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1.
OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 1
2.
INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................ 2
2.1. INSTALLING THE MODULE REAR PLATE ......................................................................... 2
2.2. INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE MODULE .................................................................... 4
2.3. REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................ 5
2.3.1. Ethernet Connection .................................................................................................. 5
2.3.2. GPI/O Connections .................................................................................................... 7
2.3.3. Serial I/O Connections ............................................................................................... 7
2.4. REPLACING THE BATTERY ............................................................................................... 7
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
FRAME STATUS ............................................................................................................... 12
5.2. CONFIGURING THE MODULE FOR FIRMWARE UPGRADES........................................... 12
6.
CONFIGURING THE FRAME CONTROLLER ............................................................................. 13
6.1.1. Connecting the Computer to the Card Edge Serial Port ............................................. 13
6.1.2. Terminal Program Setup .......................................................................................... 13
6.2. CONFIGURING THE NETWORK SETTINGS ..................................................................... 14

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK® Frame Controller TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ..........................1 INSTALLATION..........................2 2.1. INSTALLING THE MODULE REAR PLATE ................. 2 2.2. INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE MODULE ..............4 2.3. REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS .................... 5 2.3.1. Ethernet Connection ....................5 2.3.2.
  • Page 2 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 6.2.1. Network Setup ......................15 6.2.2. SNMP Setup ......................17 6.2.2.1. SNMP V1 Setup ..................17 6.2.2.2. Community Strings ..................17 6.2.2.3. Trap Setup ....................18 6.2.2.4. SNMP V3 Setup ..................18 6.2.3.
  • Page 3 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® Figures Figure 1-1: 7800FC Block Diagram ....................1 Figure 2-1: 7800FR Rear Panel with Cover Plate Installed ..............2 Figure 2-2: 7800FR Rear Panel Kit Installation ................... 3 Figure 2-3: 7800FC Rear Panel ......................5 Figure 2-4: Crossover Cable Wiring Diagram ..................
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  • Page 5 Feb 2014 Information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Evertz assumes no responsibility for the use thereof nor for the rights of third parties, which may be affected in any way by the use thereof. Any representations in this document concerning performance of Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance, either expressed or implied.
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  • Page 7: Overview

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® OVERVIEW The 7800FC VistaLINK® Frame Controller card provides a single point of access to communicate with VistaLINK -capable modules. The 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller provides a 10BASE-T/100BASE- ® ® TX/1000BASE-TX Ethernet port and communication is facilitated using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

  • Page 8: Installation

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® INSTALLATION The 7800FC Frame Controller module can only be installed into 7700FR-C, 7800FR and 7800FR-QT frames that have been fitted with the proper module interconnect circuit board. These frames have an ‘L’...

  • Page 9: Figure 2-2: 7800Fr Rear Panel Kit Installation

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® Figure 2-2: 7800FR Rear Panel Kit Installation Page-3 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 10: Installing And Removing The Module

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 2.2. INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE MODULE In order to insert or remove modules you will have to open the front panel. Turn the two captive screws located on the front panel counter clockwise several turns until they release completely from the front extrusions.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel Connections

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 2.3. REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Figure 2-3: 7800FC Rear Panel 2.3.1. Ethernet Connection The 7800FC is designed to be used with either 10Base-T (10 Mbps), 100Base-TX (100 Mbps) also known as Fast Ethernet, or 1000Base-TX (1000 MBps) twisted pair Ethernet cabling systems. When connecting for 10Base-T systems, category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable as well as EIA/TIA –...

  • Page 12: Table 2-1: Standard Rj45 Wiring Colour Codes For "Straight Through" Cables

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® The straight-through RJ-45 cable can be purchased or can be constructed using the pinout information in Table 2-1. A colour code wiring table is provided in Table 2-1 for the current RJ-45 standards (AT&T 258A or EIA/TIA 258B colour coding shown).

  • Page 13: Gpi/O Connections

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® If you are building a “crossover” cable you must wire it according to Figure 2-4: Figure 2-4: Crossover Cable Wiring Diagram 2.3.2. GPI/O Connections GP I/O: A 9 pin female ‘D’ connector for connection to external devices. (Currenlty this port is not used.) 2.3.3.

  • Page 14: Safety Guidelines And Precautions Concerning The Use Of 3V Lithium Batteries

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is exposed to excessive heat such as direct sunlight, fire, etc. 2.4.1. Safety Guidelines and Precautions Concerning the Use of 3V Lithium Batteries Please observe the following warnings strictly. If misused, the batteries may explode or leak, causing injury or damage to the equipment.

  • Page 15: Specifications

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® SPECIFICATIONS 3.1. ETHERNET Network Type: IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T) IEEE 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.

  • Page 16: Status Indicators

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® STATUS INDICATORS The 7800FC has 5 LED Status indicators on the front card edge to show operational status of the card at a glance. Figure 4-1 shows the location of the LEDs and card edge controls.

  • Page 17: Dot-Matrix Display

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 4.2. DOT-MATRIX DISPLAY Additional signal status monitoring of the card’s parameters is provided via the 4-character alphanumeric status display located 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.

  • Page 18: Jumpers

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® JUMPERS +12V MODULE STATUS UPGRADE EVERTZ (1) 7800FC Figure 5-1: Location of Jumpers 5.1. SELECTING WHETHER LOCAL FAULTS WILL BE MONITORED BY THE GLOBAL FRAME STATUS BUS: The BUS jumper J8 located near the top middle of the module determines whether local faults (as shown by the Local Fault indicator) will be connected to the 7700FR-C, 7800FR or 7800FR-QT frame's global status bus.

