evolution_e8350_specifications_192.pdf

Electrical and Mechanical Specification

February 19, 2008

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Evolution e8350 DRAFT

Evolution e8350TM Electrical & Mechanical Specification Draft Rev 1 2

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The specifications and information regarding the products in this document are subject to change without notice. All statements, information, and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate, but are presented without warranty of any kind, express, or implied. Users must take full responsibility for their application of any products.

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Trademarks, brand names and products mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. All such references are used strictly in an editorial fashion with no intent to convey any affiliation with the name or the product’s rightful owner.


CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS GUIDE ..................................................................................................... 7

DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................. 7

WARRANTY ................................................................................................................. 8

SYSTEM SPECIFICATION ............................................................................................... 9

RF SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................................................... 9

NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................ 10

INPUT DC POWER REQUIREMENT .......................................................................................... 11

MECHANICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................... 12

PHYSICAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................... 13

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................ 14

CIRCUIT BOARD TEMPERATURE MONITOR .................................................................................. 14

LED STATUS / DEFINITION ................................................................................................ 15

Front Panel Status LEDs ............................................................................................... 15

Rear Panel Status LEDs Definition ................................................................................... 16

LED Transition States Definition .................................................................................... 17

CONSOLE PORT INTERFACE .......................................................................................... 19

CONSOLE PORT CABLES AND PIN ASSIGNMENTS ........................................................................... 19

CONSOLE PORT PIN ASSIGNMENTS ........................................................................................ 20

MOBILE REMOTE ....................................................................................................... 21

HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................. 21

GPS RECEIVER SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................... 23

GPIO PORT PIN ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................ 23

HANDSHAKE SIGNALS ...................................................................................................... 23


GPS COMMANDS ........................................................................................................... 24

CONFIGURING .............................................................................................................. 24

MONITORING ............................................................................................................... 24

CONSOLE COMMANDS ................................................................................................. 25

GENERAL COMMANDS ...................................................................................................... 25

REMOTE-RELATED CONSOLE COMMANDS .................................................................................. 28


ILLUSTRATIONS

FIGURES Figure 1. Rear Panel Connectors ...................................................................................... 13

Figure 2. Front Panel LEDs ............................................................................................. 15

Figure 3. Rear Panel LEDs .............................................................................................. 16

Figure 4. Examining RJ-45 Connectors ............................................................................... 19

Figure 5. RJ-45 to DTE Adapter Pin Identification ................................................................. 19

Figure 6. Console Pin Numbers ........................................................................................ 20

Figure 7. Hardware Connections Diagram ........................................................................... 21

Figure 8. DB-15 Pin Numbers .......................................................................................... 23

TABLES Table 1. RF Specifications .............................................................................................. 9

Table 2. Network Specifications ...................................................................................... 10

Table 3. Input Power Requirements .................................................................................. 11

Table 4. Mechanical and Environmental Specifications ........................................................... 12

Table 5. Physical Interface Specifications .......................................................................... 13

Table 6. Regulatory Compliance ...................................................................................... 14

Table 7. Evolution e8350TM Front Panel Status Indicators ........................................................ 15

Table 8. Evolution e8350TM Rear Panel Status Indicators ......................................................... 17

Table 9. LED State Definitions ........................................................................................ 17

Table 10. Console Port Pin Assignments ........................................................................... 20

Table 11. DB-15(F) RS-232 Serial Port Pin Assignments ........................................................ 23


ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This document defines the electrical, mechanical and command syntax requirement to interface with the Evolution e8350TM powered by iDirect Technologies.

The user’s devices shall interface with the Evolution e8350TM only at the physical connectors as defined in the Physical Interface Specification section of this document.

DISCLAIMER It is the responsibility of the system integrator/end user to comply with all necessary regulatory specification at their own risk, time and cost. However, iDirect can provide certain level of support up to full support of regulatory certification as negotiated and mutually agreed per contract basis.

The specifications and information regarding the products in this specification are subject to change without notice. All statements, information, and recommendations in this specification are believed to be accurate but are presented without warranty of any kind, express, or implied. Users must take full responsibility for their application of any products.

Notwithstanding any other warranty herein, all document files and software are provided “as is” with all faults. iDirect Technologies disclaim all warranties expressed or implied, including, without limitation, those of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement or arising from a course of dealing, usage, or trade practice.

