Sam Sirius 830 Installation And Quick Start Manual

A 288 x 288 non-expandable 3g compliant router, with up to 140 multiviewer outputs in a 15u chassis

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Sirius 830 Router

A 288 x 288 non-expandable 3G Compliant router,

with up to 140 multiviewer outputs in a 15U chassis

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Page 1 Installation & Quick Start Manual Sirius 830 Router A 288 x 288 non-expandable 3G Compliant router, with up to 140 multiviewer outputs in a 15U chassis www.s-a-m.com...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
3.1.1 Sirius 830 Dimensions ........
Page 4 9.2 Powering Down the Sirius 830 ........
Page 5: About This Manual
Information in this manual and software are subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of SAM Limited. The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and can not be reproduced or copied in any manner without prior agreement with SAM Limited.
Page 7: Warnings And Precautions
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Warnings and Precautions 2. Warnings and Precautions Erk lä run g d er S ic he rh e its s y m b ole E xp la na tio n o f S afe ty S y m bo ls...
Page 8 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Warnings and Precautions Förklaring av Säkerhetssymboler Turvamerkkien selitys Denna symbol hänvisar användaren till viktig information som Tämä merkki tarkoittaa, että laitteen mukana toimitettu kirjallinen materiaali sisältää tärkeitä tietoja. Lue käyttöohje. återfinns i litteraturen som medföljer. Se manualen.
Page 9: Explanation Of Safety Symbols
The power circuit breakers or switches supplying power to the unit should be close to the unit and easily accessible. 2.3 Lithium Batteries The Sirius 830 door PC and router control module(s) each contain a Lithium battery. CAUTION This equipment contains a lithium battery There is a danger of explosion if this is replaced incorrectly Replace only with the same type from the same manufacturer.
Page 10: Fiber Output Modules Warning
To prevent damage, power supply shelves should not be mounted using just the front ears, and should have support at the rear of the shelves. The power supply alarm cable(s) and 48 V DC cables are supplied by SAM and can be ordered as either 2.5 metre cables or 8 metre cables.
Page 11: Earth Cables
2.7.2 Important Functional Earth Information Up to two earth cables (636027) are supplied with the Sirius 830 depending on how many power supply shelves are fitted. One should be fitted from each power supply shelf to the Sirius 830 router frame, this is called a Functional Earth.
Page 12: Safety Standards
Federal Communications Commission Rules, 47 CFR: 2009, Part 15, Subpart B (Class A) EMC Performance of Cables and Connectors SAM products are designed to meet or exceed the requirements of the appropriate European EMC standards. In order to achieve this performance in real installations it is essential to use cables and connectors with good EMC characteristics.
Page 13: Prerequisites
50 mm (2 inch) gap on the left and right sides. The full height of the Sirius 830 is 668 mm (26.3 inches). Allow an additional 200 mm (8 inches) behind the unit for power, control and signal cables.
Page 14: Power Supply Shelf
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Prerequisites 3.1.2 Power Supply Shelf The power supply shelf is a separate 2U assembly. Power Supply Shelves are rack mountable and can be placed above, below or remote from the Sirius Frame. You must allow at least 250 mm (10 Inches) at the rear of the shelf for cables and connectors.
Page 15: Weights
(364 lbs). When lifting use the correct local Health and Safety lifting guidelines. 3.2.2 Sirius 830 Frame Sirius 830: between 73 kg (161 lbs) and 85kg (187 lbs) typical full frame (without packaging and depending on modules fitted). The Sirius 830 is extremely heavy. A fully populated 15RU size system weighs between 73 kg (161 lbs) and 85kg (187 lbs).
Page 16: Ventilation
Prerequisites 3.3 Ventilation A fully populated Sirius 830 is ventilated by groups of fan modules mounted in the front and rear of the router. The vents in the front, sides and rear must not be obstructed and should be periodically cleaned and kept free from the build-up of dust. All the fan modules are monitored for failure.
Page 17: Electrical Requirements
Note: 3.4.4 DC Power Cables The 48 V DC cables are supplied by SAM and can be ordered as either 2.5 metre cables or 8 metre cables. All of the 48V DC cables from the power supply shelves to the Sirius 830 router must be...
Page 18: Power Supply Redundancy
If the router is expanded from its initial configuration check Table 1. to see if extra Important: power supply shelves are required. • It is the responsibility of the Sirius 830 installer to ensure any AC power requirements are met. Issue 2 Rev 2 Page 18...
Page 19: Unpacking The Sirius 830
Fig 5. Fig 5. Remove the Lid Please check that the following items are included in the crate with the Sirius 830. If any items are missing please contact your SAM representative immediately: • This Installation & Quick Start Manual (also found on the Product CD) •...
Page 20 Fig 7. Remove the Sirius 830 When the frame is out of the crate, move the Sirius 830 frame to the bay where it is going to be installed. See section 5.1 for instructions on rack mounting the Sirius 830.
