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Novra S300 Receiver User Manual

1. Signal Power S300CA directly Supply controls powers the CAM Slot pe LNB Optional 00 Sen Received I F _ j ae Signal a r ae ET OO gt gt gt and LNB Cat 5 i e Installation Crossover _ Disk Cable O A b The 300 Receiver gt Ethernet Package Packets to from Mgmt Station Figure 1 Typical Configuration NOTE This information is needed in order for the receiver to function It is recommended that all the information be collected before attempting to install the service Novra Technologies Inc expects that end users who wish to control the LNB with the receiver already have good understanding of satellite technology CAUTION Nothing should be inserted between the S300 and the satellite dish except for a surge suppressor Cable TV Splitters TVs VCRs and FM receivers are not designed for connection to this portion of the network It is very likely they will be damaged by the LNB DC voltage generated by the S300 Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 7 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 3 2 What Information do I Need Basic Configuration Before using the S300 configuration software to configure your receiver you need to gather the following information 1 The LO Frequency in MHz of the stream you wish to receive NOTE Local Oscillator Frequency is specific to the L
2. The middle bar of this screen displays the IP address and MAC address for the selected S300 being configured Status information on the operation of the S300 is provided in the lower part of the screen This status includes STATUS Turns green when the status packets are being successfully received from the S300 by the S300 console SIGNAL Turns green when the receiver detects an input RF signal at the selected frequency This matches Signal LED on the front of unit DATA Turns green when the S300 has achieved data lock This means that the receiver is able to recover all the digital timing from the input signal and is receiving a valid DVB transport stream This does NOT match the blue data LED on the front of the S300 NOTE S300 DATA LED The blue data LED on the front face plate of the 300 will blink at a 2 second interval if data is being processed and forwarded by the S300 Confidential and Proprietary 14 of 49 AN A NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC CA MODULE Turns yellow when the S300CA detects a valid CAM in the PC slot Turns green when the S300CA detects a valid Program Association Table PAT on the incoming stream If the LED is grayed out this feature is not available on your receiver model iv SIGNAL STRENGTH Provides a graphic indication of the signal power at the input of the receiver The signal strength is shown as both a bar graph and percentage strength v MODCOD CODING
3. CHANGE SELECTED RULE The operator may load any rule into the mapping table fields 2 6 above and edit any of the parameters as needed Clicking the Change Selected Rule button will modify the selected rule with the edited updates DELETE Will delete any selected entry in the mapping table 10 DELETE ALL Will delete all entries in the mapping table 11 APPLY Will apply the mapping table to the receiver This box must be selected for the mapping table changes to take effect 12 EXIT Will exit back to the S300 Configuration Application main screen Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 28 of 49 of NOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 3 A V Data The A V Data button group is only available on the S300 Pro and S300CA models If these buttons are grayed out then this feature is not available on your receiver This group of buttons enables the operator to receive MPEG audio video data by adding selected MPEG PIDs to the received PID program list You will also be able to generate a new Program Association Table PAT for each received program refer to Section 4 3 2 on the PAT and Section 4 7 on the Video Wizard Drop Down 4 3 1 Content Button The CONTENT Screen shown in the figure below enables the operator forward the received audio video content to either a multicast address or to pass the entire transport stream directly to the LAN Complete TS Expand All Expand All TS without NULLs PIDS 401 05191 AA
4. GD e GLE 36 dBm 3 5 8PSE PER 0 00e 000 Uncorectables O Reset Car Freg 10938 MHz 49 kHz Sum Aate 13 086 hep C N 31 1 dB Ethernet DVE Total Ethernet Packets Sent 5013 DVE Packets Accepted 215172 Total Ethernet Packets Received 7 DVB Packets In The Clear 215172 Ethernet Recenve Errors 0 OVE Packets Scrambled 0 Ethernet Packets Dropped 0 DYB Packets with Bad Sync 0 Reset Reset Figure 6 S300 Console Main Screen with Stats Window NOTE The counters will keep accumulating as long as the window is open You can use the reset buttons to reset the counters Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 16 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 Configuring the S300 This chapter discussed how to configure the S300 It covers both the drop down menus as well as the configuration buttons NOTE When editing field lists Such as PID lists you can often edit or delete the list entries by right clicking on them NOTE Pressing Esc on the keyboard when configuring the S300 has the same effect as selecting Exit 4 1 Interfaces The Interfaces group of buttons enables the operator to configure the 3 key interfaces on the S300 namely the LAN or Network interface the Satellite or L Band interface and the CAM interface These are all discussed further below 4 1 1 Network Button The network settings of the S300 may be modified by selecting the NETWORK Button and changing the appropriate f
5. 33 of 49 3 NOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC Firmware Load Bootloader Firmware Woe Application Firmware S200Fro 1R6E Feb 25 2009 4 45Pm Receiver IP 192 168 0 1 Recernver WAC 00 06 7 6 00 00 0 Download status i CODE FILE Commit Device is ready tor code download Figure 16 S300 Firmware Download Screen not on the same subnet as the S300 Console PC may make the S300 unreachable from the S300 Console PC CAUTION Setting the IP address of the S300 to a non routable address or an address Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 34 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 6 Control Drop Down The Control drop down menu shown in the figure below provides access to the same functions as the buttons on the main application window Detect Local Recervers Network Configuration Satellite Configuration CAM Configuration IF Data Configuration IP Re Mapping AN Content Configuration PAT Configuration Reboot Minimize to tray Figure 17 Drop Down Menu Control Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 35 of 49 P e NOVTrA TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 7 Video Wizard Drop Down The A V Data button group is only available on the S300 Pro and S300CA models If these buttons are grayed out then this feature is not available on your receiver The Video Wizard is designed to assist the operator in setting up audio video programs for viewing When
6. RATE Depending on the mode of operation DVB S vs DVB S2 this status value will change as follows 1 MODCOD DVB S2 Provides the modulation rate and coding rate of the input stream this number is only valid when the receiver is locked 2 CODING RATE DVB S Indicates the Viterbi code rate of the input stream This number is only valid when the receiver is locked vi PER BER Depending on the mode of operation DVB S vs DVB S2 this status value will change as follows 1 PER DVB S2 Provides a count of the Packet Error Rate PER 2 BER DVB S indicates the receiver Viterbi Bit Error Rate BER of the input stream This number is a true measure of the signal quality vil UNCORRECTABLES The number of uncorrectable packets that were processed by the demodulator section of the receiver The counter accumulates and can be reset using the RESET button located beside the Uncorrectables field vill CARR FREQ Provides the I F carrier frequency in Mhz and the difference between the desired IF frequency and the tuned value Ix SYM RATE Provides the receiver symbol rate x C N Provides the receive signal Carrier to Noise ratio C N 5 Minimize To the system Tray 6 Close Close the S300 Console 7 Traffic Counters See 3 5 1 below 3 5 1 Main Screen with Status Counters The S300 provides a number of traffic counters that are useful in determining the health and operation of the receiver These counters
