Blankom PALIOS-IPM2 User manual

Professional Headend Solutions
Operating instructions
PALIOS-IPM2
Part No: 5105.01
8 pole IP-/ ASI-TV Modulator
IP/ SFP/ ASI (MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)

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PALIOS-IPM2
Part No: 5105.01
8 pole IP-/ ASI-TV Modulator
IP/ SFP/ ASI (MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)
SBL
Contents
1. Safety and operating instructions ............................................................................................................ 3
2. Device variants ....................................................................................................................................... 3
3. General ...................................................................................................................................................3
4. Front view ............................................................................................................................................... 4
5. Functional description ............................................................................................................................4
6. Meaning of the LED’s ............................................................................................................................. 4
6.1 LED’s at the 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbit stream port 1 .............................................................................. 4
6.2 LED’s at the 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbit stream port 2 .............................................................................. 5
6.3 LED at the ASI socket ........................................................... .........................................................5
6.4 Status LED’s .......................................................................... ........................................................5
6.5 LED’s at the 10/ 100 Mbit control port ........................................................................................... 5
7. Adjusting by web server ......................................................................................................................... 6
7.1 Network connection to the computer ............................. ...............................................................6
7.2 Setting of individual parameters .................................................................................................... 7
7.2.1 Menu “Overview“ ................................................................................................................8
7.2.2 Menu “IP input“ ....................................................... ........................................................... 9
7.2.2.1 SFP option ................................................................................................................ 10
7.2.3 Menu “Transponders“ ............................................ .......................................................... 11
7.2.4 Menu “Adjustment“ ...........................................................................................................11
7.2.5 Menu “Language“ ....................................................... ..................................................... 15
7.2.6 Menu “Setup“ ................................................................................................................... 15
7.2.7 Menu “Service“ ....................................................... .........................................................20
7.2.8 Menu “Level“ ....................................................................................................................20
7.2.9 Menu “Status“ ........................................................... ....................................................... 21
8. Factory settings ....................................................................................................................................22
9. Block diagram ......................................................................... ............................................................. 23
10. Application example ...........................................................................................................................23
11. Technical data ..................................................................... ...............................................................24
12. Glossary ..................................................................................... ........................................................ 24
13. Bibliography .............................................................................. ......................................................... 25
14. Document history ............................................................................................................................... 25
Declaration of Conformity ...................................................................................................................26

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PALIOS-IPM2
Part No: 5105.01
SBL
8 pole IP-/ ASI-TV Modulator
IP/ SFP/ ASI (MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)
1. Safety and operating instructions
When assembling, starting-up and adjusting the modules, it is necessary to consider the system specific references in
the instruction manual.
The modules may only be installed and started up by authorized technical personnel. There are only permitted the
mounting styles indicated in the quick start guide, included with each module.
When assembling the modules into the receiving points, the adherence of the EMC regulations is to be ensured.
The assembly and wiring have to be done without voltage. For installation, only the supplied accessories (DIN rail clip
with screws and 19“ accessories) may only be used.
All active modules may only be powerd by the power supply HELIOS, HELIOS-P1 or QUASARIOS. Only connect the modu-
le with the accessory cables provided.
The mains voltage and the operating voltage of the modules working by DC have to be in compliance with the operating
parameters described in the technical data.
With all work the defaults of the DIN EN 50083 have to be considered. It is especially important to follow
DIN EN 60728-11[2].
The unit must only be mounted vertically. The ventilation slots as well as the circulation perforation of the modules is not be
obstructed in any way.
If installed in mounting cabinets a adequate heat circulation must be guaranteed. The mounting in closed cabinets without
air sufficient flow is not allowed.
For DIN rail mounting is important to note that between the heat sink and a neighboring module, a distance of 2 cm is
required. If the modules mounted on top of each, so they must be spaced 20 cm apart.
For 19“ mounting all devices in the rack must be fitted with 19“ Edge Guide. Mounting the device using only the screw
holes at the front panel is insecure and discouraged. Furthermore, the operation of a fully occupied rack is only allowed
with an underlying 1-U fan box (at least 3 fans, 176 mm deep).
2. Device variants
PALIOS-IPM2 5105.01 IP/ SFP/ ASI (MPEG2) → ATV (8x AM)
3. General
The Smart Business Line (SBL) is a modern head end system, that is distinguished by its modular and compact design. A
userfriendly operating concept facilitates setup, configuration and maintenance of the system.
The PALIOS-IPM2 module selects 8 programs from up to 8 adjacent IP transport streams or from an ASI transport stream and
converts these into analoge TV signals to transmit it in cable networks. In this case, a maximum of 8 analog television channels
are generated from the available MPEG2 transport streams.
WEEE-Reg.-Nr. DE 50389067