In no event shall iDirect Technologies or its supplier be liable for any indirect, special, consequential, or incidental damages, including, without limitation, lost profits or loss or damage to data arising out of the use or inability to use this specification, even if iDirect or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Trademarks, brand names and products mentioned in this guide are the property of their respective owners. All such references are used strictly in an editorial fashion with no intent to convey any affiliation with the name or the product’s rightful owner.


WARRANTY iDirect does not warrant any express or implied conditions, representations, and warranties including, without limitation, any implied warranty or condition of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose for any iDirect Product that has been tampered, altered, modified electrically and / or mechanically. Such tamper, alteration, modification of iDirect product shall void all warranties.

Restrictions

The warranty for the Evolution e8350TM product is VOID if any one of following condition exists:

Has not been certified by iDirect with the customer system Subsequent design changes from certified test sample without re-certification by

iDirect Has been altered in any way, except directed/authorized by iDirect Has not been installed, operated, repaired, or maintained in accordance with

instructions supplied by the manufacturer and iDirect Has been subjected to abnormal environmental, physical or electrical stress,

misuse, negligence, or accident Invasive input and output connections to the circuit board other than physical

connectors as defined in section “Physical Interface Specification” of this specification

Was damaged by inappropriate input levels or output loads on the interface connections

Was damaged through mishandling in customer production without taking precautionary steps to prevent Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) with normal electronics production process

Acts of God such as lightning, flood, or other means outside iDirect’s control

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

Except as specified in this warranty, all express or implied conditions, representations, and warranties including, without limitation, any implied warranty or condition of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, noninfringement, satisfactory quality or arising from a course of dealing, law, usage, or trade practice, are hereby excluded to the extent allowed by applicable law. To the extent an implied warranty cannot be excluded, such warranty is limited in duration to the warranty period. This disclaimer and exclusion shall apply even if the express warranty set forth above fails of its essential purpose.


SYSTEM SPECIFICATION

This chapter describes the RF, network, input power, mechanical and environmental, physical interface specifications. It also includes other system specifications and operating parameters.

RF SPECIFICATIONS

A description of the RF specifications is shown in Table 1.

Table 1. RF Specifications

Parameter Specification

Frequency Range:

Transmit:

Receive:

950-2000 MHz

950-2000 MHz

Frequency Tuning Step Size:

Transmit:

Receive:

38 Hz

333 KHz (coarse) with Demod CRL tracking

RF Power Range:

Transmit:

Receive:

-35 to +5 dBm (recommend ≥ -10 dBm)

-65 to 0 dBm composite

RF Power Adjustability:

Transmit:

Receive:

0.1 dB Step Size nominal in iSCPC mode

0.5 dB Step Size nominal in Star/Mesh mode

Under AGC for all valid Rx composite input power range

RF Transmit Output Stability: ≤ 2.0 dB over operational temperature range

RF Output Stability improves when used in conjunction with Uplink Control Power (UCP).

Typical Transmit and Receive

Phase Noise (dBc/Hz) at:

1 KHz

10 KHz

100 KHz

1 MHz

Typical Phase Jitter:

14 KHz to 1 MHz

-83

-83

-96

-112

≤ 1.8° rms

Transmit Frequency Stability (after Downstream Carrier Lock)

Remote to Remote (w/ OCXO):

Hub with RCM* & External GPS Ref:

Hub with RCM Only:

Track with Hub frequency stability

± 0.3 ppm

Equivalent to External GPS Reference

± 0.03 ppm



Hub without RCM: ± 0.2 ppm

Transmit Carrier Suppression: ≥ 30 dBc

Transmit Discrete Spurs within Modulation Bandwidth:

≥ 30 dBc

Transmit Discrete Spurs, harmonics and non-harmonics:

≥ 50 dBc; with Evolution e8350TM Tx output ≥ -10 dBm

Transmitter Spectral Shaping Intelsat: IESS-309 (See figure 9-1), MIL-STD-188-165A section 5.1.6.4.1 Spectral Confinement

Transmitter On/Off Ratio ≥ 50 dBc; with Evolution e8350TM Tx output ≥ -10 dBm

* Note: iDirect Reference Control Module (RCM) is a high stability station reference source providing 10MHz clock for the 1-IF or 5-IF Hub chassis.

NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS

A description of network specifications is shown in Table 2.

Table 2. Network Specifications


Symbol Rates:

Note: These rates are achievable only under certain FEC and modulation conditions.

