Users’ Manual SOLO2 and SOLO4 Users’ Manual , 18th October 2004 Page 1 Version 2.
1 1 2 3 4 5 5.1 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 8 8.1 8.2 8.3 9 9.1 9.2 9.3 10 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 11 11.1 11.2 12 13 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 14 Table of Contents Table of Contents...................................................................................2 Change History.......................................................................................4 About this Manual ..................................................................................
14.1 Power - 4-pin 0B LEMO Socket (TX and RX) ........................................84 14.2 Control Data and Expansion - 16-pin Hirose 3500 series connector & 0.1” OEM header (TX Only) ...............................................................................84 14.3 Control Data and Expansion - 16-pin Hirose 3500 series connector & 0.1” OEM header (RX Only)...............................................................................84 14.4 Combined A/V - 5-pin 0B LEMO socket (TX Only) .............
2 Change History Version Main Changes from Previous Version Edited By v1.0 Initial Release MB V1.1 Removed error stating that transmitter does not support RS232 data MB V1.2 Warning added for static discharge on antennas MB V1.3 Additional information added: Battery Charging Clip on Amp OSD analysis Error in MPEG4 transmitter commands corrected. MB V1.4 Audio levels corrected SOL4RX Added MM MB V1.5 Updated chaining mode RS232 commands MB V1.
3 About this Manual This manual describes the operation of domo SOLO2 and SOLO4 digital wireless systems. The manual is divided into three main sections. Getting started and basic operation This section describes to users how to deploy and use a domo SOLO system. Advanced operation This section describes the operation of the system in more detail, concentrating particularly on how to store and recall configurations, with use of the PC Controller Application.
4 Introduction The domo SOLO4 and SOLO2 product range enables the user to build wireless digital microwave video systems. The domo SOLO4 and SOLO2 products have been designed to provide rugged point-to-point links for high quality full frame rate video, and audio, even in non line of sight and urban environments.
5 5.1 Warranty and Support Warranty Cover domo offers a 12 month standard product warranty. During this period, should the customer encounter a fault with the equipment we recommend the following course of action: Check the support section of the website for information on that product and any software/firmware upgrades. If fault persists; Call our support line and report the fault.
6 6.1 6.2 Safety, Compliance and Approvals Safe Operating Procedures Ensure that the power supply arrangements are adequate to meet the stated requirements of each SOLO4 or SOLO2 product. Operate within the environmental limits specified for the product. Do not subject the indoor equipment to splashing or dripping liquids. Only authorized, trained personnel should open the product. There are no functions that required the User to gain access to the interior of the product.
6.3 CE marking The CE mark is affixed to all SOLO4 and SOLO2 products, and the CE Declaration of Conformity, as well as the technical file are available on request. 6.4 FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
7 7.1 Getting Started and Basic Operation Which Model do I have? Each unit in the domo SOLO4 and SOLO2 product range is marked with two panels. Product Code Panel. Give product code and manufacturers information. CE and Serial Number Panel. Gives CE mark and product serial number. domo SOL4TX-228255 S-Band Made in the UK The domo product code can be referenced in the table below. Product Code Product Accompanying items SOL2TX-115140 (1.15 to 1.4GHz) 100mW DVB-T Cables: SOL2TX-228255 (2.
SOL4TXLE-138139 (1.389 to 1.399GHz) SOL4TXLE-240248 (2.4 to 2.483GHz) SOL2RX SOLO2 Receiver Additional Units: Cables: 2 lengths of 3m low loss RF cable AC/DC power supply Video 3m Audio 3m Control 3m SOL4RX SOLO4 Receiver Additional Units: Cables: 2 lengths of 3m low loss RF cable AC/DC power supply Video 3m Audio 3m Control 3m SOLAMP1W 1W Clip on AMP 1W Clip On Video TX Amp SOL2 or SOL4 1.25 to 2.
Controls Transmitter Control Panels: SOLO2 and SOLO4 transmitters are equipped with a standard LED (Light Emitting Diode) and push button panel. The panel is as depicted below, and the buttons and LEDs have meanings as explained in the table. RF ALARM MODE RF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CONFIG LED / Button Colour Meaning / Use Alarm LED Red When lit indicates alarm or fault condition on equipment. Usually means no lock to incoming video.
Receiver Control Panels: SOLO4 and SOLO2 Receivers can be fitted with one of two LED (Light Emitting Diode) and push button panel styles depending on model type Receiver Panel Style 1, Fitted on Box Style 1. RF ALARM MODE RF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CONFIG Receiver LED and Button Meaning on panel Style 1 LED / Button Colour Meaning / Use Alarm LED Red When lit indicates alarm or fault condition on equipment. Usually means no lock to incoming RF, or encrypted video that can not be de-encrypted.
