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Peak P7000 Installation And Operating Handbook

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Installation and Operating Handbook
P7000, P7001/1D/1Q/1TSR, P7002, P7002D,
P7003A/B, P7006A/B/C/D, P7007, P7008,
P7010A/B, P7011A/B, P7012, P7013/B,
P7014, P7018A/B, P7025A/B, P7020, P7021,
P7022, P7127A/B, P7701 & P7702
Converters
Covers software version 4.25 and above
(Covers software version 3.00 and above for P7001Q)
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Handbook Issue 3.51, 8
June 2016
PEAK COMMUNICATIONS Ltd.
Unit 1, The Woodvale Centre, Woodvale Road,
Brighouse, West Yorkshire
HD6 4AB, England
Phone +44 (0)1484 714200
Fax +44 (0)1484 723666
IMPORTANT NOTE: THE INFORMATION AND SPECIFICATIONS
CONTAINED IN THESE DOCUMENTS SUPERSEDE ALL PREVIOUSLY
PUBLISHED INFORMATION CONCERNING THESE PRODUCTS

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  • Page 1 Installation and Operating Handbook P7000, P7001/1D/1Q/1TSR, P7002, P7002D, P7003A/B, P7006A/B/C/D, P7007, P7008, P7010A/B, P7011A/B, P7012, P7013/B, P7014, P7018A/B, P7025A/B, P7020, P7021, P7022, P7127A/B, P7701 & P7702 Converters Covers software version 4.25 and above (Covers software version 3.00 and above for P7001Q) Handbook Issue 3.51, 8...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1. INTRODUCTION ............................6 1.1 General product overview ........................6 1.2 Functional description ......................... 8 1.3 Review of P7000 series generic specification parameters ..............8 1.3.1 UpConverter IF Input ........................8 1.3.2 UpConverter L / S / UHF-Band Output ..................8 1.3.3 DownConverter IF Output ......................
  • Page 3 P7xxx Protocol .......................... 47 SA-Bus Compatible Protocol ....................62 Remote control version ......................74 Ethernet remote control (Optional) ................... 75 APPENDIX 1 Terms and conditions of sale ................... 77 Page 3 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 4 You can also contact us via our website at www.peakcom.co.uk To return a Peak Communications product for repair: 1. Contact the Peak Communications sales department and request a Return Material Authorisation (RMA) number. 2. You will be required to provide to our sales representative the model number, serial number and a detailed description of the problem.

  • Page 5: Product Compliance

    PRODUCT COMPLIANCE Safety To ensure safety of operator the P7000 series of converters have been designed to comply with the following safety standard; EN 60950: Safety of information technology equipment, including electrical business machines Operation of the equipment in a non standard manner will invalidate compliance to this standard.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    All P7000 series converters are housed in a 1U high 19" rack mount chassis and are designed to connect between a Modem IF, and provide an L or S-Band interface as required.
  • Page 7 10MHz reference signal and 22.5V DC power for both the transmit and receive paths to power an external Block Up and Downconverter. The P7000 series of converters will interface with the Peak CANBUS redundancy units for 1:1,...

  • Page 8: Functional Description

    5 years with no power applied. The P7020, P7021 & P7022 will function in exactly the same way as a the P7000, P7001 & P7002, with a DownConverter input at S-Band of 2.2-2.3GHz (or similar depending upon version provided) and an UpConverter output at S-Band of 2.025-...

  • Page 9: Downconverter If Output

    This distortion is not necessarily a sinusoidal waveform and is important when considering high symbol rates 1.3.8 UpConverter Conversion Gain Page 9 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 10: Downconverter Conversion Gain

    Consideration of spurii should be made if the input power is significantly reduced as low input power will give a worst spurious to signal ratio. 1.3.13 Invert Spectrum Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 10...

  • Page 11: Auxiliary Dc Output

    Inside Peak BUC’s and BDC’s the facility is made to pick up the 10MHz locking signal sent by the P7000 series and lock to the internal crystal. With the BUC locked to the indoor unit, the stability of the BUC unit is as good as the internal P7000 crystal.

