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Guide to Installation and Operation
Copyright 2009 Miranda Technologies Inc.
Specifications may be subject to change
St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Y6
RCP-100
M191-9900-110
Printed in Canada
June 2009
Miranda
Technologies Inc.
3499 Douglas-B.-Floreani
Tel. 514-333-1772
Fax. 514-333-9828
www.miranda.com
Remote
Control
Panel
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Summary of Contents for Miranda RCP-100
- Page 1 Remote RCP-100 Control Guide to Installation and Operation Panel M191-9900-110 Copyright 2009 Miranda Technologies Inc. Specifications may be subject to change Printed in Canada June 2009 Miranda Technologies Inc. 3499 Douglas-B.-Floreani St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Y6 Tel. 514-333-1772 Fax. 514-333-9828...
- Page 2 EN 55022 Class A, Conducted Emissions EN 61000-4-2, -3, -6, -11 Electromagnetic Immunity EN 61000-3-2 & -3-3, Electromagnetic Disturbance in Supply Systems How to contact us: For technical assistance, please contact the Miranda Technical support centre nearest you: Americas Asia Europe, Middle East, Africa, UK...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Serial Port Connection ......................4 3.4.2 Ethernet Connection ......................4 3.4.3 Typical Operating Configurations................... 5 Operation ............................8 Powering Up............................8 Using the RCP-100 - Controls and Displays..................8 4.2.1 LCD Display ........................... 8 4.2.2 Function Keys ........................8 4.2.3 Pushbuttons ........................... 8 4.2.4... - Page 4 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION RCP-100...
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Page 5: Rcp-100 Remote Control Panel
1 RCP-100 Remote Control Panel 1.1 Introduction The RCP-100 is a simple, 1RU remote control panel that controls the Miranda imaging and Densité families of products, and the Aquila upconverter. It has been designed to address the demands placed by on-air operations. -
Page 6: Overview
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 2 Overview 2.1 Front Panel The RCP-100 front panel consists of the following: the function keys: five large pushbuttons with backlit LCD; six pushbuttons, five with built-in LED; four rotary encoders with pushbutton; a large backlit LCD display;... -
Page 7: Installation
AC power cord 3.2 Rack Mount Installation The RCP-100 is intended to be mounted in a standard 19" equipment rack. The unit is secured to the rack using appropriate rack screws and washers (not provided). For proper ventilation, make sure the rear and side panel air vents are not blocked. -
Page 8: Networking Considerations
RS-422 Serial ID Assignment In order for an RCP-100 to control the cards in a daisy-chain of frames, the RCP-100 must be able to identify and access each frame individually. The only way to accomplish this is to assign an identification code to each member of the daisy chain. -
Page 9: Typical Operating Configurations
When RCP-100 is running as a SERVER, it can control up to ten Densité frames, whose IP addresses must each be different, and which must lie within plus or minus five of the IP address of the RCP-100 itself. For example, the RCP-100 whose IP address is 145.152.23.100 can recognize up to 10 Densité... - Page 10 DSRV IP: 10.2.5.10 Settings for RCP-100 #2 (client) IPADDR: 10.2.5.20 SERVICE CONFIG – ICOM: DCOM: DSRV: DSRV IP: 10.2.5.10 (the IP address of the server, i.e. RCP-100 #1) Settings for RCP-100 #3 (client) IPADDR: 10.2.5.21 SERVICE CONFIG – ICOM: DCOM: DSRV: DSRV IP: 10.2.5.10 (the IP address of the server, i.e.
- Page 11 Gateway component must be started in the iControl Services Monitoring and Configuration tool. See the iControl User’s Manual for detailed information on this setting. The ethernet ports of the RCP-100 (client) devices must be connected to the same LAN subnet as the ETH0 port of the AppServer.
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Page 12: Operation
4 Operation 4.1 Powering Up The RCP-100 has no power switch. Plug the unit into an appropriate AC power source to turn it on. 4.2 Using the RCP-100 - Controls and Displays The RCP-100 is designed for use in situations where quick and easy access to parameter adjustments is important. -
Page 13: Rotary Encoders With Pushbutton
4.2.5 Reset Switch Push this switch to restart the RCP-100. This is required after certain operations (see Sect. 4.3.5) 4.3 Device Selection Mode This mode permits the operator to select a single device from among all those to which the panel has access. -
Page 14: Device Selection Error Messages
SLOT 4.3.1 Device Selection Error Messages All accessible devices recognized by the current software version of the RCP-100 can be selected while in device selection mode. However, some error messages may be reported when in the operating mode. Cards which have been removed are still shown on the screen, but the card identification is shown inverted (white letters on black) to indicate that the card is no longer accessible. - Page 15 Control mode and return to the Device Selection mode. .TYP File Not Found: A device is not supported by the RCP-100 if the menu configuration file for this device is not found or cannot be read when trying to access the device. The error message is: .TYP FILE NOT FOUND...
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Page 16: Device Locking
LCD display indicates the current state of protection. If a device is locked, the rotary encoders are disabled while the RCP-100 is in operation mode. If they are turned, the current display changes and the following message appears for 2 seconds:... - Page 17 Push the ALT pushbutton to access four additional set-up controls: The first two function keys permit the user to set up the RCP-100 as a SERVER or CLIENT, and to determine which services and tasks are running. See section 3.4 for a discussion of networking issues.
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Page 18: Device Control Mode
An RCP-100 acting as a client-only panel must have all these selections set to OFF. A stand-alone RCP-100 must have DSRV set to ON, and either or both of ICOM or DCOM set to ON, depending on which types of frames are to be controlled. The user can save processor resources and speed up system response by turning OFF communication with frame types which are not being controlled (i.e turn... -
Page 19: Parameter
The five FUNCTION keys are assigned the role of PARAMETER PAGE keys in the Device Control mode. Each displays a keyword associated with a group of parameters which can be controlled by the RCP-100. The PARAMETER pages which are available, and the method of accessing them, depend upon the card being controlled. -
Page 20: Parameter Modifications
Device Status When the operator has selected a device, the LED on the <Status> button represents the state of the device, as indicated: Status LED Color Device Status Dark Device/frame not installed Green No error Yellow Warning Error 16 | RCP-100... -
Page 21: Requirement To Restart The Rcp-100
The file “client_disabled.xml” can also be stored on an external compact flash card that can be plugged into the front panel CF port. At initialization, the RCP-100 will first try to find the file on an external CF card, and will then look in its internal memory if none is found. -
Page 22: Upgrading The Operating Software
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 5 Upgrading the Operating Software Two methods exist for upgrading the RCP-100’s operating software: • Using a Compact Flash card [CF] • Using Telnet and FTP The method to use depends on the upgrade path chosen, as illustrated in this chart:... -
Page 23: Upgrading Using Telnet And Ftp
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 1. Insert the compact flash on RCP-100 panel (left). Wait for 2-3 seconds to allow RCP-100 to detect the new device. The LCD screen will display the message “FLASH CARD DETECTED” for 1 second. 2. Push the "Esc" button rapidly 5 times (all within 5 seconds). - Page 24 Return to the Telnet application window and type: updatercp. On the telnet application window the written flash sectors will be displayed gradually. After the file is copied in the RCP-100 flash memory, type restart. RCR-100 will restart with the new firmware.
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Page 25: Specifications
Moving data to flash disk... Disk data copied to flash memory. RCP100.xxx> After the files are copied into the RCP-100 flash memory, type the command restart RCP-100 will restart with the new upgrade. Close the Telnet and WS_FTP applications. Re-establish the initial settings for the RCP-100 (Imaging and Densité communicators activation,...
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