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Operations Manual

Messenger 2 Transmitter Enhanced – SDI Version

M2TE-S

OPERATIONS MANUAL

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Page 1: ...08 Tel 760 496 0055 FAX 760 496 0057 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs The most important thing we build is trust User s Manual The most important thing we build is trust Operations Manual Messenger 2 Transmitter Enhanced SDI Version M2TE S OPERATIONS MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...SI Out 18 5 1 3 HD SD SDI IN ASI IN COMPOSITE 18 5 1 4 DC IN 18 5 1 5 I O CONTROL 18 5 2 Analog Audio Input Configurations 20 6 Local Control Panel Operation 22 6 1 Local Control Panel Introduction 22 6 2 Local Control Panel Physical layout 22 6 3 Power up Sequence 23 6 4 Numbered LEDs 24 6 5 Key Pads 26 6 5 1 MODE Key Pad 26 6 5 2 Arrow Key Pads 26 6 5 3 Enter Key Pad ENTR 26 6 6 Modes 27 6 6 1 C...

Page 3: ...ment 37 7 4 Internet Connection 37 7 5 Group Configurations 43 7 5 1 Individual Configuration Group Setup 43 7 5 2 Configuration Groups File Import 56 7 5 3 Configuration Groups File Export 57 7 5 4 Restoration of Default Groups 57 7 6 Status 58 7 7 System Setup 59 7 7 1 RF Power 59 7 7 2 Encryption 60 7 7 3 Control Panel 62 7 7 4 Network 62 7 7 5 Serial Port 64 7 7 6 Logon Update 65 7 8 System Up...

Page 4: ...tion page Video Tab 46 Figure 14 Individual group configuration page Audio Tab 47 Figure 15 Individual group configuration page TS Tab 49 Figure 16 Individual group configuration page Encryption Tab 50 Figure 17 Individual group configuration page Auxiliary Data Tab 51 Figure 18 Individual group configuration page Streaming In Tab 53 Figure 19 Individual group configuration page Streaming Out Tab ...

Page 5: ...rk Connections 83 Figure 39 LAN Properties 84 Figure 40 TCP IPv4 Properties 85 Figure 41 Static IP Address 86 List of Appendices Appendix A IP Static Addressing and Interfacing to a Personal Computer 79 A 1 Static 79 A 2 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 87 Appendix B Cable M2T External Breakout Cables 88 Appendix C Factory Default Set up Groups 90 ...

Page 6: ...1 Initial Release TGM X1A 12 Dec 2011 Add Appendix A IP Static Addressing Interfacing to a Personal Computer TG X2 18 April 2012 Add operational description of new FW DSP 2 0 w Xilinx 5 release where applicable TG X3 28 Sept 2012 Add operational description of new FW DSP 2 201 w Xilinx 6 New video auto detection frame reduction new default groups new AES C encryption update figures with latest GUI...

Page 7: ... practices are not observed Occupational controlled exposure limits apply to situations in which persons are exposed as a consequence of their employment and in which those persons who are exposed have been made fully aware of the potential for exposure and can exercise control over their exposure Occupational controlled exposure limits also apply where exposure is of a transient nature as a resul...

Page 8: ...ent NOTE The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment Such modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 7 DC power 12VDC nominal to the unit should never be applied until the antenna or other suitable load has been attached to the device SMA RF output connector Safe operating procedures must be...

Page 9: ... Division Multiplexing CVBS Y Composite video Luminance with S video D C Down Converter FEC Forward Error Correction GUI Graphical User Interface HD High Definition I O Input Output Kbaud Kilobaud per second Kbps Kilobits per second Mbps Megabits per second MER Modulation Error Rate MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group MSR Messenger Smart Receiver M2D Messenger Two Decoder M2TE Messenger Two Transmit...

Page 10: ...support department or website and ship the equipment with the RMA number displayed and a description of the fault Please email the support section the airway bill consignment number for tracking purposes Depending on the nature of the fault Cobham endeavor to repair the equipment and return it to the customer within 14 days of the item arriving at our workshops Obviously it is impossible to cater ...

Page 11: ... MPEG 2 which allows our link to provide superior coverage over a wider operating range There are two core hardware configurations for M2TE The HD SD SDI configuration accepts up to two Standard Definition SD or High Definition HD 4 2 2 Digital Video HD SD SDI or analog composite Video and Analog Stereo Audio Inputs Mic or Line Level and or optional Embedded Audio up to a total of two stereo pairs...

