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TECHNICAL MANUAL
888-2517-001
eCDi ™
Enhanced Transmitter
Network Interface
Enhanced Transmitter
Network Interface
Rev H, January 3, 2005
T.M. No. 888-2517-001
© Copyright Harris Corporation 2003, 2004, 2005
All rights reserved

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  • Page 1 TECHNICAL MANUAL 888-2517-001 eCDi ™ Enhanced Transmitter Network Interface Enhanced Transmitter Network Interface Rev H, January 3, 2005 T.M. No. 888-2517-001 © Copyright Harris Corporation 2003, 2004, 2005 All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 HARRIS Service Parts Department. Telephone 217/222-8200 to contact the service parts department or address correspondence to Service Parts Department, HARRIS CORPORATION, Broadcast Systems Division, P.O. Box 4290, Quincy, Illinois 62305-4290, USA. The HARRIS factory may also be contacted through a FAX facility (217/221-7096). NOTE: The # symbol used in the parts list means used with (e.g.
  • Page 3 2-34 and 2-36 thru 2-39. Also updated Firewall port information in Section 7. Minor corrections throughout the manual. Rev H 01/03/2005 50767 Updated manual to include PowerCD (Display Unit/eCDi™ ). Pages 1-2, 2-4, 2-21 and 7-4. 1/3/05 888-2517-001 MRH-1 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 4 MRH-2 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 5 • In the ten digit part numbers, if the last three numbers are 000, the item is a part that Harris has purchased and has not manufactured or modified. If the last three numbers are other than 000, the item is either manufactured by Harris or is purchased from a vendor and modified for use in the Harris product.
  • Page 6 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 7 HARRIS CORPORATION shall not be responsible for injury or damage resulting from improper procedures or from the use of improperly trained or inexperienced personnel performing such tasks.
  • Page 8 viii 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 9 FIRST-AID Personnel engaged in the installation, operation, maintenance or servicing of this equipment are urged to become familiar with first-aid theory and practices. The following information is not intended to be complete first-aid procedures, it is a brief and is only to be used as a reference.
  • Page 10 NOTE: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful inter- ference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 11 Interface mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den anderen relevanten Festlegungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG. (Wien) ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? S? HARRIS Broadcast Communications ? ? ? O? ? ? Greek ? ?? eCDi Enhanced Transmitter Network Interface...
  • Page 12 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

  • Page 13: Table Of Contents

    CD-1A Electronic Serial Number Reset ..2-24 eCDi™ Interfaces ......1-5 Initial Turn-On .
  • Page 14 Introduction ......4-1 Updating the eCDi™ ..... . . 4-2 Introduction .

  • Page 15: Introduction

    Introduction eCDi™ is a Transmitter Network Interface appliance that provides a network connection for control and monitoring of Harris transmitters that have a serial connection port. Transmitters supported include: •...

  • Page 16: Ecdi™ And The Powercd™ Transmitter

    Display Units, is covered in the PowerCD Transmitter Operators manual 888-2574-001. Also note that the PowerCD Display Unit (eCDi™ ) is a 2 rack unit high box (standard eCDi™ is 1 rack unit) but uses the same software as all other eCDi™ units.

  • Page 17: Hardware

    1U device mounted in or near the transmitter control cabinet. NOTE: Due to the limitation of the length of the serial cables (50ft) that connect to the transmitter, the eCDi™ hardware must be mounted within the reach of the maxi- mum 50 ft. serial cables. •...

  • Page 18: Features

    (Netscape or IE). The only other software required is a Java plugin and it is downloaded from the eCDi™ the first time a computer accesses the unit. Performance Monitoring - An optional software upgrade provides for performance monitoring of DTV transmitters by networking an embedded version of the CD-EYE™...

  • Page 19: Ecdi™ Interfaces

    (Netscape or IE) from anywhere network access is available. This is the standard interface supplied with all eCDi™ units. An example of the Web GUI main screen is shown in Figure 1-4. This main menu structure and layout is basically the same for all transmitters, allowing operators to only have to learn one type of interface for multiple types of transmitters.

  • Page 20: Snmp Agent

    Harris Broadcast Manager. Level 1 / Level 2 Functionality eCDi™ has 2 levels of software functionality that can be used with either the Web GUI or the SNMP connection using the HBM Network Manager: a. Level 1 - Transmitter Remote Status Monitoring and Control. This allows monitoring and control of virtually all transmitter parameters (limited to the information that is available on the serial port of the transmitter).

  • Page 21: Security

    PRIVATE NETWORK). SEE " SECTION 7 NETWORK FIREWALL SETUP" FOR MORE INFORMATION. Downloading the Manual The electronic version of this manual is available as a download from the eCDi™ Help menu. See "3.4 Browser Menus" on page 3-4 for more information. 1/3/05 888-2517-001 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

  • Page 22: Remote Computer Requirements

    Section 1 Introduction eCDi ™ Remote Computer Requirements The following lists the minimum recommended requirements for a remote computer that will be used to access the eCDi™ via the WEB Browser interface. Hardware: • Pentium III 400 MHz (Intel PIII+-compatible, 1GHz+ recommended) •...

  • Page 23: Installation & Setup

    Use of the Web Browser interface is discussed in " Section 3 Operation". IMPORTANT: All ethernet cables connected to the eCDi™ should be shielded twisted pair (STP) category 5 (Cat 5) cable. All cables supplied with the eCDi™ are shielded. 1/3/05 888-2517-001...

  • Page 24: Hardware Installation

    ™ Hardware Installation The eCDi™ fits in a standard 19" equipment rack or can be installed in a transmitter or transmitter control cabinet if there is adequate room. Installation is a simple matter of securing the front panel using 4 rack screws. Once eCDi™ is installed, the only port that maintenance personnel will normally need access is the ethernet port on the front of the unit for setup/configuration.

  • Page 25: Connection Overview

    Do not turn the eCDi on at this time. b. A short ethernet jumper cable is provided with the eCDi™ . It connects the com- puter LAN port to the Uplink port of the internal 5 port switch. It must be con- nected in the position shown in Figure 2-2.

  • Page 26: Detailed Installation Procedures By Transmitter

    "2.4.6 Atlas Transmitter" on page 2-20 (Analog or Digital) "2.4.7 PowerCD™ Digital UHF Transmitter" on page 2-21 IMPORTANT: If the eCDi™ is to be connected to one or more APEX exciters, then also be sure to see "2.5 APEX Exciter Setup" on page 2-22.

  • Page 27: Sigmacd Transmitter

    2.4.1.1 AC Power If the eCDi™ is installed in the SigmaCD control cabinet, then it can be plugged into the already present UPS (Un-interruptible Power Supply) near the bottom front of the cabinet. Be careful not to un-plug the local transmitter control GUI computer that is plugged in here.