Receiver Panel Style 2, Fitted on Box Style 2. 1 2 3 4 5 ALARM 6 7 8 RF RF CONFIG Receiver LED and Button Meaning on panel Style 2 LED / Button Colour Meaning / Use Alarm LED Red When lit indicates alarm or fault condition on equipment. RF LED Green Receiver: When lit indicates receiver has signal lock. LED 1 to 8 Green When lit permanently, indicates which of the eight stored configurations is currently selected.
7.2 Getting Started with the Transmitter Cables and Connections This section describes how to connect the following domo model numbers. SOL2TX-115140 (1.15 to 1.4GHz) SOL2TX-228255 (2.28 to 2.55GHz) SOL2TX-034047 (340 TO 470MHz) SOL2TX-057067 (575 to 675MHz) SOL2TX-488515 (4.88 to 5.1GHz) SOL2TX-560590 (5.6 to 5.9GHz) SOL2TX-310340 (3.1 to 3.4GHz) SOL2TXLE-138139 (1.389 to 1.399GHz) SOL2TXLE-240248 (2.4 to 2.483GHz) SOL4TX-115140 (1.15 to 1.
Combined Video and Audio 2m Control 3m DC Power 2m The domo transmitter should be connected as shown below. Audio Cable Antenna Data and Control Cable DC Power Cable As a typical example – including the control link from the PC,.
Video and Audio Push the LEMO connector into the socket labelled ‘AV’, taking care to align the connectors. Connect the video and audio sources. Connector Signal Video BNC 75 ohm composite video source, PAL or NTSC software selectable Audio Plugs Line / Microphone level audio, switchable.
Antennas domo transmitters are supplied as standard without antennas. An antenna must be connected for normal operation. The transmitter unit is supplied with a panel mounted SMA connector which carries the RF output. The antenna should be connected by screwing it onto the SMA, but care should be taken to not over tighten the connector. The transmitter has the following RF output characteristics.
Application Antenna model number Mobile body worn application 1.00 to 1.40GHz - ANTBCL 2.28 to 2.50GHz - ANTBCS Mobile vehicle application 1.00 to 1.40GHz – ANT4L 2.28 to 2.50GHz - ANT4S 4.80 to 5.15GHz – ANT6C Long range point to point link 1.00 to 1.40GHz – ANT12L 2.28 to 2.50GHz – ANT12S Note. When using antenna types ANT4L, ANT4S, ANT6C, ANT12L and ANT12S with domo transmitters SMA to TNC adaptor connectors will be needed.
Body Worn Applications Body worn applications will either be covert or overt and this will dictate the style of antennas and mounting of cameras. For overt applications domo can supply a harness as shown below (domo part number ACCBCH) With all body worn systems the antenna should be selected to transmit power away from body and domo recommends the use of the domo body worn antenna (part numbers ANTBCL and ANTBCS).
Vehicle Applications Typically, in vehicle applications, a greater range is required than with body worn applications, therefore the use of additional power amplifiers must be considered. domo offers a range of power amplifiers. Interconnection between the transmitter and any power amplifier should be kept as short as possible, but where this is not possible, special attention should be taken to use only low loss cables. An appropriate cable might be RG213C/U.
7.3 Getting Started with the SOLO Receiver Connections This section describes how to connect the following model numbers. SOL2RX SOL4RX The SOLO receiver is normally purchased with Cobham Surveillance down-converters. There are two versions of Cobham Surveillance domo downconverters; an older square box version and a later Barrel Down-converter. The square box variants have product codes DC-XXXXXX.
The picture below shows the two types of domo weatherproof down converter. L-Band and S-Band Barrel down-converter The Solo4 Receiver must be configured with the correct down-converter Local Oscillator (LO) Frequency and down-converter LO side. These numbers are specific to the type and frequency band of the downconverter. The SOLO4 downconverter converts the received signal from microwave frequencies to UHF frequency and applies gain allowing the signal to run down cables without loss.
Square down-converter RF Parameters L-Band S-Band DC-100140 DC-225265 Frequency In 1000MHz to 1500MHz 2250MHz to 2650MHz Local Oscillator 1700MHz 1880MHz High Side or Low Side Gain (DC variant) High 9dB Low 9dB Gain (DCX variant) 19dB 19dB New Style Barrel down-converter RF Parameters L-Band L-Band S-Band S-Band 3GHz C-Band C-Band DCB-100150 DCB-150200 DCB-200250 DCB-250300 DCB-300350 DCB-450500 DCB-550600 Frequency In 1000MHz to 1500MHz 1500MHz to 2000MHz 2000MHz to 250
There are two styles of domo SOLO receiver box shown below. domo SOLO receiver with Box style 1. domo SOLO receiver with Box style 2.
