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Advent Communications 

209298 - DVE5000 Technical Operation Handbook - CL140042 

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6.3.1  OUTPUT MODE 

By using the up / down arrow keys, highlight 

OUTPUT MODE

 and press ENTER key. 

This screen will be displayed: - 

Rolloff:             More>

-  Output Mode  -

Mode:
Polarity:

Signal Type:

 

Signal Type

: Choices of output type are, ASI only, 70MHz Only, L-band (with ASI monitor); Use 

up / down arrow keys to select, press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection. 

Mode

: Choose from this menu for the modulation type e.g. DVBS, DVBS-2 – 

These are displayed as one list with the following combinations for 70MHz or L-Band signals:- 

 

DVBS – QPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM 

FEC rates 1/2,2/3,3/4, 5/6,7/8.

 

*DVB-T - QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM 

FEC rates 1/2,2/3,3/4, 5/6,7/8. 

DVBS-2 -  

QPSK 1/4, QPSK 1/3, QPSK 2/5, QPSK 1/2, QPSK 3/5, QPSK 2/3, QPSK 3/4, QPSK 
4/5, QPSK 5/6, QPSK 9/10.  

8PSK 3/5, 8PSK 2/3, 8PSK 3/4, 8PSK 5/6, 8PSK 8/9, 8PSK 9/10.

 

Note

 

*

 at 70MHz only. 

Not all modulation schemes are accessible; purchased licences define which are selectable. 

           When signal selection is 

ASI

 the mode is selectable between OFF, 188bytes or 204byte mode.  

Polarity: 

Choices are Normal or Invert; choose Invert when following up-converter does not 

maintain spectral integrity, e.g. some C-Band block up-converters. 

Rolloff:

 (not DVB-T), choices are 0.35 (35%), 0.25 (25%) and additionally for DVBS-2, 0.2 

(20%). 

More…: 

In DVBS-2 mode, further selections can be made - 

DVBS-2 Pilots

 To assist carrier recovery, DVB-S2 can insert special “pilot symbols” at the physical layer.

 

 – choose ‘on’ or ‘off’ depending on satellite requirements.

  

DVBS-2 Frames – choose ‘long’ or ‘short’, depending on satellite requirements. 

 

PRESS ESCAPE to return up a menu level. 

Summary of Contents for DVE5000 SERIES

Page 1: ...d to others for any purpose except as authorised by Advent Communications ADVENT COMMUNICATIONS Preston Hill House Nashleigh Hill Chesham Bucks HP5 3HE England Telephone National 01494 774400 Fax 01494 791127 International 44 0 1494 810410 24 Hour Support 07802 392669 E Mail customersupport adventcomms com DVE5000 SERIES HD SD VIDEO ENCODER MODULATOR HPA CONTROLLER ...

Page 2: ...reath every five seconds i e 12 times a minute This should be continued until the victim revives or a doctor certifies death 6 As consciousness returns the victim will start to breathe on his own and a pink colour replaces the blue look this is the time to stop resuscitation Continue to hold his chin up and so keep the airway clear 7 In the case of injuries to the mouth it may be necessary to use ...

Page 3: ...Advent Communications 209298 DVE5000 Technical Operation Handbook CL140042 Page 3 of 110 EMC DECLARATION ...

Page 4: ...one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used to meet FCC emission li...

Page 5: ... B3 02 04 07 0 05 C1 31 5 07 1 03 Post Beta units Software Release C3 08 08 07 1 05 Clarification of FEC rates D1 01 10 07 V1003 Additional menus D2 19 12 07 V1004 Additional Audio channels C D Dolby support HD Bar generator IRIB DVB audio D3 14 01 08 V1005 16Bit Dolby added delay offset D4 1 02 08 V1006 Web Browser Support Added Added display LO of 15 450GHz Added a new command VHDI to set HD inp...

Page 6: ... SCROLL KEYS 14 3 3 HOT KEYS 14 3 4 LED S 15 MENU STRUCTURE EXCITER AND HPA CONTROL 16 4 REAR PANEL DETAIL 20 4 1 AUDIO INPUT A B 20 4 2 MONITOR CONTROL HPA CONTROL AND MPEG DATA 21 4 3 AC POWER 23 4 4 RF OUTPUT 23 4 5 MONITOR OUTPUT 23 4 6 ASI INPUT 23 4 7 CVBS INPUT SD ONLY 23 4 8 HDSDI HD SDI SD OPTION INPUT 23 4 9 ASI IF OUTPUT 24 4 10 AUX I P PREVIOUSLY CALLED COMBINER I P 24 4 11 ETHERNET US...

Page 7: ...5 8 3 BAUD RATE ADDRESS 65 8 4 SETUP INSTRUCTIONS 66 8 5 PACKET STRUCTURE 67 8 6 COMMANDS QUERIES AND RESPONSES 68 8 6 1 Definitions 68 8 6 2 Response to valid commands 68 8 6 3 Response to invalid commands 69 8 6 4 DVE5000 remote command set 70 8 6 5 Remote Unit settings 70 8 6 6 Remote Exciter settings 74 8 6 7 Remote Encoder settings 76 8 6 1 Remote Modulation settings 89 8 6 2 Up converter Com...

Page 8: ...lation scheme The 70MHz output is not available at the same time as the L Band output in L band mode the 70MHz connector becomes the ASI output The basic model provides PAL NTSC analogue standard definition source encoding at 4 2 0 with 4 channels of analogue audio Options available can provide encoding at High Definition 4 2 2 SDI video input with embedded audio eight channel AES EBU digital audi...

Page 9: ...S PAL NTSC composite 1Vp p 75R SDI option PAL NTSC serial digital video to ITU R BT 656 ANS I SMPTE 259M 270Mb s 8 channels 4 stereo embedded audio supported only 4 compressed 75R HDSDI HD only To SMPTE 292M 1 485 Gbit s ASI re mux option 75R to ISO IEC 13818 2 188bytes AUDIO Digital Digital AES EBU 110R balanced to IEC 60958 L Band Combiner 6dB 1dB passive coupler into main L Band output 2 3 OUTP...

