RS232 Bridge Firmware User's Manual
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1. continued from previous page Selected Value Description enabled All Transport Stream data received on the TS Input is passed through the RS232 brige to the TS Output Data from RS232 Insertion is multiplexed into the Transport Stream 4 Verbose Status Report When controlling the RS232 Bridge via the RS232 serial port as described in section 2 you can get a verbose status report from the RS232 Bridge by choosing option 1 Show Status in the main menu The meanings of the different lines in the verbose status reports are explained in the sections below 4 1 Product Version Information RS232 Bridge CPU V16 7 FPGA 050 This line gives you information about the product RS232 Bridge the CPU and the FPGA software versions t This line may be missing for older software versions In that case please look at the bootup messages for software version information 4 2 Global Status Current Status running This line gives you information about the current global status of the RS232 Bridge The status message shown here is the same as shown on the frontpanel display Detailed information on the possible status messages and their meaning can be found in section 5 4 3 Tuner Status IN MB86A15 tuner locked This status line tells you about the status of the TS input port that is set to tuner and the status of the connected tuner module NIM It is shown only if the TS input port is set to tuner The type of the detected tun2. 3 4 16 Program PMT PID PMT PID Set the DVB PID used to transmit the PMT for the encoded service Valid values are between 0x0020 and 0x1FFE The PMT PID must be a unique PID that is not used for video audio or anything else If you plan to multiplex multiple streams make sure that the PMT PID is unique in the whole multiplex 3 4 17 Program ID Set the service ID transmitted in the PAT PMT NIT and SDT 3 4 18 Program Provider Program Prov Set the service provider name transmitted in the SDT 3 4 19 Program Name Set the service name transmitted in the SDT 3 4 20 LCN mode Determines if a Logical Channel Number for this service is sent in the NIT Selected Value Description disabled No Logical Channel Number is signalled for the service visible The Logical Channel Number is signalled as visible channel hidden The Logical Channel Number is signalled as hidden command 3 4 21 LCN number Set the Logical Channel Number that is sent in the NIT for this channel t This menu item is only shown if LCN mode is set to visible or hidden 3 5 Tuner Settings Basics The Tuner Settings submenu is available when the TS input is configured to Tuner mode see 3 1 1 and a compatible NIM network interface module is attached to the TS input port The RS232 Bridge will automatically detect the tuner type and display the corresponding settings s3 s maintecn SR Systems 3 5 1 Frequency All
3. Single Channel The audio is encoded as single mono channel 3 4 12 Audio Samplerate Samplerate Configures the sample rate for analog audio input Possible values are 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 3 4 13 Audio Bitrate Bitrate Configures the bitrate that the encoder uses for audio encoding More bitrate results in better audio guality Possible values depend on the selected Audio Mode see 3 4 11 Possible values for Stereo Joint Stereo and Dual Channel 64 96 112 128 160 192 224 and 256 kBit s CD quality is reached at approx 224 kBit s Possible values for Single Channel 32 48 56 64 80 96 112 128 160 and 192 kBit s CD quality is reached at approx 160 kBit s 3 4 14 Program Video PID Video PID Set the DVB PID used to transmit the video data Valid values are between 0x0020 and 0x1FFE The video PID must be unique make sure that it is not used for anything else e g audio PMT etc If you plan to multiplex multiple streams make sure that the video PID is unique among all other PIDs in the resulting multiplex 3 4 15 Program Audio PID Audio PID Set the DVB PID used to transmit the audio data Valid values are between 0x0020 and OX1FFE The audio PID must be unique make sure that it is not used for anything else e g video PMT etc If you plan to multiplex multiple streams make sure that the audio PID is unique among all other PIDs in the resulting multiplex sibs maintecn SR Systems
