MACS Miteq UPC User`s Manual Supplement
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1. UPC Monitor and Control win dow from the MACS GUI and click on the HISTORY push button The following dialog box will pop up on the screen Micus Alarm and Control System 13 Monitor and Control Windows 0 TEST Miteq UPC History REFRESH The window shows two graphs one for each receiver At the bottom of each graph it shows the time scale for the last 24 hours When you open the window the graphs will be empty When you click on the REFRESH push button the system will query the selected unit and populate the graphs UPC units store their historical data for one day in 5 minute increments Therefore your graph will contain 288 samples for the last 24 hours To exit the Miteq UPC History dialog box use the exit push button in the top right corner marked X 14 Micus Alarm and Control System Monitor and Control Windows 4 4 Miteq UPC Event Log Window The Miteq UPC Event Log window allows you to download and to view the selected unit event log You can also save the event log as a text file To open the Miteq UPC Event Log window start the Miteg UPC Monitor and Control window from the MACS GUI and click on the EVENT LOG push button The following dialog box will pop up on the screen TEST MUPC Miteq UPC Event Log Bl Communication Status 2006 02 11 14 33 2006 02 11 14 42 2006 02 11 14 45 2006 02 11 19 58 2006 02 11 20 16 2006 02 11 21 42 Receiver2. coc rl Irc RR ace era rn rr 25 5 3 Serial Port Configuration sseeeeseeee n 27 5 3 1 Add Serial Port eee RACER Ra CER ROC 28 5 3 2 Modify Serial Port llle n nnn 30 5 3 3 Delete Serial Port 1 cece n nnn 30 5 4 Miteq UPC Units 2 se rs IR eee eee ees 30 LI WP nnEUnp dcm 32 5 4 2 Configure Unit seeeeeeeeeeeeeeee nn hh nn 33 5 4 3Delete Uit er Rel eae eee ux Se UR CRUS 33 LEE AUD WP 33 5 5 Attenuator Channels eee nnn 34 5 5 1 Add Attenuator Channel sleseeeeeeeeeeeeee nne 36 5 5 2 Configure Attenuator 36 5 5 3 Delete Attenuator 1 ccc cee renee eee eee nn nnn 37 Micus Alarm and Control System i Table Of Contents i Micus Alarm and Control System Revision History 1 Revision History Revision Date Comments Author 1 0 Feb 14 2006 First Document Release Michael Bankovitch Trademarks Windows XP Windows NT Windows 2003 Server and Microsoft MS Access are trademarks of Microsoft Inc Copyright Notice The entire contents of this manual are copyright by Micus Real Time Software Inc All rights reserved The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice Micus Alarm and Control System 1 Revision History 2 Micus Alarm and Control System Reference Documents 2 Refere
3. Serial Ports View Service Exit The UPC Configuration Utility main window has the following layout Configure Service push button allows you to modify the configuration of an already Add Service Delete Service Event Reporting Configure Units Serial Ports View Service Exit configured Miteq UPC Windows XP service push button allows you to add a new Miteq UPC service to your system configuration push button allows you to delete an existing service from your system configuration push button allows you to specify the computers and programs on your network that will receive event reports from the service being configured push button allows you to add new UPC units to your configura tion and to edit the existing units parameters push button allows you to configure one or more serial ports used by the service push button allows you to create a text report that contains your Miteq UPC service present configuration exits the UPC Configuration Utility Micus Alarm and Control System 21 Configuration 5 1 Miteq UPC Service Before you use your MACS to monitor and control your UPC units you have to configure at least one Miteq UPC Windows XP service Architecturally the MACS will allow you to configure more than a single Miteq UPC service running on a single computer or on several computers on your local or wide area TCP IP network Most applications require only a s
4. fault recovery 5 power supply fault recovery 15 power supply fault A power supply fault recovery Receiver Switched to Off Receiver A fault Receiver B fault 15V B power supply fault 15V B power supply fault recovery Receiver fault Receiver B fault B power supply fault recovery 15V B power supply fault Attenuator Channel 8 LIPCMAX Receiver B Switched to Active 5V B power supply fault recovery Receiver fault recovery Attenuator Channel 1 UPCMAX recovery 15V B power supply fault Attenuator Channel 1 UPCMAX recovery 15V B power supply fault View Clear Event Count 29 Exit When you open the window the working area of the screen will be empty When you click on the LOAD push button the system will query the selected unit and populate the screen At the top the Miteq UPC Event Log window indicates the present communication status of the selected equipment unit The flashing red color indicates that the computer is unable to communicate with the equipment Normally this indicator is shown as dark green Micus Alarm and Control System 15 Monitor and Control Windows The remaining part of the Miteg UPC Event Log window consists of the following elements Load View Clear Event Count Exit 16 push button initiates the event log download from the selected UPC unit push button creates a text rep