Page 10: ...itoring Status Ground free contacts Open FAIL H W configurable 2 5 PERFORMANCE 2 5 1 Baseband AUDIO THD 0 1 Frequency Response 20Hz 18KHz 0 25dB Crosstalk 60dB 10KHz Sampling rate 48KHz fixed Minimum bit rate 128Kbits per stereo channel Signal to Noise 65dB VIDEO composite for SD only Differential Gain 1 Differential Phase 1 degree Luma Bandwidth 5 5MHz Luma Non Linearity 1 Chroma Non linearity 1 ...

Page 11: ...rame Encoded Frame only in DVBS modes 4 5 80Mbits s HD option 4 2 2 Field Frame Encoded Frame only in DVBS modes 4 5 80Mbits s I P frames only Audio total of 8 channels 4 pairs Audios A B MPEG Layer 2 MPEG Layer 1 Audio A B rates 128Kbs 160Kbs 192Kbs 224Kbs 256Kbs 320Kbs 384Kbs 448Kbs layer 1 only Linear PCM Dolby Pass thru 2 4Mb s Audios C D embedded only Linear PCM Dolby Pass thru 2 4Mb s 2 5 3 ...

Page 12: ...sF23 HD 1080p 30 HD 1080p 29 HD 1080p 25 HD 1080p 24 HD 1080p 23 HD 1080i 60 HD 1080i 59 HD 1080i 50 HD 720p 60 HD 720p 59 HD 720p 50 HD Horizontal Resolution 1920 1080i p 1280 720p SD PAL N SD PAL M SD PAL I SD NTSC No Pedestal SD NTSC SD SDI 525 SD SDI 625 SD Horizontal resolution 704 720 options available Vertical resolution lines NTSC 480 PAL 576 ...

Page 13: ... s Symbol Rate DVBS 8PSK 1 31 0 Ms s Symbol Rate DVBS 16QAM 1 21 3 Ms s Symbol Rate DVBS 2 QPSK 8PSK 1 45 Ms s Modulation DVB T Option QPSK 16QAM 64QAM 6 7 8MHz Bandwidth 2K carriers only Guard Interval 1 32 1 16 1 8 1 4 Modulation Mode Normal Inverted DVBS QPSK FEC rates 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 DVBS 8PSK FEC rates 2 3 DVBS 16QAM FEC rates 3 4 DVB T QPSK 16QAM 64QAM FEC rates 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 DVBS ...

Page 14: ...e UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to change the parameter pressing ENTER key commits the change Pressing ESCAPE will abort the change The upper line in smaller font of the LCD shows the parameters available by means of a prompt access to the next menu level or a summary of the status of the menu option 3 3 HOT KEYS TX key This is used to turn the main output carrier on or off and controls the modula...

Page 15: ... PSU 24 HPA B Interlock 25 HPA B Temperature 26 HPA B Helix 27 HPA B High output 28 HPA B Low Power 29 HPA B Refl Power 30 HPA B PSU This fault will cause the DVE5000 output to be inhibited until the fault has been cleared POWER when illuminated indicates power is applied to the unit MOD when illuminated green indicates modulation is being applied to the carrier CARRIER when illuminated green indi...

Page 16: ...Advent Communications 209298 DVE5000 Technical Operation Handbook CL140042 Page 16 of 110 MENU STRUCTURE EXCITER AND HPA CONTROL ...

Page 17: ...2008 continued OUTPUT MODE Mode Polarity Roll off Signal Type More Module Version Power on Tx Serial Port SYSTEM TIME Time Date Format Run Hours DVBS 2 Pilots DVBS 2 Frames Ext ASI Input REMUX Internal Encoder Ethernet Port IP Address Network Mask Lamp Test LCD Contrast Def Encoder Fault Relay Test LICENCES Encoder Lic continued Aspect Coding 0dB Level More 10MHz Ref ASI Rate Remux TEMPERATURE Uni...

Page 18: ...ook CL140042 Page 18 of 110 DVE5000 HPA controller MENU TREE HPA type None HPA A Status Output Level HPA Status Screen CONFIGURATION HPA Type Detected Address A Detected Address B SERVICE HPA Control Type VERSIONS Module Software Revision Unit Library Menu Library ...

Page 19: ...A Status Screen CONFIGURATION HPA Type Detected Address A Detected Address B REDUNDANCY Online HPA Protection SERVICE HPA Control Type RESET VERSIONS SYSTEM GAIN ELAPSED HOURS HELIX HPA A GAIN HPA B GAIN BUC GAIN l band OUTPUT Level HPA A HV Hours HPA B HV Hours HPA A Helix I HPA B Helix I HPA A Fault Reset HPA B Fault Reset Module Software Revision Unit Library Menu Library ...

Page 20: ...analogue or digital AES EBU option are via a 15 way D male connector pin definitions are given here 15 way male Function Pin 1 Audio A left hot Pin 2 Audio A left screen Pin 9 Audio A left cold Pin 10 Audio A right hot Pin 11 Audio A right screen Pin 3 Audio A right cold Pin 4 Audio B left hot Pin 5 Audio B left screen Pin 12 Audio B left cold Pin 13 Audio B right hot Pin 14 Audio B right screen P...

Page 21: ...VE 3 TXA Remote control RS485 T from DVE 4 TXB Remote control RS485 TX from DVE RS232 TX Hardware selects RS232 485 7 GND Ground connection 12 GND Ground connection 13 Control Selects RS232 485 open RS485 GND RS232 Hardware selection of RS232 485 MPEG DATA Data may be inserted into the MPEG stream at 9K6 19K2 or 38K4 baud See menu structure for controlling this data The format is in RS232 using th...

