AMC300 Remote Monitoring and Control for Desktop

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1 AMC300 Remote Monitoring and Control for Desktop Operation & Maintenance Manual IM Rev J IM REV. J

2 Revision Revision Descriptions Date A New Release (James Loke) B C D E F G H Revision to add support for ALB 128 xxx-vo. Step size for Attenuation setting of ALB 128 xxx-vo is 0.1 dbm. (Zhang Jun) Revision to add two combo boxes for Redundancy Mode selections. (Zhang Jun) Revision to add Rev.B Redundancy system protocol option and Integrated BUC options. (Zhang Jun) Revision to add firmware upgrade function, firmware information display. (Zhang Jun) Revision to increase BUC and SSPA part number and serial number length, add RCU information window (Zhang Jun) Revision to add option to monitor the TX and RX RCU system together (Haider) Revision to change driver model numbers(zhang Jun) I Revision to correct some type errors (Zhang Jun) J Update Company s new logo, address and template ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All Information contained in this Manual are the property of ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd. The Manual in whole or in part, may not be duplicated or reproduced without the written permission of ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd. The Manual is intended to be used as a guide only and may be revised, modified or altered at any time by ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte. Ltd. ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensors Systems) Pte Ltd shall not be liable to users of the Manual nor to any other person, firm, company or other body for any loss, direct, indirect or consequential, in contract or in tort or for any negligent mis-statement or omission contained herein, by reason of, arising from or in relation to any such user, other person, company or body relying or acting upon or purporting to rely or act upon any matter contained in this Manual. If you have any enquiry or require any technical assistance or training, please contact our Customer Service Centre via: ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte. Ltd. 29 New Industrial Road. ST Electronics Paya Lebar Building Singapore Hotline : Fax : balamurugan@stee.stengg.com Website: IM REV.J

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY V CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INFORMATION INTRODUCTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS & PERIPHERALS... 1 CHAPTER 2: STAND ALONE MODE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION SOFTWARE INSTALLATION CABLE CONNECTION & PIN CONFIGURATIONS PC RS-232 Port Direct Connection to Device PC USB Port Indirect Connection to Device through RS-485 Converter RS485 M&C Cable RCU (P/N: ): 8-pin Female Circular to Female DB ODUs (P/N: ): 8-pin Male Circular to Female DB IDUs (P/N: ): Male DB-9 to Female DB SOFTWARE OPERATION Software Execution Monitor Screen Transmit Path IF Frequency Login Changing Parameters of the device Communication Setting Device Setting Firmware Read and Upgrade Redundancy Mode History Setting Commands Transmit and Receive Frequency Attenuation Setting Device ID Setting SSPA On / Off Control Customizing Booster s RF Threshold Alarm Enable Auto Polling, Send LED and Receive LED Establish and Refresh Buttons Logout Quitting the Program 18 CHAPTER 3 REDUNDANCY MODE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION CABLE CONNECTION AND PIN CONFIGURATIONS USB to RS485 Converter RS485 M&C Cable SYSTEM SET-UP ACTIVATING REDUNDANCY OPTION CONFIGURING THE RCU SET-UP INITIALIZING ADDRESS CONTROL AND MONITOR PANEL Auto Switching Mode Manual Switching Mode In Tx/Rx Mode In Tx Alone Mode In Rx Alone Mode CONNECT, REFRESH & AUTO POLLING IM REV.J

4 3.8. CONFIGURING AND INDIVIDUAL ODU IN REDUNDANCY MODE RCU MODE SELECTIONS RCU Internal and External Modes Transmitter and Receiver Modes Rev. B Protocol selection RCU INFORMATION APPENDIX A... 1 A.1 STAND ALONE WITHOUT BOOSTER MODEL AAAXXXXXXX (NO M&C)... 1 A.2 STAND ALONE WITH BOOSTER MODEL AAAXXXXXXX M, AAAXXXXXXX MO OR AAAXXXXXXX SM... 2 A.3 REDUNDANCY WITH AND WITHOUT BOOSTER... 4 A.4 MONITORING TX AND RX REDUNDANCY-CONTROLLER-UNIT... 6 IM REV.J

5 Glossary Abbreviation Attn BUC C-BUC D/C LO Freq Global Address KU-BUC LNB ODU RCU SSPA SSPA Transmit Switch U/C LO Device ID or Unit ID Win Description Attenuation Block Up Converter Available for two different frequencies: Ku-band (Ku-BUC) and C-band (C-BUC) ALB180xxxx C-band Block Up Converter Down-Converter Local Oscillator Frequency An address that will be responded by any ODU, disregarding its assigned address. For Ku-SPT, FC-SPT, EC-SPT, BUC, AUC28 and OHT, the global address is 000. ALB128xxxx Ku-band Block Up Converter Low Noise Block Converter Out Door Unit Could be RCU, Ku-SPT, C-SPT, FC-SPT, EC-SPT, C- BUC, Ku-BUC, AUC28 and OHT Redundancy Control Unit Solid State Power Amplifier or Booster The On and Off show whether the user has switch on or off the SSPA Up-Converter Local Oscillator Specific ID (or address) assigned to ODU. ODU will only respond to commands that address to its address or Global Address. Windows Operating Systems IM REV.J V

