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7800 MultiFrame Manual

7800FC VistaLINK

Frame Controller

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Page 1: ...ng the Use of 3V Lithium Batteries 8 3 SPECIFICATIONS 9 3 1 ETHERNET 9 3 2 SERIAL I O 9 3 3 ELECTRICAL 9 3 4 PHYSICAL NUMBER OF SLOTS 9 4 STATUS INDICATORS 10 4 1 MODULE STATUS LEDS 10 4 2 DOT MATRIX DISPLAY 11 5 JUMPERS 12 5 1 SELECTING WHETHER LOCAL FAULTS WILL BE MONITORED BY THE GLOBAL FRAME STATUS 12 5 2 CONFIGURING THE MODULE FOR FIRMWARE UPGRADES 12 6 CONFIGURING THE FRAME CONTROLLER 13 6 1...

Page 2: ...g the 7800FC Frame Controller Image 22 7 2 2 Upgrading the Frame Controller Image using VistaLINK 23 7 3 SERIAL CARD EDGE UPGRADE PROCEDURE 24 7 3 1 Downloading Upgrade Files 25 7 3 2 Linking the Frame Controller to the Network Adapter 25 7 3 3 Connecting the Computer to the Card Edge Serial Port 25 7 3 4 Setting the 7800FC Frame Controller to Upgrade Mode 25 7 3 5 Viewing Startup Information 25 7...

Page 3: ...cation 10 Figure 5 1 Location of Jumpers 12 Figure 7 1 FC shown in the Hardware Tree 23 Figure 7 2 Control Tab for the FC Configuration View 24 Figure 7 3 Send File Window 26 Figure 8 1 WebEASY Home Page 29 Figure 8 2 WebEASY Firmware Upgrade Page 30 Figure 8 3 WebEASY Firmware Upgrade Page for 7800FC 31 Tables Table 2 1 Standard RJ45 Wiring Colour Codes for Straight Through Cables 6 Table 2 2 Ser...

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Page 5: ...only warranty offered by Evertz in relation to this product is the Evertz standard limited warranty stated in the sales contract or order confirmation form Although every attempt has been made to accurately describe the features installation and operation of this product in this manual no warranty is granted nor liability assumed in relation to any errors or omissions unless specifically undertake...

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Page 7: ...E 802 3 10BASE T 100BASE TX and 1000BASE TX Ethernet standards 1000Mb s Gigabit Ethernet 100Mb s Fast Ethernet or 10Mb s Ethernet data transfer selected by auto negotiation Full duplex or half duplex operation selected by auto negotiation RJ 45 connector for network cable connection RS 232 serial control port for configuration Card edge LEDs indicate module fault microprocessor state activity and ...

Page 8: ...ock washer and two sub assemblies the 7700CM 2 connector module and the 7800FC rear panel plate which houses the appropriate connectors for the module To install the 7800FC rear panel kit locate slot 1 at the right side of the frame s rear panel Remove the filler plates from the slot as shown in step 1 of Figure 2 2 Install the 7700CM 2 subassembly first Remove the screw PART 1 as shown in Step 2 ...

Page 9: ...7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller Revision 1 0 Page 3 Figure 2 2 7800FR Rear Panel Kit Installation ...

Page 10: ...the bottom Align the card with the card guide corresponding to the slot number where you installed the rear panel plate Carefully slide the module into the frame and press it completely into the rear panel connectors Make sure that the connectors are fully seated in the rear panel When this is done close the front panel and then tighten the screws that hold the rear panel in place To remove the fr...

Page 11: ...or 5 UTP cable as well as EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP cable may be used When connecting for 100Base TX systems category 5 UTP cable is required When connecting for 1000Base T system category 5 5e 6 or 7 UTP cable is required The cable must be straight through with a RJ 45 connector at each end See Table 2 1 Make the network connection by plugging one end of the cable into the RJ 45 receptacle of the 7800...

Page 12: ...er cable made for one will also work with the other Pairs may be solid colours and not have a stripe Category 5 cable must use Category 5 rated connectors The maximum cable run between the 7800FC and the supporting hub is 300 ft 100 m The maximum combined cable run between any two end points i e 7800FC and PC laptop via network hub is 675 feet 205 m Devices on the Ethernet network continually moni...

Page 13: ...ot used Pin Name Description 1 GND Chassis ground 2 Tx RS 232 Transmit Output 3 Rx RS 232 Receive Input 4 5 Sig Gnd RS 232 Signal Ground 6 7 RTS RS 232 RTS Input 8 CTS RS 232 CTS Output 9 Table 2 2 Serial I O Connector Pin Definitions 2 4 REPLACING THE BATTERY The Frame Controller is fitted with a 3V Lithium battery type CR2032 This battery is used to power non volatile memory of some of the frame...

