IKUSI SPI-300 User manual

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SPI-300
BASIC HANDLING
To Programme
ClassA and ClassB Modules
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CMK-600 CMK-600 CMK-600 CMK-600 CMK-600 CMK-600 CMK-600 CMK-600 CMK-600 C
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SYNCSTATUS
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SYNC STATUS
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QPSKIN
SYNC STATUS
VIDEO
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RFOUT
IKUSUP
CONTROL
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LNB
QPSKIN
SYNCSTATUS
VIDEO
+12V
RFOUT
IKUSUP
CONTROL
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LNB
QPSKIN
SYNC STATUS
VIDEO
+12V
RFOUT
IKUSUP
CONTROL
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LNB
QPSKIN
SYNC STATUS
VIDEO
+12V
RFOUT
IKUSUP
CONTROL
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LNB
QPSKIN
SYNC STATUS
VIDEO
+12V
RFOUT
IKUSUP
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SRF-100
DIGITALSATELLITE
RECEIVER
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DIGITALSATELLITE
RECEIVER
SRF-100
DIGITALSATELLITE
RECEIVER
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DIGITALSATELLITE
RECEIVER
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SPI-300
PRESENTATION
This guide explains the Basic Handling of the SPI-300 (Ref. 4070) Programming
Unit to programme ClassA and ClassB headend modules from IKUSI. The
particular user guides for each type of module, which explain in detail the
respective programming processes, are shipped in PDF format in the enclosed
CD-ROM.
All programming processes are carried out through a guided menu that uses the
keypad of the SPI-300 :
Keys ↑↑
↑↑
↑ and ↓↓
↓↓
↓:
- Vertical displacement of the slide.
- Modification of a parameter value.
- Change of page within a menu option.
Keys ←←
←←
← and →→
→→
→:
- Horizontal displacement of the slide.
- Change of the command displayed at the lower
left corner of the screen.
- Change of page in selection lists.
Keys and :
- Use of the commands displayed at the lower
corners of the screen (left and right,
respectively).
Numerical keys :
- Selection of menu option.
- Selection of parameter.
- Entry of parameter value.
Key "C" :
- Deletion of the character selected by the slide.
Key "." :
- Entry of decimal point.
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SPI-300
Using an Auxiliary Power Supply
The SPI-300 does not require batteries, it is
powered directly from the module to which is
connected. Only if you are going to perform a
firmware update through your PC, you need an
auxiliary +15VDC/1A power supply. The DC cable
of the power supply plugs in the rear jack
socket of the programming unit.
Accesories
The SPI-300 is supplied with the following accessories:
- 1 "RJ-45 / DB-9" interfacing cable to link the unit to the ClassA/ClassB modules.
- 1 "RJ45 / USB" interfacing cable to link to the MDI, SZB and STG modules.
- 1 CD-ROM with a) the particular PDF-format user guides to programme each of
the aforementioned modules and b) the software to update the firmwares of the
ClassA/ClassB modules and the one of the SPI-300 proper.
RJ-45 / DB-9 cable RJ-45 / USB cable CD-ROM
Connecting the Cable
To programme ClassA and ClassB modules you must use the enclosed RJ-45 / DB-9
cable. The RJ-45 tip plugs in the rear socket of the SPI-300 and the DB-9 tip plugs in
the CONTROL socket of the module
DC cable of the
auxiliary power supply
RJ-45 / DB-9
SPI-300
V
LNB
QPSKIN
SYNC STATUS
VIDEO
+12V
RFOUT
IKUSUP
CONTROL
SDC-M201
DIGITALSATELLITE
RECEIVER
SPI-300
CMK-600
RS-232
RS-485
SYNCSTATUS
SPI-300
Module ClassA
Module ClassB
(+)
central conductor
Basic Handling
Index
1. User's Interface
1.1 - Screens ............................................................................ 5 - 7
1.2 - The Main Menu Screen ........................................................ 8
1.3 - Entering Data ........................................................................ 9
2. Programming the Modules
2.1 - Connecting the SPI-300 ...................................................... 10
2.2 - Detection of Module ............................................................ 10
2.3 - Parameter Setting ................................................................ 11
2.4 - Looking Up Information ....................................................... 12
2.5 - Using Module Configurations ....................................... 12 / 13
2.6 - Updating Module Firmware .......................................... 14 / 15
Appendix A — Firmware Update
A.1 - Installing Load Software on the PC .................................... 16
A.2 - Loading Firmware Files on the SPI-300 ...................... 17 / 18
A.3 - Updating SPI-300 Firmware ............................................... 19

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1. USER'S INTERFACE
Access to programming functions of the SPI-300 is very simple through a collection of
screens that allow to select options, adjust parameters and obtain diverse information.