Page 21: Installation
(without packaging and depending on modules fitted). When lifting the Sirius 830 into a 19" rack use the correct local Health and Safety lifting guidelines. Move the Sirius 830 so that the frame rear lines up with the front of the rack it will be mounted in.
Page 22: Securing The Sirius 830 In A 19" Rack
Installation 5.1.3 Securing the Sirius 830 in a 19" Rack The rack mounting ears will be exposed once the Sirius 830 door has been removed, see Fig 9. To secure the frame to the rack, use the correct rack mount screws or bolts. For stability and rigidity, secure the frame using all the rack mounting-points.
Page 23: Mounting The Power Supply Shelf Into A 19" Rack
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Installation 5.2 Mounting the Power Supply Shelf into a 19" Rack The Power Supply Shelf can be placed above, below or remote from the Sirius Frame. The power supply shelf requires a 2RU space within a rack system.
Page 25: Rear Connectors
This section shows the rear connectors on the Sirius 830 router. 6.1 Rear of Sirius 830 Frame Fig 11. shows a fully populated Sirius 830 frame with BNC Inputs and Outputs. See Section 2.5 for details on cable management. Cables connected to the router must be fitted with adequate vertical and horizontal strain relief to avoid twisting of the rear panels causing damage to the router connectors and loss of electrical/signal connection to the router.
Page 26: Control Rear Panel
Ethernet Connectors Controller B Balanced + LTC Reference Unbalanced Fig 13. Sirius 830 Control Rear Panel Connector Function PSU A 25 Way D-Type socket x 2 - PSU Alarm Inputs. Collects alarm signals from the PSU(s), using the supplied cable(s)
Page 27 BNC - AES reference, 75  termination Unbal Note: Physically only one AES reference (balanced or unbalanced) should be connected. Connecting both will stop the audio router module(s) functioning correctly. Table 2. Sirius 830 Control Rear Panel Issue 2 Rev 2 Page 27 © 2016 SAM...
Page 29: Cabling
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Cabling 7. Cabling 7.1 Earthing For full details on the earthing requirements please see section 2.7. 7.2 Cable Management See Section 2.5 for details on cable management. Cables connected to the router must be fitted with adequate vertical and horizontal strain relief to avoid twisting of the rear panels causing damage to the router connectors and loss of electrical/signal connection to the router.
Page 30 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Cabling Fig 15. Cable Connector Assembly instructions (continued) Issue 2 Rev 2 Page 30 © 2016 SAM...
Page 31: Ethernet Cabling (Optional)
Sirius 800 User manual for details on changing this setting 10Base-T or 100Base-T only (1000Base-T is not supported). Sirius 830 Default IP Addresses: - Controller A - 172.31.9.205 - Controller B - 172.31.9.206 - Door PC - 172.31.9.207...
Page 32: External Panel Cabling (Optional)
Cabling 7.5 External Panel Cabling (Optional) SAM external panels can be connected to the router by using RS485 cables and the Multidrop Communications protocol (SW-P-06). The Sirius 830 is supplied with a default database. The default database configures the RS485 3 (COM 5) connector on the rear of the router to use the Multidrop Communications protocol (SW-P-06).
Page 33: Example Connecting A 6026776 2U Control Panel To The Router
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Cabling 7.5.2 Example Connecting a 6026776 2U Control Panel to the Router This example assumes the following: • The default router database is loaded • A 6026776 (mimicking a 6276) control panel is available •...
Page 34 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Cabling 7.5.2.1 6276 Control Panel Rear Panel If you are connecting the router to an older 6276 control panel the procedure is similar to the 6026776. The 6276 rear panel is different to the 6026776 control panel (for the correct connections and configuration see Fig 19.)
Page 35: Power Supplies
There is one spare DC connector on each power supply shelf and up to two on the Sirius 830 router frame. Do not remove the covers of the unused connectors. A Sirius 800 Power Supply Shelf is a separate 2RU assembly which contains up to four sealed power supply units (PSU’s), see Fig 20.
Page 36 PSU’s. A failure of any one of these PSU’s is considered a failure of the power feed to the router. For example: A Sirius 830 for 220-240 V AC mains supply operation is supplied with: • One shelf containing two PSU’s for power feed A.
Page 37: Power Distribution
Each power supply shelf has three 48 V DC power connectors, only two connectors from each power supply shelf are used to power the Sirius 830. The cover on the unused 48 V DC socket must be left on the power shelf.
Page 38: Dc Power Out Cables
Two separate mains supplies should be used to maintain redundancy in the event of one supply failing. There is one spare 48 V DC connector on the power supply shelf and two on the Sirius 830 router frame. Do not remove the covers of the unused connectors.
Page 39: Dual Power Shelf Connections