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Part No: 5105.01
8 pole IP-/ ASI-TV Modulator
IP/ SFP/ ASI (MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)
SBL
4. Front view
5. Functional description
The module receives a data stream via Gigabit Ethernet and can receive 8 transport streams from the included IP encapsulated trans-
port streams. The 8 transport streams are further processed in 8 MPEG2 decoders. The analogue TV modulation and the freely adju-
stable up-conversion in the cable network range (45 ... 862 MHz) is carried out by a high-performance FPGA.
The eightfold modulator is adjacent channel compatible. A highly-clocked digital to analogue converter (DAC) is responsible for the
spectrally pure output of the cable signal. After amplification and sum level adjustment, the cable signal is coupled through a directio-
nal coupler to the output jacks.
6. Meaning of the LED‘s
6.1 LED’s at the 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbit stream port 1
Designation, colour Status Meaning of display
GbE connect LED,
green
permanently on only illuminated when the connection is a GbE connection (does not light up at a
10/ 100 Mbit connection)
off no GbE connection
Connect/ data LED
yellow
permanently on cable connection is established
flashing data is received
off no cable connection
Stream port 1 (RJ 45) incl. LED‘s
Stream port 2 (SFP)
Stream port 2 LED‘s “LINK/ TRAFFIC“ + “1G“
ASI input
ASI LED “Status“
Power connections
Status LED “POWER“/ “SYSTEM“
Status LED channel 1/ channel 2
Status LED channel 3/ channel 4
Status LED channel 5/ channel 6
Status LED channel 7/ channel 8
Control port (LAN/ WAN) incl. LED‘s
Output coupler “input“
Reset button
Output coupler “output“

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PALIOS-IPM2
Part No: 5105.01
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8 pole IP-/ ASI-TV Modulator
IP/ SFP/ ASI (MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)
6.2 LED’s at the 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbit stream port 2
Designation Colour Status Meaning of display
1G green permanently on only illuminated when the cable connection is a GbE connection (does not light
up at a 10/ 100 Mbit connection)
off no GbE connection
LINK/
TRAFFIC
amber permanently on cable connection is established
flashing data is received
off no cable connection or option is not enabled
6.3 LED at the ASI socket
Designation Colour Status Meaning of display
STATUS green permanently on ASI transport stream is present
flashing no ASI transport stream
off option is not enabled
6.4 Status LED’s
Designation Colour Status Meaning of display
POWER green permanently on module is on
amber permanently on module is in standby
off module is off, operating voltage is not applied
SYSTEM green permanently on module is ready for work
flashing software update is running
amber permanently on temperature is high, fan is already activated
flashing temperature is critical. The device will no longer work or is forced to shut down
off module is not ready for work
CH 1 ... CH 8 green permanently on channel operates without error
amber permanently on error warnings, depending on signal:
- input and/ or output without sync
- input sync, but in bad quality (eg. mosaic effect in the TV picture)
flashing hardware is faulty
off channel is off
6.5 LED‘s at the 10/ 100 Mbit control port
Designation, colour Status Meaning of display
Connect LED, yellow permanently on network cable is connected
off no cable connection
Data LED, green flashing data is exchanged
off no data exchange

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PALIOS-IPM2
Part No: 5105.01
8 pole IP-/ ASI-TV Modulator
IP/ SFP/ ASI (MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)
SBL
7. Adjusting by web server
7.1 Network connection to the computer
System requirements:
- PC/ laptop with 10/ 100 Mbit Ethernet interface
- Internet browser (e.g. Windows Internet Explorer), which accept JAVA script.
Setup the connection:
The PALIOS-IPM2 module has to be connected to PC network using an Ethernet cable.The IP address of the PALIOS-IPM2 module is
192.168.1.100 on delivery. If several SBL modules should be controlled or adjusted via an Ethernet switch, each module must
first be configured individually to its provided IP address within the network. To do so the address of the network port on the PC
(temporary) must be adapted to the IP address of the SBL module (subnet mask: 255.255.255.0, IP address: 192.168.1.XXX,
where XXX is not the same as the corresponding value of the SBL module IP address).
After the network configuration of the module(s) the IP address of the control PC is converted to the provided IP address and the
modules can be accessed through the browser with their new IP addresses. The user must authenticate himself with his credentials
(user name and password), if the password and user testing were activated on the setup page (see chapter 7.2.6):
After successful registration or successful connection establishment without password (default setting) the start page of the module is
the menu “Overview“ (see chapter 7.2.1).

