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System Update

The firmware update is provided by Qbit as a single file with the file name
"qbit_q56x_fw_xxx.gz" . This file must be get ready on your computer before update.

(xxx: Version number)

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Start the P56x web-server in a browser.

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Choose Profiles under the menu Configuration and save

configuration on your computer.

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Select the menu Firmware Upload and load the file.

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Press the Send button to start the update. The update process must not be

interrupted.

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Select the menu Restart and achieve a Hard Reboot with Default to ensure t

the IP address of the CTRL interface won't be reset.

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Choose Profiles under the menu Configuration and reload the configuration.

•

Select the menu Restart and achieve a restart.

provided by Qbit as a single file with the file name

_fw_xxx.gz" . This file must be get ready on your computer before update.

server in a browser.

Choose Profiles under the menu Configuration and save the current

Select the menu Firmware Upload and load the file.

Press the Send button to start the update. The update process must not be

Select the menu Restart and achieve a Hard Reboot with Default to ensure t

the IP address of the CTRL interface won't be reset.

Choose Profiles under the menu Configuration and reload the configuration.

Select the menu Restart and achieve a restart.

_fw_xxx.gz" . This file must be get ready on your computer before update.

Press the Send button to start the update. The update process must not be

Select the menu Restart and achieve a Hard Reboot with Default to ensure that

Choose Profiles under the menu Configuration and reload the configuration.

Summary of Contents for P56 Series

Page 1: ...1 P56x Manual 14032011 ...

Page 2: ...2 P56x Manual 14032011 Manual for P56x ...

Page 3: ... Contact Information International Datacasting Corporation Europe Address Marga Klompélaan 18 6836 BH ARNHEM The Netherlands Telephone 31 26 323 6969 Fax 31 26 323 3952 Web site http www datacast com E Mail EMEA_info datacast com ...

Page 4: ... 11 2 2 2 Decoder P562 12 2 2 3 Codec P560 12 2 3 Installation for P56x models 12 2 4 LEDs 14 2 5 Front panel keyboard 15 2 6 Front Panel Display 16 2 7 Default IP settings 18 3 On System HTTP Web server 19 3 1 Navigation menu 20 3 2 Status menu 21 3 2 1 Codec 21 3 2 2 Network 22 3 2 3 Revisions 22 3 2 4 System Health 22 3 3 Configuration menu 22 3 3 1 Codec 23 3 3 2 Network 23 3 3 3 ISDN ISDN mod...

Page 5: ...rface 31 4 3 P56x configuration using the Web Interface 32 4 4 P560 Codec Configuration 32 4 4 1 Sample Rate 33 4 4 2 Encoder Channels 33 4 4 2 1 Audio input 33 4 4 2 2 Analog level offset dB 33 4 4 2 3 Encoding algorithm 33 4 4 2 4 Channel mode Layer II 34 4 4 2 5 Channel mode AAC LC 34 4 4 2 6 Channel mode HE AACv1 34 4 4 2 7 Channel mode HE AACv2 34 4 4 2 8 Channel mode Lin PCM 34 4 4 2 9 Linea...

Page 6: ... 7 Channel mode HE AACv2 38 4 5 2 8 Bitrate 38 4 5 2 9 DVB specific settings 38 4 5 3 Encoder MPEG TS DVB 39 4 5 3 1 DVB table selection 39 4 5 3 2 Transport stream bitrate bits sec 39 4 5 3 3 DVB specific settings 39 4 5 4 Encoder Data Output 39 4 5 4 1 Output mode 39 4 5 4 2 UDP destination IP 40 4 5 4 3 UDP destination port 40 4 5 5 Ancillary Data 40 4 5 5 1 Transport mode 40 4 5 5 2 RS232 baud...