The domo SOLO2/4 receiver system with panel style 1 should be connected as shown below.
The domo SOLO2/4 receiver system with panel style 2 should be connected as shown below.
Diversity, Antenna Positioning and Use of Down Converters Note: Domo down converters can be damaged by static electricity discharge when connecting antennas. It is suggested that only antennas with built in DC path to ground are employed to avoid static damage. If this can not be achieved then antennas should be shorted to ground before connection to the down converter. The domo SOLO2/SOLO4 receiver is a diversity receiver and will give optimum results only when two antennas are deployed.
Connector Signal Video BNC 75 ohm composite video output, PAL or NTSC software selectable at the transmitter Typically the video display device will be a high quality monitor. Audio Connection Push the LEMO connector into the socket labeled ‘AUDIO’, taking care to align the connectors and connect the chosen audio output device. Connector Signal Audio Plugs Line level, +7dBu clip level, low impedance source (20 ohm) Typically the audio output device will be monitoring speakers.
Control Cable The control cable is used for connecting the SOLO receiver to a PC when using the domo PC control application. The PC control application is described in more detail the Advanced Operation section of this handbook. Data Connection The SOLO receiver features a general purpose DATA port used for outputting RS232 data transmitted from a SOLO2/4 transmitter.
7.4 Powering on the System All external connection to the SOLO2/SOLO4 products should be made, as described in the previous sections, before proceeding to power on the system. Applying power to the Solo Receiver On powering the SOLO2/SOLO4 receiver, one of the eight green configuration LEDs on the control panel will light (which one depends on which configuration was active when the receiver was switched off). The red Alarm LED may light if the receiver is unable to lock to a signal.
Standby Any of the SOLO2/SOLO4 transmitters can be placed in a low current consumption standby mode by pressing and holding the RF button for one second. The LEDs will go out indicating that the unit is in standby mode. Pressing and holding the RF button for one second brings the unit back out of standby mode. Diagnostic On Screen Display The SOLO2/SOLO4 Receiver is equipped with a diagnostic on screen display. This facility will ‘burn’ diagnostic data onto the video output for test and set-up purposes.
approximately a 5dB margin. Failure of the link will occur when the power level reaches –97dBm or the SNR reaches 2dBm Using the transmitter Range Mode Button RF Ultra Long Range ALARM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Short Range Range Mode Button MODE RF CONFIG The Range Mode button and LEDs on the SOLO2/SOLO4 transmitter, has the following function. SOLO2 transmitter: No Function SOLO4 transmitter: Selects the range of the transmitter.
Using the SOLBAT The domo SOLBAT is used for powering domo transmitters. The domo SOLOBAT can not be connected directly to the SOL2/SOL4 Transmitter, instead it must be connected using the SOLBCC adaptor cable. The SOLBCC adaptor cable provides an interface between the 4 pin DC In Lemo on the transmitter and the 6 pin DC Out Lemo on the battery. The cable is shown below. When connected a fully charger SOLBAT will power the transmitter for more than 4 hours.
7.6 Using the Clip On 1W Amplifier Additional range can be achieved by connecting the SOLAMP1W clip on amplifier to the domo SOLO2/SOLO4 transmitter. Connections This section describes how to connect the following model numbers.
The assembled system is shown below. DC Power and Control Cable The SOLAMP is powered by the SOL2/SOL4 TX and no additional power is required. However the voltage range when using the SOLAMP is more limited. Input Voltage Range: 11-16V, reverse voltage protected. Current Draw 1.2A (Includes SOL2/SOL4 TX) at 12V. Antennas Domo SOLAMP is supplied without antennas as standard. It is good practice to ensure that an antenna is always connected before powering the device.
Installation Notes The domo SOLAMP has been designed specifically for vehicle applications, however it is a general-purpose amplifier and can be used in many applications including the following. Vehicle applications Aircraft applications Long Range fixed links Interconnection between the SOLAMP transmitter and the antenna, or any intermediate optional power amplifier should be kept as short as possible. Special attention should be taken to use only low loss cables.
RF Connection The domo AMP5W has the following input power requirements. AMP5W-120140: Input Power 100mW or 20dBm AMP5W-230250: Input Power 10mW or 10dBm Therefore care must be taken when connecting the AMP5W-230250 product to either SOLO2 or SOLO4 transmitter. The output power of the transmitter will need to be reduced when connecting to the AMP5W230250 amplifier, this can be done using the built in digital attenuator using the PC Software GUI, or by fitting an RF attenuator in line.