  • Page 28: Sigma Main Controller Setup

    2.4.1.3.1 Sigma Software Requirements: The SigmaCD transmitter has four (4) separate pieces of software/firmware which must be at the following levels or higher before the eCDi™ can be connected: • GUI Program Software for Windows® - GUI Version 5.0.0 (or higher) •...

  • Page 29: Exciter Connections

    Y adaptor in the transmitter control cabinet. The Y adaptor allows 2 exciters to be connected to the eCDi™ on the same serial port. Connection of the Y adaptor cable depends on the age of the control cabinet. Both types of cabinet are covered on the next page.
  • Page 30 (both are male D connectors) on the Customer I/O Panel and then connect the eCDi™ serial cable (female to male) to the “Y” cable as shown in Figure 2-5 (at right). b. In older style cabinets, the exciter serial port...

  • Page 31: Diamondcd Series™ Transmitter

    2.4.2.1 AC Power If the eCDi™ is installed in the DiamondCD control cabinet, then it can be plugged into the already present UPS (Un-interruptible Power Supply) near the bottom front of the cabinet. Be careful not to un-plug the local transmitter control GUI computer that is plugged in here.

  • Page 32: Diamondcd Main Controller Setup

    2.4.2.3.1 DiamondCD Software Requirements: The DiamondCD transmitter has four (4) separate pieces of software/firmware which must be at the following levels or higher before the eCDi™ can be connected: • GUI Program Software for Windows® - GUI Version 3.0.0 (or higher) •...

  • Page 33: Exciter Connections

    Y adaptor in the transmitter control cabinet. The Y adaptor allows 2 exciters to be connected to the eCDi™ on the same serial port. Connection of the Y adaptor cable depends on the age of the control cabinet. Both types of cabinet are covered on the next page.
  • Page 34 A and Exciter B con- nections (both are male D connectors) on the Customer I/O Panel and then connect the eCDi™ serial cable (female to male) to the “Y” cable as shown in Figure 2-9. b. In older style cabinets, the exciter serial port...

  • Page 35: Platinumcd And Platinum Analog Tv Transmitters2

    The eCDi™ unit can be mounted in the Platinum Control cabinet if there is room to mount it, however there are no rack rails on which to mount the eCDi™ unit. It is therefore recommended that the eCDi™ unit be mounted in an equipment rack nearby, or at least within the 50ft maximum limit of the serial cable connection.

  • Page 36: Exciter Connections

    CD-1A Exciters CD-1A exciters connect to the eCDi™ via serial port. Since the eCDi™ unit will be mounted external to the control cabinet in most installations the recommended connection is as follows: a.
  • Page 37 IMPORTANT: If there is only one (1) CD-1A exciter to be connected, then simply omit the “Y” splitter cable in the previous instructions and connect the 50ft. eCDi™ serial cable labeled “Exciter” directly from the eCDi™ unit to the exciter.

  • Page 38: Platinum Tv Transmitter Settings

    If the SENTRY™ option is not available under the setup menu, the Platinum Monitor board will require a software and memory upgrade. These components are included in the eCDi™ installation kit for the Platinum Analog TV transmitters. See " Appendix G Platinum TV Monitor Board Upgrade" to decide if the upgrade is necessary and for detailed instructions on performing the upgrade.

  • Page 39: Ranger Transmitter

    2.4.4.1 Mounting and AC Power If the eCDi™ unit is mounted in the Ranger cabinet, it should be mounted near the top of the cabinet and can be plugged into the power strip in the rear of the transmitter. Alternately, the eCDi™ can also be mounted in a nearby equipment rack.

  • Page 40: Platinum Z Fm And Iboc Transmitters

    110/220Vac into the transmitter. IMPORTANT: Do not plug the eCDi™ into the spare ac cord that is already wired in all Z FM Transmitters for the second exciter. This cord is 220/240Vac, which is okay, but is switched with the transmitter on/off switch, which is unacceptable.
  • Page 41 Section 2 Installation & Setup eCDi ™ Table 2-2 DB9 to DB25 Null Modem Cable Connections Serial Cable - Straight Conversion DB9 to DB25 DB9 DTE Device (Computer) Connects To DB25 DCE Device (Transmitter) Pin 1 DCE Pin 8 *Pin 2 Rx...

  • Page 42: Transmitter Serial Connection

    2.4.6.3 Transmitter Serial Connection For the Atlas Digital, connect the serial port labeled “XMTR” on the eCDi™ to J7 on the Main Controller Board using the provided 10ft or 50ft serial cable labeled “XMTR” (either cable can be used depending on where the eCDi™ is mounted).

  • Page 43: Powercd™ Digital Uhf Transmitter

    PA Cabinet. A router, with a 4 port switch, is installed in the Driver cabinet and is factory configured to provide access to all of the eCDi’ s in the transmitter using a single internet IP address (using port forwarding). While each eCDi™...

  • Page 44: Apex Exciter Setup

    The APEX exciter software must be 4.0 or later to activate the Ethernet port for use with eCDi™ . This software (along with the Harris ISP program and program- ming instructions) can be obtained via download from the Harris Premier web site or by contacting Harris Technical support.

  • Page 45: Setting Apex Ip Address

    Setting APEX IP Address If one or more APEX exciters are to be connected to the eCDi™ , it is necessary to set an IP Address and Subnet Mask for each exciter. Go to the display on the front of the APEX exciter and select Home - Setup - Serial I/O.

  • Page 46: Cd-1A Electronic Serial Number Reset

    (this normally only happens if the CD-EYE program has been used with the CD-1A), it must then be reset before the eCDi™ will be able to communicate with the CD-1A. To reset the ESN, pull the exciter all the way out on its rack slides.

  • Page 47: Initial Turn-On

    (see Figure 2-2). 5. Ethernet connection from the WAN port on the eCDi™ to a hub on the Sta- tion LAN or WAN. A 50ft RJ-45 cable labeled “WAN” is provided for this connection.

  • Page 48: Ecdi™ Configuration

    ™ eCDi™ Configuration Now that the eCDi™ unit is turned on, connect an external computer with a 10 base T network connection directly to the ethernet port on the front of the eCDi™ using the provided ethernet cable labeled “Configure.” This port must be used for the initial configuration of the unit.
  • Page 49 (this is a fixed eCDi™ domain name on the configuration port) NOTE: If you have an eCDi™ software revision before 2.6.K then the configuration port IP address is http://192.168.0.254 This will bring up the screen shown in Figure 2-18. Do not login to the application yet.

