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- Page 1 User Manual AZ710 Up Converter version 1.2 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS...
- Page 2 All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means whether, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise without the prior written permission of Newtec Newtec cy...
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Page 3: Compliancy Statements
European Union Directive 1999/5/EC Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive Essential Requirement 3.1(a), 3.1 (b), 3.2. Done at St-Niklaas, on 26 November 2008 Serge Van Herck, NEWTEC CY nv. Laarstraat 5 B-9100 Sint-Niklaas Belgium. Tel:0032.(0)3.7806500 Fax:0032.(0)3.7806549 version 1.2 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS... - Page 4 As in time more and more Newtec equipment will be totally leadless, we will inform you on the status of the equipment you intend to use at that time.
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Page 5: Safety Regulations
User Manual for AZ710 Up Converter Safety Regulations SAFETY REGULATIONS Please read this chapter before you install and use this equipment. To ensure your safety, the equipment has been designed to comply with the following safety standard: IEC 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment... - Page 6 User Manual for AZ710 Up Converter Safety Regulations Additional safety requirements for Finland, Norway and Sweden Telecommunication connections and cable distribution system. Special conditions apply to the use of this equipment in Finland, Sweden and Norway due to different earthing arrangements in these countries.
- Page 7 Newtec and in line with good practice. The warranty does not apply to items, normally consumed in operation, or which have a normal lifetime inherently shorter than the warranty stated above, such as, without limitation, fuses or lamps.
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Page 8: About This Manual
User Manual forAZ710 Up Converter About this Manual ABOUT THIS MANUAL This document provides a quick overview on how to easily set up the AZ710 for the most common use cases. This document is intended to help you: • Find your way around the GUI •... - Page 9 User Manual forAZ710 Up Converter About this Manual can control and monitor Newtec devices remotely through the serial port or through Ethernet. You can obtain a separate RMCP manual from TechSupport@newtec.eu. Applicability Product Range Azimuth Software ID M&C ntc6223 Software Versions V 1.16...
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Page 11: Table Of Contents
User Manual forAZ710 Up Converter Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Compliancy Statements ..................ii Safety Regulations ....................iv About this Manual....................vii Table of Contents ....................x Introduction ....................1 Short Description .....................1 Chapter Overview ....................1 Installation ......................2 Rack Mounting ....................2 AC Power Supply.....................2 Physical Description ..................3 Front Panel Description ...................3 3.1.1... - Page 12 User Manual forAZ710 Up Converter Table of Contents SNMP......................14 Block Diagram....................15 Appendix A: Technical Specifications ..............16 Appendix B: Abbreviations...................17 version 1.2 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS...
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Page 13: Introduction
70MHz and 140MHz. The L-band output frequency ranges from 950MHz up to 1750MHz in steps of 48Hz. Optionally, the AZ710 can be delivered with a C, Ku or DBS band with an L-band monitoring output. The high output frequency stability is provided by an internal 10 MHz reference clock. -
Page 14: Installation
The equipment is designed to operate in a 19-inch rack system conforming to IEC 60297. When you mount the AZ710 Up Converter in a standard 19-inch equipment rack, make sure to sustain it with L-profiles. If you mount the device with four front panel screws only, you will damage the device and risk injuring yourself. -
Page 15: Physical Description
User Manual forAZ710 Up Converter Physical Description 3 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Front Panel Description Figure 1 – AZ710 Up Converter front panel 3.1.1 Display The display consists of a 2 x 40 characters LCD screen. The top row indicates the path in the menu structure while the bottom row displays the selected item. If the value is not indicated, press OK to open the sub menu. -
Page 16: Leds