4. 8 3 8 1 Frequency 16 34 Encoder Settings 9 3 8 2 Symbolrate 16 3 4 1 System Bitrate 9 3 83 Constellation 16 34 2 Video Input ice eau es 9 3 9 Serial Bridge Settings 16 34 3 Video Format 9 30 1 Baudrate ooa 16 3 4 4 Video Resolution Resolution 10 3 9 2 Injection a aa aa 16 3 4 5 Video GOP Mode GOP Mode 10 303 Extraction 17 3 46 VifeeoAGC Be 10 3 9 4 Injection PID aa 17 3 4 7 Video Gain aa aa 11 3 9 5 Extraction PID 17 3 4 8 Audio Input Audio 11 3 9 6 Passthrough 17 3 4 9 Audio Channel 11 3 4 10 Audio Volume 11 4 Verbose Status Report 18 3 4 11 Audio Mode 12 4 1 Product Version Information 18 maintecn SR Systems 4 2 Global Status _ 18 46 PSI Status aaa 20 4 3 TunerStatuis 18 5 Status Codes 20 4 4 Encoder Status 19 45 MiniMod Status 20 6 MiniMod Remote Control 21 maintecn SR Systems 2010 05 17 12 26 The information in this manual was compiled with care and to our best knowledge nevertheless there are probably some errors left in this document We do not take legal or any other responsibility for the correctness of any information We are happy to receive your feedback If you found an error or think that something should be explaine
5. This line shows the status of the RS232 Bridge s built in table generator Status Display Description PSI Generator The RS232 Bridge s PSI Generator was disabled The RS232 Bridge will not disabled generate any PSI or SI tables Basic PSI Generator The RS232 Bridge s Basic PSI Generator is active The RS232 Bridge will gen active erate PAT SDT NIT and PMTs for the connected MPEG 2 encoders Custom PSI Filter The RS232 Bridge s Extended PSI Generator is active and a custom tableset active and or PID filter was uploaded and is now active Custom PSI Filter incompatible The custom tableset PID filter you have uploaded is incompatible with this RS232 Bridge s firmware Please use the latest version of the maintech Mux Configurator see http www maintech de en support information to gener ate the mbn File and update the RS232 Bridge firmware to the latest version Custom PSI Filter empty The RS232 Bridge s Extended PSI Generator is active but no custom tableset and or PID filter was uploaded Use the maintech Mux Configurator to set up a custom table set and or PID filter Export this configuration as a mbn file and upload this file to the RS232 Bridge Custom PSI Filter error 5 Status Codes The RS232 Bridge s Extended PSI Generator is active and an error occured while executing the custom table set or filter program Please ask for support Possible status codes that are reported
6. For information about the different cable types see the maintech cable guide http www maintech de ANCAB 2
7. by the RS232 Bridge on its frontpanel gt http www maintech de UGMOD 90 maintecn SR Systems GmbH Status Display Description The RS232 Bridge firmware is booting and initializing the hardware This state is reported only for a short time during powerup The RS232 Bridge is uploading firmware to an MPEG encoder connected to a TS input port This state is reported for a short time during powerup and after changing the TS input mode to MPEG Encoder Loading the FPGA failed This status probably indicates a hardware failure Please ask for support The TS input mode of the TS input port is set to encoder but a MPEG encoder was not detected or an error occurred while starting the encoder Please make sure that your encoder is connected properly or try a different encoder if you suspect a hardware problem The TS input mode of the TS input port is set to tuner but a tuner was not detected or an error occurred while configuring the tuner Please make sure that your tuner is connected properly or try a different tuner if you suspect a hardware problem The TS input mode is set to tuner a tuner was detected but is not locked to a signal Check if your tuner settings are correct and make sure that the tuner gets a good signal The RS232 Bridge is working The RS232 Bridge is in an unknown state This indicates a severe hardware or software error Power cycle your RS2
8. file via XModem 4 See http www maintech de en support information for the MuxConfigurator maintecn SR Systems 3 4 Encoder Settings The Encoder submenu is shown if the TS input port is configured to Encoder see 3 1 1 3 4 1 System Bitrate Set the encoder s system bit rate audio video and tables to the given value The modulator does not check if your configured system bitrate fits into the bandwidth provided by the configured modulation settings The user has to make sure that the system bitrate is at least 3 below the modulation bitrate Please enter a bitrate value based on 188 byte packets in kBit s with possible values between 1000 kBit s and 20000 kBit s If the given value is too low the encoding process will stop at the first buffer overflow 3 4 2 Video Input This selects the used hardware input for the video signal IF Selected Value Description disabled Do not encode a video signal The stream will be announced as radio service CVBS Encode signal from the encoder s CVBS input YC Encode signal from the encoder s Y C S Video input YCbCr Encode YCbCr signal from the encoder s external video connector Pin 10 is Y pin 12 is Cb Pin 14 is Cr RGB Encode RGB video signal from the encoder s external video connector Pin 10 is green pin 12 is blue pin 14 is red SCART Encode RGBS RGB with external sync video signal from the encoder s external video connector Pin 8 is