The amount of attenuation required is shown bellow. Note the SOL4TXLE-138139 (1.389 to 1.399GHz), SOL4TXLE-240248 (2.4 to 2.483GHz), SOL2TXLE-138139 (1.389 to 1.399GHz) SOL2TXLE-240248 (2.4 to 2.483GHz)must not be connected to 5W PA, because these elevated power levels are not permitted in the license exempt bands.
Installation Notes The domo 5W AMP has been designed specifically for vehicle applications, however it is a general-purpose amplifier and can be used in many applications including the following. Vehicle applications Aircraft applications Long Range fixed links Interconnection between the 5W AMP transmitter and the antenna, or any intermediate optional power amplifier should be kept as short as possible. Special attention should be taken to use only low loss cables.
8 8.1 Advanced Operation SOLO System PC Controller Application Software Advanced control of the SOLO2/SOLO4 system is available by using PC control applications. Typically users may want to customize the default configurations to control settings such as frequency, scrambling keys, modulation parameters, and video resolution. The SOLO2 and SOLO4 transmitter products are controlled by the solo_tx_ctrl.exe application available on the CD delivered with the product.
For both controllers, changes can be made to the unit configuration using the drop down and data entry fields. Changes are only applied to the unit when the “Apply” button is clicked. Current values, as running in the unit, can be read using the “Refresh” button. Parameters that are status information only appear in greyed in the application. Further engineering and configuration controls can be found within the “Options” and “File” drop down menus in the application title bars.
8.2 Transmitter Control Application Engineering Menu Polling Enable Set Polling Enter an Options Encryption Key Enter a Licence key Restore Factory Defaults Current selected Config All parameter changes must be applied Video alarm RF Output Toggle & status The ‘Advanced’ button allows the user to navigate to the controller page which exposes all available Transmitter settings. Output Frequency (MHz) The transmit frequency can be changed by entering the new desired frequency in this field.
Bandwidth Mode The Bandwidth Mode switches the unit between either domo Narrowband (2.5MHz or 1.25MHz channel bandwidths) or DVB-T 8MHz bandwidth. To select 6MHz and 7MHx DVB-T modes the user must first click on ‘Advanced’ to enter the Advanced setting page. Audio Turns ‘On’ or ‘Off’ a basic audio setting – the audio settings are optimised considering the bit-rate of the selected Transmit mode. The user can set there own audio settings using the ‘Advanced’ page, if required.
Advanced TX Controller Window Output Frequency (MHz) The transmit frequency can be changed by entering the new desired frequency in this field. Values outside the range supported by a particular transmitter type will be rounded to the highest of lowest supported frequency as appropriate. The transmit frequency can be set in step sizes of 250kHz. Modulation Bandwidth For the SOLO2 transmitter products, the modulation bandwidths 8, 7 or 6MHz can be selected.
Narrow Band FEC This option applies to SOLO4 transmitters only. The default FEC is 2/3, however improved range operation can be achieved by selecting FEC 1/3. FEC 1/3 will improve signal range by 3dB. However FEC 1/3 reduces link capacity to 1.2Mb/s therefore reducing picture quality. FEC Link Bitrate Sensitivity 2/3 2.4Mb/s -99dBm 1/3 1.2Mb/s -102dBm Narrow Band Guard Interval This option applies to SOLO4 transmitters only. The Guard Interval defaults to 1/16.
DVB-T Guard Interval Applicable in DVB-T mode only. The Guard Interval defaults to 1/32. Other guard intervals such as 1/16 or 1/8 are available for very long range (aircraft downlinks) applications. DVB-T Modulation Applicable in DVB-T mode only, the COFDM mode can be changed between QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM. QPSK is the default mode and will give the strongest most rugged RF link performance.
MPEG4 reduced frame rates be employed when the unit is operating at low bitrates (1.25MHz bandwidth FEC1/3). Video Bitrate This control can be used to set the video bitrate within the constraints of capacity available in the channel, but only when “Chaining Input” is set to ON. For normal SOLO transmitters, chaining CANNOT be enabled, and as such video bit rate control is automatic. The video bit rate is automatically maximised in each configuration when “Chaining Input” is turned off.
Sleep Mode This control allows the unit to be forced into a Sleep Mode where main functions are disabled, and the power consumption is significantly reduced. Data With this ON / OFF control the user can select whether the transmitter passes serial RS232 data across the RF link to the receiver. Data Baud Rate This field is used to select the baud rate of any RS232 serial data component to be passed from the transmitter to the receiver across the RF link.
