evertz 7700 Manual

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1.
INSTALLATION OF 7780TSM-ASI ................................................................................................ 1
1.1. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................... 2
1.2. CONFIGURING THE BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS ........................................................... 4
1.3. CONNECTING TO VLPRO .................................................................................................... 5
2.
CARD CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................... 7
2.1. INPUT STATISTICS ............................................................................................................... 7
2.2. NETWORK STATISTICS ....................................................................................................... 8
3.
CONFIGURING INPUTS................................................................................................................. 9
3.1. BITRATE VIEW TAB.............................................................................................................. 9
3.2. INPUT CONFIGURATION TAB ........................................................................................... 10
3.2.1. Input Parameters ...................................................................................................... 10
3.2.2. Misc Control Entry..................................................................................................... 11
3.2.3. Input Control ............................................................................................................. 11
3.3. INPUT MONITOR TAB......................................................................................................... 11
3.3.1. Input Monitor ............................................................................................................. 12
3.3.2. Error Monitor ............................................................................................................. 12
3.4. TS SYNTAX ERRORS - P1 & P2........................................................................................ 12
3.4.1. P1 Necessary for Decoding ...................................................................................... 13
3.4.2. P2 Recommended .................................................................................................... 14
3.5. TS SYNTAX ERRORS - P3.................................................................................................. 15
3.5.1. P3 DVB Tables ......................................................................................................... 15
3.5.2. P3 ATSC Tables ....................................................................................................... 16
3.5.3. ETSI TR 101 290 Test Conditions ............................................................................ 17
3.6. FAULT CONTROL ............................................................................................................... 17
3.7. TRIGGER FAULTS TAB...................................................................................................... 18
4.
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................................. 19
4.1. VLPRO DOES NOT DISPLAY THE 7780TSM-ASI ALARMS............................................. 19
4.2. UPDATING VLPRO SERVER JAR FILE ............................................................................. 19
5.
ABBREVIATIONS......................................................................................................................... 21
7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor TABLE OF CONTENTS INSTALLATION OF 7780TSM-ASI ....................1 1.1. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ....................2 1.2. CONFIGURING THE BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS ............4 1.3. CONNECTING TO VLPRO ....................5 CARD CONFIGURATION ....................... 7 2.1. INPUT STATISTICS ....................... 7 2.2.
  • Page 2 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor Figures Figure 1-1: COM Properties Window........................3 Figure 1-2: HyperTerminal Main Menu......................4 Figure 1-3: Network Configuration Sub-Menu....................5 Figure 1-4: VistaLINK PRO Hardware Configuration ..................6 ® Figure 2-1: VistaLINK PRO Input Status Tab ....................7 ®...
  • Page 3 Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance, either express or implied. The only warranty offered by Evertz in relation to this product is the Evertz standard limited warranty, stated in the sales contract or order confirmation form.
  • Page 4 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor This page left intentionally blank Page iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Revision 1.0...
  • Page 5 • Only PCR accuracy and PCR repetition rate supported at this time. No jitter measurement • Up to 5 hot-swappable 7780TSM modules per chassis • Fully Integrated with the Industry leading Evertz VistaLINK PRO NMS ® • Auto-Response Scripting Capability •...
  • Page 6: Installation Of 7780Tsm-Asi

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor ASI 1 Ouput 1 (Bypass Protected) ASI 1 Ouput 2 ASI 1 input Equalizer TS monitoring Controller 10/100/ 1000 RJ45 VistaLINK Interface TS monitoring ASI 2 Equalizer input Card Module Input Edge Status...
  • Page 7 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor Before inserting the front card, connect the serial cable to the board using the serial cable provided. Now insert the 7780TSM-ASI card into the corresponding front slots ensuring the card lines up with the slot runners on the bottom and the top of the chassis.
  • Page 8: Configuring The Basic Network Settings

    In normal operation it should not be necessary to use either of these options. (5) Engineering/Debug This menu is for Evertz personnel only. You may be requested to access and execute options within this menu when seeking technical support from Evertz. Guidance will be given should this be required.
  • Page 9: Connecting To Vlpro