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting Tips

    Then enter the IP address 192.168.217.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (this address is only valid if you have eCDi™ software revision 2.6.K or higher). Try Step 2 again. If it still does not work, try several different ethernet cables. NOTE: If you have an eCDi™...
  • Page 51 Java 2 Runtime Environment plug-in be loaded. If the computer used to access the eCDi™ does not have this plug-in installed, it will be automatically downloaded from the eCDi™ and the screen in Figure 2-19 will appear asking if you want to load the plug-in. Select Yes and then follow the on-screen instructions to load the plug-in.
  • Page 52 Section 2 Installation & Setup eCDi ™ CAUTION: The eCDi™ will only ask for the administrator password once per session. To prevent unauthorized access to the configuration, the browser should be closed and then re-opened, which then requires that the administrator password be entered again.
  • Page 53 WAN. If this box is not checked, then only a local connection to the front of the eCDi™ unit will allow access to the configuration screens. Set the Location of the box and/or any call letters. This is used by the STEP 7 browser applet, email and SNMP.
  • Page 54 Performance Monitoring. The Feature Key is coded to the hardware in the eCDi™ and therefore can only be used on a specific eCDi™ unit. NOTE: Other than the exciter selections, the text boxes below the Feature Key box are not editable and can only be changed with a different Feature Key.
  • Page 55 Section 2 Installation & Setup eCDi ™ To add users, Type in a Username and password and then select their STEP 14 level of access: Engineer, Operator or Monitor (none of these can change configuration). Users can be deleted using the Delete user pull down menu.
  • Page 56 The SNMP Configuration screen only needs to be set up if an SNMP Network Manager is going to be used to access the eCDi™ . If the web browser is going to be the only interface then skip to STEP 27, to continue the eCDi™ configuration.
  • Page 57 SNMP v3 to access the screen in Figure 2-28. NOTE: When “Apply” is pressed on the Configuration main menu (see Figure 2-21) the eCDi™ will send test SNMP Trap messages to all specified SNMP Network Managers. 1/3/05...
  • Page 58 Section 2 Installation & Setup eCDi ™ If you are using SNMP v3 (version 3) then User Names and Passwords STEP 23 must be entered for each user. Simply type the User Name and Password into the text boxes and press Submit. Users may be deleted by using the delete user pull down menu.
  • Page 59 The station Network Administrator should be able to supply the SMTP STEP 28 Server IP and the eCDi email address. The email address is used as the sender address, so recipients know from where the email was sent. If your mail server requires authentication then check the “Requires STEP 29 Auth”...
  • Page 60 When “Apply” is pressed on the Configuration main menu (shown in Figure 2- 21), the eCDi™ will send a test email to all of the addresses in the list. It will also send SNMP Trap messages to all specified SNMP Network Managers.
  • Page 61 CAUTION: USING THE SAVE CREDENTIALS FUNCTION GREATLY INCREASES NETWORK SECURITY RISK, AS THIS CAUSES THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD TO BE SAVED AS A COOKIE AND PASSED TO THE ECDI™ AS A LIGHTLY SCRAMBLED TEXT FILE. NOTE: See Section 7 for...
  • Page 62 Section 2 Installation & Setup eCDi ™ Set Fault Log Filters. Fault Log filters (new as of eCDi™ firmware STEP 33 revision 3.0.L) provide a way to block or limit the entries in the Fault Log. Figure 2-29 shows the choices for the 3 categories of filters: a.

  • Page 63: Apply Changes

    “Apply.” to actually send the changes to the eCDi™ . The Apply button is on the Main Configuration menu shown in Figure 2-33. As stated previously, this will also cause test emails and SNMP trap messages to be sent to all entered addresses.

  • Page 64: Backing Up The Configuration

    OK. NOTE: The file is actually just a text file that has all of the eCDi™ configuration settings. The .zip extension was placed on the file so that the browser asks if you want to save the file to disk instead of opening the file. To view the file in a text editor, make a copy of the file and change the extension to ecdi_config.txt.

  • Page 65: Operation

    This section contains information concerning the use of the Web Browser interface (for all supported Harris transmitters) that is provided with all eCDi™ units. The eCDi™ can be accessed with either Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator 7.0 or higher.

  • Page 66: Logging In

    Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ Logging In To log in to the eCDi™ , open a browser window and type in the IP address of the eCDi™ unit in the address box. NOTE: The network administrator may have assigned a domain name (via a DNS server or a host file) to the eCDi™...

  • Page 67: Web Browser Interface

    ™ Web Browser Interface The eCDi™ is basically a web server that extracts information from the transmitter and exciters to which it is connected, organizes the information and serves it out to any computer that has network access to the unit. The web browser control and monitoring interface is designed to be intuitive and easy to navigate.

  • Page 68: Browser Menus

    Browser Menus The Browser Menus are independent of the Web GUI applet and as such are considered global. The Main Browser menus are shown to the right and include Run eCDi, Service eCDi, Logs, Help and Other Services. Run eCDi is the default choice and allows login to the Web GUI applet.

  • Page 69: Logs

    When the Fault Log window, shown in Figure 3-3, is opened, it represents a snapshot of the fault log stored on the eCDi™ . It is color coded to show the status of the faults at the time the log is opened (see the legend in Figure 3-3).
  • Page 70 Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ IMPORTANT: Once the delete button is pressed, the log entries are not retrievable. Figure 3-3 Browser Menu ? Logs ? Fault Log INFO: See the appropriate Appendix at the end of this manual for the Fault and Meter Log reference tables for your transmitter.

  • Page 71: Meter Log

    Meter Logging configuration screen shown in Figure 3-5. NOTE: It is always a good idea to Download the eCDi™ configuration file and save it on a disk or hard drive before making any changes to the eCDi™ . This will allow the saved configuration to be Uploaded to return the eCDi™...
  • Page 72 Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ 3.4.1.2.1 Configuring the Meter Log The Meter Logging configuration screen is shown in Figure 3-5. This is accessed via the Browser Menus by pressing “Service eCDi ? Configuration ? Meter Logging. Meter list with settings status Default...
  • Page 73 Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ To edit a meter reading, first select the meter in the pull-down menu labeled “Select”. This has the same meters as the list in Figure 3-6. Once the desired meter is selected, the following fields must be set to the desired value: (an example is given in Figure 3-7).

  • Page 74: System Log

    If you press the “more” button on the System Log screen shown in Figure 3-8, it will open the Download Logs screen as shown. This is only accessible by an eCDi™ administrator and is meant as a way of getting detailed information to Harris engineers if trouble occurs.
  • Page 75 Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ Press “more” to bring up the Download Logs window. Figure 3-8 System Logs Figure 3-9 Connection Log 1/3/05 888-2517-001 3-11 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

  • Page 76: Web Gui Navigation

    Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ Web GUI Navigation The Web GUI interface can be broken into 4 basic components: a. Title Bar b. Control Interface c. Fault Log / Help d. Monitoring Interface INFO: To logout of the GUI click on the word...

