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Radyne QAM256 Installation And Operation Manual
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter installation and operation manual tm077 revision 4.0 radyne corporation • 3138 e. Elwood st. • phoenix, az 85034 • (602) 437-9620 • fax: (602) 437-4811 • www.Radn.Com.
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter warranty policy tm077 – rev. 4.0 iii warranty policy wp radyne corp. (seller) warrants the items manufactured and sold by radyne corp. To be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from date of shipment radyne corp.’s o...
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Warranty policy qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter iv tm077 - rev. 4.0 in no event shall radyne corp. Be liable for incidental, consequential, special or resulting loss or damage of any kind howsoever caused. Radyne corp.’s liability for damages shall not exceed the payment, if any, rece...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter preface tm077 – rev. 4.0 v preface p this manual provides installation and operation information for the radyne qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter. This is a technical document intended for use by engineers, technicians, and operators respon...
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Preface qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter vi tm077 - rev. 4.0 trademarks product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. Copyright ©2008, radyne corp. This manual is proprietary to radyne corp. ...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter table of contents tm077 – rev. 4.0 vii table of contents toc section 1 - introduction _______________________________________________ 1-1 1.0 introduction ______________________________________________________ 1-1 section 2 - installation ______________...
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Table of contents qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter viii tm077 - rev. 4.0 4.5 connecting the terminal ____________________________________________ 4-8 4-6 terminal screens _________________________________________________ 4-8 4.7 qam256 terminal mode control ____________________________...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter table of contents tm077 – rev. 4.0 ix 7.1.4 physical _______________________________________________________ 7-1 7.2 specifications with cable upconverter_________________________________ 7-1 7.2.1 rf interface __________________________________________...
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Table of contents qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter x tm077 - rev. 4.0
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter introduction tm077 – rev. 4.0 1-1 introduction 1 this chapter provides an overview of the qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter. The qam256 may be referred to in this manual as “the unit”, or the modulator”. 1.0 introduction the radyne corporat...
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Introduction qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 1-2 tm077 - rev. 4.0
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter installation tm077 – rev. 4.0 2-1 installation 2 this section provides unpacking and installation instructions, and a description of external connections and backward alarm information. 2.0 installation requirements the qam256 modem is designed to be in...
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Installation qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 2-2 tm077 - rev. 4.0 2.2 removal and assembly carefully unpack the unit and ensure that all of the above items are in the carton. If the prime ac power available at the installation site requires a different power cord/ac connector, then ar...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter installation tm077 – rev. 4.0 2-3.
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter theory of operation tm077 – rev. 4.0 3-1 theory of operation 3 3.0 theory of operation a digital terrestrial interface supplies the modulator with a data stream. The data stream is synchronized if the incoming stream is framed. The data is scrambled, an...
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Theory of operation qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 3-2 tm077 - rev. 4.0
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter user interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 4-1 user interfaces 4 4.0 user interfaces operation of the qam256 consists of controlling the unit operating parameters and monitoring status and responses via one of the control interfaces. The two user interfaces avail...
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User interfaces qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 4-2 tm077 - rev. 4.0 4.1.1 lcd front panel display the front panel display is a 2 line by 16-character lcd display. The display is lighted and the brightness can be set to increase when the front panel is currently in use. The lcd displa...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter user interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 4-3 4.1.4 front panel led indicators eight leds on the qam256 front panel (refer to table 4-3) indicate the status of the qam256’s operation. The led colors maintain a consistent meaning. Green signifies that the indicat...
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User interfaces qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 4-4 tm077 - rev. 4.0 4.3 front panel control screen menus the qam256 front panel control screens are broken down into sections under several main menus. 4.3.1 main menus modulator interface monitor alarms system test 4.3.2 modulator menu...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter user interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 4-5 4.3.3 interface menu options and parameters interface type: { par m2p, parallel, asi, advanced asi} clock polarity: {normal, inverted} data invert: {normal, inverted}.