5. System 19 Configuration If your system is configured to provide access to the configuration utilities from the MACS main GUI you can also start the Miteq UPC Configuration Utility by selecting configuration utilities from the Configuration gt Select Utility pull down menu or by clicking the Configuration button on the toolbar Iles 1 Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 7 File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog View Archive Configuration Help oR amp B iei um J o E Select Utility Select Configuration Utility The Configuration Utilities dialog box will pop up and present you with a list of all configuration utilities accessible from your GUI Configuration Utilities Color Configuration Leitch 32 32 Switch Configuration Logger Configuration MACS Configuration User Interface Configuration Miteg UPC Configuration Cancel Select Miteq UPC Configuration Utility and click on the Open push button or simply doubleclick on the Miteq UPC Configuration Utility name The main Miteq UPC Configuration Utility dialog box depicted in the following picture will pop up on the screen 2 How to add configuration utilities to the MACS main GUI is explained in Ref 2 20 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 5 Miteq UPC Configuration Utility MITEQ UPC Add Service Delete Service Event Reporting Configure Units
6. sample time enter the new value and click on the associated Set push button Idle Time edit box allows you to view and to change the idle time Valid range is from 0 3 to 3 seconds in 0 1 increments To change the idle time enter the new value and click on the associated Set push button Feedback Attenuator Channel pull down list allows you to view and to select the attenuator channel used as the closed loop feedback attenuator channel To change the channel select it from the list and click on the associ ated Set push button The next section of the window is marked Receiver Setup This part of the window allows you to select the input mode for each receiver Receiver A Input Mode pull down list allows you to view and to select the receiver A input mode The mode may be ACTIVE STANDBY or OFF To change the mode select the desired option from the pull down list and click on the associated Set push button Receiver B Input Mode pull down list allows you to view and to select the receiver B input mode The mode may be ACTIVE STANDBY or OFF To change the mode select the desired option from the pull down list and 12 Micus Alarm and Control System Monitor and Control Windows click on the associated Set push button The remaining section of the window marked Attenuator Channel Setup allows you to configure individual attenuator channels Attenuator Channel pull down list allows you to select the attenuator channel y
7. MACS Event Logger please refer to the Ref 2 Micus Alarm and Control System 23 Configuration 5 1 2 Configure Service The Configure Service command allows you to change an existing service configu ration In the current MACS software release configuration changes take effect on the first subsequent Windows XP service startup Therefore after making changes in the configuration make sure to restart the Miteq UPC Windows XP service To change the configuration of an existing service highlight the service name in the list and click the Configure Service push button in the Miteq UPC Configuration Utility main dialog box The Modify Service Configuration dialog box has the same layout as the Add Service Configuration dialog box 5 1 3 Delete Service To delete an existing service configuration highlight the name of the service you want to delete and click on the Delete Service push button in the Miteq UPC Configuration Utility main dialog box The following dialog box will pop up Miteq UPC Configuration Utility This service may be used For your event monitoring Are you sure you want to delete it To delete the selected service click on the Yes push button To exit the dialog box without deleting the service click on the No push button 5 1 4 View Service To create a text report with the selected service configuration open the Miteq UPC Configuration Utility main dialog box highlight the name of the se
8. Micus Real Time Software Inc 5863 Leslie St Suite 127 Toronto Ontario M2H 1J8 Canada Tel 416 493 3623 Fax 416 502 9083 www micus ca Micus Alarm and Control System MACS User s Manual Supplement for Miteq Uplink Power Control UPC Unit Revision 1 0 1 TEST Miteq UPC History i TEST MUPC Miteq UPC Monitor and Control Receivers Unit Status Attenuator Channels REFRESH REFRESH SETUP HISTORY EVENT LOG Table Of Contents 1 Revision History 1 2 Reference Documents 3 3 lugere PP 5 d Monitor and Control Windows 7 4 1 Miteq UPC Monitor and Control 8 4 2 Miteq UPC Setup Window eese n BB 11 4 3 Miteq UPC History Window eee nn tB BIB 13 4 4 Miteq UPC Event Log Window 15 4 5 Command Line Window seeeeer I n nA 17 5 Configuration 19 5 1 Miteq UPC Service 0 cee n 22 5 1 1 Add Service a a a aaa Ux E esc RR 22 5 1 2 Configure Service seeeeeeeeeee e n nnn 24 5 1 3 Delete Service onec one dad x Rune x in Rec On E Gua arene in RON OR ROO 24 5 1 4 View Service ilice luu RR Rx aup ae eee ee a Aa 24 5 2 Event Reporting
9. annel definition in the configuration database Quit push button closes the Add Slot dialog box without saving the changes 5 5 2 Configure Attenuator Channel When you add a new UPC unit the system will automatically configure all 10 atten uator channel slots These attenuator channels are named Attenuator 1 to Attenuator 10 Using the Configure Attenuator command you can rename your attenuator channels to more descriptive names 36 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration You can also decide to move attenuator channel hardware from one slot in the UPC chassis to another If you do that you will also need to change that channel address to a new slot number To do so you will use the Configure Attenuator command To change any given attenuator channel configuration open the Attenuator Slot Selection dialog box highlight the attenuator channel that you want to change and click on the Configure Attenuator push button The Configure Slot dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box has the same layout as the Add Slot dialog box 5 5 3 Delete Attenuator When you add a new UPC unit the system will automatically configure all 10 atten uator channel slots If some of the slots in the UPC chassis are not actually populated with the attenuator channel modules you can remove the associated definitions from the configuration database do so you will use the Delete Attenuator command To delete an attenuator channel o