7. complete transport stream to see which multicast IP will be used as shown in the Figure below Click Apply to apply the changes Next run your stream analyzer and input the TS stream multicast IP address and port number into the program You should now see a full description of all the PID s in the TS stream on your PC iM Complete TS Expand All Expand ll DESTINATIONS TS without HULL H Entire Transport Stream 225 0 0 400 2000 PIDs 225 0 0 200 2000 i Entire Transport Stream Add PID oir Figure 22 Passing the Complete TS to the LAN An example of 3 TV streams coming down the MPEG stream might be i PAT usually PID 0 ii Video PID s i e 31 41 and 51 iii Audio PID s i e 34 44 and 54 iv PMT could be for example the base number for the audio and video i e 30 40 and 50 where PID s 0 30 31 34 would be one TV program PID s 0 40 41 44 would be another and PID s 0 50 51 54 would be the third program 2 Once you know your TV program PID s you will need to configure the S300 to receive these PID s and pass them onto the player In the Video Wizard pull down Refer to Section 4 7 above add the following items a The Program number you wish to view b Ifthe program you are trying to receive is scrambled select the scrambled box NOTE To receive scrambled programs you will need an S300CA with the appropriate Conditional Access Module CAM and an authori
8. converted to lower frequencies by this unit LNB LNB stands for a Low Noise Block converter This unit receives the signals collected from a satellite and converts their very high frequencies 12 Giga Hertz written 12 GHz which is actually 12 000 000 000 cycles per second to a lower and somewhat more usable range All LNBs have a Local Oscillator LO This number is usually stamped on the LNB but not always It may be necessary to check the original Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 47 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC specifications that came with the LNB or use the model number and brand name to search the Internet LNBF LNBF stands for a Low Noise Block converter and Feed horn This is quite a common arrangement where the Feed Horn focal point that collects reflected signals from the satellite dish is combined with the low noise block converter into one package LO The Local Oscillator LO is a circuit that creates a tone of a very specific frequency These units have many applications in electronics This important thing to remember is that there is an LO in the LNB Low Noise Block converter and it is part of the circuit that converts the received satellite RF Frequencies to the more user friendly L Band Frequencies Typical values include 9 75 10 60 10 75 11 00 and 11 25 GHz for the Ku band and 5 15 GHz for the C Band of satellite frequencies MAC Address The Media Access Control MAC address is the unique hardw
9. may be displayed in the Main Screen by clicking the down arrow located in the lower right hand corner of the screen refer to item 7 in Figure 5 above This expanded screen is shown in Figure 6 and the description of the counters is provided below i TOTAL ETHERNET PACKETS SENT This counter accumulates the total number of packets being sent from the Ethernet port on the receiver Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 15 of 49 phy _ t NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC Selected Device a Status MOOCOD HM etwork Vi Vil Vill TOTAL ETHERNET PACKETS RECEIVED The number of Ethernet packets that the S300 received on the Ethernet interface ETHERNET RECEIVE ERRORS The number of errors that occurred during the reception of Ethernet packets ETHERNET PACKETS DROPPED the number of packets that the S300 couldn t transmit due to lack of buffers or irresolvable address DVB PACKETS ACCEPTED The number of DVB packets that the receiver accepted and processed DVB PACKETS DESCRAMBLED The number of clear or descrambled DVB packets that the receiver accepted DVB PACKETS NOT DESCRAMBLED The number of scrambled DVB packets that the receiver accepted DVB PACKETS WITH BAD SYNC Number of packets that didn t have a proper synchronization byte IF Data 4 4 Data Control e S Q 5 f Satellite Content IF Remap Reboot g Signal S300 gt IP 192 168 254 242 MAC 00 06 76 00 00 00 Signal Strength
10. several different multicast addresses each of which is mapped with a different language audio PID NOTE You can use the drag and drop feature to add PIDs to multicast addresses b RAW Select this check box to add RAW MPEG audio video PIDs to the PID List c MPE Select this check box to add an MPE date PID to the PID list NOTE You can right click on a PID to edit the PID and change e AnMPE PID to a RAW MPEG PID or e From a RAW PID to an MPE PID d ADD This button adds the content of the PID box to the PID list e DELETE This button deletes the selected PID from the PID list f DELETE ALL PIDs This button will empty the PID list 4 DESTINATIONS Destination IP Address may be added to the individual PIDs in the PID list In this way received PIDs are mapped to different multicast IP Address a ADD DESTINATION IP Use this edit box to add an IP address to the PID listed in the PIDs edit box above You will be able to map PIDs to multiple multicast addresses Using this feature for example a single video PID may be mapped to several different multicast addresses each with a different language audio PID b ADD DESTINATION PORT Use this edit box to add a Port number to the IP Address NOTE You can use the drag and drop feature to add multicast IP addresses to PIDs Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 30 of 49 3 NOVia TECHNOLOGIES INC specified in Add Destination IP c
11. the Video Wizard screen is filled out the required MPEG PIDs needed to view a program video audio PMT and PAT may be grouped together and assigned to a multicast IP address and port Once submitted the PID s and IP address will be used to populate the following receiver lists e Video Content List PIDs and Multicast Address e PAT List Program and PMT PID e CAM program List Program Number if scrambled is selected NOTE It is important to note that if a program is to be removed from the S300 that the individual PIDs program number and multicast IP address must be manually removed from these lists The Video Wizard Screen below shows a typical configuration of a scrambled program Program 1 Prog W Scrambled PMT PID 401 Video PID i 01 Audio PID 201 IF Port 225 0 0 100 2000 Apply E xt Figure 18 Video Wizard Drop Down Scrambled Program 1 PROG Use this edit box to add the desired program number This value will be used to help create a mini PAT see Section 4 3 2 Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 36 of 49 tht novra TECHNOLOGIES INC 2 NO 8 PMT PID Use this button to add the Program Mapping Table PMT PID This PID will be passed onto the LAN along with the other program PID s It will also be used to help create a mini PAT see Section 4 3 2 VIDEO PID Use this edit box to add the video PID This PID will be passed onto the LAN along wi
12. 0 Confidential and Proprietary 44 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC Hardware Capabilities Multiprotocol Encapsulation MPE PID Filters 32 Internal Hardware Watchdog Non Volatile Configuration Storage Field upgradeable operating system for new s w releases and functional upgrades Operating Systems Once Configured Receiver Supports all Operating System Physical Interfaces RF Input Connector F Type 75 ohms Ethernet 100 Base T LAN Interface RJ 45 CAUTION Nothing should be inserted between the S300 and the satellite dish except for a surge suppressor Cable TV Splitters TVs VCRs and FM receivers are not designed for connection to this portion of the network They will not work and if they are connected even for a brief moment they will probably never work again because the power on the coax will destroy the input of the misplaced unit Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 45 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 7 2 Minimum System Requirements Your computer must operate with any one of the following operating systems to successfully use the Novra Receiver e Windows 7 Ultimate Note To start the application on Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional you may have to right click on the application and select Run as Administrator e Other Versions of Windows such as XP 2000 or Vista will most likely work with Novra Configuration Application but this has not b
13. ADD This button adds the content of the IP address and port boxes to the appropriate PID in the PID List d DELETE This button deletes the selected IP address and port number from the appropriate PID in the PID list e DELETE ALL DESTINATIONS This button will empty the IP destinations in the PID list 5 APPLY By pressing this button PID and destination changes are sent to the receiver 6 Exit Exits back to the main screen NOTE The keyboard may be used to add and remove PIDs Also right click on a list entry to edit or delete the PID list 4 3 2 Program Association Table PAT Button If your S300 receiver is the Pro mode or CA model then it has the ability generate a mini Program Association Table PAT for each program The mini PATs may be configured by selecting the PAT button This brings up the Program Association Table screen see below Program Association Table After removing programs from the PAT you will need to manually remove entries from the PID and CAM tables that may be affected by changes you make here PAT Entry a Program H PMT PID Pogt pon 401 0 191 oe 6 0x6 AQG 0x1 96 PMT PID Add Delete Delete All Apply E it Aight click to edit Figure 13 Program Association Table Screen Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 31 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 1 PAT ENTRY The S300 will generate a PAT based on the selected program number a
