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  • Page 1 ® R&S SMCVB-K164 DVB-T2 User Manual (;Ý9Ø2) 1179097402...
  • Page 2 This document describes the following software options: ● R&S ® SMCVB-K164 1434.3890.02 This manual describes firmware version FW 4.70.176.xx and later of the R&S ® SMCV100B. © 2020 Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG Mühldorfstr. 15, 81671 München, Germany...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® Contents R&S SMCVB-K164 Contents 1 Preface....................7 About this Manual......................7 Documentation Overview..................... 8 1.2.1 Getting Started Manual....................8 1.2.2 User Manuals and Help....................8 1.2.3 Service Manual....................... 8 1.2.4 Instrument Security Procedures..................9 1.2.5 Printed Safety Instructions....................9 1.2.6 Data Sheets and Brochures.................... 9 1.2.7...
  • Page 4 ® Contents R&S SMCVB-K164 4.4.2 PLP Info........................38 OFDM Settings......................39 System Settings......................42 4.6.1 Network Settings......................43 4.6.2 L1 Settings........................47 4.6.3 ID Settings........................49 SFN Settings........................50 4.7.1 Delays........................... 51 4.7.2 Mode..........................52 Frame Info........................54 4.8.1 Frame..........................54 4.8.2 Symbols........................55 4.8.3...
  • Page 5 ® Contents R&S SMCVB-K164 General Commands....................79 Input Commands......................81 6.2.1 General Commands...................... 81 6.2.2 PLP Info Commands..................... 85 6.2.3 T2-MI Packet Timing Commands..................88 6.2.4 Test Signal Commands....................90 6.2.5 IP Subsystem........................ 92 Mode and Stream Commands..................95 BICM Commands...................... 101 OFDM Commands..................... 106 System Commands....................109...
  • Page 6 ® Contents R&S SMCVB-K164 User Manual 1179.0974.02 ─ 02...

  • Page 7: Preface

    1.1 About this Manual This user manual provides all the information specific to the DVB-T2 option R&S SMCVB-K164. All general instrument functions and settings common to all appli- cations and operating modes are described in the main R&S SMCV100B user manual.

  • Page 8: Documentation Overview

    ® Preface R&S SMCVB-K164 Documentation Overview The screenshots usually show a fully equipped product, that is: with all options instal- led. Thus, some functions shown in the screenshots may not be available in your par- ticular product configuration. 1.2 Documentation Overview This section provides an overview of the R&S SMCV100B user documentation.

  • Page 9: Instrument Security Procedures

    ® Preface R&S SMCVB-K164 Documentation Overview https://gloris.rohde-schwarz.com 1.2.4 Instrument Security Procedures Deals with security issues when working with the R&S SMCV100B in secure areas. It is available for download on the Internet. 1.2.5 Printed Safety Instructions Provides safety information in many languages. The printed document is delivered with the product.

  • Page 10: Welcome To The Dvb-T2 Option

    R&S SMCVB-K164 Accessing the DVB-T2 Dialog 2 Welcome to the DVB-T2 Option The R&S SMCVB-K164 is a firmware application that adds functionality to generate signals in accordance with the DVB-T2 digital standard. The R&S SMCVB-K164 option features: ● DVB-T2 signal generation This user manual contains a description of the functionality that the application pro- vides, including remote control operation.

  • Page 11: Scope

    ® Welcome to the DVB-T2 Option R&S SMCVB-K164 Notes on Screenshots 2.2 Scope Tasks (in manual or remote operation) that are also performed in the base unit in the same way are not described here. In particular, it includes: ●...

  • Page 12: About The Dvb-T2 Option

    773. A subset of all possible parameters found in the specification can be set on the R&S SMCV100B. 3.1 Required Options The equipment layout for generating DVB-T2 signals includes: ● Base unit ● Option Enable Broadcast Standard (R&S SMCVB-K519) ● Option DVB-T2 (R&S SMCVB-K164) User Manual 1179.0974.02 ─ 02...

  • Page 13: Dvb-T2 Configuration And Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 General Settings 4 DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings Access: ► Select "Baseband > DVB-T2". This section provides an overview on the DVB-T2 settings. The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chapter 6, "Remote-Control...
  • Page 14 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 General Settings The tab provides default settings, save and recall settings and settings necessary to configure T2-MI interface parameters. The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chapter 6.1, "General Commands",...
  • Page 15 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 General Settings T2-MI Interface Activates the T2-MI modulator interface. "On" Uses the incoming T2-MI stream to configure the modulator. "Off" Uses the incoming MPEG transport stream directly as payload for single PLP transmission.

  • Page 16: Input Signal Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings Status Info Displays the status of the T2-MI analyzer by an error message. "No Error" implies cor- rect behavior of the analyzer. Status information of the T2-MI analyzer is stored to a log file, see "Reset Log File"...

  • Page 17: General Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings 4.2.1 General Settings Access: ► Select "Input Signal > General". The tab provides general settings necessary to configure the input signal. Settings: T2-MI Interface......................17 Source ..........................17 Number of PLPs......................18 Input ..........................
  • Page 18 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings "External" Uses a transport stream, that is input at the "TS IN"/"IP Data" inter- face. For more information about connecting to the interfaces, see also: ● "TS IN" interface: Section "Configuring the Global Connectors" in the R&S SMCV100B user manual.
  • Page 19 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings IP TS Channel Requires "Source > External" and "Input > IP". Selects the IP-based transport stream (TS) channel. You can select 1 out of 4 IP TS channels as input at the "IP Data" interface.

  • Page 20: Plp Info

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings 4.2.2 PLP Info Access: ► Select "Input Signal > PLP Info". The tab displays the "PLP <num>" table, that contains individual information of up to 20 PLPs. The information comprises input parameters for each PLP.
  • Page 21 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings "188" 188 bytes specified packet length for serial input ("TS IN") and paral- lel input("IP"). Packet length ≠ 188 bytes, i.e. the length is not a specified length. "Invalid" Remote command: on page 87 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:PACKetlength?

  • Page 22: T2-Mi Data Packet Timing Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings The value is measured or computed depending on the setting of "T2-MI Interface": ● If "T2-MI Interface > Off" and "Source > External/TS Player", the value is mea- sured. ●...