  • Page 12: Internal Reference Frequency

    +40deg.C. 1.4 Mechanical description The P7000 series of converters are housed in a 19 inch 1U high chassis, suitable for rack mounting. They are 534mm (21 inches) deep, plus connectors and may be fitted with rack slides if required. Figure 1 shows views of the front and rear panels of the P7000 series L/ S-Band Up &...
  • Page 13 115/230 Volts AC 50/60 Hz SERIAL NO: Alarms Alarms MODEL NO: P7701 Ethernet Ext Ref. Rx Out Rx In L-Band Remote 100 Watts - 5.0A Fuse: T5AH Page 13 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 14: Front Panel Description

    (Redundancy operation). 1.6 Rear panel description All of the connectors necessary for the user to interface the P7000 series to other equipment are located at the rear of the unit. Depending on the model and various connection options available at the time of purchase, the connections may include the following;...

  • Page 15: Chassis Earth Stud

    ‘redundancy’ (Male) is a 9-way. EC mains power inlet (including switch & fuse) The P7000 series of converters are designed to operate from a mains AC supply of nominally 110 or 220 VAC ±20%, the unit contains an auto- ranging PSU input.

  • Page 16: L / S / Uhf-Band 'Monitor' (Optional On Some Units)

    Band output monitor. The connector next to the ‘Rx In’ is the –20dBc L/ S-Band input monitor. 1.6.7 ‘Ext Ref.’ On the P7000 series of converters this is the input for the 10MHz station clock. The internal reference is locked to this external reference. 1.6.8 ‘Alarms’ connector This is a 15-pin D-type (male) connector, which provides access to the various form 'C' relay contacts which indicate alarm conditions.
  • Page 17 General Fault 100MHz Fault Redundancy Coax Switch DEVICE SPECIFIC FAULTS; For the P7000 & P7020 there are 2 sets of device faults, one for the UpConverter and one for the DownConverter. For other units the appropriate table should be used. UPCONVERTER;...

  • Page 18: Installation

     Test Results.  Mains Lead (suitable for use in country of operation).  Spares Kit. If you suspect that any item is missing, please contact Peak Communications immediately. 2.1.3 Storage Store the product in the normal horizontal orientation, in its outer carton until it is required for use.

  • Page 19: Cleaning & Maintenance

    50 degrees C. This will be necessary if adjacent equipments Page 19 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 20: Prime Power Supply & Connection

    If a replacement fuse is required, then an equivalent type and rating must be used. The fuse size is 5 x 20 mm, rated at 5A anti-surge (T5A). Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 20...

  • Page 21: Earthing

    These are provided on the rear panel and have the following characteristics; Converter Type Connection Panel Impedance Notes. Type Label ‘Tx In’ 50Ω Optional 75Ω impedance. UpConverter BNC (f) Page 21 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 22: External Reference Input Connections

    (P7001D, P7001Q, P7001TSR & P7002D), each relay represents an individual converter, relay (1) for A and relay (2) for B etc. For combined Up/DownConverters (P7000 & P7020), relay (1) represents the UpConverter and relay (2) the DownConverter. A pin configuration is given below;...

  • Page 23: Remote Serial Communications Interface (Rs-232/Rs-485)

    Typical conductor characteristics would be size 24 AWG, screened with an overall tinned copper braid. For cable runs above 10m, an insulated signal return connection should also be made. Page 23 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 24: Redundancy Interface Connector

    The redundancy interface is a standard feature of these units and can be easily configured so that the converters communicate with each other for 1+1 and 2+1 redundancy systems or with the Peak redundancy controller for n+1 redundancy systems. The units communicate using the CANBUS interface system.

  • Page 25: Equipment Operation

    LNB oscillator and receiving the L-Band signal. In these situations the DC and 10MHz signals can be switched on and off and the frequency on the P7000 series unit can be set to include the frequency of the remote Block converter.

  • Page 26: Home Menu

    The HOME menu is the base menu from which to perform any function. For this manual to cover all models this section of the manual describes the basic operation of a P7000 unit which is typical of all the equipment in the P7000 range. The HOME menu displays items which are particular to the converter being used –...

