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Installation and Operating Handbook for
Vision Series Satellite Modems
Issue 8.0.13, 1 July 2009
2009
EN 55022 - Class B
EN 55024
EN 60950
Paradise Datacom Ltd.
Paradise Datacom LLC
1 Wheaton Road
328 Innovation Blvd.
Witham, Essex, CM8 3UJ, England.
State College, PA 16803, U.S.A.
Tel: +44(0)1376 515636
Tel: +1 814 238 3450
Fax: +44(0)1376 533764
Fax: +1 814 238 3829
http://www.paradisedata.com
Copyright © 2008-2009 Paradise Datacom Ltd. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 1 Wheaton Road 328 Innovation Blvd. Witham, Essex, CM8 3UJ, England. State College, PA 16803, U.S.A. Tel: +44(0)1376 515636 Tel: +1 814 238 3450 Fax: +44(0)1376 533764 Fax: +1 814 238 3829 http://www.paradisedata.com Copyright © 2008-2009 Paradise Datacom Ltd. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Table of Contents Chapter 1 Welcome.....................1-1 Chapter 2 About This Handbook................2-1 Conventions ......................2-1 Trademarks ......................2-1 Disclaimer........................2-1 GNU General Public Licence..................2-1 Chapter 3 Safety Information ..................3-1 Safety ........................3-1 Environmental ......................3-1 Installation .......................3-1 Chapter 4 Electrom agnetic Com patibility..............4-1 Chapter 5 Installation ....................5-1...
  • Page 3 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.3.1 Main Menu.......................7-6 7.3.2 Status Menu ....................7-7 7.3.3 Edit Menu ......................7-12 7.3.4 View Menu.....................7-74 7.3.5 Test Menu .....................7-75 Web User Interface....................7-80 7.4.1 Logging In and Out ..................7-80 7.4.2 Graphing Features ..................7-83 7.4.3 Configuration Memories ................7-87 7.4.4...
  • Page 4 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 12.7 Start up problems ....................12-6 Chapter 13 Specification Summ ary................13-1 13.1 Common Main Specifications ................13-1 13.2 Tx Modulator Specifications..................13-2 13.3 Rx Demodulator Specifications................13-3 13.4 Clocking and Buffering Specifications ..............13-3 13.5 BERT Option Specifications .................13-4 13.6...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Welcome

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Chapter 1 Welcome Paradise Datacom is proud to present its next-generation, state-of-the-art Vision Series of satellite DVB modems. Its innovative design incorporates a novel architecture that uses upgradeable programmable logic for all major modem functions, creating a flexible modem platform easily adapted to future demands.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 About This Handbook

    GPL source code in this product on a CD, then please send (USD) $15.00 (along w ith a request for the ‘Vision Series Satellite Modem GPL Source Code CD’) to Paradise Datacom to cover the cost of preparing and mailing the CD to you.

  • Page 7: Chapter 3 Safety Information

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Chapter 3 Safety Information PLEASE READ FOLLOWING INFORMATION BEFORE INSTALLATION AND USE. 3.1 Safety To ensure operator safety this Satellite Modem has been designed to comply w ith the follow ing safety standard: EN 60950-1 - ‘Safety of Information Technology Equipment’.
  • Page 8 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook plug 13 amp); BSI, V DE, NF-USE, UL, CSA, OVE, CEBEC, NEMKO, DEMKO, SETI, IMQ, SEV and KEMA-KEUR for the IEC 6 amp free socket. Schuko and North American free plugs must have similar markings.) The installation of the equipment and the connection to the mains supply must be made in compliance w ith local and national w iring regulations for a Category II ‘impulse over-...

  • Page 9: Electromagnetic Compatibility

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Chapter 4 Electromagnetic Compatibility This Satellite Modem has been shown to comply w ith the follow ing standards: 1. Emissions: EN 55022 Class B - ‘Limits and methods of measurement of radio interference characteristics of Information Technology Equipment’.

  • Page 10: Chapter 5 Installation

    Carefully unpack all items, taking care not to discard packing materials, particularly the molded foam inserts. Should the unit need to be returned to Paradise Datacom then you should use the original packing carton as it is designed to provide the necessary level of protection during shipment.

  • Page 11: Chapter 6 Introduction

    Chapter 6 Introduction 6.1 Overview The Vision Series satellite modems are designed for operation in a variety of environments (such as ground stations and mobile and fly aw ay terminals) providing a data link betw een geographically distant sites via satellite.

  • Page 12: Hardware Options

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 6.2 Hardware Options A single interface position is available that supports the follow ing options. 6.2.1 Quad ASI Option Card The Quad ASI option card (part number P3710) provides four ports (BNC connectors) that are independently configurable as inputs or outputs. Note that in DVB-S2 CCM mode, only a single input and output can be used unless the optional multistreaming SAF feature has been purschased –...

  • Page 13: Optional L-Band Buc Power Supplies

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 11. Transcoding betw een ASI and IP interfaces (allow ing MPEG2 TS packets to be transmitted on one interface and received on the other, interchangeably). New IP features available as softw are upgrades are constantly in development – please contact Customer Technical Support for up-to-date details.
  • Page 14 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook The follow ing table show s w hat BUC PSUs are suitable for a range of available BUC types. PSU Required Paradise ODU PSU Manufacturer & BUC Type Voltage Wattage Current P3532 Terrasat 5W C-band IBUC 1.5A...

  • Page 15: L-Band Fsk/Dc Option Card

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 6.2.4 L-band FSK/DC Option Card An FSK/DC option card (part number P3503) is available for performing FSK communications w ith a BUC. This allows remote monitoring and control of any compatible BUC via a modulated FSK signal on the IFL cable to the BUC. The card also provides a DC supply sw itching capability to the BUC.
  • Page 16 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Feature SAF Code Description Viterbi Enables the Viterbi FEC scheme. This is provided as part of DVB-S. Intelsat RS Enables the selection of the Intelsat Reed- Solomon outer FEC. This is provided as part of DVB-S.

