® Welcome to the DRM option R&S SMCVB-K160 Documentation overview 1 Welcome to the DRM option The R&S SMCVB-K160 is a firmware application that adds functionality to generate signals in accordance with the DRM digital standard. The R&S SMCVB-K160 option features: ●...
® Welcome to the DRM option R&S SMCVB-K160 Documentation overview www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/smcv100b 1.3.1 Getting started manual Introduces the R&S SMCV100B and describes how to set up and start working with the product. Includes basic operations, typical measurement examples, and general infor- mation, e.g.
® Welcome to the DRM option R&S SMCVB-K160 Documentation overview 1.3.5 Printed safety instructions Provides safety information in many languages. The printed document is delivered with the product. 1.3.6 Data sheets and brochures The data sheet contains the technical specifications of the R&S SMCV100B. It also lists the options and their order numbers and optional accessories.
® Welcome to the DRM option R&S SMCVB-K160 Notes on screenshots 1.4 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: ● Managing settings and data lists, like saving and loading settings, creating and accessing data lists, or accessing files in a particular directory.
® About the DRM option R&S SMCVB-K160 Required options 2 About the DRM option The DRM system is designed for digital audio broadcasting in the bands below 300 MHz using OFDM modulation and MPEG audio coding techniques. The DRM system is specified in ETSI ES 201 980.
® DRM configuration and settings R&S SMCVB-K160 General settings 3 DRM configuration and settings Access: ► Select "Baseband > DRM". The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chapter 5, "Remote control commands", on page 19. Settings: ●...
® DRM configuration and settings R&S SMCVB-K160 Input signal settings Remote command: on page 20 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DRM:PRESet Save/Recall Accesses the "Save/Recall" dialog, that is the standard instrument function for saving and recalling the complete dialog-related settings in a file. The provided navigation possibilities in the dialog are self-explanatory.
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® DRM configuration and settings R&S SMCVB-K160 Input signal settings Layer Type........................13 Label..........................13 Local LAN Interface.......................13 Source Sets the modulation source for the input signal. The input signal is a stream built upon the stack. "External" Uses a UDP/IP stream input at the "LAN"...
® DRM configuration and settings R&S SMCVB-K160 Coding settings Layer Type Displays the type of audio in the transmission. "Base" Decodable by all DRM receivers. "Enhancement" Only decodable by receivers with appropriate capabilities. Remote command: on page 24 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DRM:TYPE? Label Displays the label of the transmitted service.
® DRM configuration and settings R&S SMCVB-K160 Coding settings Interleaver Depth Displays the interleaver depth. The depth depends on the robustness mode, see "Robustness Mode" on page 14: ● "Robustness Mode > A to D": "400 ms" or "2 s" interleaver depth ●...
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® DRM configuration and settings R&S SMCVB-K160 Coding settings Code Rate MSC table In the table, the corresponding code rate parameters of the main service channel (MSC) are shown. Protection Profile ← Code Rate MSC table Displays the protection profile used in the transmission. "LPP"...
® DRM configuration and settings R&S SMCVB-K160 Global connector settings 3.4 Global connector settings The "Input Signal" dialog, the "Trigger/Marker/Clock" dialog and "Trigger In", "Marker" and "Clock" tabs in "Baseband > ARB/Custom Digital Mod" configuration dialogs pro- vide quick access to the related connector settings. Click the "Global Connectors" but- ton to access the settings.
® Performing DRM signal generation tasks R&S SMCVB-K160 4 Performing DRM signal generation tasks This chapter tells you how to configure the R&S SMCV100B to generate signals from DRM DCP files. To load and play a DRM stream library file 1.
® Remote control commands R&S SMCVB-K160 5 Remote control commands The following commands are required to generate signals with the DRM 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. A knowledge about the remote control operation and the SCPI command syntax is assumed.
® Remote control commands R&S SMCVB-K160 General commands 5.1 General commands Example: Saving current configuration SOURce1:BB:DRM:SETTing:STORe "/var/user/my_DRM" // Saves the file "my_DRM.DRM" in the directory as above. *RST SOURce1:BB:DRM:SETTing:CATalog? // Response: "my_DRM" SOURce1:BB:DRM:SETTing:LOAD "/var/user/my_DRM" SOURce1:BB:DRM:STATe ON SOURce1:BB:DRM:SETTing:DELete "/var/user/my_DRM" Commands: ..................20 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DRM:PRESet ..................
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® Remote control commands R&S SMCVB-K160 General commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DRM:SETTing:CATalog? Queries the files with settings in the default directory. Listed are files with the file exten- sion *.drm. Return values: <FileNames> <filename1>,<filename2>,... Returns a string of filenames separated by commas. Example: Example"Saving current configuration"...
® Remote control commands R&S SMCVB-K160 Input commands Example: Example"Saving current configuration" on page 20. Usage: Setting only Manual operation: "Save/Recall" on page 11 5.2 Input commands Example: Configuring the input signal // Configure DRM input stream. SOURce1:BB:DRM:SOURce? // Response: "EXT" SOURce1:BB:DRM:PORT? // Response: "8100"...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMCVB-K160 Input commands EXTernal Uses a UDP/IP stream input at the "LAN" connector of the host PC of the R&S SMCV100B. FILE Reads the input stream from a *.dcp file. The binary file con- tains the MDI data encapsulated in packets.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMCVB-K160 Input commands Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Label" on page 13 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DRM:NUMaudio? Queries the number of audio services contained in the input stream. Return values: <DrmNumAudio> 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | INV 0|1|2|3|4 Available number of audio services Invalid number of audio services...
® Remote control commands R&S SMCVB-K160 Coding commands Manual operation: "Robustness Mode" on page 14 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DRM:INTerleaver? Queries the interleaver depth. Return values: <DrmInterleaver> MS4 | MS6 | S2 | INV 400 ms 600 ms Invalid interleaver depth Example: Example"Querying coding parameters" on page 25.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMCVB-K160 Coding commands Example: Example"Querying coding parameters" on page 25. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Constellation MSC" on page 14 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:DRM:MSC:LEVel<ch>? Queries the protection level used in each of the protection profiles. Return values: <DrmMscLev> 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | INV 0|1|2|3 Available protection levels...
® Glossary: Abbreviations R&S SMCVB-K160 Glossary: Abbreviations DCP: Distribution and Communications Protocol ETSI TS 102 821. DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DRM: Digital Radio Mondiale ETSI ES 201 980. EEP: Equal Error Protection HPP: Higher Protected Part IP: Internet Protocol LAN: Local Area Network LPP: Lower Protected Part MAC: Media Access Control...
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® Glossary: Abbreviations R&S SMCVB-K160 PSK: Phase Shift Keying QAM: Quadrature Amplitude Modulation QPSK: Quaternary Phase Shift Keying RTP: Real-Time Transport Protocol SDC: Service Description Channel SMPTE: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers https://www.smpte.org/ TCP: Transmission Control Protocol TS: Transport Stream UDP: User Datagram Protocol UEP: Unequal Error Protection VSPP: Very Strongly Protected Part...
® Glossary: Specifications R&S SMCVB-K160 Glossary: Specifications ETSI ES 201 980: Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM); System Specification https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_es/201900_201999/201980/ ETSI TS 102 821: Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM); Distribution and Communications Protocol (DCP) https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_es/201900_201999/201980/ ITU-T O.151: ITU-T Recommendation O.151 https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-O.151-199210-I/en User Manual 1179.1070.02 ─ 05...
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