  • Page 27: Rx Status

    3.2.4 Configure Select this option to change the set-up of the unit, especially frequency and gain. 3.2.5 Log Event log of any errors or problems that have arisen. Page 27 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 28: Memory

    Fan: The P7000 series of converters are fitted with two fans. One fan operates all the time the prime power is applied the second fan can be set to [ON] [OFF] or [AUTO]. In auto mode the fan will operate when the unit internal temperature rises above the set point.
  • Page 29 Tracking receiver DC output offset PTR50 Serial RefLev OP Tracking reference level output THIS OPTION IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE Unit Parameters: Parameter Description Operating Display Timeout Not used anymore Page 29 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 30: Configuration Menu

    3.3 Configuration menu Selecting Configure from the HOME menu displays a new screen. On the configuration menu the following can be set up TX and RX configuration Remote control Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 30...

  • Page 31: Tx Configuration

    If the current number is invalid an out of range message is shown. Press YES/ENTER to change. You can press YES/ENTER at any time in input to leave remaining numbers unchanged. 3.3.1.2 Gain Page 31 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 32 SHF is ON) and power to obtain the SYSTEM output frequency and power level. Example: If a P7000 Up converter 70MHz unit is connected to a PBU137 the P7000 display can be set to show the actual output frequency at Ku Band. The Block converter calculation in this case is simply the addition of the BUC Local Oscillator value to the L- Band frequency.
  • Page 33 Note that it may take a few minutes after switching on power and Reference for the outside unit to stabilise and the alarm to clear. Page 33 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 34: Rx Configuration

    The inversion is corrected in a P7000 DownConverter by changing the 2 LO in the unit to make P7000 invert. The LNB inverts and the P7000 inverts it back again. The whole system has then preserved the spectrum. If the appropriate option is enabled on the downconverter, then the user can also choose between an IF of 70Mhz and 140MHz via the configuration menu.
  • Page 35 The procedure for setting up the RS232 is the same as shown above for the RS485. 3.3.3.4 Set Protocol The P7000 series of converters can be made to emulate the previous generation P700 series converters (please contact the factory for further details), as well as be SA-Bus compatible.
  • Page 36 6 TCP Socket Timeout – Sets the TCP socket timeout, i.e. the amount of time waited for with no communications before the TCP socket is automatically closed. 7 SNMP – Allows the SNMP protocol to be turned Disabled/Enabled. Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 36...
  • Page 37 Ethernet mode, was fixed at 32. Since version 4.25 the address of the unit can be changed to anything from 1 - 255 as in normal RS232 mode. See section 6.3 for more details on the Ethernet option. Page 37 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 38: Redundancy

    1:1 and 1:2 redundancy setups, and when the unit is in manual mode. 3.3.4.5 Mode This sets the 1:1 and 1:2 redundancy to be manual or automatic. Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 38...
  • Page 39 0 permanently. 3.3.4.8 List units in system This displays a menu screen showing the other units that can be seen on the same system as this unit. Page 39 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 40 ‘IGNORE COAXIALSWITCH’ from the Modify Parameters -> Unit menu. Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 40...

  • Page 41: Upc

    It can be ignored for non-UPC attached units. The menu is not shown if the unit is not UPC controllable, i.e. it is not an upconverter. For operational details see the latest UPC manual. Page 41 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 42: Rear Panel Connector Pinouts

    There are 2 independent relays controlled together designated (1) and (2), as follows; Important note: N/O means 'normally open' in the non fail state with STATUS LED Green Unit (1) = Tx, Unit (2) = Rx for P7000 and P7020 units Unit fault (1) COM...
  • Page 43 Note: N/O indicates 'normally open' in the non fail state, with STATUS LED Green. Page 43 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 44: Remote

    RS485 Tx + RS485 Tx - Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used GROUND RS232 Rx In RS232 Tx Out Not used Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 44...

  • Page 45: Redundancy

    1+1, 2+1 and n+1 redundancy systems. 1 for 1 Redundancy (switched & passive) For 1+1 switched redundant operation a pair of P7000 series units are required along with an R1000 for receive applications and T1000 for Transmit applications, for full P7000 &...

  • Page 46: For N Redundancy

    2 and pin 7. This is not required when the redundancy system incorporates a T1000, R1000 or TR1000 module, as the terminating resistor is present within the unit. Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 46...