Software Version (Status Only) This status information describes the version of the software running the SOLO transmitter product. FPGA Version (Status Only) This information is for domo engineering use only. Serial Number (Status Only) This status information is the electronic serial number of the transmitter PCB. This number can be exchanged with domo to purchase extra licensable features, such as upgrades to support AES encryption.
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Bandwidth Mode (Narrowband or DVB-T) The Narrowband and DVB-T radio selections switch the unit between either domo Narrowband (2.5MHz or 1.25MHz channel bandwidths) or DVB-T 8MHz bandwidth. To select 6MHz and 7MHx DVB-T modes the user must first click on ‘Advanced’ to enter the Advanced setting page. Input Frequency (MHz) The receive frequency can be changed by entering the new desired frequency in this field.
Advanced RX Controller Window Note: The terminology DVB-T refers to the 8,7,6MHz wide bandwidth modulation employed in the SOLO2 products. The SOLO4 product is also capable of DVB-T, but this mode is not recommended for normal operation Narrowband / DVB-T The SOLO2 is capable of receiving transmission in 6/7/8MHz wide DVB-T OFDM only. The SOLO4 receiver is capable of receiving transmissions in Narrowband and DVB-T.
Down converter LO This field allows definition of the local oscillator frequency in the connected downconverters. For domo supplied downconverters, this should be set as follows: 1880MHz for S band transmissions (2.28 to 2.55GHz) 1700MHz for L band transmissions (1.15 to 1.4GHz). Down converter LO side This field allows definition of the local oscillator side. For domo supplied downconverters, this should be set as follows: LOW for S band transmissions (2.28 to 2.
BER Pre Viterbi (Status Only) This figure is for engineering use and gives a representation of the error rate prior to the error correction techniques having been applied in the receiver. BER Post Viterbi (Status Only) This figure gives a measure of the bit error rate after error correction techniques have been applied in the receiver. Any numbers greater than 0 in this field indicate the presence of un-correctable errors in the received stream, and thus picture glitching and audio artefacts will occur.
NTSC Mode With this control, when running in 525 line mode, the user can select whether the NTSC composite output video has a 7.5 IRE pedestal applied. Blue Screen on Fail When the link fails, the user can select between a blue field video output (YES), and a freeze frame (NO) with this option. Unit Name This field allows the user to enter an identifier for the service that they wish to receive. This must match that selected at the transmitter for the service to be decoded.
Software Version (Status Only) This status information describes the version of the software running in the SOLO transmitter product. FPGA Version (Status Only) This information is for domo engineering use only. Chaining Chaining allows multiple services to be sent via one RF link. A receiver may be connected to a transmitter to form a chaining or relay link. To allow this, the chaining interfaces provided on the first receiver must be connected to the second transmitter.
File Set Icon Source, Set logo source, Set logo size and Set application title – allow the user to define a controller branding Exit – exits the SOLO receiver control application 58
9 9.1 NETSTREAM IP Output Option General Info This section is relevant only to customers that have the NETSTREAM option fitted in their SOLO2 or SOLO4 receiver. The NETSTREAM can only be fitted in box style 2. The NETSTREAM product features an RJ45 socket for connection to 10 Base T or 100 Base T Ethernet networks. The network interface automatically switches between 10 Base T and 100 Base T as required.
To access the control page, the user is required to follow a login procedure.
IP Address This control allows the user to change the IP address of the unit. The factory default value is 192.168.0.71. The user should make a note of the unit’s new IP address when changing it. Failure to do so will result in an inability to use the web browser interface until the unit’s new IP address is recovered. Multicast Address This control allows the user to change the multicast address used by the unit. The default value is 239.16.33.254.
10 Software Decoder 10.1 General Information The domo software decider application (part number NETSWDR) is delivered on CD. The product is installed by following the prompts offered by a comprehensive Install Shield. The product is licensed, after installing the product from the Installation shield the user should double click on the application icon, which may appear as depicted below. Note – later revisions of the software decoder may feature different icons or application names.
The domo software decoder can decode and present MPEG streams that are available from two sources. Multicast streams being played out on the connected network by a NETSTREAM or NETCRXIPUP IP upgrade in the CRX. Files available locally on the target PC or network. 10.
In the above example the stream “DVT Streaming” has a multicast address of 239.16.33.253 and is streaming to port number 10000. It contains two services, named “CRX-001” and “CRX-002”. It can be seen that there is an expandable crosshair alongside each of the service names.