Access Method Downstream Upstream

SCPC 15 Msym/s 7.5 Msym/s

Spread Spectrum 15 MChip/s, 7.5 Msym/s 7.5 MChip/s, 7.5 Msym/s

DVB-S2 / ACM 45 Msym/s N/A

TDMA N/A 7.5 Msym/s

TDMA Spread Spectrum

N/A 7.5 MChip/s, 7.5 Msym/s

IP Data Rates: IP Data Rates vary depending on network configuration and iDS Release. Refer to the iDirect Release Notes for your iDS release for more information.

FEC

Downstream:

Upstream:

For a full list of supported FEC rates, refer to the latest iDirect Link Budget Analysis Guide.

TPC 0.431 to 0.879 in SCPC mode; LDPC in DVB-S2 mode

TPC 0.431 to 0.793



Modulation Scheme:

Downstream:

Upstream:

BPSK/QPSK/8PSK in SCPC mode; QPSK/8PSK/16APSK in DVB-S2 mode

BPSK/QPSK /8PSK

Network Access Scheme:

Downstream:

Upstream:

SCPC, Spread Spectrum, DVB-S2/ACM

D-TDMA, SCPC

LAN Protocol Supported: TCP, UDP, ICMP, IGMP, ARP, RIP v2, Static Routes, Web Acceleration, TCP Acceleration

Network Topology: Star/Mesh, Star TDMA, Point-to-Point SCPC

LAN Interface: Category 5 UTP/STP, 10/100 Base-T Ethernet (IEEE 802.3).

Maximum cabling distance is 328 feet (100m)

Traffic Engineering: Committed Information Rate (Static and Dynamic)

Variable Information Rate

Rate Limiting

True Application Based QoS (Edge and Core of Network)

o Class Based WFQ

o Packet Fragmentation and Interleaving

INPUT DC POWER REQUIREMENT

A description of the DC input power requirements is shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Input Power Requirements


Input Voltage: 100-240 VAC Universal Input



Input Noise Ripple: 200mVP-P ripple Max (less than 4MHz)

AC Power Consumption:

At 90VAC:

At 240 VAC:

Evolution e8350TM Standalone (no ODU)

+27.5V:

+24.0V:

+20.5V:

2W Ku BUC, LNB and max IFL length:

4W Ku BUC, LNB and max IFL length:

≥ 4.0 A maximum

1.16A typical (with 4W BUC and LNB)

0.41A typical (with 4W BUC and LNB)

Power

0.71A typical

0.80A typical

0.89A typical

3.1 amp typical. with +24VDC nominal input

4.4 amps typical. with +24VDC nominal input

MECHANICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

A description of mechanical and environmental specifications is shown in Table 4.

Table 4. Mechanical and Environmental Specifications


Dimensions: 1.75 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 13.00 (D) inches

Weight: 10 pounds (5.53 Kg)

Heat Dissipation: 80W max (273 BTU/Hour)

Airflow /

Temperature Gradient:

1. Fans - forced air cooling

2. Shall never exceed 1.0O C per minute.

Temperature:

Normal Operational Range:

Storage:

-10° to +55° C, derated to +45 deg C at 10000 ft.

-34° to 80° C

Relative Humidity: Operational:

Storage:

0 to 90% non-condensing

5 to 93% non-condensing

Altitude: Operating:

Storage:

≤ 10000 feet (3048m)

≤ 30000 feet (9144m)

Operational Vibration:

(10 minutes per axis)

The board sub-assembly will remain operational when exposed to 0.21 grms with the following profile



Freq Slope PSD

5 to 350 Hz 0 0.0001 g2/Hz

350 to 500 Hz -6dB/octave

500 Hz 0 0.00005 g2/Hz

Operational Shock: The board sub-assembly shall remain operational when exposed to 10g, 10ms half sine on x, y, z-axis.

PHYSICAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

A view of the rear panel connectors is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Rear Panel Connectors

A list of physical port specifications is shown in Table 5.

Table 5. Physical Interface Specifications

Port Name Description

Power Connector IEC-320-C14

10 MHz BNC external 10MHz connector (future use)

TX Out F-Connector; Female, 3/8” – 32 thread

75 ohm nominal

BUC Voltage: +24V or +48V (depending on input voltage)

Note: The BUC voltage on Tx connector will be approximately equivalent to the input voltage. For example, if the input voltage is +48V, then approx +48V will be present at the Tx F-type connector.

