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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 3
1.1. About KVARTA ......................................................................................................................... 3
1.2. About DVB ............................................................................................................................... 3
2. DVB STREAMER Kvarta .................................................................................................................... 3
2.1. INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ......................................................................................................... 3
2.2. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE DVB STREAMER................................................................ 4
3. Getting connected........................................................................................................................... 5
3.1. Connecting to the embedded web site ................................................................................... 5
3.2. Front panel .............................................................................................................................. 5
3.3. Back panel ............................................................................................................................... 5
4. CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION................................................................................................. 6
4.1. RF Configuration...................................................................................................................... 6
4.2. Streaming configuration.......................................................................................................... 7
4.3. RF Measurements.................................................................................................................... 8
4.4. Stream log ............................................................................................................................... 9
4.5. Advanced Configuration........................................................................................................ 10
4.5.1. SNMP configuration .......................................................................................................... 10
4.5.2. Programs configuration..................................................................................................... 10
4.5.3. RTSP configuration ............................................................................................................ 11
4.5.4. Remuxer Configuration ..................................................................................................... 12
4.5.5. VLAN .................................................................................................................................. 12
5. GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................... 13
APPENDIX A - DVB STREAMER ASCII COMMAND SET ........................................................................... 14
A.1. DEFAULT VALUES................................................................................................................... 14
A.2. Configuration and special files on the device ....................................................................... 14
a. config.ini –Keeps all configuration information (windows configuration file)......................... 14
b. programs.txt –Keeps programs on the device (comma separated file) ................................... 14
c. help.txt –ASCII commands description file............................................................................... 14
d. ***.mib –SNMP MIB file........................................................................................................... 14
A.3. ASCII COMMANDS ................................................................................................................. 14
* Depends on the model
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. About KVARTA
For more than 10 years, Kvarta has been developing products for Broadcasters and CATV providers.
Our devices are used by major radio and television broadcasters and regulatory agencies.
Broadcasting is our passion. We know what you want and we have designed many devices, which are
perfectly adapted to your needs. These include RDS encoders, FM Radio monitors and CATV systems.
KVARTA has a reputation for excellence and innovation among its clients and partners.
Our CATV, DVB Monitoring devices and RDS/RBDS encoders are growing in popularity due to their
reliability, quality and functionality at exceptional prices. All of our products have been designed for
professional broadcast use and are fully meet the standards. Our devices incorporate embedded web
site and SNMP communication.
1.2. About DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) is a suite of internationally accepted open standards for digital
television. DVB standards are maintained by the DVB Project, an international industry consortium
with more than 270 members, and they are published by a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) of
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), European Committee for Electrotechnical
Standardization (CENELEC) and European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
2. DVB STREAMER Kvarta
2.1.INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
In your package, you should receive:
•Your DVB STREAMER
•Quick start notice
•AC main power cord
•Straight ethernet cable
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2.2.GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE DVB STREAMER
Communication ports
Ethernet
100baseT –Web Server and UDP/TCP (SNMP/ASCII)
Frequency range and Modulation
Frequency Range
46 MHz - 1004 MHz; 950 MHz- 2150 MHz (depending on the model)
Digital TV
DVB-T, DVB-H, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2 (depending on the model)
Demodulator (depending on the model)
DVB-T
ETSI EN 300 744
DVB-H
ETSI EN 300 744 Annex F
DVB-C
ETSI EN 300 429 and ITU J.83 Annex A/C
DVB-S
EN 300 421
DVB-S2
ETSI EN 302 307
Measurements
Standard
ETSI TR 101 290 V1.2.1
Level
30dBuV - 100dBuV (±2dBuV)
BER
1E-1~ 1E-7
MPEG Decoding
Tables
PAT,PMT,SDT,CAT,TDT,TOT
Power Supply
Supply voltage
12V/1A
Voltage tolerance
+/- 10%
Mechanical aspects
Height
34 mm
Width
145 mm
Depth
210 mm
Net weight
0,7 kg
Info
Updates
Available
Front panel LEDs
Power supply, LAN, Lock,Stream
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3. Getting connected
3.1. Connecting to the embedded web site
1. Connect the Ethernet cable between the RJ45 and the network..
2. Open a Web browser (Mozilla ,Internet Explorer, …) and enter the encoder’s IP address ( Default:
192.168.2.3) you just set in the previous step. Log in with the default username and password
(admin/admin). The home page of the embedded web site is displayed:
NOTE: Your computer should have IP address which is in the same network.
