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Getting Started 

1.2

 

Summary of Features 

1.2.1

 

Overview 

The SBM75e Modulator supports all the major satellite standards, both Intelsat and DVB, in a one 
rack unit chassis, if the appropriate options are enabled.  

 

Figure 1.1: SBM75e Modulator Block Diagram

 

1.3

 

Guided Tour 

1.3.1

 

Enclosure 

The SBM75e Modulator can be fitted into a 1U high enclosure and may be used on a desktop or 
rack mounted.  

1.3.2

 

Front Panel Description 

The SBM75e Modulator is provided with a VFD 40 x 2 character display, 7 status LEDs and a 16 
button keypad.  

 

 

 

LED 
Indicators 

Keypad 

VFD 

SBM75e Series Modulator Installation and Operation Manual 

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Summary of Contents for L-Band Satellite Modulator

Page 1: ...Series Modulator L Band Satellite Modulator 32 k 45 M Symbol BPSK QPSK 8PSK 16APSK 32APSK Installation and Operation Manual Version 1 1 March 2009 Copyright 2008 AdvantechAMT All rights reserved AP TP...

Page 2: ...pany specializing in the development of satellite communication systems The following information provides the document part number revision the copyright notices along with the pertinent FCC English...

Page 3: ...ions Head Office AdvantechAMT 657 Orly Avenue Dorval Quebec H9P 1G1 Tel 1 514 420 0045 Fax 1 514 420 0073 Email info advantechAMT com The following offices also provide technical support for the modem...

Page 4: ...er and or other Product markings have been removed defaced or altered ADVANTECH AMT may at its discretion perform out of warranty repairs at ADVANTECH AMT facilities in exchange of customary charges o...

Page 5: ...SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE 3 REMOVE POWER PLUG FROM THE POWER SOCKET BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE WORK ON THE UNIT 4 ONLY FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICE PERSONNEL SHOULD PERFORM SERVICE ON THIS UNIT FAI...

Page 6: ...ncluding important safety information details the base unit connectors and cables Chapter 3 Front Panel Monitoring Control Describes how to configure the unit using the front panel display Chapter 4 W...

Page 7: ...iption 1 3 1 3 2 1 Vacuum Fluorescent Display VFD 1 4 1 3 2 2 LED Indicators 1 4 1 3 2 3 Keypad 1 4 1 3 3 Rear Panel Description 1 6 1 4 Typical System Setup 1 7 List of Figures Figure 1 1 SBM75e Modu...

Page 8: ...manual has been written to cover Software Version 1 0 7 and later 1 1 3 Equipment Covered by this Manual This manual covers the SBM75e L Band Satellite Modulator 16 unit and the L Band and 70 140 MHz...

Page 9: ...d Figure 1 1 SBM75e Modulator Block Diagram 1 3 Guided Tour 1 3 1 Enclosure The SBM75e Modulator can be fitted into a 1U high enclosure and may be used on a desktop or rack mounted 1 3 2 Front Panel D...

Page 10: ...scription BUC Power Green Indicates that the BUC power is enabled LNB Power Green Indicates that the LNB power is enabled Transmit On Green Indicates that the Modulator is transmitting Receive 1 Fault...

Page 11: ...below On some menus with a large number of options then the selection will wrap around These keys can also be used when editing parameters either from a list or numerically incrementing or decrementin...

Page 12: ...Chapter 2 Installation ASI 1 2 3 4 Connectors Ext Ref in Connector AC Power Connector Redundancy Connector 1 PPS in Connector 70 140 MHz Out connector Ethernet Connector ALARM Connector M C Modulator...

Page 13: ...following diagram shows a typical system setup and signal interconnections For detailed connector information see Chapter 2 Installation Figure 1 6 Modulator Signal Interconnections SBM75e Series Mod...

Page 14: ...Getting Started 1 8 SBM75e Series Modulator Installation and Operation Manual...

Page 15: ...1 2 6 6 RF L Band Output Connector 2 12 2 6 7 ASI Input Connector 2 12 2 6 8 1Pulse Per Second 1PPS InputConnector 2 12 2 6 9 External Reference Input Connector 2 13 2 6 10 70 140 MHz IF Output Connec...

Page 16: ...sed for other electronic equipment That is the building should be free from excessive dust and moisture The room should not exceed the recommended temperature range defined in Appendix B Technical Spe...

Page 17: ...the equipment whilst it is still connected to the supply or other leads is live or is in operation 2 3 Unpacking and Inspection Check for damage to the outside and the inside of the shipping container...

Page 18: ...he external fans if a regular maintenance schedule can be provided to clean or replace the fans Do not install the filters at a remote location unless quarterly preventative maintenance is performed F...

