Novra S300 Receiver User Manual
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1. ee 40 ATA TAG M ies 40 AP De lo oc cused teasing 40 5 How to Configure the 5300 Tor TV VIOWIWE vases csczsdaccsssacesanssdadsesucndedepevsdecnss veteseauadudcaasedaseeetedd 41 6 CS SG OTN ssassn ii enn aaa etibsda na da ud MN tasa et sca RRSSAA 43 DY POPC UC NOS mc 45 7 1 Rec iyer CHAPACIETISUCS T 45 7 2 Minimum System Requiterle Ee eoo oniocec sette petiti eie tn antes as Dite dua tamcn pepe tq itedis 47 1 3 S pplh d BHireritus s ceo tide Er E E md Md NEM eee mad 47 APPENDIX Terms Definitions and Tidbits of Information eee 48 Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 3 of 50 z 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 e Text appearing in Courier font indicates characters to be typed in e g type Sne11 indicates that the word Shell must be entered exactly as it appears with the first letter capitalized e Text appearing in Bookman Old Style font indicates a directory path or filename e g c Program Files e 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 scree2. 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 LNB Model and is usually stamped on the Unit or can be found in the LNB Manual Typical Ku Band values include 9 75 10 60 10 75 11 00 and 11 25 GHz 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 415 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 I
3. Audio 682 0x2aa French Teletext 683 0x2ab French Figure 11 Program Information Pane Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 30 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC From the Program Info screen above the following information is provided on the program Program Number 808 Program Type MPEG 2 Video the fact that the program is scrambled and the CA system provider France Telecom and the PID s that are being forwarded in the stream NOTE The S300 will automatically detect if the configured program is scrambled and will automatically try to configure the CAM to descramble it If you are trying to receive an encrypted stream please ensure you have an authorized CAM and smart card installed in the S300 Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 31 of 50 z b nov ra TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 3 1 2 MPE Program Selection The MPE Program Selection tab allows the user to configure the S300 to receive MPE programs To add an MPE program the user enters the Program ID or SID into the PROGRAM ID text box and selects ADD MPE PROGRAM Similarly to remove an MPE program the user selects the program and clicks REMOVE MPE PROGRAM The SHOW ALL checkbox at the bottom of the Programs Selected pane can be used to show just the configured MPE Program entries or to show all the configured entries As was described in Section 4 3 1 1 above detailed information on a given program Program 1010 in this case may
4. b NORMAL packet is forwarded based on the IGMP setting O FORWARD packet is always forwarded e 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 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 25 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 3 Programs This group of buttons enables the operator to receive MPEG audio video programs and or MPEG data PIDs and pass this information onto the S300 LAN 4 3 1 Content Button The CONTENT Screen shown in Figure below enables the operator to perform the following functions Forward a received audio video program to a multicast address Forward an MPE
5. 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 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 11 of 50 z b nov ra TECHNOLOGIES INC Please Enter the Password for the Device lix 5300V52CA device IP 192 168 0 11 MAC 00 06 76 00 00 01 Password pem cancel Figure 4 S300 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 12 of 50 s novra 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 onl
6. 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 horizontally 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 ma
7. Confidential and Proprietary 5 of 50 z nOVra 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 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 Select DVB information streams by Program IDentification number PID and e Map audio video Programs and 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 o
8. Parameters Polarization G Band Tone G High Low Band Tone 22kHz Search Mode C 44 kHz C DVB S DVB 52 Input Stream ID Filter Enable ISI 0 255 o Apply Exit C Both Long Line Compensation OK Cancel Figure 7 Satellite Configuration and LNB Parameters Dialog 1 RF 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 19 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 ModCod 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 o
9. REFRESH button below the Program Guide may be used to manually refresh the Program Guide contents Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 27 of 50 z NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC The left side of the Content Configuration screen is the working area where the received program details may be entered The following provides a brief description of each of the configuration items 1 Program ID Enter the program ID of the program you wish to receive This field can be auto populated by double clicking the program in the Program Guide Destination Use this edit box to enter the multicast IP address and port number TTL Use this edit box to enter the Time to Live TTL for the multicast IP packets The TTL value in the IP header will be replaced with this entry Forward Teletext Selecting this checkbox will forward any Teletex PID s to the multicast stream Audio Forward All Selecting this checkbox will forward all Audio PID s to the multicast stream If this box is not checked then the audio PID s must be manually added to the stream This enables the operator to select which audio stream s are forwarded This feature is particularly useful for situations where multiple audio PID s are included within the stream but only one is needed to be forwarded with the single program transport stream PID Add Use this edit box to manually add Audio PID s to the multicast transport stream Delete PID s Use this edit box to remove Audio PID s fr