9. in kSym s Valid values are in the range between 1000 kSym s and 7000 ksym s 3 8 3 Constellation Set the reception constellation for the DVB C tuner Possible values are QAM16 QAM32 QAM64 QAM128 and QAM256 3 9 Serial Bridge Settings The RS232 Bridge is capable of bridging serial data from a GPS device for example over a DVB stream This feature consists of two mechanisms Injection and Extraction Injection means the encapsulation of RS232 data which the RS232 Bridge receives on the serial port into TS packets and sending those packets on the TS output port Extraction means reading TS packets with a specific PID from the TS input port and transmitting their contents to the TS input port When combining both mechanisms you can build a system that transmits serial data along with video and audio services You could even build a bidirectional serial bridge system 3 9 1 Baudrate This setting configures the baud rate that is used for transmitting and receiving on the serial port Possible values are 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 3 9 2 Injection Selected Value Description continued on next page 6s maintecn SR Systems continued from previous page Selected Value Description disabled Serial Injection is disabled enabled 3 9 3 Extraction Selected Value The RS232 Bridge reads data from the serial port and embeds this data into the transport s
10. sync pin 10 is green pin 12 is blue pin 14 is red SDI Encode signal from the attachable SDI input board YCbCr RGB and SCART are only available if a newer encoder board with TVP video decoder chip is connected Older encoders with SAA video decoder only support CVBS and Y C See the SR Systems MPEG encoder datasheet for information about the external video connector http download sr systems de Desc MPEG Encoder V4_Desc en_075dpi pdf 3 4 3 Video Format The Video Format menu item configures the encoder to the format that is used on the input signal tS The Video Format configuration is not available when SDI is selected on an encoder with a new SDI input extension board The SDI extension board will autodetect the video format in that case maintecn SR Systems GmbH Selected Value Description PAL Standard PAL television signal PAL 60 The video signal is interpreted as PAL 60 PAL with 60 Hz and 525 lines PAL M 60 The video signal is interpreted as PAL M PAL with 60 Hz and 525 lines PAL N The video signal is interpreted as PAL 60 PAL with 60 Hz and 525 lines NTSC The video signal is interpreted as NTSC NTSC 4 43 NTSC with color carrier at 4 43 MHz SECAM The video signal is interpreted as SECAM t PAL 60 PAL M PAL N and NTSC 4 43 are only available if a newer encoder with T VP video decoder is connected Older encoders with SAA video decoder only support PAL NTSC and SECAM 3 4 4 Video Resol
11. 32 Bridge and if the problem persists ask for support 6 MiniMod Remote Control The RS232 Bridge is capable of controlling a MiniMod connected to the RS232 Bridge s TS output port This means that you are able to control all MiniMod modulation settings from the RS232 Bridge s RS232 serial port or display keypad To make the MiniMod Remote Control feature work you need to perform the following steps 1 Make sure that MiniMod and RS232 Bridge are connected with a Type 1 1X or 2 cable We recommend using a Type 2 cable A Type 3 cable will not work 2 Make sure that the MiniMod s TS input port is configured to raw TS The settings for clock direction and clock edge do not matter they will be set to the right values automatically 3 Make sure that your MiniMod has at least Firmware Version 54 40 and your RS232 Bridge has at least Firmware Version 16 6 Contact us if your hardware has older firmware When everything worked well the menu item Output Settings in the RS232 Bridge main menu will be replaced by MiniMod Settings You will also see a MiniMod status line in the RS232 Bridge s verbose status report All settings you change in the MiniMod Settings menu are stored on the MiniMod immediately So if you disconnect RS232 Bridge and MiniMod the MiniMod will remember those settings If you connect a different MiniMod to the RS232 Bridge you need to check those settings as the RS232 Bridge will always load them from the MiniMod