  • Page 17: Front Panel

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 6.4 Front Panel Modem Front Panel The front panel comprises: LEDs (light emitting diodes) that provide basic modem status • A LCD ( liquid crystal display) display that acts as the main user interface •...
  • Page 18 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Local (front panel) control Remote control Keyboard locked Help screen Numeric entry mode Alphabetic entry mode Modem is on a Tx Edit screen Modem is on an Rx Edit screen Front Panel LCD Icons 6.4.2.1 Keypad...

  • Page 19: Rear Panel

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 6.5 Rear Panel The rear panel, shown below , provides a full set of terrestrial and satellite data interfaces. Modem Rear Panel Full connector pinouts are given in Chapter 11. From left to right, the rear panel consists of: IEC Mains Power Connector/Voltage Selector/Fuse The modem is designed to operate from a mains AC supply of 100-240V (-10%/+6%, i.e.
  • Page 20 This is a 9-pin female 'D' type connector. The modem supports the Paradise Universal Protocol ( PUP) as specified in the document ‘Remote M&C Specification for Vision Series Satellite Modems’. The electrical interface can be selected between RS232 (for direct-to- PC applications) and RS485 (for multidrop applications).
  • Page 21 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook terminal emulation application or via TCP packets that encapsulate Paradise Universal Protocol (PUP) commands. An M&C IP address and subnet mask may be set in the modem. Note that the modem is not configured for auto-sense of the cable type and consequently either a straight or...

  • Page 22: Chapter 7 User Interfaces

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Chapter 7 User Interfaces The modem has the follow ing user interfaces: A built-in local user interface provided via the modem front panel. • A built-in remote w eb user interface that provides w eb pages from the modem (using •...

  • Page 23: Takeaw Ay Mode

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook A user-settable timeout controls for how long the admin user is logged in w ithout any user entry activity – when user entry is detected then the user session is extended by the length of the timeout period. An admin user can also choose to log out of the modem, which has the effect of closing the brow ser session and allow ing another user to control the modem.

  • Page 24: Front Panel Interface

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.2 Front Panel Interface 7.2.1 Keypad Operation 7.2.1.1 Cursor A cursor (shown in inverse video) is used to highlight the current position on the LCD display. This is used w hen making menu selections and w hen entering values.
  • Page 25 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook On a menu, the BACK key is used to navigate to the previous screen. When entering or selecting a new value, the BACK key is used to cancel any change to the current value and move backw ard to the previous screen.

  • Page 26: Lcd Screen Layout

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.2.2 LCD Screen Layout The front panel user interface uses a menu system to present choices to the user. These in turn allow either the selection of a value from a list of options or require the entering of a new value.

  • Page 27: Front Panel Menu Structure

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook The feature is available but its use is precluded by the current operational modem • settings. 7.3 Front Panel Menu Structure The menu hierarchy for the front panel is described in this section. 7.3.1...

  • Page 28: Status Menu

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.3.2 Status Menu Status: 1Setup 2Traffic 3Dem odulator 4Eb/No 5BER 6Power 71-for-N 8BUC Note that the 1-for-N and BUC menu options are show n on the screen above for convenience – in practice it is necessary to scroll dow n to access these options as they are off-screen.
  • Page 29 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook When there is no trans mit path fault then the message ‘Tx OK since HH:MM:SS on • DD/MM/YY’ is displayed (w here ‘HH’ indicates hours, ‘MM’ indicates minutes, ‘SS’ indicates seconds, ‘DD’ indicates the day of the month, ‘MM’ indicates the month of the year and ‘YY’...
  • Page 30 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Status-Dem odulator Screens Eb/No:6.3dB BER:<1.0E-12 Rx power:-33dBm Freq offset:0.1Hz Es/No :8.1d B BER:<1.0E-12 Rx power:-33dBm Freq offset:0.1Hz MER:9.7d B BER:<1.0E-12 Rx power:-33dBm Freq offset:0.1Hz Navigation betw een the three demodulator status screens is via the Up and Down arrow keys.
  • Page 31 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Status-Eb/No Screen Eb/No: >15dB ID:London-New York This screen shows the receive path Eb/No figure (energy per bit to spectral noise density ratio) in large font for easy view ing. It show s the user-settable Modem Identifier on the bottom line of the screen.
  • Page 32 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Status-BUC Screen Output: 40.0dBm Mode: Terminal RF: -15.3dBm BUC: -10.0d B Status: 25ºC Type: 10W 12.8A This screen is available only on L-band modems. It is updated w ith the follow ing information: Output: this is the output pow er in dBm at the w aveguide flange, or Off if the BUC is •...

