User Guide U 262 ASI / IP Gateway User Guide U 262...
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Olefant 1-3 D-51427 Bergisch Gladbach (Germany) Tel.: (+49) 2204 405-0 All other parts of the software of this product is Copyright by Astro Strobel Kommunikations- systeme GmbH Pictograms and safety instructions Pictograms are graphical symbols with a defined meaning. You will find the following picto-...
2.4 Servicing and repair ..................6 2.5 Technical data on the power supply..............6 General introduction ......................7 3.1 Connecting the U 262 to a PC/Laptop .............. 7 3.2 The web browser user interface ............... 7 Login ..........................8 Settings ..........................9 5.1 Setting the IP interfaces...................9...
1 Illustrations Power LED BNC ASI input Warning LED Failure LED Display of Management BNC ASI outputs IP addresses MAC address sticker Mains supply Data ports Grounding connection Management ports User Guide U 262...
The device must be opened only by authorized specialist personnel inspected by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The device must be repaired only by authorized specialist personnel inspected by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, or by sending it to ASTRO with the precise description of the fault.
11, even if the device is removed. The equipotential bonding on the U 262 is provided by means of the fixing straps on the device or by means of the grounding clamp on its back. Appliances within arm‘s reach must be mutually integrated into the equipotential bonding.
1970. The bold line for „Location“ and „Contact“ is obtained from the settings in the chapter „User Administration“. The right-hand part of the topframe reflects the display and the status LEDs of the U 262, i.e. the Web browser user interface reproduces the exact view of the U 262.
Figure 2: View of U 262 display and LEDs in the Web browser user interface In the example for figure 2, the device is reporting the error „IP RX4A Data Loss“, and precisely this error message can also be seen in the display of the U 262.
U 262 (see the chapter „Licensing“). The „Active“ line can be used to activate and deactivate the individual IP interfaces, and the „Mode“ line displays the bandwidth of the IP interface connected to the U 262. This bandwidth is recognized by the U 262 automatically.
Figure 6: Detail from the basic settings of the U 262 „Save, Load, Default & Reboot“ „Default“ is used to restore the factory settings, and „Reboot“ prompts the advice to restart with the operating parameters saved in the flash memory.
The generated data stream comprises zero packets with a length of 188 and can be configured in a range from 1 - 197 Mbps. If the system contains several U 262 Gateways, a packet ID can be allocated to distinguish the test signals.
The „Input Mux Settings“ are used to assign an IP TX port to each ASI input of the U 262 Gateway. An ASI stream can also be routed to several IP TX, so that the U 262 can also be used as an IP splitter.
If the network infrastructure is of redundant design and if “Data A” and “Data B” have the same signal applied to them via a different supply line, the U 262 Gateway can be configured such that in the event of a signal loss the active data port is automatically switched over (“Automatic” selec- tion).
VLAN Tags If the U 262 Gateway is intended to cover various VLANs, it is possible for the data packets to be assigned different VLAN tags. This ensures that data packets are routed only to the desired VLANs, or each VLAN receives only the data packets which are intended for it.
Figure 13: Setting details for the reception port The “Receive IP:Port” line is used to input the IP address and the UDP port at which the U 262 Gateway needs to receive the data stream. User Guide U 262...
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(RTP: can only receive RTP frames / UDP can receive both but cannot use the RTP header). A data stream can arrive with a CBR (Constant Bit Ratio) in the U 262 Gateway, or with a VBR (Variable Bit Ratio). In any case, CBR is used for MPTSs (Multiple Program Transport Stream) but also for SPTSs (Single Program Transport Stream).
ASI (inversion on / off). In addition the packet length can be determined to 188 or 204. There is also the possibility to bypass one of the 16 ASI streams from the backplane to the BNC socket on the front panel as well as the internal test generator signal (see chapter 6) User Guide U 262...
This makes it possible to avoid confusing appliances and locations when configuring remotely. 13 Transport Stream Analysis By purchasing a license, the U 262 can be equipped with a transport stream analyzer. This ana- lyzer shows the structure of the MPEG2 TS from the tables to the individual PID and its service.
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Wait until the „...done!“ message appears. Clicking on the „+“ or „-“ symbols displays or hides the details. Through selection of the „ASI TP“ as the TS to be analyzed, the TS analyzer also provides the option of analyzing externally applied ASI signals. User Guide U 262...
„Copy/Paste“, and clicking on the „Submit“ button transfers the license to the U 262 Gateway. If the license is valid, this is confirmed by a message. An invalid license is indicated by an error message.
15.2 Update using the example of a TFTP Server for Windows Should there be no firm (T)FTP server set up for updating the U 262 Gateway, it is also possible to transfer locally stored update files to the Gateway. For this, it is recommended that a TFTP program be used.
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The „tftpd32“ program is started directly from the folder with the U 262 update files. In the window that opens, click on the „Settings“ button first and make the settings as shown in Figure 21: Figure 20: Settings for the tftpd32 TFTP program To start the update, the server address which is input into the „(T)FTP Server address“...
16 Log Book Clicking on the „System Log“ submenu takes you to the U 262 Gateway‘s log book. This docu- ments all processes which are relevant to operation. Figure 21: Example view of the U 262 log book The processes are sorted according to the time of occurrence. The logfile is erased by checking „Check box to clear log on refresh“...
17 Statistics Clicking on the „Statistics“ submenu takes you to the statistics relating to the data transfer of the U 262 Gateway. This displays all statistics which are relevant to operation and which can be used for analysis. Figure 23: Statistics for U 262 data transfer...
The network properties can be displayed by clicking on the „Network“ submenu. The displayed characteristics are purely informative and serve to describe the network. Figure 24: Example view of the network properties in the „Network“ submenu User Guide U 262...
If you confirm the question using the „Yes“ button, you are logged out. It is not possible to make any further settings without logging in again, but it is possible to view the U 262 Gateway‘s set- tings. The setting items are inactive, however.
Features Element control through HTTP/WEB, Protocol HTTP, SNMP (error messages) Connectors 2 x RJ 45 Common data Input voltage [VDC] 230 V - 48 V Power consumption Dimensions 1 HE / 19“ Ambient temperature [°C] 0…+50 User Guide U 262...
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