Page 12: ...ceivers include an option for Spatial Maximal Ratio Pre Detect Diversity Combining to combat multipath reflections found in indoor urban environments CS Messenger six or eight channel receivers with associated Messenger Antenna Arrays MAAs provide wide reception range without the hassle and cost of an auto tracking antenna system The Messenger series Tx Rx products provide a robust wireless link t...

Page 13: ...f the key is stored within the Tx or not via CS Microsoft Windows control program Encryption on off is also available from the local control panel if it was previously turned ON Local Control Panel The M2TE includes a simple local control panel that allows the selection of up to 20 set up configurations Encryption Enable Disable switch between Mic and Line Level inputs and selection of 4 output po...

Page 14: ...an either the same resolution and frame rate or completely different resolutions and frame rates The low latency AVC Encoder supports the Baseline Profiles with resolutions from 480 to 1080 with support for either interlaced or progressive formats The audio is compressed using MPEG layer II compression Low rate Auxiliary data up to 115 KBaud can be optionally supported The basic system supplies su...

Page 15: ...rward Error Correction with Convolution Interleaves and Reed Solomon encoding along with careful distribution of the data onto the multiple carriers COBHAM CS has chosen to use 2K carrier in which 1 705 carriers actually carry the payload that are approximately 4KHz apart DVB T offers three different modulation schemes QPSK 16QAM 64QAM 4K Carrier Mode The 4K HIGH THROUGHPUT OPTION enables user sel...

Page 16: ...efaults for single program video operation are set to the aforementioned levels which can be accomplished with 2K DVB T transmission using 16 QAM which is reasonably robust in most wireless environments The factory defaults for dual program dual video with 2K DVB T run in 64 QAM operation and allocate 12 Mbps per program video At these rates the video will still be good However as the videos becom...

Page 17: ...ng the RF out HD SD SDI Video or ASI in or SD Composite in Two ports ASI out audio Auxiliary Data KLV Data LAN IP and Control signals The Local Control panel is also shown in Figure 1 5 1 1 RF Output Ant Port The M2TE uses a female SMA connector for its RF Output port The antenna is normally attached here This port can also drive additional external amplifiers for high power applications like Aeri...

Page 18: ...r details on the Input Modes This section explains how to switch from SDI IN to ASI IN using the Cobham M2TE Web Configurator Table 2 Recommended 1 0 2 3 3G mating connector Manufacturer Part Number Cambridge XGT 8000 NGAF 5 1 4 DC IN The M2TE accepts 9 32V DC on a 4 position LEMO connector Pins 1 2 connect to VDC and Pins 3 4 connect to GND Table 3 Recommended DC IN mating connector Manufacturer ...

Page 19: ...nals 9 Factory only use leave this pin open 43 Factory only use leave this pin open 10 AUDIO 3 BIAS Microphone 3 Bias Voltage 1 5 volts 44 AUDIO 4 BIAS Microphone 4 Bias Voltage 1 5 volts 11 AUDIO 2 DIFF P Positive AUDIO input 2 45 AUDIO 2 DIFF N Negative AUDIO input 2 12 AUDIO GND GND for Audio Signals 46 AUDIO GND GND for Audio Signals 13 GND Digital GND 47 GND Digital GND 14 IO BRD ID0 Reserved...

Page 20: ... 3V 30 ENET LTC LED Part of LAN I P interface 64 ENET LTA LED Part of LAN I P interface 31 ENET RTC LED Part of LAN I P interface 65 ENET RTA LED Part of LAN I P interface 32 CHASSIS GND Safety Ground connected to housing 66 CHASSIS GND Safety Ground connected to housing 33 ENET RD P Part of LAN I P interface 67 ENET RD N Part of LAN I P interface 34 ENET TD P Part of LAN I P interface 68 ENET TD ...