  • Page 77: Title Bar

    There can be up to a few seconds of delay between the time that a control button is pressed and the status light comes on. The eCDi™ will not light the status button (such as Beam ON below) until it gets the status back from the transmitter.

  • Page 78: Fault Log / Help

    Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ 3.5.3 Fault Log / Help This box has 2 tabs at the bottom that allow the box to serve as a Fault Log and a Help index. 1. The fault log is a dynamic log of the last 200 transmitter and system faults.

  • Page 79: Monitoring Interface

    Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ 3.5.4 Monitoring Interface This box will be different for each transmitter, except for the tabs at the bottom of the box, which are the same for all transmitters. The Tabs are: a. Home NOTE: b. Drive...
  • Page 80 Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ Status Buttons Figure 3-15 Drive Chain Tab (Example) The buttons on the page are actually status buttons that will turn red if there is a fault in that section and when pressed will navigate directly to a fault page that will provide more fault detail.
  • Page 81 Auto to Manual. NOTE: Many of the controls in the eCDi™ (such as the ones just discussed) will only be available where appropriate. If it is not needed it will not be present. However, when present, they will always show up in the same position. This also does not rule out unique buttons for a given transmitter.

  • Page 82: Gui Navigation Summary

    Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ Figure 3-18 Drive Control Example 3.5.5 GUI Navigation Summary Although the screens shown in this section are for a SigmaCD UHF IOT transmitter, the basic Web GUI navigation will have the same look and feel for all supported transmitters.

  • Page 83: Performance Monitoring

    SigmaCD or Ranger DTV transmitter it will be enabled via the Feature Key entered into the eCDi™ configuration screen. A serial connection from the eCDi™ to a CD-1A or APEX exciter is required. For dual exciter systems, the on-air exciter is automatically monitored.

  • Page 84: Performance Faults Screen

    These alarm levels can be modified by the user, from the default levels noted above, by going to the Browser Menus and selecting Configuration ? Perf Monitoring (this requires the administrator password, see "2.8 eCDi™ Configuration" on page 2-26). This will open the screen in Figure 3-21. Directly edit the numbers and press Submit and then Apply on the main configuration screen.

  • Page 85: Performance Meters Screen

    In other words, assuming the transmitter system has been measured and is compliant in both respects (SNR and shoulder measurements), and the eCDi™ is showing alarms, the alarm threshold values should be raised until no further alarms occur.

  • Page 86: Evm / Snr

    3.6.3.2 BenchMarks Up to 5 BenchMarks can be saved on the eCDi™ . Each BenchMark is a Snapshot of all of the performance metering and graphs that can be overlayed on the active graph and shown in the Benchmark readings on the Summary screen. Notice that no BenchMark is selected in Figure 3-22, as both the EVM and SNR read zero in the BenchMark category.
  • Page 87 Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ any of the other 5 buttons shown here. Simply select one of these 5 buttons and then select the Full Screen button that shows up in the window. At the bottom of any of the 5 full screen views will be the BenchMark controls, Show and Save, see Figure 3-23.

  • Page 88: View Functions

    These 5 benchmarks show up under the Full Screen function of any of the 5 graphical performance parameters. In other words, there are only 5 Benchmarks in the eCDi™ . Each Benchmark stores the data for EVM/SNR, Spectrum, Eye diagram, Constellation pattern, RTAC (Real Time Adaptive Correction) and Non- Linear correction.

  • Page 89: Performance Control Screen

    Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ However, in both cases it contains an AVERAGE button that will apply averaging to the waveform. The Details tab for the Spectrum window is shown in Figure 3-26a. The Details tab for the NL display is shown in Figure 3-26b.

  • Page 90: Apex Rtac Control

    Section 3 Operation eCDi ™ Turns RTAC ON or OFF Holds the current filter settings.Will not adapt to changes. Continuously updates the RTAC filter settings. This is the normal operating mode. Figure 3-27 CD-1A RTAC Control Screen 3.6.4.2 APEX RTAC Control The APEX Exciter has 3 stages of RTAC correction for both linear and non-linear distortions.
  • Page 91 • Screen Adapt (Green) Figure 3-28 shows the eCDi™ RTAC Control screen for APEX and the 4 possible settings. Figure 3-28 APEX RTAC Control Screen The buttons (as noted above) are color coded to denote normal operation. Green for the Default and Adapt buttons and yellow for the Bypass and Hold buttons.
  • Page 92 APEX exciter manual for more information about storing Filter Sets. CAUTION: DEFAULT DOES NOT MEAN FACTORY DEFAULT. CHOOSING THE DEFAULT SETTING FOR A CORRECTOR USING THE ECDI™ MAY SET THE EXCITER INTO AN UNKNOWN MODE SINCE THE OPERATOR DOES NOT KNOW WHICH FILTER SET IS ACTIVE ON THE EXCITER.

  • Page 93: Software Updates

    This section provides instructions necessary to install software updates on the eCDi™ . The procedure is very simple but could require 20 minutes or more to upload the new software but only about 2 minutes to upgrade at which time the eCDi™ will be offline. Please Read before updating Software Please note that as of software revision 2.6.K (and higher) the fixed eCDi™...

  • Page 94: Updating The Ecdi

    4.2.1 Before Starting... There are 2 versions of the "ecdi.bin" file used to upgrade the unit. One is about 3MB and the other is about 30MB. It is recommended that the following steps be performed first using the smaller ecdi.bin file and then again using the larger ecdi.bin file. The smaller file updates the eCDi™...
  • Page 95 Figure 4-3 eCDi™ Upgrade Screen NOTE: The upgrade process is automatic. Once the new software is uploaded, it will take about 2 minutes to finish the upgrade. The eCDi™ will not be operational during the 2 minute upgrade period. 1/3/05 888-2517-001 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 96 Section 4 Software Updates eCDi ™ 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

  • Page 97: Interconnect Diagram

    . To download the manual, connect to the eCDi™ via your web browser (this could also be done via the front panel configuration port). This should open the window shown in Figure 5-1.
  • Page 98 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 99 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ Interconnect Diagram Sheet 1 of 7 1/3/05 888-2517-001 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 100 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 101 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ Interconnect Diagram Sheet 2 of 7 1/3/05 888-2517-001 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 102 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 103 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ Interconnect Diagram Sheet 3 of 7 1/3/05 888-2517-001 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 104 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 105 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ Interconnect Diagram Sheet 4 of 7 1/3/05 888-2517-001 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 106 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ 5-10 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 107 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ Interconnect Diagram Sheet 5 of 7 1/3/05 888-2517-001 5-11 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 108 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ 5-12 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 109 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ Interconnect Diagram Sheet 6 of 7 1/3/05 888-2517-001 5-13 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 110 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ 5-14 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 111 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ Interconnect Diagram Sheet 7 of 7 1/3/05 888-2517-001 5-15 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
  • Page 112 Section 5 Interconnect Diagram eCDi ™ 5-16 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

  • Page 113: Snmp Connectivity

    SNMP connection. The eCDi™ has an embedded SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Agent that can be used to connect to a Network Manager application, such as the Harris Broadcast Manager or HP Openview. The eCDi™ comes with a base MIB...