  • Page 23: Measurement Mode

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings Settings: All following settings require "T2-MI Interface > On". Measurement Mode...................... 23 T2-MI T ........................23 min1 T2-MI T ........................24 min2 T2-MI T ........................24 min3 T2-MI T ........................24...

  • Page 24: T2-Mi T

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings T2-MI packets arrive at the modulator not later than T before starting transmission min1 of the corresponding T2 frame, if: ● T2-MI packets are of type: 00 , 01 , 02...

  • Page 25: Test Signal Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings T2-MI T max3 Displays the current value of T max3 T2-MI packets arrive at the modulator not earlier than T before starting transmis- max3 sion of the corresponding T2 frame, if: ●...
  • Page 26 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings Settings: Test TS Packet......................26 PID Test Packet......................26 (Hex)........................26 Payload Test/Stuff......................26 PRBS..........................26 Test TS Packet Specifies the structure of the test transport stream packet that is fed to the modulator.

  • Page 27: Ip Channnel X Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings You can select a PRBS 15 or a PRBS 23 sequence as specified by ITU-T O.151. Remote command: on page 91 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PRBS[:SEQuence] 4.2.5 IP Channnel x Settings Access: 1. Select "Input Signal > General".
  • Page 28 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings Table 4-1: IP channel configuration support in broadcast standards Baseband standard "IP Channel x" Baseband standard "IP Channel x" "ATSC/ATSC-M/H" "T-DMB/DAB" "ATSC 3.0" "DVB-S" "DTMB" "DVB-S2" "DVB-T" "DRM" "DVB-T2" "Audio AM"...
  • Page 29 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Signal Settings Remote command: on page 94 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:INPut:IP<ch>:ALIas Type Sets the input signal type. "Unicast" Analyzes all unicast IP packets that arrive at the specified "Port". "Multicast" When an IP address is in the multicast address range, an attempt is made to join a multicast group using IGMP.

  • Page 30: Mode & Stream Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Mode & Stream Settings If "Ping Result > Ping: Transmit Failed. xxx", the source address is not available in the network. "xxx" can be, e.g. "General Failure". Try another "IGMPv3 Source Address". Remote command: on page 95 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:INPut:IP<ch>:IGMP[:SOURce]:RESult?
  • Page 31 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Mode & Stream Settings Settings: PLP ID (Hex)......................... 31 PLP Group ID (Hex)...................... 31 Type........................31 Mode........................31 PLP ID (Hex) Sets the PLP ID. The PLP ID has to be unique. You can set the PLP ID in hexadecimal representation.

  • Page 32: Plp Info

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Mode & Stream Settings 4.3.2 PLP Info Access: ► Select "Mode & Stream > PLP Info". The tab displays the "PLP <num>" table, that contains individual information of up to 20 PLPs. The information comprises mode and stream parameters for each PLP.
  • Page 33 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Mode & Stream Settings PLP <num> table Displays individual parameters for each PLP <num>. The table displays information of up to 20 PLPs with <num> ranging from 0 to 19. Note: Numbering in remote control commands.
  • Page 34 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Mode & Stream Settings "Long" ISSY is active. ISSY indicator field is 1. The synchronizer uses a long ISCR. Remote command: on page 99 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:ISSY? Null Packet Deletion ← PLP <num> table Displays the null packet deletion state.

  • Page 35: Bicm Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 BICM Settings "CCM" Constant coding and modulation. The setting implies identical settings for all PLPs of the following parameters: ● "FEC Frame" on page 36 ● "Code Rate" on page 36 ● "Constellation"...

  • Page 36: Plp 0 Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 BICM Settings 4.4.1 PLP 0 Settings Access: ► Select "BICM > General". The tab provides settings necessary to configure BICM parameters of "PLP 0". Settings: Frame........................36 Code Rate........................36 Constellation......................... 37 Const. Rotation......................37 Time Interleaver Type....................37...
  • Page 37 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 BICM Settings Constellation Editing the parameter requires "T2-MI Interface > Off". Defines the constellation. Remote command: on page 103 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:CONStel Const. Rotation Editing the parameter requires "T2-MI Interface > Off". Sets the constellation rotation state.

  • Page 38: Plp Info

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 BICM Settings 4.4.2 PLP Info Access: ► Select "BICM > PLP Info". The tab displays the "PLP <num>" table, that contains individual information of up to 20 PLPs. The information comprises BICM parameters for each PLP.

  • Page 39: Ofdm Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 OFDM Settings Max. Number of Blocks ← PLP <num> table Displays the maximum number of FEC blocks per interleaving frame. Remote command: on page 104 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:MAXBlocks? 4.5 OFDM Settings Access: ► Select "Baseband > DVB-T2 > OFDM".

  • Page 40: Used Bandwidth

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 OFDM Settings Used Bandwidth Displays the used bandwidth. The used bandwidth depends on the channel bandwidth, the FFT size and the carrier mode as described in Table 4-2. You can set the carrier mode via "FFT Size", e.g. "32K Ext." means 32K FFT size using extended carrier mode.

  • Page 41: Pilot Pattern

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 OFDM Settings The length Δ is expressed in fractions of the active OFDM symbol duration T , e.g. Δ / T = 19/256 Note: Not all possible combinations of the guard interval with the following parameters are allowed: ●...

  • Page 42: System Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 System Settings Note: The value of L depends on the following parameters: Data ● "Guard Interval" on page 40 ● "FFT Size" on page 40 ● "T2 Frame Duration (T )" on page 55 The maximum allowed T2 frame duration is 250 ms The number of P2 symbols in a T2 frame depends on the "FFT Size".

  • Page 43: Network Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 System Settings 4.6.1 Network Settings Access: ► Select "System > Network". The tab provides network settings. Settings: Network Mode....................... 43 └ Profile Mode....................44 Transmission System....................44 └ MISO Group Mode..................45 └ MISO Group....................45 Peak To Average Power Ratio (PAPR).................
  • Page 44 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 System Settings "SFN" mode, all transmitters in a network are tuned to the same fre- quency and have frequency coupling (based on the 10 MHz refer- ence output of a GPS receiver). In addition, it is necessary in an SFN network to compensate any signal delays that occur in the program data supply.
  • Page 45 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 System Settings "MISO" Enables the MISO transmission. "Non-T2" Enables the non-T2 transmission. "T2 Lite SISO" Enables the T2-Lite SISO transmission. "T2 Lite MISO" Enables the T2-Lite MISO transmission. Remote command: on page 114 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:TXSYs...
  • Page 46 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 System Settings Remote command: on page 112 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:FEF:TYPE FEF Length ← Future Extension Frames Displays the length of the associated FEF part as the number of elementary periods T. The length is measured from the start of the P1 symbol of the FEF part to the start of the P1 symbol of the next T2 frame.