1.1 - Screens
All screens have a similar format. There are 5 types: the Menu Screens, the Setting
Screens, the Information Screens, the Warning Screens and the Error Screens. In the
lower corners of every screen are displayed one or two commands which are used
pressing the keys and . (The key is for the command on the left corner
and the key for that on the righ corner).
THE MENU SCREENS
There is one main menu screen and several submenu screens. Within a menu or
submenu, choosing of an option may be done in two ways:
a) Placing the slide on the corresponding line of the screen and then using the SEL
command (key ). Or, more directly:
b) At the numerical keypad, pressing the digit that heads the screen line that refers to
the option.
At the lower corners of the menu screens two commands appear: ESC (return to the
previous menu) and SEL (access to the selected menu or submenu). When a menu or
submenu has many options, it is displayed in several screens, so-called "pages". This
pages present in the lower line the scroll arrows ▲▼ ; change of page is
accomplished through the keys ↑and ↓ .
(SEL is abbreviation for "select" and ESC is abbreviation for "escape").
THE SETTING SCREENS
They allow to set the operating parameters of the connected module. A module may
have several screens grouping parameters of a same section or category (for
example: input parameters, video/audio selections, etc).
These screens show in the lower line the arrows , which means that it is possible
to change, through the keys ←and →, the command that appear at the left corner of
the screen. These commands are the folowing:

1Input
2 V/A Selections
3 Output
ESC SEL
- SEND : When you use this command, the setting values shown on the screen are
established in the module. The SEND command will be automatically replaced by
the DONE command just when the values have been sent.
-DONE : The setting values are simply stored in the SPI-300, so that they remain
available either to be sent to the module (SEND command) or to constitute a
"module configuration" (page 12). After using the DONE command the programme
goes back to the previous screen.
- CANCEL : This command closes the screen without saving any change or setting.
Selection of a parameter for adjusting it next may be done in two ways:
a) Placing the slide on the corresponding line of the screen and then using the
command (key ). Or, more directly:
b) At the numerical keypad, pressing the digit that heads the screen line that refers to
the parameter.
When you select a parameter, the two commands at the lower corners of the screen
are replaced for these others:
↵ : Validate a modified parameter value.
←: Invalidate the changes which you have done in the present screen.
When a module has many setting parameters within the same category (for example,
it has many output parameters) the setting screen is composed of several pages, each
one with scroll arrows ▲and ▼that warn such a circumstance. Change of page is
accomplished through keys ↑and ↓ .
THE INFORMATION SCREENS
They present the results of a determined operation and inform about the configuration
and status of the connected module.The About... screen is an example of this type of
screens:
These screens close using the OK command at the lower right corner —by pressing,
as it has already said, the key .
THE WARNING SCREENS
They appear to inform about the development of an operation or to advise the
cancellation. They close using the OK command (key ).
THE ERROR SCREENS
They appear to inform about the impossibility to perform a determined operation or to
complete the action of a command.They close, in the same way, using the OK
command.
ATTENTION
No module has been
detected
OK
V/A SELECTIONS
Receiving Data
Wait...
OK
SPI-300
v01.01 (23/04/02)
Copyright 2001
IKUSI OK
4Colour Sys : PAL
5 2ndIntercar : 5.742
6 CaRatio : 
SEND     SEL
1Frequency : 1550
2 SymbolRate : 27.500
SEND   SEL
1Frequency : 1550
2 SymbolRate : 27.500
←↵
1.2 - The Main Menu Screen
From this screen you can accede all options, parameters and commands. It has 4
menus, among them the menu for changing the operation language.
The SPI-300 comes to operate in english. To change the language, press "4" on the
numerical keypad. A list of languages appears. Place the slide on the wished line and
press . Henceforth the SPI-300 will operate in the language you have chosen.
—General menu : Includes general application commands.
—Settings menu : Contains, grouped by sections or categories, all the setting
parameters of the connected module, .
—Info menu: Allows to get access to detailled information about the functionning of
the module, further on the one provided by the screen that comes after the initial
screen (this screen appears just when the SPI-300 is connected to the module).
The commands of the General menu are the same for all the modules:
●Detect : Performs the detection process
of the connected module.
●Send : Establishes in the module the
parameter values which have been
modified.
●Update : Updates the firmware installed
in the module.
●Recall : Brings back to the screen a
"module configuration" which was
previously created with the Save
command. This menu option is
manifested useful to quickly load
repetitive data on different modules.