6 CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Introduction The AMC300 software is developed to monitor the following products: Table 1-1: STEE-SatComS Product List Model Number Product Type Description ALBX8/90AXXX C-BUC Low Cost C-band Block Up Converter ALBX8/90BXXX C-BUC Low Cost C-band Block Up Converter ALBX8/90CXXX C-BUC Low Cost C-band Block Up Converter ALBX8/90FXXX C-BUC Low Cost C-band Block Up Converter ALBX8/90xxCx C-BUC Low Cost C-band Block Up Converter ALBX2X0XXX Ku-BUC Low Cost Ku-band Block Up Converter ALBX2X2XXX Ku-BUC Low Cost Ku-band Block Up Converter ALBX2X3XXX Ku-BUC Low Cost Ku-band Block Up Converter ALBX2X5XXX Ku-BUC Low Cost Ku-band Block Up Converter ALBX2XXXCX Ku-BUC Ku-band Block Up Converter ALBX2XXXCV-VO Ku-BUC Low Cost Ku-band Block Up Converter AAAXXXXX- M/SM/RM/S/MO SSPA Booster with M&C system AAA M * SSPA Booster with M&C system The software is capable to monitor and control a Stand Alone Operation (simple transceiver) or a Redundancy Operation (i.e hot standby system). It can also be configured for Asymmetric systems (for model numbers ending with -A ) depending on the model of the transceiver. Note: AAA M is using external attenuation and thus the attenuation box will not appear when this model is selected even with a BUC model selected. 1.2 System Requirements & Peripherals The PC requirements needed for the operation of this software are as follows: Windows 9x / Win2000 / Win XP Operating System At least 8 MB of hard disk space 1 GB of RAM An M&C interface cable for the link between an equipment and a computer IM REV.J 1 1

7 CHAPTER 2: STAND ALONE MODE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Software Installation Insert Installation Disk for the AMC Software into the CD-ROM drive. Click the file having the name, Setup.exe. Press Enter to start the installation program. Kindly follow the instructions upon running the setup.exe application. 2.2 Cable Connection & Pin Configurations PC RS-232 Port Direct Connection to Device For product models ALB180 (C-BUC) and ALB128 (Ku-BUC) that support RS- 232 connection to PC, please use the specific M&C cable coming with the device to connect the device to PC. For the above BUC models, refer to Figure 2-1A and Table 2.1 for RS232 pinout configuration; for RS232 pin-out configuration; for IDU, refer to Table 2.2. Figure 2-1A: Connection and Pin Configurations for RS232 Application IM REV.J 2 1

8 Table 2.1: RS-232 M&C cable pin signal assignment for ODU devices except C- SPT No Male Circular Female DB-9 Signal description 1 Pin E Pin 3 Rx reception 2 Pin F Pin 2 Tx transmission 3 Pin B Pin 5 Ground PC USB Port Indirect Connection to Device through RS-485 Converter Product models for boosters AAAXXXXXXX-M/MO do not support direct RS- 232 connection to PC. It uses RS-485 for M&C communication. All STEE- SatComS products support RS485 communication. When the product is communicating on RS-485, a USB to RS485 adapter is needed to connect product to PC, as shown in Figure 2-1B. PC PC USB Port USB/RS485 converter P/N: Male DB-9 Female DB-9 RS485 M&C cable Device Figure 2-1B: Connection between device and PC through USB/RS-485 converter RS485 M&C Cable Table 2-2: Part Number for RS485 M&C cable in Figure 2-1B Product Type RS-485 cable Connectors on the end of RS485 cable RCU/C-SPT pin female circular to female DB-9 ODUs pin male circular to female DB-9 IDUs Male DB-9 to female DB RCU (P/N: ): 8-pin Female Circular to Female DB-9 Table 2-3: Pin Signal Assignment for each cable No Female Circular Female DB-9 Signal description 1 Pin E 2 Data+ 2 Pin F 1 Data- 3 Pin B 5 Ground IM REV.J 2 2

9 ODUs (P/N: ): 8-pin Male Circular to Female DB-9 Table 2-4: 8-pin Male Circular to Female No Male Circular Female DB-9 Signal description 1 Pin E 2 Data+ 2 Pin F 1 Data- 3 Pin B 5 Ground IDUs (P/N: ): Male DB-9 to Female DB-9 Table 2-5: Male DB-9 to Female DB-9 No Male DB-9 Female DB-9 Signal description Data Data Ground 2.3 Software Operation Software Execution Upon installation of the AMC300 software, an icon labelled AMC300 (Win) will be added to Programs on the start-up menu. To start using the M&C software, either click on the icon or the option in the start-up menu. In the event when the icon is not created automatically, probably due to some setting on the PC, creating a short cut manually and moving it to the desktop will similarly do have this icon created Monitor Screen The M&C programs for all equipment (Ku-BUC, C-BUC) share a similar monitor screen depicting the block diagrams of the devices (Figure 2-2 shows C-Band BUC screen) The difference between the programs is that certain parameters are not applicable for some models. This will be explained in details in subsequent sections. Referring to Figure 2-2, the Transmit Path is formed by the Up-Converter Local Oscillator (U/C LO), Up-Converter Block (U/C) and SSPA Block. IM REV.J 2 3

