapter introduces the features and functions of the product.

1.1 Unpacking

After unpacking the shipping carton, you should find these items:

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1 rail kit

4 rubber feet

power cords (USA and Germany)

Inspect all the items. If any item is damaged or missing, notif y your dealer immediately. Keep the shipping carton and packing materials in case you need to ship or store the system in the future.

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1.2 System View

Front View

button for 4 seconds to turn off the system.

Ref Component Description

1 Power Button Turns the power on and off. You must press and hold the power

2 Power Indicator Glows green when the power is on .

3 LAN1 Indicator Indicates a media network connection

4 LAN2 Indicator Indicates a management network connection

5 Flash Disk Indicator Indicates activity on the flash disk drive.

6 USB Ports Either of the ports connects to a USB keyboard.

7 LCD Screen Displays messages and values entered. 8 Control Buttons Allow you to enter network configuration information.

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Rear View

Ref Component Description

1 Ventilation Openings Maintain proper operating temperatur e. Do not cover or b lock th e

openings.

2 Power Connector Connects the power cord.

3 Power Switch Turns the main power of the system on and off.

4 LAN1 Connector Connects the LAN cable for media.

5 LAN2 Connector Connects the LAN cable for management.

6 Serial Port Connects a serial device.

7 VGA Port Connects an external CRT monitor.

8 USB Ports Either of the ports connects to an USB keyboard. 9 DVB-ASI connectors Allows you to connect ASI devices.

ASI Connector

View Close-Up

Ref Component Description

1 Ref Clock Refer ence fo r ASI tran smit

2 ASI Tx ASI transmit of network receive stream.

3 ASI Loop-through ASI transmit of ASI receive stream. 4 ASI Rx ASI receive to network transmi t.

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This chapter tells you how to use the LCD Front Panel Console interface and how to configure basic system settings. of extensive control and configuration of the system. For a detailed view of the Front Panel menu structure and status screens, please see the Appendix.

2.1

After you have made the network and power connections, you can configure the network settings using the

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following information ready:

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Gateway/router address (necessary only if communicating with other networks)

The LCD screen on the front of the system displays two lines of text. The first line shows the information required; the second line sho ws the data already entered . You can enter the data by using the arrow buttons to the right of the LCD screen.

The LCD screen has two modes of operation: statu s mode and control/conf ig urat ion mod e. In status mode, it rotates through a sequence of status screens. In control/configuration mode, it provides front-panel access to configuration, setup, and operation of the system.

Configuring the System

However, the Front Panel Console is also capable

Using the LCD Front Panel Console

LCD Front Panel Console.

IP address assigned to the system Subnet mask of your network

The Left arrow button moves the cursor to the left.

The Right arrow button moves the cursor to the right.

The Up arrow button increases the digit located at the cursor position

The Down arrow button decreases the digit located at the cursor position.

The S (Select) button accepts the data entered or selects the option displayed. In

status mode, it toggles between holding and rotating among the status screens.

The C (Cancel) button cancels the data entered or the option displayed. In status

mode, it changes the mode to control/configuration mode.

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2.2 Setting the M e d i a N e t w o r k IP Address

The Media IP Address corresponds to the LAN1 (Eth0) network interface. Follow the procedure below to set this IP address.

NOTE:

Gateway have identical functionality. Either Ethernet interface can be used for media, management, or both types of traffic. The designation here of Media or Management interface is therefore an arbitrary designation – you can reassign their use to best suit your needs.

1. Press the

2. Press the

8. Press the Now that you have the IP address configured, you can use the web interface for more extensive

configuration, such as adding routes or a gateway address or turning on DHCP. Alternatively, you can use the serial port connected to a terminal (set to 19200 Baud, 8-N-1) to change the IP settings. Log in as user “root” (no password is initially set) and run “configip” at the commandline prompt to set any of the IP parameters via any standard RS-232 ASCII terminal interface.

Both Ethernet ports (media and management) on the QVidium™ Pro-MPEG DVB-ASI

(Cancel)

>TransmitIP

on the second line.

(Down) arrow button until you should see

>Setup

Press the (Select) button. You should see the

>LAN1 IP Addr

option on the second line. LAN1 is the Media interface, although both LAN1 and

LAN2 can be used for video traffic as well as system control.

Press the (Select) button. You should see on the display:

LAN1 IP Addr

192.168.000.031

Use the Left and Right arrows to move the cursor to the digit in the IP Address that you want to change.

Use the Up and Down arrow keys to change the digits. Press the (Select) button to save the change or use the (Cancel)

the address. The IP address change takes effect immediately upon pressing Select.

(Cancel)

button. You should see

button twice to get back to the top level.

button to not change

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Setting the Management Network IP Address

The Management IP Address corresponds to the LAN2 (Eth1) network interface. The following procedure allows you to change the Management IP Address.