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Power Supplies 8.3.3 Dual Power Shelf Connections This connection method is suitable for systems with two power shelves and allows an individual power supply shelf to be isolated if required (see the Sirius 800 Maintenance &...
Page 40: Alternative Dual Power Shelf Connections
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Power Supplies 8.3.4 Alternative Dual Power Shelf Connections This connection method is suitable for systems with two power shelves and is often used when a system is expanded from one power supply shelf to two power supply shelves.
Page 41: Powering The Sirius 830
9.1 Powering Up the Sirius 830 When power is connected to the Sirius 830, the controllers and fans switch on immediately. The main signal modules within the Sirius 830 start to power up one second after the 48 V DC supply has been switched on.
Page 42: Starting The Door Pc Manually
Sirius 800 Maintenance & Upgrade manual. 9.1.3 Starting the Door PC Manually The Door PC starts automatically when the Sirius 830 is powered up. If the Door PC has been shut down and needs starting manually the following procedure should be used.
Page 43: Powering Down The Sirius 830
Powering the Sirius 830 9.2 Powering Down the Sirius 830 Before powering down the Sirius 830 router switch the Door PC off using one of the following methods: Method 1 Navigate to the Door PC main menu and touch the Exit button on the screen.
Page 45: Testing The Sirius 830
Testing the Sirius 830 10. Testing the Sirius 830 This chapter describes how to test the router to ensure that it can route signals. You will need at least one video source and a video analyzer to check that the video signal is being passed correctly.
Page 46: Setting A Route Using The Router Door Pc
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Testing the Sirius 830 10.2 Setting a Route Using the Router Door PC This example uses Video input 1 routed to Video output 2. If you have different input and output numbers simply substitute the correct numbers when working through the example.
Page 47 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Testing the Sirius 830 Route input 1 to output 2 using the Door PC Dial-up Routing Panel (Fig 31.) or other control mechanism. Touch the Dial-Up Routing (Video) button from the Main Menu screen and then touch the Continue buttons as they are displayed.
Page 48: Signal Status
10.3 Signal Status Catsii LED signal status is driven directly from the input and output modules, and changes quickly when a Fiber or BNC cable is connected to the Sirius 830. 10.3.1 Video Signal Catsii Colors Pulsed means 75% solid color, 25% pulsed color at ~ 1Hz.
Page 49: Madi Audio Catsii Colors
Door PC. The installed sample database is either video only or AHP depending on the input/output modules fitted. • The information in this section is only correct when the Sirius 830 router control Note: module(s) are loaded with the sample/default database. Databases can be modified including the mapping information.
Page 50: Default Serial Port Configuration
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Testing the Sirius 830 10.5 Default Serial Port Configuration When the sample/default database is loaded on the router control module(s) the four RS485 serial communications ports on the rear of the router (see section 6.2) are configured as shown in Table 8.
Page 51: External Control Panels
Testing the Sirius 830 10.6 External Control Panels The Sirius 830 is supplied with a sample/default database. The default database configures Port 3 to use the Multidrop Communications protocol (SW-P-06). Port 3 supports a variety of BPX and XY control panels (see Table 8. for details). See section 7.5 for panel connection information.
Page 53: Workbench
Workbench database PC/server is not available. The database can be created from scratch, custom built by SAM (chargeable) or based on one of the supplied sample/default databases. See the Workbench User manual for full details of Workbench operation and usage.
Page 54 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench Follow the prompts to install Workbench. • If a dialog is displayed that says “Install Checker has stopped working” Note: administration rights may not have been granted on the computer. Close the Install Checker dialog and browse to Workbenchinstaller.exe on the DVD.
Page 55 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench Component Description Installation Type: Client/ Client Server Server    MSI 4.5 Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5    NET Framework 3. 5 SP1 NET Framework 3 5 SP1    NET Framework 4 NET Framework 4 ...
Page 56 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench When the installation is nearing completion the Configuration Helper will be displayed in a new window. Fig 34. Configuration Helper The Configuration Helper indicates the status of each of the Workbench components. The components can be in one of three states: •...
Page 57 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench 10. The Installation will be completed and the following screen is displayed to indicate that the installation has finished. Fig 35. Completing Installation 11. To stop Workbench starting immediately after installation, uncheck the Launch Workbench checkbox.
Page 58: Associating Workbench With The Workbench Database