12. NIM modules need a frequency to tune onto The frequency is given in kHz and refers to the center of the channel See the specific sections for DVB T S and C for the allowed ranges 3 5 2 PSI Tables This menu item configures if the PSI Tables PIDs below 0x20 are forwarded to the TS output port or blocked at the tuner input port Selected Value Description pass All PIDs from the tuner will be passed to the TS output port block Only PIDs with values of 0x20 or above are passed to the TS output port PSI tables which are on the PIDs below 0x20 are blocked 3 6 Tuner Settings DVB T These menu items are displayed when a DVB T NIM is attached to the RS232 Bridge t FEC constellation setting and guard interval are automatically detected from the TPS bits embedded into the carrier Only frequency and bandwidth need to be set to receive a signal 3 6 1 Frequency Set the reception frequency for the DVB T tuner in kHz Valid values are between 145000 kHz and 858000 kHz The DVB T frequency refers to the center of the channel independently of the bandwidth 3 6 2 Bandwidth Set the reception bandwidth for the DVB T tuner in MHz Valid values are between 1 MHz and 8 MHz 3 7 Tuner Settings DVB S These menu items are displayed when a DVB S NIM is attached to the RS232 Bridge 14 maintecn SR Systems 3 7 1 Frequency Set the reception frequency for the DVB S tuner in kHz Valid values are betwe
13. ain menu item controls the video gain if the automatic gain control is disabled Possible values are from 0 to 300 where 148 is the default value 3 4 8 Audio Input Audio This menu item decides if audio is encoded and transmitted For video only mode set this to disabled Selected Value Description disabled No audio data is encoded and transmitted analog Audio is encoded from the encoder s analog inputs SDI Audio is extracted and encoded from the attached SDI input port 3 4 9 Audio Channel This menu item selects the audio channels for de embedding from SDI It is only available when a SDI input module with support for embedded audio is attached to the TS input port Possible values are 1 12 1 34 2 12 2 34 3 12 3 34 4 12 and 4 34 3 4 10 Audio Volume The Audio Volume menu item lets the user attenuate the received SDI audio signal before encoding It is only available when a SDI input module with support for embedded audio is attached to the TS input port Possible values are in the range of 0 dB to 60 dB si maintecn SR Systems 3 4 11 Audio Mode Configures the audio channel mode for the encoded audio data Selected Value Description Stereo The audio from the left and right input is encoded as stereo signal Joint Stereo Stereo encoding with better guality but less stereo channel separation Dual Channel The signal from the left and right input is encoded as two separate mono channels
14. alue Description automatic The TS output clock direction is set automatically according to the Input Mode e Transparent TS clock at the TS output is driven by the RS232 Bridge and passed from the TS input port Reverse Trans TS clock is expected at the TS output port and driven to the TS input port e Tuner TS clock from the tuner is passed to the TS output port e Encoder TS clock for the encoder is generated on TS input port and passed to the TS output port too ext clock The TS clock is not driven on TS output the RS232 bridge expects to receive the TS clock on TS output int clock The TS clock is driven on TS output and is the same clock signal as on TS input 3 2 MiniMod Settings The MiniMod Settings submenu is only visible if a MiniMod was detected at the TS output port All modulation settings of the MiniMod can be controlled from the RS232 Bridge via this menu Please see MiniMod Remote Control in section 6 on page 21 for instructions on how to connect MiniMod and RS232 Bridge For the configuration of the MiniMod see the MiniMod User s Guide tS You need to have at least firmware Version 16 6 on your RS232 Bridge to make the MiniMod remote control work Please ask us for a firmware update if necessary 3 3 PSI Settings The RS232 Bridge has a built in PSI table generator which generates ETSI EN 300 468 compliant PSI and SI tables for the connected MPEG encoders or in extended mode for an arbitra
15. ation Port All configuration options that are available on the frontpanel can also be modified via the RS232 interface on the RS232 Bridge PCB Please refer to the RS232 Bridge hardware datasheet for the pinout Do not confuse the RS232 port for data input output with the RS232 port for configuration 2 1 Establishing a Connection The RS232 interface can be used with standard terminal software e g HyperTerminal included with some versions of the Windows operating system Putty or any other VT100 compatible terminal software Set your PC serial port to 115200 Baud eight bits per character no parity one stopbit 115k2 8N1 and disable any flow control When powering up your RS232 Bridge you should see a boot message similar to this example RS2232 Bridge Firmware V16 7 c 2008 2010 maintech GmbH FPGA Bus OK FPGA firmware v050 successfully uploaded 1 RS232 Bridge hardware datasheet http www maintech de DSRSB Download Putty at http www chiark greenend org uk sgtatham putty download html maintecn SR Systems 2 2 Changing Settings After the boot process is complete the RS232 Bridge displays its main menu which also can be re displayed by pressing in the terminal software RS232 Bridge Mainmenu 1 show status 2 Input Settings 3 PSI Settings 4 Serial Bridge gt The contents of the main menu depend on the connected transport stream source and other settings a tuner will need other settin