10. be displayed by right clicking over the Program and selecting SHOw PROGRAM INFO The Program 1010 information pane is also shown in the figure below Content Configuration px Video Progam Selection MPE Progam Selection MPE PID Selection Raw PID Selection PROGRAMS Gear Masng SSB PROGRAM GUIDE Cer SS Progam 10 Add MPE Program PROGRAMS Poa Pres Gilda TL a lt gt Program Info Program 1010 362 ISO IEC 13818 6 type A MPE PIDs 4112 01010 PCR 8189 x1 fd 4113 51011 ok Deiete M Pogara f Show M Rigt Cick For Bem Menu CA Condtional Access Refresh Guide OK Cancel Hee Figure 12 MPE Program Selection Screen Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 32 of 50 z b n OV ra TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 3 1 3 MPE PID Selection The MPE PID Selection tab allows the user to configure the S300 to receive MPE data PID s To add an MPE data PID the user enters the PID into the PID text box and selects ADD PID Similarly to remove an MPE PID the user selects the program and clicks REMOVE PID The SHOW ALL checkbox at the bottom of the Programs Selected pane can be used to show just the configured MPE PID entries or to show all the configured entries The entry of these MPE PID s 4133 and 4097 in the Program list does not show any color highlighting because the receiver does not have any information regarding the assignment of these PID s to a program Video Prog
11. data program Forward an MPE data PID Forward the full transport stream to a single multicast address B 9 m 5 Forward a raw MPEG PID s to a multicast address All of these 5 functions may be performed by selecting the Content Button to bring up the Content screen This screen shown below consists of 4 tabs along the top one for MPEG programs one for MPE programs one for MPE PID s and one for Raw MPEG PID s Each of these tabs is described in more detail in the sections below The Content Configuration Screen uses the same basic layout for all 4 tabs The screen is broken up into 3 separate panels including 1 On the left side of the screen is the panel used to enter the configuration information for each program or PID 2 The middle part of the screen Programs is used to display the configured programs or PID s and On the right side of the screen is a Program Guide that is used to display a listing of all the programs that are available to be received by the S300 The contents of the Program Guide are parsed by the S300 from the received Transport Stream SI tables This listing shows the user the list of programs that are available to be selected The Program Guide provides a color coded program listing based on information received from the Service Description Table STD Red highlighted streams indicate the program content is encrypted while green highlighted streams indicate the program content is in the clear not encry
12. 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 Digital Video Broadcasting DVB is a set of standards that define digital broadcasting using satellite cable and terrestrial infrastructures Forward Error Correction FEC is a system of error control for data transmission where the receiving device can detect and correct certain errors This is the device that receives the focuses signals 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 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 The Internet Protocol IP is a network communication protocol used on Ethernet networks and the Internet The 32 bit computer address defined by the Internet Protocol It is usually represented in dotted decimal notation Example 192 168 111 112 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 tha
13. to delete all multicast programs The middle pane of the Content Configuration screen shows a summary of the programs that have been configured The checkbox at the bottom of the pane allows the user to show just all the configured programs and PID s or just the ones pertaining to tabbed selection type in this case Video Programs Again color coding is used to help the operator understand the status of the streams being received by the S300 A green highlighted program indicates that the program is received and that it is in the clear not scrambled A yellow highlighted program indicates that the following program information is missing from the program stream e There is no Program Information or e There is no PMT or e There is no Data PCR Teletex Audio or Video PID s A red highlighted program indicates that the program is being received by the S300 and that it is scrambled NOTE The receiver determines a program is scrambled by periodically looking at the scrambled bit in the received program MPEG packet header It is therefore possible that this scrambled indication may occasionally toggle green even when the program is encrypted Finally if status of the program is unknown then no highlighting is applied the program listing For example when a raw PID or an MPEG PID is added to the Program list it is displayed with no shading since the receiver does not know if it is part of a program or not This can be seen in S