14. NB Model and is usually stamped on the Unit or can be found in the LNB Manual Typical values include 9 75 10 60 10 75 11 00 and 11 25 GHz for the Ku band And for the C Band satellite frequencies a typical value is 5 15 GHz 2 The RF Band Frequency in MHz of the stream you wish to receive Your satellite service provider should be able to provide this information for you 3 Polarization Horizontal Left 15 18 or 20 Volts DC OR Vertical Right 11 13 or 20 Volts DC Your satellite service provider should be able to provide this information for you NOTE If the LNB does not have the ability to switch polarizations choose a value that will provide the most suitable power supply voltage In most cases this will be Horizontal Left 18 Volts 4 Will the receiver be controlling a Single Band LNB Most Common or a Universal Band Dual LNB NOTE The 22 KHz or 44 KHz tone is used to switch between the 2 bands of the LNB The receiver should be configured so that the proper tone is used and the proper band is selected 5 The Symbol Rate in Msps Examples 21 096 5 12600 1 50 etc 6 The IP Address to be assigned to your Novra S300 Receiver Example 192 168 170 125 7 The IP address of the Default Gateway for the receiver 8 Is the receiver supposed to filter multicast traffic using IGMP NOTE IGMP is an Internet standard that is used to control multicast traffic on the LAN based on the c
15. The desired DVB S2 satellite signal is received using an appropriately sized satellite dish not covered in this manual A Low Noise Block LNB downconverter not covered in this manual is used translate the incoming Radio Frequency RF signal to an Intermediate Frequency IF signal The S300 receives this I F signal and extracts the IP content which is then passed onto the S300 LAN for distribution or viewing via computers connected to the LAN The received data type may be IP data or may be MPEG video data depending on the S200 model being employed The S300 Management Console resides on a PC connected to the S300 via an Ethernet crossover cable or through an Ethernet hub The Console is used to perform the following functions e Configure IP address network parameters e Specify satellite tuning parameters e Specify decryption parameters e Select DVB information streams by Program Dentification number PID and e Map audio video PIDs to multicast address es Once configured the S300 will retain its settings and continue to forward data transmitted to you by your service provider even after restarting the S300 or your PC The S300 Receiver does not require a computer to continue operation Once the configuration has been set you should have no need to change them Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 6 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC 3 Getting Started 3 1 Typical S300 Installation Received R F
16. W 225 0 0 100 2000 ee 225 0 0 100 2000 oe 401 0x191 1000 0x328 MPE os 101 0x65 E 101 0x65 RAW i 20 0xc9 i 225 0 0 100 2000 275 0 0 120 2000 E 201 OxcS RAW 40E 0x196 ee 225 0 0 100 2000 105 069 406 02196 Aa 205 Onc ke 225 0 0 120 2000 105 0x69 Rak o h 225 0 0 120 2000 o Dets E 205 Oxed RAW 225 0 0 120 2000 Delete All PIDs Destinations Add Destination Delete Delete All Destinations Aight Click to Edit Delete Drag and Drop to Map PIDs to Destinations or Destinations to PIDs Figure 12 Video Content Screen Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 29 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 1 COMPLETE TS Selecting this checkbox will pass the complete transport stream to the LAN Ensure a destination address is added to the destination list so that you know what mcast IP address the full transport stream is being sent to 2 TS WITHOUT NULLS Selecting this checkbox will pass the full transport stream less null packets to the LAN Ensure a destination address is added to the destination list so that you know what mcast IP address the full transport stream is being sent to 3 PIDs a ADD DESTINATION PID Use this edit box to add a new Program ID to the list you can use decimal input or hexadecimal values preceded by Ox You will be able to map PIDs to multiple multicast addresses Using this feature for example a single video PID may be mapped to
17. a S300CA Same functionality as the S300 Pro but with a conditional access Common Interface Cl slot making it compatible with many commercially available conditional access encryption systems NOTE Your Novra S300 Configuration Application may also be used to configure other Novra receiver families such as the S75 and the S200 This manual does not specifically cover the configuration of these receivers although the commands are very similar Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 4 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 1 3 Model Naming Convention This manual uses the S300 naming convention when referring to any one of the applicable S300 models see Section 1 2 above NOTE This manual covers all of the models listed in Section 1 2 above The S300 Console will automatically detect the receiver model and will gray out console tabs that are not required to configure the receiver If the feature you are trying to configure is grayed out in the S300 Console please contact Novra Support www novra com to inquire about a firmware or hardware upgrade Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 5 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 2 Introduction 2 1 Principles of Operation The S300 is a satellite receiver that enables the reception of IP and Video data carried on a DVB S2 or DVB S compliant satellite signal Please refer to Figure 1 below for a better understanding of the S300 operation
18. als from a satellite dish It collects these signals and submits them to the next piece of equipment in the network usually a Low Noise Block converter which then changes the signals into a better format for transpiration to the receiver Geostationary Orbit The position where a satellite is 35 786 kilometers 22 241 miles above the equator At this distance the satellite Orbits the earth at the same rate as the earth is turning This causes the satellite to appear stationary in relation to an observer on the ground IP The Internet Protocol IP is a network communication protocol used on Ethernet networks and the Internet IP Address The 32 bit computer address defined by the Internet Protocol It is usually represented in dotted decimal notation Example 192 168 111 112 L Band This range of frequencies is from 950 MHz to 2 150 Mhz It is much lower than those used by satellites About 1 10 to 1 6 Satellite frequencies travel well through space and our atmosphere but do not do well through the cable that comes from the dish on the roof to the receiver So LNBs convert satellite frequencies to the lower easier to transport band of frequencies referred to as the L Band It is L Band frequencies that the S300 receiver tunes to LNA Older systems used a unit called an LNA Low Noise Amplifier This unit amplifies the RF frequency and then transmits the signals down a special expensive cable to the receiver Note that received signals are not
19. are address for any piece of electronic equipment attached to a network The MAC Address for your Novra S300 Receiver is displayed on a sticker on the bottom of the receiver Mbps Mega bits per second Million bits per second MBps Mega Bytes per second One Byte in computer terms is the same as 8 bits It is often referred to as a word 1 Mbps 8 Mbps 1 million Bytes Words per second 8 million bits per second Msps Mega symbols per second Suppose you have four symbols call them A B C amp D Let the Symbol A represent two bits of data with the value 00 Let B represent two bits of data with the value 01 Let C represent two bits of data with the value 10 Let D represent two bits of data with the value 11 This means that if the signals we are interested in consist of 1 0 Msps That s 1 Million symbols per second and each symbol represents two bits of data then our signal has a data rate of 2 0 million bits per second 2 0 Mbps The important point to remember is that satellite systems send and receive symbols which are then converted into data The S300 takes the resulting data and forwards it to your computer in bursts called packets Packet A packet is the unit of data that is routed between an origin and a destination When any file is sent from one place to another the Internet as an example it is divided into chunks of an efficient size for routing Each of these packets is separately numbered and includes the I