Page 21: ... above Balanced high input impedance 100K Pin 5 input Pin 39 input Pin 42 AUDIO GND Pin 11 input Pin 39 input Pin 46 AUDIO GND Single ended high input impedance 100K Line 1 Pin 5 AUD GND Pin 8 Line 2 Pin 39 AUD GND Pin 42 Line 3 Pin 11 AUD GND Pin 12 Line 4 Pin 39 AUD GND Pin 46 Mic Bias 1 5 VDC 1 Pin 6 2 Pin 40 3 Pin 10 4 Pin 44 Note If 600 Ohm input impedance is required add a parallel 600 Ohm r...

Page 22: ...rrent active group see discussion on Groups in section 7 6 1 Local Control Panel Introduction The M2TE can be controlled locally by a user interface panel integral to the transmitter This interface shows some status and control settings of the transmitter and allows some limited changes to its operation M2TE has preset configuration groups where you can program various common settings from a compu...

Page 23: ...ly when power is first applied to the M2TE It keeps on blinking during the first part of the initialization process and then follows the column LEDs ON and OFF initialization see step 2 below until full initialization of the unit It turns OFF if all systems are good to go and doesn t find any faults If it remains ON after full power up after step 3 below then this is an indication to the user of a...

Page 24: ...ection pictured in Figure 3 Numbered LEDs is used to display various information associated for each MODE LED Figure 4 Alphanumeric Characters Displayed on Numbered LED s shows Alphanumerical and characters that are displayed The default setting for the numbered LEDs is the active configuration group All Numbered LEDs are green Figure 3 Numbered LEDs ...

Page 25: ...100 M0171X3 25 of 95 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Figure 4 Alphanumeric Characters Displayed on Numbered LED s ...

Page 26: ...tings values for the current mode Pressing the MODE key after the REPORT LED is selected puts the control panel into Default Operating Mode Status Mode 6 5 2 Arrow Key Pads The arrow key pads are used to move around in the Numbered LEDs section to be able to select new settings values for each of the MODEs when that particular MODE has been selected indicated by the blinking MODE LED NOTE Go to Mo...

Page 27: ...ailable This could be because in the LAN GUI the feature was turned OFF For more information on how to set each MODE see that MODES description below The local control panel times out if there is no keypad activity for several seconds Unless otherwise programmed the mode CFG GRPs LED turns solid indicating the front panel is in Default Operating Mode the Numbered LEDs display the current configura...

Page 28: ...ts the control panel into Default Operating Mode 6 6 2 RF LEVEL Green LED 1 Press the MODE key until the RF LEVEL LED is blinking The current RF power setting 1 to 4 is displayed in the Numbered LED section 2 Use the up and right keys to increase the value Use the down and left keys to decrease the value A zero 0 value indicates RF is OFF RF values and the corresponding numerical indicators 1 2 3 ...

Page 29: ...tion MODE key LED is skipped over when pressing the MODE button B Encryption must be set to either AES 128 or AES 256 this is a generic term AES encryption modes will vary depending on which AES options have been purchased the modes are listed under the Encrypt tab in the Configuration Groups Setup menu using the LAN GUI interface Once the AES ENCRYPTION MODE has been activated from the LAN GUI th...

Page 30: ...address 1 Press the MODE key until the REPORT LED is blinking 2 If any errors are present the red STATUS ERROR LED should be ON also the numerical values are displayed in the Numbered LEDs section Reference Table 7 below for the interpretation of the values There can be several values displayed at one time For example if video 1 and video 2 inputs are disconnected from the M2TE the number 1 2 LED ...

Page 31: ... used the M2TE IP Ethernet cable must be plugged into a network before the IP address is displayed otherwise it will show all zeros 0 0 0 0 Note The default factory setting is a static IP address of 192 168 1 36 If the IP addressing of the M2TE transmitter is changed to DHCP ensure the network in which it gets attached to supports DHCP addressing See Appendix A for additional details on IP address...

Page 32: ...ansmitter is expecting two video inputs but it is only receiving one video Check either the STATUS page using the LAN GUI or use the REPORT button for the active error code and use Table 7 above for the actual error 6 7 3 MIC The green MIC LED indicates whether the audio input is set to MIC level IF the LED is ON the M2TE is set to receive a MIC level audio and analog audio is enabled If it is OFF...

Page 33: ...r and allowed to cool When the device is cool it may be repowered For more information go to the REPORT mode note the error code and then reference Table 7 Report Error Table for the actual errors If the LED is OFF then the M2TE is working as indicated by the local control panel 6 8 Locking the local control panel interface To help prevent accidental changes the local control panel can be locked U...