1. Press the

You should see the following:

>TransmitIP

on the second line.

2. Press the

>Setup

option.

Press the (Select) button. You should see the

>LAN1 IP Addr

option on the second line.

4. Press the

>LAN2 IP Addr

option on the second line. LAN2 is the designation for the management interface.

Press the (Select) button. You should see on the display:

LAN2 IP Addr

192.168.001.031

Use the Left and Right arrows to move the cursor to the digit in the IP Address that you want to change.

Use the Up and Down arrow keys to change the digits.

Press the (Select) button to save the change or use the (Cancel) the address.

9. Press the

(Cancel)

(Down) arrow button until you should see the

(Down) arrow button. You should see the

(Cancel)

button. This takes you into Control/Configuration mode.

button 2 times to get back to the top level.

button to not change

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2.3 Ethernet Port Configuration

The physical characteristics of each Ethernet port, such as full or half duplex, port speed, and auto-negotiation capabilities can be set through the LCD Front Panel interface (and not via the web interface). Use the following procedure to reco nfigure the se ch aracter ist ics of the Etherne t ports.

1. Press the

>Setup

option on the second line.

Press the (Select) button. You should see the

>LAN1 IP Addr

option on the second line.

3. Press the

>LAN2 IP Addr

option on the second line.

4. Press the

>LAN1 Phy

option on the second line. (To set the physical characteristics for LAN2, press the

(Down) arrow button one additional time to

Press the select among the following configuration settings:

AUTO 100FD 100HD 10FD 10HD

Press the (Select) button to save the change, or use the (Cancel) your changes and keep the previous setting.

7. Press the

(Down) arrow button until you should see the

(Down) arrow button. You should see the

(Right) or (Left) arrow buttons to select the desired setting. You

Auto-negotiation: 1000/100/10 Mbps, Full/Half-Duplex Force port to Full-Duplex at 100 Mbps data rate Force port to Half-Duplex at 100 Mbps data rate Force port to Full-Duplex at 10 Mbps data rate Force port to Half-Duplex at 10 Mbps data rate

(Cancel)

button 2 times to get back to the top level.

LAN2 Phy

button to discard

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2.4 Setting the Netmasks and Gateway Address

The netmasks and gateway IP address can be set from a web browser.

1. Enter http://IPAddress where IPAddress is the IP address of the management

interface or the media interface.

2. The default netmasks are 255.255.255.0. You may not need to change them.

3. The default gateway is an IP address of a router or gateway on the same network that the

media interface is connected to. For example if your media IP address is 192.168.0.30, the gateway’s IP address may be

192.168.0.1.

4. Press the Commit button to make the changes. You can also change the media and management interface’s IP address.

IMPORTANT:

will need to connect again to the system with the new IP address.

If you change the IP address of the interface that the web browser is using, you

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This chapter tells you how to use the web interface to create, start and stop media streams that you transmit on the network. However, you can also use the FrontPanel to control an IP network transmit stream. The Front Panel creates and uses a profile called FrontPanel that can also be edited and controlled via the web interface as described in this chapter.

3.1 Creating a network transmit stream

Enter http://IPAddress where IPAddress is the IP address of the management interface or the media interface.

1. Select the TX Stream menu on the left side of the web page.

2. Select the Streams menu option underneath the TX Stream menu.

3. Click on the New Stream button. The main area should display a form similar to the follow:

Transmitting a Stream

A Network Transmit Streams interface should display in the main area to the right of the menu system.

Stream Name Destination IP

Address or Hostname

Tx UDP Port

10000

TS packets per IP packet

FEC Burst Size FEC Rows

USE Row FEC

4. Enter a multicast IP address or an unicast IP address of another Pro-MPEG FEC system on

the network.

5. Enter the name of the stream.

Press the Save button create the stream or press the Streams menu option on the left to return to the streams main area.

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3.2 Starting a network transmit stream

Enter http://IPAddress where IPAddress is the IP address of the management interface or the media interface.

1. Select the TX Stream menu on the left side of the web page.

2. Select the Streams menu option underneath the TX Stream menu.

A Network Transmit Streams interface should display in the main area to the right of the menu system.

3. Select a stream from the list.

4. Select the Start button. You should see:

Stream 'name' started.

where name is the stream you selected in step 3.

3.3 Stopping a network transmit stream

Enter http://IPAddress where IPAddress is the IP address of the management interface or the media interface.

1. If the TX Stream menu is not shown, select the TX Stream menu on the left side of the

web page.

2. Select the Stop menu option underneath the TX Stream menu. You should see the

following message at the top of the web page main area.

Stopping network transmit stream...

Network transmit stopped. ASI no longer receiving stream.

