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EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMS LTD.
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Version 1.0, Jan 2021
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  • Page 1 Version 1.0, Jan 2021 The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 7881TSM series product. Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the 7881TSM series product.
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  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “Dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (Servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
  • Page 4 WARNING Changes or Modifications not expressly approved by Evertz Microsystems Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Use of unshielded plugs or cables may cause radiation interference. Properly shielded interface cables...
  • Page 5 Jan 2021 Information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Evertz assumes no responsibility for the use thereof nor for the rights of third parties, which may be affected in any way by the use thereof. Any representations in this document concerning performance of Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance, either expressed or implied.
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  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    2.6. ORDERING INFORMATION ....................4 2.6.1. Enclosures ......................... 4 2.6.2. SFP Interface Options ....................4 VLAN SWITCH CONFIGURATION ....................5 3.1. 7881TSM-IP WEBGUI (FOR SWITCH ONLY) ..............5 3.2. SYSTEM ..........................8 3.2.1. Information......................... 8 3.2.2. Control ........................8 3.3. VLAN CONFIGURATION ..................... 9 3.3.1.
  • Page 8 7881TSM-IP User Manual 5.3. ETHERNET PORTS MONITOR ..................22 5.4. SNMP CONFIGURATION ....................24 5.5. FAULT ..........................24 5.6. TIMING CONFIGURATION ....................25 5.7. SYSTEM INFO ........................26 5.8. DISK FOLDER MANAGER ....................26 TSM GENERAL CONFIGURATIONS..................29 6.1. GENERAL .......................... 29 6.2.
  • Page 9 Figure 4-1: VistaLINK PRO – Login Screen ....................15 Figure 4-2: VistaLINK PRO – Hardware Contextual Menu ................. 15 Figure 4-3: VistaLINK PRO – 7881TSM-IP Contextual Menu ..............16 Figure 4-4: VistaLINK PRO – 7881TSM-IP Configuration Window ............. 16 Figure 4-5: VistaLINK PRO – System......................17 Figure 4-6: VistaLINK PRO –...
  • Page 10 Figure 8-5: 7881TSM-IP PuTTy – Main Menu ................... 49 Figure 8-6: 7881TSM-IP PuTTy – Networking Configuration Menu ............49 Figure 8-7: 7881TSM-IP PuTTy – Network Interfaces File Setting ............. 50 Figure 8-8: 7881TSM-IP PuTTy – Network Interfaces File Setting ............. 50 Figure 8-9: 7881TSM-IP PuTTy –...

  • Page 11: Overview

    The 7881TSM–IP probe system is an invaluable asset in any operational environment. The 7881TSM-IP has an integrated 4-port switch, providing layer 2 MAC address learning and switching. It allows the user to pass or add VLAN tagging to the incoming/outgoing data. The incoming Data (MPEG_TSoIP) from...

  • Page 12: Figure 1-1: 7881Tsm-Ip Card

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 1-1: 7881TSM-IP Card Page - 2 Version 1.0...

  • Page 13: Specifications

    7881TSM-IP User Manual SPECIFICATIONS INPUTS & OUTPUTS 3x RJ–45 10/100/1000Mbps I/O for MPEG-TS over IP 1x 1GbE SFP Optical or copper SFP for MPEG-TS over IP 1x RJ–45 Control Port NETWORK MANAGEMENT Control: SNMP ELECTRICAL Voltage: +12V DC Power: EMI/RFI:...

  • Page 14: Ordering Information

    7881TSM-IP User Manual TR101290 P3 (DVB): NIT Repetition • NIT Error • Unreferrenced PID • • SDT Repetition SDT Error • • EIT Repetition • EIT Error RST Repetition • RST Error • TDT Repetition • TDT Error • TR101290 P3 (ATSC) •...

  • Page 15: Vlan Switch Configuration

    - Login Menu ® 2. Navigate to the slot # where 7881TSM-IP card is installed and click on Name. The proxy IP of the card is displayed under Alias column. In Figure 3-2, it is set to 172.16.185.201 Note: If you cannot see the 7881TSM-IP in any of the slots, the proxy IP may not be ...

  • Page 16: Figure 3-2 : Webeasy - Frame Menu

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 3-2 : WebEASY - Frame Menu ® 3. You will need to login again when entering the 7881TSM-IP web page. The default login and password here is admin/admin Figure 3-3: WebEASY - Login Menu ® Page - 6...

  • Page 17: Figure 3-4: Webeasy - Top Navigation Bar

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 3-4: WebEASY - Top Navigation Bar ® Top Navigation Bar o Product Name: Displays the product Name o Refresh: Manually refreshes the user’s configuration o Auto Refresh: Automatically refreshes the user’s configuration o Apply: Manually saves the user’s configuration o Dynamic Apply: Automatically saves the user’s configuration...