10 Transmit Path Figure 2-2: Monitor Screen The Transmit Path consists of the Up-Converter Local Oscillator (U/C LO), Up-Converter Block and SSPA Block. Green colour indicates that the U/C LO and Up-Converter Block are working properly. Red colour indicates that the respective components are in failure. The SSPA Block has an extra yellow colour indicating the SSPA transmission is off. Any failure of the above components (U/C LO, Up-Converter and SSPA) can cause the Transceiver not able to transmit. The Transmit Path colour indication will then turn to red. Above the Up-Converter Block, the Transmit Attenuation Level (labelled Attn ) is displayed beside their respective labels. The Transmit Frequency (MHz) is displayed below the Up-Converter Block towards the left corner. Note: For configurations that do not have attenuation function, Attn is not displayed. SSPA ON / OFF is displayed above the SSPA Block (labelled RF Out ). User IM REV.J 2 4

11 selection for transmit on is indicated by ON in the text box and transmit off is indicated by OFF. The actual status of the power amplifier (SSPA / booster) is indicated by the colour of the symbol: - Green = transmit on and good condition - Yellow = user switched off transmission - Red = transmission off and alarm IF Frequency The IF Frequency is displayed at the middle left portion of the display screen. No Model IF Frequency Range 1 ALB180Axxx-K 950 ~ 1525 MHz 2 ALB180Bxxx-K 1100 ~ 1400 MHz 3 ALB180Cxxx-K 1150 ~ 1450 MHz 4 ALB180Fxxx-K 950 ~ 1825 MHz 5 ALB1282xxx 950 ~ 1700 MHz 6 ALB1280xxx 950 ~ 1450 MHz Login To switch to the Control Mode, click Login option located at the top of the screen along the control panel. A Login Box will appear, as shown in Figure 2-3. The default password is test. The menu item Login will be changed to Logout, menu item Setup will enable menu item Configuration. Enter the password in the Password Field and you will enter the Control Mode. Although both the Monitor Screen and the Control Screen look almost identical, you will notice that the control buttons such as Attn, RF Out and the Set ID can now be selected to allow changes to the parameter values. IM REV.J 2 5

12 2.3.4 Changing Parameters of the device Figure 2-3: Logging In If the changes on the parameters are successfully done, a status box will appear showing Command confirmed. If the status box does not appear within 5 seconds after the setting of the parameter, repeat the changes. User needs to log in to be allowed to change any parameter. To change a parameter, click on the button of the parameter (e.g.: Attn) and a drop down button will appear next to the text box. Click on the dropdown button to open the dropdown list. Drag through the scroll bar until the desired setting appears. Select the desired setting to execute it Communication Setting! CAUTION The PC will not be able to communicate with the ODU unless the communication port is set correctly. To modify communication settings, click on the Communication tab under the Setup Configuration menu. Selecting the Communication tab will display IM REV.J 2 6

13 the current settings for the baud rate (shown in Figure 2-4). To change the settings, click on the dropdown button and choose from the dropdown list. Click OK to confirm the new settings. A message box will appear to confirm your selection. If booster with M&C is used or if more than one equipment is to be controlled by the M&C program (e.g. Redundancy Operation), an RS- 485 converter must be used and Device Mode must set to RS-485 for the extra conversion delay needed. Important! If a RS232/485 converter is being used, choose the device mode RS-485. This will ensure the minimum delay requirement of RS Device Setting Figure 2-4: Changing the PC COM Port and Data Rates The Device tab is the third option available on the configure screen. This option allows you to choose the model of equipment that you want to monitor. The Driver Model allows you to select the transceiver to be controlled. The equivalent product name (Ku-BUC, C-BUC) will be displayed next to the model. Figure 2-5 shows how to select the Driver Model under the Standalone Operation. IM REV.J 2 7

14 Figure 2-5: Selecting the Driver Model under Stand-alone Operation Figure 2-6 shows the extra LNB option for BUC with Redundancy enabled. The model of booster you want to control (if applicable) can be selected under Booster Model. Booster models with part number ending with -M or -SM are with M&C feature. Note: For booster with M&C option to operate properly with transceiver, RS485 connection must be used. Figure 2-6: Selecting the Driver Model on Redundancy Operation Booster Model allows you to select the desired model among the various Booster models, as shown in Figure 2-7. The Device ID is selected from a dropdown list ranging from 0 to 25. The M&C program uses this Device ID to broadcast its command. Only models with this Device ID will response to the command. If a system has only one Driver and no booster (with M&C option), this setting can be 000, since it is the only device on the M&C communication link. IM REV.J 2 8