Page 34: ...the MODE key until the AUDIO LED lights only if analog audio is enabled The Numbered LEDs 1 2 or 3 4 light up indicating the current audio channel and then displays the current audio volume level for that channel If two audios are enabled then press the right or left arrow key the next audio channel LEDs light up 1 2 or 3 4 and then the corresponding audio level is displayed 2 Press the MODE key t...

Page 35: ...p with the Load command to bring back the parameters associated with that group Administrators define the set up groups for specific applications Each set up group completely defines most of the transmitter s set up parameters including Center Frequency output RF Power Level Modulation Parameters Video Audio TS parameters Encryption Aux Data and Streaming The M2TE is set up with factory default co...

Page 36: ...d for their custom application s It should also be noted that Cobham transmitters are designed to remember the last set of applied settings and will always power up in the set up group settings that it had prior to shut down The Web Control and Status interface can be launched from several WEB Explorer interfaces such as Microsoft s Internet Explorer or Fox Fire The Web interface has been develope...

Page 37: ...browsers to support JavaScript and turn JavaScript capability on The web interface has been tested with Windows Internet Explorer 8 Firefox 8 0 and Google Chrome 16 0 912 63 m In the following sections the initial web interface connection and the available configurations are described in detail 7 3 Account Management M2TE supports two account access levels such as User and Administrator among whic...

Page 38: ...ained in two ways Front panel please refer to 6 6 5 1 Serial console interface command ngc described next To use serial console interface command use a terminal program such as Tera Term Pro or HyperTerminal Connect a serial port cable from the computer to either Serial 1 or Serial 2 cables both are terminated with DB9 connectors portion of the M2TE I O breakout cable The M2TE serial port communic...

Page 39: ...ons and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Figure 8 M2TE serial port connection configuration After login is accepted the IP address can be retrieved by typing the command ngc After typing the ngc command and pressing the ENTER key the current network configuration is displayed ...

Page 40: ...c mode For example the parameters associated with the nsc command are nsc IPAddress DHCP 0 Using this command to change to a static IP address you type the command a space and then the static IP address the standard notation a b c d four decimal numbers 0 254 separated by three periods for example nsc 192 168 1 36 and then press the ENTER key from the keyboard To change to DHCP mode you would type...

Page 41: ...lance www cobham com tcs Figure 9 Web interface welcome page Click on Continue button to reach a login prompt window as shown in Figure 10 Type in the suitable login information into the user name and password text boxes A main page then opens up as shown in Figure 11 Figure 10 Login window ...

Page 42: ...on Groups Status System Setup Upgrade and Help Among the above pages Main Configuration Groups except for the Import and Restore Default Groups options in Configuration Groups Status Update Logon submenu under System Setup and Help are accessible with User level and the rest of the pages are accessible only with Administrator level These web pages will be discussed in detail in the following secti...

Page 43: ...in the menu provides a tool to display and configure the groups which contains four options Setup Import Export and Restore Default Groups These options support individual group configuration multi group configuration file import and export and default groups restoration respectively 7 5 1 Individual Configuration Group Setup Click on Setup from the Configuration Groups item on the menu the indivi...

Page 44: ...ith a Modified label The Group Name input box can take up to 31 characters Section 2 On the right side of the general configuration and tab sections five buttons provide the operations that the user can carry out in the M2TE Retrieve button retrieves configuration parameters for the selected group index from the system database without activating them Load button loads the configuration parameters...

Page 45: ...ode 128 Bit and 256 Encryption options the user needs to contact the factory for purchase Otherwise the corresponding functions and web GUI displays are grayed out RF tab Figure 12 contains all the available configuration parameters for the radio frequency communication functions RF function can be completely turned off by selecting RF OFF in the RF Control drop down list box Carrier Frequency inp...

Page 46: ...ideo 2 Bitrate Allocation is default to 100 The similar rule applies to the case when Video 2 is turned off If both videos are present the bitrate allocation should take the video formats into consideration due to the different bitrate requirements that various video formats demand Under the Video tab the user also has the option to explore various frame rate reductions for Video 1 and Video 2 inp...