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench 11.2 Associating Workbench with the Workbench Database The Workbench database must be installed on the server. Therefore, unless already Important: installed, install SQL Server Express and SQL Server Management Studio (or the optional SQLDBTool) on the server.
Page 59: Create A New Blank Workbench Database
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench 11.2.1 Create a New Blank Workbench Database To create a new Workbench Database: Expand the Workbench Database section. Click on the words: Click here to create databases and permissions. A command window displays briefly and connects to the database.
Page 60: Move The Existing Workbench Database From The Router Door Pc
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench 11.2.3 Move the Existing Workbench Database from the Router Door PC Ensure Workbench is installed on the server or client server computer that the Workbench database is to be hosted on, see section 11.1.
Page 61 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench Click OK. The login screen displays, see Fig 39. Fig 39. Login Screen When Workbench is first installed, there is only are two users, see Table 10. Username Password admin admin user (none required) Table 10.
Page 62: Adding Router Control Module(S)
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench 11.4 Adding Router Control Module(s) This step is only required if Workbench is associated with a Workbench database that doesn’t contain details of the controllers such as when connecting to a new blank database, as created in section 11.2.1.
Page 63 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench When the controller type and setup type have been selected click the Next button. Fig 43. Controller Wizard Network Configuration Screen Enter the Name, IP address and IP Port for the main controller and, if the router contains two router control modules, tick the Create Pair checkbox.
Page 64 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench Click the Next button. Fig 44. Controller Wizard Router Configuration Screen Select the Use a Factory Or User Default radio button. The No Default option is used when installing a new system similar to a previously Note: installed one.
Page 65 The controller named Sirius830A is the primary (main) controller. The controller named Sirius830A is Active (controlling the router). Active Active The controller named Sirius 830 Slave is Inactive ready to take over Inactive from the active controller in the event of a problem. Table 11.
Page 66: Controller Configuration
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench 11.5 Controller Configuration There are three methods of configuring the router control module and an example of each is described in the following sections. • If the router contains two router control modules the inactive controller should be...
Page 67: Configuration Using The Workbench Configuration Screens
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench 11.5.1 Configuration Using the Workbench Configuration Screens The Workbench configuration screens are used to view and edit the router control module configuration settings (see Fig 48.) To configure the router control module from the Workbench configuration screens: Click on the Routers tab from the Controller Configuration screen.
Page 68 Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench Example Setting a Switch Point Reference for a Video Input The following examples describe how to select the switch point reference for one or more of the video inputs in the matrix. For information on references and switch points see the Sirius 800 User Manual.
Page 69: Configuration Using The Generic Configuration Editor
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench 11.5.2 Configuration Using the Generic Configuration Editor The Generic Configuration Editor is used to edit a router control module in a logical tree structure format, see Fig 50. It can be used to edit or view the controller configuration. The Generic Configuration Editor is useful for grabbing DCCP elements for screen design.
Page 70: Configuration Using The Generic Online Configuration Editor
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench Select the parameter to be configured and make the change(s) required. There are three types of controls used to build the configuration. Depending on the selection, the appropriate control displays at the bottom of the screen, see Table 12. and Fig 50.
Page 71: Pushing The Configuration To The Controller(S)
Sirius 830 Installation Manual www.s-a-m.com Workbench 11.5.4 Pushing the Configuration to the Controller(s) Any configuration changes must be pushed from the Workbench computer to the router control module(s) so that the controller(s) can use the new configuration. The configuration changes are first pushed to the modified inactive controller and it is then made active.

Sam Sirius 830 Installation And Quick Start Manual

1 About this Manual

2 Warnings and Precautions

3 Prerequisites

4 Unpacking the Sirius 830

5 Installation

6 Rear Connectors

7 Cabling

8 Power Supplies

9 Powering the Sirius 830

10 Testing the Sirius 830

11 Workbench

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