20. be checked to use the IP Mapping feature 2 ORIGINAL IP The original multicast IP address that is to be mapped to a new destination IP address Note This IP address must be a multicast IP address Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 27 of 49 P NOVA 3 9 TECHNOLOGIES INC NEw IP The destination multicast IP address that the original multicast IP address is mapped to It is possible to map multiple Original IP addresses to a single New IP address Note this IP address must be a multicast IP address MASk The subnet mask is applied to the Original IP address to create a range of IP address that is mapped to the new destination IP address TTL Setting the Time To Live value to non zero causes the TTL field in the IP header to be replaced with this value The default setting is zero ACTION The S300 shall perform the following packet forwarding options based on this value The default setting is NO RULE a No RULE rule entry is not applied to the packet b NORMAL packet is forwarded based on the IGMP setting see Note below c FORWARD packet is always forwarded d DISCARD packet is always discarded ADD RULE Adds the rule as defined by the mapping table fields entries 2 6 above into the mapping table Note The mapping table fields may be populated by double clicking on a selected mapping table entry and may be then edited and added to the mapping table by clicking the Add Rule box
21. cel Input Stream ID Filter Enable S 0 255 4 Apply Exit Figure 8 Satellite Configuration and LNB Parameters Dialog 1 RECEIVE FREQUENCY The RF Frequency of the signal that you are trying to receive 2 SYMBOL RATE This is the symbol rate of the transponder that you are trying to tune to The S300 supports automatic detection of the incoming symbol rate check box or you can manually specify which symbol rate you wish the receiver to tune to 3 GOLD CODE Enter the Gold Code setting here This must match the Gold Code setting in the modulator that is used to generate the DVB S2 stream For DVB S operation the Gold Code box will be grayed out NOTE If the Search Mode is set to BOTH and the received stream is DVB S then the contents of the Gold Code box will be ignored by the receiver Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 19 of 49 AN A NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 MoObDCob For multi stream DVB S2 operation the S300 should be configured to receive 1 stream This is accomplished by entering the ModCod of the signal you wish to receive in the ModCod drop down box If you enter the wrong ModCod value you receiver may not be able to lock onto the desires signal For single stream DVB S2 operation the Modcod dropdown should be set to ALL For DVB S operation the Modcod box will be grayed out NOTE If the Search Mode is set to BOTH and the received stream is DVB S then the content
22. e Mapping Button This section discusses how to configure the IP Re Mapping feature within the S300 The IP Remapping feature in the S300 will enable the operator to re map a multicast IP addresses or multiple multicast IP addresses that have been received by the receiver to a different destination multicast IP address The IP mapping table will support up to 16 entries and will therefore allow for 16 multicast addresses to be remapped Some of the features of the IP mapping table include e Ability to map single multicast IP address to a destination multicast IP address e Ability to map multiple multicast IP addresses to a single destination multicast IP address e Ability to use a subnet mask to map a range of multicast IP address to a single destination multicast IP e Ability to turn the multicast mapping table on or off without losing the table contents e Ability to turn a single multicast mapping table entry off No Rule without losing the entry from the table e Ability to use IGMP filtering to enable or disable sending of mapped multicast packets and e Ability to forward mapped multicast IP packets regardless IGMP filter setting The IP mapping table can only be assessed from the main screen by selecting the IP REMAP button This will bring up the IP re mapping table as shown below Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 26 of 49 pN wt NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC IP Remap a Dig IP NewIP Mask TTL ct
23. een verified by Novra NOTE Performance will be dependant on other applications that your PC is running 7 3 Supplied Equipment Please confirm you have received all the equipment listed below e Novra S300 Receiver e Cross over cable or Ethernet cable e Power supply 120 Vac to 24 Vdc North America OR 220 Vac to 24 Vdc European e 300 Receiver Software CD e Novra S300 Receiver User Manual Soft Copy on CD Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 46 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC APPENDIX Terms Definitions and Other Tidbits of Information Crossover Cable A crossover cable is a cable that is used to connect two computers by reversing or crossing over the cable pin contacts This eliminates the need to use a hub when connecting two PCs It is also referred to as a Null Modem cable Coax Cable Looks like this The coaxial cable is most commonly used for Cable TV feeds inside a house or apartment This form of cable allows the high frequencies of TV and Satellite type signals to move from one place to another with a minimal amount signal loss DVB Digital Video Broadcasting DVB is a set of standards that define digital broadcasting using satellite cable and terrestrial infrastructures FEC Forward Error Correction FEC is a system of error control for data transmission where the receiving device can detect and correct certain errors Feed Horn This is the device that receives the focuses sign
24. ersion 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 24 of 49 of NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 1000 0365 Delete Delete All T Pass All NULLS 7 225 0 0 100 2000 Fight Click To Edit Figure 10 IP Data Content PID s 1 PID Use this edit box to add a new Program ID to the list you can use decimal input or hexadecimal values preceded by 0x ADD This button adds the content of the PID box to the PID List DELETE This button deletes the selected PID from the PID list DELETE ALL This button will empty the PID list APPLY By pressing this button the list will be sent to the receiver or e oe p EXIT Exits back to the main screen NOTE The keyboard may be used to add and remove PIDs Also to edit or delete the PID list right click on the list entry 7 PASS ALL Selecting this checkbox will pass the full MPEG transport stream less null packets to the LAN The transport stream will be passed to the multicast destination IP address port that is entered in the field just below the PASS ALL checkbox Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 25 of 49 AN A NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC 8 NULLS Selecting this checkbox will pass the full transport stream including null packets to the LAN The transport stream will be passed to the multicast destination IP address port that is entered in the field just below the PASS ALL checkbox 4 2 2 IP R
25. f 49 AN novra TECHNOLOGIES INC Version 1 00 1 At the top of the S300 Console is a drop down menu that provides access to the File menu items the S300 Configuration menu items a Video Wizard some models and the Help screen Below this are the tabbed buttons that also provide access to the various configuration menu items The tabbed buttons are also grouped based on functionality INTERFACES button group Network and Satellite enable configuration of the network and satellite interfaces The CAM button is used to configure video programs to be descrambled If the button is grayed out this feature is not available on the S300 model IP DATA buttons enables the operator to configure the receiver to receive Multi Protocol Encapsulation MPE data and pass map this data onto the LAN A V DATA button group Content and PAT provides standard and advanced features enabling the operator to receive MPEG transport stream packets and pass these packets to Multicast IP addresses on the LAN If the button is grayed out this feature is not available on the S300 model CONTROL button group provides an additional configuration item that includes Reboot NOTE Typically the IP Data function is used to configure the S300 to receive and re distribute IP data while the A V Data function is used to configure the to receive and re distribute video programs The AV Data function may not be available on your receiver model
