Irenis BLANKOM HDC 5004 User manual

HDC 5004
IP to 4 QAM Modulator
EDGE-QAM User Manual
Software Version: 1.12 Build 100 Dec 10 2019
Hardware Version: 5.40
Web Version: 1.03
OS Version: 01.01.02.06

Table of Content
Chapter 1 Product Overview 3
1.1 OUTLINE 3
1.2 KEY FEATURES 3
1.3 BLOCK DIAGRAM 3
1.3.1 APPLICATION EXAMPLE 1
1.5 SPECIFICATIONS 2
Chapter 2: Connection Description 3
2.1 FRONT & REAR PANEL 3
Chapter 3 Installation Guide 3
3.1 ACQUISITION CHECK 3
3.2 INSTALLATION PREPARATION 3
3.2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 4
3.2.2 GROUNDING REQUIREMENT 4
3.2.3 FRAME GROUNDING 4
3.2.4 DEVICE GROUNDING 5
3.3 WIRE CONNECTIONS 5
3.3.1 POWER CORD CONNECTION 5
3.3.2 SIGNAL AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT (NMS) CABLE CONNECTION 5
Chapter 4: Web NMS Management 5
4.1 LOGIN 5
4.2 OPERATION 6
4.2.1 SUMMARY 6
4.2.1.1 SETTING DATE AND TIME 6
4.2.2 PARAMETERS “TS CONFIG” - MENU 8
THE MUX MENU: 9
RF-OUTPUT SETTINGS: 12
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 14
INSTALLATION PRE-CONDITIONS 14
CONDITIONS NEED TO UNPLUG POWER CORD 14
Chapter 6 Packing list 14
IMPORTANT NOTES! 14
INSTALLATION NOTES 15
SOURCES: 15
ANNEX Channel Plan CATV channel plan: 17
Appendix DB 19
APPENDIX A 21
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 22
SICHERHEITSHINWEISE 24
INSTALLATION 24

BETRIEB 24
WARTUNG 25
REPARATUR 25
VERKAUF 25
ENTSORGUNG 26
INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR F-CONNECTORS: 27
CONTACT: 28

Chapter 1 Product Overview
1.1 Outline
This HDM-5004 IP to QAM modulator is an all-in-one device integrated with multiplexing, scrambling
and modulation in 1RU. It has 512 IP (SPTS/MPTS) input over UDP/RTP with 4 (5) Ethernet ports.
After multiplexing, scrambling and modulating process, it gives 4 DVB-C adjacent carriers
(30MHz…1000MHz) output through the RF output. To meet various requirements, this device is also
equipped with 1 Data-Out port for 4x IP (SPTS/MPTS) output over UDP protocol. With the features of
low cost and high performance, HDM-5004 is very adaptable to IPTV systems.
1.2 Key Features
4 Ethernet IP input ports (IPTV 1,2,3,4)
512 IP (SPTS/MPTS) input over UDP/RTP protocol
Support up to 748 PID’s remapping per channel
PCR adjusting/PSI/SI editing and inserting /PID Remapping/PID pass
Excellent RF output performance index, MER≥40db
4 multiplexed or scrambled TS over UDP output
4 adjacent QAM carriers output, compliant to DVB-C (EN 300 429) and ITU-T J.83 A/B/C
USB for upgrading CPU/FPGA
IPTV Synchronization & NTP -> TDT
Web-based Network management
1.3 Block Diagram

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1.3.1 Application Example
We assume, that the user is familiar with all abbreviations mentioned in this manual which is
written for skilled RF technicians and DVB-specialists.

