ASTRO U 144 Operating Manual

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Disposal.............................page 05 Performance description ......................page 06 Device description ........................page 07 Connecting and installing the module ..................page 09 Quick start – starting operation of the U 144................page 12 “Status” menu..........................page 21 “Main” menu ..........................page 25 “Input settings” menu.........................page 28 “SAT RX” menu .........................page 30 „Service Filter“...
Page 3: General Information
ASTRO Strobel Kommunikationssysteme Olefant 1-3 D-51427 Bergisch Gladbach (Germany) Tel.: (+49) 2204 405-0 All other parts of the software used with this product are subject to the copyright owned by ASTRO Strobel GmbH. Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 4: Important
The module U 144 may only be operated in the base units U 100-230 and U 100-48 made by ASTRO. Observe the assembly instructions in the operating manual for the U 100-230 / U 100-48 base unit.
Page 5: Guarantee Conditions
Warranty conditions Warranty conditions The general terms and conditions of ASTRO Strobel GmbH apply. You will find these in the current catalogue or on the Internet under “www.astro-kom.de”. Disposal All of our packaging material (cardboard boxes, inserts, plastic film and bags) is completely recyclable.
Page 6: Performance Description
Optionally, the output signals from the DVB-S2 receiver can also be routed directly to one of the IP transmitters. The two Ethernet data ports in the U 144 can then be used to output up to 8 IP video data streams. To use the devices properly, read the following safety and operating instructions attentively.
Page 7: Device Description
 Operating manual The U 144 plug-in module and the U 100 base unit feature a CE marking. This confirms that the prod- ucts conform to the relevant EC directives and adhere to the requirements specified therein. Figure 1, top:...
Page 8 Turning the data knob [4] (fig. 2, above) allows you to navigate through the individual menu items in the U 144 display. Press the data knob to switch on the display. The ASTRO logo will be the first display to appear following activation.
Page 9: Connecting And Installing The Module
U 100 base unit, is correct, you must plug a corresponding jumper into the circuit board on the backplane. Proceed as described in the following. [1] Left slot [2] Middle slot [3] Right slot Figure 2: Coding the backplane by plugging in the jumper Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 9...
Page 10 You can push the backplane into the housing by applying light pressure. BSULT: The backplane is now connected and installed. Once installed, it should correspond to the figure at the left. page 10 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 11 To remove a CI module, press the corresponding eject button and remove the module. [1] Screw for the front panel [5] Release button, CI-slot 3 [6] Release button, CI-slot 4 [7] Release button, CI-slot 3 [8] Release button, CI-slot 4 Figure 4: CI slots Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 11...
Page 12: Quick Start - Starting Operation Of The U 144
Connecting the U 144 to a PC or laptop To be able to configure the U 144, you now need to connect the network sockets (Management A or Management B) on the backplane of the device (see figure at left) to your PC or laptop using a network cable.
Page 13 Logging in To log in, enter the IP address of the U 144, which appears in the device display, in the address line of the browser. The menu page “Status” will then appear. Select the item “Log in” from the navigation menu at the left.
Page 14  For each of the two front ends in the U 144, four reception channels (Ch 1.1 - 1.4) can be config- ured. A preferred transponder can be selected from one of the four respective DVB-S2 reception signals for the reception channel using a drop-down menu in the web user interface.
Page 15 Quick start - starting operation of the U 144 F-jack F-jack F-jack F-jack RF 1 RF 2 RF 3 RF 4 ... 4 x; Input switch via software dropdown-list DVB-S2 RX Testgenerator CAM Mux CAM 1 CAM 2 CAM 3 CAM 4...
Page 16 Configuring DVB-S2 satellite receivers Now start configuring a signal path in the U 144. Start by clicking on the item “Input settings” in the menu in the web browser interface to have the reception settings for the four SAT inputs displayed.
Page 17 Quick start - starting operation of the U 144 Checking the transponder status Now click on the menu item “Trsp. 1.1” in the menu at the left. You will now see the following overview: Figure 10: Displaying the transponder status The message “OK”...
Page 18 Quick start - starting operation of the U 144 Setting the signal routing to the CAM modules Now insert the required CI module into the first slot of the U 164 if you have not already done so. Pro- ceed as described in the section “Connecting and installing the module”.
Page 19 Quick start - starting operation of the U 144 Setting the signal routing to the IP transmitters You can now connect the reception signal to an IP transmitter. To do so, click on the item “TX 1..8 (MPTS)” in the web browser interface menu for configuration of one of the MPTS channels. You will...