15 Important! Address 000 is a global address for Booster (with M&C), Ku-BUC and C-BUC devices. All units will respond to this address regardless of their assigned address. Figure 2-7: Selecting the Models In case you are using M&C program with the ODU for the first time or you are not sure of the Device ID of the ODU, set the Device ID to 000. If you have more than one device connected to the M&C link (besides RCU), you will need to use RS485 interface to communicate with all the devices. Each of the devices will need to have a unique address. By default, addresses 9xx is reserved for controller while 8xx is reserved for booster (where xx = 00 ~ 99). For redundancy operation, the Device ID of units A and B are defaulted to 001 and 002 for Ku-BUC and C-BUC, 801 and 802 for booster with M&C option. These addresses cannot be changed by you (refer to Figure 2-8). IM REV.J 2 9

16 2.3.7 Firmware Read and Upgrade Figure Figure The Firmware tab is the 4 th option available on the configure screen. This option allows you to read, write or erase the firmware inside the MCU of the devices through any RS232 serial interface provided by us. The setup procedure is as following: 1. Select the device for which the firmware upgrade is being performed. Please check with customer support to find if the model is supported for firmware upgrade. 2. Select the serial port of your PC that is connected to the device 3. Right click on the baud rate area of status bar to re-select if you want to change to baud rate other than Press Select button and then press Connect to Device button on the tool bar. If the hardware connection is correct, you will see text Device found displayed in the first column of status bar, as shown as in Figure Then the tool bar is enabled for you to do all the operations including Open Hex file, Save Hex file, Read device, Write device, Erase device, View memory and Clear memory. Before quitting from this interface user need to press the last button on the tool bar which is Return to AMC Mode to give the serial interface back to Monitor and Control process. Users must not erase or write device without our guidance, especially when writing unauthorized Hex files to the device. It may cause unrecoverable IM REV.J 2 10

17 damage to the device. Our technical support staff will give you further instruction to use this function if it is required. Figure 2-8: Selecting the Redundancy Option Redundancy Mode Next to the Device Configuration screen is the Redundancy option. Enable this option if you are operating in redundancy mode. With this option enabled a checkbox named Rev.B will show for user to select the Redundancy protocol version. More details on this option are described at the later part of the manual (refer to Chapter 3) History The program writes the updated status of the ODU and the commands into a Log File. Click menu item File View Log File to view the Log File using Notepad application. Click menu item Setup Log retaining days to pop-up an Input Box, to key in the number of days before the Log File is to be deleted and press Enter or OK. On the expiry date, a new file will automatically replace the old file. In order to keep the disk space usage minimum, a 2-day expiry date is recommended Setting Commands To set commands, enter into Control Mode by clicking Login and keying in the password. All the control buttons that may be configured will appear. - Figure 2-9 and Figure 2-10 display the Control Mode main screen for IM REV.J 2 11

18 product models, Ku-BUC and C-BUC respectively - Figure 2-11 shows Booster with M&C driven by third party up converter (Driver Model set to None). - Figure 2-12 shows the booster status information for an indoor standalone SSPA. - Figure 2-13 shows the BUC status information Figure 2-9: Main Display for Ku-BUC (stand-alone mode) IM REV.J 2 12

19 Figure 2-10: Main Display for C-BUC (stand-alone mode) Figure 2-11: Main Display for Booster with M&C driven by Third-party Up- Converter IM REV.J 2 13

20 Figure 2-12: Indoor SSPA AAA11B0001-RM Main Display & Status Information Figure 2-13: BUC Main Display & Status Information (Click LO icon to enable) IM REV.J 2 14

21 Transmit and Receive Frequency The Transmit Frequency is displayed in the text box besides Freq above the U/C Block, and the Receive Frequency is displayed below the D/C Block Attenuation Setting As in Transmit Frequency Setting, click Attn if you want to change the transmitter attenuation settings. Choose the required attenuation by clicking the dropdown button and select from the list. The step size of BUC ALB128xxx-VO is 0.1.For normal BUC models the step size of attenuation is 0.5 db and the maximum attenuation can be set is 15 db, while for integrated BUC models the step size is 0.5 db and the maximum attenuation can be set is 20 db. To select integrated BUC models for ALBx28xxxx and ALBx80xxxx, the Integrated BUC checkbox on configuration interface should be ticked. For certain BUC models, attenuation step size is 0.1 db. It is required to select the 0.1dB option behind the Driver Model for the software to support those models. After 0.1 db selected, the attenuation step size in attenuation setting page becomes 0.1 db. IM REV.J 2 15