Therefore, they may differ from the ones shown in the figure below. The back panel consists of several hardware modules. In the following paragraphs these modules are described in more detail. Figure 4 – Back Panel of the AZ710 version 1.2 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS... -
Page 17: Power Supply Unit, Monitor &Control And External 10.0 Mhz Input
3.2.1.2 Serial Monitoring and Control via RS485/RS232 The AZ710 Up Converter contains the hardware for the RS485 and RS232 interface. Use the front panel or Ethernet to select the serial interface type. You cannot do this through the serial port itself. - Page 18 User Manual forAZ710 Up Converter Physical Description Name Function Rx-B Receive Data B (output) Not connected Not connected Tx-B Send Data B (input) Table 1 - RS485 pin configuration RS232 serial interface: Name Function Shield ground Rx-D Receive Data (input) Tx-D Transmit Data (output) Data Terminal Ready (output)
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Page 19: C-Band
(10/100BaseT). You can use the front panel to set the IP address and to mask while in normal mode. You can use the Ethernet interface to send RMCP commands to the AZ710 Up Converter. Send the commands as data in a TCP/IP stream. Use socket number 5933. -
Page 20: Ku-Band Up Converter
User Manual forAZ710 Up Converter Physical Description 3.2.3 Ku-band Up converter 1. Ku output (RF output) : 13750 - 14500 MHz 2. External L-band signal (optional) 3. L-band signal output version 1.2 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS... -
Page 21: How To Manage
4.1.1 How to Connect 4.1.1.1 Cabling Use a crossed network cable to connect the Ethernet port of the AZ710 Up Converter to the Ethernet port of a computer. 4.1.1.2 Software The platform is equipped with a powerful and easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) that allows you to remotely monitor and control your equipment through a web browser. - Page 22 AZ710/Unit/Setup/Ethernet Device IP address: 10.0.0.1 In this mode, click AZ710 on the left side of the screen to get an overview of all the parameters in the device. To change the parameters of the device, click Log In to log into the device.
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Page 23: Front Panel
Go to the following menu to find the parameters Serial baudrate and Device RMCP address: AZ710 >> Unit >> Setup >> Serial port settings This is the same tree you have to follow in the directory tree when using the front panel to change these settings. -
Page 24: Connecting The Converter
4.3.2 Connecting the Converter The device is set to RS485 by factory default. When you prefer RS232, choose: AZ710 >> Unit >> Setup >> Serial port settings Default serial port settings: AZ710/Unit/Setup/Serial port settings: • Serial interface type RS485 •... -
Page 25: Rmcp Over Ethernet
There is no flow control on the serial interface. Apart from correctly formatted messages, the only significant character here is the SYNC-character (value 16 hex). The AZ710 Up Converter sends this character to indicate that it is busy executing the command and preparing the response. This prevents other devices from taking control of the bus if the response cannot be given immediately. -
Page 26: Message Format
• Checksum byte SNMP The Newtec MIB allows full monitor and control over the complete device using any SNMP browser (HP-OpenView, NetworkView). Newtec supports the basic standard MIB (monitor and control of IP interface, versions of the software …) and above that we have a full proprietary MIB, which contains all the OIDs needed to control the device. -
Page 27: Block Diagram
User Manual forAZ710 Up Converter Block Diagram 5 BLOCK DIAGRAM Figure 9 – AZ710 Up Converter Block Diagram version 1.2 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS... -
Page 28: Appendix A: Technical Specifications
User Manual for AZ710 Up Converter Appendix A: Technical Specifications APPENDIX A: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS version 1.2 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS... -
Page 29: Appendix B: Abbreviations
User Manual for AZ710 Up Converter Appendix B: Abbreviations APPENDIX B: ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Description Block Up Converter Conditional Access Table Carrier to Noise Constant Coding and Modulation Control Word Direct Current Data Encryption Standard DSM&CC Digital Storage Media Command and Control... - Page 30 User Manual for AZ710 Up Converter Appendix B: Abbreviations Abbreviation Description Outdoor Unit Program Association Table Program Clock Reference Packet Identification Number Programme Map Table Phase Shift Keying Quadrature Amplitude Modulation QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying Remote Access Server Radio Frequency...
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