Page 47: ...1 2 Sample Rate or Audio 3 4 Sample Rate drop down boxes are grayed out and fixed at 48 KHz The Audio 1 2 3 or 4 Mic PreAmp selection is only available for any corresponding MIC choice configured in the Analog drop down box Figure 14 Individual group configuration page Audio Tab When any Balanced analog audio format is selected the corresponding second Mic PreAmp and second Audio Volume is automat...

Page 48: ...d PIDs do not duplicate numbers in the same Transport Stream Encoder Only Mode The M2TE has the ability to transmit a TS transport stream at a rate from 1 to 50 Mbps out of the ASI OUT connector effectively becoming an encoder only module The RF must be turned OFF the Channel Rate Mbps text box on this Tab is then activated and the user now has the ability to adjust the TS rate as stated above fro...

Page 49: ...cs Figure 15 Individual group configuration page TS Tab Encryption tab Figure 16 allows the user to configure the encryption mode AES Bcrypt128 256 or AES C 128 256 and to select a key up to 5 keys The encryption key storage type and the key value can be configured on the Encryption page under System Setup menu ...

Page 50: ... 16 Individual group configuration page Encryption Tab Auxiliary Data tab Figure 17 allows the user to turn auxiliary data ON OFF to choose 7 8bit data odd even no parity the baud rate and allows user to change the PID Note that with a two stream program there can be an Auxiliary Data associated with each stream program ...

Page 51: ...ming In and Streaming Out Streaming In and Streaming Out cannot be activated simultaneously The selection of Streaming In on this tab will overwrite the Transport Stream Source on TS tab and vice versa Streaming Out setup parameters reference Figure 19 Destination IP Address Enter destination IP address here only works with IPv4 addresses for example 192 168 1 33 Destination Port Number Enter dest...

Page 52: ... the only two supported protocols Ensure destination application supports these protocols Streaming IN setup parameters reference Figure 18 Multicast address is not currently working Do not use this option Use the default of Device Default DHCP Receiver IP Address Enter the receiver IP address here only works with IPv4 addresses Receiver Port Number Enter the receiver port number here 49152 65535 ...

Page 53: ...100 M0171X3 53 of 95 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Figure 18 Individual group configuration page Streaming In Tab ...

Page 54: ...ers under any of the 7 tabs located under the Configuration Groups Setup menu may affect corresponding parameters under other tabs One way of ensuring stability and reliability of the parameters is to modify the Configuration Group individual parameters reference section 7 5 as desired and then save the changes as a group up to 20 groups are allowed and then load with the Load command a particular...

Page 55: ...rresponding Aux Data 1 under the Aux Data tab and the corresponding Program 1 under the TS tab are re activated enabled if they were previously keeping in mind because audio is OFF the audio PID is grayed out under the Program 1 of the TS d If Video 1 Input Mode is ON and or Video 2 Input Mode in a dual program stream and the corresponding Audio Audio 1 and or Audio2 Input Mode is OFF the correspo...

Page 56: ...r a convenient tool to import a predefined multi group configuration file from an external storage into the M2TE device without going through individual group setups In other words a complete set of 20 set up groups can be imported into the TX with this command The acceptable configuration file extension is m2te To import a file first click on Browse button to locate the configuration file and sec...

Page 57: ...he multi group configuration file export page will be displayed as shown in Figure 21 Figure 21 Multi group configuration file export through Mozilla Firefox The export action exports the multi group configuration parameters from the M2TE database into an external file with the extension m2te so that this file can be stored externally and ported to different M2TE units Please note that this page f...

Page 58: ...idual group configuration from an individual default group defined by the factory 7 6 Status This page as shown in Figure 23 is intended to provide the user with the current important system configurations real time video and audio status and error information The user can select the refresh rate at which the page updates by using the Start Refresh command button at the top of the Status page If t...

Page 59: ...rations such as RF Power Encryption Control Panel Network Serial Port and Logon Update These configurations are described below 7 7 1 RF Power The RF Power page provides a tool to configure RF power attenuation values as shown in Figure 24 The allowable value for each RF power level 0 7dB is shown in the table The recommended arrangement for the attenuation values is to make it monotonically decre...

Page 60: ...F attenuation values are stored in the system database according to their RF level indexes and the attenuation associated with the active RF level index is activated as well Figure 24 M2TE RF Power Configuration page 7 7 2 Encryption The Encryption page lets user to configure the encryption key storage type and the five encryption keys as shown in Figure 25 ...