Page 14: ...atteries may explode or leak causing injury or damage to the equipment The batteries must be inserted into the equipment with the correct polarity and Do not attempt to revive used batteries by heating charging or other means Do not dispose of batteries in fire Do not dismantle batteries Do not short circuit batteries Do not expose batteries to high temperatures moisture or direct sunlight Do not ...

Page 15: ... 802 3u 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3ab 1000BASE TX Connector RJ 45 3 2 SERIAL I O Standard RS 232 Connector Female DB 9 Baud Rate 115 200 Format 8 bits no parity 2 stop bits no flow control 3 3 ELECTRICAL Voltage 12VDC Power 8 Watts EMI RFI Complies with FCC Part 15 Class A and EU EMC directive 3 4 PHYSICAL NUMBER OF SLOTS 350FR 1 7700FR C 1 7800FR 1 ...

Page 16: ...de Port Diagnostic LEDs 1 2 3 Local Fault LED Figure 4 1 7800FC Status LED Location 4 1 MODULE STATUS LEDS Two large LEDS on the front of the main board indicate the general health of the module LOCAL FAULT This Red LED indicates poor module health or if a local input power fault exists i e a blown fuse The LOCAL FAULT indication can also be reported to the frame through the FRAME STATUS jumper MO...

Page 17: ...on the card edge When the card is initially inserted it will display the message BOOT and then the message EXEC This indicates that the 7800FC is running through its bootup sequence and executing the application code Once the application code is completely loaded and ready to use it will display the message FC If the shaft encoder is pressed in the display will cycle through the firmware version a...

Page 18: ... 7800FR or 7800FR QT frame s global status bus To monitor faults on this module with the frame status indicators on the Power Supply FRAME STATUS LEDs and on the Frame s Fault Tally output install this jumper in the On position Default When this jumper is installed in the Off position local faults on this module will not be monitored 5 2 CONFIGURING THE MODULE FOR FIRMWARE UPGRADES UPGRADE The UPG...

Page 19: ... FRAME CONTROLLER 6 1 1 Connecting the Computer to the Card Edge Serial Port Connect the supplied serial upgrade cable to the 2x3 header J9 at the front edge of the 7800FC card Note that pins 1 and 5 on the header should be removed and pins 1 and 5 on the cable connector should also be plugged If the cable is not keyed make sure that you install it so that the cable is towards the front of the fra...

Page 20: ...s for failed communications Defective Serial Upgrade cable Wrong communications port selected in the terminal program Improper port settings in the terminal program Refer to step 1 for settings 4 At the login prompt enter customer for user name Enter customer for password Enter NOTE Neither username nor password can be modified at the time of this manual revision release 5 A menu for Network SNMP ...

Page 21: ...e following screen displays the network settings on the 7800FC frame controller Network Setup 1 Use DHCP N 2 Hostname fc default 3 IP Address 192 168 1 187 4 Netmask 255 255 255 0 5 Gateway 192 168 1 1 6 Broadcast 192 168 1 255 7 Use Telnet N X Exit The DHCP mode should be disabled before proceeding with the 7800FC Frame Controller upgrade which is outlined in section 7 3 7 In order to successfull...

Page 22: ...ifferent networks If configured the IP address of the gateway must reside in the frame controller local subnet that was defined by the subnet mask In a private network this gateway could be identified as 192 168 1 1 Power cycle required after gateway change Broadcast This menu item sets the broadcast IP address For example in a private network with a subnet mask configured as 255 255 255 0 This pa...

Page 23: ...Community String Factory default private No changes required However if these settings are changed the manager must have the identical settings Otherwise no communication will occur between the 7800FC and the manager Trap Setup This menu item identifies the destination IP addresses SNMP Trap Handlers to which TRAPS are sent via SNMP A maximum of ten IP addresses may be entered Once the SNMP V1 Set...

Page 24: ...st For example selecting this option reveals the list of IP addresses with the prompt to remove one from the list Trap 1 192 168 1 76 Trap 2 192 168 8 140 Remove trap 2 Show All Trap Destinations Displays a list of all entered SNMP trap server IP addresses For example Trap 1 192 168 1 76 Trap 2 192 168 8 140 Trap 3 192 168 8 112 Once the SNMP V1 Setup parameters have been configured exit the SNMP ...

Page 25: ...ill be automatically set back to NONE The password must be at least 8 characters long Use Privacy Default is NONE Options are NONE AES or DES Use Privacy will encrypt incoming and outgoing messages Encryption Password If Use Privacy is not set to NONE then this field is mandatory otherwise Use Privacy will be automatically set back to NONE The password must be at least 8 characters long Included O...

