Hides BR-101E Quick Installation Manual

Hides BR-101E Quick Installation Manual

Dvbt to dvbt repeater / gap filler

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Easy HD Expressway!
BR-101E DVBT to DVBT Repeater/Gap Filler Quick
Revision Log:
Revision
Date
2013/11/21
0.1
0.2
2013/12/04
0.3
2013/12/18
2014/01/23
0.4
2014/4/10
0.5
Installation Guide
Author
UV filter design
Board dimension
BR-101
BR-101E QIG
Remarks
First draft
Call sign configuration
EEPROM Re-init

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  • Page 1 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG BR-101E DVBT to DVBT Repeater/Gap Filler Quick Installation Guide Revision Log: Revision Date Author Remarks 2013/11/21 First draft 2013/12/04 Call sign configuration 2013/12/18 EEPROM Re-init 2014/01/23 UV filter design Board dimension 2014/4/10 BR-101...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.3. Connect USB port to your PC/NB ..............6 4.4. Driver install....................6 Tool Usage-Configure ..................8 Tool Usage- Firmware Update ................12 Tool Usage- Set Call Sign...................15 Tool Usage- Initialize EEPROM ...............18 Filter Specifications....................21 9.1. BR-101E DTV Bridge Board U/V Filter Design........21 WWW.HIDES.COM.TW...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    BR-101E QIG Introduction BR-101E can serve as a repeater, bridge or gap filler for DVB-T application. The transmitted (target) channel’s configuration can be either the same or different as the received (source) channel’s. The flexibility makes BR-101E a handy converter for frequency, bandwidth, and modulation conversions between the received and transmitted channels.
  • Page 4: Board Descriptions

    Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Board Descriptions Item Function Descriptions Jumper J1 Operation Short: normal mode Mode Open: configuration mode Provide system power (5V DC, 400mA required at full operation) Connect to PC/NB for configuration MCX-type DVB-T Tx RF connector...
  • Page 5: Easy Repeater Setup

    Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Easy Repeater Setup 3.1. Short Jumper J1 3.2. Connect RF-in/out cable RF-out RF-in The RF-in connector is IEC type, and the RF-out is F-type. 3.3. Apply 5V DC Power to the USB connector 5V DC Power 3.4.
  • Page 6 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG If the RF-in is present and tuned well, the Lock LED will be on. The factory default settings for RF-in is 474MHz/8MHz BW, and the RF-output is 666MHz/8MHz BW. To customize the settings, please refer to the following chapters.
  • Page 7: Setup Pc/Nb Environment For Configuration

    Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Setup PC/NB environment for configuration DTV Bridge configuration can be set or customized by a tool in PC Windows. This chapter describes how to setup the tool in PC Windows. 4.1. Run Setup.exe to install configuration software on your PC/NB In the start menu, a new submenu “DTV Bridge Controller”...
  • Page 8 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG WWW.HIDES.COM.TW...
  • Page 9: Tool Usage-Configure

    Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Tool Usage-Configure Set DTV bridge board in configuration mode by removing Jumper J1. Connect USB port to your PC. In the start menu, launch “DTV Bridge Controller”. If device is not found, Please check, a. if USB cable is connected well b.
  • Page 10 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Click on “Connect” to continue. Click on “Configure” to continue. Note: If there is any error message as shown below, Please click on “Init EEPROM” to initialize EEPROM properly. Refer to the chapter “Tool Usage-Initialize EEPROM”.
  • Page 11 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG 1. Read EEPROM It retrieves current settings from board’s EEPROM. 2. Demodulator and Modulator Settings For DVB-T to DVB-T, please set as, Demod Chip: IT9133BX Modulation Type: DVB-T 3. Receiver channel settings, Specify the channel frequency and bandwidth for receiver.
  • Page 12 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG In BLOCK mode, the PID’s specified will be blocked by the filter. In PASS mode, the PID’s specified can pass the filter. By default, it’s recommended to block null-packet (PID=0x1FFF). 5. Modulation Parameters An IQ table can be specified to optimize the modulator performance, but it’s optional and can be ignored.
  • Page 13: Tool Usage- Firmware Update

    Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Tool Usage- Firmware Update Set DTV bridge board in configuration mode by removing Jumper J1. Connect USB port to your PC. In the start menu, launch “DTV Bridge Controller”. If device is not found, Please check, a.
  • Page 14 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Click on “Connect” to continue. Click on “Update FW” to continue. Click on “…” buttons to browse and specify the firmware files, then click on “Update” button to start flashing new firmware to the board EEPROM.
  • Page 15 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG When firmware update is done, set DTV bridge board in normal operation mode by short Jumper J1. Then, power off and power on to reset. WWW.HIDES.COM.TW...
  • Page 16: Tool Usage- Set Call Sign

    Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Tool Usage- Set Call Sign Set DTV bridge board in configuration mode by removing Jumper J1. Connect USB port to your PC. In the start menu, launch “DTV Bridge Controller”. If device is not found, Please check, a.
  • Page 17 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Click on “Connect” to continue. Click on “Set Call Sign” to continue. WWW.HIDES.COM.TW...
  • Page 18 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Click on “Load” button to load previous setting. Click on “…” buttons to browse and specify the call sign MPEG2 TS file. The video PID in the MPEG2 TS file (Call Sign Original PID) should be specified and changed to the new PID number (New PID”, which should be the same as the...
  • Page 19: Tool Usage- Initialize Eeprom

    Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Tool Usage- Initialize EEPROM Set DTV bridge board in configuration mode by removing Jumper J1. Connect USB port to your PC. In the start menu, launch “DTV Bridge Controller”. If device is not found, Please check, a.
  • Page 20 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Click on “Init EEPROM” to continue. Click on “Update FW” to continue. Click on “…” buttons to browse and specify the template firmware Image file, then click on “Init” button to start initializing the board EEPROM.
  • Page 21 Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG image file. When initialization is done, set DTV bridge board in normal operation mode by short Jumper J1. Then, power off and power on to reset. WWW.HIDES.COM.TW...
  • Page 22: Filter Specifications

    Easy HD Expressway! BR-101E QIG Filter Specifications Filter Design 9.1. BR-101E DTV Bridge Board U/V Default BR-101E UHF LPF @950MHz, Recommended 1350MHz LPF, WWW.HIDES.COM.TW...

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