  • Page 47: L1 Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 System Settings 4.6.2 L1 Settings Access: ► Select "System > L1". The tab provides common layer 1 (L1) settings. Settings: L1 T2 Version........................ 47 L1 Post Modulation....................... 47 Repetition......................... 48 L1 Post Extension......................48 L1 Post Scrambled......................48...
  • Page 48 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 System Settings Remote command: on page 115 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:L:CONStel L1 Repetition Editing the parameter requires "T2-MI Interface > Off". Enables/disables L1 repetition. Remote command: on page 116 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:L:REPetition L1 Post Extension Displays the L1 post extension state.

  • Page 49: Id Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 System Settings The setting depends on the setting of the "T2-MI Interface". "Off" Requires "T2-MI Interface > Off". Transmitted frequency: 0x0000 0000 "On" Requires "T2-MI Interface > On". The frequency is received from the T2-MI stream. The value is dis- played under "Frequency"...

  • Page 50: Sfn Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 SFN Settings Remote command: on page 118 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:ID:CELL Network ID (Hex) Editing the parameter requires "T2-MI Interface > Off". Sets the network identification. The network ID is a 16-bit value in hexadecimal representation.

  • Page 51: Delays

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 SFN Settings 4.7.1 Delays Access: ► Select "SFN > Delays". The tab provides settings to configure the delay parameters. Settings Processing Delay......................51 Static Delay........................51 Dynamic Delay......................51 Total Delay........................51 Max. Deviation Time......................52...

  • Page 52: Mode

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 SFN Settings "Total Delay" = "Process Delay" + "Static Delay" + "Dynamic Delay" Remote command: on page 122 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TOTal? Max. Deviation Time Sets the maximum permissible delay. The delay Δt depends on the time of emission TOE...
  • Page 53 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 SFN Settings Timestamp Mode Displays the type of the currently received T2-MI timestamps. Note: If you use T2-MI timestamp packets with absolute time information for SFN operation, make sure that the following prerequisites are met: ●...

  • Page 54: Frame Info

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Frame Info Remote command: on page 123 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:OFFSet Seconds Since 2000 Displays the elapsed time in seconds since 2000. The value is based on the value of the last UTC reference update. Remote command: on page 123 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:SEConds?

  • Page 55: Symbols

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Frame Info Settings: Super Frame Duration (T )..................55 T2 Frame Duration (T )....................55 Future Extension Frame Duration (T )...............55 Super Frame Duration (T Displays the super frame duration. Remote command: on page 126 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:TSF?

  • Page 56: L1 Signaling

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Frame Info P1 Symbol Duration (T Displays the P1 symbol duration. Remote command: on page 126 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:TP1? OFDM Symbol Duration (T Displays the P2 and OFDM data symbol duration. Remote command: on page 126 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:TP2|TS?

  • Page 57: Data Cells

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Frame Info L1 Post Signaling Bits Displays the L1-post signaling length in bits. Remote command: on page 127 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:POSBits? L1 Post Signaling Cells Displays the L1-post signaling length in cells. Remote command: on page 128 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:POSCells?

  • Page 58: Data Generation Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Data Generation Settings 4.9 Data Generation Settings Access: ► Select "Baseband > DVB-T2 > Data Generation". The "Export Data" tab provides settings to generate data of the DVB-T2 signal characteristics. You can generate data from the input signal, Mode & Stream and BICM and export the data to a file.

  • Page 59: Global Connector Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 TS Player Remote command: n.a. Generate Triggers export data generation. Remote command: n.a. File Info panel Displays information on the selected file, such as data source, directory and filename. PLP <num> table Displays individual parameters for each PLP <num>. The table displays information of up to 20 PLPs with <num>...

  • Page 60: Ts Player Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 TS Player Support in broadcast standard configuration Baseband standard "Source > TS Player" Baseband standard "Source > TS Player" "ATSC/ATSC-M/H" "T-DMB/DAB" "ATSC 3.0" "DVB-S" "DTMB" "DVB-S2" "DVB-T" "DRM" "DVB-T2" "Audio AM" "ISDB-T" "Audio FM"...
  • Page 61 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 TS Player Settings: Running/Position Player [hh:mm:ss:fff]................. 61 Select File........................61 Start [hh:mm:ss.fff]......................62 Position Player [hh:mm:ss.fff]..................62 Stop [hh:mm:ss.fff]......................62 Reset Window....................... 63 Play..........................63 Pause..........................63 Stop..........................63 Running/Position Player [hh:mm:ss:fff] Displays the current position in time, while playing the file.
  • Page 62 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 TS Player File extension Stream libraries Remark Option *.trp_c Encrypted R&S SMCVB-KS12 Included in various stream R&S SMCVB-KS17 libraries R&S SMCVB-KS18 R&S SMCVB-KS19 R&S SMCVB-KS20 *.bin Unencrypted *.ts Unencrypted *.mpg Unencrypted *.t10 For T2MI stream files, the data rate of a T2MI file is determined automatically, if the following applies: ●...

  • Page 63: Player Output

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 TS Player Reset Window Resets "Start/Stop/Position Player" parameters. Remote command: on page 135 :TSGen:CONFigure:SEEK:RESet Play Plays the selected file. For supported file types, see Table 4-3. Remote command: on page 132 :TSGen:CONFigure:COMMand<ch> Pause Pauses the player.

  • Page 64: General

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 TS Player Settings: 4.11.2.1 General The tab provides settings necessary to configure general player output properties. Data Rate........................64 Orig. Data Rate......................64 Packet Length....................... 64 Nullpacket Stuffing......................65 Stop Data........................65 Data Rate Sets the output data rate of the player.