Rx Out

F-Connector; Female, 3/8” – 32 thread

75 ohm nominal

DC blocked port with terminator

F-Connector; Female, 3/8” – 32 thread

75 ohm nominal,



Rx In LNB Voltage: +18.8 VDC nom. at 500 mA max

USB Future use

Console RJ-45, serial, RS-232

LAN - A RJ-45, 10/100 Base-T

LAN - B 8-Port RJ-45, 10/100 Base-T

RS-232/GPIO DB-15, General Purpose Input/Output serial connector

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

The Evolution e8350 meets regulatory compliance as shown in Table 6.

Table 6. Regulatory Compliance


Safety Standards Complies with IEC 60950, EN 60950-1, UL 60950-1, CSA C22.2 No.60950-1-03

Emission Standard Complies with EN 55022 Class B, FCC Part 15 Class B, CISPR 22 Class B, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3

EMC/Immunity Standard Complies with EN 55024, EN301-489-1, EN 301-489-12, EN 61000-4-2, EN61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4

CIRCUIT BOARD TEMPERATURE MONITOR

The Evolution e8350TM has a built in temperature sensor located strategically on the PCB assembly. The temperature sensor measures the actual circuit board temperature. If the board temperature exceeds a defined threshold, the Evolution e8350TM will alert the NMS about the high temperature situation. Various conditions would cause the Evolution e8350TM to have elevated internal temperature such as:

Inadequate airflow

High dust accumulation on the circuit board surface

Elevated ambient temperature


LED STATUS / DEFINITION

The Evolution e8350TM has 11 LEDs on the board assembly. There are three LEDs on the rear (the sides with all the RJ45 and F-connectors) and eight LEDs on the front panel. Refer to the Board Outline Drawing for LED designation.

Front Panel Status LEDs

On the front panel of Evolution e8350TM there are eight LEDs to indicate the status of the Evolution e8350TM unit. View of the front panel is shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Front Panel LEDs

The LEDs are described in Table 7.

Table 7. Evolution e8350TM Front Panel Status Indicators

LED Color Description

POWER

OFF

AC power is absent or there is an on-board power regulator problem.

Solid Green

The internal power regulator is powered on. Boot loader has started.

STATUS

Flashing Green

Indicates initial boot up sequence. The DRAM test is in progress.

Solid Green The DRAM test is successful and the unit is functioning properly.

Red Indicates a serious fault or failure in within software, hardware or configuration. May indicate that the DRAM test failed.

Flashing Yellow Indicates that the hub downstream SCPC/DVB-S2 carrier has not been acquired.


LED Color Description

NET

Solid Yellow Indicates that hub downstream SCPC/DVB-S2 carrier has been acquired.

Flashing Green

Indicates that the hub downstream SCPC/DVB-S2 carrier has been acquired and that the upstream TDMA carrier is being acquired by the hub.

Solid Green Unit has been acquired into the Network.

Tx Solid Yellow Transmitter is disabled.

Solid Green Transmitter is enabled.

Rx Solid Yellow Receiver is not locked to the hub downstream SCPC/DVB-S2 carrier.

Solid Green Receiver is locked to the hub downstream SCPC/DVB-S2 carrier.

CRYPTO OFF FIPS is not enabled.

Solid Green FIPS is enabled.

FAN OFF Fans are operating normally

Red Fan fault detected

TEMP OFF Normal operating temperature

Solid Yellow

Operating temperature is nearing the over-temperature threshold.

Red

Operating temperature threshold has been exceeded.

Rear Panel Status LEDs Definition

The Evolution e8350TM has three LED indicators on the rear panel of the chassis, and two on the power supply module. One can monitor Evolution e8350TM operation via the color and illumination pattern of the LED indicators. The rear panel LEDS are shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. Rear Panel LEDs


Table 8 summarizes the possible states and the meaning of the LED indicators.

Table 8. Evolution e8350TM Rear Panel Status Indicators

Label LED Color Purpose

INPUT

PWR

OFF DC input power from the external power source is absent.

Solid Green DC input power from the external power source is present.

BUC

PWR

OFF Unit is not providing power to the BUC.

Solid Green Unit is providing power to the BUC.

Solid Red Indicates a BUC problem, IFL short, or a transient disturbance on the IFL.

LNB

PWR

OFF Unit is not providing power to the LNB.

Solid Green Unit is providing power to the LNB.

Solid Red Indicates a LNB problem, IFL short, or a transient disturbance on the IFL.