Page 20 Quick start - starting operation of the U 144 Checking the data transmission rate Now click on the item “Statistics” in the menu at the left. You will now see the following overview: Figure 15: IP transmitter statistics A value > 0 should now appear for the data transmission rate in the line “Transmit” in the “Ethernet bandwidth”...
Page 21: Status" Menu
“Status” menu “Status” menu To have the current settings for the U 144 displayed, click on the Status item in the menu at the left. You can now see the overview shown in figure 18: Figure 16: Status display The following tables are displayed:...
Page 22 “Status” menu The values for the following parameters are displayed and configured here respectively in accordance with the four connections on the backplane of the U 144 (Data A, Data B, Management A and Manage- ment B, see section “Device description”).
Page 23  Supply 5.2 V: 5.2 V supply voltage  Supply 13 V: 13 V supply voltage (mainboard only)  Fan: Fan rotation speed  Supply 1.0 V: 1.0 V supply voltage Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 23...
Page 24 Memory status: Figure 21: Status display - System resources Information on the internal resources of the operating system can be viewed in the “System resources” table. No settings can be made here. page 24 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 25: Main" Menu
To save your changes, click on the “Submit” button below the last table. Configuring management settings You can configure the following management settings in the second table (“IP management settings”): Figure 23: Configuring management settings Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 25...
Page 26 This setting only has to be entered for one module per base unit.  Slot Address: In accordance with the coding of the backplane of the U 144 performed previ- ously (see section “Installing and connecting”), the address corresponding to the slot in the base unit is displayed here.
Page 27 Figure 25: Saving and loading configurations Changes to the configuration of the U 144 are written to the device by clicking the “Submit” button, and are activated immediately. If you wish to save the current status to a separate memory, click on the “Save 2nd”...
Page 28: Input Settings" Menu
“Input Settings” menu “Input Settings” menu To have the reception settings for the four SAT inputs of the U 144 displayed, click on the item “Input settings” in the menu at the left. LNB and DiSEqC settings Settings for the supply unit used can be entered in the upper “Configuration” table.
Page 29 If you change the activation or deactivation status of inputs or outputs in one of the two tables, then click on the “Submit” button below the last table to save your changes. Click on “Reset form” to restore the original settings. Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 29...
Page 30: Sat Rx" Menu
If you change the activation or deactivation status of inputs or outputs in one of the two tables, then click on the “Submit” button below the last table to save your changes. Click on “Reset form” to restore the original settings. page 30 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 31: Service Filter" Menu
Services, that are added to the selection are marked with a minus symbol in column „Action“. To delete a previously selected service, simply click on the minus symbol of that service. Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 31...
Page 32 (click button „Remove All“). Click the „Reset Form“ button to restore the original settings. In the next table „Status“ you can see an overview of all services with their curent status („drop“ or „pass“). Figure 32: Table „Status“ page 32 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 33: Rx 1.1 - Rx 1.4" Menu
Click on “Reset form” to restore the original settings. In der next table „SAT RX Status“ you will find an overview of the reception parametes of the reception channels chosen in the menu. Figure 31: SAT RX X.X Status“ Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 33...
Page 34 C/N Margin: limitation of signal/noise ratio (in dB)  BER: Bit Error Rate  Symbol Rate: symbol rate  BER: Bit Error Rate  Puncture Rate: puncturing rate  Modulation: modulation process  Rolloff: rolloff  Spectrum: spectrum page 34 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 35: Cam Mux" Menu
Click on the “Submit” button below the table to save the changes. Click on “Reset form” to restore the original settings. NOTE The “Quick start – starting operation of the U 144” section includes a configu- ration example. Oerating manual U 144 -...
Page 36: Cam 1 - Cam 4" Menu
You can set different SIDs for the redundant sources of reception. Details on the redundancy concept can be found in the section “IP RX menu”. Depending on the active source, either Primary, Secondary or Tertiary is flagged as active. page 36 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 37 The “Stream Type” option allows selection of the elementary streams according to DVB stream type. Your changes are applied as soon as either the Plus button or the Tick button is clicked. Click on “Reset form” to restore the original settings. Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 37...
Page 38 The “Output” column shows whether the content of the output signal is unencrypted for the respective PID. The “Status” column shows whether the PID is being decrypted (“descrambling” or “no process- ing”) or whether errors have occurred. page 38 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 39: Ip Tx" Menu
It is also possible to add or delete channels via the individual menu of each SPTS channel (TX 9..) - however you can add or delete only one single channel in one individual procedure (see chapter „TX 9..). Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 39...
