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TBX - TriBus
Triple Bus Expander for ADAM
93507838000 Rev A
12/2008

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  • Page 1 ADAM TBX - TriBus Triple Bus Expander for ADAM 93507838000 Rev A 12/2008...
  • Page 2 Customer Service Department RTS/Telex Communications, Inc. 12000 Portland Avenue South Burnsville, MN 55337 USA Telephone: 800-392-3497 Fax: 800-323-0498 Factory Service: 800-553-5992 Technical Questions Europe RTS/Telex Technical Support EMEA Telex Communications (UK) Ltd www.rtsintercoms.com RTSsupport@de.bosch.com Phone: +44 1707 2809 60 ETURN HIPPING NSTRUCTIONS Customer Service Department Telex Communications, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION ... 3 General Description ...3 ...3 ERSION EQUIREMENTS Features ...4 Specifications ...5 Fail-Over Modes ...6 ...7 EDUNDANCY ...8 ARTIAL EDUNDANCY ...9 EDUNDANCY Debug Information ...13 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION . 17 Installation ...17 ...17 EQUIREMENTS Configuration ...18 MCII- ONFIGURE EACH ASTER IP A DDRESS FOR THE...
  • Page 5 FIGURE 1. 4 Frame System with Full Redundancy, including failover Master Controller ...7 FIGURE 2. Partially Redundant system, including failover Master Controller ...8 FIGURE 3. 4 Frame System with No Redundancy, including failover Master Controller ...9 FIGURE 4. Eight Frame Tribus System – Non-Redundant ...11 FIGURE 5.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    General Description A single TBX-Tribus fiber card can link up to eight (8) ADAM frames. This makes it possible to increase the number of available users on a system by transparently integrating additional frames. The ADAM frame must be equipped with an MCII-e Master Controller card (version 2.0.4 or later), allows the TBX-Tribus to link together multiple frames, thereby allowing users to quickly connect multiple ADAM intercom systems.

  • Page 8: Features

    Features Interface The TBX-Tribus card is backward compatible with all existing AES, AIO, and RVON cards in an ADAM with ADAM intercom system. The hardware and software is compatible to work seamlessly with the TDM Division Multiplexing) and control bus circuitry for routing audio and controlling data. This card provides a downloadable firmware feature through AZedit Intercom Software.

  • Page 9: Specifications

    Specifications Board Performance Throughput Per Link: 360Mb/sec SFP Fiber Transceivers: Voltage: 3.3 V Rails Standard Rate: SONET OC12 or Gigabit Ethernet Recommended Parts: Multi-Mode: Finisar - FTLF8519P2BNL (Oxide VCSEL, Maximum reach of 550m) Single Mode: Finisar - FTLF1422P1BTL (1310nm, Maximum reach 40km) Fiber Cable Connector Type: Multiple Mode Fiber LC–LC Duplex Connector –...

  • Page 10: Fail-Over Modes

    Fail-Over Modes Unlike the DBX card, audio and communications (called control and the MCII-e Master Controller Card. Communication between frames using TBX-Tribus occurs using the MCII-e Master Controller over Ethernet. Audio is passed between frames using the TBX-Tribus card fiber connection (see Figure 29 to Figure 31).

  • Page 11: Full Redundancy

    Full Redundancy In Full Redundancy systems, there are two (2) links, shown in Figure 29, between each frame, so losing either one does not affect audio. 4 Frame System with Full Redundancy, including failover Master Controller FIGURE 29.

  • Page 12: Partial Redundancy

    Partial Redundancy In a Partial Redundancy systems, multiple frames, but not all frames, have two links configured between them. In the example shown in Figure 30, Frame 1 and Frame 2 have full redundancy between them; however, Frame 3 has only one (1) link to Frame 1.

  • Page 13: Non-Redundancy

    Non-Redundancy In a Non-Redundancy systems, shown in Figure 31, there is only one link between frames, so if the fiber link goes down, audio communications between the frames is lost. 4 Frame System with No Redundancy, including failover Master Controller FIGURE 31.
  • Page 15 Figure 2: Eight Frame Tribus System – Non-Redundant...