AC Solid Green Normal operation

OFF Unit is switched off or power supply failure

DC Solid Green Normal operation

OFF Power supply over temperature or overload

LED Transition States Definition

Upon power up, Evolution e8350TM illuminates each of the LEDs with different color patterns to signify the operational states. A description of LED state definitions is shown in Shown Table 9.

Table 9. LED State Definitions Bootloader Application

iSCPC

LED Power Off Power On Bootloader Start

DRAM Test In Progress

DRAM Test Failed

DRAM Test

Suceed

Program Load Failed

Start

Load FIPS

Options OK

FIPS Error State

FPGAs Failed

(TxCtrl, RxCtrl Failed)

TDMA Remote -

SCPC Locked

TDMA Remote -

SCPC Unlocked

TDMA Remote

OOB - No TDM Lock

TDMA Remote

OOB - Tx Muted

TDMA Remote OOB - In Network

TDMA Remote OOB - In Acquisiti

on

TDMA Remote OOB -

TDM Lock Only

iSCPC - Demod Locked

iSCPC Demod

UnlockedNet Off Red 25% Done Off Off Off Off Green Off Off Green Yellow

Status Off Red 50% Done Red Green Red Green RedTx Off Yellow 75% Done Off Off Off Off Green Green Off Green GreenRx Off Yellow 100% Done Green Yellow Yellow Green Green Green Green Green Yellow

Network Off Green Off Flashing Yellow Yellow Flashing

YellowFlashing Yellow Yellow Green Flashing

Green Yellow Green Yellow

Test Off Green Off Green Yellow Flashing Yellow

Power Off Green Green Green

Front Panel LEDs

Rear Panel LEDs

LED State Change After Power Up(Time Lapsed)


CONSOLE PORT INTERFACE

This section details the modem (transmitter and receiver) control console support commands.

CONSOLE PORT CABLES AND PIN ASSIGNMENTS Use the RJ-45 to RJ45 straight cable and RJ-45 to DB-9(F) female DTE adapter to connect the Evolution e8350TM Board Console Port to the PC DB-9(F) Serial Port running terminal emulation software. You can distinguish a straight cable from a crossover cable by comparing the two modular connector ends of the RJ-45 cable. Holding the RJ-45 cable connectors side by side, with the tab at the back examine the sequence of the colored wires to determine the type of RJ-45 cable as shown in Figure 4:

• Straight through – The colored wires are in the same sequence at both ends of the cable.

• Crossover – The first (far left) colored wire at one end of the cable is the third colored wire at the other end of the cable.

Figure 4. Examining RJ-45 Connectors The RJ-45 to DB-9 DTE adapter and pin numbers is shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. RJ-45 to DTE Adapter Pin Identification


A description of the RJ-45 to DB-9(F) DTE adapter pin out is shown in Error! Reference source not found..

CONSOLE PORT PIN ASSIGNMENTS

A description of the RJ-45 Console Port Pin Assignments is shown in Figure 6 and Table 10.

Figure 6. Console Pin Numbers

Table 10. Console Port Pin Assignments

Pin Number

RJ-45 to DB-9(F) Terminal Adapter

Signal Name Description

1 8 Not Connected Do not connect 2 6 Reserved (Tx) Do not connect 3 2 Transmit Data

(TxD) Rs-232 voltage level compliant transmit data signal for debug use only

4 NC Ground (GND) Ground 5 5 Ground (GND) Ground 6 3 Receive Data

(RxD) Rs-232 voltage level compliant receive data signal for debug use only

7 4 Reserved (Rx) Do not connect 8 9 Not Connected Do not connect


MOBILE REMOTE

The Evolution e8350TM terminals can be configured as mobile remotes. In satellite TDMA systems, because of the long distance variation between different remotes and satellite, it is important that the data sent by different remotes do not collide over the air. This is accomplished by adding a delay to the packets at the remote, so that the packets arriving at the hub are received synchronized to the frame marker. The delay that is added to each remote is known as frame start delay (FSD), and it is calculated by the NMS based on the geographical locations of the remote, the hub, and the satellite.

However, in the case of a mobile remote, the geographical location changes, and with that the frame start delay also changes. The remote is capable of calculating the FSD provided its own geographical location is known to it. When the remote is configured as mobile remote, it looks for a GPS string on the serial console port to provide its latitude and longitude information in the form of an NMEA string. It uses this information, to compute the FSD and come into the network. The remote needs to compute the FSD only when it is being acquired. Once the remote is in the network, the symbol delay corrections are made by the UCP process. Alternatively, the latitude/longitude information can also be provided by the telnet console session.