Page 7: ...g 44 8 Technical specifications 45 8 1 Models 45 8 2 General Technical Data 46 8 3 Supported bit rates 46 8 3 1 Supported bit rates MPEG 1 Layer 2 46 8 3 2 Supported bit rates AAC 47 8 4 Connectors 47 8 4 1 Audio Analog In LEFT RIGHT 48 8 4 2 Audio Analog Out LEFT RIGHT 48 8 4 3 Audio Digital AES EBU 48 8 4 4 Ethernet 10 100 CTRL DATA 49 8 4 5 Layout ANCILLARY DATA connector 49 8 4 6 Layout GPIO c...

Page 8: ...roduct in any area where it may become wet Place the unit in a horizontal position and do not place anything Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cable is not damaged If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or our Fout Verwijzingsbron niet This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the...

Page 9: ...Directive 2004 108 EC EMC Directive The product complies with all the relevant safety requirements of the appropriated directives The product complies with the Conformity as defined by the guideline 2002 95 EC The product conforms to the following EU directives 2006 95 EC Low Voltage Directive 2004 108 EC EMC Directive 9 The product complies with all the relevant safety requirements of the Conform...

Page 10: ...o Encoder Decoder Codec for up to 8 stereo channels encoder channels decoder channels or mixed It is delivered in a 19 1U housing The connection depends on the configuration of the ordered device 1 2 Scope of Delivery The delivery contains Unit Power Connector User Manual ...

Page 11: ...coder P561 Check if scope of delivery see section Scope of Delivery is complete with When installing the P56x Series in a rack or another assembly you should make sure that the housing has the necessary air exchange Series mounted on top of the other you should have a cooling system that produces an air current to prevent heat Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product i...

Page 12: ...ls mount 19 1U unit and connect the following connectors 4 RIGHT 1 4 AES EBU Please connect an analog stereo input signal to any two of the LEFT and RIGHT In case of a digital input signal please connect the digital stereo input nector The inputs can be configured to be analog or digital or configuration of audio input refer to sections 4 4 P560 Codec Configuration and 4 6 P562 Decoder Configurati...

Page 13: ...THERNET 10 100 DATA Models without ISDN operation only Then connect the data network to the LAN interface connector ETHERNET 10 100 DATA for the transport stream output over IP 3 ASI connectors ASI 1 or ASI 2 Please connect the ASI cable to ASI 1 or ASI 2 for transport stream output 4 ISDN Advanced ISDN models only Please connect the rightmost Audio connector to the ISDN connector 5 GPIO Please co...

Page 14: ...tely every 500msec 5 ERROR An error has occurred and the P56x The unit has successfully completed its boot cycle and is running The unit is running and streaming data STATUS 2 lights up if a valid AES signal has been detected at the digital audio input AES signal LED off has been detected at the digital audio input and analog input connectors The AES signal state is updated approximately every 500...

Page 15: ...right This button leads into a menu to ma made by pressing it on the save field With the front panel keyboard you can configure and display the status of the Generally there are three kinds of buttons navigations through the menus and switch between The ESC button always leads to the next exit Pressing ESC several times eventually leads back to the status screen This button leads into a menu to ma...

Page 16: ...t up the IP address for configuration See section 4 1 Network address and 4 2 Network configuration using the Web Interface displays the function Encoder Decoder Codec Encoder or Decoder and the state Blinking Running means no failure otherwise the appropriate failure is displayed displays the channel number and the configuration of the audio input displays the stream displays the audio output Pre...

Page 17: ...ack to the status screen To confirm any changes made the ENTER button has to be For configuration refer to sections 4 4 P560 Codec Configuration 4 5 P561 Encoder 562 Decoder Configuration There are two channel level meter screens to check the activity of the used audio Escape to the channel screen can be done by pressing the or button several times changes between status screen channel level meter...

Page 18: ...18 2 7 Default IP settings By default the unit has got the following IP settings Address 192 168 093 151 Netmask 255 255 255 000 Gateway 000 000 000 000 ...

Page 19: ...tion of the unit s IP addresses If you forget the actual IP address the device become unreachable via IP provides an integrated web server so you can access them as soon as the unit is reachable via IP Refer to section 4 1 Network address configuration at the for information how to set the IP address via front panel display Open your web browser and type in the IP address of the unit to be changed...

