Technicolor COM2004 System Overview
COM2000 Training Workshop
Strictly Confidential
Welcome
Welcome to the Technicolor COM2000 training workshop
Your instructor is Mark Anderson
The Technicolor MCS Management Team is:
• Rob Rhodes – Director of R&D
• Doug Strachota – Product Manager
• Tony Watters – Sales Manager
Contacting Technicolor MCS
The Technicolor MCS website:
http://www.technicolor.com/en/solutions-services/connected-home/commercial-video-solutions
The Technicolor MCS toll free support number:
1-855-297-5820
The Technicolor MCS email address:
mcssales@technicolor.com
Classroom Etiquette
Please DO
• Turn all cellphones to vibrate or off
• Keep all conversations relevant to the current topic
• Feel free to ask questions when needed
Please DO NOT
• Talk on your cell phone
• Carry on side conversations
• Be afraid to ask questions
• Be disruptive to others in the class
A Brief Technicolor MCS Product History
• Commercial Gateways for MDU - Captiva
• Gateways for Aircraft - LiveTV (U.S.) & Azul (Brazil)
• COM24 & COM100 – Colony System
• COM200 - Chassis with integrated Ethernet switch
• QAM24 - Integrated 12 channel modulator
• COM24-FLX - SD only, SWM only version of the COM24 , Upgradable
• GbE1 - Provides access to COM200 backplane slot 1 Gigabit Ethernet port
• QAM6 & SWQAM2- Integrated 6 channel modulator & SW upgrade
• DCI401 MCS - Pro:Idiom decrypting set back box
• ATSC8 - 1 RU, 8 tuner ATSC receiver
• MediaTune - Graphical user interface for bars and restaurants
Evolution of the COM1000 System
2009
Ethernet Switch
COM100 with COM24 Cards
COM120 Multi-Switch RF Distribution
External QAM
Evolution of the COM1000 System
2012
Integrated QAM
4RU
COM200 with COM24 Cards and QAM
Integrated Ethernet Switch
SWM Compatibility
Introducing the COM2000 System
2014
2 QAM Slots
3RU
COM360 with COM46 Cards and QAMS
Dual Gigabit
Up to 6 COM46, COM46FLX,
Ethernet Ports
COM24 or COM24FLX Cards
What We Will Cover In This Workshop
• COM360 System Chassis
• COM46 and COM46-FLX satellite receiver cards
• QAM6 Modulator card
• EPG & PSIP (Electronic Program Guide, Program and System Information Protocol)
• Integrating an EAS (Emergency Alert System) solution
• Local Content Insertion (Security cameras, local info video, etc.)
• ATSC8 off air receiver
• DCI401MCS Pro:Idiom decrypting set back box
System Components – COM360
COM360 Chassis
• (2) Gigabit User Defined Ethernet Ports
• (2) QAM Slots
• Provides 3 RU rack mounted enclosure and power supply
• Backplane provides power distribution and integrated
Gigabit Ethernet switch
• Redundant fans for cooling
System Components – COM46
COM46 Receiver Card
• Receives Satellite RF stream
• Removes DIRECTV’s encryption
• Applies Pro:Idiom digital content
protection
• Supports 8 DIRECTV channels
• Outputs IP video in UDP or RTP
formats
• Remote software upgrades and
management
• LED blinking sequence provides
front panel diagnostics
• Only supports SWM RF plants
System Components – COM46-FLX
COM46-FLX Receiver Card
• Receives Satellite RF stream
• Removes DIRECTV’s encryption
• Supports 8 DIRECTV SD channels
• Outputs IP video in UDP or RTP
formats
• Remote software upgrades and
management
• LED blinking sequence provides
front panel diagnostics
• Only supports SWM RF plants
System Components – QAM6 & SWQAM2
QAM6 & SWQAM2
• Cost effective, scalable solution
for a variety of channel counts
• Reduced feature set specific to
hospitality market
• QAM6 supports 6 QAM @ 256
with single RF output – Max 12
QAM with update keys
• Two channel upgrade keys can
be purchased: Mdl # SWQAM2
• J.83 Annex B, frequency range
54Mhz – 860 MHz
System Components – ATSC-8
• 1 RU
• 8 available ATSC digital tuners
• IP output
• Configured via COM46 or COM46-FLX HTML interface
System Components - DCI401MCS
• QAM input
• HDMI, RF outputs
• Pro:Idiom Decode
• Utilizes PSIP data when present
• MPEG4/MPEG2/DIRECTV legacy decode
• Configured via COM46 or COM46-FLX HTML interface
Commissioning a COM2000 System – Toolkit
• COM24mdns.exe
• Web browser - IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari
• TFTP server - tftpd32
• DHCP server - tftpd32
• Syslog server - tfpd32, Kiwi Syslog Daemon
• IP video playback utility, VLC
• Packet Capture - Wireshark
• DCI401MCS
• Video monitor with HDMI input
• AIM
Technicolor COM2000 - What’s New?
COM46 - Receiver Card
• Overview Page
• Eight tuners per card
• HTML file upload capability
• SWM only
• No front Ethernet port
• Gigabit Ethernet
COM360 - Chassis
• Dual QAM slots
• Integrated gigabit switch
• Two user defined gigabit front Ethernet ports
• Single power supply
Discovery Tool - COM24mdns.exe
MDNS = Multicast Domain Name Service
Discovery Tool - COM24mdns.exe
After running the COM24mdns.exe tool your default
browser will launch and present you with a page of links
to the Technicolor COM46/COM24 cards it has
discovered
COM46 – Technicolor Splash Screen
After clicking on a link to a COM46/COM24 card you will see the
Technicolor splash screen for a few seconds.
COM46 - Discover Page
Links to other system pages
Basic system info grid by chassis
by slot by tuner
Links to simple tune page by tuner
COM46 – Discover Page - Links
Overview
• This page presents you with the most used system information on
a single page. It provides for tuning and routing configuration.
Discover
• Sends out a multicast discovery request to find all cards installed
on the network
PairingInfo
• The PairingInfo page presents the user with links to the syslogs
and camlogs for all cards, shows authorization status and provides
for simultaneous multiple card software updates
COM46 – Discover Page - Links
TuneAll
• From this page you can paste in a tuning list and tune all tuners
in the system at once and see all current tuning parameters in a
plain text format and you copy to a file for future use.
Help
• This page presents the user with a list of the page links with a
brief description of each and a link to the Technicolor MCS web
site
Refresh
• Refreshes all of the data for cards currently listed, will NOT list
data for any cards added since last discover function
COM46 – Discover Page - Links
Display
• Relists the current data for all cards installed in the COM2000
system but does NOT refresh the data or discover cards
SysInfo
• This page displays MAC and IP addresses of all the cards in the
system by chassis/slot and will show which card(s) are running
an EPG
HealthInfo
• This page displays basic IC temperature and fan status
information
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