16. d in greater detail don t hesitate to contact us This document is protected by copyright law All trademarks are owned by their respective owners maintech GmbH Phone 49 931 40 70 6 90 Otto Hahn StraBe 15 Fax 49 931 40 70 6 53 D 97204 Hochberg Web http www maintech de Germany EMail docu maintech de maintecn SR Systems 0 Definition The SR Systems RS232 Bridge allows to embed and dembed an RS232 data stream in an MPEG Transport Stream The firmware provided by maintech allows the control of other SR Systems components like NIMs ASI in out and the MiniMod 1 Frontpanel The RS232 Bridge can be controlled via an optional LCD keypad unit connected to the frontpanel connector The frontpanel consists of a LC Display several LEDs and buttons eeoeeoo OROP D Figure 1 Frontpanel display and button arrangement e Power LED e not used not used e FPGA Status LED e not used not used do Enter and exit the menu abort data entries Edit the current menu item and commit the changes N Browse menu categories change character while editing an item 6 Browse menu items within a category move cursor while editing an item Switch display backlight on and off e not used 1 1 Status Screen Under normal conditions the frontpanel display shows the RS232 Bridge status screen On this screen the first line shows the product name The second line shows the current status co
17. de See the RS232Bridge Status Codes in section 5 on page 20 for a list of possible messages and their meaning Figure 2 RS232 Bridge status screen without and with error message maintecn SR Systems GmbH 1 2 Configuration Menu Whenever you see the status screen on the frontpanel display pushing the button enters the configuration menu The menu items are grouped in various categories To select a category use the and buttons The and buttons will browse the items within the selected category Use the and buttons again to select a different category See RS232 Bridge Menu Structure in section 3 on page 6 for a list of all available categories and menu items Press the button to edit the menu item currently displayed Press the button to exit the menu and return to the status screen Figure 3 Category and menu item selection After selecting an item for editing with the button the value can be changed with the and buttons If the item does not represent a distinct set of options but a number or a text string the and buttons move the cursor and and change the character under the cursor Use the button to save the changes and press the button to revert the modifications and return to the item selection Figure 4 Editing an item with distinct options and a string item 2 Controlling the RS232 Bridge via the RS232 Configur
18. en 950000 kHz and 2150000 kHz tS The RS232 Bridge does not account for the LOF of an LNB that you might use If you use an LNB to receive the DVB S signal you need to calculate the IF and set the frequency to that value 3 7 2 Symbolrate Set the reception symbol rate for the DVB S tuner in kSym s Valid values are in the range between 1000 kSym s and 45000 ksym s 3 7 3 LNC Power Selected Value Description Off The DVB S tuner does not supply power to the HF input 13V The DVB S tuner supplies 13V to the HF input 18V The DVB S tuner supplies 18V to the HF input t The supply of 13 or 18V to the HF input works only if you have connected an additional 24V power supply to your DVB S tuner The NIM does not contain a step up regulator 3 7 4 LNC 22kHz Tone Selected Value Description Off The DVB S tuner does not apply 22kHz to the LNC power supply On The DVB S tuner applies 22kHz signal tone to the LNC power supply tS The 22kHz tone works only if you have connected an additional 24V power supply to your DVB S tuner and if you have selected 13V or 18V as LNC power 3 8 Tuner Settings DVB C These menu items are displayed when a DVB C NIM is attached to the RS232 Bridge 15 maintecn SR Systems 3 8 1 Frequency Set the reception frequency for the DVB C tuner in kHz Valid values are between 47000 kHz and 866000 kHz 3 8 2 Symbolrate Set the reception symbol rate for the DVB C tuner