26. grams for the PC such as TSReader may be used to help determine the PIDs in use for the video Also it should be pointed out that the S300 provides an Ethernet output not a video output It therefore cannot generally be connected directly to your TV You can however pass the Ethernet signal to an MPEG over IP set top box which would be used to drive video to your TV or you can view the TV program s directly on your PC using a software video player such as VLC To configure the S300 Pro or S300CA for watching TV please do the following 1 Configure the Novra software a Ensure the host PC is on the same IP address class as the S300 Pro or S300CA for configuration This can be changed back after Novra receiver is configured Refer to Section 4 1 14 1 1 b Ensure the L band frequency symbol rate and LNB settings are correctly set and that the unit is locked to the satellite signal see Section 4 1 2 c Using TSReader or another stream analyzer determine the PID s in use for video stream This can be done by using the S300 Pro or S300CA to forward the entire Transport Stream to the LAN Todo this go to the Video Content Screen Refer to Section 4 3 1 and click on the COMPLETE TS radio button You will also need to add the multicast IP address and port number that the stream will be sent to In the Video Content Screen you can expand the Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 39 of 49 3 NOVia TECHNOLOGIES INC
27. ice you are trying to configure isn t accessible from your computer The IP address of the recetver is 192 168 254 242 Please change the IP address of your PC to be on the same subnet Then run this application again Figure 3 Change IP Address Screen 4 Once you have successfully connected to your receiver you will be prompted to enter a password see Figure 4 below The default password that you can use with your new receiver is Novra S2 Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 11 of 49 3 v NOV ra TECHNOLOGIES INC Please Enter the Passwo d for the Device 5300 device IPF 192 168 254 242 MAC 00 06 76 00 00 00 Password emer cence _ Figure 4 300 Login Password Screen 5 After successfully entering the password you will be presented with the S300 Console main screen as shown in Figure 5 below NOTE Default Password is Novra S2 Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 12 of 49 P e NOVTrA TECHNOLOGIES INC 3 5 Main Screen Congratulations you have logged into the receiver and made it to the main screen Your S300 DVB receiver supports both DVB S and DVB S2 modes of operation From a receiver configuration perspective there are only a few differences between DVB S mode and DVB S2 mode The examples below were taken in DVB S mode Where applicable the DVB S2 specific configuration or status items are highlighted below Figure 5 shows a typical Main Screen setti
28. ields as shown below Aecerver Receiver IP Address subnet Mask 2565 255 255 0 Default Gateway 152 168 254 240 W Enable GMP Filtering Receiver Status Status Destination Fort iv 75 Status Destination IP 255 2566 255 258 Apply E xit Figure 7 Network Configuration Dialog Box Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 17 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC RECEIVER IP This is the IP address to be assigned to the receiver 2 SUBNET MASK This is the subnet mask that the receiver should use to determine whether an IP address belongs to the same network or not 3 DEFAULT GATEWAY This is the IP address of the router that the receiver should use whenever it wants to send traffic to a non local address 4 ENABLE IGMP FILTERING This check box allows the operator to turn IGMP filtering on or off IGMP controls which multicast streams will be forwarded on the LAN based on the number of clients listening to that stream NOTE Proper operation of IGMP protocol requires that all devices used in the network support IGMP protocol 5 STATUS DESTINATION PORT This is the UDP port used to send a copy of the status packets for remote monitoring applications 6 STATUS DESTINATION IP This is the IP address used to send a copy of the status packets for remote monitoring applications NOTE To turn off the status packets being sent to a unicast destination IP address set the Statu
29. ight C 2010 Novra Technologies Ine ty nN OV ra http iva NOwTA Com TECHNOLOGIES INC Release 5 7 Beta Ju dal ot Mary Avenue DSF firmware version 2 1 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada ASL 325 Telephone 04 989 47 24 FPGA firmware version 2 0 Communication Library version 3 73 30 11 7201 U All rights reserved The copyright for the computer program s contained herein are the property of Nowra Technologies Inc Mo part of the computer programs contained herein may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without direct written permission from Hovra Technologies Inc or in accordance with the terms and conditions stipulated in the agreementcontract under which the programs have been supplied Figure 21 About Screen Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 38 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 5 How to Configure the S300 for TV Viewing This Section provides a step by step procedure for viewing TV programs using the S300 Pro or S300CA This section is not intended for S300 users Prior to configuring the S300 Pro S300CA for TV viewing you will need to know on which PID s the TV program is being sent on A typical TV program will contain 4 PID s including e Video PID e Audio PID e Program Mapping Table PMT PID e Program Association Table PAT PID The S300 Pro or S300CA will need to be configured to pass each of these PID s to the correct IP address on the LAN NOTE Stream Analyzer pro
30. ion W Enable Mapping Original IP 276 O O 103 Mew IP Action 225 Mask 255 255 255 255 fo Normal Oo 0 102 226 0 0 101 226 0 0 102 226 0 0 1035 226 0 0 104 226 0 0 105 226 0 0 10F 226 0 0 105 226 0 0 103 226 0 0 110 226 0 0 106 226 0 0 100 226 0 0 115 225 0 0 101 225 0 0 102 225 0 0 102 225 0 0 104 225 0 0 105 225 0 0 107 225 0 0 108 225 0 0 109 22 0 0 110 225 0 0 106 225 0 0 100 225 0 0 115 205 255 255 255 205 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 205 255 255 255 205 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 205 255 255 255 205 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 205 255 255 255 295 255 255 252 mm G ma S a BA ma BA oa S ma A ma A ma A ma S ma BG m G a Normal Mormal Forward Forward Normal Normal Discard Morrnal Normal Normal Normal Add New Rule Change Selected Rule Delete Delete All Apply Exit Figure 11 IP Remapping Referring to the Figure above the left hand side of the screen enables you to configure the mapping rules and the right hand pane summarizes and displays the configured IP mapping rules Up to 16 rules are supported The following is a description of the above screen entries 1 ENABLE MAPPING Check this box to enable the mapping table Unchecking this box can also be used to disable the entire mapping table without losing the table contents The table can then be re enabled by checking the box NOTE The ENABLE MAPPING box must
31. l Access Screen 1 PROG Use this edit box to add a program number to the program list Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 23 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC 2 ADD This button adds the content of the program number box to the program list DELETE This button deletes the selected program number from the program list DELETE ALL This button will empty the Program list APPLY By pressing this button the program number changes are sent to the receiver EXIT Exits back to the main screen oy oO oS amp CAM WATCHDOG TIMEOUT If the CAM you are using with the S300CA is initialized and receiving an authorized stream but does not properly descramble the stream then the S300 will automatically reset itself after the configured timeout interval has elapsed This feature can be disabled by setting the Watchdog Timeout to 0 seconds 4 2 IP Data The IP Data group of buttons enables the operator to configure the reception and transmission of MPE IP data This group includes two buttons the IP Data CONTENT button and the IP REMAP button Both are described in detail below 4 2 1 Content Button The IP Data CONTENT button screen shown below is used when the S300 is to be configured to receive MPE or IP data from the satellite stream and forward this data to the appropriate IP address on the LAN This screen is used to add or delete the data Program IDs PIDs that enable the S300 to receive the IP content V