The mobile remote also provides an input and output signal to the stabilizing antenna, through the serial console port (J9 left-half of connector). The output signal called the lock signal indicates the frame lock status of the receiver on the remote. The input signal TxMute can be used to mute the transmitter until the antenna pointing is done. This logic is activated when modem handshaking is enabled in the NMS.

HARDWARE CONNECTIONS

A diagram depicting hardware connections is shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7. Hardware Connections Diagram


The figure illustrates the connections needed from GPS receiver and the Handshake unit, to the Evolution e8350TM DB-15 GPIO port. The signals shown in the figure have the following meaning.

MUTE = 1 the transmitter is muted

= 0 the transmitter is enabled

TDM_LOCK_n = 0 when the receiver is locked

= 1 when the receiver is unlocked

GPS-DATA is the data from the GPS receiver

The RJ45 console port does not support GPS data input or antenna control handshaking signals. These signals are supported by the DB15 GPIO port. See the section, GPIO Port Pin Assignments on page 23, for more information.


GPS RECEIVER SPECIFICATION

The Evolution e8350TM supports a subset of NMEA 0183 protocol. In particular, it supports location information provided by the GPS receiver in the form of GPRMC string.

GPIO PORT PIN ASSIGNMENTS

A description of the General Purpose Input/Output DB-15(F) (labeled RS 232) serial port pin assignments is shown Figure 8 and Table 11.

Figure 8. DB-15 Pin Numbers

Table 11. DB-15(F) RS-232 Serial Port Pin Assignments Pin Number Signal Name Description

1 + 3.3 VDC 200 mA maximum 2 Receive Lock RS-232 voltage level compliant transmit output

signal for antenna control devices. Tx Lock indicates a successful downstream lock state. In SCPC mode, this signal means TDM Lock. In DVB-S2 mode, this signal means NCR Lock

3 Reserved Future Transmit Data (TxD) 4 Receive Data (RxD) RS-232 voltage level compliant receive data input

signal for connection to a GPS receiver in mobile applications

5 Transmit Mute RS-232 voltage level compliant receive signal for use with antenna control devices

6 Reserved Do not connect 7 Not Connected Do not connect 8 Not Connected Do not connect 9 Reserved Do not connect 10 Reserved Do not connect 11 Reserved Do not connect 12 Reserved Do not connect 13 Receive Strength

Indicator (RSSI) DC voltage level output (0-4.6 VDC) used in antenna pointing applications to provide further either receive composite power measurement or receive C/N measurement

14 Reserved Output Do not connect 15 Ground (GND) Ground

HANDSHAKE SIGNALS

The remote sends an RS-232 active signal on the console port output on pin 2 while the modem is trying to acquire the downstream carrier. Once the downstream gets TDM frame lock, the receive lock signal becomes inactive. This signal was intended to indicate to the auto-point antenna equipment when to switch from coarse-tune to fine-tune mode.


Pin 5 input on the GPIO port can be used as a "mute" function and was implemented to allow the auto-point antenna equipment to hold off acquisition transmit until the antenna has finished pointing. Without this, the modem may transmit as soon as detecting TDM frame lock, without the antenna being pointed and polarized properly. Sending an RS-232 active level to Pin 5 of the GPIO port enables the mute function.

GPS COMMANDS

This sets the latitude and longitude of the remote for acquisition purposes. Because the remote is mobile, this information is considered temporary. Two minutes after entering this command, the latlong information is considered outdated and it is not used again until it is reentered. This prevents a remote that has moved to a different location from transmitting before the new latlong information is entered.

The location information is needed only during acquisition of the remote into the network. Once the remote is in the network, the UCP will track the symbol offset variations due to the mobility of the remote. If the remote loses acquisition for some reason and needs to be reacquired after two minutes, the latlong command needs to be entered again.

In the absence of a GPS receiver interface to the modem, the latitude and longitude information can be manually provided to the modem through a telnet console interface or serial console interface. The serial console interface runs at 4800 baud, since this is the requirement of the NMEA protocol that GPS uses to communicate with the remote.

CONFIGURING

The Evolution e8350TM is configured as a mobile remote, by using iBuilder. Refer to the iBuilder User Guide for information on configuring a mobile remote.