  • Page 65: Stuffing

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 TS Player Nullpacket Stuffing Requires a *.trp, *.trp_c, *.emc or *.emc_c file loaded into the "TS Player" dia- log. *.trp files are previously recorded files. Enables or disables nullpacket stuffing. The output data rate of the TS player equals the original data rate. The equality ensures that the time references in the tables of the played TS stream are correct dur- ing replay.
  • Page 66 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 TS Player Settings Test TS Packet......................66 PID Test Packet......................66 (Hex)........................66 Payload Test/Stuff......................66 PRBS..........................67 Test TS Packet Specifies the structure of the test transport stream packet that is fed to the modulator.

  • Page 67: Seamless Loop Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 TS Player "PRBS" PRBS data in accordance with ITU-T O.151 See also chapter "Internal Modulation Data" in the R&S SMCV100B User Manual. "0x00" Exclusively 00 (hex) data "0xFF" Exclusively FF (hex) data Remote command:...

  • Page 68: Local Ip Data Network Settings

    ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Local IP Data Network Settings PCR, DTS/PTS Activates the correction of time stamps in the replayed TS data stream. The correction allows you to decode the stream without interruption when the play file is looping.
  • Page 69 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Local IP Data Network Settings Settings: Network Status......................69 Restart Network......................69 Hostname........................69 Address Mode....................... 69 Address........................70 Protocol......................... 70 Subnet Mask......................... 70 Show Connector......................70 Address........................ 70 Network Status Indicates that the instrument is connected to the network.
  • Page 70 ® DVB-T2 Configuration and Settings R&S SMCVB-K164 Local IP Data Network Settings Remote command: on page 139 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:IPADdress:MODE IP Address Displays the IP address of the instrument in the local IP data network. By default, the R&S SMCV100B is configured to use dynamic TCP/IP configuration and to obtain the whole address information automatically.

  • Page 71: Performing Dvb-T2 Signal Generation Tasks

    ® Performing DVB-T2 Signal Generation Tasks R&S SMCVB-K164 Configuring the Input Signal 5 Performing DVB-T2 Signal Generation Tasks This chapter tells you how to configure the R&S SMCV100B to generate signals for simple receiver tests. ● Configuring the Input Signal..................71 ●...
  • Page 72 ® Performing DVB-T2 Signal Generation Tasks R&S SMCVB-K164 Configuring the Input Signal The R&S SMCV100B is connected to the local IP data network. 6. If DHCP does not assign an IP address, assign the IP address manually. See chapter "How to Assign the IP Address" in the R&S SMCV100B user manual.
  • Page 73 ® Performing DVB-T2 Signal Generation Tasks R&S SMCVB-K164 Configuring the Input Signal 2. Optionally, activate "Stuffing" to adjust the TS data rate. 3. Specify IP TS channel properties, e.g. for "IP TS Channel > 1": a) Define the input type, e.g. "Type > Multicast".

  • Page 74: How To Apply An External Ts Input Signal

    ® Performing DVB-T2 Signal Generation Tasks R&S SMCVB-K164 Configuring the Input Signal 5.1.2 How to Apply an External TS Input Signal To connect to the external TS input interface 1. Use a double-shielded 75 Ω BNC cable for connection between R&S SMCV100B...

  • Page 75: How To Generate An Internal Ts Signal

    ® Performing DVB-T2 Signal Generation Tasks R&S SMCVB-K164 Monitoring the Input Signal You can further specify the payload of the stuffing data, see "Test Signal > Payload Test/Stuff." The R&S SMCV100B is prepared for receiving TS data, that is input at the "User 1"...

  • Page 76: How To Monitor External Ip Input Data

    ® Performing DVB-T2 Signal Generation Tasks R&S SMCVB-K164 Monitoring the Input Signal 5.2.1 How to Monitor External IP Input Data The R&S SMCV100B receives external IP input data as described in Chapter 5.1.1, "How to Apply an External IP Input Signal",...

  • Page 77: How To Monitor An Internal Ts Player Signal

    ® Performing DVB-T2 Signal Generation Tasks R&S SMCVB-K164 Monitoring the Input Signal The "Info" side tab displays physical properties of the input TS stream data. 5.2.3 How to Monitor an Internal TS Player Signal The R&S SMCV100B receives internal TS input data as described in Chapter 5.1.3,...

  • Page 78: Remote-Control Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 6 Remote-Control Commands The following commands are required to generate signals with the DVB-T2 option in a remote environment. We assume that the R&S SMCV100B has already been set up for remote operation in a network as described in the R&S SMCV100B documentation.

  • Page 79: General Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 General Commands 6.1 General Commands Example: Storing current configuration :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:SETTing:STORe "/var/user/my_T2DVb" // Stores the file "my_T2DVb.T2DVb" in the directory as above. *RST :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:SETTing:CATalog? // Response: "my_T2DVb" :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:SETTing:LOAD "/var/user/my_T2DVb" :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:STATe 1 :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:SETTing:DELete "my_T2DVb" Commands .................. 79 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PRESet...
  • Page 80 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 General Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:SETTing:CATalog? Queries the files with settings in the default directory. Listed are files with the file exten- sion *.dvbt2. Return values: <FileNames> <filename1>,<filename2>,... Returns a string of filenames separated by commas. Example: Example "Storing current configuration"...

  • Page 81: Input Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands Manual operation: "Save/Recall" on page 14 6.2 Input Commands The section contains the commands for configuring the input signal. It also contains commands for querying IP input information. For configuring IP channel settings and local IP data network parameters, see: ●...
  • Page 82 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands ******************************************************************************** :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INPut:STL:INTerface 1 // Input transport stream for single- or multi-PLP transmission. ******************************************************************************** // Prepare for IP based transport stream ******************************************************************************** :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INPut? // Response: "TS" :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:FORMat? // Response: "ASI" :SOURce1:BB:INPut IP :SOURce1:BB:INPut:TSCHannel 2...
  • Page 83 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands Parameters: <Dvbt2InpFormat> ASI | SMPTE *RST: Example: Example "Configuring general input signal properties" on page 81. Manual operation: " Input Format " on page 18 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:ANALyzer? Queries the status of the T2-MI analyzer by an error message.
  • Page 84 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands Example: Example "Querying general T2-MI interface parameters" on page 81. Manual operation: "T2-MI PID (Hex)" on page 15 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:RESetlog Resets the log file. Example: Example "Querying general T2-MI interface parameters" on page 81.