To start decoding a service the user should “double click” the appropriate service name. Service names are always highlighted in bold text in the main player window. If the service is unencrypted the main decoder window will be launched. 10.3 Encrypted Streams If the service selected is being encrypted by upstream hardware, then the user will be prompted for the reciprocal key. The video stream player can detect from information in the stream whether ABS or AES encryption is being used.
type” drop-down list in the window. The appearance of the window will then change to the following: The user can now enter the AES256 key in the two fields provided. Once the key is entered, the main decoder window will be launched.
10.4 Main Decoder Window The main decoder window will appear as follows: The title bar of the window presents the service name and the streams multicast details. Below this there is a menu-bar with an Options dropdown menu and a toolbar with some icons on it. Each of the icons corresponds to a selection in the Options menu. The following selections are available in the menu: Record to file This option gives the user the option of recording the file that is being decoded to disk.
When recording is active, this menu option is changed to “Stop Recording” which can be used to stop writing to disk. Two buttons on the toolbar can be used to control recording: to start recording to stop recording When recording is inactive, the stop recording button will appear greyed out and unselectable. The start recording button will appear in similar fashion when recording is active. Enable audio This option will only appear in the menu if the service has audio.
10.5 Decoding Locally Stored Files If the user wishes to play a file from local storage (regardless of whether multicast streams are available or not) then the “Play from File” button on the main application window should be pressed. This opens a standard Windows “Open File” dialog box to make the selection. Note - the default file extension is *.mpg. The application will scan through the selected file for any services available.
These options relate to the main application icon, which normally appears as and an optional logo. By default there is no logo presented. The user may select a bitmap to appear as a logo below the “Play from file” button on the main application window. Selecting either the “Set icon source” or “Set logo source” options will open a standard Windows file dialog box. For icon files, this is set to filter for files with a .ico file extension. These are standard Windows icon files.
11 Fault Finding 11.1 Indicated Faults SOLO2 Transmitter and SOLO4 Transmitter LED Condition Meaning Action ALARM LED lit Unit alarm, likely to be Ensure video source connected permanently no video input lock and of correct video standard (PAL/NTSC) SOLO2 Receiver and SOLO4 Receiver LED Condition Meaning Action ALARM LED lit No RF Signal Lock Check a suitable RF source is active, on correct frequency. RF LED off Ensure Downconverters are connected.
11.2 Fault Symptoms Symptom Suggested Action No RF Link Check a suitable transmitter RF source is active, on correct frequency. Ensure Downconverters are connected. Ensure antennas are connected to downconverters. Ensure there is no interfering signal. Poor link performance Poor performance of the link can occur for the following reasons. Interference. Should an interfering RF signal occur on the same frequency the performance of the link will be affected.
12 LED Indicators SOLO2 Transmitter or SOLO4 Transmitter LED / Button Colour Meaning / Use Alarm LED Red When lit indicates alarm or fault condition on equipment. Usually means no lock to incoming video. Front Panel Lock Yellow When lit indicates service is encrypted Green Transmitter: LED RF LED When lit indicates RF output is active. LED 1 to 8 Green Indicates which of the eight stored configurations is currently selected.
13 Receiver On Screen Display The receiver on screen display is a useful diagnostic tool providing a number of pages with different functionality. An Input Status page displaying simple data on the signal being received such as frequency, range mode, signal strength and quality. An RF Advanced page displaying detailed data on the signal being received such as lock statuses, modulation scheme, receiver settings and error counts.
Signal Level Descriptions Range (dB) Description Strength Bar Less than -100 -100 to -95 -95 to -90 -90 to -80 -80 to -70 -70 to -60 -60 to -50 Greater than -50 None Low Low Medium Medium Medium High High . .o .oo .ooo .oooo .ooooO .ooooOO .ooooOOO Signal Quality Descriptions Simplified quality descriptions are available for standard Short to Ultra Long Range narrowband modes, and 8MHz DVB-T modes. Other variations will just show a dB value.
13.3 Engineering Data Page The Engineering Data page contains antenna input spectrum plots, along with GPS, temperature and video lock data received from the transmitter. Antenna input frequency spectrum plots. Input level is shown at the top left of each plot and SNR is shown if available. Engineering Data ---------------A -65 SNR:25 | | WWWWWWWW | W W |WWW WWW ---------------B -130 SNR: | |WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW | | ---------------Transmitter: GPS 14:06:59 3D 50 52.136 N Fix 1 15.
13.5 Frequency Scan Page The Frequency Scan page automatically sweeps through a set tuning range and plots the signal power at each frequency. It can also automatically provide a list of decodable services within that range. Starting a Scan The front panel MODE button is used to start a scan whilst on the Frequency Scan page. The MODE button can then be used to stop a scan at any time. A scan consists of two stages which are described below.