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This chapter tells you how to use the web interface to create, start and stop media streams that you receive over a network. As with transmit stream control, you can also control network reception via the Front Panel. Setting network receive parameters from the Front Panel creates a network receive stream profile called FrontPanel that can also be edited and controlled via the web interface as described in this chapter.

4.1 Creating a network receive stream

Enter http://IPAddress where IPAddress is the IP address of the management interface or the media interface.

1. Select the RX Stream menu on the left side of the web page.

2. Select the Streams menu option underneath the RX Stream menu.

3. Click on the New Stream button. The main area should display a form similar to the follow:

Receiving a Stream

A Network Receive Streams interface should display in the main area to the right of the menu system.

New Stream

Stream Name Rx UDP Port Multicast Address Network Jitter Bitrate

Note: If the stream has no PCRs (such as IPDC DVB-H streams), set the bitrate, otherwise leave the bitrate blank.

4. If you want to receive a multicast stream, enter a multicast address, otherwise leave it

blank.

5. Enter the name of the stream.

Press the Save button to create the stream or press the Streams menu option on the left to return to the streams main area.

10000

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4.2 Starting a network receive stream

Enter http://IPAddress where IPAddress is the IP address of the management interface or the media interface.

1. Select the RX Stream menu on the left side of the web page.

2. Select the Streams menu option underneath the RX Stream menu.

A Network Receive Streams interface should display in the main area to the right of the menu system.

3. Select a stream from the list.

4. Select the Start button. You should see:

Stream 'name' started.

where name is the stream you selected in step 3.

4.3 Stopping a network receive stream

Enter http://IPAddress where IPAddress is the IP address of the management interface or the media interface.

1. If the RX Stream menu is not shown, select the RX Stream menu on the left side of the

web page.

2. Select the Stop menu option underneath the RX Stream menu. You should see the

following message at the top of the web page main area.

Stopping ASI transmit...

ASI transmit stopped. Network no longer receiving stream.

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For troubleshooting information, the latest software and to contact us, call or e-mail us at: Phone: (858) 792-6407

E-mail: support@QVidium.com

Troubleshooting

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Appendix

6.1 Front Panel Console – Control/Configuration Menu

TransmitIP >

Tx Control >

Enter to: Start | Stop

Tx Config >

Dest IP Addr Dest Port # TS Pkts/IP #FEC Columns #FEC Rows Row FEC Off | On

Receive IP >

Rx Control >

Enter to: Start | Stop

Rx Config >

Rcv Port Rx McastIP Net Jitter ASI Bitrate

System >

Name Ping >

Ping IP Addr Ping Count

Setup >

LAN1 IP Addr LAN2 IP Addr LAN1 Phy Auto | 100FD | 100HD | 10FD | 10HD LAN2 Phy Auto | 100FD | 100HD | 10FD | 10HD

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6.2 Front Panel Status Screens

During normal operation, the Front Panel rotates among various status screens as shown below. At any time, you can force the display to stop screen rotation and pause at a particular display.

DVB-ASI Gateway Front Panel Status Screen Sequence

Main screen:

 QVidiumDVB  Cli:XX Scr:XX

Network bitrates:

NetTx:XXXXXXXXX NetRx:YYYYYYYYY

System name:

 SystemName  ABC Gateway 1

Version:

 Version  VERSION-BUILDNUM

Ping progress:

192.168.001.031 Pkt#DD RT=SSS ms

FEC receive stats:

FEC Rec:XXXXXXX FEC Los:YYYYYYY

System name:

 SystemName  ABC Gateway 1

Ping results:

min/avg/max ms GotXX/YY ZZZ%Los

DVB bitrates:

ASIRx:XXXXXXXXX ASITx:YYYYYYYYY

Time:

 QVidium  MM/DD HH:MM:SS

System name:

 SystemName  ABC Gateway 1

LAN 1 IP Address:

 LAN1 Media 

010.010.240.171

LAN 2 IP Address:

 LAN2 Mgmt 

192.168.001.031

System name:

 SystemName  ABC Gateway 1

You can also use the left and right arrow keys to manually move to a different screen. Under certain conditions, such as when a transmit or receive session is started or during a Ping test, the Front Panel status display pre-empt the normal rotation of status screens to show current network or ping status screens (shown above with dashed or dotted outlines), as appropriate. After a brief period, the status screen rotation will revert to the standard order as shown above, but with the optional network status and/or ping status screens now enabled as appropriate.

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6.3 Electromagnetic Emissions and Safety Certifications

FCC – Notice for the USA Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC

FCC Part 15: Thus device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2. This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference or radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television tech nician for help.

Notice for Canada This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio interference as specified in the

Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations. CE – Notice for Europe (CE Mark) This product is in conformity with the Council Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC (EMC). UL – Underwriter Laboratories Approval for the USA

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