10. guration Utility program MUPCCfg Depending on the way your system is administered this utility may or may not be accessible from the MACS main GUI To access the Miteq UPC Configuration Utility from your workstation desktop click on Start gt Programs gt MACS fm MACS iP ColorCfg 9 Microsoft Developer Network Gp DemoCfg Fi Microsoft visual C 6 0 gt iP IPGCFg 9 Norton Antivirus Gp m PrintMe Internet Printing gt iP LogCfg 9 Real gt FR MacsEditor m Sealo iP MacsManager w Microsoft Word Fi 56650 651 650 M 52 740 gt MacsMenu Fi Soundmax gt FP Macsud qi GMSGUI 99 startup t MapiCfg E Winzip gt FP Menucfa ah Notepad I Adobe Reader 6 0 i PagerCfg w Internet Explorer FP 10Cfg MSN Explorer iP DSR4520XCfg Prompt 6 Outlook Express iP GMSCFg y Remote Assistance iP GMSGUI SZ Adobe FrameMaker 6 2 Windows Media Player FP Leitch32x32Cfg 8 Windows Messenger t SentryCfg All Programs D 9 Adobe 1 Some network administrators do not want to make configuration utilities accessible to all users In such cases these utilities are installed only on the workstations used by the system administrators Others prefer to make configuration programs accessible from the MACS main user interface The choice is yours and the way you access configuration utilities is a field configurable option Micus Alarm and Control
11. he Miteq UPC Unit Selection dialog box and click on the Delete Unit push button The system will respond with the following query Unit Selection AN Are you sure you want to delete this unit To delete the unit click on the Yes push button To exit without deleting the unit click on the No push button 5 4 4 View Unit To create a text report with the selected UPC unit configuration open the Miteq UPC Unit Selection dialog box highlight the name of the unit you wish to view and click on the View Unit push button The system will create the report and present it using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for keywords cut and paste report contents and so on The following picture illustrates a typical report layout Micus Alarm and Control System 33 Configuration 9 Wavesat SSPA Unit Configuration Notepad File Edit Format View Help Serial port Polling Slot name Slot type Slot ID Point name Point type Point ID High limit Low limit Above text Above severity Above page within text within severity within page Below text Below severity Below page Point name Point type TEST MUPC 421 cOM2 0 RECEIVER A MUPC RECEIVER 1341 RCV A SAMPLE analog input 11327 0 0 WARNING NO WARNING NO WARNING NO RCV A COUNT analog input 5 5 Attenuator Channels When yo
12. icator is shown in red when there is a power supply fault The unit summary status is presented as follows Local Control Remote Control Summary Alarm indicator is shown in amber when the unit is switched to the local control from the equipment front panel indicator is shown in bright green when the unit is switched to the remote control via the computer interface CIF indicates the summary fault condition When summary fault is detected the point is shown in red color Communication Status indicates the present communication status of the selected equip ment unit The flashing red color indicates that the computer is unable to communicate with the equipment Normally this indica tor is shown as dark green Micus Alarm and Control System 9 Monitor and Control Windows The bottom part of the screen shows the status and parameters for the UPC atten uator channels The UPC chassis may be populated with up to 10 attenuator channels numbered from 1 to 10 Each attenuator channel is presented as follows Mode Power Ratio Clear Sky Attenuation Fault MAX indicator shows the attenuator channel operating mode which may be OFF MANUAL or AUTO indicator shows the UPC power ratio The valid range depends on the selected uplink power correction algorithm Please refer to the equipment specific documentation Ref 3 for details indicates the clear sky attenuation Valid range is from 0 2 to 20 dB indica
13. ich UPC unit you want to monitor or control When you select the equipment the following dialog box will pop up on the screen 7 TEST Miteq UPC Monitor and Control Lok Receivers Unit Status Attenuator Channels REFRESH SETUP HISTORY EVENT LOG 8 Micus Alarm and Control System Monitor and Control Windows The UPC equipment has two receivers referred to as receiver A and receiver B In the top left corner the window shows the current status and parameters for each receiver Mode Range Input Signal Fault indicator shows the receiver input mode which may be ACTIVE STANDBY or OFF indicator shows the receiver input voltage range which is either 10 to 0 Volts or O to 10 Volts indicator shows the receiver present input voltage indicators show the prevailing downlink signal strength relative to to the clear sky condition The signal strength is shown as a numerical value and a graph indicator is shown in red when there is a receiver fault The next group of indicators shows the status and parameters for the two power supplies and the summary status of the unit itself Power supply status is shown as follows 20 V 5 V 15V Fault indicator shows the current voltage for the 20 V power line indicator shows the current voltage for the 5 V power line indicator shows the current voltage for the 15 V power line ind
