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Sapphire-RXD5 Setup Guide
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  • Page 1 Resource Identifier: 100336 Revision 1.1 Sapphire-RXD5 Setup Guide Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 2: Notice About This Publication

    Copyright This document contains information that is proprietary to Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited trading as Domo Broadcast Systems (DBS). Any copying or reproduction in any form whatsoever is prohibited without the written permission of DTC. © 2024 Copyright Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Touchscreen Right Zone ....................6-23 7. Basic Operation ................7-26 Introduction........................7-26 Receiver Setup ........................7-26 SDI Video .......................... 7-29 Streaming .......................... 7-31 SMPTE-2022-7 Networks ....................7-36 Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 0-2 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 4 Caring for your Equipment ....................10-44 10.4 Charging .......................... 10-44 10.5 Working with Lithium Batteries ..................10-45 10.6 Cleaning .......................... 10-45 10.7 Storage ..........................10-45 Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 0-3 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 5: Product Overview

    SFP which can be downsampled to HD in the case of a 4K signal. Sapphire-RXD5 will decode up to eight stereo audio pairs and output them embedded on SDI, one pair of analogue audio outputs are also provided on XLR.

  • Page 6: Related Documents

    The equipment has been designed to meet and has been tested against harmonized EMC and safety standards. The CE Declaration of Conformity as well as the technical file is available on request. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 1-2...

  • Page 7: Product Package

    HEVC HD Decode, DVB-T Demodulation, Ultra Mobile Video Link (UMVL) Demodulation, 8-way Diversity LIC-4K-RX 4K Decoding LIC-ASIPS ASI Packet Switching LIC-DPED-RX Dual Pedestal Demodulation LIC-H264-HD H.264 HD Decoding LIC-IP IP Streaming Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 2-3 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 8: Hardware

    See Chapter 6 for a description of features. Note: The web user interface can be used for more detailed configuration. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 3-4 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    1/2: Supports 12G-SDI, 6G-SDI, or 3G-SDI video formats. 2/3: Supports 3G-SDI video formats. RJ45 jack Gigabit Ethernet connection. Note: The label is notional and is used to differentiate the connection. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 3-5 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 10 LED command is invoked from the WUI Command>Unit page, see Section 5.4, or by right-clicking the device in Node Finder application, see Section 4.3.3. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 3-6 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 11: Pinout

    Mating part: Lemo FGA.0B.305.CLAD52 or ODU S20LAC-P05MFGO-520S Function AUD OUT L+ AUD OUT L- AUD OUT R+ AUD OUT R- 3.4.3 DATA Mating part: Hirose HR10-7P-4S(73) Function Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 3-7 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    Initial Setup Connections The Sapphire-RXD5 requires 12VDC power which can be supplied via the supplied mains PSU CA4065. There is a switch on the front panel which can be used to power the unit On or Off; it will take approximately 90s to boot-up.

  • Page 13: Ip Address Identification

    4.3.1 Introduction The Sapphire-RXD5 has a comprehensive web user interface (WUI) for detailed monitoring and control. The WUI is accessed via a web browser using the IP address, so an Ethernet connection from the CTRL, Stream A or Stream B port to a PC device is required.
  • Page 14 Right click on the RXD5 IP address to reconfigure the IP settings, if required. The rear panel LED flash command can also be invoked. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 4-10 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 15 The IP settings can be edited by pressing the Current Gateway parameter. IP addresses must be entered in CIDR notation, see description in Section 8.2. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 4-11 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 16 DHCP server, or the IP address does not match the subnet of the PC and the IP address settings need to be changed. The IPv6 address of the Sapphire-RXD5 can be discovered from the front panel touchscreen Network Information page, see Section 4.3.4 above.

  • Page 17: Open Web Interface

    The presentation of the web page will differ depending on the browser application; the following example is Google Chrome. Click on Advanced to proceed. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 4-13 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 18 Click Proceed to <ip_address> (unsafe) to open the web user interface. The browser will indicate that the site is connected by HTTPS but is not secure. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 4-14 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 19: Ip Address Configuration

    192.168.2.135/24, where the first 24-bits of the IP address are masked. See Section 8.2 for a table of subnets mapped to CIDR values. Click Apply to activate a running config and Save to retain. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 4-15 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 20: Web User Interface

    The Home page is a dashboard of information relating to currently active configurations. There are shortcuts to Config pages (red circle) or Status pages (orange circle). Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 5-16 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 21: Status

    Sapphire-RXD5 Setup Guide Status Pages The Status pages are provided giving detailed information for the Sapphire-RXD5. Select the category you want to view from the list on the left panel. Menus can be expanded or collapsed using the arrows adjacent to the header of each parameter.

  • Page 22: Config

    Note: Categories on the left panel marked with a save icon , indicate that they have been applied but not saved. To carry out a save to all configs, go to the Manage>Config page. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 5-18 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 23: Command

    The Identify command in the Command>Unit page, shown above, will flash the LED on the rear panel (see Section 3.3) to identify a receiver in a rack system. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 5-19...

  • Page 24: Manage

    Sapphire-RXD5 Setup Guide Manage Pages The Manage pages are used for maintenance of the Sapphire-RXD5 internal software and settings. See Section 0 for a firmware upgrade example. Select the category you want to manage from the list on the left panel.