Page 61: ...figured keys are volatile and will be cleared at the next time system startup In contrast the Store key storage type means the configured keys will be stored in the system regardless of cycling the system power The 128 bit key consists of one string of thirty two hexadecimal characters The 256 bit key consists of two strings of thirty two hexadecimal characters each Keep in mind there are now two ...

Page 62: ...this page are independent and they each apply only to the corresponding configuration 7 7 3 Control Panel The Control Panel page allows user to lock or unlock the local control panel as shown in Figure 26 When the control panel is locked user can only retrieve the available status information and cannot change any settings using the control panel Figure 26 M2TE Control Panel Configuration page 7 7...

Page 63: ...ynamic Host Configuration Protocol addressing The default configuration for the M2TE is Static with an address of 192 168 1 36 If the server network to which the M2TE is connected provides DHCP services then it may be more practical to switch to DHCP addressing With DHCP configuration the server automatically issues an address to the M2TE Please note that addressing is limited to Ipv4 Internet Pro...

Page 64: ...nnection 7 7 5 Serial Port The Serial Port page configures the available console serial ports as shown in Figure 28 Because the serial port will be unavailable for console input when the port is used by other higher priority applications such as Auxiliary Data Transmission the note section on the page provides the currently available serial ports in bold for console input The User can refer to thi...

Page 65: ...n information update page as shown in Figure 29 The User level can only update the User account while the Administrator level user can update both User and Administrator accounts Note that in addition to filling in the new account information the user must provide the current logon account name and password in the first two input boxes and then the new account name and password and confirmation of...

Page 66: ...nal Features options are shown in the submenu These options provide fundamental system upgrades the details are discussed below NOTE Before upgrading it s wise and strongly recommended to export the existing 20 configuration groups see section 7 5 3 on file exporting especially if the groups have been modified After upgrading the firmware you can then import the 20 configuration groups or just ind...

Page 67: ...s 7 8 1 Firmware Upgrade M2TE allows user to upgrade the new firmware through the web user interface The Upgrade selection on the main menu contains two firmware upgrade options DSP firmware and Xilinx firmware whose pages are shown in Figure 30 and Figure 31 respectively Figure 30 M2TE DSP firmware upgrade page ...

Page 68: ...it will boot from Program 1 Program 1 is designated as the Factory program and should never be upgraded in the field Program 2 is designated as the Field Upgrade program and should be used for all field upgrades Should the field upgrade process ever fail the Boot Loader will revert to loading the factory program ensuring that a good image is always available to load and run Rarely if ever should a...

Page 69: ...ogram Flash button to begin The Tag is a label that is used to identify the image and by default will be set to the file name Optionally the user can deselect Use File Name and enter any value with up to 31 characters Please note the maximum supported file size is four Mbytes 7 8 2 Optional Features Current factory enabled options can be viewed by selecting the Optional Features under the Upgrade ...

Page 70: ...n in Figure 32 are purchased options Auxiliary Data is provided at no charge as well as Embedded Audio which is not listed as a feature Figure 32 M2TE optional feature page The top section on the page shows the current enabled features these will vary depending on which if any options are purchased And the bottom section is where the 32 bit Upgrade Code Word can be entered to enable additional opt...

Page 71: ...r adding new features New features which are enabled should be verified on the same page upon re powering the M2TE 7 9 Help As shown in Figure 33 the Help page provides general information such as the firmware versions production information optional feature status and M2TE online support link Figure 33 M2TE Help page ...

Page 72: ...requirements thus is ready to work right out of the box 8 1 Getting Started Prior to installing a M2TE unit into the desired target environment an initial checkout should be performed to ensure proper operation of the unit The initial checkout consists of configuring a basic MT2E link Figure 34 Basic M2TE Link Setup shows a basic standard single program M2TE wireless link configuration NOTE MSR an...

Page 73: ...video out of the decoder to a video monitor Refer to the decoder s operational manual for proper setup NOTE Before providing power to the M2TE in the following step ensure to use a proper heat sink with adequate air flow or equivalent heat sinking method 5 Provide power to the M2TE 12 Volts using Cobham break out cable which connects to the I O Control VHDCI 68 connector Power supply should be abl...