14. P 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 client s interest in the stream For proper operation all components of your network should support IGMP Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 8 of 50 z nOVra 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 7 2 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 9 of 50 z b nov ra 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 192 168 0 12 00 06 76 00 00 02 192 168 0 11 00 06 76 00 00 01 Managed Li
15. PID s 100 1000 1020 in the Program list does not show any color highlighting because the receiver does not have any information regarding the assignment of these PID s to a program Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 34 of 50 z NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC Video Program Selection MPE Program Selection MPE PID Selection Raw PID Selecton Forward Ertire Sream F Renee NULL Owmn p mf Choose up to 8 PiDs to send to this destination oe e e Figure 14 Raw MPEG PID Selection Screen Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 35 of 50 z NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 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 15 File Drop Down Menu Save Configuration Allows the user to save the S300 configuration settings to an XML file 2 Load Configuration without network settings Allows the user to load the S300 configuration settings from an XML file The network settings of the receiver will not be updated using this command 3 Load Configuration with network settin
16. Select File Open Network Stream b Click on the UDP RTP radio button and enter the multicast address and port you specified above in the appropriate areas Select OK c VLC will then start playing the television programming Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 4 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 42 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC 6 Troubleshooting This section can help you resolve most of the common 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 f you are using a hub make sure there is only one unit connected 2 I connected my unit and it was auto detected Every time try to configure the device I get an error Message What could be wrong Make sure the IP address assigned to t
17. be used if the ISI stream value is set on the incoming DVB S2 stream and if the ISI value is know You may have to contact your uplink provider for assistance For DVB S operation the ISI input 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 ISI Filter box will be ignored by the receiver 9 Apply By pressing this button the updates are sent to the receiver 10 Exit Exits back to the main screen Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 22 of 50 s novra TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 2 IP Data 4 2 1 IP Re Mapping 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 Ability to map single multicast IP address to a destination multicast IP address Ability to map multiple multicast IP addresses to a single destination multicast IP address Ability to use a subnet mask to map a range of multicast IP address to a single destination multicast IP Ability to turn the multicast mapping table on or off without losing the table contents Abi
18. c to a non local address 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 Command Port This is the UDP port that is used by the S300 status messages Apply By pressing this button the updates are sent to the receiver Exit Exits back to the main screen 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 see 7 below and input the following fields Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 18 of 50 ZA novra TECHNOLOGIES INC Satellite Frequency Calc RF Freq 12298 MHz L D Freq 11200 MHz LBand Freq 1098 MHz LNB Parameters x me Symbol Rate Automatic or 30 Msps Gold Code MODCOD 3 4 8PSK LNB Power On L O Frequency 11200 Mhz LNB Voltages C 11 15 Volt Polarity Switch 1318 Volt Polarity Switch C 21 Volt Fixed WARNING Choosing the wrong voltage option may damage your LNB Please check your LNB specifications LNB
19. d must be restarted to continue configuring the S300 d If you geta CODE DOWNLOAD FAILED timeout error ensure your have changed your IP addresses per the note above Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 37 of 50 z b novis TECHNOLOGIES INC Code Download Firmware v3 10 Application Firmware 5300 52 V1R3M18 CAM Controller Part ID 4293984050 CAM Bootloader v1 55 CAM Firmware CAM VBR4 cam Receiver Ready CODE FILE Commit Device is ready for code download Figure 17 S300 Firmware Download Screen Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 38 of 50 z b nov ra 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 Receivers Network Configuration Satellite Configuration CAM Configuration IP Data Configuration IP Re Mapping A V Content Configuration PAT Configuration Reboot Minimize to tray Figure 18 Drop Down Menu Control Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 39 of 50 z b nov ra TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 7 Help Drop Down The Help drop down menu provides access to the Help menu and the About menu Contents About 5300 Management Console Figure 19 Help Drop Down Menu 4 7 1 Help The Help menu is not currently available 4 7 2 About An example of the About menu is shown be
20. e 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 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 24 of 50 z 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 addresses that are mapped to the new destination IP address TTL Setting the Time To Live TTL 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 NORULE rule entry is not applied to the packet