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1.5 Specifications
Input
Input
512 from 4x IP inputs by 100Mb/s Ethernet Ports
Transport Protocol
TS over UDP/RTP, unicast and multicast, IGMP V2/V3
Transmission Rate
max 84Mbps for each IPTV-1…4 input
Mux
Remapping
Max. 780 PIDs per Channel
Output Channel
4 adjacent -> 4x IP out as MPTS (from 4 MUX)
Functions
PID remapping (auto / manually)
PCR restamping
PSI/SI table automatically generating
NIT,LCN generation and inserting, auto or manual
Encryption
Parameters
Max simulcrypt CA
4
CA Standard
ETR289, ETSI 101 197, ETSI 103 197
Connection
Local/remote connection to CAS
Modulation
Parameters
QAM Channel
4 adjacent carrier
Modulation Standard
DVB-C Annex A/C and B EN300 429/ITU-T J.83A/B
Symbol Rate
5.0...9.0 Msps, 1 kSps steps, FEC
Constellation
16, 32, 64, 128, 256QAM dep. On A/C or B
FEC
RS (204, 188) inner/outer configurable
RF Output
Interface
1 F-type output port for 4 QAM channel, 75Ω
impedance
RF Range
30...1000 MHz, 1kHz steps
Output Level
-10 dBm...+0 dBm (87...107 dbµV), 0.1dB steps
MER
≥ 40dB
ACLR
-60 dBc
TS output
4 MPTS IP output over UDP/RTP multicast by
1x100/1000M Gbit-Ethernet Port (@ Rear –IPTV –port)
System
Network management software (NMS) support (Rear: 100BaseT)
and USB port upgrade support
General
Dimensions
19’’ 1U: 430mm×180mm×44mm (WxLxH)
Weight
3kg
Temperature
0...45℃(operation), -20...80℃(storage)
Power Supply
AC 100V±10%, 50/60Hz or AC 220V±10%,
50/60Hz
Consumption
15.4W

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Chapter 2: Connection Description
2.1 Front & Rear panel
Front:
Power LED, 4x IPTV 1…4 Input stream RJ45 ports
Rear left
RF output F-female 75 Ohm
…
IPTV GbE Input/Output
…
NMS/CAS: Network management port and CAS data port
USB-Port for Firmware upgrade
…
Power switch, Fuse
…
AC IEC Power Socket
Rear
right
Grounding
Chapter 3 Installation Guide
3.1 Acquisition Check
When you opens the package of the device, it is necessary to check items according to packing list.
Normally it should include the following items:
HDC-5004 IP QAM Modulator
User’s Manual (online download from www.blankom.de)
Power Cord and grounding wire (depending on country)
3.2 Installation Preparation
When you install the device, please follow the steps below. The details of installation will be
described after this chapter. Users can also refer to the rear panel chart during the installation.
The main steps of the installation include:
Checking the possible device missing or damage during the transportation
Preparing relevant environment for installation
Installing the IP Mux-Scrambling QAM Modulator
Connecting signal cables
Connecting communication port for WEB-IF

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3.2.1 Environmental Conditions
3.2.2 Grounding Requirement
All function modules’ good grounding is the basis of reliability and stability of devices. Also, they
are the most important guarantee of lightning arresting and interference rejection. Therefore,
the system must follow this rule.
Coaxial cables’ outer conductor and isolation layer should keep proper electric conducting with
the metal housing of device.
Grounding conductor must adopt copper conductor in order to reduce high frequency
impedance, and the grounding wire must be as thick and short as possible.
Users should make sure the 2 ends of grounding wire well electric conducted and be antirust.
It is prohibited to use any other device as part of grounding electric circuit
The area of the conduction between grounding wire and device’s frame should be no less than
25mm2.
3.2.3 Frame Grounding
All the machine frames should be connected with protective copper strip. The grounding wire
should be as short as possible and avoid circling. The area of the conduction between grounding
wire and grounding strip should be no less than 25mm2.
Item
Requirement
Machine Hall Floor
Electric Isolation, Dust Free
Volume resistivity of ground anti-static material: 1x107...1x1010,
Grounding current limiting resistance: 1m (Floor bearing should be
greater than 450kg/m2)
Environment
Temperature
5...40℃(sustainable ), 0...45℃(short time)
installing air-conditioning is recommended
Relative Humidity
20%...80% sustainable 10%...90% short time
Pressure
86...105kpa
Door & Window
Installing rubber strip for sealing door-gaps and dual level glasses
for window
Wall
It can be covered with wallpaper, or brightness less paint.
Fire Protection
Fire alarm system and extinguisher
Power
Requiring device power, air-conditioning power and lighting power
are independent to each other. Device power requires AC power
220V ±10% 50/60Hz or 110V ±10% 50/60Hz. Please carefully check
before running.