Page 26: ...p information is not valid and Frame Controller will not send fault message to that IP address Remove V3 Trap Destination Removes previously entered trap information Show All SnmpV3 Trap Destinations Lists all entered trap information It will show destination IP address and trap User Once the SNMP V3 Trap Setup parameters have been configured exit SNMP V3 Trap Setup by pressing X then Enter 6 2 3 ...

Page 27: ...enu 1 Network Setup 2 SNMP Setup X Exit W Exit without saving to flash W NetBSD evbppc 780xfc console login At this point the serial connector can be removed from the Frame Controller and the terminal program closed An SNMP manager using the previously specified IP can now be initiated ...

Page 28: ...7 3 7 2 REMOTE UPGRADE PROCEDURE USING VistaLINK To perform the remote upgrade for the 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller you will need the following setup A working install of a VistaLINK Pro client or VLPRO C that s version 10 0 7 or greater A downloaded and unzipped FC image file bin file from http www evertz com The DHCP mode should be disabled before proceeding with the 7800FC Frame Controller...

Page 29: ... the 7800FC in the tree and select View Configuration option 4 Select the Control tab in the configuration view 5 Click the Browse button to select the unzipped 7800FC Image bin file which was downloaded in section 7 2 1 When upgrading the FC Image file ensure that you select the extracted bin file and NOT the entire zip file 6 Click the Upgrade button and wait for the upload to complete This will...

Page 30: ...complete the procedure outlined in section 7 2 7 3 SERIAL CARD EDGE UPGRADE PROCEDURE The 7800FC Frame Controller image is upgraded by following the procedure outlined in this section Throughout the upgrade instructions when you are prompted to type commands using HyperTerminal the following conventions apply Do not type the quotation marks space means to press the space bar Enter means to press t...

Page 31: ...al Port Refer to section 2 3 2 for instructions on connecting the computer to the card edge serial port and configuring the terminal software 7 3 4 Setting the 7800FC Frame Controller to Upgrade Mode The UPGRADE jumper J9 located at the front of the module is used when image upgrades are being done to the 7800FC Frame Controller module For normal operation the jumper is set in the RUN position To ...

Page 32: ...end the file Upon completion the card will continue to reboot After the card reboots you can scroll to the top of the HyperTerminal buffer and the following information will be displayed EVERTZ 7800FC BOOT MONITOR MON8240 1 1 BUILD 4 COPYRIGHT 2000 EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMS LTD ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UPGRADE JUMPER PRESENT UPLOAD MAIN PROGRAM B B0 B B0 UPLOAD OKAY RUNNING 6C0000 NetBSD evertz 7800FC Boot R...

Page 33: ... Enter The following information is displayed on the screen Evertz PPCBoot 2 3 et 816 8313e rev 2 2 e300c3 rev 1 0 167 MHz bus 333 MHz core link up 1000 Mbit s duplex user requested abort PPCBOOT upgrade upload product firmware now upload okay PPCBOOT boot LOADING PROGRAM SECTIONS LOAD COMPLETE 780XFC hardware test code RCWHR 84546c00 RCWLR 65040000 total memory 268435456 bytes available memory 26...

Page 34: ... space dir XvY_Z_7800FC bin space image Enter Add the full path name directory location of the downloaded 7800FC Image file in place of dir in the above entry If there are spaces in the path name they must be surrounded by quotations Note that X Y and Z are FC image release version numbers as identified in the downloaded file name The file will take approximately 5 to 10 minutes to upload Upon suc...

Page 35: ...cific Product Location Hardware version Software version SNMP V1 Community strings SNMP V1 Trap destinations and local TRAP Management Faults for the 7800FC The home page of the 7800FC web interface is shown in Figure 8 1 The FC Menu will provide a list of all products currently in the frame occupied by the 7800FC It will also provide the firmware version of each card in the frame Cards that appea...

Page 36: ...grade page as shown in Figure 8 2 Figure 8 2 WebEASY Firmware Upgrade Page 8 1 1 Upgrading Modules Using WebEASY The firmware for individual modules in a frame with a 7800FC can be upgraded using the web interface Beside each compatible product will be a checkbox Select the checkbox of the card to be upgraded and then click on the the Choose File button to select the desired firmware from a local ...

Page 37: ...ller in slot 1 Clicking on the link will bring the user to the 7800FC Firmware Upgrade page shown in Figure 8 3 Once on this page click on the Choose File button to select the desired firmware from a local drive then click on the Upgrade button to start the process The progress bar to the right of the card slot will provide feedback on the status of the upgrade Figure 8 3 WebEASY Firmware Upgrade ...

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