  • Page 33: Edit Menu

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.3.3 Edit Menu Edit: 1All 4Unit 5Mem ories This menu contains the follow ing options: All. This option leads the user through the most commonly used modem settings, • giving a quick w ay of setting up the modem. The sequence can be terminated at any time by pressing the MAIN key.
  • Page 34 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.3.3.1.1 Edit-Tx-Interface Screen Edit/Tx/Tx terrestrial interface: [ASI] New :[IP] Options: Selects the Quad ASI card as the source of Tx data. Only available w hen the P3710 Quad ASI card is fitted. Selects the IP card as the source of Tx data.
  • Page 35 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Continuous, Generic Packetised). Factory DVB-S default: Description: Controls DVB mode selection. Edit-Tx-Mode DVB-S2 Mode Screen Edit/Tx/DVB-S2 m ode: [DV B-S] New :[DVB-S2] Options: Selects DVB-S2 CCM (Constant Coding and Modulation) mode. This applies constant FEC rate and modulation to each DVB-S2 frame.
  • Page 36 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Options: Generic Packetised This selects the Gener ic Packetised mode w ithin DVB-S2. This should be selected w hen the terrestrial data is IP and the packets are all of the same fixed length.
  • Page 37 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Tx-FEC-Mod-Modulation Screen Edit/Tx/FEC-Mod/Modulation: [16APSK] New :[8PSK] Options: QPSK 8PSK Valid only in DVB-S2 mode or in DVB-S mode w hen the DVB-DSNG SAF is enabled. 16QAM Valid only in DVB-S mode w hen the DVB-DSNG SAF is enabled.
  • Page 38 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Factory default: Pilot tones are an optional part of DVB-S2. They provide an Description: unmodulated tone at regular intervals in the transmitted data that can help receivers to lock and stay in lock particularly w hen using higher order modulation schemes in noisy environments.
  • Page 39 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 9/10 Factory default: Description: Selects the FEC code rate. The rates that are available depend on the particular DVB mode and modulation scheme that have been selected. Edit-Tx-FEC-Mod-Maintained Rate Screen 7-18...
  • Page 40 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit/Tx/FEC-Mod/Maintd rate/Maintain rate: [Data rate] New :[Sym bol rate] Options: Data rate This option keeps the terrestrial data rate constant at all times. Symbol rate This option keeps the modulated symbol rate rate constant at all times.
  • Page 41 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook After entering the data rate, if the ENTER key is pressed again then the symbol rate is displayed (but cannot be altered). Edit/Tx/FEC-Mod/Info rate/Symbol rate: [15167598] New :[ 15167598] 100000-45000000sps Factory default: 100000 Description: Sets the symbol rate rate for the Tx path.
  • Page 42 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.3.3.1.5 Edit-Tx-Carrier Menu Edit/Tx/Carrier: 1Enable 2Power 3Frequency 4Inversion 5Roll-off 6Advanced This menu contains the follow ing options: Enable. This controls the carrier (on/off). • Power. This option controls the output pow er level. •...
  • Page 43 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Factory default: Tx carrier control. Description: Edit-Tx-Carrier-Power Screen (IF Modem) Edit/Tx/Carrier/IF output power: [-15.0] New :[-10.0] -25-0dBm Units: -25.0 Minimum value: Maxim um value: Step size: -25.0 Factory default: Tx IF output pow er level.
  • Page 44 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Tx-Carrier-Frequency Screen (IF Modem ) Edit/Tx/Carrier/IF carrier freq: [070.0000] New :[070.0000] 50-90, 100-180MHz Units: 50.0000 Minimum value: Maxim um value: 180.0000 0.0001 Step size: 70.0000 Factory default: Tx IF frequency used to transmit to satellite. Note that values betw een Description: 90 and 100MHz cannot be selected.
  • Page 45 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Factory default: Controls w hether the I and Q channel outputs are sw apped. This is Description: sometimes required for correct interoperation w ith other manufacturer’s equipment. Edit-Tx-Carrier-Roll-off Screen Edit/Tx/Carrier/Filter roll-off: [35%] New :[25%]...
  • Page 46 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Power offset. This allows the user to set the system gain or loss after the modem, • so the modem can display the transmit carrier level in terms of either the transmit pow er or EIRP, measured in dBm or dBW.
  • Page 47 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Tx-Carrier-Advanced-BUC Pow er Units Screen ./Tx/Carrier/Advanced/BUC/Tx power units: [dBm ] New :[dBw ] This allows the user to set the modem to display and edit the Tx carrier level in terms of either the Tx Pow er or EIRP, measured in dBm or dBW.
  • Page 48 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Ext Ku 13.75 – 14.5 GHz (CODU) Uses RS485 comms to CO unit. LO frequency: 12800MHz. RFT5000 C Uses RS485 comms to RFT5000. LO frequency 4900 MHz. C 5.8 – 6.425 GHz (VSAT) Only available if FSK option fitted. LO frequency: 4900MHz.
  • Page 49 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook open loop mode, no feedback from the BUC is used. Once a selection has been made and if the BUC type has been set to Other then the follow ing SHF Frequency Offset screen is displayed.
  • Page 50 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Tx-Carrier-Advanced-BUC DC Supply Screen ./Carrier/Advanced/BUC/DC supply voltage: [Off] New :[On] This screen allows the user to control the DC to the BUC. Either +48V DC 3A (200W) or +24v DC 5.5A (200W) may be sourced via the coax (line pow ered) i f the BUC pow er supply option is fitted.
  • Page 51 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Tx-Carrier-Advanced-BUC Attenuation Screen ./Advanced/BUC/BUC attenuation: [-15] New :[0] -15-0dB Units: Minimum value: Maxim um value: Step size: Factory default: This allow s the user to vary the attenuator in the BUC. Typically this is...
  • Page 52 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook This menu contains the follow ing options: Interface. This option allows Rx-speci f ic terrestrial interface options to be set. • Mode. This option controls the selection of DVB mode and submodes. • Baseband. This submenu controls DVB-S2 stream synchronization w hen multiple •...
  • Page 53 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Rx-FEC- Demod-Modulation Screen See the description of the transmit path equivalent. Edit-Rx-FEC- Demod-Pilots Screen See the description of the transmit path equivalent. Edit-Rx-FEC- Demod-Frame Type Screen See the description of the transmit path equivalent.
  • Page 54 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook This mode allow s the user to set the sw eep w idth in order to compensate for carrier frequency uncertainty due to Tx frequency, satellite and Rx frequency conversions. Factory Normal default: Description: Controls the Rx signal sw eep configuration.
  • Page 55 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Advanced. This controls the Paired Carrier (PCMA) carrier overlap feature. On L-band • modems it also allow s control of an LNB. Edit-Rx-Carrier-Frequency Screen See the description of the transmit path equivalent. Edit-Rx-Carrier-Inversion Screen See the description of the transmit path equivalent.
  • Page 56 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Options: None There is no LNB attached. Other If you are not using a Paradise LNB, select Other and manually configure the BUC parameters. C 3.635 – 4.200 GHz LO Frequency: 5150MHz. Ku 10.95 – 11.45 GHz. LO Frequency: 10000MHz.
  • Page 57 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Units: Minimum value: 65535 Maxim um value: Step size: Factory default: Once set, all Rx IF frequencies displayed or edited include the frequency Description: shift of the LNB or dow nconverter chain. Note this manual entry of SHF Frequency shift al w ays assumes a low side Local Oscillator (LO) and therefore displays the SHF Frequency = LO + IF.
  • Page 58 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Rx-Carrier-Advanced-LNB 1:1 Screen ./Advanced/LNB/Mute Services in Standby: [Off] New :[On] This controls w hether LNB services (i.e. DC supply and 10MHz reference) stay w ith the on-line modem or sw itch to the standby modem w hen a 1-for-1 sw itchover occurs in a 1- for-1 redundant pair of modems.
  • Page 59 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook For first-time use please see the Paired Carrier deployment recommendations in the inform ation box overleaf. When sw itched on, the modem expects the received signal to consist of two overlapped carriers utilizing the same space segment. When on, a copy of the modem’s transmitted...
  • Page 60 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORM ATION FOR FIRST-TIM E SETUP OF A PAIRED CARRIER LINK. In relation to Paired Carrier, generally there are no restrictions on how the overlapped carriers are brought up and the satellite link is established.
  • Page 61 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Rx-Carrier-Advanced-PCMA Round Trip Delay Screen Round trip delay: 1: Location 2: Delay Options: Location Select this mode if you w ant the modem to automatically calculate the satellite round trip delay using coordinates that you enter for the mode m and satellite positions.
  • Page 62 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 0.01 Step size: 000.00 Factory default: Description: The longitudinal position of the modem (earth station). Earth station lat: -90 to +90Degs [00.00] Step 0.01Degs New : 00.00 Degs Units: Minimum value: -90.00 +90.00 Maxim um value: Step size: 0.01...
  • Page 63 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Min delay: 0 to 300ms [000.00] Step 0.01ms New : 000.00 Units: 000.00 Minimum value: Maxim um value: 300.00 0.01 Step size: Factory default: 000.00 Description: The minimum satellite round trip delay. Max delay: 0 to 300ms [000.00] Step 0.01ms...
  • Page 64 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.3.3.3 Edit-Unit Menu Edit-Unit: 1Identity 2Interface 3M&C 4Clocks 5Time 6Advanced This menu contains the follow ing options: Identity. This is a user-assigned field that is typically the unique modem name, • number or location.