3.2.Front panel
POWER –Indicates that power supply is available.
LAN –Indicates LAN connection ON/OFF.
LOCK –Demodulator lock indicator
STREAM - Indicates streaming of MPEG TS data
IN A –RF input A
IN B –RF input B
3.3. Back panel
Micro SD –2GB containing configuration
LAN –Ethernet connection
12V –Adapter input
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4. CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION
4.1. RF Configuration
Open the embedded web page and click DVB -> Config
Scan mode should be off as it is in the picture below
Select the modulation type Analog/DVB-C/DVB-T
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Type the center frequency of the monitored carrier
Click Save & Tune
Connect the RF Antenna or CATV source to IN A or IN B
Select the appropriate Input (A or B) used for the type of modulation Analog/DVB-C/DVB-T
Configure other relative settings like Bandwidth, Symbol Rate, Constellation and Spectrum.
Click the Save button below the settings to store the configuration
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Depends on the DVB Streamer model
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4.2. Streaming configuration
Open the embedded web page and click DVB -> Stream
Select the protocol UDP/RTP/RTSP/OFF
Select the type of MPEG TS : MPTS - Multi Program Transport Stream, SPTS –Single Program
Transport Stream
For SPTS select up to 5 services on the same frequency to be streamed
For MPTS just select the destination address for the IP stream
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4.3. RF Measurements
Checking the status and measured values
Click DVB -> Status -> RF Status
This web page constantly displays the measured RF parameters –Demodulator lock, FEC
Lock, Level and BER and other measurements depending on the modulation type.
Click the DVB-> Status -> MPEG
This page displays various MPEG tables PAT , PMT, SDT, TDT, CAT, TOT (Click F5 to reload
tables)
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4.5. Advanced Configuration
4.5.1. SNMP configuration
NOTE: Please, contact us for more support at [email protected]
4.5.2. Programs configuration
Click Installation -> Programs to configure programs.
programs.m3u can be loaded in VLC for video monitoring
You can add/edit/delete all parameters for the services found in the multiplex.
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4.5.3. RTSP configuration
Click Advanced -> RTSP to enter real time streaming protocol specific configuration
The device URL can be used if the device is behind router
programs.m3u can be loaded in VLC for video monitoring
NOTE: You should be in Streaming mode and RTSP should be the protocol. Only one RTSP
client is supported.
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4.5.4. Remuxer Configuration
Click Advanced -> Remux to enter SPTS remultiplexer specific configuration
You can reconfigure the output SID, PIDs, Service Name, Provider Name, etc.
NOTE: It is only working in Streaming mode and SPTS streams.
4.5.5. VLAN
Click Advanced -> VLAN to configure VLAN settings for the output streams or the
management
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5. GLOSSARY
DVB –Digital Video Broadcasting
DVB-C –Digital Video Broadcasting - Cable
DVB-T –Digital Video Broadcasting –Terrestrial
SNMP –Simple Network Management Protocol
SMTP –Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
PID –Packet Identification
PAT –Program Allocation Table
PMT –Program Map Table
NIT –Network Identification Table
TDT –Time and Date Table
TOT –Time Offset Table
SDT –Service Description Table
CAT –Conditional Access Table
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APPENDIX A -
DVB STREAMER ASCII COMMAND SET
A.1. DEFAULT VALUES
Parameter
Default Value
IP
192.168.2.3
Mask
255.255.255.0
Gateway
192.168.2.1
DHCP
Disabled
Web Server
Enabled
Web Server : <username>,<password>
admin,admin
CT synchronization:
Enabled
Time server IP :
129.6.15.28
A.2. Configuration and special files on the device
a. config.ini –Keeps all configuration information (windows
configuration file)
b. programs.txt –Keeps programs on the device (comma
separated file)
c. help.txt –ASCII commands description file
d. ***.mib –SNMP MIB file
A.3. ASCII COMMANDS
-- ***********************************************
-- Device Model: DVB STREAMER 0.06A (28/05/2013)
-- Auto-generated file!