MONITORING

The current location of the remote can be monitored in the iMonitor, in the event window of the remote. The remote periodically updates the NMS with its current location. If the location data is not current, it will inform the NMS that the location not available.


CONSOLE COMMANDS

This section provides general and remote-related commands. At the time of this publication, iDirect is developing console commands. The commands listed in this section are provided as a guide, are subject to change, and may not be supported as development continues.

GENERAL COMMANDS

clear

This command clears the user console screen.

Syntax clear

Parameters None

console

This command displays the list of console connections currently established with the application, including the user name and source host address.

Syntax console list

Parameters None

eloop

This command displays all the added handlers reference, name, flags (Read, Write and Exception) and use and run counts in the event loop. It also displays the total number of expired timers.

Syntax eloop [ show | reset ]

Parameters show Displays the event loop status

reset Resets the handler use / run count and timers expired count.

gecho

This command echoes the user-passed arguments to the console.

Syntax gecho […]

Parameters […] Any number of arguments.


mem

This command displays the message buffer Syntax status.

Syntax mem dump

report [on | off]

Parameters dump Displays the allotted message buffers for each object

report Turn on / off detailed report. Displays the detailed message buffer Syntax report after turned on.

nms_echo

This command echoes the user passed arguments to the console.

Syntax nms_echo […]

Parameters […] Any number of arguments.

params

This command allows viewing or editing of application global parameters.

Syntax params show

reset

group [show [key] ]

group reset

group set <key> <value>

Parameters show Displays the available groups

reset Resets the parameters in all groups

<group> [show] Displays all parameter values in the requested group

<group> reset Resets the requested group parameters.

<group> show <key> Displays the value of requested key in the group

<group> set <key> Sets the given value to parameter

<group> reset <key> Resets the requested parameter value.

stats

This command allows viewing or editing of application global statistical parameters.

Syntax stats show

reset


group [show [key] ]

group reset

group set <key> <value>

Parameters show Displays the available groups

reset Resets the parameters in all groups

<group> show Displays all parameter values in the requested group

<group> reset Resets the requested group parameters.

<group> show <key> Displays the value of requested key in the group

<group> set <key> Sets the given value to parameter

<group> reset <key>

Resets the requested parameter value.

sys_time

This command displays the time in hours, minutes, seconds, and microseconds.

Syntax sys_time

Parameters None

TERMINATE

This command ends the running application.

Syntax TERMINATE

Parameters None

timer

This command displays the application-wide active timers.

Syntax timer

Parameters list Displays the timer name, remaining ticks, and direction.

tlev

This command gets or sets the application debug trace control level.

Syntax tlev [ <level> ]

Parameters level Trace level (0 to 5).


version

This command displays the application name, code version, build comments, and label.

Syntax version [ -all ]

Parameters -all Also displays a detailed application description.

xoff

This command disallows messages from other processes.

Syntax Xoff

Parameters None

xon

This command allows messages from other processes.

Syntax Xon

Parameters None

REMOTE-RELATED CONSOLE COMMANDS

This section provides a list of available console commands that you can use when connected to the console port. The list includes the command name, access level, and syntax.

acq

This command displays the remote state and acquisition parameters during acquisition.

Syntax acq < on | off | toggle > < hold_acq_burst >

Parameters on Enables acquisition state transition messages on console.

off Disables acquisition state transition messages, on console.

toggle Toggles console display message

hold_acq_burst Displays the debug message on console

dma

This command displays the DMA statistical information for transmitter and receiver.

Syntax dma < stats | trace >

Parameters stats Displays the statistics


trace Turn ON / OFF trace messages.

rx

This command is used for the receiver-related control, configuration and operational parameters.

Syntax rx iflDC [ help | on | off ]

ifl10 [ help | on | off ]

freq [ <frequency in MHz> ]

symrate [ <value> ]

bitrate [ <value> ]

enable [ help | on | off ]

demodkick [ help | on | off ]

refclkdac [ <value> ]

power

snr

mode [ pwm | console ] [enable | disable | on | off ]

cof

tdmlost

demodsel < 1 | 2 >

agc

pointing

Parameters iflDC Turn ON/OFF IFL DC power supply

ifl10 Turn ON/OFF IFL 10 MHz reference clock

freq Get / Set frequency value

symrate Get / Set Symbol Rate

bitrate Get / Set Bit rate

enable Turn ON / OFF the receiver

ber Get / Reset the BER statistical parameters.