  • Page 65 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook This menu contains the follow ing options: ASI. This allow s each of the ports of the Quad ASI interface card to be set to Tx, Rx or • Off. Any port that is not sw itched off will be routed through to the main traffic channel of the modem for transmission or reception from satellite, as selected.
  • Page 66 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Disables the respective port of the Quad ASI card. Factory default: Sets the trans mit/receive direction of the relevant port of the Quad ASI Description: card. Note that each port can be set to either transmit or receive but not both at the same time.
  • Page 67 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Factory default: Description: This allows selection of the IP encapsulation protocol. IP is not natively supported by existing DVB standards and therefore the data has to be encapsulated using another protocol in order to be converted into a format that can be transmitted and received.
  • Page 68 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook IP packets w ill consist of UDP packets that contain Transport Stream packets. UDP/RTP/TS IP packets w ill consist of UDP packets that contain RTP packets that contain Transport Stream packets. Factory UDP/TS default:...
  • Page 69 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook new IP packet for transmission onto the local terrestrial netw ork. The MPEG2 packets that are received over satellite are encapsulated into new IP packets and sent to the selected destination UDP port number.
  • Page 70 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Options: Bridge mode Select this mode for ordinary Ethernet over satellite bridging, i.e. point-to- point systems. In this mode, the Ethernet bridge builds up bridging information based on the replies it receives back, allow ing it to ascertain which netw ork segments devices are located on.
  • Page 71 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Interface-IP-Ethernet Traffic Mode Screen ./Unit/Interface/IP/Ethernet traffic m ode: [Bridge m ode] New :[Mesh] Options: Bridge mode Select this mode for ordinary Ethernet over satellite bridging, i.e. point-to-point systems. In this mode, the Ethernet bridge builds up bridging information based on the replies it receives back, allow ing it to ascertain w hich netw ork segments devices are located on.
  • Page 72 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Header Compression This is a bridging point-to-point mode w here UDP and IP packet headers are compressed in order to save satellite bandw idth. The bandw idth savings depend on the particular packet sizes being used. This feature supports...
  • Page 73 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Interface-Terrestrial-TCP Acceleration ./Interface/IP/TCP accelaration: [No TCP acceleleration] New :[No TCP accelaration] Options: TCP acceleration mode This mode provides routing of non- TCP packets combined w ith acceleration of TCP packets using a Performance Enhancing Proxy (PEP) that overcomes performance problems associated w ith using standard TCP over satellite.
  • Page 74 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Interface-IP-Bridge Filtering Screen ./Unit/InterfaceIP//Bridge filtering: [On] New :[Off] Options: In this mode, the bridge w ill forw ard all traffic not destined for the local subnet to the default gatew ay i f one has been specified. If the default gatew ay is a router, then this allow s the router to be set up to filter data in whatever way i s appropriate.
  • Page 75 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Interface-IP-Bridge M&C Screen Edit/Unit/Interface/IP/Bridge M&C: [Off] New :[On] Options: In this mode, the Remote M&C Ethernet interface w ill not be included in the Ethernet bridge. When separate, the tw o Ethernet connectors on the base modem are no longer interchangeable.
  • Page 76 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Interface-Terrestrial-Enable Default OSPF Configuration ./Interface/IP/Enable default OSPF configuration: [Disable OSPF] New :[Disable OSPF] Options: Use OSPF enabled default Turns on the OSPF dynamic routing protocol by setting a default configuration that w ill be sufficient in most cases. The configuration can be further tuned, if required, as specified in the TCP/IP w hite paper at http://www.paradisedata.com//w...
  • Page 77 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Interface-Terrestrial-Enable Default RIP Configuration ./Interface/IP/Enable default RIP configuration: [Disable RIP] New :[Disable RIP] Options: Use RIP enabled default Turns on the RIP dynamic routing protocol by setting a default configuration that w ill be sufficient in most cases. The configuration can be further tuned,...
  • Page 78 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Interface-Terrestrial-IP -Traffic Port IP Netm ask Screen ./Interface/IP/Traffic port IP netm ask: [255.255.255.255] New :[255.255.000.000] 255.255.255.255 Factory default: Sets the IP subnet mask for the IP Traffic card. Description: Edit-Unit-Interface-IP- Traffic Port IP Gateway Screen ./Interface/IP/Traffic port IP gatew ay:...
  • Page 79 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Interface-IP-Weighted QoS Screen Edit/Unit/Interface/IP/Weighted QoS: [Off] New :[On] Quality of Service is based on IEEE 802.1p priority tagging. It uses a 3-bit field w ithin a VLAN tag as a means of prioritising packets. The modem responds to the priority level that is already set in the VLAN tag w hen the packet is received.
  • Page 80 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Interface-IP-VLAN Filtering Screen Edit/Unit/Interface/IP/VLAN filtering: [Off] New :[On] The modem supports IEEE 802.1q VLAN tagging. If Ethernet frames w ith VLAN tags are presented to the modem w hen in bridge mode then these packets w ill be transmitted transparently along w ith the VLAN tags.
  • Page 81 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit/Unit/Interface/IP/Web acceleration: [Off] New :[On] Web Acceleration mode accelerates w eb browsing by prefetching w eb page inline objects prior to them being requested by the w eb browser. It requires a DNS IP address to be set (see the follow ing screen).
  • Page 82 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.3.3.3.3 Edit-Unit-M&C Menu Edit/Unit/M&C: 1Control 2Password 3Interface This menu contains the follow ing options: Control. This controls w hether modem control is via the front panel (Local), via a • remote interface (Giveaway) or w hether all interfaces are allow ed to control the modem (Takeaway).
  • Page 83 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook operational procedures to prevent conflicting requests). Edit-Unit-M&C-Control-Timeout Screen Edit/Unit/M&C/Control/Auto-logout period: [005] New :[060] 1-720m ins Units: mins Minimum value: Maxim um value: Step size: Factory default: This screen is displayed after selecting modem control. It specifies the...
  • Page 84 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-M&C-Password-View Only Password Screen ./Password/Rem ote view-only user password: New :[ Factory Paradise default: Description: This screen is automatically displayed follow ing the admin user password screen. Modem passw ord for remote view -only user login (login name is user).
  • Page 85 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-M&C-Baud Rate Screen Edit/Unit/M&C/Interface/Baud rate: [9600 baud] New :[9600 baud] Options: 110 baud 150 baud 300 baud 600 baud 1200 baud 2400 baud 4800 baud 9600 baud 19200 baud 38400 baud 57600 baud 76800 baud...
  • Page 86 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Units: Minimum value: Maxim um value: Step size: Factory default: Specifies the modem's RS485 address. This screen is show n follow ing Description: the selection of the remote M&C interface if RS485 is selected.
  • Page 87 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook -Remote Control Port IP Edit-Unit-M&C-IP Gatew ay Screen ./IP/Rem ote control port IP gateway: [0.0.0.0] New :[010.000.070.002] 0.0.0.0 Factory default: Sets the IP address of a default gatew ay for use with the base modem Description: Remote M&C Ethernet port.
  • Page 88 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Clocks-Station Clock Use Screen Edit/Unit/Clocks/Station clock use: [Replace internal 10MHz clock] New :[Replace internal 10MHz clock] Options: Replace internal 10MHz clock Replace only Rx ref clock Factory default: Replace internal 10MHz clock Controls the function of the station clock i.e. w hether it replaces the Description: internal 10MHz reference or is used as an Rx-only reference clock.
  • Page 89 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.3.3.3.5 Edit-Unit-Time Screen Edit/Unit/Date & time: [14:41:45 06/04/2008] New :[14:41:45 06/04/2008] This option allows the current time and date of the modem to be set in the format HH:MM:SS DD/MM/YYYY. The time is maintained even w hile the modem is sw itched off.
  • Page 90 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Advanced-Alarms-Thresholds-BER Threshold Screen ./Alarms/Thresholds/BER threshold: [1.0E-4] New :[1.0E-4] 9.9E-15-1.0E-2 9.9E-15 Minimum value: 1.0E-2 Maxim um value: 0.1E1 Step size: Factory default: 1E-4 Description: Sets the error-rate threshold above which a deferred alarm w ill be generated.
  • Page 91 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Units: Minimum value: Maxim um value: Step size: 0.01A Factory default: Description: On L-band modems, sets the trip threshold at w hich a fault is declared when the current drawn by the Tx ODU is outside the limit.
  • Page 92 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook This option forces a modem that is on-traffic to standby. This is done by momentarily creating a fault condition that forces a sw itchover to occur. Maintenance Allow s the modem to be removed from the redundancy group, therefore preventing the unit being sw itched on line.
  • Page 93 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Step size: Factory default: None Description: Sets the 1:N address for the modem to communicate w ith a Vision redundancy sw itch. Note: the modem’s position w ithin the redundancy sw itch system dictates the 1:N address. Please see separate redundancy switch operating manual.
  • Page 94 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Edit-Unit-Advanced-1-for1 Screen ./Advanced/1-for-1/Receive fail switchover: [Off] New :[On] This allows a modem to ignore loss of demod lock, which would otherwise result in a 1:N changeover to a backup modem. 7.3.3.4 Edit-Memories Menu Edit/Mem ories:...