  • Page 114: Downloading The Mibs

    MIBs. Downloading the MIBs The MIBs are already loaded onto the eCDi™ and can be downloaded using the Service eCDi Menu then selecting MIBs. This will open at the screen shown in Figure 6-1 (Administrator password not required to download the MIBs).

  • Page 115: General Mib Description

    SNMP versions V1 and V2c and V3 are implemented. The Harris MIB is usable in all NMS (Network management systems) and is provided in text-format. The advantage of this monitoring system is, that there is no difference between the monitoring of various Harris equipment.

  • Page 116: Mib Functionality

    MIB Functionality Monitoring: Main keys of the MIB 2 are supported (e.g. name, location), to classify the device. The Harris specific MIB allows monitoring of the main values of the device (e.g. Error, Warning, Output present) via SNMP. Control: Only rudimentary commands are included in the Harris MIB (e.g. switch transmitter on/ off).

  • Page 117: Shortcuts

    Section 6 SNMP Connectivity eCDi ™ 6.4.3 Shortcuts Following shortcuts are used in the MIB descriptions: • OS… octet string • TT… time tick • OID… object identifier • G32… gauge 32 • TRV… truth value • ENU… enumerations •...
  • Page 118 Section 6 SNMP Connectivity eCDi ™ Table 6-1 Harris Base MIB driveChain Drive chain branch drvFaults Drive chain faults drvSumFault Drive chain summary fault drvSumWarning Drive chain summary warning drvStatus Status of drive chain drvInputOk Input signal ok powerAmp Power amplifier branch...
  • Page 119 Section 6 SNMP Connectivity eCDi ™ Table 6-2 Base MIB Traps Trap # Priority Description dataSourceOffline Connection between transmitter and supervisor faulty drvSumFault Drive chain summary fault drvSumWarning Drive chain summary warning drvInputOk Drive chain input signal ok paSumFault Power amplifier summary fault...
  • Page 120 Section 6 SNMP Connectivity eCDi ™ 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

  • Page 121: Network Firewall Setup

    10Mb or 100Mb speeds at half-duplex or full-duplex Firewall Ports To be able to use the eCDi™ through a firewall, the following lists of ports require bidirectional functionality (common in todays LANs) with the specified ports being the establish/destination ports for the connection. Most are optional, depending on what features of eCDi the customer will use: Outbound traffic from eCDi™...

  • Page 122: Optional Port Settings

    Optional Port Settings To alleviate the problem of duplicate port settings on a firewall, especially when using 2 eCDi™ behind the same firewall, the eCDi™ configuration screens offer the ability to change the Inbound port settings. From the Main configuration screen choose “Applet”. This will open the screen shown here in Figure 7-1.
  • Page 123 8179 IMPORTANT: Multiple eCDi™ units behind the same firewall will require different port set- tings on each of the required interfaces. Set the HTTP and XML ports for web browser access. The SNMP port settings are only required for systems using a network manager to access the eCDi™...

  • Page 124: Powercd™ Ip Address And Port Settings

    Section 7 Network Firewall Setup eCDi ™ 7.2.2 PowerCD™ IP address and Port Settings See the “PowerCD Transmitter Operators Manual” 888-2574-001, for recommended IP addressing and port settings as well as additional router setup information. 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

  • Page 125: Appendix A Sigmacd Fault And Meter Log Reference

    GUI. However, when the data is sent out a serial port to a device such as the eCDi™ the only way to represent a fault is through a name. The same issue applies to Metering data. Therefore, this section is divided into 2 parts: •...

  • Page 126: Fault Log Reference

    Appendix A SigmaCD Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Fault Log Reference Table A-1 System Fault Reference Group Fault Log Entry Description ANTINTERLOCK2 System Antenna interlock BEAM1INTERLOCK Cabinet # Beam Interlock CAB#CABTEMPFAULT Cabinet # Temperature Fault CAB#COLLCOOLOVERTEMP Cabinet # IOT Collector Cooling Over Temp Fault...
  • Page 127 Appendix A SigmaCD Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table A-1 System Fault Reference Group Fault Log Entry Description SYSSUMFAULT Active when any system fault is present SYSSUMWARNING System summary warning TXSUMFAULT *Transmitter summary fault TXSUMWARNING *Transmitter summary warning Table A-2 Power Supply Fault Reference...
  • Page 128 Appendix A SigmaCD Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table A-4 Output Fault Reference Group Fault Log Entry Description CAB#OUTSUMFAULT *Cab # Output Summary Fault CAB#REJLOADOVERPOWER Cabinet # Reject Load Over Power CAB#VSWRFOLDBACK Cabinet # VSWR Foldback Active CAB#VSWRTRIP Cabinet # VSWR Trip...
  • Page 129 Appendix A SigmaCD Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table A-5 SigmaCD Diamond Drive IPA Faults Group Fault Log Entry Description CAB1MODULEOFFFAULT Indicates that module of PA cabinet 1 is OFF when it should be ON. CAB1MODULEFREQFAULT Indicates that the reported frequency (cab1Mod2Frequency) of module of PA cabinet 1 does not match the reported frequency band (cab1Mod2Band).
  • Page 130 Appendix A SigmaCD Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table A-5 SigmaCD Diamond Drive IPA Faults Group Fault Log Entry Description CAB1DRVOVERCURRENT Indicates that the driver pallet of module of PA cabinet 1 is drawing too much current. CAB1PALLET1OVERCURR Indicates that pallet 1 of module of PA cabinet 1 is drawing too much current.
  • Page 131 Appendix A SigmaCD Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table A-6 SigmaCD Bipolar IPA Faults Group Fault Log Entry Description CAB1IPA1PAL1CURRTRIP Cabinet 1 BiPolarIPA 1 Tile A Over Current Trip CAB1IPA1PAL1OVERTEMP Cabinet 1 BiPolarIPA 1 Tile A Heatsink Over Temperture CAB1IPA1PAL1RFLPWRT1 Cabinet 1 BiPolarIPA 1 Tile A Reflected Power Trip 1...