-- Definitions apply to DVB STREAMER
-- Supported ASCII COMMANDS
-- Kvarta Soft Ltd (www.kvarta.net)
-- ***********************************************
--
-- The 'GENERAL' group;
--
IP read-write IP Address
MASK read-write Sub. network mask
GATEWAY read-write Gateway IP Address
DHCP read-write DHCP Enable/Disable
DNS read-write DNS Server IP
DNS_BY_DHCP read-write DNS Server by DHCP
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CT_SERVER_ON read-write Clock time server used
CT_SERVER_IP read-write Clock time server(RFC-868)
CT_OFFSET read-write Clock time offset
LOG read-write Logs All Ip connections
USERNAME read-write Set/Display username
PASSWORD read-write Set/Display password
TCP_TIMEOUT read-write Timeout in seconds if no
communication,close socket
VLAN_ON read-write Outgoing VLAN On/Off
TCP_VLAN read-write Management VLAN
MODEL read-only Device model
VERSION read-only Firmware version
DEVICE_NAME read-write Name of the device(Location)
WEB_SNMP_SERVER read-only SNMP Server On/Off
MAC read-only Reads the MAC address
CURRENT_IP read-only Reads the current IP address
CURRENT_MASK read-only Reads the current sub. network
mask
CURRENT_GATEWAY read-only Reads the current gateway IP
address
DHCP_STATUS read-only Reads DHCP status
UPDATE_AVAILABLE read-only Reads if there is update
available
UPDATE_START write-only Starts un update
--
-- The 'WEB' group;
--
WEB.SERVER read-write Embedded Web Server On/Off
WEB.PORT read-write TCP port of the web
server(Default:80)
WEB.FILTER read-write Allowed HOST IP to connect to
the web server
WEB.VLAN read-write VLAN of the web server
--
-- The 'TCP' table;
--
TCP(???).TYPE read-write Remote port TCP/UDP/OFF
TCP(???).PORT read-write Remote port TCP/UDP port
number
TCP(???).FILTER read-write Remote port input IP filter
TCP(???).PROTOCOL read-write Remote port protocol
ASCII/SNMP
TCP(???).VLAN read-write Remote port VLAN
--
-- The 'SNMP' group;
--
SNMP.SERVER read-write SNMP Server On/Off
SNMP.RO_PASSWORD read-write SNMP read only community
string
SNMP.RW_PASSWORD read-write SNMP read write community
string
SNMP.TRAP_PORT read-write SNMP Traps destinatio port
SNMP.TRAP_PASSWORD read-write SNMP trap password
SNMP.TRAP_SERVER1 read-write SNMP trap server(1) IP
SNMP.TRAP_SERVER2 read-write SNMP trap server(2) IP
SNMP.TRAP_SERVER3 read-write SNMP trap server(3) IP
SNMP.TRAP_SERVER4 read-write SNMP trap server(4) IP
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--
-- The 'TUNER' group;
--
TUNER_MODE read-write Tuner mode Analog/DVB-C/DVB-T
FREQUENCY read-write Tune frequency
ATV_INPUT read-write Input 0=A or 1-B
ATV_COLOR read-write 0-PAL_NTSC or 1-SECAM
ATV_SPECTRUM read-write 0-Normal; 1-Invert
ATV_TRANS read-write 0-Terrestrial; 1-Cable
ATV_SYS read-write 0-B;1-GH;2-M;3-N;4-I;5-DK;6-
L;7-LP;
DVBT_INPUT read-write Input 0-A or 1-B
DVBT_BW read-write Default bandwidth
6/7/8(default)
DVBT_SPECTRUM read-write 0-Normal, 1-Inverted
DVBC_INPUT read-write Input 0-A or 1-B
DVBC_BW read-write Default bandwidth
6/7/8(default)
DVBC_QAM read-write Default constellation
16/32/64/128/256
DVBC_SYMBOLS read-write Default symbol rate 1000 -
7000
DVBC_SPECTRUM read-write 0-Normal, 1-Inverted
TUNE_SAVE COMMAND Save tuner configuration
TUNE_NEXT COMMAND Go to next carrier
TUNE_PREV COMMAND Go to previous carrier
CARRIER_STATUS read-only Single frequency mode tuner
status.