21. ections 4 3 1 3 and 4 3 1 4 below The program summary for a given program shown in the Programs Selected pane may be expanded by clicking on the sign in the program hierarchy For the example shown above we can see that program 308 is configured to IP address 233 10 10 8 5000 Only 1 audio PID is forwarded with the stream that being PID 682 Any associated Teletex PID s are forwarded with the multicast transport stream The S300 will pass this program to the LAN as a Single Program Transport Stream and therefore will re generate the PAT and PMT to reference only this program All other programs i e the ones not included in the stream will not be included in the PAT PMT Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 29 of 50 z NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC The user may extract detailed information on a particular program after the program has been successfully configured and applied to the S300 By right clicking over the selected program and selecting SHOW PROGRAM INFO see below Video Program Selection MPE Program Selection MPE PID Selection Raw PID Selection PROGRAMS Gear Missing Scrambled Progam ID Bo me IV Forward Teletext Show Program Info id Delete T Forward Al Figure 10 Show Program Info The following information status pane is then provided Program 308 0x134 MPEG 2 Video CA System France Telecom PIDs PMT 680 0x2a8 PCR 681 0x2a9 Video 681 0x29
22. equency 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 The Media Access Control MAC address is the unique hardware 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 Mega bits per second Million bits per second 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 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 satel
23. erating 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 been 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 S300 Receiver Software CD e Novra S300 Receiver User Manual Soft Copy on CD Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 47 of 50 s novra TECHNOLOGIES INC APPENDIX Terms Definitions and Other Tidbits of Information Crossover Cable Coax Cable DVB FEC Feed Horn Geostationary Orbit IP IP Address L Band LNA LNB Version 2 02 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 Looks like this um The coaxial cable is most commonly used for Cable TV feeds inside a house or apartment This form
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25. gs 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 CAUTION Setting the IP address of the S300 to a non routable address or an address not on the same subnet as the S300 Console PC may make the S300 unreachable from the S300 Console PC 4 Change Password Allows the user to change the S300 Console program password Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 36 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC Password Change 9 x New Password wem limit 8 chars Type Again ins Seen Figure 16 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 To change the S300 firmware please refer to the Figure below a Select CODE FILE and browse to the S300 code update binary file i The firmware update function is ONLY applicable for S300 DSP firmware files and the S300 CAM controller firmware files ii The DSP file will be a binary file eg S300VS2 V1R3M18 bin iii The CAM controller firmware file will have a cam suffix eg CAM_V6R4 cam The CAM controller firmware upgrade is only applicable to the S300CA receivers b Select COMMIT c 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 an
26. he 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 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 I have created a mapping rule but the packets don t seem to be mapped only see the original IP packets when I sniff the LAN Make sure you have enabled the Mapping table Make sure your mapping action rule is NORMAL or FORWARD Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 43 of 50 z NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 6 have created a mapping rule but the packets don t seem to be mapped don t see either the Original IP packets or the New IP packets w
27. hen sniff the LAN Make sure your mapping action rule is NORMAL or FORWARD f 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 Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 44 of 50 z OVra 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 nput Signal Level 70 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 0 26143 Sequences LNB Power and Control LNB Supply Vo
28. lite 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 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 Internet address of the destination 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 Version 2 02 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 Confidential and Proprietary 49 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC Polarization Linear Horizontal Vertical RAM RF Frequency
29. lity to turn a single multicast mapping table entry off No Rule without losing the entry from the table Ability to use IGMP filtering to enable or disable sending of mapped multicast packets and 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 23 of 50 z e NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC V Enable Mapping Sag ur u m Aim 3 j 226 0 0 101 225 0 0 101 255 255 255 255 No Rule m 226 0 0 102 225 0 0 102 255 255 255 255 Normal Original IP 226 0 0 103 22500103 225 0 0 102 255 255 255 255 Normal 226 0 0 104 225 0 0 104 255 255 255 255 Forward NewIP 225 0 0 102 226 0 0 105 225 0 0 105 255 255 255 255 Forward 226 0 0 107 225 0 0 107 255 255 255 255 Normal Mask 255 255 255 255 226 0 0 108 225 0 0 108 255 255 255 255 Normal 226 0 0 109 225 0 0 109 255 255 255 255 Discard 226 0 0 110 227 0 0 110 255 255 255 255 Normal 226 0 0 106 225 0 0 106 255 255 255 255 A Noma gt 280 010 225 0 0 100 255 255 255 255 om Tl 22600115 2250 0 115 255 255 255 252 Normal Add New Rule Normal Normal cOcococcococoococdococ Delete All Apply Exit Figure 8 IP Re mapping Referring to the Figure above the left hand side of the screen enables you to configur
