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  • Page 1 Version 10-2018A...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents Before starting operation of the device..................page 03 Symbols and conventions used....................page 03 Proper use..........................page 04 Target group of this manual ......................page 04 Device description ........................page 04 Important safety information......................page 06 Warranty conditions........................page 07 Disposal.............................page 08 Performance description ......................page 08 Connecting and installing the module ..................page 09 Quick start –...

  • Page 3: Before Starting Operation Of The Device

    ASTRO Strobel Kommunikationssysteme Olefant 1-3 D-51427 Bergisch Gladbach (Germany) Phone: (+49) 2204 405-0 All other parts of the software used with this product are subject to the copyright owned by ASTRO Strobel GmbH. Operating Manual U 159 - Version 10-2018A...

  • Page 4: Proper Use

    Target group of this manual Installation and starting operation The target group for installation and starting operation of the ASTRO headend technology are qualified experts who have training enabling them to perform the work required in accordance with EN 60728-11 and EN 60065.
  • Page 5 U 159 display. Press the data knob to switch on the display. The ASTRO logo will be the first display to appear following activation. Turning the data knob clockwise allows to you access the individual displays: ...

  • Page 6: Important Safety Information

    Keep this operating manual for future use and for handover in the event of a change of owner or operator. A PDF version of this manual is available to download on the ASTRO website (there may be a more recent version).

  • Page 7: Warranty Conditions

    They may also cause device malfunctions. 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”.
  • Page 8 Connecting and installing the module Connecting and installing the module HINWEIS The instructions for the base unit U 100 include a description of how to prepare the base unit for installation. Observe that you need to insert an SD memory card into the module prior to installation in the base unit (see figure at left) Coding and installing the backplane A backplane is included with every U 1xx signal converter.

  • Page 9: Connecting And Installing The Module

    Connecting and installing the module To prepare the backplane for installation, proceed as follows: Turn the control dial to the position required for the intended installation position in the way it is shown in figure 2. HINWEIS A control dial that has not been correctly set to correspond to the installation position will result in incorrect LED displays on the front of the U 100 base unit (see section “Device description”).
  • Page 10 Connecting and installing the module UFGABE When the U 100 base unit is in its delivery state, the three installation slots for the backplanes are covered by dummy plates (see figure 3, above). Start by removing the Phillips-head screws [1] and [2] from the dummy plate at the required installation position (left, middle or right) and remove the dummy plate.
  • Page 11 Once you have connected the base unit to the power supply, the U 159 will switch on automatically. Once it has booted (approx. 90 seconds), the ASTRO logo initially appears in the display. Turn the knob to the right of the display clockwise until the menu item “Interface settings” is displayed.

  • Page 12: Quick Start - Starting Operation Of The U 159

     User name: “user” or “admin” (input without inverted commas)  Password: astro Figure 5: Log in After logging in, the start page of the U 159 with all relevant system information will appear. The navi- gation menu and the log-in status display will appear at the left.
  • Page 13 Quick start – starting operation of the U 159 Start by changing the IP addresses for the data port and the management. To do so, click on the item “IP Interfaces” in the menu at the left. You will now see the following table in the content area: Figure 6: “Data Interfaces”...
  • Page 14 Quick start – starting operation of the U 159 page 14 Operating Manual U 159 - Version 10-2018A...
  • Page 15 Quick start – starting operation of the U 159 Figure 7: The signal flow in the U 159 Operating Manual U 159 - Version 10-2018A page 15...
  • Page 16 Quick start – starting operation of the U 159 Configuring the IP receiver Now start configuring a signal path in the U 159. Start by clicking on the item “IP RX Channels” in the web browser interface menu. You will now see the following tables: Figure 8: Setting the source for the data stream and activating the connection to the data port Enter the IP address and the port for the data stream in the “Adding/Deleting of IP RX Channels”...
  • Page 17 Quick start – starting operation of the U 159 Configuring HF output channels Start by defining the required number of output channels, the maximum overall level and the channel spacing. To do so, click on the item “RF Settings” in the menu at the left. You will now see the following table: Figure 10: “RF Main Settings”...

  • Page 18: Status" Menu

    “Status” menu “Status” menu To have the current settings for the U 159 displayed, click on the item Status in the menu at the left. You can now see the overview shown in figure 12: Figure 12: Status display The following tables are displayed: Set data and status of the IP interfaces: Figure 13: Status display –...
  • Page 19 “Status” menu  MAC: MAC address of the respective interface  IPv4-Addr./Net: IPv4 address (left field) / sub-network (right field)  IPv6-Addr./Net: also supports: IPv6 address (left field) / network (right field)  Status: switched off (off) or active (transmission rate is displayed); when using 1000base-x SFP modules, this is only the link to the module ...
  • Page 20 “Status” menu Status messages on monitoring: Figure 16: Status display – monitoring The “Monitoring” table allows a series of hardware functions to be monitored; specifically, these are:  Temperature front: Temperature displayed in °C for the mainboard  Temperature center: Temperature displayed in °C for the mainboard ...