19. er is displayed in square brackets 18 maintecn GmbH Status Display SR Systems Description MB86A15 DVB S A Fujitsu MB86A15 DVB S tuner SR Systems DVB S NIM has been detected Tuner settings for DVB S are shown in the Tuner Settings menu STV0297 DVB C A ST Microelectronics STV0297 DVB C tuner SR Systems DVB C NIM has been detected Tuner settings for DVB C are shown in the Tuner Settings menu NXT6000 DVB T A NextWave NXT6000 DVB T tuner SR Systems DVB T NIM has been de tected Tuner settings for DVB T are shown in the Tuner Settings menu DIB3000 DVB T A single DibCom DIB3000 DVB T tuner SR Systems DVB T NIM has been detected Tuner settings for DVB T are shown in the Tuner Settings menu 2x DIB3000 Status Display A DibCom DIB3000 dual diversity DVB T tuner SR Systems DVB T diversity NIM has been detected Tuner settings for DVB T are shown in the Tuner Settings menu Description tuner not found No tuner module was detected Check the cable connecting the RS232 Bridge and the tuner module tuner error tuner not locked A tuner module was detected but a fatal error occured while controlling the tuner module The RS232 Bridge continues trying to reinitialize the tuner Check the cable connections and if the problem persists ask for support A tuner module was detected and configured but it could not lock to a signal The RS232 Bridge contin
20. gs than the MPEG2 encoder A menu option is selected by entering its number followed by pressing i 3 Menu Structure 3 1 Input 3 1 1 Input Mode Input Mode This menu item tells the RS232 Bridge what kind of device is connected to the TS transport stream input connector The TS Input always latches data at the rising clock edge Selected Value Description Transparent The R 232 Bridge will take TS data and clock from the TS input port and forward the data after embedding deembedding RS232 data to the TS output port TS Clock is passed from the TS input to the TS output Reverse Trans The RS232 Bridge will take TS data from the TS input port and forward the data after embedding deembedding RS232 data to the TS output port TS Clock is passed from the TS output to the TS input Tuner The RS232 Bridge will configure and control an SR Systems tuner module NIM Sup ported tuner modules are e DVB S tuner e STVO297 DVB C tuner e DiBcom 3000 DVB T tuner diversity or single e NXT6000 DVB T tuner The RS232 Bridge automatically detects the connected tuner type continued on next page maintecn SR Systems continued from previous page Selected Value Description Encoder The RS232 Bridge will configure and control an SR Systems MPEG2 encoder module connected to the TS input port 3 1 2 Output Mode Output Mode This menu item allows to change the way the TS output works Selected V
21. maintecn SR Systems RS232 Bridge Firmware User s Manual Contents 0 Definition 4 3 4 12 Audio Samplerate Samplerate 12 3 4 13 Audio Bitrate Bitrate 12 1 Frontpanel 4 3 4 14 Program Video PID Video PID 12 1 1 Status Screen Ee 4 3 4 15 Program Audio PID Audio PID 12 1 2 Configuration Menu 5 3 4 16 Program PMT PID PMT PID 13 3 4 17 Program ID 13 2 Controlling the RS232 Bridge via the RS232 3 4 18 Program Provider Program Prov 13 Configuration Port 5 3 4 19 Program Name 13 2 1 Establishing a Connection 5 34 20 LCN mode 13 2 2 Changing Settings 6 3 4 21 LCN number 13 35 Tuner Settings Basics 13 3 Menu Structure 6 3 5 1 Frequency 14 31 Input ee ee eee 6 352 PSI Tables 14 3 1 1 Input Mode Input Mode 6 3 6 Tuner Settings DVB T 14 3 1 2 Output Mode Output Mode 7 3 6 1 Frequency 14 3 2 MiniMod Settings 7 362 Bandwidth 14 3 33 PSI Settings 22 05 EER IE RR RE N 7 3 7 Tuner Settings DVB S 14 3 3 1 PSI Table Generator PSI Tables 8 3 7 1 Frequency 15 3 3 2 StreeamID 8 3 72 Symbolrate 15 3 333 Network ID 8 373 LNC Power an 15 3 3 4 Repetition 8 3 7 4 LNC 22kHz Tone 15 3 3 5 Network Name 8 3 8 Tuner Settings DVB C 15 3 3 6 Upload PSI tables
22. ry number of external services 3 http www maintech de UGMOD maintecn SR Systems The configuration for the extended mode is created with the help of our maintech Mux Configurator and uploaded to the multiplexer via XModem 3 3 1 PSI Table Generator PSI Tables Selected Value Description disabled The table generator in the RS232 Bridge is disabled simple The simple table generator which generates tables for the encoder directly connected to the RS232 Bridge is enabled extended The extended table generator which is configured with the help of the maintech Mux Configurator is enabled 3 3 2 Stream ID Set the transport stream ID that is transmitted in PAT NIT and SDT for the encoded services 3 3 3 Network ID Set the network ID that is transmitted in the NIT for the encoded services 3 3 4 Repetition Set the PSI table repetition time in ms Valid values are between 25 ms and 500 ms Setting the repetition rate to 250 ms results in the transmission of the complete set of PSI tables 4 times per second 3 3 5 Network Name Set the network name that is transmitted in the NIT for the encoded services 3 3 6 Upload PSI tables tS This menu item is only available if the extended table generator is enabled It is also only accessible via the serial port Select this menu item to upload a binary configuration file generated by the maintech MUX configurator After selection you need to upload the