Page 19: ...ignal leads 2 4 3 Equipment Access Ensure that the SBM75e Modulator is installed in such a way as to allow access to the rear of the unit and the connectors 2 4 4 Ventilation WARNING NEVER PUSH OBJECT...

Page 20: ...rt Figure 2 2 Air Path Through the Enclosure Warm air is exhausted via side vents 2 5 Power Requirements and Earthing Caution This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicat...

Page 21: ...y WARNINGS 3 DO NOT OVERLOAD WALL OUTLETS AND EXTENSION CABLES AS THIS CAN RESULT IN FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK 4 AS NO MAINS SWITCH IS FITTED TO THIS UNIT ENSURE THE LOCAL AC POWER SUPPLY IS SWITCHED OFF...

Page 22: ...2 3 Protective Earth Technical Earth Connect the SBM75e Modulator technical earth to a suitable point WARNINGS 1 THIS UNIT MUST BE CORRECTLY EARTHED THROUGH THE MOULDED PLUG SUPPLIED IF THE LOCAL MAI...

Page 23: ...nector type 9 way D type Female Connector designation M C RS232 Standard RS232 Configuration DCE Pin outs 1 Not Used 6 Not Used 2 Tx Data 7 Not Used 3 Rx Data 8 Not Used 4 Not Used 9 5 VDC 100 mA 5 Gr...

Page 24: ...e used in the field The ETHERNET connector provides Ethernet capabilities for all functions of the modulator including the modulator demodulator and interface cards if fitted Table 2 6 M C Connector 1...

Page 25: ...D sub female A redundancy kit can be purchased from Advantech AMT to allow two modulators to be connected in a 1 1 redundancy configuration Table 2 8 Redundancy Connector Pin outs Item Specification C...

Page 26: ...r more ASI inputs may be provided on the rear panel labelled as ASI 1 ASI 2 etc to receive transport streams For signal specification see Appendix A Technical Specification Table 2 10 ASI Input Connec...

Page 27: ...Connector One IF output connector provides an IF output For signal specification see Appendix A Technical Specification Table 2 13 70 140 MHz IF Output Connector Item Specification Connector type BNC...

Page 28: ...code rates with various outer RS code rates including RS 126 112 and RS 219 201 The Intelsat system without RS codes offers a few 100 data bits of latency With RS coding an interleaver of depth 4 or 8...

Page 29: ...SK Rates 1 2 3 5 2 3 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 1 4 TPC4K BPSK QPSK oQPSK 8PSK and 16QAM Rate 4 5 and 3 4 TPC16K BPSK QPSK oQPSK 8PSK and 16QAM Rate 2 5 3 5 8 9 7 8 and 19 20 OM73 BPSK oQPSK and QPSK and NONE N...

Page 30: ...esence of phase noise of existing outdoor equipment including the LNB and worst case thermal noise for any DVB S2 mode Some of the transmission modes such as for example 8PSK rate 3 5 and rate 2 3 16A...

Page 31: ...E 3 13 3 3 2 5 10 User 1 3 13 3 3 2 5 11 User E 3 13 3 3 2 5 12 Processing 3 13 3 3 2 5 13 BISS Insertion Period 3 13 3 3 2 5 14 BISS Active Key 3 13 3 3 2 5 15 Entering keys and ID s 3 13 3 3 2 5 16...

Page 32: ...ults para 3 3 2 7 System Setup para 3 3 2 5 Network Address Subnet Address Gateway Advantech AMTTM SBM 75 Press any key to continue Switch On Overview Select Board Chassis Info Set Brightness Overview...

Page 33: ...ort unlocked if any of the cards within the chassis is unlocked Select Board This will list all available cards with the user specified names From this menu these units can be monitored and controlled...

Page 34: ...report this to Advantech support Output Power If this does not report calibrated then please report this to Advantech support Prog Baud Rate The programmed Baud rate in Sym S Read Only Prog Bit Rate...

Page 35: ...osen from a list which is dependant upon the feature keys that are installed 3 3 2 3 1 Profiles The user can store and recall configurations with clear user definable names The stored file is shared b...

Page 36: ...on The following screen is displayed MUX_B Delete ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Select 3 Use the left and right arrows to navigate to the character required or use the numeric pad 0 9 to enter numbers 4...

Page 37: ...nd down arrows select the required code rate 4 Press ENTER A list of options detailed in Table 3 10 is displayed Note When selecting a code rate note that only legal values are selectable ACM is a spe...

Page 38: ...l packets are transmitted continuously 204 byte Mpeg packets are automatically accepted and converted to 188 byte packets the bit rate assumes the transmission of 188 byte packets Normal The transmitt...

Page 39: ...s is set using the up down arrows PLS Seed Physical Layer Scrambling Seed is only available in DVB S2 modes This should be used with caution and the default value is 0 The range for this value is 0 to...