  • Page 18: System

    User Manual SYSTEM The system tab displays general information of the 7881TSM-IP. Here the user may find information on product name, firmware version and SN of the card. General operations like rebooting or factory resetting the unit can also be made here.

  • Page 19: Vlan Configuration

    7881TSM-IP User Manual VLAN CONFIGURATION Figure 3-7: WebEASY - VLAN Configuration ® 3.3.1. VLAN Number of Data Ports: This field shows the number of available ports on the switch, should be 4 VLAN Enable: This field allows the user to enable/disable the VLAN tagging Page - 9 Version 1.0...

  • Page 20: Vlan Table

    7881TSM-IP User Manual 3.3.2. VLAN Table VLAN Entry: This field allows the user to enable/disable a specific VLAN ID VLAN ID: This field allows the user to enter the VLAN ID they wish to create. When they create a VLAN ID, they can assign or modify parameters associated with that VLAN.

  • Page 21: Port Monitoring

    7881TSM-IP User Manual PORT MONITORING Figure 3-8: WebEASY - Port Monitoring ® This page allows the user to monitor the incoming and outgoing traffic details on each of the 5 ports. User needs to switch between tabs 1 to 4 in order to view details of a particular port.

  • Page 22: Rx Monitor

    7881TSM-IP User Manual 3.4.2. Rx Monitor The fields in this panel display the received frame counts Frame Count: This field displays the number of recieved frames Good Frame Count: This field displays the number of recieved good frames Dropped Packet Count: This field displays the number of recieved dropped packets...

  • Page 23: Notify

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 3-9: WebEASY - Port Monitoring Continued ® NOTIFY Figure 3-10: WebEASY - Notify ®  Note: The user needs to select a specific data port from the tabs 1 to 4 to view the following setting.
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  • Page 25: 81Tsm-Ip On Vistalink Pro (For Switch)

    For login and password, type in “customer”. Upon entering the correct credentials, the user will need to enter the proxy IP address of the 7881TSM-IP. To do this, right-click the “Hardware tab” in the navigation tree and select “Add/Change Agent”.

  • Page 26: Figure 4-3: Vistalink Pro - 7881Tsm-Ip Contextual Menu

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 4-3: VistaLINK PRO – 7881TSM-IP Contextual Menu Figure 4-4: VistaLINK PRO – 7881TSM-IP Configuration Window  Note: For details on every parameter available refer to the Web Interface in the previous section. Page - 16 Version 1.0...

  • Page 27: Figure 4-5: Vistalink Pro - System

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 4-5: VistaLINK PRO – System Page - 17 Version 1.0...

  • Page 28: Figure 4-6: Vistalink Pro - Vlan Configuration

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 4-6: VistaLINK PRO – VLAN Configuration Page - 18 Version 1.0...

  • Page 29: Figure 4-7: Vistalink Pro Port Monitoring

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 4-7: VistaLINK PRO Port Monitoring Page - 19 Version 1.0...

  • Page 30: Figure 4-8: Vistalink Pro - Notify

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 4-8: VistaLINK PRO - Notify Page - 20 Version 1.0...

  • Page 31: 81Tsm-Ip Configuration On Vistalink Pro (Ts Monitoring)

    STATUS The unit can be confirmed here if the correct board has been selected by seeing all the statuses of the card. In the case of the 7881TSM-IP, only TSMIP will be available. Figure 5-1: VistaLINK PRO Status Tab ETHERNET PORTS CONTROL The configurations for the network parameters can be made here.

  • Page 32: Ethernet Ports Monitor

    7881TSM-IP User Manual NOTE: The ports shown on VistaLINK do not refer to the ports shown on Rear plate.  DATA 1 port highlighted below on VistaLINK is internally receiving/sending traffic from all 4xDATA ports labelled as DATA 1, DATA 2, DATA 3, DATA 4...

  • Page 33: Figure 5-3 - Vistalink Pro Ethernet Ports Monitor Tab

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 5-3 - VistaLink PRO Ethernet Ports Monitor Tab Page - 23 Version 1.0...

  • Page 34: Snmp Configuration

    7881TSM-IP User Manual SNMP CONFIGURATION The configurations to setup trap destinations can be made here. By typing specific IP addresses, the warnings/alerts will be available for that device. Figure 5-4 - VistaLINK PRO SNMP Configuration Tab FAULT The fault tab allows for which warning/alerts the user would like to send to a device. To specify which faults to send, simply check or uncheck each desired box.

  • Page 35: Timing Configuration

    7881TSM-IP User Manual TIMING CONFIGURATION The configurations for the local or NTP (Network Timing Protocol) time can be made here. Timing Configuration Details: Device Time: Shows current time on the unit. • Time Zone: Selection of different Earth times. •...