  • Page 47: Remote Control

    All message to and from the unit follow the above protocol with a character format of 8 data bits, one stop bit, no parity, baud rate 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200 or 300. Note that all numeric values are shown as decimal. Page 47 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 48 Instruction Number List: (in decimal) (P7000, P7001, P7001D, P7002, P7002D, P7003A/B, P7006A/B/C/D, P7007, P7008, P7010A/B, P7011A/B, P7012, P7013/B, P7014, P7018A/B, P7025A/B, P7020, P7021, P7022, P7127A/B, P7701, P7702 ): To P7XXX unit From P7XXX unit Description Requests Rx/Tx Status Responds with Rx/Tx Status...
  • Page 49 Instruction 21 (Rx/Tx Status Request Reply) (P7000, P7001, P7001D, P7002, P7002D, P7020, P7021, P7022, P7701, P7702): Message Set Value / Length Description Byte No. (example) (bytes)     No of bytes in message   Address  ...
  • Page 50 Instruction 21 (Rx/Tx Status Request Reply) (P7003A/B, P7006A/B/C, P7007, P7008, P7010A/B, P7011A/B, P7012, P7013, P7014, P7018A, P7127A): The following message is of a similar style/layout to that of the P7000 units however, as mentioned earlier there are no SHF, 10MHz, or DC Feed options.
  • Page 51  Checksum   Instruction 21 (Rx/Tx Status Request Reply) (P7006D, P7025A/B, P7127B): The following message is of a similar style/layout to that of the P7000 units but has extra PLO and coax switch faults. Message Set Value / Length Description Byte No.
  • Page 52   Checksum   Instruction 21 (Rx/Tx Status Request Reply) (P7018B): The following message is of a similar style/layout to that of the P7000 units but has extra PLO and coax switch faults. Message Set Value / Length Description Byte No.
  • Page 53 Checksum Instruction 21 (Rx/Tx Status Request Reply) (P7001TSR): The following message is of a similar style/layout to that of the P7000 units. Message Set Value / Length Description Byte No.
  • Page 54  Checksum  Instruction 21 (Rx/Tx Status Request Reply) (P7001Q): The following message is of a similar style/layout to that of the P7000 units. Message Set Value / Length Description Byte No.
  • Page 55 Set Value / Length Description Byte No. (example) (bytes) No of bytes in message Address Message instruction ‘X’ Extended Message ‘U’ Sub-extended message. Ask for UPC channel status Checksum Page 55 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 56 (‘123’ = 12.3 dB) Attenuation asked for by the UPC unit, in 0.1dB steps (‘151’ = 15.1dB) Compensation range set by the UPC, in 0.1dB steps Checksum Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 56...
  • Page 57 No of bytes in message Address Message instruction ‘X’ Extended Message ‘U’ Sub-extended message. UPC channel status message ‘01’ Channel Number ‘00’ = OFF ‘01’ – ‘16’ = Channel 1-16 Checksum Page 57 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 58 No of bytes in message Address Message instruction (‘010’) No. of Log entries (‘001’) No of Log entries that are NEW since the last Log Entry Status Request. Checksum Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 58...
  • Page 59 Should be the same as what is displayed on screen, each line is ended with a *. LOG entry number x of n* Unit: Fault type* Extra Fault details* Page 59 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 60 ‘0’ = Local ‘1’ = Remote (‘0’) External Reference ‘0’ = Off ‘1’ = On Checksum Instruction 45 (Redundancy Status Request): Message Set Value / Length Description Byte No. (example) (bytes) Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 60...
  • Page 61 ‘0’ means no redundant controller attached, position not known Used for 1 for 1, 1 for 2 configuration, irrelevant in 1 for N configuration. (‘01’) System number ‘00’ to ‘10’ Checksum Page 61 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 62: Sa-Bus Compatible Protocol