  • Page 132: Meter Log Reference

    ™ Meter Log Reference For the purpose of Meter Reading logging in the eCDi™ it is necessary to know the relationship of the name of the meter reading that shows up in the Meter Logging Configuration screen and which metering point in the transmitter that it actually represents.
  • Page 133 Appendix A SigmaCD Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table A-8 SigmaCD Diamond Drive IPA Meters Group Description Units Meter Log Name Cab#PSVOLTAGE Cabinet # Module power supply voltage Cab#FETVOLTAGE Cabinet # Module FET voltage Cab#DRIVERCURRENT Cabinet # Module driver current...
  • Page 134 Appendix A SigmaCD Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table A-9 SigmaCD Bipolar IPA Meters Group Description Units Meter Log Name CAB#IPA1PAL1MODULAGC CAB# Ipa1 Pallet1 Module AGC CAB#IPA1PAL1PWRSUP CAB# Ipa1 Pallet1 Power Supply CAB#IPA1PAL1TEMP CAB# Ipa1 Pallet1 Temperature CAB#IPA1PAL1RFLPWR1 CAB# Ipa1 Pallet1 Reflected Power1...
  • Page 135 Appendix A SigmaCD Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table A-9 SigmaCD Bipolar IPA Meters Group Description Units Meter Log Name CAB#IPA2PAL2MODULAGC CAB# Ipa2 Pallet2 ModuleAGC CAB#IPA2PAL2PWRSUP CAB# Ipa2 Pallet2 PowerSupply CAB#IPA2PAL2TEMP CAB# Ipa2 Pallet2 Temperature CAB#IPA2PAL2RFLPWR1 CAB# Ipa2 Pallet2 Reflected Power1...
  • Page 136 Appendix A SigmaCD Fault and Meter eCDi ™ A-12 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

  • Page 137: Appendix B Diamondcd Fault And Meter Log Reference

    GUI. However, when the data is sent out a serial port to a device such as the eCDi™ the only way to represent a fault is through a name. The same issue applies to Metering data. Therefore, this section is divided into 2 parts: •...

  • Page 138: Fault Log Reference

    Appendix B DiamondCD Fault and eCDi ™ Fault Log Reference Table B-1 Diamond System Faults Group Fault Log Name Description SOURCEOFFLINE TX, Ex connection lost EVENTDESCRIPTION SNMP trap description EVENTDESCRIPTION2 SNMP trap description EVENTINDEX Used as running index for traps so that the manager knows...
  • Page 139 Appendix B DiamondCD Fault and eCDi ™ Table B-1 Diamond System Faults Group Fault Log Name Description CAB#EEPROMERROR Indicates that the EEPROM on the cabinet controller of PA cabinet # may be faulty. (# = 1-5) CAB#INTERLOCK Indicates that the cabinet-level interlock on PA cabinet # is faulted.
  • Page 140 Appendix B DiamondCD Fault and eCDi ™ Table B-3 Diamond PA Faults Group Fault Log Name Description CAB#MOD#SUMFAULT There is a fault in PA Module # of PA Cabinet # CAB#PASUMFAULT There is a PA fault somewhere in PA Cabinet #...
  • Page 141 Appendix B DiamondCD Fault and eCDi ™ Table B-3 Diamond PA Faults Group Fault Log Name Description CAB#MOD#PAL4OVERCUR Indicates that pallet 4 of module # of PA cabinet # is drawing too much current. CAB#MOD#PAL3OVERCUR Indicates that pallet 3 of module # of PA cabinet # is drawing too much current.
  • Page 142 Appendix B DiamondCD Fault and eCDi ™ Table B-5 Diamond RF Drive Faults Group Fault Log Name Description DRV#SUMFAULT Summary fault of all faults in drive chain 1 (A) DRVEXCITERSSUMFAULT Drive Exciters Sum Fault DRVSUMFAULT Summary fault of all faults from the Drive section of the...

  • Page 143: Meter Log Reference

    Appendix B DiamondCD Fault and eCDi ™ Meter Log Reference Table B-6 Diamond Meter Log Reference (all meters included) Group Meter Log Name Description Units System Meters FREQUENCY “Transmitter frequency, in MHz.” Power Supply Meters CAB#PSCURRENT FASTACSAMPLE Sample of AC power coming into low-voltage power supply assembly.

  • Page 144: Output Meters

    Appendix B DiamondCD Fault and eCDi ™ Table B-6 Diamond Meter Log Reference (all meters included) Group Meter Log Name Description Units CAB#MOD#MAGNITUDE I/Q vector magnitude in module # of PA cabinet #. Not on GUI. No unit of measure.

  • Page 145: Appendix C Atlas Fault And Meter Log Reference

    GUI. However, when the data is sent out a serial port to a device such as the eCDi™ the only way to represent a fault is through a name. The same issue applies to Metering data. Therefore, this section is divided into 2 parts: •...

  • Page 146: Fault Log Reference

    Appendix C Atlas Fault and Meter Log eCDi ™ Fault Log Reference Table C-1 Atlas System Faults Group Fault Log Name Description DATASOURCEOFFLINE TX,Ex connection lost EVENTDESCRIPTION SNMP trap description EVENTINDEX used as running index for traps so that the manager knows that...
  • Page 147 Appendix C Atlas Fault and Meter Log eCDi ™ Table C-2 Atlas Power Supply Faults Group Fault Log Name Description CAB#PSSUMFAULT Cab # Power Supply Sum Fault PSSUMWARNING Ps sum warning PSSUMFAULT Status of the front panel F4 Power Supply LED Active low...
  • Page 148 Appendix C Atlas Fault and Meter Log eCDi ™ Table C-3 Atlas PA Faults Group Fault Log Name Description PASUMWARNING Pa sum warning PASUMFAULT Status of the front panel F2 Power Amp LED Active low CAB#PASUM Cabinet 1 PA Summary status ( 0 = ok, 1 = fault )
  • Page 149 Appendix C Atlas Fault and Meter Log eCDi ™ Table C-3 Atlas PA Faults Group Fault Log Name Description PAM#CAB#FREQFAULT Module frequency fault PAM#CAB#INPUTPWRLOW Module input power low PAM#CAB#ALCUNLCKLFLT Module ALC unlock fault PAM#CAB#PAL8OVERCURR Pallet 8 over current faults PAM#CAB#PAL7OVERCURR...
  • Page 150 Appendix C Atlas Fault and Meter Log eCDi ™ Table C-4 Atlas Output Faults Group Fault Log Name Description CAB#OUTSUMFAULT Cab 1 Output Sum Fault OUTSUMWARNING Output sum warning OUTSUMFAULT Status of the front panel F3 Output LED Active low...
  • Page 151 ™ Meter Log Reference For the purpose of Meter Reading logging in the eCDi™ it is necessary to know the relationship of the name of the meter reading that shows up in the Meter Logging Configuration screen and which metering point in the transmitter that it actually represents.
  • Page 152 Appendix C Atlas Fault and Meter Log eCDi ™ Table C-6 Atlas Meter Log Readings Group Meter Log Name Description Units Power Amplifier Meters PAM#CAB#MODULEALC Level the Automatic Level Contol is set to for this module Cnt PAM#CAB#ALCANALOG ALC offset...
  • Page 153 Appendix C Atlas Fault and Meter Log eCDi ™ Table C-6 Atlas Meter Log Readings Group Meter Log Name Description Units RFMCAB#REJECTLOAD6 Reject load 6 level. Relative ten bit DAC count RFMCAB#REJECTLOAD7 Reject load 7 level. Relative ten bit DAC count RFMCAB#REJECTLOAD8 Reject load 8 level.
  • Page 154 Appendix C Atlas Fault and Meter Log eCDi ™ C-10 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