32. l maximum of 8190 packet streams identified by their individual PIDs Subnet Symbol Rate Transponder Viterbi Version 1 00 A portion of a network which may be a physically independent network segment and which shares a network address with other portions of the network See Msps This is the unit on the satellite that receives a signal transmitted from the earth station amplifies it changes its frequency and retransmits it back down to earth Each radio channel has its own transponder and a number of transponders on the satellite are used to cover the allocated frequency band A typical satellite will have 24 transponders Convolutional encoding with Viterbi decoding is a Forward Error Correction technique that is particularly suited to a channel in which the transmitted signal is corrupted mainly by additive white Gaussian noise Further information can be found by searching the Internet or looking at any of these sites http ow1 netcom com chip f Viterbi html http hissa nist gov dads HTML viterbiAlgorithm html Confidential and Proprietary 49 of 49
33. lient s interest in the stream For proper operation all components of your network should support IGMP Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 8 of 49 P NOVia TECHNOLOGIES INC 3 3 SOFTWARE Installation on Windows 7 The S300 Console software is supplied as a single executable Therefore it is easy to install on different systems All you need to do is copy the executable to your working directory Please refer to Section 8 1 for information on supported Windows Operating Systems NOTE You MUST be logged onto the system as Administrator NOTE Your screen resolution MUST be at least 800 x 600 and at least 16 bit color to function properly Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 9 of 49 of NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 3 4 S300 Startup 1 Start the S300 Console software NOTE You MUST be logged onto the system as Administrator for the network settings function to work properly 2 The software will attempt to auto detect all the receivers currently connected to the LAN After the auto detection is complete a screen showing all discovered devices will be displayed as shown below Device List Devices Discovered 192 168 254 242 O0 06 6 00 00 00 Managed List 4 T Pr IP Name optional Add Delete Delete All Click a header to sort double click a receiver to open a connection E wit Figure 2 Discover Devices You can now select the device you wish
34. nd the Program Mapping Table PMT PID a PROG Use this edit box to add a program number to the program number list b PMT PID Use this edit box to add the PMT PID for the appropriate program number in the PMT List 2 ADD This button adds the content of the program number box and the PMT PID to the Program number PMT PID list 3 DELETE This button deletes the selected program number and PMT PID from the Program number PMT PID list DELETE ALL This button will empty the Program number PMT PID list APPLY By pressing this button the program number and PMT PID changes are be send to the receiver 6 EXIT Exits back to the main screen 4 4 Control The Control button group provides general configuration and control elements for the receiver 4 4 1 Reboot Button Selecting this button will reboot the S300 4 5 File Drop Down The file drop down menu shown below provides access to the following features Save Configuration Load Configuration without network settings Load Configuration with network settings Change Password Revert to Factory Settings Change Firmware Exit Figure 14 File Drop down Menu Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 32 of 49 at novra TECHNOLOGIES INC SAVE CONFIGURATION Allows the user to save the S300 configuration settings to an XML file LOAD CONFIGURATION WITHOUT NETWORK SETTINGS Allows the user to load the S300 configuration settings from an XML file The netwo
35. ng when the S300 is operating in DVB S2 mode The screen provides configuration tabs as well as status information on the S300 operation At a glance we can determine a great deal about the status of the S300 operation including e The console is receiving status from the S300 status LED e The receiver is locked Signal LED to a 13 086 Msps signal with a C N of 31 5 dB e The LNB DC voltage is turned on LNB LED e The S300 is receiving and processing valid DVB data Data LED e The input signal strength is good at 36 dBm e The S300 is demodulating a DVB S2 signal with a modulation of 8SK and a coding rate of 3 5 e Atthe present the received signal quality is good with a BER of 0 0E0 e The receiver has received no uncorrectable packets If this counter is moving it is an indication that the satellite link may not be good enough to maintain a solid lock IF Data 4 Data Control ear a ip hy HE rel Network Satellite Content IF Remap Rebogt Selected Device 5300 gt IP 192 168 254 242 MAC 00 06 76 00 00 00 Signal Strength Status Siona Data BCA Module FLNE 36 dBm MODCOD WSO8PSK PER 0 00e 000 Unecorectables U Reset Carr Freq 1099 MHz 49 kHz Sum Rate 13 056 Mens C N 31 5 dB Y Figure 5 S300 Console Main Screen for DVB S2 Operation The S300 Console can be divided into several basic sections Each of these sections is described in detail below Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 13 o
36. nternet address of the destination PID The Packet Identification Code PID is used by the receiver to sift through the different packets of the transport stream The transport stream contains data representing many different signals The S300 software running on your PC uses the PID number to find only those packets of data that contain the information you have requested See RF Frequency Polarization Circular In layman s terms a circularly polarized signal corkscrews towards the earth Right Left Unlike linear polarization described below where the signal is fixed in an up and down fashion or a side to side fashion Circular Polarization causes the signal to rotate If it were possible to actually see the incoming signal it would rotate like the hands on a clock As with Linear Polarization this has two modes of operation It can Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 48 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC Polarization Linear Horizontal Vertical RAM RF Frequency either rotate in a clock wise fashion or counter clockwise Polarization is very useful because it allows the frequency of a Right polarized signal to overlap with the same frequencies of a Left polarized signal In layman s terms a linearly polarized signal from a satellite approaches the earth as a wave that goes up and down like the waves on the ocean or from side to side These two types of waves are classified as being vertically or horiz
37. of the traffic match the Mac address of your unit UNICAST Are you using IGMP and the network clients are not subscribing multicast Is the IGMP hardware filtering checked off in the Network tab but no network clients subscribing with IGMP join requests 5 have created a mapping rule but the packets don t seem to be mapped only see the original IP packets when sniff the LAN Make sure you have enabled the Mapping table Make sure your mapping action rule is NORMAL or FORWARD Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 42 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 6 have created a mapping rule but the packets don t seem to be mapped I don t see either the Original IP packets or the New IP packets when sniff the LAN Make sure your mapping action rule is NORMAL or FORWARD If your mapping action is NORMAL and you have IGMP filtering enabled make sure you have an application running that will generate an IGMP join to receive the packets Otherwise you could try to turn IGMP filtering off or set your mapping action rule to FORWARD Note if you set your mapping action rule to NO RULE the Original IP packets will not get mapped and the IP traffic on your LAN will be your Original IP packets 7 lam trying to update the firmware but keep getting a CODE DOWNLOAD FAILED timeout error Try changing the IP address of your receiver to 192 168 0 x and change the IP address of your configuration PC
38. on problems when installing the S300 1 I connected the receiver and when start the Console it says it can t detect any S300 Receivers Make sure the unit is connected to the same LAN that your computer running S300 Console is connected to The best way to rule that out is to use a cross over cable Make sure the unit is powered up and the Ethernet link is established The green LED on the back of the Ethernet connector should be on solid and the yellow light should be blinking Ifyou are using a hub make sure there is only one unit connected 2 I connected my unit and it was auto detected Every time I try to configure the device get an error Message What could be wrong Make sure the IP address assigned to the receiver is reachable from your PC and the receiver is configured correctly to reach your machine try pinging the receiver from your PC 3 Why won t the receiver lock to my settings Is the RF cable connected Are you using the correct RF Settings frequency and symbol rate Are you using the correct voltage tone settings for the LNB 4 The receiver is locked to my signal and there is no Data why Do you have the right PID selected Are you sure you are on the right transponder Ifthe Ethernet Transmitted packet counter is counting up Use program such as Wireshark to determine where the traffic is going Is the default gateway on the receiver set correctly Does the DVB MAC address