Page 40: ...1 X 17 X 20 1 X 14 X 17 1 X 14 X 15 1 X 5 X 6 or the inverted version of these Rate Limiter When this is selected the data rate will be limited to the rate set in the cut off rate text entry box This...

Page 41: ...ernal reference and then stored via the store frequency button Ref Store to ini This stores the frequency of the reference for future use 3 3 2 5 BISS This heading contains all the information to conf...

Page 42: ...e GUI 3 3 2 5 4 Off BISS is fully disabled and the transport stream will be unmodified If BISS is subsequently enabled then the modification in the transport stream may cause a momentary glitch in the...

Page 43: ...12 digit hex value is required for the session word The even key is the same key as used for BISS 1 This mode is used to guarantee that the decrypted transport stream will match the original 3 3 2 5 1...

Page 44: ...splayed Network Address 010 000 014 017 Subnet Mask 255 255 000 000 Gateway 000 000 000 000 3 3 3 Chassis Info This option allows the viewing of various board parameters by selecting the Chassis Info...

Page 45: ...Front Panel Monitoring Control SBM75e Series Modulator Installation and Operation Manual 3 15...

Page 46: ...3 Redundancy cable disconnected 4 13 4 6 4 4 RF Switch unreadable 4 13 4 6 4 5 RF Switch Shorted 4 13 4 6 4 6 NTP Server error 4 13 4 6 4 7 NTP Time error 4 14 4 6 4 8 NCR not detected 4 14 4 6 4 9 NC...

Page 47: ...w 4 6 Figure 4 5 Status Window 4 7 Figure 4 6 SBM 75 Management Window 4 8 Figure 4 7 Setting the Unit Name Window 4 8 Figure 4 8 SBM 75 Status Window 4 10 Figure 4 9 Alarms and Warnings Monitoring Wi...

Page 48: ...GUI Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6 or 7 Mozilla Firefox Version 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Safari Version 2 0 Opera Version 9 0 Note The analyser feature see Section requires Java support The JRE used mus...

Page 49: ...ent is working correctly 4 3 Overview 4 3 1 Overview Information This section describes those web pages which are relevant to the unit chassis as a whole These are used to view summary information ala...

Page 50: ...the Fan Fault alarm status is satisfactory i e warning monitoring is not being performed for this property and that Board Temp alarm and warning monitoring are also satisfactory An example is given be...

Page 51: ...by the yellow cross The Overview tab in the monitor bar on the left of the main panel now reflects this new warning state shown by a yellow cross and a yellow fan symbol 4 3 3 Overview Status The summ...

Page 52: ...tional unit 4 4 1 Information By selecting the SBM 75 tab from the monitor bar on the left hand side of the main panel the user is able to set the name of the unit check the software version and avail...

Page 53: ...The new name should appear in the monitor bar on the left hand side of the main panel as shown in the example in Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 Setting the Unit Name Window 4 4 1 2 Version The relevant softwar...

Page 54: ...Basic Interoperable Scrambling System If the text BISS is displayed this indicates that the SBM 75 is able to operate in this mode 4 4 1 5 Capture System Snapshot By activating this link a snapshot o...

Page 55: ...be proportional to the incoming bit rate and hence may be different to the programmed rate Board Temperature This is the temperature as measured on the modulator card Core1 Temperature This is the te...

Page 56: ...The units of the threshold are displayed to the right of the text entry box Note Some alarms have no user threshold 3 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add all required alarms 4 Select the Update Monitor tab T...

Page 57: ...es in the modulator fail to exit the programming mode 4 6 3 4 Board Temperature This property allows an alarm or warning to be raised if the temperature of the modulator board exceeds the user specifi...

Page 58: ...if the active unit is not locked 4 6 4 2 Redundant unit failure This event allows an alarm or warning to be raised if the redundant unit is not locked 4 6 4 3 Redundancy cable disconnected This event...

Page 59: ...t functional unit should appear as a green tick as shown below If any alarms are present the green tick will be replaced by a red cross and the alarm relay will be activated If any warnings are presen...

Page 60: ...PS and the calculation is performed This operation acts as a seed and the actual symbol rate is reported in the status window The data stream is not modified In DVB S2 the data will be transmitted as...

Page 61: ...DVB S2 physical layer specification makes provision for the application of user specific physical layer scrambling To apply user specific physical layer scrambling 1 Enter the appropriate value in th...

Page 62: ...ut 4 7 6 5 Rate Limiter When this is selected the data rate will be limited to the rate set in the cut off rate text entry box This is intended to limit a stream to a set bit rate and prevent it steal...

Page 63: ...that shown in Figure 4 12 is displayed Figure 4 13 Profiles Main Window 4 7 7 1 Saving and Overwriting Profiles When modulator configuration is complete the user can save the configuration into a name...