Page 22: ...A TX RS485 TX data A TO HPA from DVE Twisted pair with TX 12 GND Ground connection Overall Screen STATUS RELAY A pair of ground free relay contacts are provide to give a summary alarm status of the DVE5000 Normally this is configured at the factory for an open circuit indicating a fail This configuration may be reversed by the use of internal status link on the control PCB If the DVE5000 looses po...

Page 23: ... N type connector provides at L band 20dB 3dB reduced output relative to the L band at the RF connector This monitor connector is provided to connect to a local IRD or spectrum analyser NOTE No DC is present at this connector 4 6 ASI INPUT This 75R BNC enables an external ASI stream to be multiplexed with the internal service of the exciter The internal service encoder may be turned off from the R...

Page 24: ...band up converter The combiner is passive to prevent corruption of the combined signal should the DVE5000 fail The combiner has a loss of approximately 6dB and this should be allowed for in the settings of external additional carrier s Note that the combiner input should be terminated with 50R The L band monitor output comes after the combining process 4 11 ETHERNET USB PORTS The Ethernet port is ...

Page 25: ...nterface cable spares part number A41 207359 that adapts this to 4 x XLR female connector is supplied with the exciter With AES EBU option the right channel XLR becomes the digital input If an external ASI stream is to be multiplexed in with the local encoder in the exciter connect the external source to BNC labelled ASI IN Caution should be observed as 17V DC may be present on the L Band output c...

Page 26: ...the ENTER key to select the next menu layer A prompt is given at the top of the screen showing the function of the highlighted menu option The exciter menu is split into these four main headings ENCODER All parameters relating to video audio multiplexing and data encoding are accessed here PRESETS Loading and storing of preset unit configurations UNIT SETUP Parameters relating to Output mode RF Op...

Page 27: ...and press ENTER key This screen will be displayed if in the menu VIDEO OPTIONS the FORMAT is set to HD video FORMAT BARS SERVICE NAME PERCENT BARS Format the following video formats can be selected Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection HD 1080PsF30 HD 1080PsF29 HD 1080PsF25 HD 1080PsF24 HD 1080PsF23 HD 1080p 30 HD 1080p 29 HD 1080p 25 HD 1080p 24 HD ...

Page 28: ...nerates 75 colour bars in the format defined above In addition HD bars can be selected at 75 or 100 Also the choice of Service Name keyed into the bars image can be enabled or disabled from this menu RESOLUTION only valid in SD mode choices are 704 or 720 Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection SERVICE NAME only valid in HD mode choices are ON or OFF t...

Page 29: ...l pair Audios C and D may only come from an embedded source in SDI or HDSDI and can only be used in Linear PCM or Dolby modes These channels are inhibited if Audios A B are both set to Mpeg Layer 1 The tables below show the allowable combinations of Layer 1 Layer 2 Linear PCM and Dolby settings related to inputs A B C D When sourcing from HD SDI any of the 4 groups in the video signal may be selec...

Page 30: ... Available inputs associated processing EMBED L R AES EMBED L R AES EMBED A B C D EMBED MPEG Layer 1 MPEG Layer 2 Linear Dolby Pass Thru MPEG Layer 1 MPEG Layer 2 Linear Dolby Pass Thru Linear Dolby Pass Thru Linear Dolby Pass Thru Front panel Audio Selection selection Available processing ...

Page 31: ...h 13 14 SDI Gp4 Ch 15 16 Notes AES EBU and SDI Embedded are licensed options SDI Embedded will only function if video input is also selected to HD SDI Audio A B must share the same group Audio C D must share the same group DID values automatically set for extraction of embedded audio SDI Gp1 DID 767 2FFh SDI Gp2 DID 509 1FDh SDI Gp3 DID 507 1FBh SDI Gp4 DID 761 2F9h HDSDI Gp1 DID 743 2E7h HDSDI Gp...

Page 32: ...es the input STANDARD Choices are MPEG Layer1 MPEG Layer 2 Linear PCM Dolby or OFF to disable the audio encoding Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Note only one compression type Layer 1 or 2 is allowed at a time Eg Audio A at Layer 1 and Audio B at Layer 2 is not possible Audio A overrides setting of Audio B Linear PCM Dolby on Audio A and Layer ...

Page 33: ...up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Standard Dolby E AUTO ALIGN Choice is ON or OFF if incoming Dolby header is not guaranteed to be in the correct position relative to it s associated video then turning this option on will auto align the header to generate a Dolby compliant stream When AUTO ALIGN is ON the menus asterisked below are masked DOLBY LOCK ...

Page 34: ...on of the correct audio channel at the IRD For 2 stereo channels languages should be set differently on channels C and D Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection MORE Further audio options are accessed from the next screen and depend on the standard selected Standard Dolby E AUTO ALIGN Choice is ON or OFF if incoming Dolby header is not guaranteed to be...

Page 35: ...s Profile Auto Video Rate Delay Video Mb s Set the required video data rate unless in auto video rate which overrides this value based on the symbol rate Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Profile Choices are 4 2 0 and 4 2 2 option at SD Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Auto Video Rate When ON a...

Page 36: ... Biss E Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Note Not all units support Scrambling modes See separate appendix instruction on how to use this feature Key In Biss 1 a 12 digit key needs to be entered each location on the screen must be changed from to a number In Biss E a 14 digit key needs to be entered each location on the screen must be changed fr...

Page 37: ... Select a value where the data is passed correctly without consuming video bandwidth Data Pipe Choices are OFF Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 1 is compatible mode with other manufacturers eg Tandberg Mode 2 is proprietary with Advent IRD Mode 3 is proprietary low delay with Advent IRD contact factory for availability Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection ...

Page 38: ...o cancel selection MORE Press enter key here to go down a level to access miscellaneous Video related PIDs Video PID Set value in the range 32 8190 Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection PCR programme clock reference PID set in the range 32 8190 Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection PMT programme map tab...