demodkick Turn ON / OFF the demodulator. Periodically resets the demod control loops when not locked to a carrier

refclkdac Get / Set reference clock DAC

power Get Rx wideband composite power level

snr Get SNR value

mode Turn ON / OFF antenna pointing mode

cof Get the carrier offset value.


tdmlost Get the number of times the receiver lost lock.

demodsel Get / Set De-modulator

agc Get Rx AGC

hub_fsd Get HUB FSD value

msgs Turn ON / OFF receiver messages

tfm Turn ON / OFF TFM_OE.

init Initializes the de-modulator

framelen Displays the receiver frame length

rx swfll

This command is used for read the status and speed of each fan on the remote.

rx2

This command is used for the second receiver-related control, configuration and operational parameters on remote.

Syntax rx agc

cof


symrate [ <value> ]

bitrate [ <value> ]


meshfsd

Parameters agc Get Rx AGC

cof Get the carrier offset value.

freq Get / Set frequency value


Syntax swfll [params|stats|status|on|off]

Parameters params Get parameters of swfll algorithm

stats Get stats of swfll al gorithm

status Get status of swfll algorithm

on | off Turn on/off swfll algorithm



enable Turn ON / OFF the receiver

mesh_fsd Get MESH FSD value

ber stats

This command is used to view and reset the BER statistics.

Syntax ber stats [reset]

Parameters none Get/reset the BER statistics

fan

This command is used for read the status and speed of each fan on 7350 and Evolution remote.

fll

This command is used to read or set the fll DAC.

hub_fsd

This command is used to view the hub_fsd.

Syntax hub_fsd

Parameters none Display calculated hub_fsd

Syntax fan [rpm | status]

Everyone

Parameters rpm Get rpm of each fan

status Get status of each fan

Syntax fll [status | flash | reset]

status

Access Level Everyone ?

Parameters status Get current state of FLL – read min and max value over defined period

flash Store new FLL DAC init value in flash

reset Reset FLL


Power Related Commands:

Syntax rxdiag 14DCVoltage

6DCVoltage

7DCVoltage

rxpower

txpower

txvoltage

rxvoltage

txcurrent

tx10M

temperature

Parameters 14DCVoltage Get Rx RF composite power value.

6DCVoltage Get Tx RF composite power value

7DCVoltage Get Tx IFL DC voltage value

rxpower Get Rx RF Composite power value

rxvoltage Get Rx IFL DC voltage value

txcurrent Get Tx IFL DC current value

txpower Get Tx RF Composite power value

txvoltage Get Tx IFL DC voltage value

tx10M Get Tx 10M output

temperature Get board temperature

tx

This command is used for the transmitter-related control, configuration and operational parameters.

Syntax tx iflDC [ help | on | off ]

ifl10 [ help | on | off ]


symrate [ <value> ]

bitrate [ <value> ]

pn [ help | on | off ]

10 [ help | on | off ]

cw [ help | on | off ]



atten1 [ < value > ]

atten2 [ < value > ]

iqoffset [ < value > ]

power [ < value > ]

halfdb [ help | on | off ]

stats

fsd

debug [ on | off | <level> ]

These command do not require “tx”:

btp stats [ reset ]

offline

online

inroute_list

Parameters iflDC] Turn ON/OFF IFL DC power supply

Ifl10 Turn ON/OFF IFL 10 MHz reference clock

fFreq Get / Set frequency value



pn Turn ON/OFF PN

10] Turn ON/OFF Pattern 0 – 1

cw Turn ON/OFF CW

enable Turn ON / OFF the transmitter

atten1 Get / Set attenuation 1 value

atten2 Get / Set attenuation 2 value

Iqoffset Get / Set IQ offset value

power Get / Set power value

halfdb Turn ON/OFF Half DB

stats Get transmitter statistics

hub_fsd Get HUB FSD value

debug Enable / disable messages or set the debug message level.

These command do not require “tx”

btp stats Get / Reset BTP counters

offline Move the transmitter to offline


online Move the transmitter to online

inroute_list Displays the in-routes

alcdac Get / Set transmitter ALC DAC

init Initializes the modulator

burst Turn ON / OFF bursts.

framelen Displays the transmitter frame length

fwcfg Displays the FPGA configuration

bp_clk Enable / Disable back plane 10MHz clock

wam2

This command toggles WAM.

Syntax wam2

Parameters None

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