22 Device ID Setting Click Set ID to change the Device ID of the transceiver and booster (with M&C option). This is different from the Device ID shown in the Setup Configuration Device screen. This setting is to set the ID of the device while the Device ID screen is to select the destination address to be used during the broadcasting of message. As a metaphor, Set ID is like telling a person his new name, while Device ID setting in Device ID screen is like choosing what name to call out every time you send a message. Therefore, once you have set a Device ID to 001 (example), you will need to change the Device ID in Device ID screen to 001, so that when you broadcast the message using the selected device ID, the particular device will respond. Selecting 000 as Device ID is like saying everyone. All the devices will respond to the message. Choose the required ID by clicking on the dropdown button and select from the list. The Booster ID by default will be set to 8xx where xx is the last two digit of the Transceiver ID just selected SSPA On / Off Control Click RF Out to display the dropdown button. Clicking on the dropdown button reveals 2 options, namely ON and OFF. Note that the SSPA will not be able to be switched on if the U/C LO is unlocked Customizing Booster s RF Threshold Alarm This feature is only applicable for boosters with M&C option (model ends with -M or -SM ).! CAUTION Setting / enabling RF threshold feature might cause transmission to be interrupted. DO NOT execute this feature during operation. After installing the system and communication, you would be able to customize the RF threshold alarm setting for the transmit path. There are two methods of configuring the threshold, depending on the model of the booster. IM REV.J 2 16

23 For Booster with -M model number i) Check the RF Threshold option to enable the RF Threshold feature. ii) Press Set to set RF Out Threshold level. Press No when ask if want to use factory default. iii) Adjust modem output power level until the RF Out of booster reaches the minimum acceptable level. Press OK to have the booster remember this level. For Booster with -SM model number i) Set a check at RF Threshold option to enable the RF Threshold feature. ii) Press Set to set RF Out Threshold level. Press No when ask if want to use factory default. iii) Key in the minimum RF In and RF Out power (dbm) levels acceptable for the booster. Note: Setting 0 will cause this feature to be disabled. Press Enter to continue. iv) At confirmation, press Yes to confirm. Note that the RF Output Alarm parameter in this window is only applicable for the Higher Powered BUC. (e.g. for 20W BUC) Enable Auto Polling, Send LED and Receive LED A checkbox at the top right hand corner of the screen allows you to enable / disable Auto Polling. If the box is checked, the program will periodically ask for updated values of the various parameters. The green LED will frequently toggle from the Send LED to the Receive LED indicator to demonstrate this on-going process. Green colour at the Send LED indicates a command is being sent out. The Receive LED indicates the last status of the previous receive. Sometimes due to glitches during M&C data communication (especially in RS485), errors do happen. The Receive LED turns red when the received M&C data contain error. If the colour recovered back to green after the next two polls, it is acceptable. Note that, Auto Polling will not work when in 1+1 Redundancy Main Menu. To get an updated status, please click on Establish/Refresh button. IM REV.J 2 17

24 Establish and Refresh Buttons To start changing any device configuration, the user will need to establish the link with the device. To perform this, press Refresh or Establish button. Note: Some random appearances of No Response from devices or red Receive LED are deemed acceptable as long as it is not too frequent and able to have response after the second trial. When the Refresh button is clicked on, the software will seek updated values of various parameters like frequency, attenuation and alarm status. It performs the same function as Auto Polling Logout Once the user has completed the setting changes, the user has to logout to return back to the status display screen Quitting the Program To quit the M&C program, click File Exit from the menu bar located at the top left corner of the screen. IM REV.J 2 18

25 CHAPTER 3 REDUNDANCY MODE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1. Cable Connection and Pin Configurations USB to RS485 Converter Operation in redundancy system or connecting PC to more than one unit of the same product, such as Booster with M&C option. RS485 connection should be used. PC PC USB Port Male DB-9 USB/RS485 converter P/N: Female DB-9 RS485 M&C cable Device Figure 3-1: Connection between device & PC through USB/RS485 converter RS485 M&C Cable Table 3-1: Part Number for RS485 M&C cable in Figure 3-1 Product Type RS-485 cable Connectors on the end of RS485 cable RCU pin female circular to female DB-9 ODUs pin male circular to female DB-9 IDUs Male DB-9 to female DB RCU (P/N: ): 8-pin Female Circular to Female DB-9 No Female Circular Female DB-9 Signal description 1 Pin E 2 Data+ 2 Pin F 1 Data- 3 Pin B 5 Ground ODUs (P/N: ): 8-pin Male Circular to Female DB-9 No Male Circular Female DB-9 Signal description 1 Pin E 2 Data+ 2 Pin F 1 Data- 3 Pin B 5 Ground IM REV.J 3 1

26 IDUs (P/N: ): Male DB-9 to Female DB-9 No Male DB-9 Female DB-9 Signal description Data Data Ground 3.2. System Set-up First, connect up the standby outdoor unit (ODU) and Redundancy Control Unit (RCU) at the physical location according to Figure 3-2 and Figure 3-3. Set the ODUs to Remote mode on the front panel. Use RS 485 cable to interface between the RCU unit and the PC terminal. Figure 3-2: A Typical RCU Set-Up Block Diagram Figure 3-3: RCU Set-Up Block Diagram for LNB with M&C IM REV.J 3 2