Page 39: ...Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Network name Enter here the Network name select each character position and using the up down arrow keys select the required character use left right arrow keys to move along the word Enter up to 10 Characters Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Network PID set in...

Page 40: ...s to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection TEL ephone Enter here the operators telephone number including country code select each character position and using the up down arrow keys select the required character use left right arrow keys to move along the word Enter up to 17 Characters Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection LONG...

Page 41: ... with NIT ON enter downlink frequency of service Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Pos ition with NIT ON enter orbital position of satellite in use Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Pol arisation with NIT ON enter polarisation of down link signal Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to c...

Page 42: ...w keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Recall Choose Yes to recall configuration saved in preset number chosen above Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Save Choose Yes to save current configuration to preset number chosen above Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection Futu...

Page 43: ...e 43 of 110 6 3 UNIT SETUP Press MENU key twice to navigate to this screen prompt ENCODER PRESETS UNIT SETUP SYSTEM By using the up down arrow keys highlight UNIT SETUP and press ENTER key This screen will be displayed A V OPTIONS Unit Output Settings OUTPUT MODE RF OPTIONS REMUX ...

Page 44: ...BS 2 QPSK 1 4 QPSK 1 3 QPSK 2 5 QPSK 1 2 QPSK 3 5 QPSK 2 3 QPSK 3 4 QPSK 4 5 QPSK 5 6 QPSK 9 10 8PSK 3 5 8PSK 2 3 8PSK 3 4 8PSK 5 6 8PSK 8 9 8PSK 9 10 Note at 70MHz only Not all modulation schemes are accessible purchased licences define which are selectable When signal selection is ASI the mode is selectable between OFF 188bytes or 204byte mode Polarity Choices are Normal or Invert choose Invert ...

Page 45: ...tor The output from the DVE5000 is always L Band between 950MHz and 1750MHz The front panel display can show the final system output frequency of the system instead taking into account the local oscillator frequency of the SHF block Upconverter The following choices can be made L Band direct display has no local oscillator frequency select NONE C Band assumes local oscillator of 4900MHz X Band ass...

Page 46: ...s is operationally safer than LAST which should be used with caution 0dB Level To allow for different system gains the DVE5000 can have it s maximum output level at L band set to either 5dBm or 5dBm Note with 5dBm there is a 40dB control range available while with the maximum output set to 5dBm the control is 35dB MORE goes down a further menu option 10MHz REF Some DVE5000 s may be fitted with a v...

Page 47: ...interoperability issues with Tandberg TT1282 RX 1290 IRD s that do not support Field encoding in 422 When the DVE has DVB T or ASI output mode set then coding may be changed to Field to work with Vislink Link Research Ltd receivers Aspect ratio SD only selectable 4 3 or 16 9 this sends a signal to the IRD to indicate the picture format for signal identification throughout the transmission chain Th...

Page 48: ...ith Internal encoder OFF external ASI input is forced to ON Similarly Ext ASI Input OFF forces Internal Encoder to be ON Internal Encoder Choose ON for adding to external stream if Ext ASI Input is enabled Choose OFF to use the DVE5000 as a modulator only Ext ASI Input will be forced to ON Ext ASI Input Choose ON for adding external stream connected at rear panel to be either added to internal enc...

Page 49: ... The HELP screens should be used to provide information to Advent customer support department in the event of a problem or up grade requests By using the up down arrow keys highlight HELP and press ENTER key This screen will be displayed prompt UNIT VERSION SUPPORT MODULE VERSION By using the up down arrow keys highlight SUPPORT and press ENTER key This screen will be displayed with the following ...

Page 50: ...l number is used for licensing enable and BISS E scrambling Ser xxxxxxxx Unit Version PRESS ESCAPE to return up a menu level By using the up down arrow keys highlight MODULE VERSION and press ENTER key This screen will be displayed showing the versions of various modules contained within the DVE5000 UC Sw x x Module versions C147 Sw xxx C147 Ser xxxxxxxx C147 Inf xxxxxxxx C147 Sw this is the softw...

Page 51: ...T SERIAL PORT By using the up down arrow keys highlight SERIAL PORT and press ENTER key This screen will be displayed Serial Port Baud Rate Address Address Set the unit address in the range 1 255 DVE5000 is selectable by hardware link on the RC M connector addresses for multiple units connected by RS485 must be different for each unit on the bus Baud Rate Set communication standard rates between 4...

Page 52: ... IP address for each unit Mask This sets the units sub net mask address Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection G ate way This sets the units Gateway address Use up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm or ESCAPE to cancel selection MAC This is read only to confirm the units MAC address defined at manufacture The MAC address is defined as fo...

Page 53: ... xx xx Date xx xx xx Format dd mm yy Run Hours xxxxxx Time This shows the current time which may be modified by pressing ENTER followed by using the up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm complete change or ESCAPE to cancel selection Date This shows the current date which may be modified by pressing ENTER followed by using the up down arrow keys to select press ENTER to confirm comple...

Page 54: ...er up grading software Fault Test Select YES to set status relay to simulate a failure in the DVE to test redundancy controls PRESS ESCAPE to return up a menu level 6 3 10 LICENCES The DVE5000 is capable of many options which need to be enable by a licence code issued upon payment Some functions will work but with limited functionality without a licence code For example HD formats will function wi...

Page 55: ...smission will not be inhibited The cause for over temperature should be investigated so as to avoid long term damage ENC Temp Read only display of encoder module temperature future release UC temp Read only display of up converter temperature future release PRESS ESCAPE to return up a menu level Note that the unit must have adequate airflow for correct operation The air flow is from front left of ...

Page 56: ...single L band cable is the only required connection between the DVE and the HPA via the up converter DVE5000 HD SD EXCITER Hot Keys are provided on the front panel to directly control the operation of the amplifier between transmit and standby functions Note SSPA s do not have standby off state is the equivalent Led s are provided for displaying the status of the amplifier s at a glance STATUS hpa...