  • Page 155: Meter Log Reference

    GUI. However, when the data is sent out a serial port to a device such as the eCDi™ the only way to represent a fault is through a name. The same issue applies to Metering data. Therefore, this section is divided into 2 parts: •...

  • Page 156: Fault Log Reference

    Appendix D Ranger Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Fault Log Reference Table D-1 Ranger Fault Log Reference Group Fault Log Name Fault Description System Faults COMMSUMFLT Triggered if any of the subsystem comm faults are high DATASOURCEOFFLINE “TX,Ex connection lost”...
  • Page 157 Appendix D Ranger Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table D-1 Ranger Fault Log Reference Group Fault Log Name Fault Description PSM15BUS +15 volt DC bus level OK PSM75BUS +7.5 volt DC bus level OK Power Amplifier Faults PASUMWARNING Pa sum warning...

  • Page 158: Output Faults

    Appendix D Ranger Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table D-1 Ranger Fault Log Reference Group Fault Log Name Fault Description Output Faults OUTSUMWARNING Output sum warning OUTSUMFAULT Status of the front panel F3 Output LED Active low RFMRFMUTE RF Mute is being generated by RF Monitor...
  • Page 159 Appendix D Ranger Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table D-1 Ranger Fault Log Reference Group Fault Log Name Fault Description Drive Faults DRVSUMWARNING Drv sum warning DRVSUMFAULT Status of the front panel F1 Drive Chain LED Active low EXIOEXTRINTFACEFAULT External IO exciter interface fault. When exciter interface is...
  • Page 160 Appendix D Ranger Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Meter Log Reference Table D-2 Ranger Meter Log Reference Group Meter Log Name Description Units System Meters PSMAMBIENTTMP PS Monitor ambient air temperature in 1/1000 deg Celsius PSMAIRPRESSURE PS Monitor air flow pressure in 1/1000 inches of...
  • Page 161 Appendix D Ranger Fault and Meter eCDi ™ Table D-2 Ranger Meter Log Reference Group Meter Log Name Description Units PA1TOTALCURRENT PA1 total current in tenths Amp Output Meters OUTFWDPWRPERCENT Transmitter forward power as a percentage of nomPower OUTREFLECTIONFACTOR Factor reflPwr/fwdPwr in dB/10 (formula: dB/10 =...
  • Page 162 Appendix D Ranger Fault and Meter eCDi ™ 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

  • Page 163: Meter Log Reference

    However, when the data is sent out a serial port to a device such as the eCDi™ the only way to represent a fault is through a name. The same issue applies to Metering data. Therefore, this section is divided into 2 parts: •...

  • Page 164: Fault Log Reference

    Appendix E Platinum TV Fault and eCDi ™ Fault Log Reference Table E-1 Platinum Analog Fault Log Reference Group Fault Log Name Fault Description System Faults TXSUMFAULT TX fault summary INTERLOCKSSUMFAULT Status_latches[5] CONTROLSUMFAULT COOLINGSUMFAULT MAINEXTINTERLOCK Main external interlock FAILSAFEINTERLOCK Failsafe interlock...
  • Page 165 Appendix E Platinum TV Fault and eCDi ™ Table E-1 Platinum Analog Fault Log Reference Group Fault Log Name Fault Description Power Supply Faults ACPHASELOSS AC line phase loss PHASELOSSFAULT Phase loss fault POWERFAIL ACPHASELOSS AC line phase loss POWERSUPPLYFAULT...
  • Page 166 Appendix E Platinum TV Fault and eCDi ™ Table E-2 PlatinumCD (Digital) Fault Log Reference Group Fault Name Fault Description System Faults EVENTPRIORITY SNMP trap priority (fault, warning) CAB#AIRFAULT Cabinet # air fault CAB#DOORFAULT Cabinet # door fault SYSSUMFAULT System status enumeration...
  • Page 167 Appendix E Platinum TV Fault and eCDi ™ Table E-2 PlatinumCD (Digital) Fault Log Reference Group Fault Name Fault Description Power Supply Faults POWERSUPPLYFAULT PANEL Power supply fault PHASELOSSFAULT PANEL Phase loss fault ACPHASELOSS ACLINE phase loss POWERFAIL MRSTAT Power fail...
  • Page 168 Appendix E Platinum TV Fault and eCDi ™ Meter Log Reference Table E-3 Platinum Analog Meter Log Reference Group Meter Log Name Description Units System Meters VISUALAGCVOLTS Visual automatic gain control level in voltage AURALAGCVOLTS Aural automatic gain control level in voltage...
  • Page 169 Appendix E Platinum TV Fault and eCDi ™ Table E-3 Platinum Analog Meter Log Reference Group Meter Log Name Description Units Output Meters MAINREJECT1 Main reject load 1 level OUTFORWARDPOWER System forward RF power in Watts OUTREFLECTEDPOWER System reflected RF power...
  • Page 170 Appendix E Platinum TV Fault and eCDi ™ Table E-4 PlatinumCD (Digital) Meter Log Reference Group Meter Log Name Description Units System Meters MAINBATTERYVOLTS BATTERY Main board backup battery voltage in 1/ 100 volts MONBATTERYVOLTS BATTERY Monitor board backup battery voltage in...
  • Page 171 Appendix E Platinum TV Fault and eCDi ™ Table E-4 PlatinumCD (Digital) Meter Log Reference Group Meter Log Name Description Units Output Meters OUTREFLECTIONFACTOR Factor reflPwr/fwdPwr in dB/10 (formula: dB/10 = 100 * log (outReflectedPower/ outForwardPower))Attention: result is a negative...
  • Page 172 Appendix E Platinum TV Fault and eCDi ™ E-10 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

  • Page 173: Meter Log Reference

    However, when the data is sent out a serial port to a device such as the eCDi™ the only way to represent a fault is through a name. The same issue applies to Metering data. Therefore, this section is divided into 2 parts: •...