30. low It provides Novra contact information and the receiver hardware and software version numbers 2 e nov s TECHNOLOGIES INC 900 330 St Mary Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba Canada R3C 325 Telephone 204 989 4724 http www novra com Management Console Release 6 3 0 0 Communication Library version 3 42 Copyright C 2012 Novra Technologies Inc Receiver Novra S300V52CA Receiver DSP firmware version 1 4 0 FPGA firmware version 2 0 CAM firmware version 6 7 Communication protocol version 1 5 Condition Access Module Type Common Interface All rights reserved The copyright for the computer program s contained herein are the property of Novra Technologies Inc No part of the computer program s contained herein may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without direct written permission from Novra Technologies Inc or in accordance with the terms and conditions stipulated in the agreement contract under which the programs have been supplied Close Figure 20 About Screen Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 40 of 50 z 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 Also it should be pointed out that the S300 provides an Ethernet output not a video output It therefore cannot be connected directly to your TV You can however pass the Ethernet signal to an MPEG o
31. ltage 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 12 second if traffic is flowing Ethernet Link green and Transmit yellow Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 45 of 50 z NOVA 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 46 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC 7 2 Minimum System Requirements Your computer must operate with any one of the following op
32. n e g BUTTON indicates a button that must be clicked 1 2 Applicable Models This manual is applicable to the following Novra Receiver models e Novra S300 Enhanced DVB S DVB S2 satellite data receiver capable of receiving IP data e Novra S300V Enhanced DVB S DVB S2 satellite data receiver capable of receiving IP data and MPEG Video data e Novra S300CA Same functionality as the S300V 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 4 of 50 z nOVra 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 2 02
33. n menus as well as the configuration buttons NOTE When editing field lists such as Programs Selects list 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 LAN or Network interface and the Satellite or L Band interface the CAM interface is not required for S300 operation 4 1 1 Network Button The network settings of the S300 may be modified by selecting the NETWORK Button and changing the appropriate fields as shown below Network Receiver Obtain an IP Address Automatically Receiver IP Address 168 0 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 0 12 Command Port 2048 Enable IGMP Filtering Apply Exit Figure 6 Network Configuration Dialog Box Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 17 of 50 s novra TECHNOLOGIES INC Obtain an IP Address Automatically This checkbox will force the S300 to use DHCP to automatically obtain its IP address Receiver IP This is the IP address that is statically assigned to the receiver 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 Default Gateway This is the IP address of the router that the receiver should use whenever it wants to send traffi
34. nal Parameters Signal Qualty Canier Freq 1088 MHz 3 kHz Uncorectables 9 Symbol Rate 23 933000 Msps LDPC BER 0 000e 000 MODCOD 3 48PSK Camier to Noise 28 8 dB Ethemet DVB E Total Ethemet Packets Sent 722341 DVB Packets Accepted 5037236 Total Ethemet Packets Received 1910 MPE Packets Processed Ethermet Receive Errors 0 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 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 and the Help screen 2 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 i 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 Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 14 of 50 s novra TECHNOLOGIES INC Version 2 02 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 PROGRAMS button group Content and PAT provides standard and advanced features enabling the operator to receive MPEG transpo
35. ny 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 to a theoretical maximum of 8190 packet streams identified by their individual PIDs Subnet Symbol Rate Transponder Viterbi Version 2 02 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 pw1 netcom com chip f Viterbi html http hissa nis
36. om the multicast transport stream Clear List Select this button to clear the Audio PID list SI Table forwarding Use the SI Table forwarding checkboxes to select which SI table PID s are o oN gt forwarded with the multicast transport stream a SDT Use this checkbox to include the Service Description Table PID 0x0011 in the multicast transport stream b NIT Use this checkbox to include the Network Information Table PID 0x0010 in the multicast transport stream c TDT Use this checkbox to include the Time and Date Table PID 0x0014 in the multicast transport stream d CAT Use this checkbox to include the Conditional Access Table PID 0x0001 in the multicast transport stream e Full PMT Use this checkbox to pass the received PMT PID in the multicast transport stream In this case the S300 will not regenerate the PMT but will instead pass the full received PMT f Remove CA Descriptors Use this checkbox to remove the CA Descriptors from the multicast transport stream 10 Add video Program After configuring your multicast program select this button to apply the configuration to the S300 11 Modify Video Program After making changes to your multicast program select this button to update the selected button 12 Delete Video Program Select this button to delete your selected multicast program Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 28 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC 13 Delete All Programs Select this button