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor Figure 2-3: Network Configuration Sub-Menu 1. Select option (1) Set IP Address and configure the IP address for the 7780R2X1-CS-2 ensuring that the IP address is not already in use on the network.
  • Page 10: Figure 1-4: Vistalink

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor Please consult your network administrator if you continue to have problems connecting the card with VLPro, alternatively contact Evertz Microsystems Ltd. or your authorized reseller for technical support. Figure 2-4: VistaLINK PRO Hardware Configuration ®...
  • Page 11: Card Configuration

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor CARD CONFIGURATION 3.1. INPUT STATISTICS Right-click the IP address of the 7780TSM-ASI sub-menu. Select View Configuration. The right window will display the 7780TSM-ASI Configuration menu as shown in Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1: VistaLINK PRO Input Status Tab ®...
  • Page 12: Network Statistics

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor 3.2. NETWORK STATISTICS The Network Statistics tab displays the network statistics for the two individual gigabit Ethernet interfaces on the back plate. The upper port, as viewed from the back of the chassis, is the Management Port (Control) and the other is the data port.
  • Page 13: Configuring Inputs

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor CONFIGURING INPUTS With the TSM-ASI hardware tree expanded, it is possible to see the sub components, in this case Input 1 and Input 2. By right clicking and selecting configure it is possible to configure each of the inputs fully independently of each other.
  • Page 14: Input Configuration Tab

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor 4.2. INPUT CONFIGURATION TAB This tab is used to select the stream type being monitored and input basic configuration information for the stream. The additional information is used to further enhance the transport stream diagnostics and alarming capabilities of the card.
  • Page 15: Misc Control Entry

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor Note: It is not possible to enter the TS ID as a Hex value. • Min Bitrate: Enter a decimal value corresponding to the absolute lowest bitrate expected; an alarm condition will be caused if the stream rate should drop below this value.
  • Page 16: Input Monitor

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor 4.3.1. Input Monitor • 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 17: P1 Necessary For Decoding

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor Figure 4-4: VistaLINK PRO TS Syntax Errors – P1 & P2 Tab ® 4.4.1. 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.
  • Page 18: P2 Recommended

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor • PMT_error: The Program Association Table (PAT) tells the decoder how many programs there are in the stream and points to the PMTs that contain the information where the parts for any given event can be found. Parts in this context are the video stream (normally one) and the audio streams and the data stream (e.g.
  • Page 19: Ts Syntax Errors - P3

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor 4.5. TS SYNTAX ERRORS - P3 Figure 4-5: VistaLINK PRO TS Syntax Errors - P3 ® 4.5.1. 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 20: P3 Atsc Tables

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor • SDT_Repetition_error: This test checks that the SDT information which describes the services contained in a particular Transport Stream is transmitted at least every 2 seconds on PID 0x0011. • EIT_error: The EIT (Event Information Table) describes what is on now and next on each service, and optionally details the complete programming schedule.
  • Page 21: Etsi Tr 101 290 Test Conditions

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor • STT Repetition: System Time Table. Provides a reference for the time-of-day to receivers. This test checks that the System Time Table repetition rates do not exceed 1000ms More information can be found at: http://www.atsc.org 4.5.3.
  • Page 22: Trigger Faults Tab

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor Within this tab it is possible to individually de-select (all are selected by default) or re-select which tests can produce an alarm condition. The following subsections correspond with the previous two tabs: •...
  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    5.2. UPDATING VLPRO SERVER JAR FILE Products from Evertz are constantly evolving and new features are often added. It is therefore important to update the JAR files in use to provide access to all the latest features or enhancements. It will also be necessary to add JAR files for new products.
  • Page 24: Pro - Applying Jar Updates

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor Figure 5-2: VistaLINK PRO – Applying JAR Updates ® You will be prompted to restart the server to enable the change to take effect. Apply as many JAR updates as required before restarting the server.
  • Page 25: Abbreviations

    7700 MultiFrame Manual 7780TSM-ASI Transport Stream Monitor ABBREVIATIONS For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply: Bouquet Association Table Bit Error Rate BandWidth Conditional Access Conditional Access Table Common Phase Error Cyclic Redundancy Check European Telecommunications Standards Institute...

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