27 3.3. Activating Redundancy Option To activate the redundancy feature, click the Device tab under the menu Setup Configuration. Check the box Redundancy System (see Figure 3-4 and Figure 3-5) and Redundancy model options are available now for user to set the Internal or External RCU mode, Tx/Rx, Tx Alone or Rx Alone mode and protocol versions. RCU Mode details are described in section 3.9. Click OK when models are selected. This option is available to all devices (Ku-BUC and C-BUC) and is similar in operation. The RCU (Redundancy Control Unit) screen is shown in Figure 3-6 and 3-7. Note: The Unit (Device) ID will be automatic selected by the program. Figure 3-4: Selecting redundancy option Figure 3-5: BUC with Redundancy Option IM REV.J 3 3

28 Figure 3-6: A Typical RCU Screen Figure 3-7: RCU Screen for LNB with M&C Feature IM REV.J 3 4

29 3.4. Configuring the RCU Set-up Initially, the Send LED & Receive LED will toggle between green and white. The word besides Send LED is indicating if it is polling RCU ODU A or ODU B (see Figure 3-7). This shows that the program is trying to establish link with the RCU. Once the link is established subsequently, the link will remain Green in colour. Figure 3-8: Initializing the address 3.5. Initializing Address For Ku-BUC and C-BUC, the address of ODU A is 001 and ODU B is 002, while booster with M&C option will be 801 and 802 respectively for redundancy program to function. The method of the address-initialization done is by broadcasting a change of ID command. Every device connected to the RS485 bus (except for RCU) will IM REV.J 3 5

30 change its address accordingly. Therefore, during the initialization, only the device desired to be have its ID changed (booster with M&C option, etc.) should be connected to the RCU. To initialize the addresses, click Init Address (see Figure 3-8). The RCU program will guide user through the process by instructing which device is to be connected to the RCU. At the end of address initialization, a message to connect all the devices back to the RCU will be displayed. Please be noted that in Receiver Only Redundancy Mode Rx Alone, the initialize address function is not available, since there are not any BUC or booster physically connected in this mode Control and Monitor Panel IMPORTANT! At the Monitor Panel located on the bottom left of the screen, if the Control Mode status displays Local, go to the physical RCU unit (outdoor), open the front panel and set the dip switch to Remote. This will allow the PC terminal to have control of the system remotely. The default switching mode is set to Auto. In Auto mode, the system will automatically switch over to the standby path once there is an alarm or fault detected. However, the user may wish to switch between the paths manually. To do so, click Manual at the Switch option under the control panel to activate manual operation Auto Switching Mode In normal operation, Auto Mode should be chosen. In Auto Mode, when any of the paths (transmit or receive) fails, the RCU will try to switch both paths to the stand-by unit. If one of the paths of the standby unit is faulty, it will try to switch the particular path back to the original path. Example: In Transmitter with Receiver RCU mode, if TxA fail, it will switch both transmit and receive paths to TxB and RxB. If RxB is already in failure or fail subsequently while TxA still remains faulty, it will switch only RxB to RxA. The configuration then becomes TxB and RxA active Manual Switching Mode IMPORTANT! The RCU is only allowed to switch its transmit or receive path using M&C program if transmit or receive switches are connected to the RCU & AC supply is applied to the RCU. IM REV.J 3 6

31 Change the switching mode to Manual by clicking Manual at the Switch option under the control panel to activate manual operation. Now Interface changes according to the Transmitter and Receiver mode selected In Tx/Rx Mode Click TxA and RxA at the control panel to set the active path to A. Both the TxA and RxA paths will turn green in colour. This indicates that both transmit and receive paths have been set to Path A. Tx B and Rx B lines will be grey in colour, indicating that they are on stand-by mode (see Figure 3-9). Figure 3-9: RCU mode configured IM REV.J 3 7

32 In Tx Alone Mode Click Path A at the control panel to set the active path to A. Path A will turn green in colour. This indicates that transmit paths have been set to Path A. Path B lines will be grey in colour, indicating that they are on stand-by mode (see Figure 3-9-2). Figure 3-9-2: RCU mode configured IM REV.J 3 8

33 In Rx Alone Mode Click Path A at the control panel to set the active path to A. Path A will turn green in colour. This indicates that receive paths have been set to Path A. Path B lines will be grey in colour, indicating that they are on stand-by mode (see Figure 3-9-3). Figure 3-9-3: RCU mode configured IM REV.J 3 9

34 3.7. Connect, Refresh & Auto Polling Upon start up of the redundancy option, the M&C program will attempt to establish communication with the RCU and both ODUs. If it is not able to communicate with the RCU, the monitor panel & control panel will remain disabled. Click Connect to retry establishing the link. When the Refresh button is clicked, the software will seek updated alarm and line status. It has the same function as Auto Polling. There is a checkbox at the top right hand corner of the screen to enable or disable Auto Polling (see Figure 3-9). Tick to enable the program to periodically ask for updated values of the various parameters. IM REV.J 3 10

35 3.8. Configuring and Individual ODU in Redundancy Mode Figure 3-10: Screen for connected ODU stand-alone At the main RCU screen, click on the block diagram of Unit A or Unit B to go into the stand-alone screen for individual ODU (see Figure 3-10). At this screen, the user is able to configure any of the parameters as per stand-alone mode. To return to the main RCU screen, click Close at the bottom right of the screen. IM REV.J 3 11