--
-- The 'RTSP' group;
--
RTSP.PORT read-write RTSP port configuration
(Default:554)
RTSP.FILTER read-write RTSP input IP filter
RTSP.ADDRESS read-write RTSP address if device behind
router(Default:empty string) uses current IP
RTSP.PROG write-only Select RTSP program to stream
--
-- The 'STREAMING' group;
--
STREAM_PROTOCOL read-write Select streaming protocol
OFF/UDP/RTP/RTSP
STREAM_TYPE read-write Select MPEG TS stream type
MPTS/SPTS
STREAM_COUNT read-write Select stream count for SPTS
only
STREAM_VLAN read-write Select default streaming VLAN
--
-- The 'PROGRAMS' group; Programs commands
--
PROGRAMS.REMOVE COMMAND Command to delete all programs
from the list
PROGRAMS.DELETE COMMAND Command to delete all programs
from the list
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PROGRAMS.SAVE COMMAND Command to save programs to
programs.txt file
PROGRAMS.LOAD COMMAND Command to load programs from
programs.txt file
PROGRAMS.GET_NEW COMMAND Command that automatically
checks for new channels on carrier and adds them to the list
--
-- The 'P' table; Programs configuration
--
P(???).INDEX read-write Program index in the list
P(???).SID read-write Program SID number
P(???).FREQ read-write Program frequency
P(???).NAME read-write Program service name
P(???).DVB_MODE read-write Program DVB mode DVB-C/DVB-T
P(???).SAVE_ALL COMMAND Command to save programs to
programs.txt file
P(???).REMOVE COMMAND Command to remove the program
from the list
P(???).DELETE COMMAND Command to remove the program
--
-- The 'S' table; Stream configuration
--
S(???).RESET COMMAND Reset remuxer settings
S(???).ADDRESS read-write Stream destination IP address
and port
S(???).SID read-write Streaming sid number
S(???).VLAN read-write Streaming VLAN
S(???).BITRATE read-only Bitrate
S(???).REMUX read-write Streaming remuxer On/Off
S(???).SDT_EN read-write Stream SDT table On/Off
S(???).EIT_EN read-write Stream EIT table On/Off
S(???).TDT_EN read-write Stream TDT table On/Off
S(???).OUT_SID read-write Stream REMUX output SID
S(???).OUT_TS read-write Stream REMUX output TS
S(???).OUT_PMT_PID read-write Stream REMUX output PMT PID
S(???).OUT_NET_ID read-write Stream REMUX output NET ID
S(???).OUT_PCR_PID read-write Stream REMUX output PCR PID
S(???).OUT_SNAME read-write Stream REMUX output service
name
S(???).OUT_PNAME read-write Stream REMUX output provider
name
S(???).ES_COUNT read-write Stream REMUX elementary
streams count
S(???).IN_PID(???) read-write Stream REMUX input elementary
stream PID
S(???).OUT_PID(???) read-write Stream REMUX output elementary
stream PID
S(???).DELETE COMMAND Command to delete the SPTS
stream
S(???).ADD COMMAND Command to add new SPTS stream
--
-- The 'STREAM_LOG' table; Log of stream changes
--
STREAM_LOG(???).TIME read-only Log item time
STREAM_LOG(???).MESSAGE read-only Log item description
--
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