Page 74: ...riz 128 Vert Video formats resolutions supported Format Resolution Frame Rate 1080i 1080PsF 1920x1080 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 fps 1920x1080 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 fps 1080p 1920x1080 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 fps 720p 1280x720 50 59 94 60 fps Variable GOP Structure I only and IP PsF supported with INTERLACED FORMAT Profiles supported BP HL with interlaced extensions HDMI Version Optional 10 Video bit rates ...

Page 75: ...ps 14 System Latency down to 44 mS Ultra Low Mode 15 Frame Rate Reduction 1 3 1 15 1 30 1 60 Audio Encoding Analog Audio Inputs Qty 4 Total Two Dual Line Level and Dual Mic Level Single Ended or Differential Clip Level 12 dB Mic Bias 5 V Input Impedance 100K Ohms Standards SMPTE 272M 299M Digital Audio Dual Embedded 2 channel per Video input Embedded Audio Format SMPTE 299M Compression Standard MP...

Page 76: ...6 1 8 1 4 COFDM Carriers 4K Carriers Program Identification The unit allows the user to set up a unique Provider Name and Service Name for each active program Scrambling Option Type 128 256 Bit Advanced Encryption Standard AES Key Storage User Controlled volatile or non volatile AUX Data Option Protocol RS 232C Asynchronous 8 7 Bits No Even Odd Parity 1 Stop Bit Data Rate Selectable Up to 115200 K...

Page 77: ...2 TS data with the following format EIA 422 SSI Synchronous Serial Interface IAW EN 50083 9 Output Video data rate from 128kbps to 10 7 Mbps 1 kbps resolution The M2TE outputs an MPEG 2 compliant Transport Stream TS that not only contains H 264 compressed motion imagery but also contains time synchronized metadata and compressed Audio The MPEG 2 TS output of either EIA 422 constant bit rate or Eth...

Page 78: ...ependent Control Local Easy to use local control and status panel allows up to 20 user defined operating modes covering most programmable parameters including Center Frequency 4 Range Settings defined modulation settings Mic Line Level Audio Encryption ON OFF and status of Video In and RF Out Remote Control Status M2TE can be controlled through Control Application Supported via WEB server provided...

Page 79: ...Static The M2TE transmitter leaves the factory with a static IP setting of 192 168 1 36 Interfacing to a personal computer involves setting the PC to a static address with the same IP class and network ID as the M2TE which is a class C beginning octet is in the range of 192 223 By setting the PC to a static address with the same IP class and network ID it will recognize the M2TE and it will be abl...

Page 80: ...100 M0171X3 80 of 95 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Figure 35 Windows Start Button ...

Page 81: ...ns and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Figure 36 Control Panel From the Control Panel under the Network and Internet Icon click on the View network status and tasks See Figure 36 You may need to select the Control Panel Category view to see the picture similar to the Figure 36 ...

Page 82: ...2 of 95 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Figure 37 Network Center Click on the Change adapter settings on the left side of the screen as shown in Figure 37 ...

Page 83: ...0171X3 83 of 95 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Figure 38 Network Connections Right click on the Local Area Connection icon and select properties ...

Page 84: ...am Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Figure 39 LAN Properties Select the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 or in the case of an XP system Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click on the Properties button as shown in Figure 39 ...

Page 85: ...Cs is DHCP addressing as shown in Figure 40 Check the Use the following IP address radio button This sets the PC for static addressing Then enter a class C address such as 192 168 1 20 under the IP address text box Click in the Subnet mask text box and the PC should automatically set the subnet mask associated with the class C addressing See Figure 41 Currently set for DHCP ...

Page 86: ...tic IP address 192 168 1 20 do not enter the IP address of the M2TE here The IP address of the PC must be different from the M2TE IP address you cannot have two different devices with the same IP address on a network The 192 168 1 portion of this address shows that it is a class C address with a network ID of 192 168 1 0 The 20 portion states the host information Host information can be set from 1...

Page 87: ...ttached to the computer network the IP address may change depending on the configuration of the DHCP server the IP addresses that it issues are leased for an limited amount of time once the leased has expired a new IP address may be issued Hence when the M2TE IP Ethernet cable is attached to the computer network it may be necessary to find the current IP address See section 6 6 5 1 Report IP Addre...