Page 57: ...essing ENTER followed by the up down arrow keys to select one of list of available HPA SSPA types communication will be enabled to an externally connected amplifier When set to NONE communication is disabled HPA A B Addr This shows the current address es detected for the connected amplifiers This is a read only menu option HPA Ctrl This menu option defines how the HPA control is connected to the D...

Page 58: ...the HPA set for saturation at this drive level This will optimise the noise vs dynamic range of the signal throughout the system HPA A B Gain This menu option sets the gain of the HPA S with an adjacent readout of actual output power shown next to the gain adjusting parameter BUC Gain This menu controls the gain of the external block up converter This should be set with the DVE output set to 10dB ...

Page 59: ...edundancy control Online HPA Protection Online HPA Choose between HPA or HPA B this controls the waveguide switch at the output of the 2 HPA s in a 1 1 redundancy system Protection Choose between Manual or Automatic switchover on an HPA fault being detected PRESS ESCAPE to return up a menu level 7 2 4 SERVICE By using the up down arrow keys highlight SERVICE and press ENTER key This screen will be...

Page 60: ... HPA A HV Hours HPA A B HV Hours This menu option shows the number of hours the High Voltage has been applied to the TWTA Menu is read only Note this is not applicable to SSPA s PRESS ESCAPE to return up a menu level 7 2 6 HELIX By using the up down arrow keys highlight HELIX and press ENTER key This screen will be displayed Helix HPA A Helix I HPA B Helix I HPA A B Helix I This menu shows the Hel...

Page 61: ... HPA reset command may be sent to the HPA to try and recover from the fault that has occurred for example high reflected power PRESS ESCAPE to return up a menu level 7 2 8 VERSIONS By using the up down arrow keys highlight VERSIONS and press ENTER key This screen will be displayed showing the revision of various internal modules which should be quoted to customer support department on request to h...

Page 62: ...ook CL140042 Page 62 of 110 DVE5000 HPA controller MENU TREE HPA type None HPA A Status Output Level HPA Status Screen CONFIGURATION HPA Type Detected Address A Detected Address B SERVICE HPA Control Type VERSIONS Module Software Revision Unit Library Menu Library ...

Page 63: ...A Status Screen CONFIGURATION HPA Type Detected Address A Detected Address B REDUNDANCY Online HPA Protection SERVICE HPA Control Type RESET VERSIONS SYSTEM GAIN ELAPSED HOURS HELIX HPA A GAIN HPA B GAIN BUC GAIN l band OUTPUT Level HPA A HV Hours HPA B HV Hours HPA A Helix I HPA B Helix I HPA A Fault Reset HPA B Fault Reset Module Software Revision Unit Library Menu Library ...

Page 64: ...to indicate which commands have not been implemented Updated alarm definitions 08 03 2007 Added up converter software revision query command set power null command 08 05 2007 Added HD Audio DID and 10Mhz ref On Off 18 05 2007 Added Transmit gain 0dB level command 21 05 2007 1 01 Added HPA control type Encoder output type and test fault 22 08 2007 1 07 Added HPA comms fault Remux no data and Remux ...

Page 65: ...o DVE RS232 RX Hardware selects RS232 485 2 RXB Remote control RS485 RX into DVE 3 TXA Remote control RS485 T from DVE 4 TXB Remote control RS485 TX from DVE RS232 TX Hardware selects RS232 485 7 GND Ground connection 12 GND Ground connection 13 Control Selects RS232 485 OPEN RS485 GND RS232 Hardware selection for RS232 485 8 3 BAUD RATE ADDRESS Baud Rate This unit supports the following baud rate...

Page 66: ...olled by pin 13 of the RC M connector OPEN Circuit RS485 GND RS232 b From the unit front panel set the following parameters Address Baud rate These can be accessed from the REMOTE INTERFACE menu c Start the remote control and monitoring software not supplied and set the following parameters Comm port Address must be the same as the unit to be controlled Baud rate must be the same as the unit to be...

Page 67: ...ADDRESS CHECKSUM and ETX ADDRESS The ADDRESS is one byte in size This is the address of the equipment to which the packet is being sent Unique addresses can be in the range 001 to 255 DATA This is the actual data being sent to the equipment In any one packet the maximum number of data bytes is 250 The DATA section includes the remote command and any associated parameters CHECKSUM The CHECKSUM is o...

Page 68: ...nt This is to ensure that all responses are returned quickly Average response time 300ms If you want confirmation that a change has taken place you must send a query and then look at the response Example Command to set the transmit gain to 20 0dB The command is GT and the valid range for the parameters is 000 to 400 Command sent GT200 Response from unit GT200 Result this response indicates that th...

Page 69: ...rror 2 invalid command This can occur for a number of reasons including Command entered incorrectly e g lower case instead of upper case Parameters are invalid Parameter access invalid e g Attempt to send a new value to a read only parameter Example Command sent RQstr Response from unit Invalid command The command is invalid as it contains lower case letters it should be RQSTR Error 3 parameters o...

Page 70: ...e dependent on other settings 8 6 5 Remote Unit settings Command WVBARx Response RVBARx Query RVBAR Response RVBARx Bars on input video loss Parameters x bars on input video loss 0 Blank 1 Bars Ident Command WGOPTx Response RGOPTx Query RGOPT Response RGOPTx Modulator Output Type Parameters x output type 0 70MHz 1 IQ LBand Command not available Response not available Query RUSOF Response RUSOFxxxx...

Page 71: ...y RGSOF Response RGSOFxxxxxxxxxx Encoder Software revision Parameters xxxxxxxxxx software revision Command not available Response not available Query RLSOF Response RLSOFxxxxxxxxxx Up converter Software revision Parameters xxxxxxxxxx software revision Command WHCTLx Response RHCTLx Query RHCTL Response RHCTLx HPA Control type Parameters x HPA Control type 0 Local 1 L Band BUC PSU Command WRPSUx Re...