14. ick on the Modify push button The Modify Serial Port command uses the same Serial Port Configuration dialog box as the Add Serial Port command 5 3 3 Delete Serial Port To delete a serial port from the selected service configuration highlight the serial port name in the Serial Port Selection dialog box list and click on the Delete push button If the serial port you want to delete is used by some of your UPC units the following dialog box will pop up Serial Port Selection This port is used by unit TEST You must change unit configuration before deleting the port You will have to assign another serial port to all affected units before the system will allow you to delete this port If there is no unit assigned to this port the port will be deleted 5 4 Miteq UPC Units Before you start using the MACS you have to add your UPC equipment units to the configuration database Once the units are configured you can always use the config uration utility to change their configuration 30 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration You will manage your UPC units configuration using the Units Selection dialog box This dialog box allows you to add modify view or delete UPC equipment To enter the Miteq UPC Unit Selection dialog box highlight your service name in the Miteq UPC Configuration Utility main dialog box and click on the Configure Units push button The dialog box has the following layout M
15. ick on the Add Unit push button in the Miteq UPC Unit Selection dialog box The Add Unit dialog box will pop up on the screen Add Unit Name Address to 95 0 Serial port Polling interval 10 a The dialog box has the following layout Unit name field allows you to type in the name of your UPC unit Address field allows you to enter the unit address Valid range is 64 to 95 Serial port pull down list allows you to select the serial port to which the video switch is connected Polling interval field allows you to specify the time interval used to poll the UPC equipment status Save push button allows you to save the new unit configuration Quit push button allows you to exit the dialog box without adding a new unit To add a new unit to the configuration click on the Save push button To close the dialog box without adding the unit click on the Quit push button 32 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 5 4 2 Configure Unit The Configure Unit dialog box allows you to modify an existing UPC unit configuration To modify unit configuration highlight its name in the Miteq UPC Unit Selection dialog box and click on the Configure Unit push button The layout and operation of the Configure Unit dialog box is the same as the Add Unit dialog box described on the previous pages 5 4 3 Delete Unit To delete a UPC unit from the configuration database highlight its name in t
16. ingle Windows XP service The following pages explain how to add modify delete and view your service configu ration 5 1 1 Add Service When you run the UPC Configuration Utility for the first time the list of existing services will be empty and you will have to add a new service to your system configu ration To add a new service click on the Add Service button in the Miteq UPC Configuration Utility main dialog box and the New Service Configuration dialog box will appear New Service Configuration Service name Computer name Protocol port 0 Text Event Text log path Binary Event Log Binary log path The New Service Configuration dialog box has the following layout 22 Micus Alarm and Control System Service name Computer name Protocol port Text Event Log Text log path Binary Event Log Binary log path Configuration edit box allows you to specify the name of your service This name will appear in all event reports originated by the service The name you select must be the same as the name you speci fied while installing the Miteq UPC Windows XP service The Win dows XP service uses this name upon startup to query its configuration from the database If there is a mismatch in names the service will not find its configuration and therefore will not start properly edit box allows you to specify the name of the computer your ser
17. iteq UPC Unit Selection TEST MUPC Configure Unit Add Unit Delete Unit Configure Attenuators View Unit Exit This dialog box allows you to modify an existing UPC unit configuration to add a new unit to delete an existing unit and to create a text report that contains the configu ration parameters of the selected unit The Miteq UPC Unit Selection dialog box contains a scrollable list box with all presently configured unit names and the following push buttons Configure Unit push button allows you to modify an existing unit configuration Add Unit push button allows you to add a new unit to the configuration database Delete Unit push button allows you to delete an existing unit from the configu ration database Configure Attenuators push button allows you to configure an existing unit attenuator channels View Unit push button allows you to create a text report containing the present configuration of the selected unit Exit push button closes the Miteq UPC Unit Selection dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System 31 Configuration 5 41 Add Unit When you add a new UPC unit to the configuration database the configuration utility will automatically create all required status and control points for that unit It will also add all 10 attenuator channels to the database You can delete unused attenuator channels using the Configure Attenuators command To add a new UPC unit to the configuration database cl