  • Page 17: Debug Information

    Debug Information The Debug Information menu item, shown in Figure 32, allows you to send a flash file to RTS to help troubleshoot the reason for crash in AZedit. In the event of a processor crash, the processor saves diagnostic information about the cause of the problem to its flash memory.
  • Page 18 From the Options menu, select Upload Debug Information. The Upload Debug Information window appears. Upload Debug Information window FIGURE 33. NOTE: By default, the Debug folder (C:\Telex\AZedit\Debug) is where the AZedit debug file you create is stored. In the File name field, enter a name for the debug file you create. For example, you could use the date as the file name –...
  • Page 19 The file you create is stored in this folder. Navigation to the Debug Folder for AZedit FIGURE 35. Once you have created the AZedit Debug file, please contact your RTS system engineering for further instructions. If you do not know your local system engineer, please see http://www.rtsintercoms.com/contact.php.

  • Page 21: Installation And Configuration

    Installation Requirements • 10 Base-T or 100 Base TX Ethernet connection to the network • AZedit 3.6.1 or higher • MCII-e Master Controller 2.0.4 or higher To install the Tribus into an ADAM frame, do the following: Firmly push the back card into slot 8, 9, or 10 in the ADAM frame. NOTE: Depending on the number of Tribus cards you are using determines the slot the card will occupy.

  • Page 22: Configuration

    Configuration To configure the TBX-Tribus card, the following steps must be completed for the Intercom System to be active: Step 1 Configure each MCII-e Master Controller IP Address for the Ethernet (page 18) Step 2 Configure the size of your Intercom system for each frame (page 19) NOTE: Each frame must be configured exactly the same.

  • Page 23: System For Each Frame

    Configure the size of your Intercom system for each frame To configure the size of your frame, do the following: IMPORTANT: You must know the number of frames and the number of ports your intercom system supports. In AZedit, from the Options menu, select Intercom Configuration. A warning message appears.
  • Page 24 Click Intercom Sizing Wizard. The Select Intercom Type window appears. Select the ADAM (multi-frame) radio button. Click Next. The Select Intercom Size window appears. Select the The number of frames in the intercom radio button. Select the minimum number of ports required and enter the minimum number of ports you have. Enter the number of frames in your system (up to eight (8) frames).
  • Page 25 Click Next. The Select Frame Links window appears. Verify the Tri-Bus Expander Cards (TBX) radio button is selected. Select the Enable Test Audio (recommended) check box. Click Next. The Verify Intercom Configuration window appears. Verify the information displayed is correct.
  • Page 26 Click Finish. The Intercom Configuration window reappears. Under Number of Ports in, make any changes to the frames for port allocation, as needed. Click Test to verify the configuration validity. Click Apply to apply the configuration to the intercom system. The Intercom Configuration window closes and the configuration is applied to the intercom system.

  • Page 27: Configure The Frame Using The Frame Mapping Window In Azedit

    Configure the frame using the Frame Mapping window in AZedit To configure the frames with the Frame Mapping window, do the following: TIP: To save time from manually entering in the IP Addresses and MAC Addresses for all your frames, be sure to connect to Ethernet.

  • Page 28: Base 8 Vs. Base 16 Port Number Systems

    Base 8 vs. Base 16 Port Number Systems With the advent of the TBX-Tribus card and the ever evolving technology to a 16-channel port system, Base 8 and Base 16 port number systems were created. Base 8 Port Number System The Base 8 Port Number System splits 16 ports between a top and bottom group.
  • Page 29 Base 8 Port Numbering scheme with both AIO-16 and an AIO-8 card FIGURE 38. installed.

  • Page 30: Base 16 Port Number System

    Base 16 Port Number System The Base 16 Port Number System is newly supported with the TBX-Tribus Card. Unlike the Base 8 Port Number System, where the ports were split into an upper and lower set of eight (8) ports, the Base 16 Port Number System puts all 16 ports in one slot.

  • Page 31: Force Autonomous Mode Check Box

    Force Autonomous Mode Check Box The Force Autonomous Mode check box, shown in Figure 40, is used to force the current frame into autonomous (independent) mode, if none of its Tri-bus audio links are active. Normally, a frame communicates with other frames that are part of the same intercom.

  • Page 32: Azedit Connections

    Click the Options tab. The Options page appears. Select the Force Autonomous Mode when no audio links up check box. Force Autonomous Mode is activated. Click Apply. The Intercom Configuration window closes. AZedit Connections The AZedit Connections menu item, shown in Figure 41, is used to select a frame to which AZedit connects. This menu also has the option to Auto Connect.

  • Page 33: Window Descriptions

    CHAPTER 3 Window Descriptions Frame Mapping Table Window The Frame Mapping Table window, shown in Figure 42, is used to link Tribus frames together. Determine the frame position (1 through 8) and enter the primary and secondary MCII-e Master Controller IP Addresses. Frame Mapping Table FIGURE 42.