37. peration 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 contents 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 20 of 50 i novra TECHNOLOGIES INC 6 LNB Parameters Click this button to bring up the LNB Parameters screen It is 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 1 1 15 VOLT POLARITY SWITCH 13 18 VOLT POLARITY SWITCH or 21 VOLT FIXED 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 inc
38. pted NOTE To properly play out an encrypted red program requires an S300CA receiver with an appropriate Conditional Access Module CAM and an authorized smart card NOTE For the Program Guide to display the available programs the S300 must be locked to a Satellite transponder refer to 4 1 2 Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 26 of 50 z nOVIa TECHNOLOGIES INC Pogami0 X6 Mdeo Program 306 x132 Destination 233 10 10 10 5000 Destination 233 10 10 10 5000 me Audo PIDs Selected TV Forward Teletext Auc Forward At 652 296 Destination 233 10 10 85000 amp Ado PIDs Selected RAW PID 682 Oc2aa Teletest On amp Senece infomation Tables PMT Sel Audo Figure 9 Content Configuration Screen 4 3 1 1 Video Program Selection Selecting the VIDEO PROGRAM SELECTION tab will bring up the screen shown above in Figure The purpose of this screen is to enable the operator to configure the S300 to receive an MPEG Video program and assign it to a multicast IP address so that it can be forwarded onto the receiver LAN The process to do this is quite simple enter the program ID and the multicast IP address port and select APPLY The video selection screen is split into three sections The right most screen displays the Program Guide which is parsed out from the Transport Stream SI tables by the S300 Occasionally it takes a few seconds for this part of the screen to be updated The
39. r 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 6 of 50 z NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 3 Getting Started 3 1 Typical S300 Installation Received R F Signal S300S2VCA directly controls powers the CAM Slot LNB Optional E Sa Received I F TS Signal Banas gt gt gt z Da and LNB Cat 5 Installation Crossover 7 Disk Cable g 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 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 CAUTION Nothing should be inserted between the S300 and the satellite dish except for a f voltage generated by the S300 Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 7 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC 3 2 What Information do I Need Basic Configuration
40. ram Selection MPE Progam Selection MPE PID Selection Fam PID Selection PROGRAMS eof mapo MPE PID 4113 c1011 MPE PID 4097 1001 Figure 13 MPE PID Selection Screen Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 33 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 3 1 4 Raw PID Selection The Raw PID Selection Tab enables the receiver to be configured to pass raw MPEG PID s to a multicast IP address or to pass the full received Transport Stream to a single multicast IP address The following describes the configuration items for this tab Destination Use this edit box to enter the multicast IP address and port number PID Add Use this edit box to manually add Raw PID s to the multicast transport stream Delete PID s Use this edit box to remove Raw PID s from the multicast transport stream Clear List Select this button to clear the Raw PID list OY 4 ON S Add Raw Program After configuring your Raw PID s select this button to apply the configuration to the S300 6 Modify Raw Program After making changes to your Raw PID s select this button to update the selected PID s 7 Delete Raw Program Select this button to delete your selected Raw PID s 8 Delete All Programs Select this button to delete all Raw PID s The SHOW ALL checkbox at the bottom of the Programs Selected pane can be used to show just the configured Raw PID entries or to show all the configured entries The entry of these RAW
41. rease 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 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 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 21 of 50 z NOVA 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 This command should only
42. rt stream packets and pass these packets to Multicast IP addresses on the LAN If the PAT 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 Porgrams function is used to configure the to S300 and re distribute video programs The Program function may not be available on your receiver model 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 S300 will blink at a Ve second interval if data is being processed and forwarded by the S300 CA Module Turns yellow
43. s the receiver Viterbi Bit Error Rate BER of the input stream This number is a measure of the signal quality x 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 xi C N Provides the receive signal Carrier to Noise ratio C N Minimize To the system Tray Close Close the S300 Console Traffic Counters The S300 provides a number of traffic counters that are useful in determining the health and operation of the receiver i Total Ethernet Packets Sent This counter accumulates the total number of packets being sent from the Ethernet port on the receiver ii Total Ethernet packets received The number of Ethernet packets that the S300 received on the Ethernet interface ii Ethernet Receive Errors The number of errors that occurred during the reception of Ethernet packets iv DVB Packets Accepted The number of DVB packets that the receiver accepted and processed v MPE Packets Processed The number MPE data packets processed by the S300 NOTE The counters will keep accumulating as long as the window is open You can use the RESET buttons to rest the counters Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 16 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC 4 Configuring the S300 This chapter discusses how to configure the S300 It covers both the drop dow