  • Page 95: View Menu

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.3.4 View Menu In general, the View menu provides access to a summary of the information entered via the Edit menus. Consequently, these menus are not described in detail here. View : 1:Unit 2:SAF...

  • Page 96: Test Menu

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.3.5 Test Menu Test: 1Loopback 2BER test The menu contains the follow ing options: Loopback. This allows selection of internal loopback between the transmit and receive • paths, at di f ferent points in the processing chain. This provides a convenient way of checking modem operation in isolation from other equipment.
  • Page 97 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Options: Interface (local) Interface (local and remote) Framer/deframer (local) RS (local) FEC (local) IF (local) Factory default: Description: Allow s a number of Loopbacks to be selected to aid fault diagnosis and resolution of system level problems.
  • Page 98 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.3.5.1 Test-BER Test Menu Test/BER test: 3Results This menu contains the follow ing options: Tx. This allows the setup of the internal Pseudo- Random-Bit-Sequence (PRBS) • Bit Error Rate (BER) Tester for the Tx path.
  • Page 99 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Test-BER-Tx-Results Screen BERT :Sync OK Tim e:40.0m ins Loss#:1 Errors:3 BER:1.0E-6 The BERT show s the instantaneous test pattern synchronisation status. When the Rx path is synchronised to the incoming Tx test pattern then this w ill display ‘Sync OK’ and when synchronisation is lost it w ill display ‘NO SYNC’.
  • Page 100 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Test-RF-Modulator CW Screen Test/RF/Modulator CW: [Off] New :[On] Factory default: Selecting Tx CW causes a pure carrier to be transmitted rather than the Description: normal modulated carrier. This is useful for evaluating phase noise and spurious, but should not be used over a live satellite link w ithout the operator’s permission.