  • Page 85: Plp Info Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands 6.2.2 PLP Info Commands Example: Querying PLP input properties :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:SOURce EXT ******************************************************************************** // Query properties of external input signals at TS IN interface. ******************************************************************************** :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INPut TS :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:INTerface? // Response: "0" :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INPut:NPLP? // Response: 1 // Single-PLP transmission.
  • Page 86 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands // Response: 19.392659 MBit/s :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:PLP1:USEFul:RATE? // Response: 17.654321 MBit/s Commands ................86 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:NPLP? ............86 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:INPut:FORMat ............87 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:INPut:STUFfing ............87 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:PACKetlength? ............87 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:USEFul[:RATE]? ..........87 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:USEFul[:RATE]:MAX? ............88 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>[:INPut]:DATarate? [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:NPLP? Displays the number of PLPs.
  • Page 87 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:INPut:STUFfing <Stuffing> Activates stuffing. Parameters: <Stuffing> OFF | ON Inserts null packets and corrects the values. The data rate of the transport stream source must match the data rate required for the current modulation parameters.

  • Page 88: T2-Mi Packet Timing Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands The value is the optimal value at the TS input interface, that is necessary for the modu- lator. Return values: <Max> integer Range: 0 to 999999999 Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Max. Useful Data Rate / Mbit/s"...
  • Page 89 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MAX:T4? // Response: "184.352" Commands ............89 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MEASuremode ..............89 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MIN:T3? ..............89 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MIN:T2? ..............89 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MIN:T1? ............... 89 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MAX:T4? ............... 89 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MAX:T3? ............... 90 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MAX:T2? ............... 90 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MAX:T1? [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MEASuremode <Measuremode> Specifies the measurement mode to configure the evaluation of T2-MI timing parame- ters.

  • Page 90: Test Signal Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MAX:T2? [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:MAX:T1? Queries the current value of the maximum time parameters T max1 max2 max3 max4 Return values: <MaxT1> float Range: -99.999999 to 99.999999 Increment: 0.000001 *RST: Default unit: s Example: Example "Querying T2-MI packet timing parameters"...
  • Page 91 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands ................91 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PIDTestpack ..............91 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PRBS[:SEQuence] ................92 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:TSPacket [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:INPut:TESTsignal <TestSignal> Defines the test signal data. Parameters: <TestSignal> TTSP *RST: TTSP Manual operation: "Test Signal" on page 19 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PAYLoad <Payload> Defines the payload area content of the packet.

  • Page 92: Ip Subsystem

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands Parameters: <Prbs> P23_1 | P15_1 *RST: P23_1 Manual operation: "PRBS" on page 26 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:TSPacket <TSPacket> Specifies the structure of the test transport stream packet that is fed to the modulator. Parameters: <TSPacket> H184 | S187...
  • Page 93 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands Example: Configure IP channel 2 properties // Use the data from IP channel 2 as input for modulation data. SOURce1:BB:INPut:IP2:STATe ON // Specify alias as "Alias 2". SOURce1:BB:INPut:IP2:ALIas "Alias 2" //****************************************************************************** // Define Unicast properties.
  • Page 94 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Input Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:INPut:IP<ch>:ALIas <Alias> Specifies an alias, i.e. name for the IP connection. Parameters: <Alias> string Example: Example "Configure IP channel 2 properties" on page 93. Manual operation: "Alias" on page 28 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:INPut:IP<ch>:PORT <Port> Sets the port of the input IP data at the "IP Data" connector.

  • Page 95: Mode And Stream Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Mode and Stream Commands Parameters: <Address> string Range: 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 Example: Example "Configure IP channel 2 properties" on page 93. Manual operation: "Multicast Address" on page 29 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:INPut:IP<ch>:IGMP[:SOURce]:ADDRess Specifies the IGMP source address of the network.
  • Page 96 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Mode and Stream Commands Example: Configuring mode and stream parameters ******************************************************************************** // Enable setting of PLP 0 parameters by deactivating the T2-MI interface. ******************************************************************************** :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:INTerface 0 ******************************************************************************** // Set PLP 0 mode and stream parameters.
  • Page 97 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Mode and Stream Commands // Response: "0" // BBFrame padding disabled for PLP 0. Commands ..............97 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:BB_Mode ..............97 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:CMTYpe? ..............98 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:GROup ................ 98 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:IBS? ..............98 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:IBS:A? ..............99 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:IBS:B? ................99 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:ID ..............
  • Page 98 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Mode and Stream Commands Variable coding and modulation. Not all PLPs use the same cod- ing and modulation. *RST: Example: SeeExample "Configuring mode and stream parameters" on page 96. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "CM Type"...
  • Page 99 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Mode and Stream Commands Example: Example "Configuring mode and stream parameters" on page 96. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "In-Band Signaling A" on page 34 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:IBS:B? Queries the in-band signaling type B state. Query requires L1 T2 specification version higher than V1.1.1, see [:SOURce<hw>]:...
  • Page 100 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Mode and Stream Commands *RST: Example: Example "Configuring mode and stream parameters" on page 96. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "ISSY" on page 33 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:NPD? Queries the null packet deletion state. Return values: <NPD> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON...

  • Page 101: Bicm Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 BICM Commands Manual operation: "Static Padding Flag" on page 35 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:STAFlag? Queries if the scheduling for the current PLP varies from T2 frame to T2 frame or remains static. Return values: <StaticFlag> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON...
  • Page 102 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 BICM Commands Example: Configure BICM parameters ******************************************************************************** // Enable setting of PLP 0 parameters by deactivating the T2-MI interface. ******************************************************************************** :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INPut:T2MI:INTerface 0 ******************************************************************************** // Set PLP 0 coding and modulation parameters. ******************************************************************************** :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:BB:PLP1:FECFrame NORM // Sets the FEC frame N_LDPC = 64800.
  • Page 103 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 BICM Commands ..............105 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:TIL:FINT ............105 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:TIL:LENGth ............... 105 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:TIL:TYPE [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:BLOCks? Queries the number of FEC blocks per interleaving frame. Return values: <FECBlocks> integer Range: 0 to 1023 *RST: Example: Example "Configure BICM parameters" on page 102.
  • Page 104 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 BICM Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:FECFrame <NPFecFrame> Sets the FEC frame. Parameters: <NPFecFrame> NORMal | SHORt NORMal = 64800 LDPC SHORt = 16200 LDPC *RST: NORMal Example: Example "Configure BICM parameters" on page 102. Manual operation: "FEC Frame"...
  • Page 105 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 BICM Commands Manual operation: "Code Rate" on page 36 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:TIL:FINT <FrameInterval> Defines the time interleaver frame interval (I Jump For limitations, see specification ETSI EN 302 755. Parameters: <FrameInterval> integer Range: 1 to 255 *RST: Example: Example "Configure BICM parameters"...