  • Page 25: Touchscreen Control

    6. Touchscreen Control Power The Sapphire-RXD5 requires 12VDC power which can be provided via the supplied mains PSU. There is a switch on the front panel which can be used to power the unit On or Off. When the unit has been switched on, it will take approximately 90s to boot-up.

  • Page 26: Touchscreen Left Zone

    Parameters which are detailed with the pencil icon can be edited, press the parameter to open the settings. To return to the home screen, select the right arrow icon. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-22 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 27: Touchscreen Right Zone

    13.8 17.3 >17.3 64QAM 16.7 20.2 >20.2 64QAM 18.2 21.7 >21.7 64QAM 19.4 22.9 >22.9 64QAM 20.2 23.7 >23.7 Table 6-1: Receiver Thresholds DVB-T Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-23 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 28 >6.5 QPSK >8 8PSK >9 8PSK 10.5 >10.5 16QAM 11.5 >11.5 16QAM >13 64QAM >16 64QAM 14.5 17.5 >17.5 Table 6-2: Receiver Thresholds UMVL/Narrowband Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-24 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 29 Parameters which are detailed with the pencil icon can be edited, press the parameter to open the settings. Pres the setting to make it active for editing. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-25...

  • Page 30: Basic Operation

    Receiver Setup Sapphire-RXD5 RF receiver (RX) can be used as a source for the ASI output, the IP streaming output or the Demux service. Setting the Demux to RX will allow you to decode from the receiver, shown below.
  • Page 31 ASI output, the IP streaming output or the Demux service. Note: The example below is for a receiver with only one RF input for illustration. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-27...
  • Page 32 Another key indicator of RF performance is the Post Viterbi errors, these are errors that cannot be corrected by the receiver’s signal processor. Pre Viterbi can be monitored to ensure Post Viterbi errors do not occur. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-28 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 33: Sdi Video

    Set the Source to Pattern if testing the received video, or Decoder to view live video. Click Apply to activate a running config and Save to retain. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-29...
  • Page 34 Revision: 1.1 Sapphire-RXD5 Setup Guide SDI Output can be verified on the front panel touchscreen, and on the WUI Status and Home page. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-30 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 35: Streaming

    7.4.1 Streaming Overview Sapphire-RXD5 can be configured as an IP streaming input which can be used as a source for the ASI output, the Streaming output or the Demux service. Setting the Demux to Stream 1 or Stream 2 will allow you to decode from the IP input.
  • Page 36 The time to live value limits how long data circulates in a system. Interface This will set the physical interface that the unicast is received on. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-32 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 37 Reserved for special well-known multicast addresses 224.0.1.0 238.255.255.255 Globally scoped (Internet-wide) multicast addresses 239.0.0.0 239.255.255.255 Administratively scoped (local) multicast addresses Table 7-1: Multicast Address Uses Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-33 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 38 The delay ca be adjusted to account for dropped packets. The delay will depend on the round-trip time (RTT) and the packet loss. This is advised in the web page help guide. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-34 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 39 The streaming input and output status can be monitored in the Status>IP Streaming page. Jitter and error count measurements are key performance indicators which can be corrected by adjusting buffer delay parameters in the setup. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-35 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 40: Smpte-2022-7 Networks

    Sapphire-RXD5 Setup Guide SMPTE-2022-7 Networks The Sapphire-RXD5 receiver is SMPTE-2022-7 compliant. SMPTE 2022-7 IP networks allow for the recovery of lost packets by generating two streams with the same data using different routes to the destination. If a packet was lost at the receiver on path 1, the packet is taken from path 2 and vice versa.
  • Page 41 The encoder streams are both outputs and the streaming protocol must be RTP. In this example we are unicasting, therefore, the RTP address must point to the decoder. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-37...
  • Page 42 Adjust the Path Differential depending on the distance between the sources; buffer delay and path differential are explained in the WUI help guide and in Section 7.4.1. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-38...

  • Page 43: Firmware Upgrade

    Set to Upgrade and Reboot and click Start. When the upgrade has completed, the unit will reboot. Firmware versions can be verified in the Status>Unit page. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-39 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 44: Appendix A: Reference Material

    The IP address range given in this example is a good one to use if you are unsure. Figure 8-1 How to configure a PC IP address Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 8-40...

  • Page 45: Cidr With Subnet Mask

    255.224.0.0 255.255.255.224 255.192.0.0 255.255.255.192 255.128.0.0 255.255.255.128 255.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 254.0.0.0 255.255.254.0 252.0.0.0 255.255.252.0 248.0.0.0 255.255.248.0 240.0.0.0 255.255.240.0 224.0.0.0 255.255.224.0 192.0.0.0 255.255.192.0 128.0.0.0 255.255.128.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 8-41 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 46: Appendix B: After Sales Support

    Mark the Box and Send to DBS Clearly mark the outside of the shipping box with the RMA number and send the box using your normal process. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 9-42 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 47: Appendix C: Safety And Maintenance

    Observe caution when locating the device at height, for example on a mast. Ensure the unit is well secured to prevent it falling and injuring personnel. Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 10-43 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 48: Repairs And Alterations

    Do not charge units and/or battery packs on wet or unstable surfaces  Do not leave units and/or batteries in chargers for excessive periods Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 10-44 Commercial in Confidence...

  • Page 49: Working With Lithium Batteries

    Store units and battery packs in a cool, dry area at room temperature (22°C)  Do not store units and/or batteries in active chargers Copyright © 2024 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 10-45 Commercial in Confidence...

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