18. l Receiver Setup Receiver Input Mode ACTIVE Set Receiver B Input Mode OFF Set Attenuator Channel Setup Attenuator Channel 3 X Operating Mode AUTO X Set Clear Sky Attenuation 4 Set Attenuation h23 5 Power Ratio oz Se Step Size 03 Set Impedance 0 At the top the Miteg UPC Setup window indicates the present communication status of the selected equipment unit The flashing red color indicates that the computer is unable to communicate with the equipment Normally this indicator is shown as dark green Micus Alarm and Control System 11 Monitor and Control Windows The next section of the window is marked Unit Setup This part of the window contains the following unit parameters Date and Time edit box allows you to view and to change the UPC unit date and time To set UPC date and time enter it into the edit box and click on the associated Set push button Alternatively to synchronize UPC and computer date and time click on the Sync push button Algorithm pull down list allows you to view and to select the uplink power correction algorithm Valid choices are OPEN LOOP CLOSED LOOP and COMPARISON To change the algorithm select the desired option from the list and click on the associated Set push button Sample Time edit box allows you to view and to change the sample time Valid range is from 1 to 10 seconds in 0 1 increments To change the
19. l out Dial out port Modem initialization string edit box allows you to type in the name of the serial port Windows XP standard names are COM1 to COM255 In some cases you may need to use a special naming convention for the serial ports above COM 10 such as COM10 Consult your hardware ven dor manual for details pull down list allows you to select data rate pull down list allows you to select parity pull down list allows you to select the number of stop bits pull down list allows you to select the number of bits per charac ter checkbox allows you to specify whether you will use the selected serial port as a dial out port Miteq UPC equipment does not use dial up lines therefore this check box must be unchecked Modem initialization string edit box allows you to enter a string of options to be used to initial ize the modem before dialing out Since UPC equipment does not use dial up lines this field is grayed out Micus Alarm and Control System 29 Configuration To add a serial port to your service configuration click on the OK push button To close the dialog box without adding a serial port click on the Cancel push button 5 3 2 Modify Serial Port The Modify Serial Port dialog box allows you to modify the configuration of a serial port already configured and assigned to the service To modify serial port configu ration highlight its name in the Serial Port Selection dialog box and cl
20. lete push button Exit push button closes the Event Reporting dialog box When you add a destination to the Selected Recipients list make sure that the corre sponding service is actually running at the specified location on your network If the service is not running the Miteq UPC service will attempt to connect to the destination service on each event report and time out after several seconds This delay will severely impede the overall MACS performance If you decide not to use a particular event report recipient for a period of time make sure to take it off from the Selected Recipients list and to restart your Miteq UPC Windows XP service 5 3 Serial Port Configuration To communicate with the UPC equipment your MACS needs at least one serial port allocated to the Miteq UPC Windows XP service MACS allocates serial ports exclu sively which means that serial ports cannot be shared between programs on your MACS server Depending on the number of units connected to the MACS you may want to use more than one serial port MACS modules do not impose any limitation on the number of serial ports you use up to the operating system imposed maximum To allocate and configure serial ports to be used for the service highlight the service name in the list in the UPC Configuration Utility main dialog box Then click on the Serial Ports push button The Serial Port Selection dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box allows
21. nce Documents 1 Micus Alarm and Control System MACS Installation Procedure Revision 1 9 May 21 2000 Michael Bankovitch 2 Micus Alarm and Control System MACS User s Manual Revision 3 8 September 15 2005 Michael Bankovitch 3 Operation and Maintenance Manual Uplink Power Control Unit DUPCXE REV E December 15 2004 MITEQ Inc Micus Alarm and Control System 3 Reference Documents 4 Micus Alarm and Control System Introduction 3 Introduction This document is a supplement for the Micus Alarm And Control System MACS User s Manual Ref 2 For details on the MACS features and components please refer to the MACS user manual This supplement describes MACS features that specifically support the M TEQ Uplink Power Control UPC Unit referred within this document as UPC The remaining part of this document is structured as follows e Section 4 Monitor and Control Windows presents specific windows that monitor and control the UPC equipment e Section 5 Configuration describes the configuration process specific to the software used to monitor and control the UPC equipment Please note that this supplement does not contain information on the equipment itself For details on the equipment features and how to install and operate it please refer to the MITEQ documentation Ref 3 Micus Alarm and Control System 5 Introduction 6 Micus Alarm and Control System Monitor and Control Windows 4 Monitor and C