36 3.9. RCU Mode Selections When the box Redundancy System is checked, two more combo box will show on the interface RCU Internal and External Modes The first box is for user to select the RCU modes, three options are available here. They are Internal, External and None.The instrustion messages for Initiate Address change according to Mode selected to instruct users to initiate address correctly Transmitter and Receiver Modes The Second Box is to select Transmitter and Receiver Modes. For users who want to connect both transmitter and receiver units or just connect one of the two parts they can choose modes from this box. IM REV.J 3 12

37 When Tx /Rx is selected, the main page of the RCU interface remains same as the original status. If user selected Tx Alone mode, all Rx related components are removed from the main Redundancy interface. Following is the Redundancy interface in Tx Alone mode. IM REV.J 3 13

38 If user selected Rx Alone mode, all Tx related components are removed from the main Redundancy interface. Following is the Redundancy interface in Rx Alone mode. In this mode, Driver Model and Booster Model options will be fixed to be None. Unit A and Unit B icons are disabled and in gray color which indicates that no BUC or Booster are connected. IM REV.J 3 14

39 Rev. B Protocol selection To support 1+1 Redundancy system Rev. B, a checkbox is provided. When it is checked, AMC software works with Rev. B Redundancy protocol set. This checkbox is only available when Internal RCU model is selected. 1+1 Redundancy system Rev. B only has one Transmitter and Receiver Mode that is Tx Alone mode. So when this Rev. B option is chosen, the second combo box of RCU Models is disabled and Transmitter and Receiver Mode is fixed to be Tx Alone mode. Receiver related components on interface are removed. IM REV.J 3 15

40 3.10. RCU Information When External RCU Model is selected in configuration interface, a RCU box displays in the main Redundancy interface. Text color of this box indicates the alarm status of Redundancy unit. When it appears to be green, RCU is working in normal status, while if it turns to be red, there is a alarm. User can click this RCU box to view RCU information window. The window has the information of OCXO1 alarm, OCXO2 alarm, power supply1 alarm and power supply2 alarm. User can also read and set attenuation values of 2 RCU attenuators in this window. RCU information window is as shown below: IM REV.J 3 16

41 To set the attenuators value, user need to click the Attn1 or Attn2 button for Path A or Path B first to enable the two combo boxes, then you can select the attenuation values in the option window. After certain value is selected, the information is sent to firmware to do the setting. The four alarm indicators show in green color if the status are OK. If anyone of them is in alarm status, the icon becomes a red colored cross and the description text become Fail. IM REV.J 3 17

42 Appendix A QUICK SET-UP GUIDES This guide is to provide you with the typical steps required to set up a system with referencing to different sections for detail. These steps assumed that you have set up a physical M&C link with the ODU and tested that it functions. Do remember to switch off transmit IF from modem until the whole system set-up is completed. A.1 Stand Alone without Booster model AAAXXXXXXX (no M&C) i) Login. ii) Click menu item Setup Configuration, click Communication tab: Set to correct PC COM port & baud rate (9600) Click Device tab, select the correct Driver Model, Booster Model (None / AAAXXXXXXX) and use ID 000 (since only one unit with M&C being control, one can use global address directly) Make sure the Redundancy option is not ticked. Press OK to exit. iii) iv) Press Refresh / Establishing if the Send LED and Receive LED have stopped toggling. This is to set up link with the ODU and update the present device setting onto the screen. Set SSPA off by selecting RF Out to Off. v) Set the device to the desired settings (attenuation, etc.) vi) vii) Press Refresh to confirm all configurations are correct. Select RF Out to On to transmit. IM REV.J APPENDIX A 1

43 A.2 Stand Alone with Booster Model AAAXXXXXXX M, AAAXXXXXXX MO or AAAXXXXXXX SM i) Login. ii) Click menu item Setup Configuration, click Communication tab: Set to correct PC COM port & Baud Rate (9600). Click Device tab, select the correct Driver Model and Booster Model (AAAXXXXXXX-M, AAAXXXXXXX MO or AAAXXXXXXX-SM). At Device ID column, set to 000 if communicating with the system for the first time or unsure of the addresses of the transceiver and booster. This is to use global address 000 to communicate with all devices at one time before setting their ID. Note: With this address set to 000, there will be communication error, as both the transceiver and booster will try to reply to the broadcast command. Ignore the error and continue with the set up. Make sure the Redundancy option is not ticked. Press OK to exit. iii) iv) Tick to disable Auto Polling at Auto Polling option on the Main screen. This is to allow user time to set up the device address. Press Refresh / Establishing if both the Send LED and Receive LED have stop toggling. The screen will show No Response or the Receiver LED will turn red. This is expected since the link between the devices has not been established with the M&C and corruption of data due to the global address will cause all the devices to response simultaneously to the status polling. This step is to enable the device to lock to the correct interface (RS485). v) Press Set ID, select 001 to set the transceiver to 001 and booster to 801 (the 8 is set by the program by default). Follow the instruction on the screen for the sequence of configuration. vi) Press Refresh. It should not have any No Response from devices! and the Receive LED should not remain red for more than 3 polls in 5 minutes of auto polling (by enabling the Auto polling). Note: Some random appearances of No Response from devices or red Receive LED are deemed acceptable as long as it is not too frequent and able to have response after the second trial. This is due to the nature of multidrop operation in RS485 bus. IM REV.J APPENDIX A 2