Page 72: ...k stopped 4 Over temperature 5 Test faults 6 Not used 7 Encoder comms failure 8 HPA comms failure 9 up converter comms failure 10 Fan 1 fault 11 Fan 2 fault 12 Encoder video lock fault 13 Encoder audio A lock fault 14 Encoder audio B lock fault 15 Encoder remux in active 16 HPA A comms failure 17 HPA B comms failure 18 HPA A interlock failure 19 HPA A over temperature 20 HPA A helix failure 21 HPA...

Page 73: ...type b status flag A active alarm C cleared alarm hh hours mm minutes ss seconds DD day MM month YY year xx x unit temperature when the event occurred delimiter The event type is as follows D UNIT POWERED UP E EVENT LOG CLEARED F SOFTWARE RESET G UNIT POWERED DOWN H Unreg Supply out of range I Clock stopped J NVRAM Battery low K Over temperature L 5v Supply out of range M 18v Supply out of range N...

Page 74: ...FF Power Null Command WPWR0x Response RPWR0x Query not available Response not available Parameters x power null parameter 0 OFF 6 ON 10 MHz Reference Command WUREFx Response RUREFx Query RUREF Response RUREFx Parameters x 10MHz ref state 0 OFF 1 ON Transmit band Command WRBNDx Response RRBNDx Query RRBND Response RRBNDx Parameters x band 0 70MHz 1 L 2 C 3 X 4 Ku1 5 Ku2 6 Ku3 7 Ku6 8 DBS1 9 DBS2 L ...

Page 75: ...000 X 7900000 8400000 KU 1 12750000 13250000 KU 2 13750000 14500000 KU 3 14000000 14500000 KU 6 13750000 14500000 DBS1 17300000 18100000 DBS2 17600000 18400000 Command WRGAIxxx x Response RRGAIxxx x Query RRGAI Response RRGAIxxx x Transmit gain Parameters xxx x gain in dB ve Command WRGLVx Response RRGLVx Query RRGLV Response RRGLVx Transmit gain 0dB level Parameters x Output level at 0dB gain 0 5...

Page 76: ...ITxx xxxx Response REBITxx xxxx Query REBIT Response REBITxx xxxx Parameters xx xxxx video bitrate no units Video Bitrate Comments Cannot be set if auto video rate is ON Command WEMODx Response REMODx Query REMOD Response REMODx Delay mode Parameters x delay mode 0 standard 1 low delay Command WEHORx Response REHORx Query REHOR Response REHORx Horizontal resolution Parameters x horizontal resoluti...

Page 77: ...ars 625 1 Bars 525 2 SDI 625 3 SDI 525 4 PAL 5 NTSC 6 NTSC No Pedestal 7 PAL M 8 PAL N Command WVHDIx Response RVHDIx Query RVHDI Response RVHDIx HD video input Parameters x video input 0 SD MODE Any mode below selects HD 1 HD 720P 50 2 HD 720P 59 3 HD 720P 60 4 HD 1080I 50 5 HD 1080I 59 6 HD 1080I 60 7 HD 1080P 23 8 HD 1080P 24 9 HD 1080P 25 10 HD 1080P 29 11 HD 1080P 30 12 HD 1080PsF23 13 HD 108...

Page 78: ...dio DID for channels C D Command not available Response not available Query RVFRA Response RVFRAx Frame Rate Parameters x frame rate 0 25Hz 1 29 97Hz Command not available Response not available Query RVLOC Response RVLOCx Video Locked Parameters x video locked 0 NO 1 YES Command WVNOIx Response RVNOIx Query RVNOI Response RVNOIx Noise Reduction Parameters x noise reduction 0 Off 1 On Command WAST...

Page 79: ... Response RALANx Query RALAN Response RALANx Audio A Language Parameters x language 0 Eng 1 Spa 2 Ger 3 Fre Command WAPID Response RAPIDxxxx Query RAPID Response RAPIDxxxx Audio A PID Parameters xxxx audio A PID in range 32 8190 Command not available Response not available Query RALOC Response RALOCx Audio A AES Emb Lock Parameters x audio locked 0 NO 1 YES Command WATONx Response RATONx Query RAT...

Page 80: ...t available Response not available Query RAOFF Response RAOFFxxxx Audio A Dolby Align Offset Parameters xxxx align offset in uS in range 0 41709 Command WBSTAx Response RBSTAx Query RBSTA Response RBSTAx Audio B Standard Parameters 0 OFF 1 MPEG Layer II 2 Linear PCM 3 MPEG Layer I 4 Dolby E 5 MPEG Layer II old Command WBINPx Response RBINPx Query RBINP Response RBINPx Audio B Input Parameters 0 te...

Page 81: ... RBPID Response RBPIDxxxx Audio B PID Parameters xxxx audio B PID in range 32 8190 Command not available Response not available Query RBLOC Response RBLOCx Audio B AES Emb Lock Parameters x audio locked 0 NO 1 YES Command WBTONx Response RBTONx Query RBTON Response RBTONx Audio B Test Tone Parameters x test tone 0 OFF 1 800Hz Command WBAUTx Response RBAUTx Query RBAUT Response RBAUTx Audio B Dolby...

Page 82: ...lby E 5 disabled Command WCINPx Response RCINPx Query RCINP Response RCINPx Audio C Input Parameters 0 test tone disabled 1 disabled 2 SDI Emb 1 3 disabled Command WCLANx Response RCLANx Query RCLAN Response RCLANx Audio C Language Parameters x language 0 Eng 1 Spa 2 Ger 3 Fre Command WCPIDxxxx Response RCPIDxxxx Query RCPID Response RCPIDxxxx Audio C PID Parameters xxxx audio C PID in range 32 81...