    ‘00’ to ‘10’ Checksum SA-Bus Compatible Protocol In this mode the P7000 family will work in a SA-Bus compatible way, there are essentially three different message formats for the SA-Bus protocol:  Command messages: STX, device address, command, command data bytes, ETX, checksum ...
  • Page 63 7 data bits, even parity, one stop bit, baud rate 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200 or 300. Command List: (in decimal) (P7000, P7001, P7001D, P7002, P7002D, P7003A/B, P7006A/B/C/D, P7007, P7008, P7010A/B, P7011A/B, P7012, P7013/B, P7014, P7018A/B, P7025A/B, P7020, P7021, P7022, P7127A/B, P7701, P7702):...
  • Page 64 ‘0’ = OK ‘1’ = FAULT ‘-‘ = N/A Checksum Device 1 / 2 refer to the individual converters inside the unit so for a P7000 device 1 is a transmitter, device 2 is a receiver. Instruction 50 (Rx/Tx Status Request):...
  • Page 65 SHF gain   (‘X’) Spectrum Invert ON/OFF ‘0’ = OFF ‘1’ = ON (‘1’)   Carrier ON/OFF ‘0’ = OFF ‘1’ = ON Page 65 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 66     Checksum Instruction 21 (Rx/Tx Status Request Reply) (P7018B): The following message is of a similar style/layout to that of the P7000 units but has extra PLO and coax switch faults. Message Set Value / Length Description Byte No.
  • Page 67 ‘x’s should also be sent in place of parameters that are not used by the particular unit type. Page 67 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 68 The unit MUST be in remote mode to allow reconfiguration of parameters via the remote control. Setting the unit in Remote mode can be done either by the front panel or remotely using the following command: Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 68...
  • Page 69 (‘002’ = ask for log entry 2) No. of the LOG entry to be returned Checksum Instruction 62 (Alarm Log Entry Response): Message Set Value / Length Description Byte No. (example) (bytes) Address Page 69 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 70 LOG entry number x of n* Unit: Fault type* Extra Fault details* Date and Time* If no more unread LOG message the text sent back is “*!END*” Checksum Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 70...
  • Page 71 External Reference ‘0’ = Off ‘1’ = On Checksum Instruction 75 (Redundancy Status Request): Message Set Value / Length Description Byte No. (example) (bytes) Address Message instruction Checksum Page 71 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 72 ‘A’ or ‘B’ or ‘S’ when in 1 for 2 configuration N/A when in 1 for n configuration (‘1’) Unit Priority N/A when in 1 for 1 configuration Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 72...
  • Page 73 Where no specific reply message is specified for a given message the following general ACK reply is sent, subject to the message being correctly formulated. Message Set Value / Length Description Byte No. (example) (bytes) Address Message instruction Checksum Page 73 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

  • Page 74: Remote Control Version

    P7xxx – Msg 46 4.00 System number added SABus – Msg 75 Redundancy configuration 2.29 Created P7xxx – Msg 47 4.00 System number added SABus – Msg 77 Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 74...

  • Page 75: Ethernet Remote Control (Optional)

    The P7xxx series units fitted with Ethernet, have built-in SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent software. It supports SNMP Trap, RFC1155, 1157, 1212, 1213, 1901 & 1906, as well as the Peak MIBS. The Peak SNMPv2 MIB files are supplied by Peak Communications Ltd, below is a quick overview of them.
  • Page 76 Up Converter module(s). peakDownConverterModule showing a table of the Down Converter module(s). So for a P7000 unit there will be an entry in both the peakUpConverterModule and peakDownConverterModules as the unit is an up and down converter. These tables show the current settings of the converter module and allow their reconfiguration.

  • Page 77: Appendix 1 Terms And Conditions Of Sale

    Terms and Conditions of Sale 1 Application of Terms and Conditions The following terms and conditions shall constitute the entire agreement between Peak Communications Limited (“the Seller”) and the purchaser of any goods or services (“the Customer) from the Seller. No contract shall be formed between the Seller and the Customer until the dispatch by the Seller to the Customer of the Seller’s written acknowledgment of order.
  • Page 78 The Customer takes any step to enter into a voluntary liquidation, or if a Liquidator is appointed, or if a Petition for the winding up of the Customer is presented; or In the event that the Customer is not a Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 78...
  • Page 79 Seller suffers or incurs as a result of such delay or prevention (including in particular but without limitation liabilities to any third party suppliers). 9 Acceptance Page 79 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...
  • Page 80 Seller exercises such right, the Customer shall thereupon pay the Contract Price less a reasonable allowance for what has not been performed by the Seller. 14 Descriptive Leaflets, Catalogues and Illustrations Issue 3.51 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Page 80...
  • Page 81 Laws of England. The Customer hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts in relation to these Terms and Conditions of Sale and all matters falling to be determined hereunder or in connection herewith. Page 81 Generic operation manual for the Peak P7000 Series Converters. Issue 3.51...

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