39. ontally polarized Polarization is very useful because it allows the frequency of a vertically polarized signal to overlap with the same frequencies of a Horizontally polarized signal Random access memory Used for short term storage of information requiring quick access on a computer Information stored in RAM can be accessed by the computer much faster than information on the Hard Drive can be accessed Each satellite in orbit has several channels that it can use each with its own RF Frequency Each channel is often referred to as a transponder The easiest way to understand them is to think of your FM radio There are many channels on the FM dial that one can choose from 99 9 FM All Rock All the Time When you input the station number to your FM receiver you are actually telling it what RF Frequency it should look at 99 9 FM means that 99 9 Mega Hz is the desired frequency But unlike the FM radio where the channel you tune to only contains one stream of music a Satellite channel contains many individual signals One channel can contain Internet data and video and audio and specialized data in any number of permutations and combinations The S300 uses the PID numbers that come with each Internet data video audio and specialized data signal to separate them all See PID Satellite Signal Hierarchy 1 Satellite has 10 24 Transponders Channels each with dozens of distinct RF Frequencies each containing up toa theoretica
40. rk settings of the receiver will not be updated using this command LOAD CONFIGURATION WITH NETWORK SETTINGS Allows the user to load the S300 configuration settings from an XML file Using this command the S300 network settings including the IP address will be updated an applied to the S300 CHANGE PASSWORD Allows the user to change the S300 Console program password New Password limit 8 chars Type Again cue Figure 15 Change Password 5 EXIT Exits the S300 Console program 6 CHANGE FIRMWARE Allows the user to download a new firmware load for the S300 receiver NOTE Before changing the firmware in your S300 receiver you will need to change the IP address of your receiver to 192 168 0 x AND change the IP address of your configuration PC to the same subnet 192 168 0 y where y x and y 1 After completing the firmware upgrade you can change your IP addresses back Version To change the S300 firmware please refer to the figure below a b C 1 00 Select CODE FILE and browse to the S300 code update binary file Select COMMIT On the firmware upload is complete you should get a message stating the RECEIVER FIRMWARE HAS BEEN REWRITTEN The S300 Console program will then shut down and must be restarted to continue configuring the S300 If you get a CODE DOWNLOAD FAILED timeout error ensure your have changed your IP addresses per the note above Confidential and Proprietary
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42. s Destination IP to 255 255 255 255 APPLY By pressing this button the updates are sent to the receiver EXIT Exits back to the main screen NOTE The Device status can be sent to a remote management station by configuring the status destination IP and port However these settings don t affect the broadcast status messages To turn off the unicast status set the destination IP address to 255 255 255 255 4 1 2 Satellite Button The next step in the configuration is to ensure you have the correct RF settings and that the S300 can successfully lock to your satellite signal To configure your satellite settings select the SATELLITE configuration button and input the following fields Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 18 of 49 of v NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC Satellite Frequency Calc RF Freq 12298 MHz L O Freq 111200 MHz LE and Freq 1058 MHz L O Frequency 10 Symbol Rate Automatic or jaos 0 mize LNE Voltages C 71 15 Volt Polarity Switch f 13 19 Volt Polarity Switch 6 27 Volt Fised Gold Code 0 MOOCOD 35 APSE lf LAB Power On LNE Parameters WARNING Choosing the wrong woltage option may damage your LNE Please check your LNB specitications Polarization Horizontal Left C Vertical Right Band T one C High Or Low Off High Low Band Tone 22 kHz f 44kHz Search Mode C DVB 5 DVB S2 l Both Long Line Compensation OF Can
43. s of the ModCod box will be ignored by the receiver 5 LNB POWER ON Turns the DC voltage and tone output of the receiver to ON or OFF a POLARIZATION Switches the DC output of the receiver between Horizontal Left and Vertical Right This setting is only valid if the LNB power is on NOTE The LNB voltage level may be set by selecting the LNB Parameters button b BAND TONE Switch the LNB Tone frequency of the receiver On High or Off Low This is only valid if the LNB power is on NOTE The LNB tone frequency may be set by selecting the LNB Parameters button Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 20 of 49 AN A NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC 6 LNB PARAMETERS Click this button to bring up the LNB Parameters screen Itis used to set the LO frequency polarization voltage and LNB tone see Figure above a b LO FREQUENCY Input the single band LO frequency in Mhz POLARITY SWITCHING VOLTAGE Select either 11 15 Volts 13 18 Volts or 21 Volts for the Vertical Right and Horizontal Left LNB voltage values HIGH LOW BAND TONE Select either 22 KHz or 44 KHz for the LNB switch tone frequency Typically 22 KHZ is used LONG LINE COMPENSATION Checking this box will increase the Polarity Switching voltage by 1 V This additional voltage may be used to compensate for the voltage drop due to a long I F cable run between the S300 and the LNB OK By pressing this button the screen updates will be
44. sserersssssssseerresssssssseeersssss 39 O R UDE BOON e E E E E E E A A EEEE E EA 42 CG ANON E E E tse aesnatacel 44 7 1 FRCL CE a Ee ISIC eee AO S 44 72 Minimum System Requirement S essiensa e o ENE S 46 7 3 SE ed E TP a E E TE E 46 APPENDIX Terms Definitions and Tidbits of Information c cc cece eee e ee ee eeeee 45 Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 3 of 49 AN novra TECHNOLOGIES INC 1 Conventions 1 1 Text Conventions NOTE Information in this box will be Informative CAUTION This information will be quite important and should not be ignored Text appearing in Courier font indicates characters to be typed in e g type Shell indicates that the word Shell must be entered exactly as it appears with the first letter capitalized Text appearing in Bookman Old Style font indicates a directory path or filename e g c Program Files Text appearing in SMALL CAPS and CopperPlateGothic32bc font in an instruction indicates a button that must be clicked or a key that must be pressed or a field that must be entered or a particular screen e g BUTTON indicates a button that must be clicked 1 2 Applicable Models This manual is applicable to the following Novra Receiver models Novra S300 Enhanced DVB S2 DVB S satellite data receiver capable of receiving IP data Novra S300 Pro Same functionality as the S300 but with the added capability to receive MPEG Video data and Novr
45. temporarily stored and the user will be returned to the Satellite screen By selecting Apply on the Satellite screen the LNB Parameter settings will be sent to the S300 Selecting Exit will exit the Satellite screen without setting the LNB Parameter updates CANCEL Exits back to the satellite dialog screen NOTE If a dual LNB is being deployed ensure that the appropriate LO 7 frequency is entered in the LO Frequency box and that the correct band high or low is selected in the Satellite screen 7 SEARCH MODE Select either the DVB S2 DVB S or BOTH radio button to set your receiver to receive a DVB S2 or DVB S compliant satellite signal If you select Both the receiver will automatically select the correct mode of operation NOTE The S300 can automatically select between DVB S2 and DVB S input streams Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 21 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC 8 INPUT STREAM ID FILTER The Input Stream Identifier ISI Filter may be used by your receiver to filter streams based this value If the ISI checkbox is selected then the receiver will only demodulate streams that have an ISI value that is the same as the value shown in the ISI box For DVB S operation the ISI input will be grayed out NOTE If the Search Mode is set to BOTH and the received is DVB S then the contents of the ISI Filter box will be ignored by the receiver 9 APPLY By pressing this button the