Page 88: ...100 M0171X3 88 of 95 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Appendix B Cable M2T External Breakout Cables ...

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Page 90: ...TO OFF ANALOG SINGLE ENDED LINE 1 2 48 KHZ 256 Kb s OFF 48 KHZ 256 Kb s 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB OFF OFF INTERNAL OFF OFF OFF 10 1999 0 MHz S SD RNG H QLTY 9 100 ON_AUTO OFF ANALOG SINGLE ENDED LINE 1 2 48 KHZ 256 Kb s OFF 48 KHZ 256 Kb s 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB OFF OFF INTERNAL OFF OFF OFF 11 2245 0 MHz D HD RNG L QLTY 4 50 ON_AUTO ON_AUTO ANALOG SINGLE ENDED LI...

Page 91: ...0 50 33 2 41 51 60 61 8 QAM16 8MHz 2 3 1 8 2 K Carrier 1485 1775 2245 2300 2437 2550 3250 4700 4965 5250 5775 5700 6475 6950 RF ON NORMAL 4 1 100 32 1 40 50 33 2 41 51 60 61 9 QPSK 8MHz 2 3 1 16 2 K Carrier 1535 1850 2462 2400 2462 2700 3400 5000 4990 5500 5825 5900 6525 7125 RF ON NORMAL 4 1 100 32 1 40 50 33 2 41 51 60 61 10 QPSK 8MHz 2 3 1 14 2 K Carrier 1435 1700 1999 2200 2412 2400 3100 4400 ...

Page 92: ...Kb s 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB OFF OFF INTERNAL OFF OFF OFF 9 2462 0 MHz S HD RNG H QLTY 8 100 ON_AUTO OFF ANALOG SINGLE ENDED LINE 1 2 48 KHZ 256 Kb s OFF 48 KHZ 256 Kb s 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB OFF OFF INTERNAL OFF OFF OFF 10 1999 0 MHz S SD RNG H QLTY 10 100 ON_AUTO OFF ANALOG SINGLE ENDED LINE 1 2 48 KHZ 256 Kb s OFF 48 KHZ 256 Kb s 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB 0 0 TR...

Page 93: ... 40 50 33 2 41 51 60 61 8 QAM16 8MHz 2 3 1 8 2 K Carrier 1485 1775 2245 2300 2437 2550 3250 4700 4965 5250 5775 5700 6475 6950 RF ON NORMAL 4 1 100 32 1 40 50 33 2 41 51 60 61 9 QPSK 8MHz 2 3 1 16 2 K Carrier 1535 1850 2462 2400 2462 2700 3400 5000 4990 5500 5825 5900 6525 7125 RF ON NORMAL 4 1 100 32 1 40 50 33 2 41 51 60 61 10 QPSK 8MHz 2 3 1 14 2 K Carrier 1435 1700 1999 2200 2412 2400 3100 440...

Page 94: ...ENDED LINE 1 2 48 KHZ 256 Kb s OFF 48 KHZ 256 Kb s 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB OFF OFF INTERNAL OFF OFF OFF 10 1999 0 MHz S SD RNG H QLTY 9 100 ON_AUTO OFF ANALOG SINGLE ENDED LINE 1 2 48 KHZ 256 Kb s OFF 48 KHZ 256 Kb s 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB 0 0 TRUE 16 dB 16 dB OFF OFF INTERNAL OFF OFF OFF 11 2245 0 MHz D HD RNG M QLTY 4 50 ON_AUTO ON_AUTO ANALOG SINGLE ENDED LINE 1 2 48 KHZ 256 Kb ...

Page 95: ... 40 50 33 2 41 51 60 61 8 QAM16 8MHz 2 3 1 8 2 K Carrier 1485 1775 2245 2300 2437 2550 3250 4700 4965 5250 5775 5700 6475 6950 RF ON NORMAL 4 1 100 32 1 40 50 33 2 41 51 60 61 9 QPSK 8MHz 2 3 1 16 2 K Carrier 1535 1850 2462 2400 2462 2700 3400 5000 4990 5500 5825 5900 6525 7125 RF ON NORMAL 4 1 100 32 1 40 50 33 2 41 51 60 61 10 QPSK 8MHz 2 3 1 14 2 K Carrier 1435 1700 1999 2200 2412 2400 3100 440...

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