  • Page 106: Ofdm Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 OFDM Commands 6.5 OFDM Commands The section contains the commands for configuring OFDM symbol parameters. Example: Configuring OFDM parameters ******************************************************************************** // Configure bandwidth parameters. ******************************************************************************** :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:CHANnel:BANDwidth BW_2 // Sets 1.7 MHz channel bandwidth. // Query the used bandwidth in MHz.
  • Page 107 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 OFDM Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:BANDwidth:VARiation <BandwidthVar> Changes the used bandwidth in the range of ±1000 ppm. Parameters: <BandwidthVar> integer Range: -1000 to 1000 *RST: Default unit: ppm Example: Example "Configuring OFDM parameters" on page 106. Manual operation: "Bandwidth Variation"...
  • Page 108 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 OFDM Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:LDATa <DataSymbols> Sets the number of data symbols per T2 frame. Parameters: <DataSymbols> integer Range: 0 to 4095 *RST: Example: Example "Configuring OFDM parameters" on page 106. Manual operation: "Data Symbols per T2 Frame (L_DATA)"...

  • Page 109: System Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 System Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PILot <PilotPattern> Sets the pilot pattern. Parameters: <PilotPattern> PP1 | PP2 | PP3 | PP4 | PP5 | PP6 | PP7 | PP8 *RST: Example: Example "Configuring OFDM parameters" on page 106. Manual operation: "Pilot Pattern"...
  • Page 110 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 System Commands // Response: "MANual" // Manual MISO mode :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:MISO:GROup 1 // Modulator transmits with MISO group 2. SOURce:BB:T2DVb:PAPR TR // Enables tone reservation (TR) inserting zeroes instead of TR carriers. :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:FEF? // Response: "0"...
  • Page 111 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 System Commands ..............112 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:MISO[:GROup] ..............113 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:NETWorkmode ................... 113 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PAPR ................113 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PROFile ..................113 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:TFS .................. 114 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:TXSYs [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:FEF <FEF> Enables/disables FEF. Parameters: <FEF> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: Example "Configuring network parameters"...
  • Page 112 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 System Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:FEF:PAYLoad <FEFPayload> Sets the FEF payload. Parameters: <FEFPayload> NULL | NOISe NULL I/Q values of the FEF payload are zeroes. NOISe I/Q values of the FEF payload are modulated in the frequency domain using a PRBS and transformed into the time domain by IFFT.
  • Page 113 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 System Commands Parameters: <MisoGroup> G1 | G2 *RST: Example: Example "Configuring network parameters" on page 109. Manual operation: "MISO Group" on page 45 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:NETWorkmode <Networkmode> Sets the network mode. Parameters: <Networkmode> MFN | SFN *RST: Manual operation: "Network Mode"...

  • Page 114: L1 Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 System Commands Parameters: <TFS> Fixed response of the query. *RST: Example: Example "Configuring network parameters" on page 109. Manual operation: "Time Frequency Slicing (TFS)" on page 46 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:TXSYs <TransmissionSys> Sets the transmission system. Parameters: <TransmissionSys>...
  • Page 115 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 System Commands // L1 post scrambling is off. Set version V1.3.1 to activate it. :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:L:T2Version V131 :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:L:SCRambled 1 :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:L:T2Baselite 0 :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:L:NAUX? // Response: "0" // Number of auxiliary frames is fixed to zero. :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:L:RFSignalling? // Response: 0 // RF signaling is disabled in L1.
  • Page 116 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 System Commands Parameters: <L1PostExt> Fixed response of the query. *RST: Example: Example "Configuring L1 parameters" on page 114. Manual operation: "L1 Post Extension" on page 48 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:L:REPetition <L1Repetition> Enables/disables L1 repetition. Parameters: <L1Repetition> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON...
  • Page 117 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 System Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:L:SCRambled <L1PostScr> Enables/disables L1 post scrambling according to T2 version 1.3.1 of specification ETSI EN 302 755. You can query the used version via [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:L:T2Version on page 117. Parameters: <L1PostScr> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON...

  • Page 118: Id Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 System Commands Parameters: <NumAuxStr> integer Fixed response of the query. *RST: Example: Example "Configuring L1 parameters" on page 114. Manual operation: "Num. Aux. Streams" on page 48 6.6.3 ID Commands Example: Configuring ID parameters :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:ID:CELL #H0 // Sets the hexadecimal cell ID 0000.

  • Page 119: Sfn Delay Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 SFN Delay Commands Parameters: <NetworkId> integer 16-bit value in hexadecimal representation. Range: #H0 to #HFFFF *RST: Example: Example "Configuring ID parameters" on page 118. Manual operation: "Network ID (Hex)" on page 50 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:ID:T2SYstem <T2SystemId> Sets the T2 system identification.
  • Page 120 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 SFN Delay Commands ******************************************************************************** // Configure timestamp parameters. ******************************************************************************** :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:MODE? // Response: "RELative" // Timestamp mode is relative. :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:UPDate // Updates the UTC time and date reference. :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:DATE? // Response: "2012-04-30" :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:TIME? // Response: "09:09.15"...
  • Page 121 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 SFN Delay Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:DELay:DEViation <MaxDevTime> Sets the maximum permissible delay. Parameters: <MaxDevTime> float Range: 1E-6 to 500E-6 Increment: 0.0000001 *RST: 10E-6 Example: Example "Configuring single-frequency network delay parameters" on page 119. Manual operation: "Max. Deviation Time"...
  • Page 122 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 SFN Delay Commands Return values: <ProcDelay> float Range: 0 to 4.0 Increment: 0.0000001 *RST: Example: Example "Configuring single-frequency network delay parameters" on page 119. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Processing Delay" on page 51 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:DELay:STATic <StaticDelay>...
  • Page 123 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 SFN Delay Commands Example: Example "Configuring single-frequency network delay parameters" on page 119. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "UTC Date" on page 53 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:MODE? Queries the type of the currently received T2-MI timestamps. Return values: <TimestampMode>...