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3.2.4 Device Grounding
Connecting the device’s grounding rod to frame’s grounding pole with copper wire.
3.3 Wire Connections
3.3.1 Power cord connection
The power socket is located on the right of rear panel, and the power switch is on the left of front
panel. User can plug one end of the power cord to the socket and insert the other end to AC power.
When the device solely connects to protective ground, it should adopt independent way, say, share
the same ground with other devices. When the device adopts united way, the grounding resistance
should be smaller than 1Ω.
Caution: Before connecting power cord to the IP QAM Modulator, user should set the power
switch to “OFF”.
3.3.2 Signal and Network Management (NMS) Cable Connection
The signal connections include the connection of input signal cable and the connection of output
signal cable. Please use at least CAT 5 STP RJ45 LAN Cable for the management port and CAT 6 DSTP
for the streaming data ports to avoid electromagnetic influences. For RF cable we recommend double
shielded Coax.
Chapter 4: Web NMS Management
This device does not support an LCD operation, and the modification can only be operated with
Web NMS by using a standard web-browser. We recommend to use Firefox –latest version.
4.1 Login
The factory default IP address is 192.168.0.136 and users can connect the device and web NMS
through this IP address.
Connect the PC (Personal Computer) and the device with a network cable, and use ping command to
confirm they are on the same network segment. For instance, the PC IP address is 192.168.99.252, we
then change the device IP to 192.168.0.xxx (xxx can be 0 to 254 except 136 to avoid IP conflict).
Launch the web browser an input the device IP address in the browser’s address bar and press Enter.
We recommend to use the latest Mozilla Firefox browser.
It will display the Login interface as Figure-1. Input the Username and Password (Both the default
Username and Password are “admin”.
And then click “Login” to start the device setting.

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Figure-1
4.2 Operation
Remark: The user should be familiar with DVB-MPEG and PSI/SI information and its PID and Table construction
and norms. Many tables are cross referencing to other tables (example: EIT and SDT, PMT, …).
Information can be grabbed from: https://www.dvb.org/standards
4.2.1 Summary
When the login has been confirmed, it displays the summary status as in Figure-2:
Figure-2
4.2.1.1 Setting Date and Time
The device supports setting of Date and Time by a) browser you are using to the web-IF –so your
computer. But for the correct Time and Date it is almost better to configure time zone + NTP servers:

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Example for European NTP-Server addresses… But first set the time zone please:
first
set time zone than config NTP-Server!
And you are done –but your Device need a connection to these NTP addresses. -> Local Gateway settings
should fit as well to asure the connection to external NTP servers via Internet. The NTP or the correct time is

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needed for the TDT Injection to the output multiplexes. TOT offset table can be injected from an IP stream by
PID forwarding iof necessary.
4.2.2 Parameters “TS Config” - Menu
The TS Config Menu sets the basics for your 4 QAM channels
From the menu on up side of the webpage, clicking “Stream Select”, it displays the interface where
users can choose the programs to Mux out.
Corresponding with:

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The MUX Menu:
Configure ‘Input Area’ and ‘Output Area’ with buttons in ‘Operation Area’. Instructions are as below:
：Enable/disable the CA Filter function. Clicking this box, you can filter out the input CA-PIDs to avoid
disturbing with the device scrambling function.
: To enable/disable the PID remapping (disabled recommended for pass through and also PID
forwarding). If similar PIDs are in the Input streams, please remap them avoiding conflicts
To refresh the input program information
To refresh the output program information
Select one input program first and click this button to transfer the selected program to the right
box to be processed to the output.
Similarly, you can remove TV Services from the multiplex in the right box.
To select all the input programs
To select all the output programs
To parse programs time limitation of parsing input programs from TS
This must be used for every Input stream to read its content after setting up the IP addresses:
Window opens….
Select the input RJ45 port: ‘IPTV 1…4’ or Rear-Side ‘IPTV’
Output Area
Operation Area
Input Area

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Select IGMP Version or OFF (not useful)
Select Input protocol of the stream UDP/RTP
You can address 1 or many IPTV streams:
Finally Add and Close this window.
Your streams shown in the left window will cover all of them. Do not forget to PARSE them to
get the content.

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Example with PID-remapping.
And w/o - > MPTS Input to DVB-C Channel 2 output
Program Modification:
The multiplexed program information can be modified by selecting the program in the ‘output’ area.
For example, when clicking on a service, it opens apopup as dialog box (Figure 6) where you can
change or insert new data or even rename the service.
Press:
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Figure 6
RF-Output settings:
4 adjacent channels- first channel sets up the start frequency (middle), all need same QAM mode
16…256 and symbol rates, independent output level attenuation…:
For the output level, see Annex –conversion table dBm -> dBµV.