44. st ey b IP Name optional Add Delete Delete All Click a header to sort double click a receiver to open a connection Exit Figure 2 Discover Devices You can now select the device you wish to configure by double clicking on the receiver model type in the Devices Discovered listing Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 10 of 50 z b nov ra TECHNOLOGIES INC 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 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 0 xxx where xxx is not equal to 11 Network configuration Error E Device Open Failed The IP address of the device you are trying to configure might not be accessible from your computer The IP address of the receiver is 192 168 0 11 Please make sure the IP address of your PC is on the same subnet Then run this application again OK Figure 3 Change IP Address Screen 3 Note If there is an S300 receiver accessible on your network but not on your local LAN you can still
45. t 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 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 converted to lower frequencies by this unit 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 Confidential and Proprietary 48 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC LNBF LO MAC Address Mbps MBps Msps Packet PID specifications that came with the LNB or use the model number and brand name to search the Internet 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 The Local Oscillator LO is a circuit that creates a tone of a very specific fr
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47. ver 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 This can be changed back after Novra receiver is configured Refer to Section 4 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 Select the Content screen and click the VIDEO PROGRAM SELECTION tab Use the Program Guide to determine which program you wish to receive Note it may be necessary to click the REFRESH button on the bottom of the Program Guide to update the guide i Enter the Program ID of the program you wish to receive and your multicast IP address port number ii If necessary configure your Audio PID s SI tables and Teletex PID refer to Section 4 3 1 1 iii Click ADD VIDEO PROGRAM to add your program and select APPLY to configure the S300 with the program The S300 should now be sending this program via its LAN port to the multicast address specified NOTE To receive scrambled programs you will need an S300CA with the appropriate Conditional Access Module CAM and an authorized smart card 2 Toset up VLC Media player to render the stream perform the following a
48. when the S300CA detects a valid CAM in the PCMCIA 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 LNB Turns green when the LNB is turned on and is gray when the LNB is turned off The LNB status LED will also turn red if there is a DC short present on the RF connector input Confidential and Proprietary 15 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC v Signal Strength Provides a graphic indication of the signal power at the input of the receiver vi Carr Freq Provides the I F carrier frequency in Mhz and the difference between the desired IF frequency and the tuned value vii Sym Rate Provides the receiver symbol rate vii ModCod Coding 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 i LDPC BER BER Depending on the mode of operation DVB S vs DVB S2 this status value will change as follows 1 LDPC BER DVB S2 Provides a count of the Low Density Parity Check LDPC Bit Error Rate BER This number is a measure of the input signal quality 2 BER DVB S indicate
49. y a few differences between DVB S mode and DVB S2 mode The examples below were taken in DVB S2 mode Figure 5 shows a typical Main Screen setting 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 The console is receiving status from the S300 Status LED is green The receiver is locked Signal LED is green to a 30 Msps signal with a C N of 28 7 dB The LNB DC voltage is turned off LNB LED is grey The S300 is receiving and processing valid DVB data Data LED is green The input signal strength is good at 29 dBm The S300 is demodulating a DVB S2 signal with a modulation of 8SK and a coding rate of 3 4 At the present the received signal quality is good with a LDPC BER of 0 0E0 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 Version 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 13 of 50 z NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC 5300VS2CA Management Console V6 3 0 0 2a File Control Video Wizard Help Interfaces IP Data Programs IP AE gt Network Satelite IP Remap Content Selected Device S300VS2CA gt IP 192 1680 11 MAC 00 06 76 00 00 01 Signal Strength Q Statu Q Signal Data QCAModue QQLNB DVBS2 Sig
50. z b n OV 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 1 of 50 z nOVra TECHNOLOGIES INC Novra 8300 DVB S2 Satellite Data Receiver User Manual Subject to change without notification Document version 2 02 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 2012 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 2 02 Confidential and Proprietary 2 of 50 z NOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC INDEX Page MEE Eoo Do PPP E 4 1 1 TER CON VEHMONE eisegi eoria aisea e i a ar E E E E E EES EEE EE E 4 1 2 Applhcable Models c 4 1 3 Model Naming Convention esesseeesese
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