  • Page 101: Web User Interface

    HTTPS (port 443) are also supported. Microsoft Internet Explorer V5.5 and above is supported as standard. Paradise Datacom has a policy of avoiding the use of non- standard browser extensions in its software w herever possible but cannot guarantee correct operation w ith any other browser.
  • Page 102 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Web User Interface Login Screen On successfully logging in, the user w ill be presented w ith the follow ing screen. Web Server Welcome Screen The “view only access” message may be displayed depending upon login conditions.
  • Page 103 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Modem Status Screen The line of buttons across the top of the display give access to the major modem functions, while the tabs give access to individual features. Tabs are nested and several levels of tab may be displayed at once, allow ing the user to see where they currently are in relation to the overall menu system.

  • Page 104: Graphing Features

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Typical Screen Show ing Edit Boxes and Drop Dow n Boxes A user can logout at any time by clicking on the logout button. This brings up the follow ing message box (note that responding Yes w ill automatically close the Internet Explorer session).
  • Page 105 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook properly if an incompatible/older version of the JRE is installed (see the w eb page Help box for more information). The first time that a graph is displayed, the follow ing message w ill pop up. This is because the Java applet requires privileges to run and therefore includes a security certificate.
  • Page 106 All of the results can be retrieved from the modem (perhaps for use in quality reports) using one of the remote interfaces – see the ‘Remote M&C Specification for Vision Series 7-85...
  • Page 107 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Modems’ for more details. In fact, remote control commands can be used to start the automatic recording of any parameter w ithin the modem, w hether or not these are supported as graphs on the w eb interface.

  • Page 108: Configuration Memories

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Satellite Traffic Graph 7.4.3 Configuration Mem ories In common w ith the local user interface, the w eb interface allow s the storing of user configurations to memory on the modem and the recall of these later. How ever, the web interface also allows these memories to be uploaded and dow nloaded to and from a PC.
  • Page 109 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Configuration Mem ory Download Screen Configuration Mem ory Upload Screen 7-88...

  • Page 110: Interface Configurations

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.4.4 Interface Configurations Interface Configuration Screen Quality of Service is based on IEEE 802.1p priority tagging. It uses a 3-bit field w ithin the VLAN tag as a means of prioritising packets. The modem responds to the priority level set in the VLAN tag w hen the packet is received.

  • Page 111: System Log

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook onto the local terrestrial IP netw ork. Note that the use of point-to- multipoint VLAN filtering relies on the modem generating and removing VLAN tags and it cannot therefore be used in situations w here VLAN tags are already present in the data at the point at w hich it is passed to the modem for transmission.

  • Page 112: System Alarms

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook System Log Screen 7.4.6 System Alarms System alar ms can be view ed using the View-Alarms menu tab. An example screen is show n overleaf. System Alarms Screen 7-91...

  • Page 113: On-Line Installation And Operation Handbook

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.4.7 On-line Installation and Operation Handbook This handbook is available on-line via the Help button. The handbook appears in a pop- up w indow , allow ing it to be kept open in the background, as show n overleaf.

  • Page 114: Snmp Configuration

    An SNMP MIB is provided on the modem and can be dow nloaded from the SNMP Configuration screen. The SNMP facilities of the modem are documented in the ‘Remote M&C Specification for Vision Series Modems’. The SNMP configuration screen (found under the Edit-Unit-M&C-Advanced menu tab) is show n overleaf. The community names represent passwords that must be present in each SNMP read or write requests in order for the commands to be executed.

  • Page 115: Remote Softw Are Upgrade

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook SNMP Configuration Screen 7.4.10 Rem ote Software Upgrade It is possible to update the software and firmw are w ithin the modem via the Remote M&C Ethernet w eb user interface (upgrades via the serial M&C port are not supported). Please read the notes overleaf before proceeding.
  • Page 116 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Support for more details.) In this mode, you can still make a connection from a w eb browser to the modem (using the default IP address and subnet displayed on the screen). Note that this may require the PC IP address and subnet to be changed to be compatible with the subnet being used by the modem.

  • Page 117: Ber Tester

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Note 1: If using a PC with Microsoft Windows Vista operating system: To successfully upgrade a Vision modem using Internet Explorer running on a Windows Vista PC, you must turn Protected Mode OFF on the PC.
  • Page 118 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook PRBS BER Test Results Screen The Sync LED show s the instantaneous test pattern synchronisation status. When the Rx path is synchronised to the incoming Tx test pattern then the LED w ill be green and it w ill be red w hen synchronisation is lost.

  • Page 119: Modem Email Function

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 7.4.12 Modem Em ail Function When providing Quality of Service reports to satellite-services end users, it w ould be extremely useful to be able to easily include pertinent performance information from the modem. The modem supports this by incorporating the desired status information into emails that can be sent anyw here –...
  • Page 120 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook The email configuration screen (found under Edit-Unit-M&C-Email menu tab) is show n below . Em ail Configuration Screen As an example of how to use email data w ithin a spreadsheet, consider the case of graphing constellation data.
  • Page 121 Complete the contact details and type your request and send the email. The email is automatically sent to Paradise Datacom’s technical support team. Note that the SMTP email server address has to be entered on the email configuration screen for this function to w ork.

  • Page 122: Ip Static Routes

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Paradise Datacom Customer Technical Support Enquiry Screen 7.4.13 IP Static Routes If you w ish to w ork w ith more than one subnet, the w eb user interface allows up to 64 static routes to be added.

  • Page 123: Header Compression

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Static Route Configuration Screen Each route consists of a Destination IP Address, Subnet Mask and a Gateway Address. There is a checkbox for each route that enables the route w hen checked. Note that Paradise does not recommend using DHCP to allocate the modem an M&C IP address...
  • Page 124 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Mask. There is a checkbox for each route that enables the route when selected. This allow s the user to apply header compression to selected routes. The follow ing w ill be compressed w hen the feature is enabled: The Ethernet header w ill be compressed on every frame.