44 vii) viii) ix) If the Receive LED remains red or the No Response message keeps appearing, check the M&C connection, pin configuration (especially for RS485 operation), interface card / RS converter. Go to menu Setup Configuration, the Device tab, set the Device ID back to 000 and repeat step (v). Set SSPA off by selecting RF Out to Off. Set the device to the desired settings (attenuation, etc.). x) Press Refresh to confirm that all configurations are correct. xi) Select RF Out to On to transmit. IM REV.J APPENDIX A 3

45 A.3 Redundancy with and without Booster i) Login. ii) Click menu item Setup Configuration, click Communication tab: Set to correct PC COM port (use RS485 option if RS485 converter or interface card is used) & baud rate (9600). Click Device tab, select the correct Driver Model and Booster Model set to None. At the Device ID column, set to 000 if communicating with the system for the first time or unsure of the addresses of the transceiver and booster. This is to use global address 000 to communicate with all devices at one time before setting their ID. Tick to select the Redundancy option. Press OK to exit. iii) iv) Tick to disable Auto Polling at Auto Polling option on the Main screen. This is to allow user time to set up the device address. Press Refresh / Establishing if Send & Receive LEDs have stop toggling. The screen will show No Response or Receiver LED turn red. This is expected since the link between the devices has not been established with the M&C and corruption of data due to the global address would cause all the devices to response simultaneously to the status polling. This step is to enable the device to lock to the correct interface (RS485). v) Press Init Address, and follow the instructions from the screen. Follow the instructions on the screen for the sequence of connecting the transceiver and booster to the computer. This will set Unit A s transceiver to 001 while Unit B s transceiver to 002. vi) Press Refresh. It should not have any No Response from devices! or Receive LED red for more than 2 polls in 5 minutes of auto polling (by enabling the Auto Polling). Note: Some random appearances of No Response from devices or red Receive LED are deemed acceptable as long as it is not too frequent and able to have response after the second trial. vii) Notice the indicator next to the Receive LED. It shows which unit it is polling (A, B or RCU). If the Receive LED remains red or the No Response message keep appearing, check the M&C connection, pin configuration (especially for RS485 operation), interface card / RS converter. Go to Admin Configure Unit ID, set the Unit ID back to 000 and repeat step (v). IM REV.J APPENDIX A 4

46 viii) ix) Enter individual unit by clicking on the Unit icon. Set SSPA off by pressing RF Out and select Off. x) Set the device to the desired settings (attenuation, etc.) xi) xii) xiii) Press Refresh to confirm all configurations are correct. Press RF Out to On to transmit. Press Close to exit from the ODU menu back to the RCU screen. Repeat the same steps from (viii) to (xii) for the second unit. IM REV.J APPENDIX A 5

47 A.4 Monitoring Tx and Rx Redundancy-Controller-Unit Starting from AMC300 version 1.5.3, the software is capable of monitoring Tx and Rx redundancy controller from the same AMC300 session. Here the Tx and Rx sub-system are connected on two separate serial ports. The following are the steps to setup the AMC300 for this simultaneously monitoring of the Tx and Rx sub-system. 1. The AMC300 first need to setup to monitor Tx RCU subsystem. Choose the port that is being used to monitor the Tx RCU subsystem as shown in figure A.4-1 Figure A.4-1 Choose the Tx RCU monitoring port 2. Choose the Tx RCU sub-system Configuration. Choose the relevant driver model, Booster model and Tx option as external and Tx Alone Figure A.4-2 Tx sub-system device configuration IM REV.J APPENDIX A 6

48 3. Verify that the AMC300 can monitor and control the Tx RCU subsystem without any issues. 4. Open the device configuration window again and now choose the Tx and Rx option as shown in figure A.4-3. Figure A.4-3 Choosing the Tx and Rx option 5. A pop-up window would appear requesting to choose the Rx RCU com port as shown in figure A.4-4 Figure A.4-4 Window reminding/requesting the user to choose the Rx RCU 6. Choose the port number to which Rx RCU is connected as shown in figure A.4-5 and click OK IM REV.J APPENDIX A 7

49 Figure A.4-5 Choosing the COM port for Rx RCU 7. A pop-up window confirming that the new device selection is being configured would appear. 8. This would complete the configuration and AMC300 would provide two monitoring windows. One monitoring the Tx RCU subsystem and other monitoring the Rx RCU. The windows can be resized to provide a view to simultaneous monitor the two subsystem as shown in figure A.4-6 Figure A.4-6 Simultaneous monitoring of Tx and Rx RCU IM REV.J APPENDIX A 8