Page 64: ...w profile name e g MuxA in the adjacent text box 3 Select Save 4 7 7 2 Loading Existing Profiles To load an existing named profile 1 Select the profile to be loaded from the main Profiles window A win...

Page 65: ...necessary to clone a profile or a set of profiles amongst a family of units To clone a profile 1 Select the profile to be cloned from the profiles main window A window similar to that shown in Figure...

Page 66: ...e 4 7 7 4 Uploading a Profile Uploading is essentially the second stage in cloning a profile To upload a profile 1 Select the Browse button A window similar to that shown in Figure 4 17 is displayed F...

Page 67: ...tside of this range an alarm can be triggered if desired when this occurs 4 7 8 2 Output Enable The Output Level may be disabled by un checking the appropriate box This setting will take effect instan...

Page 68: ...dcasts spawned the development of several different proprietary security mechanisms The widespread acceptance of DVB standards made it possible to propose and provide a security mechanism that offered...

Page 69: ...clear via the GUI so should be used with caution perhaps by setting the Injected ID up only on the front panel and never via the GUI 4 8 2 Off BISS is fully disabled and the transport stream will be u...

Page 70: ...ows two independent keys The advantage of this mode is that it allows keys to be programmed offline while using the other key for decryption Both the odd and the even session word will require a 12 di...

Page 71: ...cannot be used in this mode Idle BISS is turned off Configured BISS is active this will include BISS 0 Mode Extraction Active SI extraction is active Inactive no SI extraction Keys OK Valid keys prese...

Page 72: ...nel GUI SNMP or CLI A 12 digit Hex value is entered in the Clear Session Word field and a 14 digit hex value is entered in the injected ID field Clicking on the Generate ESW Key will produce a 16 digi...

Page 73: ...Web GUI Monitoring Control 4 28 SBM75e Series Modulator Installation and Operation Manual...

Page 74: ...cification List of Contents A 1 Introduction A 2 A 2 Technical Specification A 2 A 3 Standards Compliance A 3 List of Tables Table A 1 Technical Specification A 2 SBM75e Series Modulator Installation...

Page 75: ...face Terminal mode and packet protocol mode 9 pin D sub F for Alarm interface switch over contact 15 pin D sub F for redundancy connector RJ 45 10 100BaseT Ethernet Data Connector BNC F 75 for ASI and...

Page 76: ...8 9 9 10 Only available in QPSK according to DVB S2 Specification Data Management Interfaces Monitoring Control M C Front Panel as standard External M C Interface 10 100Base T RS 232 RS 485 SNMP Recei...

Page 77: ...ITT ITU V 35 interface standards 10 100Base T Ethernet IEEE Standard for Information technology Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks Specifi...

Page 78: ...Technical Specification SBM75e Series Modulator Installation and Operation Manual A 5...

Page 79: ...APPENDIX B Glossary List of Contents B 1 Introduction B 2 B 2 Abbreviations and Technical Terms B 2 List of Tables Table B 1 Glossary B 2 SBM75e Series Modulator Installation and Operation Manual B 1...

Page 80: ...ate of transfer of digital data when the data comprises information symbols that may consist of a number of possible states Equivalent to bit rate when the symbols only have two states 1 and 0 Measure...

Page 81: ...e based on the data bits in a block of data This number is then added to the block of data as check bits and transmitted across the link The receiver uses the check bits and the same algorithm to chec...

Page 82: ...on of equipment used by the RS 232 standard and others to identify equipment types and their communications interface requirements A communications device that originates is the source or is the end r...

Page 83: ...Communications Commission A US government agency established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is responsible for regulating all non Federal Government use of the radio spectrum including radio an...

Page 84: ...adds its own header to it and delivers a datagram to the layer 2 data link protocol It may also break the packet into fragments to support the Maximum Transmission Transfer Unit MTU of the network IRD...

Page 85: ...gh the medium free space cable waveguide fiber etc to the receiver in a telecommunication system It accounts for the attenuation of the transmitted signal due to propagation as well as the antenna gai...

Page 86: ...for delivery to a Modulator Mux Multiplexer Transmission Multiplexer receives EMMs from the ACC ECMs from the BCC video audio data from the encoders and the SI stream from the SIC It then multiplexes...

Page 87: ...t data stream An MPEG 2 DVB standard PLL Phase Locked Loop A phase locked loop is a control system which controls the rotation of an object by comparing its rotational position phase with another rota...

Page 88: ...reception of the information in clear form SDI Serial Digital Interface SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage EN 60950 STB Set Top Box A box that sits on top of a television set and is the interface between t...

Page 89: ...basis of the ETSI Digital Video Broadcasting DVB standards TX Transmit or Transmitter U 44 45 mm rack height standard Upconverter A unit containing the electronic circuitry necessary to transform the...

Page 90: ...Glossary B 12 SBM75e Series Modulator Installation and Operation Manual...

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