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PALIOS-IPM2
Part No: 5105.01
SBL
8 pole IP-/ ASI-TV Modulator
IP/ SFP/ ASI (MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)
7.2 Setting of individual parameters
Using the website, you can set certain parameters of the module or perform configurations on the module or the user interface. The
various setting menus can be selected in the navigation tree on the left side. The setting is supported by an online help. Hovering the
parameters by the mouse in the lower part of the site an orange colored text box appears with explanations for each parameter. By
setting in the “Setup“ menu (see chapter 7.2.6) may be selected so that the help appears in the status bar of your browser. If appro-
priate setting changes in the browser options are necessary.
In addition, in the lower part of the navigation tree status information for the module is displayed. By changing the setup menu, the
status information can also be moved to the right (see also chapter 7.2.6). All 8 channels are listed individually. A green LED symbol
before the “channel ...“ means that both input and output are synchronized and that the channel operates without error. An orange
colored symbol indicates that an error has occurred in that channel. An overview of the status of various parameters of the channel is
obtained by clicking the corresponding channel. In the browser interface, a status overview appears.

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Part No: 5105.01
8 pole IP-/ ASI-TV Modulator
IP/ SFP/ ASI (MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)
SBL
A transparent LED symbol means that the channel is not configured yet, or the RF output is turned off. Status information about the
system is mirrored in the same way. In this case too an orange colored LED symbol displays an error state during which a green LED
symbol displays error-free working condition. The detailed status information is available by clicking the name field.
The last displayed point indicates the connection status between the network interface and the module. Green means, that the con-
nection is established. A transparent LED light indicates that there is no connection or the connection is failed.
Settings with the selection box or input fields are taken over by pressing the “send“ button and stored permanently, and the
PALIOS-IPM2 module is set on these values after a restart too. Settings with the click box are usually performed immediately but
not stored in memory, so they would be lost on a possible restart of the module. To save these settings the “send“ button must be
pressed.
In all menus, the language selection is possible between German and English top right.
7.2.1 Menu ”Overview”
This page provides a status overview of the 8 channels. If a channel is working without errors, “SYNC“ is displayed. If errors occur you
will see an “Error“ display. If the RF power is switched off the display “Off“ appears behind the respective channel.
In addition, below the status window the head end display is visible. There all SBL modules are listed, which are in the same network
and which have been associated with the head end in the setup menu (see 7.2.6). This is significant because functions over all mo-
dules such as the NIT processing between QAMOS/ QAMOS-4CI/ QAMOS-IP modules can be extended to all components of the
head end. The individual components of a head end are listed with their IP address, which is also provided with a link to this address,
so you can switch easily to the next module. If no head end was configured, a “Search“ button appears, which forwards to the setup
menu and scans the network for other SBL modules. Then all available modules are listed and can be selected and added to the
head end.
By clicking the “Logout“ button the user logs out of the module and the login window appears. By pressing the “Standby“ button the
module is switched to standby, which is indicated by an amber POWER LED on the module. The “Standby“ button will be replaced by
a “ON“ button, and by pressing this the module will be switched back on.

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PALIOS-IPM2
Part No: 5105.01
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8 pole IP-/ ASI-TV Modulator
IP/ SFP/ ASI (MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)
7.2.2 Menu “IP Input”
This menu contains the network configuration for the streaming port and for the 8 IP transport streams from which then the 8 desired
programs for transmitting can be selected.
On top the configuration options for the two stream ports are displayed. It should be noted that the stream port 2 is available only after
enabling the associate software option (see section 7.2.6). The IP address, subnet mask and gateway can be configured for each
port. The next step is to configure the setup parameters of the 8 IP input transport streams (IP input channels). Again, IP address, port
and transport protocol (UDP or RTP) have to be entered for each IP channel. Everything is confirmed by pressing the “send“ button.
If not all 8 ports are used, the unused ports can be disabled by entering the IP address 0.0.0.0.
Identical settings within these 8 IP channels are not permitted and are automatically marked red.

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PALIOS-IPM2
Part No: 5105.01
8 pole IP-/ ASI-TV Modulator
IP/ SFP/ ASI (MPEG2) →ATV (8x AM)
SBL
7.2.2.1 SFP option
The SFP option allows the connection of different modules for the IP input. Depending on the SFP module thus various management
and media types can be connected to the PALIOS-IPM2. The IP input can be expanded to another IP data source. The SFP module
figures as the stream port 2, so that either “Stream port 1“ or “Stream port 2“ can be used as an IP input.
Simultaneously there is the ability to define one of the two IP inputs as the preferred source and the respective other IP input as
redundancy source. When an IP data source fails, then switches to the other data source. For this purpose, individual rules can be
defined for when and how to switch. Inclusion in the monitoring is configured on a per-channel basis. This is a global option, deciding
when to switch: either when an input channel is down or all monitored channels have failed.
Switching back to the preferred IP input is not automatic, but can only be done manually via the user interface.
Please note that actual monitoring on a particular channel starts for real one if actually receives data.
The form of the network settings also includes means for selecting the preferred IP input. The selection is made by pressing the ap-
propriate option button. “Error check of the channels“ as described above configures the device for switchover if only one of the mo-
nitored channels fails (“or“) or only when all monitored channels have failed (“and“) .
At the right of the configuration of each of the 8 IP input transport streams, there is a check box. By marking this box, the respective
transport stream is included in the monitoring.