Quick Scanning Stage The quick scanning stage skips though the frequency range at intervals depending on the resolution, and measures the signal level at each interval. The signal level is taken as the maximum level at all available antenna inputs and is plotted on the on screen display. A chequered bar will move along the frequency axis representing the current progress.
Completed Scan Once a scan has been completed and one or more services have been found, the CONFIG button can be used the cycle though available services on screen, or to the re-scan message. Two alternating messages MODE to change to 1.23050GHz? MODE to change freq of CFG2? Press MODE to perform scan Press CONFIG to cycle stored MODE to change to 1.39500GHz? Example where 2 services have been found, when currently using configuration 2.
13.6 On Screen Display Control Front Panel Control The RF button on a receiver front panel can be used to cycle through the OSD pages in the order shown below. Optional C and D input pages will only be shown if antenna inputs C and D are available. Optional GPS Overlay page will only show if Data is enabled. Page Order Optional path Input Status -----------Frequency & Mode: 2.50000 GHz Ultra Long Range Encryption: CLEAR Antenna Input A: Signal .ooooOO Quality Excellent Antenna Input B: Signal .
Control Commands The OSD page can be changed remotely using RS232 control commands, or by using the Receiver Control Application (see section 8.3). Relevant commands are shown below; please refer to the section 15 for how to use control commands.
Original OSD Mode Original OSD mode will be enabled if the On Screen Display Page (osp) value is set to 0 (see above). The RF button on a receiver front panel can then be used to cycle through the original OSD pages in the order shown below. Optional C and D input pages will only be shown if antenna inputs C and D are available. The pages can also be navigated remotely by setting the On Screen Display (osd) value (see above). Page Order Input(GHz) 2.
OSD Timeout A timeout has been implemented such that if a timeout value is set and there is no defined activity, then the OSD will automatically turn off after the set period of time. The timeout value can be set by using the On Screen Display Timeout (ost) command (see section 0). If the timeout is set to 0 (which it is by default) then the OSD timeout is disabled. Defined Activity Certain activity will reset the OSD timeout counter: Pressing the MODE / RF / CONFIG front panel buttons.
14 Connector Pin Outs 14.1 Power - 4-pin 0B LEMO Socket (TX and RX) Pin No Function 1 12 V 2 12 V 3 GND 4 GND 14.2 Control Data and Expansion - 16-pin Hirose 3500 series connector & 0.
12 GND 13 Chaining Data out or GPIO 14 GND 15 S-video Luma out 16 S-video Chroma out 14.4 Combined A/V - 5-pin 0B LEMO socket (TX Only) Pin No Function 1 Audio Right In 2 Audio Left In 3 GND 4 Composite In 5 GND 14.5 Audio - 5-pin 0B LEMO socket (Solo4RX) Pin No Function 1 N/C 2 N/C 3 GND 4 Audio Out + (Rx only) 5 Audio Out - 14.6 Audio - 3-pin 1B LEMO Socket (old style RX Only) Pin No Function 1 Right 2 Left 3 GND 14.
15 Control Protocols The following section describes the control protocol employed on the RS232 link for controlling the SOLO transmitters and receiver equipment. Connection details are detailed in previous sections. Note that only features that are licensed for use in the SOLO units can be controlled. The protocols listed here cover all possible features. Attempting to activate an unlicensed feature will simply result in the command being ignored by the SOLO unit. 15.
15.3 Packet Structure Reply (from controlled device) ASCII STX 0-9 Z PQR ; X ETX Value 02h 30h-39h 20h-7Eh 20h-7Eh 3Bh 20h-7Eh 03h Start byte 4 byte unit address. In range 0-9999 Status BYTE Data –Optional, variable length Separator Sum Check End byte The Sum check byte is the summation of all bytes in the packet, not including the start and end bytes. Higher order bytes are ignored and the final byte result is modified to prevent ASCII control characters being sent. Bit 7 (highest) is forced high.