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User interfaces qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 4-6 tm077 - rev. 4.0 4.3.4 monitor menu options and parameters event buff: displays a history of events recorded in the event buffer. A maximum of 40 events may be stored in the buffer. Upon receipt of the 41 st event, the first received...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter user interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 4-7 4.3.6 system menu options and parameters control mode: {front panel, computer} date: displays the current date. Time: displays the current time. Bklt level: {0 – 99 seconds, 0 = no timeout} key click: {on, off} emula...
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User interfaces qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 4-8 tm077 - rev. 4.0 4.5 connecting the terminal 1. Connect the computer to the qam256 remote connector (j5) on the rear of the unit using the rs-232 cable. 2. Enable the terminal by selecting terminal mode (located under the system - co...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter user interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 4-9 main menu screen:.
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User interfaces qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 4-10 tm077 - rev. 4.0 modulator control screen: event buffer screen:.
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter user interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 4-11 alarm status screen: latched alarm screen:.
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User interfaces qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 4-12 tm077 - rev. 4.0 interface controls screen: 4.7 qam256 terminal mode control ‘terminal mode’ can be entered from the front panel by selecting ‘system’ and then ‘control mode’ followed by ‘terminal.’ the default settings for the term...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter user interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 4-13 4.9 management information base structure this section defines the terminology and hierarchy associated with management information base structure at radyne corporation. 4.10 simple network management protocol (snmp...
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User interfaces qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 4-14 tm077 - rev. 4.0 figure 1. Object identifiers in the management information base (sheet 1 of 2).
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter user interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 4-15 figure 1. Object identifiers in the management information base (sheet 2 of 2) refer to appendix b for the qam256 mib..
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User interfaces qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 4-16 tm077 - rev. 4.0
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter rear panel interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 5-1 rear panel interfaces 5 this section discusses the electrical interfaces available from the rear panel. All locations are as viewed from the rear of the unit unless otherwise specified. 5.0 qam256 rear panel in...
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Rear panel interfaces qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 5-2 tm077 - rev. 4.0 8 relay 2 c 9 relay 2 no (major alarm) 5.3 tx mon port the transmit monitor port (j8) is a female bnc connector, -20 db monitor port. 5.4 tx if port the transmit if port (j9) is a female bnc connector. The rs-4...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter rear panel interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 5-3 19 d1- input 7 d2+ input 20 d2- input 8 d3+ input 21 d3- input 9 d4+ input 22 d4- input 10 d5+ input 23 d5- input 11 d6+ input 24 d6- input 12 d7+ input 25 d7- input 13 gnd ---.
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Rear panel interfaces qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 5-4 tm077 - rev. 4.0 5.5 asi/parallel interface connections 5.5.1 tx parallel connector the rs-422 transmit parallel connector (j1) is a 25-pin female d-sub connector. The pinouts are listed in table 5-3. 5.5.2 remote connector the...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter rear panel interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 5-5 5.7 framing/interface compatibility table 5-5 represents the compatibility between the various interfaces and framing types. Table 5-5. Interface compatibility interface/framing 187 188 204 parallel/dvb/m2p x x...
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Rear panel interfaces qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 5-6 tm077 - rev. 4.0 table 5-6. J1 optional dvb rs-422 parallel connection - 25-pin female d-sub – j3 pin no. Signal name direction 1 clock + input 2 system gnd ground 3 d7 + input 4 d6 + input 5 d5 + input 6 d4 + input 7 d3 + inpu...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter rear panel interfaces tm077 – rev. 4.0 5-7.
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter maintenance and troubleshooting tm077 – rev. 4.0 6-1 maintenance and troubleshooting 6 6.0 periodic maintenance the qam256 modulator requires no periodic field maintenance procedures. Should a unit be suspected of a defect in field operations after all ...