Page 20: ...ersion Restart of the system after new configuration or firmware upload Menu items are Home Status Configuration Firmware Upload Restart After a few seconds of inactivity the P56x homepage leads you always to the Status menu screen This menu gives you an overview of the general system status according to the model Note Default username q56xadmin Default password qbit Username and password are case...

Page 21: ...s a menu bar with the options Codec Network Revisions System Health 3 2 1 Codec Here the current encoding decoding parameters The link Status opens a menu bar with the options Here the current encoding decoding parameters are displayed 21 ...

Page 22: ...face will be displayed 3 2 3 Revisions Displays the revision number of the firmware and integrated modules 3 2 4 System Health Displays the temperature of the main board and system voltages 3 3 Configuration menu The link Configuration opens a menu bar with the options Codec Network ISDN ISDN models only SNMP Security Alarms Date Time Profiles ...

Page 23: ...Bits s Halfduplex 100MBits s Vollduplex After setting a new configuration you have to restart the system ings for each channel can be done Allows you to set the Hostname and the TCP IP configuration of the P56x web interface IP address netmask default gateway and Ethernet mode Ethernet mode configuration options fduplex 10MBits s Vollduplex 100MBits s Halfduplex 100MBits s Vollduplex After setting...

Page 24: ...be combined to a transfer rate of 128kBits s This setting has to be equal for both Encoder and Decoder In this mode the P56x uses the synchronization mode MusicTaxi e Bitrate Displays the bitrate depending on the configuration with channel bundling 128kBits s or without channel bundling 64kBits s f Cyclic Connection Test Checks the telephone connection periodically as defined in Phone No and Call ...

Page 25: ...iguration of the P561 c Encoder Audio AES Lock Reports the receiving of a valid digital audio AES Signal d Decoder Synchronisation Valid audio data is received and being decoded e Audio Level f ISDN Test Connection ISDN models only Checks in periodic intervals if the ISDN connection is available g ISDN Connect Status ISDN models only Trap Destination Up to 6 trap destinations are available Allows ...

Page 26: ...u SNTP settings Hint You have to configure the gateway in the Network menu first Sub menu SNTP settings items are Primary Time Server Secondary Time Server Synchronize Interval min default value 60 After changing the Clock Reference option click the save button first and then synchronize 3 3 8 Profiles This screen allows you to save and restore the current configuration This is recommended before ...

Page 27: ...d 3 5 1 Restart After changing the configuration of your Firmware Upload menu System Update for information on the Firmware Upload menu Allows you to perform a Restart Hard Reboot or a Hard Reboot with Defaults After changing the configuration of your P56x you have to restart your system 27 for information on the Firmware Upload menu Reboot with Defaults you have to restart your system ...

Page 28: ... have the possibility to power cycle the device All parameters will be set to default values Don t use this button after a firmware update The IP address of the CTRL interface will be reset Hard Reboot with Defaults To power cycle the device after a firmware update The IP address of the CTRL interface is reset to the default value of 192 168 93 152 28 you have the possibility to power cycle the de...

Page 29: ... have to configure the network settings separately The network setup is performed via the display and keyboard or the web server The P56x setup is only performed via the Network address configuration at the unit To configure network address netmask and gateway for the control and stream you use the keypad and display at the front panel of the unit Configure the network IP address the following way...

Page 30: ... Save menu entry and press Netmask and gateway are configured in the same way Upon all modifications you have taken use the cursor button to step down to ntry and press ENTER To prevent misuse the user will be asked if he she wants to Save Changes and Restart or Don t Save this Save Changes and Restart will then perform a restart and the new settings will hould be paid to configure different IP ad...

Page 31: ...nterface It is not recommended to use the web interface for the configuration the unit s IP addresses If you forget the actual IP address the may become unreachable via IP server For information how to access and login On System HTTP Web server link and a sub menu appears Select the Network can type the desired values for the IP address Netmask Default gateway and Ethernet mode for both the Contro...