  • Page 36: System Info

    7881TSM-IP User Manual SYSTEM INFO The details on how disk space is managed can be seen here. Performance details are also indicated below, showing the current memory in MB and CPU percentage used. Figure 5-8 – VistaLINK PRO System Info Tab DISK FOLDER MANAGER Right-click the IP address, select “View Configuration”...

  • Page 37: Figure 5-9 - Vistalink Pro Disk Folder Manager Tab

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 5-9 - VistaLINK PRO Disk Folder Manager Tab Page - 27 Version 1.0...
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  • Page 39: Tsm General Configurations

    7881TSM-IP User Manual TSM GENERAL CONFIGURATIONS In this section, TSM general configurations can be accessed by expanding the hardware tab in the navigation tree. Afterwards, the appropriate IP address needs to be expanded as well. Right-click the “TSM General” and select “View Configuration”...

  • Page 40: System

    User Manual SYSTEM This tab will display the device type and have the ability to restart the card. The device type in this case should be 7881TSM-IP. Figure 6-2 - VistaLINK PRO System Tab HARD DISK MANAGEMENT The configurations to how the user wants to maintain the transport stream can be made here. The user can download or remove content from the hard disk with their corresponding buttons.

  • Page 41: Tsm Input Configurations

    The “Input Configuration” tab is used to select the stream type which is being monitored input basic configuration information for the stream and so forth. The additional information is used to further enhance the transport stream diagnostics and alarming capabilities of the 7881TSM-IP. Figure 7-1 - VistaLINK PRO Input Confiuration Tab Page - 31 Version 1.0...

  • Page 42: Input Parameters

    Priority 1, 2 and 3 Syntax Errors. 7.1.3. CAPTURE CONTROL Capture Mode: The 7881TSM-IP features the function to record the TS which is monitored based • upon configurable triggers. Use this drop down menu to select the trigger mode.

  • Page 43: Input Control

    7881TSM-IP User Manual 7.1.4. INPUT CONTROL Monitor Enable: Using this drop-down box it is possible to enable or disable individual inputs to stop • alarm generation. This stops all alarms from the 7881TSM being sent to the VLPro Server. Destination IP address: Enter here the destination IP address (Unicast/Multicast) you want the TSM •...

  • Page 44: Input Monitor Entry

    7881TSM-IP User Manual 7.2.1. INPUT MONITOR ENTRY Input State: Either active or inactive. • Num Programs: This is the number of programs found in the input stream. • Num PIDS: This is the total number of individual PIDs found in the stream.

  • Page 45: Error Monitor

    7881TSM-IP User Manual 7.2.3. ERROR MONITOR Input Status: A system message to notify the user if the input is valid IP. • Syntax Error Status: A system message to notify the user if any of the ETSI TR 101 290 P1/P2/P3 •...

  • Page 46: Dpi Monitor

    7881TSM-IP User Manual DPI MONITOR Figure 7-4 - VistaLINK PRO DPI Monitor Tab 7.4.1. DPI MONITORING DPI Monitor Enabling: This parameter allows the user to enable/disable all DPI monitoring. It is a global enable/disable for all DPI traps. DPI Inactivity Timeout: This parameter sets the duration of the DPI inactivity timeout in minutes. If the period set on the slider is exceeded between DPI pid arrivals a DPI timeout trap is triggered.

  • Page 47: Ts Syntax Errors For P1 And P2

    7881TSM-IP User Manual TS SYNTAX ERRORS FOR P1 AND P2 This tab displays a general health check of the most important elements of the TS. The tests are not exhaustive and are outlined in detail in the document Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Measurement guidelines for DVB systems ETSI TR 101 290.

  • Page 48: P1 Necessary For Decoding

    7881TSM-IP User Manual 7.5.1. P1 NECESSARY FOR DECODING TS_sync_loss: The most important function for the evaluation of data from the MPEG-2 TS is the • sync acquisition. The actual synchronization of the TS depends on the number of correct sync bytes necessary for the device to synchronize;...

  • Page 49: P2 Recommended

    7881TSM-IP User Manual 7.5.2. P2 RECOMMENDED Transport_error: The primary Transport_error indicator is Boolean which counts the erroneous TS • packets. This counter is intended for statistical evaluation of the errors. If an error occurs, no further error indication should be derived from the erroneous packet.

  • Page 50: Ts Syntax Errors For P3

    7881TSM-IP User Manual TS SYNTAX ERRORS FOR P3 Figure 7-6 - VistaLINK PRO TS Syntax Errors - P3 Tab 7.6.1. P3 DVB TABLES NIT_Repetition_error: This test checks that any two sections with table_id = 0x40 (NIT_actual) occur • on PID 0x0010 within a 25 ms.