  • Page 124: Frame Info Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Frame Info Commands Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Seconds Since 2000" on page 54 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:TIME? Queries the UTC time from the last UTC reference update. Return values: <TSPTime> string Format <hour>:<minute>:<second> Example: Example "Configuring single-frequency network delay parameters"...

  • Page 125: Frame And Symbol Duration Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Frame Info Commands 6.8.1 Frame and Symbol Duration Commands Example: Querying frame and symbol duration information :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INFO:TSF? // Response in s: 0.433888 // Super frame duration is 433.888 ms. :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INFO:TF? // Response in s: 0.216944 // T2 frame duration is 216.944 ms.
  • Page 126 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Frame Info Commands Return values: <FEFDur> integer Range: 0 to 9.999999 Increment: 0.000001 *RST: Example: Example "Querying frame and symbol duration information" on page 125. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Future Extension Frame Duration (T )"...

  • Page 127: L1 Signaling Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Frame Info Commands Return values: <OfdmSymbolDur> float Range: 0 to 0.010000 Increment: 0.000001 *RST: Example: Example "Querying frame and symbol duration information" on page 125. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "OFDM Symbol Duration (T )"...
  • Page 128 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 Frame Info Commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:POSCells? Queries the L1-post signaling length in cells. Return values: <L1PostSigCells> integer Range: 0 to 262143 *RST: Example: Example "Querying L1 signaling parameters" on page 127. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "L1 Post Signaling Cells"...

  • Page 129: Data Cell Commands

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 TSGen Subsystem 6.8.3 Data Cell Commands Example: Querying the number of data cells :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INFO:DP? // Response: "1637178 // Maximum number of PLP data cells per T2 frame is 1637178. :SOURce1:BB:T2DVb:INFO:DPUSed? // Response: "1636200" // Current T2 frame has 1636200 data cells.
  • Page 130 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 TSGen Subsystem Example: Play a TS player file //****************************************************************************** // Select a file, e.g. a user-defined setting. //****************************************************************************** :TSGen:CONFigure:PLAYfile "/var/user/my_test_player_test.trp" // Selects the file "my_test_player_test" with extension *.trp. //****************************************************************************** // Within the file, define a section, that you want to play.
  • Page 131 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 TSGen Subsystem Example: Configure and monitor TS player output //****************************************************************************** // Configure general and stuffing parameters of the TS player output. //****************************************************************************** :TSGen:CONFigure:STUFfing ON :TSGen:CONFigure:STOPdata TTSP :TSGen:CONFigure:TSPacket H184 //:TSGen:CONFigure:PIDTestpacket VAR :TSGen:CONFigure:PIDTestpack VAR :TSGen:CONFigure:PID 8100 // Corresponds to a PID = 1FA4 in hexadecimal format.

  • Page 132: Tsgen:configure:command

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 TSGen Subsystem ..................136 :TSGen:CONFigure:TSPacket .................... 136 :TSGen:CONFigure:TSRate ....................136 :TSGen:READ:FMEMory ....................137 :TSGen:READ:ORIGtsrate ..................137 :TSGen:READ:PLAYfile:LENGth? :TSGen:CONFigure:COMMand<ch> Triggers playing, pausing and stopping of the TS player file selected with :TSGen: CONFigure:PLAYfile. Setting parameters: <PlayerStatus> STOP | PLAY | PAUSe...

  • Page 133: Tsgen:configure:pidtestpack

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 TSGen Subsystem :TSGen:CONFigure:PIDTestpack <PIDTestpack> Sets the PID, if is H184|H200|H204. :TSGen:CONFigure:TSPacket Parameters: <PIDTestpack> VARiable | NULL *RST: NULL Example: Example "Configure and monitor TS player output" on page 131. Manual operation: "PID Test Packet" on page 66 :TSGen:CONFigure:PLAYfile <PlayFile>...

  • Page 134: Tsgen:configure:seamless:pcr

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 TSGen Subsystem Parameters: <CC> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: Example "Configure seamless loop parameters" on page 131. Manual operation: "Continuity Counter" on page 67 :TSGen:CONFigure:SEAMless:PCR <PCR> Activates the correction of time stamps in the replayed TS data stream. The correction allows you to decode the stream without interruption when the play file is looping.
  • Page 135 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 TSGen Subsystem :TSGen:CONFigure:SEEK:RESet Resets the following parametets to their default state: ● on page 135 :TSGen:CONFigure:SEEK:STARt ● on page 135 :TSGen:CONFigure:SEEK:STOP Example: Example "Play a TS player file" on page 130. Manual operation: "Reset Window"...
  • Page 136 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 TSGen Subsystem Manual operation: "Stop Data" on page 65 :TSGen:CONFigure:STUFfing <Stuffing> Enables or disables nullpacket stuffing. Parameters: <Stuffing> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: Example "Configure and monitor TS player output" on page 131.

  • Page 137: Bcip Subsystem

    ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 BCIP Subsystem Parameters: <FMemory> integer Range: 0 to 10 *RST: Example: Example "Configure and monitor TS player output" on page 131. Manual operation: "Select File" on page 61 :TSGen:READ:ORIGtsrate <ORIGtsrate> Displays the calculated original TS data rate.
  • Page 138 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 BCIP Subsystem Suffix Value range Description BCIP<hw> Available local IP LAN interfaces Example: Retrieving information on local network-related settings //****************************************************************************** // Monitor IP interface 1 local network status. //****************************************************************************** SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP1:NETWork:STATus? // Response: "0" // The instrument is diconnected from the local IP network.
  • Page 139 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 BCIP Subsystem :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:IPADdress Sets the IP address. Parameters: <IpAddress> string Range: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 *RST: 0.0.0.0 Example: Example "Retrieving information on local network-related settings" on page 138. Manual operation: "IP Address" on page 70 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:IPADdress:MODE <IPMode>...
  • Page 140 ® Remote-Control Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 BCIP Subsystem :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:PROTocol <Protocol> Specifies the network protocol. Parameters: <Protocol> *RST: Example: Example "Retrieving information on local network-related settings" on page 138. Manual operation: "Protocol" on page 70 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:RESTart Triggers a restart of the network.