Page 40: Tx 1
TOS/TTL: You can enter a value for the “Type of service” here (which is used for prioritising the IP data packets). Enter a value for the validity period here (“Time to Live”).  VLAN (Set 0 to disable): Enter the address of a virtual local network here. page 40 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 41 Select one of the options “Plain”, or “Annex A” or “Annex B” respectively, from the fourth drop-down menu. Click on the “Submit” button below the last table to save the changes. Click on “Reset form” to restore the original settings. Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 41...
Page 42: Tx 9
VLAN (Set 0 to disable): Type in the address of a virtual local network. NOTE You can edit further SPTS channels via additional menus TX XX...YY in the main menu on the left. page 42 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 43: User Settings" Menu
(e.g. “IP Interface Settings” table in the “Main” menu). The password for all three users is “astro”. To change the access data for a user account, or to create a new one, enter the preferred user name in the input field User name.
Page 44 Figure 45: White list administration The following parameters can be specified for four IP sources respectively:  IP address  Netmask page 44 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 45: Ssl Settings" Menu
There is a third table, “Key and certificate settings”, below this. Figure 48: “Key and certificate settings” table “ Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 45...
Page 46 User key exists and fits crtificate and key to certificate? Does user certificate fit to generated key? Use user key and certificate Use user certificate and generated key Figure 49: Using the certificates/keys page 46 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 47: Licensing" Menu
To order additional licences, the MAC address of the device must be specified. You will find the MAC address on the web browser interface in the “Licensing” submenu (HWID). After the MAC address has been submitted, the licence keys are generated by ASTRO are sent by e-mail or on a CD.
Page 48: Update/Config" Menu
You will require an update archive for updating the device firmware. This can be downloaded from the ASTRO firmware server (address: “http://astro-firmware.de/Headend-Firmware/u1xx”). The file name of the archive required ends in “.up”. The name is comprised of the type designation of the device (U 168) and a four-digit version number.
Page 49 The action can only be carried out when the server path specified does actually exist. Furthermore, any firewalls that have been installed must be configured in a way that allows (T)FTP communication. Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 50 Protocol: Activate the radio button “FTP” if you wish to use the more comprehensive FTP protocol. Activate the radio button “TFTP” if you wish to use the more basic TFTP protocol.  FTP User name: This depends on the settings for the FTP server used (for astro-firmware.de e.g. “anonymous”). ...
Page 51: System Log" Menu
You can activate or deactivate filters for displaying the log entries here. To have messages from the corresponding category displayed, activate the checkbox allocated to the category. NOTE You can connect to higher-level management systems using the “Syslog” and “SNMP” parameters. Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 51...
Page 52 A maximum of 2,500 lines is displayed in the “Log files” table. The complete log file can be downloaded from the “Download Log Files” table by clicking on the file name XX.csv. page 52 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 53: Alarm Severities" Menu
To do so, click on the item “Alarm Severities” in the menu at the left. A set of tables for different parameter groups then appears: Figure 60: Alarm Severities The preset options for the alarm messages are identified by a green frame. Retaining these settings is recommended. Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 53...
Page 54: Active Alarms" Menu
NOTE You can also access the “Active Alarm Table” by clicking the red point in the status line in the upper section of the user interface. page 54 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 55: Statistics" Menu
Number of frames which could not be allocated due to exceeding the total buffer depth.  The number of frames transmitted per transport stream in total or per second is displayed in the following lines for each IP transmitter. Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 55...
Page 56 In reference to forward error correction, the smallest number of free FEC buffers measured at all is dis- played in the first line. The total number of FEC buffers is displayed in the second line. page 56 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A...
Page 57: Network" Menu
To have an overview of the local data memory in the device displayed, click on the item “Devices” in the menu at the left. Among other things, the total memory capacity, the capacity of the unused memory, and the files saved are displayed. Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 57...
Page 58: Troubleshooting
(e.g. U 144) and power modules, even when the U 100 is operating. Replacing power modules After removing the screws from the cover of the power module chamber (ASTRO logo), the power modules can be pulled forwards by hand using the mounting tab. When installing power modules, do not touch the fan or fan grille and only use the mounting tab affixed to the power module.
Page 59: Technical Data
75, 4 x F-jack Common data Current consumption at 48 V Power consumption at 36 - 60 V Input voltage 36 - 60 Dimensions 1 HU, 19 inch Ambient temperature °C 0 … +45 Oerating manual U 144 - Version 08-2016A page 59...
Page 60 Internet: www.astro-kom.de All the information contained in this document has been checked in good faith. The ASTRO company cannot be held liable for any damage or injury arising in connection with the use of these operating instructions. Oerating manual...

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