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Set QAM Mode (Annex A/C = Normal DVB, Annex B = US Norm), mode 16…256 QAM and other values.
This setup configures adjacent channel from a start frequency.
To individually configure the 4 channels set them accordingly in every single config mode.
The CENELEC Channel-Plan would be very helpful.
See following hints.
Consider the center/middle frequencies for setup the QAM channels please.
DVB-T2 channels OTA would might interfere or we can integrate them into our network. So we should
exactly skip these in our DVB-C channels:

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Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
Our ISO9001 quality assurance system has been approved by CQC organization. We guarantee the
products’ quality, reliability and stability. All of our products have been passed the testing and
inspection before shipping out from factory. The testing and inspection scheme already covers all the
Optical, Electronic and Mechanical criteria which have been published by us. To prevent potential
hazard, please strictly follow the operational conditions.
Installation pre-conditions
Installing the device at the place in which environment temperature between 0 to 45 °C
Making sure good ventilation for the heat-sink on the rear panel and other heat-sink bores if
necessary
Checking the input AC voltage within the power supply working range and the connection is
correct before switching on device
Checking the RF output level varies within tolerant range if it is necessary
Checking all signal cables have been properly connected
Frequently switching on/off device is prohibited; the interval between every switching on/off
must greater than 10 seconds.
Conditions need to unplug power cord
Power cord or socket damaged.
Any liquid flowed into device.
Any stuff causes circuit short
Device in damp environment
Device was suffered from physical damage
Longtime idle.
After switching on and restoring to factory setting, device still cannot work properly.
Maintenance needed
Chapter 6 Packing list
HDC-5016 IP QAM Modulator 1 pc
User’s Manual 1 pc
Power Cord, dep. on country 1 pc
Important Notes!
This manual is for use by qualified personnel only. Handling this device or system requires special electronic technical knowledge. To
reduce the risk of electrical shock or damage to the equipment, do not perform any servicing other than the installation and operating
instructions contained in this manual unless you are qualified to do so. This device operates in the given voltage and frequency range
without requiring manual adjustment.
Do not open the top case w/o unplugged power source because serious injury or death may be the result! Inside are components under
risk from electrostatic discharge. To avoid equipment damages do not touch these components or, observe the respective handling
rules!
For continued protection against fire, the fuses may only be replaced by identical fuses with the same electrical specifications which are
designed for the corresponding fuse positions.

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transformation or adaptation) without the written permission from Blankom / IRENIS GmbH.
IRENIS GmbH reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes in its content from time to time, whereby it shall not be
obligatory for IRENIS GmbH to provide notification of such revision or change.
IRENIS GmbH provides this manual without warranty of any kind, neither implied nor expressed, this includes also any warranties
regarding the merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. IRENIS GmbH may improve this manual or make changes in the
products described herein at any point of time.
Installation Notes
All types of the IRENIS-BLANKOM family are 19“devices with 1 RU height designed for installation in 19” racks. In addition to the front
panel screws an internal module support is required at the rack.
Depending on the Frontend used and the operating adjustments, the SAT-RF-input ports carrying DC Voltage (13V /18V, max. 400 mA).
By connecting a mains cable, the device can become functional without any auxiliary appliances. The power supply units are designed
for the wide range of 100-230V AC; a manual adjustment of the voltage is not necessary.
For some models the second power connector is feeding another independent power supply for internal redundancy. For a maximum
of redundancy both power supplies should use different circuits.
All the outputs are decoupled from one another. Thus, the circuit does not have any effect on the functioning of the device.
Connections that are not required need not to be terminated.
Suggestion: CAT 6E Ethernet cable for GbEthernet, DSTP (double shielded twisted pair) for the streaming ports
Note:
IPv4 global scope sessions use multicast addresses in the range 224.2.128.0 - 224.2.255.255 with SAP Announcements being sent to
224.2.127.254 Port 9875 (note that 224.2.127.255 is used by the obsolete SAPv0 and MUST NOT be used).
IPv4 administrative scope sessions using administratively scoped IP multicast. The multicast address to be used for announcements is
the highest multicast address in the relevant administrative scope zone.
For example, if the scope range is 239.16.32.0 - 239.16.33.255, then 239.16.33.255 is used for SAP Announcements.
Sources:
http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/300400_300499/300468/01.15.01_60/en_300468v011501p.pdf
https://www.dvb.org/standards

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