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AES Key upper 128 used in AES 256 only ABS key w z kex Encryption key for AES upper 128 Hex string (32 characters) w z key Encryption key for ABS Hex string (12 characters) Type ‘v’ and ‘e’ messages for Video commands Function Video Input R/W r/w Block v Command inp Data 1 byte 0 = Off 2 = PAL 3 = NTSC 4 = NTSC No Pedestal 5 = PAL S-vid 6 = NTSC S-vid 7 = NTSC S-Vid No pedestal 8 = SDI PAL 9 = SDI NTSC 1 byte 0 = No 1 = Yes Value in Mbps Type int Video Locked r v loc Video Bitrate (Only
Available bitrate for Video r e abr Available bitrate in transport stream for video in Mbps float Data 1 byte 0 = Off 1 = 32kHz,12cbit,S 2 = 32kHz,12cbit,M 3 = 32kHz,8cbit,S 4 = 32kHz,8cbit,M 5 = 16kHz,8cbit,S 6 = 16kHz,8cbit,M 7 = 8kHz,8cbit,S 8 = 8kHz,8cbit,M 9 = 32kHz MPEG Layer1 stereo 10 = 32kHz MPEG Layer1 mono 11 = 48kHz MPEG Layer1 stereo 12 = 48kHz MPEG Layer1 mono 13 = 32kHz MPEG Layer2 stereo 14 = 32kHz MPEG Layer2 mono 15 = 48kHz MPEG Layer2 stereo 16 = 48kHz MPEG Layer2 mono 1byte 0 = 0dB
Select S/W V3.6+ Audio PID 1 = right mono r/w a pid 16-8190, 0 dissables int Type ‘g’ and ‘p’ messages for Unit Level commands Function Software Version FPGA Version Serial Number License Code Narrow band Service Name R/W r Block g Command ver r g fpg r g ser w g lic r/w g nam Set Unit address Load Configuration Number Restore Default Build r/w g add r/w g lod w g def Sleep Mode r/w g sle Front Panel Lock DVB-T Service name Heart beat enable Initiate Code download S/W V3.
Input Data Baudrate r/w d bau Data PID r/w d pid Metadata Enable S/W V3.
Type ‘c’ messages for Chaining commands Function Chaining Input R/W r/w Block c Command inp Data 1 byte 0 = Off 1 = On 2 = Relay 1 byte 0 = Off 1 = On 1 byte 0 = Off 1 = output loop to input for external encryption 1 byte 0 = Not Active 1 = Active 2 = Overflow Type int Chaining Output r/w c out Chaining Loop r/w c hio Chaining status – describes if chaining input is active Chain Number Lowest Operating Frequency Highest Operating Frequency Intermediate Operating Frequency 1 Intermediate Operat
15.5 Receiver Command List Type ‘1’ messages for Tuner / Demod Description Type Block Command Data Sent Input Frequency r/w 1 ipf Down Converter LO Down Converter LO Side OFDM Bandwidth r/w 1 dco r/w 1 los This is the frequency received by the antenna. Decimal point allowed. Decimal point allowed. 0=low 1=high r/w 1 wid OFDM Modulation Mode r 1 mod OFDM FEC OFDM Guard r N.Band Mode r/w 1 fec 1 gua DVBT Mode r N.Band Mode 3 = 2.5MHz 4 = 1.
Type ‘g’ messages for Unit level commands Description Type Block Command Data Sent Unit Mode r/w g udm Input Mode r/w g mod LNB Power r/w g lnb Unit RS232 Address Software Version r/w g add r g sof FPGA Version r g fpg Serial Number r g ser License Code w g lco On Screen Display r/w g osd On Screen Display Page S/W V3.6+ r/w g osp On Screen Display Timeout S/W V3.6+ Frequency Scan Range Minimum S/W V3.6+ Frequency Scan Range Maximum S/W V3.
Down Converter Gain Offset r/w g dcg Board Type r g bty Range -30.0 +30.0. Decimal point allowed.
Type ‘z’ messages for Descrambling commands Description Type Block Command Data Sent Descrambling r/w z des ABS Scrambling Key AES Scrambling Key – lower 128 bits AES Scrambling Key – upper 128 bits used in AES256 only w z ebs w z aes w z a25 0 = Off 1 = ABS 4 = AES128 5 = AES128+ 6 = AES256 7= AES256+ Alink basic scrambling key Advanced Encryption Standard – lower 128 bits Advanced Encryption Standard – upper 128 bits Data Type List 8-digit hex string 32-digit hex string 32-digit hex s
16 Default Configurations This section tabulates the default configuration settings for domo SOLO products. SOL2TX-228255 (2.28 to 2.55GHz) SOL2TX-115140 (1.15 to 1.4GHz) SOL2TXLE-240248 (2.4 to 2.483GHz) SOL2TXLE-138139 (1.389 to 1.399GHz) SOL4TX-228255 (2.28 to 2.55GHz) SOL4TX-115140 (1.15 to 1.4GHz) SOL4TXLE-240248 (2.4 to 2.483GHz) SOL4TXLE-138139 (1.389 to 1.
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