  • Page 174: Fault Log Reference

    Appendix F Platinum Z Fault and Meter Log Reference eCDi ™ Fault Log Reference Table F-1 Platinum Z System Faults Group Fault Log Name Fault Description AMBTEMPFAULT Ambient temperature fault.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault AMBTEMPWARNING Ambient temperature warning.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Warning C1COMMFAULT PA Controller 1 communication fault. Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault C2COMMFAULT PA Controller 2 communication fault.
  • Page 175 Appendix F Platinum Z Fault and Meter Log Reference eCDi ™ Table F-1 Platinum Z System Faults Group Fault Log Name Fault Description PSC1COMMFAULT PS controller1 fault.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault PSC2COMMFAULT PS controller2 fault.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault SYSEEPROMFAULT EEPROM fault.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault SYSSUMFAULT System status enumeration...
  • Page 176 Appendix F Platinum Z Fault and Meter Log Reference eCDi ™ Table F-3 Platinum Z Power Amplifier Faults Group Fault Log Name Fault Description C#NEG15VFAULT “Controller # (1-4) -15V fault.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault” C#PA1OUTFAULT “Controller # (1-4) PA1 out fault.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault” C#PA1OVERCURRFAULT “Controller # (1-4) PA1 over current fault.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault”...
  • Page 177 Appendix F Platinum Z Fault and Meter Log Reference eCDi ™ Table F-3 Platinum Z Power Amplifier Faults Group Fault Log Name Fault Description PASUMWARNING Pa sum warning Z#1OUTFAULT “Z-Plane-# (# = A,B,C or D) PA1 out fault.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault” Z#1OVERCURRFAULT “Z-Plane-# (# = A,B,C or D) PA1 over current fault.Enum:...
  • Page 178 Appendix F Platinum Z Fault and Meter Log Reference eCDi ™ Table F-3 Platinum Z Power Amplifier Faults Group Fault Log Name Fault Description Z#7OVERCURRFAULT “Z-Plane-# (# = A,B,C or D) PA7 over current fault.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault” Z#7OVERTEMPFAULT “Z-Plane-# (# = A,B,C or D) PA7 over temperature fault.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault”...
  • Page 179 Appendix F Platinum Z Fault and Meter Log Reference eCDi ™ Table F-5 Platinum Z RF Drive Faults Group Fault Log Name Fault Description DRVSUMFAULT Status of the front panel F1 Drive Chain LED Active low DRVSUMWARNING Drv sum warning EX1FAULT “Exciter1 fault.Enum: 0=Ok,1=Fault”...
  • Page 180 Appendix F Platinum Z Fault and Meter Log Reference eCDi ™ Table F-5 Platinum Z RF Drive Faults Group Fault Log Name Fault Description PREC1MUTEFAULT Precorrector1 mute active PREC1NEG12VHIGHLOW Precorrector1 -12V high/low PREC1OVERCURRENT Precorrector1 over current (latched) PREC1OVERTEMP Precorrector1 over temperature (latched)

  • Page 181: Meter Log Reference

    Appendix F Platinum Z Fault and Meter Log Reference eCDi ™ Meter Log Reference Table F-6 Platinum Z Meter Log Reference Group Meter Log Name Description Units System Meters AMBIENT1TEMP Ambient 1 Temperature AMBIENT2TEMP Ambient 2 Temperature OPERATIONFREQUENCY Operation frequency AIRFLOWZ75Z10 “Air Flow for Z7.5, Z10, Z12, and Z16”...
  • Page 182 Appendix F Platinum Z Fault and Meter Log Reference eCDi ™ Table F-6 Platinum Z Meter Log Reference Group Meter Log Name Description Units Power Amplifier Meters C1SUPPLY1VOLTS Controller 1 Supply1 Voltage C1PA1TEMP Controller 1 PA1 Temperature C1FOURSOME1RESTEMP Controller 1 Foursome1 Resistor Temp...
  • Page 183 Appendix F Platinum Z Fault and Meter Log Reference eCDi ™ Table F-6 Platinum Z Meter Log Reference Group Meter Log Name Description Units RF Drive Meters EXPOWER Exciter Power CALIBRATEDAPCFACTOR Calibrated APC Factor (value/100000000 not entered in B factor !)
  • Page 184 Appendix F Platinum Z Fault and Meter Log Reference eCDi ™ Table F-6 Platinum Z Meter Log Reference Group Meter Log Name Description Units RF Drive Meters (continued) ISOABTEMP ISO AB Temperature OPERATIONAPCFACTOR Operation APC Factor (value/100000000 not entered in B factor !)

  • Page 185: Appendix G Platinum Tv Monitor Board Upgrade

    Sentry™ program was already being used with the transmitter, then some or all of these upgrades may have already been installed. The necessary upgrade components are only included with the eCDi™ installation kit if the eCDi™ was ordered for a Platinum Analog transmitter. For almost all Platinum Digital (DTV) transmitters, only additional jumpers are required and these are included with the eCDi™...

  • Page 186: Upgrading Early Monitor Boards

    U20), and a replacement PAL (U8) for address decoding in addition to the new U17 and U18. These added upgrade components, along with the required jumpers, are included with the eCDi installation kit for Platinum Analog TV Transmitters. IMPORTANT: Transmitters requiring replacement of U17 and U18, will also require two 6 dB 50 ohm attenuators in order to correct the directional coupler sensitivities.

  • Page 187: Installing Firmware And Memory

    Appendix G Platinum TV Monitor eCDi ™ G.2.3 Installing Firmware and Memory Make certain you clearly understand the proper way to set the transmitter clock and calendar. The monitor board is reset by the installation process and you will need to enter the current time and date when you are done.
  • Page 188 Appendix G Platinum TV Monitor eCDi ™ Examine Figure G-2 on page G-6 and compare the jumper locations STEP 12 shown there with your monitor board jumpers. Change the monitor board jumpers to match the settings shown. Install 6 dB attenuators in the sample lines of the Visual Reflected and STEP 13 Aural Reflected couplers at the output of the transmitter.

  • Page 189: Control Activation Jumpers

    The SENTRY™ system allows the remote PC user to control the transmitter. Included in the shipment with the eCDi™ are 12 small jumpers to be used to connect the control signals from the monitor board to the transmitter controller. If all eCDi™ control commands are to be allowed, all of these jumpers must be installed.
  • Page 190 Appendix G Platinum TV Monitor eCDi ™ Figure G-2 Monitor Board Jumper Settings After Upgrade 888-2517-001 1/3/05 WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

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