23. tream using packets with the PID configured under Injection PID Packets with that PID coming from the input port are not blocked This means that serial data coming from the input port on this PID gets mixed with the inserted serial data This might lead to unexpected behaviour Description disabled Serial Extraction is disabled enabled 3 9 4 Injection PID The RS232 Bridge receives TS packets with the PID configured under Extraction PID from the port configured under Extraction Port The contents of those packets are output on the serial port and the TS packets are also forwarded to the output A second RS232 Bridge or RS232 extractor could extract the same data or the data could be forwarded to another receiver This menu item configures the PID used for RS232 injection if enabled Choose a PID that is unique in your system do not mix audio video or other PIDs with serial data PIDs 3 9 5 Extraction PID This menu item configures the PID used for RS232 extraction if enabled Choose the same PID you used as Injection PID on the device where the RS232 gets injected 3 9 6 Passthrough This menu item configures if Transport Stream data other than RS232 data is passed through the RS232 bridge Selected Value disabled Description No Transport Stream data is passed through the RS232 bridge other than the TS packets generated by the RS232 Insertion continued on next page 17 maintecn SR Systems
24. ues trying to retune to the signal Check frequency and modulation settings in the Tuner Settings Menu tuner locked A tuner module was detected configured and locked to a signal 4 4 Encoder Status IN encoder running This status line tells you about the status of the TS input port that is set to Encoder and the status of the connected MPEG 2 encoder module It is shown only if the TS input port is set to Encoder Description The MPEG 2 encoder on the TS Input Port could not be booted This could happen if there is no encoder connected if there is a problem with the cable between encoder and RS232 Bridge or if the encoder is defective Status Display encoder error BOOT The MPEG 2 encoder on the TS input port was started but an error occured during configuration The abbreviations in the round brackets indicate what part of counfiguration failed Possible values are VID AUD BR and PID encoder error continued on next page 10 maintecn SR Systems GmbH continued from previous page Status Display Description encoder running 4 5 MiniMod Status MiniMod ON AIR The MPEG 2 encoder on the TS input port is running This status line shows the global status of the MiniMod connected to the RS232 Bridge s TS output port See the MiniMod Firmware Manual for a list of possible status messages and their descriptions 4 6 PSI Status Basic PSI Generator Active
25. ution Resolution Selected Value Description D1 The video image is encoded with full resolution 720x576 HD1 The video image is encoded with half resolution 360x576 CIF The video image is encoded with quarter resolution 360x288 3 4 5 Video GOP Mode GOP Mode The GOP Mode menu item defines how the encoder uses different frame types while encoding the video stream Selected Value Description Each GOP consists only of frames IP The encoder uses one frame and then only P frames inside a GOP For a GOP size of ten the resulting GOP will look like this IPPPPPPPPP IBP The encoder uses an I frame at the beginning of the GOP and encodes the rest in B and P frames For a GOP size of ten the resulting GOP will look like this IBPBPBPBPB IBBP The encoder uses an I frame at the beginning of each GOP and encodes the rest in B and 3 4 6 Video AGC P frames For a GOP size of ten the resulting GOP will look like this IBBPBBPBBP The Video AGC menu item controls the automatic gain control of the video input 10 maintecn SR Systems Selected Value Description disabled The video gain is set manually using the Video Gain setting enabled The automatic gain control of the video input is active tS The video AGC and video gain settings are not available for older encoders with SAA video ADC If the input is set to SDI the video AGC is also not available 3 4 7 Video Gain The Video G
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