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Maintenance and troubleshooting qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 6-2 tm077 - rev. 4.0
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter technical specifications tm077 – rev. 4.0 7-1 technical specifications 7 7.0 introduction this section defines the technical performance parameters and specifications for the qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter. 7.1 specifications without cab...
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Technical specifications qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter 7-2 tm077 - rev. 4.0 7.2.1 rf interface frequency: 50 – 862 mhz, 1 hz steps power output: 45 – 60 dbmv, 1 db steps power output accuracy: ± 1.0 db power output stability: ± 0.5 db power adjustment: 25 db spurious: -50 dbc in-ban...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter technical specifications tm077 – rev. 4.0 7-3.
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter product options tm077 – rev. 4.0 a-1 product options a a.0 qam256 data rates table a-1. Maximum symbol rate = 7.1 msps minimum maximum modulation type 1 mbps 13.086275 mbps 4 qam 1 mbps 26.172549 mbps 16 qam 1 mbps 32.715686 mbps 32 qam 1 mbps 39.258824...
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Product options qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter a-2 tm077 - rev. 4.0
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter snmp mib tm077 – rev. 4.0 b- 1 snmp mib b qam256-mib definitions ::= begin imports enterprises from rfc1155-smi object-type from rfc-1212; -- groups in radyne specific mib radyne object identifier ::= { enterprises 2591 } qam256 object identifier ::= { ...
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Product options qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter b-2 tm077 – rev. 4.0 radqam256txframing object-type syntax integer { framing187(1), framing188(2), framing204(3), data(4) } access read-write status current description "selects unframed, mpeg sync byte and mpeg sync byte plus reed-solom...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter snmp mib tm077 – rev. 4.0 b- 3 radqam256txclockpolarity object-type syntax integer { normal(1), inverted(2) } access read-write status current description "selects clock polarity for tx terrestrial clock relative to tx data." ::= { radqam256modnvstatus ...
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Product options qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter b-4 tm077 – rev. 4.0 radqam256txminoralarm2mask object-type syntax integer (0..255) access read-write status current description "minor alarm 2 mask: bits 0..7 = spares 0=mask, 1=allow" ::= { radqam256modnvstatus 18 } radqam256commonalar...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter snmp mib tm077 – rev. 4.0 b- 5 syntax integer { symbol(1), data(2), auto(3) } access read-write status current description "selects rate control mode." ::= { radqam256modnvstatus 25 } radqam256txchanneltable object-type syntax integer { useiastd(1), use...
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Product options qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter b-6 tm077 – rev. 4.0 radqam256txminoralarm2status object-type syntax integer (0..255) access read-only status current description "a bit field. On startup, the agent initializes this to the value '00000000'b bits 0..7 spares 0 = pass, 1 ...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter snmp mib tm077 – rev. 4.0 b- 7 bit 2..7=spares" ::= { radqam256modstatus 9 } radqam256txlatchedminoralarm2status object-type syntax integer (0..255) access read-only status current description "bits 0 ..7 spares" ::= { radqam256modstatus 10 } radqam256t...
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Product options qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter b-8 tm077 – rev. 4.0 access read-only status current description "this describes the common options: bit 0 = baseband loopback bit 1 = terrestrial loopback 0 = unavailable, 1 = available" ::= { radqam256modstatus 16 } radqam256txmodulato...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter snmp mib tm077 – rev. 4.0 b- 9.