●Save : It is used to create a "module configuration" with the parameter values and
use options which are currently displayed in the Settings menu.
●Factory Reset : Restores all parameter values that were established in the module
when it left the factory.
●About... : Indicates simply the firmware version of the SPI-300.
These commands are displayed on three pages and are explained in detail in section
2 (pages 10-15).
1General
2 Settings
3 Info
4 Language SEL
1Detect
2 Send
3 Update
ESC SEL
4 Recall
5 Save
6 Factory Reset
ESC  SEL
7 About...
ESC SEL
The contents of the Settings and Info menus are different for each type of functional
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1.3 - Entering Data
Three different types of elements may be presented on the screens to enter
adjustment or selection data:
- "Numerical field" : As the name indicates, this element admits only numerical data.
Modification of a number (value of parameter) may be carried out in three different
ways:
a) Digit by digit. Place the slide on the digit you want to change (the slide is moved
using keys ← and → ) and then press repeatedly the key ↑or ↓ until the
desired digit appears.
b) Changing the number complete. Place the slide on the first digit of the number
you want to change and then enter the new number complete through the
keypad. The key "C" is used to delete a wrong digit.
c) Using increments. Place the slide on the right of the number you want to change
and then press repeatedly the key ↑( ó ↓). Each time the key is pressed the
number is changed by a preestablished amount. If the key is held pressed, the
change is effected fast.
- "Slide Icon" : This element is used to modify without precision the value of a
parameter, by moving left-right the slide over a group of vertical bars which serve as
reference for setting.
- "Pick list" : Is a element that contains a folded list. When you select it (SEL
command), the choices of the list are displayed. Then you can select a choice. (With
the keys ← and →you can browse through the pages of the list).
 ●2→48.25MHz 
 3→175.25MHz 
 4→471.25MHz 
← 5→519.25MHz ↵
2. PROGRAMMING THE MODULES
2.1 - Connecting the SPI-300
The modules of a headend are programmed one
by one through individual connections to the
SPI-300. To begin the programmation of a
module, first power it and then plug the cable of
the programming unit into the CONTROL
socket.
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LNB
QPSKIN
SYNCSTATUS
VIDEO
+12V
RFOUT
IKUSUP
CONTROL
SDC-M201
DIGITALSATELLITE
RECEIVER
SPI-300
2.2 - Detection of the Module
When you connect the SPI-300 to the module, all data for identification, configuration
and status of the module are loaded on the SPI-300. A detection screen appears for a
short time, and next the display shows the Basic Information screen, which identifies
the module and presents its most representative configuration and status data.
The screen closes using the OK command (key ). The Main Menu Screen
appears (page 8); through the Settings and Info menus you can know in detail all
current configuration and status data of the module.
If because of any circumstance the module has not been detected (it is not powered,
there is a failure in the connection to the SPI-300, ...) the following error screen
appears:
Close the screen by using the OK command. The Main Menu Screen appears. In this
case —module not detected— the unique menu is General, which contains only the
Detect and About Of commands. To perform again a module detection operation,
choose the Detect command..
ATTENTION
No module has been
detected
OK
SRF-112 Alarm:No
F01.02 Audio: A2
B05.17 BER: 1.02E-7
Acq:X Vid:X Aud:X OK
2.4 - Looking Up Information
From the Info menu you have access to detailed information about the connected
module, regardless it has been programmed or not. Information is shown throughout
three or more screens, each one related to a menu option. There are three available
options for every module:
–Status : Displays the module working conditions.
–Alarms : Reports what alarms are active and the type of them.
–Details : Identifies the module and displays outstanding data.
The information is periodically updated. To close the screen, use the OK command
(key ).
2.5 - Using Module Configurations
A Module Configuration is a collection of parameter values and use options. Working
with configurations allow to quickly load repetitive data in different modules: instead of
entering, one by one, the setting values for all the parameters and use options, you
can enter a configuration by using a simple command. The SPI-300 allows to create,
and to use later on, up to 500 different configurations for each type of module; for this,
it utilizes the two following functions:
a) Save Configuration: All parameter values and use options which are currently in
the RAM of the SPI-300 (those displayed throughout the Settings menu after
using the SEND or DONE commands) are stored in a register of the
programming unit, with a configuration name which is assigned by the user.
b) Recall Configuration: The parameter values and use options that correspond to a
configuration are loaded onto the RAM of the SPI-300. Then they can be
established in the module by using the SEND command.