  • Page 125: Chapter 8 Modem Concepts

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Chapter 8 Modem Concepts Clocking 8.1.1 Transm it Clocking Transmit clocking in the Vision modem uses a free-running internal clock that is slaved to the transmit symbol rate. Consequently there are no user clocking selections available. If...
  • Page 126 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Rx Data Rx Clo ck (RT) Mod em Rx Data Interface Rx Buffer Data from VCXO decoder/deframer Rx Clk Satellite Rx Clock Mode 8.1.2.2 Station Clock When Station is selected, the modem’s Rx timing is phase locked to the station clock input but is run at the Rx data rate frequency.

  • Page 127: For-1 Operation

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 1-for-1 Operation 8.2.1 Basic Theory Any two modems w ill operate as a 1-for-1 redundant pair, w ith no other equipment except for a single interconnecting lead, tw o power splitter/combiners and cable forms to parallel up the interfaces of both units.

  • Page 128: Sw Itching Philosophy

    3. Connect the data interfaces in parallel and configure the tw o units alike. Suitable adapter cables are available from Paradise Datacom for all of the standard interfaces. 4. If the Ethernet traffic port is used on the modem, then the tw o traffic ports may be connected to a hub or other multi-port LAN device using RJ45 crossover cables.

  • Page 129: Softw Are Activated Features

    To enable one or more features permanently (referred to as Permanent Mode) a modem-specific feature code needs to be obtained from Paradise Datacom. The code is tied to the modem serial number (available via the user interfaces and on the back panel).

  • Page 130: Tutorial On Carrier/Noise And Eb/No Measurements

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Tutorial On Carrier/Noise and Eb/No Measurements This brief tutorial explains w hat the terms mean and how to measure and interpret the figures you see. The diagram on the follow ing page summarises the situation. A table is included that converts between values measured on a spectrum analyser and actual Eb/No values.
  • Page 131 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook (FEC Code Rate) Follow ing the FEC Decoder (the inner FEC, i.e. LDPC, Viterbi or TCM) is either the Reed- Solomon or Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem Outer FEC Decoder. This Outer FEC RS Decoder operates similarly to the Inner FEC Decoder, reducing the bit rate as it corrects errors and finally generating the composite information bit rate at its output.
  • Page 132 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Eb/No Explanatory Diagram...
  • Page 133 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Tables to Convert (C+N)/N to Eb/No 2.75 Adjust for Adjust for Adjust for 3.05 modulation: FEC Rate: RS Codec: BPSK: -0dB 1/2 Rate: +3.0dB (n,k,t)= QPSK: -3.0dB 3/4 Rate: (126,112,7): +0.51dB +1.25dB 8PSK: -4.77dB (219,201,9): +0.37dB...
  • Page 134 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 15.5 15.38 16.0 15.89 16.5 16.40 17.0 16.91 17.5 17.42 18.0 17.93 18.5 18.44 19.0 18.94 19.5 19.45 >20 =(C+N) / N (error <0 .04dB) Example: 8SPK with 2/3 Rate TCM FEC, & RS=(219,201,9)

  • Page 135: Ethernet Bridge

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Ethernet Bridge There are tw o RJ45 auto-sensing 10/100Mbps Ethernet connections on the modem. One is for remote M&C w hile the other is historical and is not used on the Vision modem. IP traffic over satellite is supported by the P3714 IP Traffic card.

  • Page 136: Paired Carrier

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook and allows utilisation of almost all of the available bandw idth. Non-TCP packets such as UDP and ICMP are bridged in this mode. Paired Carrier Paired Carrier can be used to reduce satellite bandw idth requirements by up to 50% by overlapping transmit and receive carriers in the same space segment.
  • Page 137 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Modem Paired Carrier Processing Paired Carrier can be added to existing systems as w ell as being incorporated into the design of new systems. The signal cancellation techniques used guarantees at least 25dB (typically 30dB) cancellation of the unw anted signal meaning that the uplink and dow nlink signals can share the same space segment.
  • Page 138 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Channel Per Carrier (SCPC) and Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) voice and data netw orks. Paired Carrier helps in the case of bandw idth-limited links. How ever, if a link is instead pow er limited then its design can potentially be changed to turn it into a bandw idth-limited link and then Paired Carrier can be used to increase the bandw idth utilisation.
  • Page 139 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Q. Can I remotely control the Paired Carrier function? A. Yes, Paired Carrier can be controlled remotely in the same w ay as any other modem function via RS232, RS485, w eb browser or SNMP.

  • Page 140: Chapter 9 Rem Ote Control Protocol

    RS232) or through an application that uses a driver developed specifically to implement the PUP protocol. In the case of RS485, a message w rapper (defined in the document ‘Remote M&C Specification for Vision Series Satellite Modems’) is used to encapsulate PUP commands and responses, w hich are incorporated into the message payload.

  • Page 141: Chapter 10 Data Interfaces

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Chapter 10 Data Interfaces The Vision Series modems provide Ethernet IP and ASI interfaces. The three data interface positions on the modem are designated Position 1 (upper) and Position 2 (low er) and Position 3. Postion 1 accommodates a Quad ASI card while Position 2 can accommodate either a Quad ASI card or an IP Traffic card (a maximum on one of each type of card can be fitted at any one time).
  • Page 142 • IP Mode The IP is a standard interface supplied w ith the Vision Series Modem. If IP is selected under Edit/Unit/Interface/Terrestrial then the follow ing interface description applies. The Vision Series supports tw o RJ45 Ethernet ports – one remote control and the other reserved for future use.