  • Page 141: Annex

    ® DVB-T2 Test Cases R&S SMCVB-K164 Annex A DVB-T2 Test Cases Test case type Test case Remark DVBT2_DTG_xyz 117 test cases, xyz = 000 to 109, 162 to 168 DVBT2_DTG_xyz_MISO_Groupa 104 test cases, xyz = 110 to 161 a = 1 to 2 NorDig UTP 2.4...

  • Page 142: Glossary: Abbreviations

    ® Glossary: Abbreviations R&S SMCVB-K164 Glossary: Abbreviations ACE: Active Constellation Extension ACM: Adaptive Coding and Modulation ASI: Asynchronous Serial Interface BICM: Bit-Interleaved Coding and Modulation BPSK: Binary Phase Shift Keying CM: Coding and Modulation DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DVB-H: Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld...
  • Page 143 ® Glossary: Abbreviations R&S SMCVB-K164 ISSY: Input Stream Synchronizer MAC: Media Access Control MFN: Multi-frequency Network MISO: Multiple Input Single Output MPE FEC: Multiprotocol encapsulation forward error correction MPEG: Moving Picture Experts Group https://mpeg.chiariglione.org/ NTP: Network Time Protocol OFDM: Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing...
  • Page 144 ® Glossary: Abbreviations R&S SMCVB-K164 https://www.smpte.org/ T2-MI: T2 Modulator interface TCP: Transmission Control Protocol TFS: Time Frequency Slicing TPS: Transmission Parameter Signalling TR: Tone Reservation TS: Transport Stream UDP: User Datagram Protocol UTC: Universal Time Coordinated VSB: Vestigial Sideband Modulation...

  • Page 145: Glossary: Specifications

    ® Glossary: Specifications R&S SMCVB-K164 Glossary: Specifications ETSI EN 302 307: Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Second generation framing struc- ture, channel coding and modulation systems for Broadcasting, Interactive Services, News Gathering and other broadband satellite applications (DVB-S2) https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/302300_302399/302307/ ETSI EN 302 755: Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Frame structure channel coding...

  • Page 146: List Of Commands

    ® List of Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 List of Commands :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:COMMon:HOSTname............138 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:IPADdress................139 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:IPADdress:MODE............... 139 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:IPADdress:SUBNet:MASK..........139 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:MACaddress............... 139 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:PROTocol................140 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:RESTart................140 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:BCIP<hw>:NETWork:STATus................140 :TSGen:CONFigure:COMMand<ch>......................132 :TSGen:CONFigure:PAYLoad........................132 :TSGen:CONFigure:PID..........................132 :TSGen:CONFigure:PIDTestpack........................133 :TSGen:CONFigure:PLAYfile.........................133 :TSGen:CONFigure:PLENgth........................133 :TSGen:CONFigure:PRBS[:SEQuence]......................133 :TSGen:CONFigure:SEAMless:CC........................133 :TSGen:CONFigure:SEAMless:PCR......................134 :TSGen:CONFigure:SEAMless:TT........................ 134 :TSGen:CONFigure:SEEK:POSition......................134 :TSGen:CONFigure:SEEK:RESet.........................
  • Page 147 ® List of Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:OFFSet..................123 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:SEConds?..................123 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:TIME?....................124 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:DELay:TSP:UPDate..................124 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:FEF........................111 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:FEF:INTerval..................... 111 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:FEF:LENGth......................111 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:FEF:PAYLoad....................112 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:FEF:TYPE......................112 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:FFT:MODE......................107 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:GUARd:INTerval....................107 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:ID:CELL......................118 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:ID:NETWork...................... 118 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:ID:T2SYstem.....................119 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:ID:TXID:AVAil....................119 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:DP?......................129 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:DPUSed?....................129 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:POSBits?....................127 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:POSCells?....................128 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:PREBits?....................128 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:PRECells?....................128 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:TF?......................125 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:INFO:TFEF?.....................
  • Page 148 ® List of Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:L:T2Version....................... 117 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:LDATa....................... 108 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:LF?........................108 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:MISO:MODE?....................112 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:MISO[:GROup]....................112 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:NAUX........................ 117 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:NETWorkmode....................113 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:NSUB........................ 108 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:NT2Frames....................... 108 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PAPR.........................113 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PAYLoad......................91 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PID........................91 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PIDTestpack......................91 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PILot........................109 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:BB_Mode.................... 97 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:BLOCks?...................103 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:CMTYpe?.................... 97 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:CONStel.................... 103 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:CROTation..................103 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:FECFrame..................104 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:FRAMeindex..................104 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:GROup....................98 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:PLP<ch>:IBS:A?....................
  • Page 149 ® List of Commands R&S SMCVB-K164 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:SETTing:STORe....................80 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:SOURce......................82 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:STATe........................79 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:TFS........................113 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:TSPacket......................92 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:TXSYs....................... 114 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:T2DVb:USED[:BANDwidth]?..................109 User Manual 1179.0974.02 ─ 02...

  • Page 150: Index

    ® Index R&S SMCVB-K164 Index Application cards ..............9 Help ..................8 Application notes ..............9 How to Configure mode and stream parameters ....32, 38 BICM settings ..............35 Code rate ..............36 Input signal Constellation ............... 37 T2-MI PID ............. 15, 19 Constellation rotation ..........
  • Page 151 ® Index R&S SMCVB-K164 Save/Recall ............... 14 Security procedures ............9 Local IP data Service manual ..............8 Remote control commands ........137 Set to default ..............14 Local IP data network SFN settings ..............50 Address mode ............. 69 Dynamic delay ............
  • Page 152 ® Index R&S SMCVB-K164 PID test packet ............66 Play ................63 Player output settings ..........63 Position player ............62 PRBS ................67 Reset window ............. 63 Running ..............61 Seamless loop settings ..........67 Select file ..............61 Start ................

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