46. th the program PIDs AUDIO PID Use this edit box to add the audio PID This PID will be passed onto the LAN along with the program PIDs SCRAMBLED Check this radio button if the program is scrambled IP PORT Use this edit box to input the multicast IP address and port number APPLY By selecting this button the above changes are applied to the S300 EXIT Exits back to the main screen To configure a free to air program or a non scrambled program the Video Wizard would be configured as shown below Note the SCRAMBLED check box is not set This means that no entry will be put in the Conditional Access Module CAM list and that the received program must NOT be scrambled jerm w Frog E Scrambled PMT PID 406 Video PID i 05 Audio PID 205 IF Fort 225 0 0 120 2000 Apply Exit Figure 19 Video Wizard Drop Down Free to Air Program 4 8 Help Drop Down The Help drop down menu provides access to the Help menu and the About menu Version 1 00 Contents About 5300 Management Console Figure 20 Help Drop Down Menu Confidential and Proprietary 37 of 49 of NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 8 1 Help The Help menu is not currently available 4 8 2 About An example of the About menu is shown below It provides Novra contact information and the receiver hardware and software version numbers About 5300 Management Console 6h i ovra S300 Recener _ 4 i Copyr
47. to configure by double clicking on the receiver model type in the Devices Discovered listing If there is an S300 receiver accessible on your network but not on your local LAN you can still Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 10 of 49 of NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC configure it as if it were on your local LAN In the Managed List section of the screen above enter the IPE address of the receiver you wish to configure in the IP field You can also provide an optional name beside it if you wish Once the IP address is entered click ADD to add the IP address to the Managed List Now double click the IP address you just added to run the Configure Application on the receiver You can use the ADD DELETE and DELETE ALL buttons to add remove entries in the Managed List 3 You must also ensure that the network settings of the S300 make it accessible from the Windows management PC The IP address of the device and the IP address of the management station must reside on the same subnet or there must be a route that connects both of them through a router If this is NOT the case you will be prompted with the Change IP Address Screen as shown below in Figure 3 Change IP Address Screen You will need to change the IP address of your management PC to be on the same subnet as the receiver in this case change your PC IP address to 192 168 254 xxx where xxx is not equal to 242 Network configuration Error The IP address of the dev
48. to the same subnet such as 192 168 0 100 Do not use 192 168 0 1 or the same IP address as your S300 Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 43 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 7 Specifications 7 1 Receiver Characteristics RF Tuner Receiving Frequency 950 to 2150 MHz Frequency Acquisition 50 Symbol Rate up to 10 MHz Input Signal Level 0 dBm to 25 dBm Multi standard Demodulation DVB S o QPSK 300 Ksps to 45 Msps auto selection DVB S2 o QPSK 600 Ksps 45 Msps auto selection o 8PSK 600 Ksps 30 Msps auto selection o 16APSK 600 Ksps 30 Msps auto Selection Data Rate 80 Mbps Nyquist Root Filter 0 2 0 25 0 35 roll off Automatic Code Rate detection and lock Multi Standard Decoding FEC Forward Error Correction DVB S o Viterbi 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 puncture rates o Reed Soliman 16 bit decoder DVB S2 o LDPC 1 2 3 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 rates o BCH Bose Chaudhuri Hocquenghem decoder Gold Code Sequencing Q 26143 Sequences LNB Power and Control LNB Supply Voltage Selectable 13 18V 11 15V 20 V or off LNB Supply with selectable long line compensation LNB Control Selectable 22 KHz 44 KHz or off LNB Supply Current 400 mA with Short Circuit and Surge Protection Status Indicators Power Red LED Lock Green LED Data Blue LED will blink every 1 2 second if traffic is flowing Ethernet Link green and Transmit yellow Version 1 0
49. updates are sent to the receiver 10 EXIT Exits back to the main screen Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 22 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 1 3 Conditional Access Module CAM Button This feature is only available to S300 models S300CA that have a DVB Conditional Access CA Common Interface Ifthe CAM button is grayed out then your receiver does not support this feature S300CA models that have a DVB CA Common Interface can accept a PCMCIA based Conditional Access Module CAM and decryption smart card This enables the S300CA to receive signals that are encrypted with many of the commercially available DVB Conditional Access Systems CAS Selecting the CAM button brings up the Conditional Access screen as shown below This screen enables the operator to add encrypted programs to the S300CA and instructs the S300CA which program s to descramble NOTE If a consumer grade CAM single program stream is used only one program may be decrypted This is a limitation of the CAM not the S300CA Professional CAMs may support more than 1 program stream Conditional Access Module U aless pou are using a professional CAM you will only be ble to descramble one program Add Program aa 1 01 Legend Prog E Non esistant Program ADD FY Searching g Program Found Delete Delete All Apply CAM Watchdog Timeout seconds Exit Appl 0 iok Right click to delete Figure 9 Conditiona
50. z v NOV ra TECHNOLOGIES INC Novra S300 Receiver User Manual Subject to change without notification CAUTION Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 1 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC Novra S300 DVB S2 Satellite Data Receiver User Manual Subject to change without notification Document version 1 00 Important Please read this entire manual before installing or operating this product Disclaimer While reasonable effort has been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Novra Technologies Inc assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions that may appear in this manual Novra reserves the right to change the contents of this manual at any time without notice Copyright 2011 Novra Technologies Inc All rights reserved Information in this manual is subject to change without notice No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the express written permission of Novra Technologies Inc Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 2 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC INDEX Page MOY CIOS E E E E N N EE E A A EE AEE N E 4 1 1 oE ONG E E E E E EE E E E AE E E 4 o AE Mod e E E E E E E 4 1 3 Model Naming Convention ccccccsscccccccceeessseeecccccecseeeessseeccceeeseaeesseeecceeeseseaeeeseeeeeeeeaaa
51. zed smart card The PMT video and audio PID s The destination multicast IP address and port number Give each program stream you want to watch group of 4 PID s a unique IP address and port NOTE You can make up the IP address based on knowing that no other multicast streams are using that address and port on your network All multicast streams must be in the 224 X X X to 239 X X X address space For example 224 0 0 10 port 3030 Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 40 of 49 P NOVTA TECHNOLOGIES INC 3 Next you will need to manually create a PAT PID and copy it to the multicast address you just created To do this go to the Video Content Screen Refer to Section 4 3 1 and do the following a Add a RAW PID 0 b Mouse over PID 0 and left to drag it under you multicast address you created above You should now see the following PID s under your multicast address i PMT li Video iii Audio iv PAT c Apply the configuration change 4 Toset up VLC Media player to render the stream perform the following a Select File Open Network Stream b Click on the UDP RTP radio button and enter the multicast address and port you specified in step 2 above in the appropriate areas Select OK c VLC will then start playing the television programming Version 1 00 Confidential and Proprietary 41 of 49 P NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 6 Troubleshooting This section can help you resolve most of the comm

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