22. ontrol Windows This chapter presents in detail monitor and control windows specifically used to control the UPC equipment available through the MACS graphical user interface These equipment specific windows are Miteq UPC Monitor and Control window shows you the overall equipment status and key parame ters for the power supplies receivers and attenuator channels The window also allows you to open equipment specific setup history and event log windows Miteq UPC Setup window allows you to setup UPC configurable parameters Miteq UPC History window shows the receivers input levels for the last 24 hours Miteq UPC Event Log window allows you to download and to view the event log stored in the UPC unit Command Line window allows you to use the low level set of commands available through the equipment specific communication protocol The following pages present all equipment specific windows in more detail Micus Alarm and Control System 7 Monitor and Control Windows 41 Miteq UPC Monitor and Control The Miteq UPC Monitor and Control window allows you to view equipment main parameters and to open other equipment specific windows You can start the UPC Monitor and Control window from the MACS GUI either from the Monitors pull down menu or by clicking the Equipment Specific Monitors push button in the toolbar For details on the equipment specific monitors please refer to Ref 2 In either case you have to select wh
23. or channel to the unit configuration Note that initially all 10 attenuator channels are configured You can add an attenuator channel only after some channels were deleted Delete Attenuator push button allows you to delete an unused attenuator channel from the list Exit push button closes the Attenuator Slot Selection dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System 35 Configuration 5 5 1 Attenuator Channel When you add a new UPC unit the system will automatically configure all 10 atten uator channel slots If some of the slots in the UPC chassis are not actually populated with the attenuator channel hardware you can remove the associated definitions from the configuration database Following that if you add new hardware to a given slot in the UPC chassis you can put back on the corresponding attenuator channel definition To do so you will use the Add Attenuator command To add an attenuator channel slot open the Attenuator Slot Selection dialog box and click on the Add Attenuator push button The following dialog box will pop up on the screen Add Slot Name Address The Aad Slot dialog box consists of the following elements Name edit box allows you to enter up to 15 characters long attenuator channel name Address pull down list allows you select the physical slot within the UPC chassis Attenuator channel slots are numbered from 1 to 10 Save push button saves the new attenuator ch
24. ort and presents the downloaded event log using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for key words cut and paste report contents and so on A typical report layout is depicted in the following picture TEST MUPC Log txt WordPad BAX File view Insert Format Help Dei amp l o 8 TEST Miteq UPC Event Log e 29 events found 2006 02 11 14 33 15 Receiver fault recovery 2006 02 11 14 42 05 5V power supply fault recovery 2006 02 11 14 45 06 15V power supply fault 2006 02 11 15 02 03 20 power supply fault recovery 2006 02 11 16 09 20 Receiver Switched to Off 2006 02 11 16 15 14 Receiver A fault 2006 02 11 16 57 16 Receiver B fault 2006 02 11 17 05 12 15V B power supply fault 2006 02 11 17 38 13 15V B power supply fault recovery 2006 02 11 18 34 14 Receiver fault 2006 02 11 19 16 16 Receiver B fault 2006 02 11 19 19 09 20V B power supply fault recovery 2006 02 11 19 35 12 15V B power supply fault 2006 02 11 19 47 26 Attenuator Channel 8 UPCMAX 2006 02 11 19 50 21 Receiver B Switched to Active 2006 02 11 19 59 TT 5V B power supply fault recovery 2006 02 11 20 16 15 Receiver fault recovery 2006 02 11 20 50 27 Attenuator Channel 1 UPCMAX recovery 2006 02 11 20 57 12 15V B power supply fault 2006 02 11 21 32 27 Attenuator Channel 1 UPCMAX recovery 2006 02 11 21 42 12 15V B
25. otocol Pott 4000 Add Delete YUK 4000 Exit MACS Recipients Computer name Protocol Port is a list of all possible event report recipients known to the selected service You can select your event report recipient from that list or you can enter it manually in the Computer Name and the Protocol Port fields Typically you will configure the service to send its event reports to your event logger edit box allows you to enter the destination computer name When you select your recipient from the MACS Recipients list the Computer Name field is filled in automatically edit box allows you to enter the destination TCP IP protocol port When you select your recipient from the MACS Recipients list the Protocol Port field is filled in automatically Selected Recipients list contains all already configured recipients These are the des Add 26 tinations to which the service will sent event reports Typically the list will contain only your event logger push button allows you to add a new event report recipient to the Selected Recipients list To add a new recipient select it from the MACS Recipients list or enter the computer name and the proto col port manually Then click on the Add push button Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Delete push button allows you to delete an entry from the Selected Recipients list To delete a recipient highlight it in the Selected Recipients list and click the De