Both functions are chosen from the Save and Recall options of the General menu:
1Status
2 Alarms
3 Details
ESC SEL
STATUS
Acq:X
Vid:X BER: 1.02E-3
Aud:X OK
4 Attenua : 
SEND    SEL
1Frequency : 1550
2 SymbolRate : 27.500
←↵
2.3 - Parameter Setting
The parameter setting is carried out all the Settings menu long. This menu presents,
throughout several screens, the module's parameters grouped by sections or
categories.
Regardless the module type is, the setting process is as follows:
1. In the Settings menu, select the category of the parameters to be set (Input,
Output, V/A Selections, ...).
2. Enter the setting values.
3. Send the set values to the module by using the SEND command at the left lower
corner of the screen (key ).
4. Select, if necessary, other parameter category and repeat the previous operations
as far as all the parameter values have been set.
NOTE: Each time you use the SEND command, you send to the module not only
the values you have modified in the present screen, but also all the values modified
in the previous screens. Remember that the SEND command is also available in
the General menu (page 8).
Nevertheless the process described, some parameters are set in real time, i.e. the
values entered are transmitted instantaneously to the module (you have not to use the
SEND command). It occurs, for example, with the "Modulation Depth" and "Audio
Level" parameters:
If after entering new setting values you use the DONE command (left lower corner of
the screen) instead of the SEND command, these values are not sent to the module,
but they are stored in the RAM memory of the SPI-300. If you use the CANCEL
command, the screen closes without having effect the parameter values previously
entered.
The software controls the setting values you enter, in such a way that an error
message is displayed if these values are not appropriated. The message appears just
when you try to make effective these values using the SEND or the DONE commands.
1 Frequency : 175.25
2Ch: Wrong Value!
3 TV System: B/G
CANCEL    SEL
7 NICAMlv : 
8MoDepth : 
9 AuLevel : 
SEND     SEL

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– Save option :
When you choose the Save option in the General menu, a new screen appears.
In this screens you must enter the name you want for the configuration:
–Recall option :
When you select the Recall option of the General menu, a screen with three
options appears:
You can use either numerical or alphabetical characters using the keypad. To write
an alphabetical character, enter any digit and next press repeteadly the key ↑or
↓until the desired character appears ( ...7, 8, 9, A, B, C...).
Press the key (
↵ ) to validate the name you have entered: a new screen
appears. Use the DONE command (key ) to finally create the configuration.
Or press the key (
← ) to close the screen without creating any configuration.
1Configur.: 
2 View
3 Clear
DONE   SEL
SAVE
Configuration
13AB4▒
←↵
SAVE
Configuration
13AB4
DONE  
- Configuration : You can select a configuration from a pick list.
- View : Allows to view the contents of the configuration you have selected in the
configuration option.
- Clear : It is used to clear the configuration selected.
Once you have selected a configuration, you can either send it directly to the
module (SEND command, key ), or simply to load the data onto the RAM of
the SPI-300 (DONE command) in order to modify some parameter value through
the Settings menu. By using the CANCEL command you leave without doing
any operation.
2.6 - Updating Module Firmware
The firmware is a software loaded on the module that takes charge of its basic
functionning. This software is not modifiable by the user, but may be updated for some
ClassA and ClassB modules (those where the General menu contains the Update
option).
To perform a firmware update, you need, naturally, the corresponding file supplied by
IKUSI. The name of this file fits the expression FIRMxxxxxxxxyyyy.HEX, where:
- the 8 characters "x" represent the name of the module. If the name has only 7
characters, you must add the character "-" (hyphen) on the eighth position.
- the 4 characters "y" represent the order number of the firmware version. If the
number has 3 characters (dot is not considered), you must complete it with a
"0" (zero) on the first position.
Ex.: The name of the version 1.02 for the SRF-112- module is
FIRMSRF-112-0102.HEX
To perform an update process, first you must load the firmware file on the SPI-300 in
the way that is explained in the Appendix A - Firmware Update (pages 16 to 19).
Once the firmware has been loaded on the SPI-300, choose Update in the
General menu. The following screen appears:
●"Firmware" : You can select a firmware file from a pick list.
●"Clear" : It is used to clear in the list the file you have selected in the previous
option. It allows to eliminate old files.
●"Versions" : This line displays two version numbers: the current firmware version of
the module —on the left of the arrow— and the version of the file shown in the
"Firmware" line (that is to say, the last four digits). Make sure the version number
on the right of the arrow is the one you want to load in the module.