  • Page 51: P3 Atsc Tables

    7881TSM-IP User Manual SDT_PID, TDT_PID, EIT_PID, RST_PID, reserved_for_future_use PIDs, or PIDs user defined as private data streams) not referred to by a PMT within 0.5 s. SDT_error: The SDT describes the services available to the viewer. It is split into sub-tables •...

  • Page 52: Etsi Tr 101 290 Test Conditions

    7881TSM-IP User Manual o EIT-0 Once every 0.5 seconds o EIT-1 Once every three seconds o EIT-2 and EIT-3 Once every minute RRT Repetition: Rating Region Table. Defines a rating system for a given region characterized by a • number of rating dimensions, each of which is composed of two or more rating levels. This test checks that the Rating Region Table repetition rates do not exceed 60,000ms.

  • Page 53: Template Check

    7881TSM-IP User Manual TEMPLATE CHECK The template check tab is a user configurable tab for validating the compliancy of the TS input against the template parameters entered. Figure 7-7 - VistaLINK PRO Template Check Tab 7.7.1. GLOBAL CONTROL Min Bitrate: Enter a decimal value corresponding to the absolute lowest bitrate expected for the whole stream;...

  • Page 54: Windows Measurement

    7881TSM-IP User Manual 7.7.3. WINDOWS MEASUREMENT The window measurement values determine at what interval each PID (within the PID List Template) should be expected before an alarm condition is met. Windows Measurement 1 (ms): Enter a decimal value, measurement is in milliseconds.

  • Page 55: Bitrate View

    7881TSM-IP User Manual BITRATE VIEW The standard transport stream parameters will be configured here. As shown below it is possible to see all the packets within the TS stream, organized in ascending order by Service ID. It is possible to reverse the ordering or select another column to re-sort the data.
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  • Page 57: Appendix

    Figure 8-1 : WebEASY - 7800FC Login ® 2. Open up the front door of 7800FR frame, note the slot your 7881TSM-IP is inserted in. 3. From the menu, click “Proxy Configuration”. Figure 8-2 : WebEASY - 7800FC Sidebar Menu ®...

  • Page 58: Figure 8-3 : Webeasy - Network

    7881TSM-IP User Manual 4. From the Network tab, click on the slot number where the 7881TSM-IP-GE is located 5. Enable proxy mode and enter the address, netmask, and gateway. Make sure this is on the same subnet as your FC.

  • Page 59: Changing Control Ip Address Through Hdmi

    Figure 8-5: 7881TSM-IP PuTTy – Main Menu Select option (1) Network Interfaces file Figure 8-6: 7881TSM-IP PuTTy – Networking Configuration Menu Using up/down/left/right keys on keyboard, move the cursor to Data 2 Address column. You can see square brackets [ ] appear at your current selection. Hit Enter.

  • Page 60: Figure 8-7: 7881Tsm-Ip Putty - Network Interfaces File Setting

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Figure 8-7: 7881TSM-IP PuTTy – Network Interfaces File Setting Type in the new IP address you want to set. Hit Enter Figure 8-8: 7881TSM-IP PuTTy – Network Interfaces File Setting Repeat steps 4 & 5 for setting Netmask and Gateway.

  • Page 61: Firmware Upgrade Of Tsm Using Vistalink Pro

    7881TSM-IP User Manual FIRMWARE UPGRADE OF TSM USING VISTALINK PRO Open VistaLINK PRO and expand the hardware tab in the navigation tree. Figure 9-1 – VistaLINK PRO Navigation Tree Add the TSM IP address if not added already. This is done by right-clicking the hardware tab and selecting “Add/Update Agent”.

  • Page 62: Figure 9-4 - Vistalink Pro Tsm General - Contextual Menu

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Expand the TSM IP address. Right-click on “TSM General” and select “Version Information” at the bottom. Figure 9-4 - VistaLINK PRO TSM General - Contextual Menu Page - 52 Version 1.0...

  • Page 63: Figure 9-5 - Vistalink Pro Version Information Setting

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Once the window opens, expand “7881” tab in the hardware tree and left-click the “TSM General” tab. Information will appear on the right side. Ensure the current firmware version reads (As shown below): SW Major – “3”...

  • Page 64: Figure 9-7 - Vistalink Pro Update Firmware Setting

    7881TSM-IP User Manual Browse for the new firmware then hit the “Start” button and the upgrade will begin after 5 seconds. Once completed, the unit will reboot automatically. Figure 9-7 - VistaLINK PRO Update Firmware Setting Once the unit is active again, reopen the “Version Information” window again.

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