26. ou are interested in When you change the selection the window will update other fields to show parameters for the selected channel Operating Mode pull down list allows you to view and to select the attenuator chan nel operating mode Valid modes are MANUAL AUTO and OFF Clear Sky Attenuation edit box allows you to view and to change the clear sky attenua tion for the selected attenuator channel Valid range is from 0 2 to 20 0 dB To change it enter the new value and click on the asso ciated Set push button Power Ratio edit box allows you to view and to change the uplink channel power ratio The acceptable range depends on the selected uplink power control algorithm Please refer to Ref 3 for details To change power ratio enter the new value and click on the associ ated Set push button Step Size edit box allows you to view and to change the maximum step size for the selected attenuator channel Valid range is from 0 2 to 20 0 dB To change it enter the new value and click on the associated Set push button Impedance read only field indicates the operating impedance of the selected attenuator channel To exit the Miteg UPC Setup dialog box use the exit push button in the top right corner marked X 4 3 Miteq UPC History Window The Miteq UPC History window allows you to view the selected unit five minute aver aged downlink signal strength for the last 24 hours To open the Miteq UPC History window start the
27. pen the Attenuator Slot Selection dialog box highlight the attenuator channel that you want to delete and click on the Delete Atten uator push button The system will respond with the following query Attenuator Slot Selection A Are you sure you want to delete this slot To delete the attenuator channel slot click on the Yes push button To exit without deleting the slot click on the No push button Micus Alarm and Control System 37 Configuration 38 Micus Alarm and Control System
28. power supply fault 2006 02 11 21 59 na 420V B power supply fault 2006 02 11 22 06 04 T5V A power supply fault For Help press F1 push button clears the event log in the selected UPC unit read only field shows the actual number of downloaded event log records push button closes the Miteq UPC Event Log window Micus Alarm and Control System Monitor and Control Windows 4 5 Command Line Window The Command Line window allows you to send a single line command to the selected equipment unit and to receive one or more lines in response You can use the same commands available through the Miteq UPC communication protocol For details on the Command Line window itself please refer to Ref 2 When you select the UPC unit the system will lock the selected unit for you You will be the only operator who can operate this unit until you close the Command Line window or until you select another unit To start your conversation with the selected UPC unit type a command into the edit box in the bottom left corner of the dialog box For the valid commands please refer to Ref 3 Do not enter start of packet unit address end of packet and checksum The system will automatically add these for you All you need to enter is a query or a command followed by the required parameter values Once you type your command you can send it by pressing ENTER or by clicking on the Send button A typical conversation wi
29. rvice you are inter ested in and click on the View Service push button The system will create the report and present it using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for keywords cut and paste report contents and so on The following picture illustrates a typical report layout 24 Micus Alarm and Control System 9 Miteq UPC Configuration Notepad File Edit Format View Help Server ID Computer name Protocol port Event reporting DOSITEJ 4448 List of units TEST MUPC 5 2 Event Reporting server name MITEQ UPC Configuration During its operation your Miteq UPC service will generate a number of event reports informing you about changes in the UPC equipment status and about problems encountered while trying to communicate with the equipment units Typically the service is configured to send its event reports to the MACS event logger which in turn forwards these reports to all other recipients To configure your service to send event reports to the event logger highlight the service name in the Miteq UPC Configuration Utility main dialog box and click on the Event Reporting push button The Event Reporting dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box has the following layout Micus Alarm and Control System 25 Configuration Event Reporting MACS Recipients Selected Recipients Computer name Pr
30. th a UPC unit is depicted in the following pic ture T Miteq UPC TEST MUPC Command Line Mode m CONNECTED TO TEST MUPC CLK 2CLKY2006M02D06H19N16S00 2 ALR11020200000000 ATTOA ATTO4M2COU2RO S0T 1005002100 1 4 Send Select Exit Micus Alarm and Control System 17 Monitor and Control Windows When you send your command to the UPC unit the command is displayed in the large scrollable working area of the dialog box When the system gets the response from the unit it displays the response below your command As you continue your dialogue with the equipment the working area of the window will start to scroll You can use the scroll bar on the right side of the window to scroll through the sequence of your commands and responses Note that the length of your conversation with the equipment is ultimately limited by the amount of memory your computer can allocate for the contents of the scrolling window 18 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 5 Configuration Before you start using your MACS you need to configure it for your particular appli cation For configuring MACS standard components please refer to Ref 2 This section describes in detail UPC specific configuration To configure MACS UPC components you have to Configure Miteq UPC Windows XP service e Configure serial ports e Configure UPC units To configure your UPC MACS components use the Miteq UPC Confi