  • Page 21: Ip Interfaces" Menu

    “IP Interfaces” menu “IP Interfaces” menu This section explains how to make general settings for the interfaces of the U 159. Click on the item “IP Interfaces” in the menu at the left. Setting IP interfaces (administrator only) You can configure and activate or deactivate the four IP interfaces (Data A, B, C, D) in the upper table (“Data Interfaces”).

  • Page 22: Network" Menu

    “Network” menu “Network” menu This section tells you how to enter the network settings for the device. Click on the item “Network” in the menu on the left. Entering network settings The following tables will then appear in the content area at the left: Figure 20: Configuring management settings ...
  • Page 23 “Network” menu  System Log: Click on the plus symbol to add a (or several) system log server(s). Enter the address of the system log server in the input field. To remove the server, click on the minus symbol.  SNMP Trap Receiver: Click on the plus symbol to add a (or several) SNMP trap receiver(s).

  • Page 24: Ip Rx Channels" Menu

    “IP RX Channels” menu “IP RX Channels” menu To configure the up to 1,024 IP inputs, start by clicking on the item “IP RX Channels” in the menu at the left. The following table will then appear in the content area at the top: Figure 21: Table 1 “Adding/Deleting of IP RX Channels”...
  • Page 25 “IP RX Channels” menu Another table follows in which you view an overview of the reception channels. You can sort the list of channels according to different criteria (see below). Figure 22: Table 2 “IP RX Settings”  State: Click on the arrow symbol to have the reception channels displayed in the order of the priority (this means e.g.

  • Page 26: Ts Multiplexer" Menu

    “TS Multiplexer” menu “TS Multiplexer” menu You can, when required, compile new transport streams from different sources (IP interfaces), and cre- ate redundancies for them. To do this, start by clicking on the item “TS Multiplexer” in the main menu at the left.
  • Page 27 “TS Multiplexer” menu Configuring multiplexers In order to enter detailed settings for the individual multiplexers, use the “TS Multiplexer Settings” table. You can see an overview of the previously entered parameters for the respective multiplexer. Figure 25: Table “TS Multiplexer Settings” In order to open the detailed view of a TS multiplexer, click on its alias name.
  • Page 28 “TS Multiplexer” menu Figure 28: Defining the TS-ID and ON-ID If required, you can also activate EIT processing by clicking the checkbox in the lower line. If you acti- vate EIT processing, you can use a drop-down list to set the following respective parameters: ...
  • Page 29 “TS Multiplexer” menu Now click on the plus symbol in the header to create a new redundancy group. Then adds a new group within the redundancy. You will now see the following entry below the redundancy header: Figure 31: New redundancy group HINWEIS The active redundancy group (with the highest priority) is marked by a dotted line.
  • Page 30 “TS Multiplexer” menu Once you have selected a transport stream, this is displayed below the header for the redundancy group: Figure 34: New transport stream in the redundancy group HINWEIS A link symbol can be found to the right of the plus symbol in the header for the redundancy group.
  • Page 31 “TS Multiplexer” menu symbol. The following window will now appear: Figure 36: Window “Add new filter to TS” You can start by selecting individual services from the transport stream here. These are then – accord- ing to the settings that you previously entered in the “Edit settings for input” table – selected or removed from the stream.
  • Page 32 “TS Multiplexer” menu tered in the “Edit settings for input” table – selected or removed from the stream. You can also select individual PIDs manually by activating the checkbox at the top right and then en- tering this in the input field. Then click on “OK”...
  • Page 33 “TS Multiplexer” menu Adding service redundancies Instead of setting up a redundancy for a transport stream, you can alternatively create a redundancy for individual services as well. To do so, start by clicking on the symbol to the left of the plus symbol in the multiplexer header.
  • Page 34 “TS Multiplexer” menu You can enter the following settings here:  Output SID: Enter the preferred service ID in the input field.  Output name: Enter the preferred name in the input field.  Output provider: Enter the preferred provider name in the input field. Then click on “OK”...
  • Page 35 “TS Multiplexer” menu Filtering PIDs In order to filter individual PIDs out of the service, start by clicking on the plus symbol. The following window will now appear: Figure 42: Window “Select PID to drop from service” Now select the entry “drop” or “remap” from the drop-down list at the top. If you select “drop”, the PID selected will be removed from the service.

  • Page 36: Rf Settings" Menu

    Figure 44: Table 2 “Available Channel Grids” You can add additional channel grids here by clicking on the “Search” button in the “Add Grid” line, and then selecting a corresponding file. Please consult the ASTRO Customer Service to obtain the required channel grid.