  • Page 19: Configuring The Frame Controller

    Terminal program such as HyperTerminal • Special upgrade cable supplied with the 7700FR-C, 7800FR or 7800FR-QT frame. This cable is normally in the vinyl pouch at the front of this manual. (Evertz part #WA S76). 6.1. ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION WITH THE FRAME CONTROLLER 6.1.1.

  • Page 20: Configuring The Network Settings

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® Install the 7800FC card into the frame. After the card powers up and the boot-up messages are finished, a “login” prompt will appear in the terminal window. (For future reference 7800FC software version information is displayed prior to the “login” prompt and should be quoted to Service staff when required.)

  • Page 21: Network Setup

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® To choose one of the menu choices, enter the letter or number shown on the left and then press <Enter>. If you choose menu item 1 or 2 or 3 you will be presented with an additional menu. Choose menu items on these sub menus in the same way or press X to return to the main menu.
  • Page 22 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® This setting allows the Frame Controller to be automatically assigned an IP address for the parameters below from a DHCP server during boot-up. If you are not running Use DHCP a DHCP server, set this parameter to “No” first before making any changes to other parameters.

  • Page 23: Snmp Setup

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 6.2.2. SNMP Setup In the SNMP Setup menu, there are three submenus to choose from: This menu item contains setup information for SNMP version 1 related SNMP V1 Setup configurations. This menu item contains setup information for SNMP version 3 related SNMP V3 Setup configurations.

  • Page 24: Trap Setup

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® For example: **** SNMP Setup **** <1> Read Community String [public] <2> Read/Write Community String [private] <3> Trap Setup <X> Exit > 6.2.2.3. Trap Setup “Trap Setup” allows the user to define IP addresses of the trap listeners for when the asynchronous fault messages are sent.
  • Page 25 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 6.2.2.4.1. SNMP V3 User Setup The SNMP V3 User Setup menu defines basic access rules for the SNMP V3 protocol, controlling the ability to read (“GET”) or read/write (“SET”) parameters. It also provides the password key for authentication as well as AES or DES encryption.

  • Page 26: Exiting The Setup Menu

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 6.2.2.4.2. SNMP V3 Trap Setup The SNMP V3 Trap Setup menu allows the user to define IP addresses of the trap listeners for when the asynchronous fault messages are sent. A maximum of ten IP addresses can be stored in the Frame Controller.
  • Page 27 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® **** Main Menu **** <1> Network Setup <2> SNMP Setup <X> Exit <W> Exit without saving to flash NetBSD/evbppc (780xfc) (console) login: At this point, the serial connector can be removed from the Frame Controller and the terminal program closed.

  • Page 28: Upgrading The Frame Controller Image Vistalink

    The DHCP mode should be disabled before proceeding with the 7800FC Frame Controller upgrade. To disable your DHCP refer to section 6.2.1. 7.2.1. Downloading the 7800FC Frame Controller Image 1. Download the image file “7800FC Image File” from the Evertz web site (www.evertz.com –...

  • Page 29: Upgrading The Frame Controller Image Using Vistalink

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 7.2.2. Upgrading the Frame Controller Image using VistaLINK ® 1. Start a VistaLINK PRO client and login using the ® Administrator user account (VLPRO-C does not use login accounts). 2. Expose the 7800FC in the hardware tree using ‘Add/Update Frame’...

  • Page 30: Serial Card Edge Upgrade Procedure

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® Figure 7-2: Control Tab for the FC Configuration View  If for any reason the upload is interrupted, you must execute the procedures outlined in sections 7.3.4, 7.3.5 and 7.3.7, as you will be unable to complete the procedure outlined in section 7.2.

  • Page 31: Downloading Upgrade Files

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 7.3.1. Downloading Upgrade Files 1. Download the boot loader “7800FC Boot Loader”, upgrade program “7800FC Upgrade” and the image file ”7800FC Image File” from the web site (www.evertz.com – Downloads > Firmware Downloads link >...

  • Page 32: Upgrading The 7800Fc Boot Loader

    UPLOAD MAIN PROGRAM B B0 B B0 UPLOAD OKAY RUNNING 6C0000 >> NetBSD/evertz 7800FC Boot, Revision 2.0 Build 12 >> (rjalali@brain, Fri Nov 5 10:33:15 EST 2004) > 7.3.7. Upgrading the 7800FC Frame Controller 1. Pull the card out of the slot and then reinsert it back into the frame. After the card powers up and the “Upload Main Program”...
  • Page 33 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 2. At the prompt “>”, type “upgrade<space>–u<Enter>” The following 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>...
  • Page 34 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 5. Using the “Run…” command in the “Start” menu, or opening a Command Prompt (MS-DOS) window, type “ftp 192.168.1.187<Enter>” (or similar IP address from the previous instruction, as displayed). This will open an MS-DOS FTP window. Note that the PC, used for entering commands and storing the downloaded image file, and 7800FC must be configured to operate on the same LAN.

  • Page 35: Webeasy ® Web Interface

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® WEBEASY WEB INTERFACE ® The 7800FC provides a built-in web interface that allows a user to interact with the 7800FC as well as WebEASY supported products using a standard Internet web browser. The 7800FC web interface can be ®...

  • Page 36: Upgrading Cards Using Webeasy

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 8.1. UPGRADING CARDS USING WEBEASY ® The 7800FC web interface provides a simple way to upgrade both the firmware on the 7800FC as well as the firmware of cards that support WebEASY .

  • Page 37: Upgrading 7800Fc Using Webeasy

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7800FC VistaLINK Frame Controller ® 8.1.2. Upgrading 7800FC Using WebEASY ® The firmware for the 7800FC can be upgraded by clicking on the Upgrade link beside the frame controller in slot 1. Clicking on the link will bring the user to the 7800FC Firmware Upgrade page shown in Figure 8-3.
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