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 1 remote operations c c.0 remote operations when new features are added to radyne corp. Equipment, the control parameters are appended to the end of the non-volatile section of the remote communications specificatio...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-2 tm077 – rev. 4.0 c.1.2 protocol wrapper the radyne commspec is byte-oriented, with the least significant bit (lsb) issued first. Each data byte is conveyed as mark/space information with two marks comprising the stop data. When the...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 3 byte field data content running checksum (byte 1) 00h = 00000000b 00000000b (byte 2) 02h = 00000010b 00000010b f0h = 11110000b 11110010b 2ah = 00101010b 00011100b 09h = 00001001b 00100101b (byte 1) 00h = 00000000b...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-4 tm077 – rev. 4.0 and recognizes that the message is a duplicate, so the associated commands within the packet are not executed a second time. However, the response packet is again sent back to the source, as an acknowledgment in or...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 5 c.1.5 collision avoidance when properly implemented, the physical and logical devices and id addressing scheme of the commspec normally precludes message packet contention on the control bus. The importance of des...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-6 tm077 – rev. 4.0 advantageous to consider the use of multiple bus systems where warranted by a moderate to large equipment complement. Therefore, if a dmd15 modulator is queried for its equipment type identifier, it will return a "...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 7 if the rllt receives the packetized message from the sender before it times out, it checks for any error messages appended by the iopt. In the absence of errors, the rllt processes the received command sent via th...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-8 tm077 – rev. 4.0 sync byte = 16h (always.) data count = 00 00h source address = ffh destination address = 20h = 32 decimal frame sequence number = 01h opcode = 20 01h checksum = 41h transmit packet: 16 00 00 ff 20 01 20 01 41 respo...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 9 example #4 command mod tx enable. (on) example parameters: sync byte = 16h (always.) data count = 00 01h source address = ffh destination address = 20h = 32 decimal frame sequence number = 7fh opcode = 22 54h data...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-10 tm077 – rev. 4.0 query common last rate control qam256 common command set: command opcode command common control mode command common time command common date command common time & date command clear common alarms command common al...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 11 command modulator framing command modulator interleaver command modulator roll off command modulator interface type command modulator data polarity command modulator clock polarity command modulator clear alarms ...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-12 tm077 – rev. 4.0 year (0 through 99) month (0 through 11) day (0 through 30) hour (0 through 23) minute (0 through 59) second (0 through 59) opcode: query a modulator's common alarms query response: common alarm1 (bit 0 = m&c hard...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 13 (bit 3 = spare) (bit 4 = spare) (bit 5 = spare) (bit 6 = spare) (bit 7 = spare) (0 = mask, 1 = allow) opcode: query a modulator’s last rate control. Query response: last rate control (0=symbol, 1=data, 2=auto) co...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-14 tm077 – rev. 4.0 opcode: set common last rate control. Last rate control (0=symbol, 1=data, 2=auto) modulator query opcodes opcode: query a modulator's frequency query response: frequency (binary value, 1 hz steps) (without cable ...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 15 hssi) opcode: query a modulator's data polarity query response: data polarity (0=normal, 1=inverted) opcode: query a modulator's clock polarity query response: clock polarity (0=normal, 1=inverted) opcode: query ...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-16 tm077 – rev. 4.0 (bit 4 = spare) (bit 5 = spare) (bit 6 = spare) latched minor alarm1 (bit 0 = clock activity fault) (bit 1 = data activity fault) (bit 2 = fifo fault) (bit 3 = mod clock activity fault) (bit 4 = spare) (bit 5 = sp...