Tektronix MTM400 Technical Reference
Tektronix MTM400 Technical Reference

Tektronix MTM400 Technical Reference

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RUI v3.x Upgrade
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Technical Reference
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  • Page 1 MTM400 and MTM400A DTV Monitors RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference *P077017402* 077-0174-02...
  • Page 3 MTM400 and MTM400A DTV Monitors RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference www.tektronix.com 077-0174-02...
  • Page 4 Copyright © Tektronix. All rights reserved. Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers, and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material.
  • Page 5 Tektronix, with shipping charges prepaid. Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the Tektronix service center is located. Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other locations.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Reverting the RUI ....................Requirements....................RUI Version 3.x to Version 3.0 Procedure ..............RUI Version 3.0 to Version 2.6.1 Procedure ............... Command Line Firmware Downgrade ..............Documentation for Earlier Software Versions ............. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 8 Table of Contents MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 9: User Interface Overview

    Differences between the two RUIs include: The MTM400 hot spot view, featuring device and stream buttons is no longer displayed. The device and stream features have been integrated into the single DTV monitor display.
  • Page 10: User Interface Components

    DTV monitor and version 3.x of the RUI. The menu bar, toolbar, and status bar, while visually different, contain options and buttons similar in function to those in the MTM400. The main viewing areas of the window is divided into two areas: the Button Bar and the Main Application View.
  • Page 11 The MTM400 button bar showed monitoring status and displayed a corresponding view when clicked. The DTV monitor RUI copies this idea, but rearranges the buttons into a more intuitive order. The MTM400 Stream and Device hot spot buttons become Monitoring and Device buttons in the DTV monitor RUI.
  • Page 12: Flexvuplus Display

    User Interface Overview FlexVuPlus Display The FlexVuPlus display philosophy (first introduced in the Tektronix WVR600 Waveform Rasterizer), is now adapted for the DTV monitor. This gives users up to four concurrent views of a monitored signal and the flexibility to configure each of the windows independently.
  • Page 13: Analysis Views

    The contents of the DTV monitor Programs view are broadly equivalent to the following MTM400 screens: Stream view: Summary, Detail (All Programs), Service and Event Logs, SFN, TMCC/IIP, Templates. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 14 Also displayed in the Tests view are tests related to the DTV monitor instrument, for example, the system card temperature. The contents of the DTV monitor Tests view are broadly equivalent to the following MTM400 screens: Device View: Status, Device Log; Stream view: Tests, Event Log. SI/PSI (Tables) View...
  • Page 15: Tear-Off Views

    Card. Tear-off Views The ability of the MTM400 to display multiple detail views at the same time is replicated in the DTV monitor using the tear-off function. Any detail view displaying the tear-off icon shown below can be displayed as a separate window.
  • Page 16: Configuration

    User Interface Overview Configuration All configuration elements, including stream, parameters, device, interface, and display, previously distributed throughout the MTM400 user interface, are now combined in a single dialog box that can be accessed from the menu bar or the toolbar.
  • Page 17: Upgrades

    One-time install of all selected options and calibration for one product MTM4FGEIFC MTM4FQB2IFC MTM4FQCIFC MTM4FVSIFC MTM4FCFIFC MTM4FQPIFC MTM4FQAIFC There is no upgrade path from the MTM400 or MTM400A monitors to the IPM400A and RFM300 monitors. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 18: Rui Control Equivalents

    Status is shown in the tree and right hand panes Set Alarms Click the Tests button in the button bar Right click desired event to show menu Select required Trigger Action from menu MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 19 Right click the User PIDs node in the PIDs tree to show menu Select Add User PID Program PID Click the Programs button in the button bar grouping Select the Program node PIDs are grouped in tree and in Histogram view MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 20 Edit the Timezone for timestamp display field log entries Download and Click the Event Log button in the button bar Clear Log Right hand side shows Event Log at bottom Download and Clear buttons are above log entries MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 21 Press OK to use the currently defined presets in the interface dialog as the polling channels Thumbnails Click the Programs button in the button bar Select the Thumbnails tab on the right hand side NOTE. Thumbnails can also be viewed for individual programs and for all PIDs MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 22 Click the Interface button in the button bar Select the Graphs tab Readings is displayed on the right hand side of the tab NOTE. This readings table can be shown in a floating or torn-off window MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 23: Reverting The Rui

    3.2. You can use the following procedure to replace the MTM400A RUI on your instrument with MTM400 RUI version 2.6.1. You would do this if you have an MTM400A monitor, or an MTM400 monitor that has been upgraded to RUI version 3.x, and you want to use the previous version of the RUI.
  • Page 24: Rui Version 3.X To Version 3.0 Procedure

    1. On a networked PC, launch Microsoft Internet Explorer. 2. In the Web browser address bar, enter the IP address or network name of the MTM400 or MTM400A monitor. (See Figure 3.) For example: http://TSMonitor01 or http://192.158.201.105 After you press the Enter key, a Java applet is downloaded from the the MTM400A monitor and launched.
  • Page 25 As stated in the message, the uploaded firmware will be checked, and if valid, reprogramming of the instrument will start. The reprogramming process can take up to fifteen minutes. CAUTION. To prevent software problems, do not remove power from the instrument during reprogramming. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 26 3. Select Configuration from the toolbar. 4. Select Device > Reset Device in the Configuration dialog box. When complete, the GbE interface card option will be listed in the Configure Interface dialog box drop-down menu. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 27: Rui Version 3.0 To Version 2.6.1 Procedure

    2. Launch Microsoft Internet Explorer. NOTE. Before the MTM400 RUI can be opened, you must disable the Java Runtime Environment in the Internet Explorer. If you attempt to open the MTM400 RUI before disabling the Java Runtime Environment, the following message will be displayed.
  • Page 28 Internet or from the support folder on the MTM400A monitor application firmware CD, Tektronix part number 063-4136-00. 8. In the Logon Details dialog box, select the user type from the drop-down list, and enter the password. (See Figure 7.) MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 29 Reverting the RUI Figure 7: Login Details dialog box 9. The MTM400 RUI hot spot and Stream Summary windows should now be displayed. (See Figure 8.) NOTE. If the instrument on which you reverted the firmware version was an MTM400A monitor, and especially if the login password was changed from the factory default value, the RUI v2.6.1 may be inaccessible.
  • Page 30: Command Line Firmware Downgrade

    8. Execute the command by pressing the Enter key on your keyboard. The firmware upload program will run. When complete, the following message will be displayed: MTM400 and interface card is programmed now. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 31 3. If the LED is still on after 15 minutes, then a reboot, by removing and reinstating power, can be tried. 4. If the upgrade is still unsuccessful, contact Tektronix support (www.tek.com). MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
  • Page 32: Documentation For Earlier Software Versions

    You can download the latest versions of the user documentation for the RUI v3.0 from the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). Documentation Table 5: RUI v3.0 product documentation Document Tektronix part number Quick Start User manual 071-2492-xx (English) 071-2493-xx (Japanese) Technical reference 071-2495-xx Release notes 071-2494-xx MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...

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