31. tors show the presently applied attenuation as a numerical value and as a graph Both indicators are normally presented in green color If the attenuation reaches the preconfigured UPC MAX level the indicators are shown in amber indicator is shown in red when there is an attenuator channel fault indicator is shown in amber when the UPCMAX attenuation level is reached The bottom section of the dialog box contains the following push buttons REFRESH SETUP HISTORY EVENT LOG push button refreshes the current operational status of the selected equipment push button opens the Miteq UPC Setup window push button opens the Miteq UPC History window push button opens the Miteq UPC Event Log window To exit the Miteq UPC Monitor and Control dialog box use the exit push button in the top right corner marked X Micus Alarm and Control System Monitor and Control Windows 4 2 Miteq UPC Setup Window The Miteq UPC Setup window allows you to view the selected equipment present con figuration parameters To open the Miteq UPC Setup window start the Miteg UPC Monitor and Control win dow from the MACS GUI and click on the SETUP push button The following dialog box will pop up on the screen TEST MUPC Miteq UPC Setup Communication Status do Date and Time 2 6 2006 7 16 00PM _ Set Sync Algorithm CLOSEDLOOP _ Set Sample Time Set Idle Time 03 Set Feedback Attenuator Channel D x Ge
32. u add a new UPC unit to your MACS configuration The system automatically adds to the database a list of all status monitoring and control points for that unit It also adds a list of 10 attenuator channels You can delete unused attenuators from that list and you can rename used attenuator channels to more descriptive names To modify attenuator channels configuration open the Miteq UPC Unit Selection dialog box select a UPC unit and click on the Configure Attenuators push button The following dialog box will pop up on the screen 34 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Attenuator Slot Selection 01 ATTENUATOR 1 02 ATTENUATOR 2 03 ATTENUATOR 3 04 ATTENUATOR 4 Add Attenuator 05 ATTENUATOR 5 06 ATTENUATOR 6 Delete Attenuator 07 ATTENUATOR 7 Delete Attenuator 08 ATTENUATOR 8 09 ATTENUATOR 9 10 ATTENUATOR 10 Exit The Attenuator Slot Selection dialog box shows all used attenuator channel slots in the Miteq UPC chassis As you add or remove attenuator channel modules from the chassis you can change the UPC slot assignment by adding and deleting attenuator channels In addition you can also rename attenuator channels to reflect their actual use The Attenuator Slot Selection dialog box consists of the following elements Configure Attenuator push button allows you to configure an existing attenuator chan nel Add Attenuator push button allows you to add a new attenuat
33. vice will run on This name is used in conjunction with the proto col port by other computers and programs on your network to establish a TCP IP connection with the service edit box allows you to specify the TCP IP protocol port on which the service will listen to service requests from other computers and programs on your TCP IP network checkbox allows you to select whether the service will maintain its own text event log This box is normally unchecked which means that the service will not create and maintain its own set of daily created event log text files Usually the service is configured to report its events to the event edit box allows you to specify the fully qualified path to the folder which will contain the event log text files If you want this service to maintain its own event log you must specify a folder that differs from the event log maintained by the event logger checkbox allows you to select whether the service will maintain its own binary event log This box is normally unchecked which means that the service will not create and maintain its own set of daily created event log binary files edit box allows you to specify the fully qualified path to the folder which will contain the service specific event log binary files For instructions on how to specify the path for the service specific event log please refer to the chapter on Event Logger Configuration in Ref 2 3 For details on the
34. you to add modify and delete serial ports assigned to the selected service The Serial Port Selection dialog box has the following layout 4 MACS background modules are usually implemented as Windows XP services Windows XP services them selves cannot share allocated resources 5 Windows XP supports up to 255 serial ports Micus Alarm and Control System 27 Configuration Serial Port Selection amp COM1 Modify Add Delete Exit push button allows you to modify the configuration of a serial port already allocated to the service Add push button allows you to allocate a new serial port for the ser vice Delete push button allows you to remove the selected serial port from the selected service configuration Exit push button closes the Serial Port Selection dialog box 5 3 1 Serial Port When you start configuring your service the list of serial ports assigned to it will be empty Thus you have to start your configuration process by allocating one or more serial ports to the service configuration To add a serial port click on the Add push button The Serial Port Configuration dialog box will appear 28 Micus Alarm and Control System Data rate Parity Stop bits Character size Dial out port Configuration r Serial Port Configuration Name Data rate 19200 v Parity NONE v Stop bits 1 v Character size 7 v Dia
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