1 Firm: SRF-112-0102
2 Clear
Versions:01.00→01.02
SEND   SEL
If diverse errors during firmware updating prevent go on the process, an error
screen appears:
Use the SEND command (key ). Loading of firmware begins and a progress bar
displays the course of the process:
Once loading is completed, an information message announcing that the firmware
has been succesfully updated appears on the screen. Use the OK command (key
). The screen closes and the programme goes back to the General menu.
Use the OK command (key ). The screen closes and the programme goes back
to the General menu.
UPDATE
Updating Firmware
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 30%
UPDATE
Firmware updated
succesfully!!
OK
UPDATE
Firmware Update
aborted. Errors
detected!! OK
UPDATE
Firmware File
not detected!!
OK
Appendix A — FIRMWARE UPDATE
The CD-ROM supplied with the SPI-300 contains a Load Software that you must use to
update the firmware of the ClassA and ClassB modules, as well as the one of the SPI-
300 proper. This software must be previously installed on a PC.
A.1 - Installing Load Software on the PC
The minimum requirements your computer needs to install Load Software are the
following:
- Computer : IBM-Compatible 486 or higher
- Hard Disk : 10 MB free space
- CD-ROM Drive: Installed
- Serial Port : COM Port, RS-232
- Mouse : Installed
- RAM : 16 MB (64 MB recommended with Windows 2000 and XP)
- Display : VGA
- Operating System : Windows
®
95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP
To install Load Software:
1. Start Microsoft Windows.
2. Insert the CD-ROM labeled SPI-300 Install Software into the CD-ROM disk
driver (D normally).
3. Programme should be automatically loaded . If not, choose Run... in the Start
Menu. In the Command Line text-entry box, type D: \SETUP and choose
OK. The install dialog box will appear.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
Now the programmes folder of the Start Menu will include the "SPI-300 Loader"
programme, from which you can launch the application.
The Load Software so installed allows:
a) To load in the SPI-300 new versions of firmware files for ClassA and ClassB
modules. These files will remain available to be installed on the modules
(Paragraph 2.6 : "Updating Module Firmware").
b) To update directly the firmware of the SPI-300 Programming Unit.
The firmware files are supplied by IKUSI and they can be downloaded from
http://www.ikusi.com. You must copy these files in the hard disk of your PC.

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A.2 - Loading Firmware Files on the SPI-300
The load of the firmware files on the SPI-300 is carried out from the PC on which you
have installed the Load Software. Using the RJ-45 / DB-9 cable, connect the SPI-300
to the serial port of the computer. You require also an auxiliary power supply to feed
(15 VDC / 1A) the SPI-300. The picture shows these interconnections:
1. Once you have made the connections pointed out, switch on
the computer.
2. Click on the Programmes folder of the Start menu. Then click on the "SPI-300
Loader" icon. The "SPI-300 Firmware Loader" window appears.
The window has 2 cards. The About... card shows simply the firmware version of
the "Firmware Loader" software installed:
SPI-300
~
auxiliary power supply
(+15 VDC / 1A)
3. Click on the Update label.The Update card appears:
4. The Update card presents the following data-entry and information boxes:
●"SPI-300 - Current Firmware Version" : Shows the version number of the firmware
which is currently installed on the SPI-300. If it does not appear, click on the icon .
●"Files - Firmware File" : Click on the "folder" icon . Find along the hard disk the
firmware file you want install on the SPI-300 and select it (the name of the file will be
FIRMxxxxxxxxyyyy.HEX, see page 14).
●"Files - Module" : Name of the module to which the selected firmware file is related.
●"Files - Version to Load" : Shows the version of the selected firmware.
●"Port" : You must choose the serial port to which the SPI-300 is connected.
●"Status" : During load process (Load button) a progress bar appears here.
●Load button : Click here to begin the load process. At the end, the firmware you have
selected will have been loaded on the SPI-300 and it will remain available to carry
out the firmware update of the modules related (pages 14/15).
A.3 - Updating SPI-300 Firmware
The required equipment and the process to be carried out are similar to those
described in the previous paragraph A.2. The unique change is that you must select in
this case a firmware file for SPI-300.
The name of the file will be FIRMSPI-300-yyyy.HEX, where the four characters "y"
represent the order number of the firmware version. If the number has 3 characters
(dot is not considered), you must complete it with a "0" (zero) on the first position.
Ex. : The name of the version 1.01 firmware file is
FIRMSPI-300-0101.HEX
Once finished the load process, the SPI-300 firmware will have been updated with the
new version and, for that, new features will have been added (interface improvement,
capacity to programme new type of modules, etc.).
IKUSI - Ángel Iglesias, S.A.
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