Page 83: ...ponse RCDELxxxx Audio C Dolby Align Delay Parameters xxxx delay in uS in range 41709 41709 Command not available Response not available Query RCOFF Response RCOFFxxxx Audio C Dolby Align Offset Parameters xxxx align offset in uS in range 0 41709 Command WDSTAx Response RDSTAx Query RDSTA Response RDSTAx Audio D Standard Parameters 0 OFF 1 disabled 2 Linear PCM 3 disabled 4 Dolby E 5 disabled Comma...

Page 84: ...est Tone Parameters x test tone 0 OFF 1 800Hz Command WDAUTx Response RDAUTx Query RDAUT Response RDAUTx Audio D Dolby Auto Align Parameters x auto align 0 OFF 1 ON Command not available Response not available Query RDDOL Response RDDOLx Audio D Dolby Status Parameters x Dolby audio status 0 unlocked 1 locked Command WDDELxxxx Response RDDELxxxx Query RDDEL Response RDDELxxxx Audio D Dolby Align D...

Page 85: ... Command WTPIDxxxx Response RTPIDxxxx Query RTPID Response RTPIDxxxx Data PID Parameters xxxx data PID in range 32 8190 Command WZSCR Response RZSCRx Query RZSCR Response RZSCRx Scrambling Parameters x scrambling 0 Off 1 On Command WZSCTx Response RZSCTx Query RZSCT Response RZSCTx Scrambling mode Parameters x scrambling mode 0 EBS 1 BISS 1 2 BISS E Command WZKEYxxxxxxxxxxxx Response RZKEY Query n...

Page 86: ...nse not available EBS key Parameters xxxxxxxx 8 digit key Command WMASIx Response RMASIx Query RMASI Response RMASIx ASI Mode Parameters x ASI mode 0 OFF 1 188 2 204 Command Not available Response Not available Query RMBIT Response RMBITxx xxxx ASI Bitrate Parameters xx xxxx ASI bitrate Command WMSERxxxxxxxxxx Response RMSERxxxxxxxxxx Query RMSER Response RMSERxxxxxxxxxx SI Service Name Parameters...

Page 87: ...onse RMPCRxxxx PCR Pid Parameters xxxx PCR PID in range 32 8190 Command WMPROxxxxx Response RMPROxxxxx Query RMPRO Response RMPROxxxxx Program ID Parameters x program ID Any integer value between 1 and 65535 Command WMLOCx Response RMLOCx Query RMLOC Response RMLOCx Enable local service Parameters x local service 0 off 1 On Off is only valid if remux is on Command WXINPx Response RXINPx Query RXIN...

Page 88: ... offset Parameters xxx DTS offset ms Command WODELx Response RODELx Query RODEL Response RODELx Downlink Network information table NIT Parameters x status 0 Off 1 On Command WOSATxxx xxxx Response ROSATxxx xxxx Query ROSAT Response ROSATxxx xxxx Downlink frequency Parameters xxx xxxx frequency GHz Command WOORBxxx xxxx Response ROORBxxx xxxx Query ROORB Response ROORBxxx xxxx Downlink Satellite po...

Page 89: ...DPPE Response RDPPEx Query RDPPE Response RDPPEx Dual Prime predictions in encoder Parameters x enable 0 Enable 1 Disable Command WQVBIxxx Response RQVBIxxx Query RQVBI Response RQVBIxxx Quant VBI Qp in VBI stripe Parameters xxx VBI Qp in range 0 255 Command WVHDBx Response RVHDBx Query RVHDB Response RVHDBx HD Percentage Bars display Parameters x percentage 0 75 1 100 Command WVHDSx Response RVHD...

Page 90: ...rameters x FEC 0 1 2 3 2 3 5 6 4 7 8 Command WOPOLx Response ROPOLx Query ROPOL Response ROPOLx Modulation polarity Parameters x polarity 0 normal 1 inverted Command WOWIDx Response ROWIDx Query ROWID Response ROWIDx OFDM Bandwidth Parameters x bandwidth 0 6MHz 1 7MHz 2 8MHz Command WOROLx Response ROWIDx Query ROROL Response ROWIDx Modulation roll off factor Parameters x roll off 0 35 0 35 1 25 0...

Page 91: ...4 QAM 7 8 Command WOFRExx xxxx Response ROFRExx xxxx Query ROFRE Response ROFRExx xxxx Modulation output frequency Parameters xx xxxx frequency in MHz Command WOLEV xx x Response ROLEVxxx x Query ROLEV Response ROLEVxxx x Modulation output level Parameters xx x level ve dB Command WDVMDxx Response RDVMDxx Query RDVMD Response RDVMDxx DVBS 2 modulation mode Parameters xx modulation mode 0 dummy mod...

Page 92: ...g comms routine Note time outs will be in operation should the command fail The format of the command data must follow this command exactly Any values with less than the required digits will be padded with leading zeros Command WCEEPxxxxnnn Response RCEEPxxxxnnn Query RCEEPxxxx Response RCEEPxxxxnnn Parameters EEPROM address and data written read xxxx AAA integer address 0 1024 nnn DDD integer dat...

Page 93: ...lfunction Bulk status query Query RQSTR The response is broken down as follows length and format of the data is the same as for the individual queries Parameter Data length Comments Output type 1 Carrier 1 Transmit band 1 Transmit gain 5 Transmit frequency 10 OFDM guard interval 1 DVB S modulation mode 1 DVB T modulation mode 1 FEC 1 Polarity 1 OFDM bandwidth 1 Modulation output level 5 Modulation...

