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Tachyon and the iNetVu® 7000 Series Controller 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1-877-iNetVu6 

www.c-comsat.com

 

Revision 3.0 

May 25, 2015 

 
 

Tachyon CI1300 

Summary of Contents for Tachyon CI1300

Page 1: ...Tachyon and the iNetVu 7000 Series Controller 1 877 iNetVu6 www c comsat com Revision 3 0 May 25 2015 Tachyon CI1300 ...

Page 2: ...INETVU MOBILE SYSTEM QUICK START TACHYON C COM Satellite Systems Inc Page 2 This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 3: ...rved during all phases of setup and operation of this equipment Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this documentation violates safety standards of design manufacture and intended use of the equipment C COM Satellites Systems Inc assumes no liability for the customer s failure to comply with these requirements This situation or practice might result in p...

Page 4: ...net at broadband speeds The iNetVu Mobile application consists of the iNetVu Mobile software 7000 software for the 7000 Series Controller iNetVu Mobile Application Key Features Automatic re peak on satellite upon signal loss Automatic dish stow if Mobile Platform moves If the vehicle is moved before the dish is stowed the dish will sense movement and will automatically begin stowing itself The dis...

Page 5: ...e Transmit and Receive Polarization Horizontal Vertical COM port users must use a standard male to female DB9 cable with the NULL Modem Adapter attached to the controller end of the cable It is highly beneficial to use the DVB search in the controller when auto acquiring with the supported tachyon modems Any DVB S tuner on the target satellite could be utilized If the tachyon modem is setup for a ...

Page 6: ...0 IDU Motor Cable IP A B C D SUB 255 X Y Z X OVER NETWORK CABLE 90 264 VAC Motor Control Cable Sensor Cable RG6 Coaxial Cable USB Cable Network Cable Power Cable With a USB Connection from a PC to the controller the software application may be used to configure the controller as well as to perform automatic satellite acquisition and stow functions If the user wishes not to use a PC the controller ...

Page 7: ... CABLE 90 264 VAC Motor Control Cable Sensor Cable RG6 Coaxial Cable USB Cable Network Cable Power Cable With a USB Connection from a PC to the controller the software application must be used to configure the controller as well as to perform automatic satellite acquisition and stow functions If the user wishes not to use a PC the controller is fully configurable from the front screen IP A B C D 1...

Page 8: ...Modem VSAT Communication Parameters The 7000 Controller may be configured via the Software Application Web Interface LCD interface Only one is necessary for complete configuration iNetVu Software Application preferred method First time user should use the iNetVu Wizard which is imbedded into the iNetVu software for guidance in configuring your system USB Connection Ethernet Connection iNetVu Web I...

Page 9: ... data exists The controller will then peak on the modem signal when the satellite is found RF search should be used as a last resort after DVB and or DVB with reference satellite because search time is much longer The Reference Satellite option is useful when the user cannot find a DVB transponder on the desired target satellite The user may select a reference satellite with a known DVB Transponde...

Page 10: ...ce you may skip to the Software Installation 2 Open Network and Sharing Center Network Connections right click your network card and select Properties 3 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties 4 Select Use the following IP address Set your PC to the same subnet as the 7000 Controller IP Address A B C D 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway A B C D Modem Router IP The Gateway...

Page 11: ...ssword password a Navigate to the IP menu and press the ENTER button b Press the button to allow for modification on the C_IP field and set the IP address of the controller For example if the Modem Router IP is 192 168 0 1 then the controller IP could be set to 192 168 0 2 Press the ENTER button once the change is complete c Press the Exit button twice to exit out of the configuration menu When pr...

Page 12: ...on and Configuration Please Note Do not connect the Controller via USB until the drivers and software have been installed 1 If you are installing from the USB flash drive or have downloaded from the C COM FTP KB run the iNetVu7000Setup exe file 2 Install the iNetVu 7000 Software and close when complete ...

Page 13: ...T TACHYON C COM Satellite Systems Inc Page 13 3 Install the FTDI USB Drivers and iNetVu USB Drivers Both are required Click Extract Click Next Click Finish 4 Continue through the USB Driver Installation Wizard Click Next Click Finish ...

Page 14: ...r PC 6 Windows XP users will have to follow the new hardware wizard and let windows automatically install the drivers Select No not this time Select Install the software automatically Click Continue Anyway Click Finish 7 Windows Vista and 7 users the drivers should install automatically without any further user action 8 You have successfully installed the 7000 iNetVu Drivers and Software ...

Page 15: ...sing the wizard or click NO to proceed to the iNetVu Mobile 7000 software NOTE It is recommended that you continue to the iNetVu Setup Wizard and confirm all required information is correct Please select Do not show this message again so this pop up will not appear after you have completed the initial Controller setup 2 If the controller firmware does not match you will be prompted to update ...

Page 16: ...n screen instructions to update the controller firmware Once complete the wizard will resume 4 You may wish to continue through the wizard to complete the controller configuration or verify the settings You can switch to the iNetVu software at any time by right clicking and selecting Controls ...

Page 17: ... 5 Configure the Platform Type Version and Serial No If no changes are needed press Next to continue Platform Type Antenna Model Version Antenna Version Serial No Antenna Serial Number It is important that this information be correct or will result in undesired antenna behavior ...

Page 18: ...ly Mouse over each selection for a detailed description After changes have been made please click Next to continue Service Information Type Tachyon Interface SNMP or COM how the Controller will communicate with the Modem Modem Configuration IP Address Enter the Modem IP Address Controller TCP IP Settings IP Address Controller IP Address Subnet Mask Controller Subnet Mask Default Gateway Controller...

Page 19: ...on to DVB Type Carrier Type DVB S1 or DVB S2 ACM Frequency L Band Frequency KHz Symbol Rate Symbol Rate Ksps FEC Code Rate Search Method DVB Search DVB will search directly on DVB S1 or DVB S2 carrier and lock on it For user wishing to use the DVB Search Method the DVB Settings are required for satellite acquisition Please ask your service provider or NOC for a valid DVB Carrier RF Search RF will ...

Page 20: ...t No to return to the previous screen to make additional changes 9 Congratulations you have configured your iNetVu Controller You can now find satellite by pressing the FIND SAT button from the front panel or by launching the iNetvu Software For more detailed information on the iNetVu 7000 Controller Software refer to the iNetVu 7000 Controller Manual ...

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