Page 32: ...iate configuration screen appears When all settings are done click the button Save at the bottom of the configuration page Restart the system and the changed configuration will be activated Shut down the browser to log off the P56x web server 4 4 P560 Codec Configuration The Configuration menu Codec supports the following settings Note In case of a new P56x unit you must configure the IP address a...

Page 33: ...g sections 4 4 2 1 Audio input Allows selection of the audio input Configuration options analog AES EBU 4 4 2 2 Analog level offset dB The device comes with a level adjustment of 6 dBu and a level offset of 0 dBu The gain can be set between 6 dBu and 6 dBu Configuration options 6 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 2 3 Encoding algorithm For each coding algorithm exists one separate drop down menu for the configuration...

Page 34: ...channel mode Configuration options stereo stereo independent dual channel mono left mono right mono mix down 4 4 2 6 Channel mode HE AACv1 Sets the HE AAC v1 channel mode Configuration options stereo stereo independent dual channel mono left mono right mono mix down 4 4 2 7 Channel mode HE AACv2 Sets the HE AAC v2 channel mode Configuration option parametric stereo 4 4 2 8 Channel mode Lin PCM Set...

Page 35: ...sed 4 4 2 11 UDP Destinations Elementary Stream Sets the UDP addresses and channels for up to 4 destinations 4 4 3 Encoder MPEG TS DVB Refer to section 4 5 2 9 DVB specific settings and 4 5 3 Encoder MPEG TS DVB 4 4 4 Encoder Data Output Select the output mode Configuration options Element Stream via plain UDP Element Stream via RTP UDP Element Stream via ISDN for ISDN models only MPEG 2 TS via RT...

Page 36: ...of 6 dBu and a level offset of 0 dBu The gain can be set between 6 dBu and 6 dBu Configuration options 6 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 7 Ancillary Data Sets the transport mode and the baud rate of the ancillary data 4 4 7 1 Transport mode Selects the output path transport mode of the ancillary data It can be embedded in the MPEG 1 Layer II frame or the ancillary transport can be switched off Configuration options...

Page 37: ...io input Allows selection of the audio input Configuration options analog AES EBU 4 5 2 2 Analog level offset dB The device comes with a level adjustment of 6 dBu and a level offset of 0 dBu The gain can be set between 6 dBu and 6 dBu Configuration options 6 5 5 5 5 6 4 5 2 3 Encoding algorithm For each coding algorithm exists one separate drop down menu for the configuration of the Channel Mode e...

Page 38: ...AAC v2 channel mode Configuration option parametric stereo 4 5 2 8 Bitrate Sets the transport stream bit rate at the ASI output connectors Note that the user has to make sure that the bit rate is supported by the chosen encoder type otherwise the P561 might stop with an error condition ERROR LED permanently on after Save has been pressed 4 5 2 9 DVB specific settings The parameters to define the f...

Page 39: ...ttings The parameters to define the format of the MPEG 2 transport stream can be set in the menu items transport stream ID Network ID Original network ID Network name ISO language code 4 5 4 Encoder Data Output Select the output mode the transport stream can be either output through the ASI connectors or as an RTP UDP stream through the RJ45 connector named DATA 4 5 4 1 Output mode Following optio...

Page 40: ... It can be embedded in the MPEG 1 Layer II frame assigned through a private stream stream type 0x06 with the ancillary data PID both methods or no ancillary transport at all Configuration options off embedded private stream embedded private For ISDN models only Configuration options off embedded 4 5 5 2 RS232 baud rate Selects the baud rate of the ancillary data Configuration options 1200 2400 480...

Page 41: ...with a level adjustment of 6 dBu and a level offset of 0 dBu The gain can be set between 6 dBu and 6 dBu Configuration options 6 5 5 5 5 6 4 6 3 Ancillary Data Sets the transport mode and the baud rate of the ancillary data 4 6 3 1 Transport mode Selects the output path transport mode of the ancillary data It can be embedded in the MPEG 1 Layer II frame or the ancillary transport can be switched o...