  • Page 34: Mac Addres 1 Column

    IP Address 1 Column The IP Address 1 column indicates the IP Address of the Active MCII-e Master Controller. To set the IP Address, do the following: Click the Address to make the field active and the Browse button appear (see Figure 43). Use the Browse button to open the Select Frame Window.

  • Page 35: Base 16 Column Check Box

    Base 16 Column Check Box The Base 16 check box is used to enable the Base 16 port number system. For more information, see “Base 8 vs. Base 16 Port Number Systems” on page 24. Move Up Button The Move Up button allows you to set the frame position of the system up in the Frame hierarchy. Frame 1 is the master frame and holds the most complete frame mapping table.

  • Page 36: Ip Addres 1 Column

    Test Button The Test button is used to test the frame mapping configuration you create. Once you have tested your frame map configuration, press the Apply button to implement the modifications you make. The message below appears if the frame map is deemed valid.

  • Page 37: Mac Addres 1 Column

    MAC Address 1 Column The MAC Address 1 column displays the MAC Address of the active master controller in the ADAM frame. IP Address 2 Column The IP Address 2 column displays the IP Address of the standby master controller, if available, in the ADAM frame. MAC Address 2 Column The MAC Address 2 column displays the MAC Address of the standby master controller, if available, in the ADAM frame.

  • Page 38: Tbx Links Status Window

    TBX Links Status Window The TBX Links Status window, shown in Figure 47, is used to check the status of the TBX-Tribus card status. From this window, you can also download firmware. For more information, see “Download Firmware Upgrades” on page 41. TBX Links Status Window FIGURE 47.

  • Page 39: (A) Link Up/Dn Column

    (A) Link Up/Dn Column The (A) Link Up/Dn column displays the status of the links on the DBX port A. Any of the following indicators may appear: “—” The link is down. The link is up for # hops. (A) Partner Column The (A) Partner column displays frame number of the TBX card to which the connection is made.

  • Page 40: Audioa Column

    Audio A Column The Audio A column displays the ports assigned to the Audio A link. Audio B Column The Audio B column displays the ports assigned to the Audio B link. Audio C Column The Audio C column displays the ports assigned to the Audio C link. Intercom Alarms The Intercom Alarms window, shown in Figure 49, displays alarms that occur in the intercom and an indication of whether they have been resolved or not.
  • Page 41 To open the Intercom Alarms window, do the following: Double-click the yellow highlighted alarm in the status bar. From the Status menu, select Alarms. The Intercom Alarms window appears. Intercom Alarms Window FIGURE 49.

  • Page 42: Frame Column

    Frame Column The Frame column displays the frame affected by the warning or alarm. Alarm Time Column The Alarm Time column displays the date and time (in 24-hour clock time) the alarm or warning occurred. Resolved Time Column The Resolved Time column displays the date and time (in 24-hour clock time) the alarm or warning was resolved. Description Column The Description column displays a description of the alarm or warning.

  • Page 43: Logging Window

    Logging Window The AZedit Logging window, shown in Figure 50, displays the log messages about the events that have occurred in the cluster. The log messages are kept locally on each frame. These normally are identical, with the exception of when the frames are re- synchronizing, across the intercom cluster.

  • Page 44: Ip Addres Field

    J1 Radio Button The J1 radio button indicates log messages are sent to another AZedit session connected serially over the J1 port. NOTE: The only AZedit session allowed to configure the log destinations is the session currently configured as the start destination for log messages or the main serial connection connected to J1 of the ADAM MC breakout panel.

  • Page 45: Download Firmware Upgrades

    Download Firmware to the TBX-Tribus Card To download firmware to the TBX-Tribus card, do the following: From the Status menu in AZedit, select Software Versions. A flyout menu appears. From the flyout menu, select IO Cards. The I/O Card Version Information Window appears. I/O Card Version Information Window FIGURE 52.
  • Page 46 Right-click on the TBX-Tribus card you want to download the firmware update to. A popup menu appears. From the popup menu, select Download firmware... The Firmware Download window appears. Using the Look in: drop down menu, navigate to the folder where the firmware is located. Click Open.
  • Page 47 Successful Download Message FIGURE 55. Click OK. The success message and Download Device Firmware window closes. From the Status menu, select I/O Cards. The IO Card Status window appears. Verify the Tribus card firmware has been updated. CAUTION: Do not power down the frame or remove the TBX-Tribus card from the frame until you have verified the new version information from AZedit.

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