  • Page 37: Rf Channels" Menu

    “RF Channels” menu “RF Channels” menu In order to add and configure individual output channels, start by clicking on the item “RF Channels” in the main menu at the left. You will now see the “Adding/Deleting of RF Channels” table in the upper section: Figure 45: Table 1 “Adding/Deleting of RF Channels”...
  • Page 38 “RF Channels” menu Click on the respective gear symbol in the “Details” column to access the detailed settings for an output channel. You will now see the “Detailed RF Channel Settings” table. Figure 47: “RF Channel Settings – Details” Along with modulation, you can also enter the symbol rate in MBaud in the “Symbol Rate” input field, along with the roll-OFF factor.

  • Page 39: Ts Processing" Menu

    “TS Processing” menu “TS Processing” menu To enter settings for TS processing, start by clicking on the item “TS Processing” in the main menu at the left. The following tables now appear in the upper part of the content area: Figure 48: Settings for transport stream processing You can select the required NIT mode from the drop-down list in the “NIT Processing”...

  • Page 40: Nit" Menu

    “NIT” menu “NIT” menu If you wish to change the settings for NIT processing, click on the item “NIT” in the main menu at the left. The following table now appears in the upper part of the content area: Figure 49: “Dynamic NIT Processing Settings” table The following parameters can be changed here: ...
  • Page 41 “NIT” menu Another table follows in which the transport streams added are listed: Figure 51: “External Transport Streams” table If you wish to remove a transport stream, click on the minus symbol. Click on the “Apply” button at the top in the header to save the changes. Click on “Discard”...

  • Page 42: Lcn" Menu

    “LCN” menu “LCN” menu If you wish to create an LCN table, start by clicking on the menu item “LCN” in the main menu at the left. The following table now appears in the upper part of the content area: Figure 52: “Adding services to LCN Table”...

  • Page 43: User Settings" Menu

    “user” status. The password set at the factory 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: Tls Settings" Menu

    A licence is required to use the TLS functions. Only having TLS settings entered by correspondingly qualified personnel is recommended. In the event of questions on this, please consult the ASTRO Customer Service. page 44 Operating Manual U 159 -...

  • Page 45: Licensing" Menu

    A number of functions of the device can only be used after being enabled by means of a licence key. The licence key with the respective function can be purchased from ASTRO. You will receive a licence key with which you can activate the functions using the web browser interface.

  • Page 46: Configuration" Menu

    “Configuration” menu “Configuration” menu You can upload or download a range of configuration files, or have them displayed, under the menu item “Configuration”. Figure 57: Uploading and downloading or displaying configuration files To upload files, use the “Search” button to select the preferred file. Then click on the “Upload”...

  • Page 47: Update" 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 and a four-digit version number.
  • Page 48 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 49: Logging" Menu

    “Logging” menu “Logging” menu In order to enter settings for logging, or to have a log file displayed, click on “Logging” in the menu at the left. You will then see the following overview: Figure 63: “Logging” menu You can enter the number of days after which the log files are to be deleted, as well as a limit for the file size of the log files in the “System Log Settings”...

  • Page 50: Active Alarms" Menu

    “Active Alarms” menu “Active Alarms” menu To have the “Active Alarm” table displayed, click on the corresponding item in the menu at the left. The following table will then appear: Figure 65: Active alarm table The table provides information about error messages currently active. The “Message” column shows the error message in plain text.

  • Page 51: Statistics" Menu

    “Statistics” menu “Statistics” menu To retrieve statistics on the internal data of the U 159, click on the item “Statistics” in the menu at the left. You will now see the following table in the content area at the right: Figure 66: Statistics In order to create a new file, click on the arrow symbol in the “Create statistics file”...

  • Page 52: U 100" Menu

    “U 100” menu “U 100” menu Configuring the base unit To configure the base unit, start by clicking the item “U 100” in the main menu at the left. You will now see the following table: Figure 67: Configuring the U 100 base unit The following parameters are displayed, and can be configured: ...

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    Check whether the signal cable is connected correctly, and that there are no breaks or short circuits in the connectors. If the problem cannot be resolved, please contact the ASTRO customer service. Maintenance and repair The device must not be opened other than for repair purposes. Repairs may only be carried out at the factory or at workshops, or by persons, authorised by ASTRO Strobel GmbH.

  • Page 54: Technical Data

    Technical data Technical data Type U 159 Order Number 380 159 EAN-Code 4026187193270 Network interfaces (passive routing to U 1xx) Management 2 x 1000 Base-T Ethernet (RJ 45) Data 4 x SFP (1000 Base-X or SGMII) Input Bitrate per Data Port [Mbit/s] 1000/1000/900/750 @1/2/3/4 Ports Ethernet, ARP, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, RTP, TCP, HTTP(S),...
  • Page 55 Technical data Operating Manual U 159 - Version 10-2018A page 55...
  • Page 56 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. Operating Manual...

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