Page 42: ... a restart provided by Qbit as a single file with the file name _fw_xxx gz This file must be get ready on your computer before update server in a browser Choose Profiles under the menu Configuration and save the current Select the menu Firmware Upload and load the file Press the Send button to start the update The update process must not be Select the menu Restart and achieve a Hard Reboot with De...

Page 43: ... and have to be readjusted to the desired values Reset to Factory Defaults You have two options to reset the P56x to factory default via web interface or front Via front panel keyboard to factory settings perform the following steps Press and hold the ENTER button on the keyboard Switch on the unit with the ENTER button pressed Wait a few seconds before releasing the ENTER button now shows factory...

Page 44: ...ure could be a re start of the unit by either switching the AC power off and after a few seconds on again or by triggering a re start through the web interface or the front panel keyboard refer to section 6 1 Via front panel keyboard If the error persists the configuration should be checked for unreasonable parameters like the ASI transport stream bit rate being too low or much too high or an unsu...

Page 45: ...8 1 Models Mode l Encoder Decoder Codec LCD Display Keyboard Interfaces P560 Ethernet ASI P561 Ethernet ASI P562 Ethernet ASI Advanced ISDN models P560 Ethernet ISDN P561 Ethernet ISDN P562 Ethernet ISDN implemented not implemented ...

Page 46: ...b server Factory presets By holding ENTER button top right on the front panel keyboard during power up 8 3 Supported bit rates 8 3 1 Supported bit rates MPEG 1 Layer 2 Total bit rate Audio Modes 32 kbit s Single Channel 48 kbit s Single Channel 56 kbit s Single Channel 64 kbit s Single Channel Dual Channel Stereo Joint Stereo 80 kbit s Single Channel 96 kbit s Single Channel Dual Channel Stereo Jo...

Page 47: ...A RJ45 The IP encapsulated data AUDIO IN AES EBU XLR female Digital audio input AUDIO IN LEFT XLR female Analog audio input left channel AUDIO IN RIGHT XLR female Analog audio input right channel AUDIO OUT AES EBU XLR male Digital audio output AUDIO OUT LEFT XLR male Analog audio output left channel AUDIO OUT RIGHT XLR male Analog audio output right channel ANCILLARY DATA SUBD9 female RS232 interf...

Page 48: ...GHT Pin 1 2 3 8 4 2 Audio Analog Out LEFT RIGHT Pin 1 2 3 8 4 3 Audio Digital AES EBU Audio Analog In LEFT RIGHT Assignment GND IN IN Audio Analog Out LEFT RIGHT Assignment GND OUT OUT Pin Assignment 1 GND 2 IN OUT a 3 IN OUT b 48 ...

Page 49: ...Pin Description 1 GND 14 TRANSMIT CH 1 2 RECEIVE CH 1 15 GND 3 TRANSMIT CH 2 16 RECEIVE CH 2 4 GND 17 TRANSMIT CH 3 5 RECEIVE CH 3 18 GND 6 TRANSMIT CH 4 19 RECEIVE CH 4 7 GND 20 TRANSMIT CH 5 8 RECEIVE CH 5 21 GND 9 TRANSMIT CH 6 22 RECEIVE CH 6 10 GND 23 TRANSMIT CH 7 11 RECEIVE CH 7 24 GND 12 TRANSMIT CH 8 25 RECEIVE CH 8 13 GND ...

Page 50: ...ON 14 2 OPTO IN 1 15 OPTO IN 2 3 OPTO IN 3 16 OPTO IN 4 4 OPTO IN 5 17 OPTO IN 6 5 OPTO IN 7 18 OPTO IN 8 6 19 7 20 8 REL 1 COMMON 21 REL 1 BREAK 9 REL 1 MAKE 22 REL 2 COMMON 10 REL 2 BREAK 23 REL 2 MAKE 11 REL 3 COMMON 24 REL 3 BREAK 12 REL 3 MAKE 25 REL 4 COMMON 13 REL 4 MAKE ...

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