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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Electromagnetic Compatibility This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15, Subpart B requirements for Class A digital devices. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Table of Contents FIO-1901-R 3G/HD/SD Fiber Optic to Electrical Converter ............ 1 Introduction ............................1 Features .............................. 1 Block Diagram ............................. 2 Front Card-edge Interface ........................2 Installation ..........................3 Installation in a Densité-2 frame ......................3 Installation in a Densité-3 Frame ......................
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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION FIO-1901-R...
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 1 FIO-1901-R 3G/HD/SD Fiber Optic to Electrical Converter 1.1 Introduction The FIO-1901 series are flexible serial digital video To/From Fiber Optic converters for the Densité frames. The FIO- 1901 series are designed for SD, HD and 3G serial video as well as compressed bit-streams (DVB-ASI). The series supports any data rate within the range of 50 Mbps to 2.97 Gbps and provides a reclocked serial digital video from 270Mbps to 2.97 Gbps.
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Block Diagram The following block diagram shows the functionality of the FIO-1901-R. Figure 1-1 Functional block diagram of the FIO-1901-R 1.4 Front Card-edge Interface The front card-edge of the FIO-1901-R incorporates two elements: • Status LED (see section 3.1) •...
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 2 Installation Miranda Densité-series cards are each associated with a rear connector panel, which must be installed in the Densité frame before the card can be inserted. The FIO-1901-R card is sized to fit into Miranda’s Densité-2 frame. One rear connector panel is available to fit the Densité...
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Installing the card Once a matching rear connector panel has been installed, install the FIO-1901-R card as follows: 1. Open the front panel of the frame. 2. Slide the FIO-1901-R card into the slot with the swivel handle at the top, and push gently on the handle to seat the connectors.
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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Rear adapter: The FIO-1901-R-SRP rear panel requires the following adapter for use in a Densité-3 frame: DENSITE SRP-3RU Installing the adapter and connector panel Install the adapter and the rear panel as follows: 1. Position the adapter at the top of the empty slot on the rear of the frame.
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION The FIO-1901-R-SRP single-slot rear panel, mounted in a Densité 2 or Densité 3 frame, incorporates these connectors: • One socket for inserting a fiber treceiver SFP module – see the list of supported modules below. •...
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3 Operation 3.1 Card-Edge Status LED The status monitor LED is located on the front card-edge of the FIO-1901-R, and is visible through the front access door of the DENSITÉ frame. This multi-color LED indicates the status of the FIO-1901-R by color, and by flashing/steady illumination.
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION The local control panel is fastened to the controller card by a hinged connector, and when installed is located in the front center of the frame, positioned in front of the power supplies. The panel consists of a display unit capable of displaying two lines of text, each 16 characters in length, and five pushbuttons.
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.2.3.1 Reclocker Enable reclocking of the video data stream arriving at the optical receiver. The reclocker operates at the video standard rates of SD (270Mbps), HD (1.49Gbp), and 3G (2.97Gbps). Optical Rx: [ON, BYPASS] 3.2.3.2 User Presets The FIO-1901-R has five data storage registers that can save the device configuration.
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.3 Remote control using iControl The operation of the FIO-1901-R may be controlled using Miranda’s iControl system. • This manual describes the control panels associated with the FIO-1901-R and their use. • Please consult the iControl User’s Guide for information about setting up and operating iControl. In iControl Navigator or iControl Websites, double-click on the FIO-1901-R icon to open the control panel.
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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION The table below lists the various status icons that can appear, and how they are to be interpreted. • In cases where there is more than one possible interpretation, read the error message in the iControl window to see which applies.
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.3.2 The Status panel This panel reports the status of this FIO-1901-R card, its rear panel, its SFP module, and the signals arriving at the optical input on the rear panel. OPTICAL RX • Shows the incoming data rate when a signal is successfully received (green icons) •...
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.3.4 The Factory/Presets panel Click the Load Factory button to reset all parameters on this FIO-1901-R card to factory default values. • The factory default values are shown underlined in the menu found in the Annex to this document, beginning on page 19.
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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION The Card LED, Overall alarm and GSM contribution columns contain pulldown lists that allow the level of contribution of each individual alarm to the alarm named in the column heading to be set. Click on the alarm icon to see the available levels; then click on one to select it Card LED This column allows configuration of the contribution of each individual alarm to the status reported by the Status LED on the front edge of the FIO-1901-R card, visible through the front door of the Densité...
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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION A warning box will open allowing you to confirm the action, since it will result in changes to the configuration and there is no undo function. Figure 3-8 Warning for Follow LED change Copy to other cards Click this button to open a panel that allows the alarm configuration set for this card to be copied into another FIO-1901-R card.
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OK, Apply, Cancel • OK accepts the settings and closes the window once the card confirms that there are no errors. • Apply accepts the settings, but leaves the window open • Cancel closes the window without applying any changes, and leaves the previous settings intact. 3.3.6 The Info panel When the FIO-1901-R is included in an iControl environment, certain information about the card should be...
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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION • Remote System Administration – opens the Joining Locators window, which lists remote lookup services to which this FIO-1901-R is registered. Add: Force the iControl service for this FIO-1901-R to register itself on a user-specified Jini lookup service, using the following syntax in the data box: jini://<ip_address>...
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Specifications ELECTRICAL OUTPUT Signal: 3G/HD/SD SDI SMPTE 424M, 292M, and 259M-C compliant Supported data rates: Reclocker bypassed – all rates between 19.4 Mbps and 2.97 Gbps Reclocked data at 270, 1483.5, 1485, 2967, 2970 Mbps EN50 83-9 DVB-ASI 270 Mbps Return loss: 15 dB for up to 1.5 GHz...
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ANNEX 1 – FIO-1901-R User Interface (local menu structure) STATUS NO REAR, FIO-1901-RR-SRP, FIO-1901-TT-SRP, FIO-1901-RT-SRP, FIO-1901-R-SFP, FIO-1901-T-SRP REAR MISMATCH This item does not appear if the rear is matched to the card type OPT.Rx NO LOCK, NO SIGNAL, 270 Mbps, 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps ELE.IN NO LOCK, NO SIGNAL, 270 Mbps, 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps NO SFP, SFP-RR-LC, SFP-TT-S13S13-LC, SFP-RT-S13-LC, SFP-R-LC, SFP-T-S13-LC,...
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ANNEX 2 – Installing the Optical Interface Installing and removing the Fiber I/O interface cartridge requires special care. This annex describes the process. The FIO-1901-R-SRP rear panel incorporates a fiber optic interface. The interface consists of two parts: •...
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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3. Slide the module straight into the socket, and push gently until it clicks into position. Connecting the fiber optic cables 1. Remove the dust plug from the SFP module if present 2. Verify that both the exposed end of the optical fiber in the LC connector and the fiber stub within the SFP module are clean •...
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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Removing the fiber optic cables 1. Grasp the LC fiber optic connector that is plugged into the SFP module, and pull it straight out to disengage the optical fiber from the SFP. • Never pull the fiber optic cable itself, as catastrophic damage may occur. 2.
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