  • Page 143: Chapter 11 Connector Pinouts

    Chapter 11 Connector Pinouts Rem ote M&C (RS485/RS232) Connector The selection of RS232 or RS485 must be made via the front panel. The communications protocol is defined in the document ‘Remote M&C Specification for Vision Series Satellite Modems’. Connector type: 9-pin `D' female.
  • Page 144 Refer to the earlier section on 1 FOR 1 sw itching for details of 1 FOR 1 operation. A standard 1-for-1 lead (part number P1391) is available from Paradise Datacom. The lead is 10c m long and is designed for use w hen tw o modems are mounted vertically adjacent to each other in the rack.
  • Page 145 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Alarms and AGC Connector Connector type: 15-pin ` D' male ALARMS CONNECTOR 2, 12 Fault Relay - Common Prompt Unit fault - N/O Prompt Unit fault - N/C Prompt Rx Traffic fault (prompt) - N/O...
  • Page 146 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Async ESC Connector This connector comprises: An RS232/RS422/RS485 asynchronous port (reserved for future use). • An RS232 serial port (reserved for future use). • An RS422 Station Clock input. • Receive constellation monitor points.
  • Page 147 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Differential Station Clock This provides a RS422 compatible station clock in addition to the unbalanced 75 station clock BNC connector. Standard Lead A constellation monitor/serial lead (part number M1479) is available from Paradise Datacom. This lead provides the required connections to a 25 pin D type for a PC...

  • Page 148: Chapter 12 Fault Messages

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Chapter 12 Fault Messages The follow ing table lists all of the modem faults along w ith a description of what the fault means. It also describes relevant checks the operator might make to try to eliminate the fault condition.

  • Page 149: Transmit Faults

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 12.1 Transmit Faults Fault Text Fault/W arning Name Notes Relays Other Tx fault: External TxCloc kFailureAlarm The modem is set to use an external cloc k but no Tx cloc k sel ected, clock is being provi ded. The cloc k generation will...
  • Page 150 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Transm it Warnings (continued) Tx warning: Framer TxModFrameBufferAlar m buffer error. Tx warning: FIFO TxModF IFOUnderflowAlar m underflow. Tx warning: FIFO TxModF IFOOverflowAlarm overflow. warni ng: TxModR SSync Alarm sync lost. warni ng: TxModP2PSync Alarm sync lost.

  • Page 151: Receive Faults

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 12.3 Receive Faults Fault Text Fault/W arning Name Notes Relays Other RxDemodUnloc kedAlar m The demodulator cannot find a carrier to loc k to at Rx fault: Demodulator the s pecified frequenc y. Chec k the frequenc y, data unloc ked.

  • Page 152: Unit Faults

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 12.5 Unit Faults Fault Text Fault/W arning Name Notes Relays Other PowerSuppl yAl arm A PSU line has failed. The unit has a linear suppl y and will fail Unit fault: One or if the mains input is below the...

  • Page 153: Unit Warnings

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 12.6 Unit W arnings Fault Text Fault/W arning Name Notes Relays Other Unit warning: One or FanFailureAlarm more of the cooling fans have failed. Unit warning: One or PowerSuppl yAl armOFN One of the PSU on the redundanc y s witch...

  • Page 154: Chapter 13 Specification Summ Ary

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Chapter 13 Specification Summary 13.1 Common Main Specifications Parameter Vision Series Modem Modulation Scheme QPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM, 16APSK IF Frequency Range 50-90MHz and 100-180MHz L-band Frequency 950 – 1950MHz (option for 2050MHz) Range Frequency Resolution...

  • Page 155: Tx Modulator Specifications

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 13.2 Tx Modulator Specifications Parameter Vision Series Modem 0 to –25dBm Continuously Variable in 0.1dB steps (please note that this is in the process of being IF Output Pow er Level extended to 0 to -25dBm via a softw are upgrade –...

  • Page 156: Rx Demodulator Specifications

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 13.3 Rx Demodulator Specifications Parameter Vision Series Modem Minimum level -130dBm + 10 log symbol rate; IF Input Range range 50dB above min, limited to 0dBm max Minimum level -130dBm + 10 log symbol rate;...

  • Page 157: Bert Option Specifications

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook RS422 compatible input, 1MHz to 10MHz in 1kHz steps via Async ESC connector NB: When set to 10MHZ, the station reference may Station Reference Inputs replace internal reference to all internal circuitry and reference outputs on the IF ports. The unit automatically sw itches back to internal reference if the station reference fails.
  • Page 158 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Modulation / Min data rate Max data rate FEC rate de facto (kbps) (Mbps) 13-5...

  • Page 159: Traffic Log Specifications

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 13.7 Traffic Log Specifications Parameter Vision Series Modem Capacity Over 6000 entries Fault message w ith time and date stamp. Entry Format Separate entry w hen fault clears/changes. 13.8 Common Specifications Parameter Vision Series Modem...
  • Page 160 Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 1U chassis – 410mm deep, excluding front panel Mechanical handles and rear panel connectors and fans. Weight 3.5 Kg 100-240VAC, -10%, +6%, 1A at 100V, 0.4A at 240V, 47-63Hz. Pow er Supply Fused IEC connector (live and neutral fused).

  • Page 161: Internet Traffic

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 13.9 Internet Traffic Parameter Vision Series Modem Encapsulation of IP packets and Ethernet frames over DVB uses Multi Protocol Encapsulation ( MPE) or Ultra Lightw eight Encapsulation ( ULE) protocols. IP card also provides support for IEEE 802.1p QoS (priority tagging) and IEEE 802.1q VLAN tagging.

  • Page 162: Buc / Lnb Facilities

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook 13.10 BUC / LNB facilities Parameter Vision Series Modem Mains input, +48V DC 2A output (100W) to BUC via Tx IFL Mains input, +24V DC 4A output (100W) to BUC via Tx IFL BUC Pow er Supply Mains input, +48V DC 3.5A output (180W) to BUC v ia Tx IFL...

  • Page 163: Chapter 14 Glossary

    Vision Series Installation and Operating Handbook Chapter 14 Glossary 8PSK Eight Phase Shift Keying 16APSK Sixteen Amplitude Phase Shift Keying 16QAM Sixteen Quadrature Amplitude Modulation Automatic Gain Control Bit Error Rate BERT Bit Error Rate Tester BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying...

  • Page 164: Chapter 15 Customer Technical Support

    3. Provide an official Purchase Order to cover the cost of any repairs or sign disclaimer on the Fault Report page. 4. Outside of the UK, contact either the UK or US Paradise Datacom offices for a Return Material Authorisation (RMA) number and information on import/export procedures.

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