Page 94: ...deo bitrate 7 Delay mode 1 Horizontal resolution 1 Aspect ratio 1 GOP length 2 Video PID 4 Audio A standard 1 Audio A input 1 Audio A bitrate 1 Audio A mode 1 Audio A language 1 Audio A PID 4 Audio A AES EMB Lock 1 Audio B standard 1 Audio B input 1 Audio B bitrate 1 Audio B mode 1 Audio B language 1 Audio B PID 4 Audio B AES EMB Lock 1 420 DTS offset 3 422 DTS offset 3 RS232 data pipe on off 1 In...

Page 95: ...nical Operation Handbook CL140042 Page 95 of 110 Parameter Data length Comments BUC PSU 1 Modulation on off 1 Alarms 31 PTS time stamp 1 VBI in picture 1 Dual Prime predictions in encoder 1 Quant VBI Qp in VBI stripe 3 DVBS 2 Modulation Mode 2 ...

Page 96: ... not available Response not available Store current settings saves the current settings under the preset number Parameters xxx preset number Command WPSTLxxx Response RPSTL Query not available Response not available Recall preset Parameters xxx preset number Command WPSTDxxxyyy Response RPSTDxxxyyy Query RPSTDxxx Store preset string saves the settings to the preset number Response RPSTDxxxyyy Not ...

Page 97: ...Transmit gain Transmit frequency Symbol rate Guard interval DVB S modulation mode DVB T modulation mode FEC Polarity OFDM bandwidth Modulation output level Modulation output frequency Modulation roll off factor Modulation on off Downlink NIT on off Downlink frequency Downlink satellite position Downlink direction Downlink polarisation Remux input ASI mode SI service name SI Network name PMT PID PC...

Page 98: ...in picture Audio a standard Audio a input Audio a bitrate Audio a mode Audio a language Audio a PID Audio b standard Audio b input Audio b bitrate Audio b mode Audio b language Audio b PID DTS offset 420 DTS offset 422 Dual prime predictions Quant VBI Qp in VBI stripe RS232 data pipe on off Input data baud rate Data PID Note When entering preset information manually care must be taken to ensure th...

Page 99: ...is set the same at both ends Also ensure that the unit has been set to the correct communications protocol RS232 or RS485 and that the correct com port has been set at the PC 2 Check cable connections ensure that the cable is plugged into the correct connectors at the PC and the unit 3 Check cable wiring 4 Check the command set ensure that valid commands are being sent 5 Verify the checksum calcul...

Page 100: ...net cable To enable the browser interface correctly the IP address needs to be set correctly on this unit Please see menu tree and associated description Having more than one DVE on a network requires each to have it s own unique MAC address and IP address the MAC address is automatically defined as a unique value by use of the product serial number 9 2 WEB PAGE OVERVIEW The screen shot below high...

Page 101: ...y For Internet Explorer 1 From the Tools menu select Internet Options 2 In the General tab click the Settings button in the Browsing History section 3 Select Every time I visit the webpage then click the OK button 4 Click the OK button For Mozilla Firefox 1 Open a new tab in the address bar enter about config 2 In the Filter box enter disk 3 Set the value for browser cache disk enable to false dou...

Page 102: ...r Examples Unit serial number 1234567 Code 12345671234567 Unit serial number 2018888 Code 20188882018888 1 On the video exciter navigate to the main operation menu Set the following parameters Frequency 950 0000MHz Symbol rate 6 5000Msym FEC 2 On the video exciter navigate to the Video menu Select the correct video source for the system 3 On the Alteia navigate to the Input menu 4 Set the followin...

Page 103: ...ng on the Alteia setting Step 3 set up CA on the Alteia 1 On the Alteia navigate to the CA menu 10 Set the following parameters BISS E ACTIVE ID USER 1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Where xxxxxxxxxxxxxx is the BISS E injected identifier of the video exciter For example if the serial number of the video exciter is 2018888 the following should be entered BISS E ACTIVE ID menu 15 15 USER 1 20188882018888 2 On the A...

Page 104: ...6 Fan 1 Stopped refer to factory agent for spares 7 Fan 2 Stopped refer to factory agent for spares 8 Video Lock check video signal is present 9 Audio A lock check AES EBU audio is present 10 Audio B lock check AES EBU audio is present 11 Remux Not active check external ASI signal is present and the output symbol ASI rate is set sufficiently high to pass the internal video audio data rates externa...

Page 105: ...5 of 110 APPENDIX C FORMULAE Useful Formula Data Rate Modulation Factor x FEC x Code Rate Symbol Rate Where Symbol rate is in MS s Data Rate is total bit rate video audio data mux overhead Modulation Factor QPSK 2 8PSK 3 8QAM 3 16QAM 4 FEC Eg 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 Code Rate Eg 188 204 ...

Page 106: ...ick 1 Copy the up grade file to USB memory stick 2 Plug USB stick into either of the USB ports at the DVE5000 rear panel 3 Power up DVE5000 The following messages will appear some may not if module already up to date Upgrade started Upgrading out of date modules Upgrading Etrax Upgrading Etrax FPGA Upgrade LBand 875 Encoder Upgrade 1 8 Upgrade HPA Ctrl 674 Upgrade Successful Upgrade Completed Remo...

Page 107: ...called DE position as measured using a DM100 Dolby analyser for example is between TV lines 11 and 26 for NTSC and between line 7 and 31 for PAL Note that even for HD formats line timing is referred to PAL NTSC analogue timing on a DM100 analyser Soon the line timing will be referred to in uS to avoid confusion The DVE5000 uses this notation relative to the SMPTE RP168 reference point so the corre...

Page 108: ...Advent Communications 209298 DVE5000 Technical Operation Handbook CL140042 Page 108 of 110 FIGURES ...

Page 109: ...Advent Communications 209298 DVE5000 Technical Operation Handbook CL140042 Page 109 of 110 FIGURE 1 DVE5000 GENERAL ASSEMBLY ...

Page 110: ...Advent Communications 209298 DVE5000 Technical Operation Handbook CL140042 Page 110 of 110 FIGURE 2 DVE5000 INTERFACE CABLE A41 207359 ...

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