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 17 (0 = mask, 1 = allow) opcode: query a modulator's prbs (test pattern) query response: prbs (0 = normal, 1 = prbs23, 2 = prbs23m, 3 = prbs15, 4 = prbs15m) opcode: query a modulator's base band loopback query respo...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-18 tm077 – rev. 4.0 symbol rate (binary value, 1sps steps) (this command will cause the carrier to turn off) opcode: command a modulator's modulation. Modulation (0=4 qam, 1=16 qam, 2=32 qam, 3=64 qam, 4=128 qam, 5=256 qam) opcode: c...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 19 (bit 6 = spare) (bit 7 = spare) (0 = mask, 1 = allow) minor alarm1 (bit 0 = clock activity fault) (bit 1 = data activity fault) (bit 2 = fifo fault) (bit 3 = mod clock activity fault) (bit 4 = spare) (bit 5 = spa...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-20 tm077 – rev. 4.0 following are the us channel entries: us eia std entry channel freq. In mhz us eia std entry channel freq. In mhz 0 custom custom 59 "54" 403.25 1 "2" 55.25 60 "55" 409.25 2 "3" 61.25 61 "56" 415.25 3 "4" 67.25 62...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 21 49 "44" 343.25 108 "108" 697.25 50 "45" 349.25 109 "109" 703.25 51 "46" 355.25 110 "110" 709.25 52 "47" 361.25 111 "111" 715.25 53 "48" 367.25 112 "112" 721.25 54 "49" 373.25 113 "113" 727.25 55 "50" 379.25 114 "...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-22 tm077 – rev. 4.0 39 "34" 282.00 98 "93" 636.00 40 "35" 288.00 99 "94" 642.00 41 "36" 294.00 100 "100" 648.00 42 "37" 300.00 101 "101" 654.00 43 "38" 306.00 102 "102" 660.00 44 "39" 312.00 103 "103" 666.00 45 "40" 318.00 104 "104" ...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 23 29 "24" 223.25 88 "83" 577.25 30 "25" 229.25 89 "84" 583.25 31 "26" 235.25 90 "85" 589.25 32 "27" 241.25 91 "86" 595.25 33 "28" 247.25 92 "87" 601.25 34 "29" 253.25 93 "88" 607.25 35 "30" 259.25 94 "89" 613.25 36...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-24 tm077 – rev. 4.0 19 "h" 163.25 53 "ll" 367.25 20 "i" 169.25 54 "mm" 373.25 21 "7" 175.25 55 "nn" 379.25 22 "8" 181.25 56 "oo" 385.25 23 "9" 187.25 57 "pp" 391.25 24 "10" 193.25 58 "qq" 397.25 25 "11" 199.25 59 "rr" 403.25 26 "12" ...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter remote operations tm077 – rev. 4.0 c- 25 us trad irc entry channel freq. In mhz us trad irc entry channel freq. In mhz 0 custom custom 34 "p" 253.25 1 "2" 55.25 35 "q" 259.25 2 "3" 61.25 36 "r" 265.25 3 "4" 67.25 37 "s" 271.25 4 "a-8" 73.25 38 "t" 277.2...
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Remote operations qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter c-26 tm077 – rev. 4.0
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter glossary tm077 – rev. 4.0 g-1 glossary g a a ampere ac alternating current adc analog to digital converter agc automatic gain control ais alarm indication system. A signal comprised of all binary 1s. Amsl above mean sea level ansi american national stan...
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Glossary qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter g-2 tm077 – rev. 4.0 c c celsius cats computer aided test software ca/xxxx cable assembly cd-rom compact disk – read only memory clk clock cm centimeter com common cpu central processing unit crc cyclic redundancy check. A system of error check...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter glossary tm077 – rev. 4.0 g-3 f f fahrenheit fas frame acquisition sync. A repeating series bits, which allow acquisition of a frame. Fcc federal communications commission fec forward error correction fifo first in, first out fpga field programmable gat...
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Glossary qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter g-4 tm077 – rev. 4.0 k kbps kilobits per second kbps kilobytes per second kg kilogram khz kilohertz ksps kilosymbols per second l lcd liquid crystal display led light emitting diode lo local oscillator m ma milliampere mbps megabits per second ...
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Qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter glossary tm077 – rev. 4.0 g-5 q qam quadrature amplitude modulation qpsk quadrature phase shift keying r ram random access memory rf radio frequency rom read only memory rms root mean square ru rack unit. 1 ru = 1.75”/4.45 cm rx receive (receiver) rxd r...
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Glossary qam256 digital video modulator and upconverter g-6 tm077 – rev. 4.0 w x y z w watt misc. µs microsecond 16qam 16 quadrature amplitude modulation 8psk 8 phase shift keying.