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REVISIONS
Is.Rev
Date
Description
3.0
March 21, 2018
HDR-4G+ version (≥ E11R0)
3.1
July 24, 2019
Demodulator and modulator IF carrier values - Amendment (§1.6)
Modulator output level values - Amendment (§1.6.6.1 & §2.2.2.3)
Demodulator inputs description - New chapter (§2.2.2.2.3)
3.2
February 3, 2020
Modulator and Demodulator SCCC-X capabilities (§1 & §3 & §4)
Modulator and Demodulator DVB-S2X capabilities (§4.5)
3.3
June 26, 2020
Template update
BER calculation on custom pattern (§3.4.13.5 & §4.5.5.3.1)
Carrier acquisition range –Amendment (§1.6.1.1 & §4.5.4.1.1.1)
Doppler simulator range –Amendment (§1.6.6.5 & §3.6.3.2)
Reed-Solomon interleave factor - Amendment (§1.6.3.4)
3.4
February 17, 2021
Parity absence in TM data support (§ 4.5.5.4 )
Recording “infinite” TM file support (§ 4.5.7.2 )
Playback RX TCP server support (§ 4.5.9 )
Minor changes (§ 4.5.8.3.2.4 )
3.5
June 1, 2021
Safety instructions update
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SYMBOLS DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................................22
CE MARKING ...................................................................................................................................................23
WEEE DIRECTIVE............................................................................................................................................24
CAUTION...........................................................................................................................................................24
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.........................................................................................................25
GENERAL..........................................................................................................................................................25
GROUNDING &ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION STANDARDS.................................................................25
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKS.........................................................................................................................26
INSTALLATION, ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................27
ESD PROTECTIVE MEASURES......................................................................................................................27
CLEANING, MAINTENANCE.........................................................................................................................28
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY STATEMENTS.............................................................................................28
1 CORTEX HDR OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................29
SCOPE............................................................................................................................................................291.1 CORTEX HDR MAIN FEATURES..................................................................................................................301.2 MISSION OF THE CORTEX HDR ..................................................................................................................311.3 Introduction................................................................................................................................................31
1.3.1 Operating Modes........................................................................................................................................311.3.2 Telemetry Demodulation............................................................................................................................321.3.3 Telemetry Processing.................................................................................................................................321.3.4 Polarization and Antenna Combining........................................................................................................331.3.5 Simulation & Self-testing ...........................................................................................................................331.3.6
CORTEX HDR ARCHITECTURE ...................................................................................................................341.4 Functional Block Diagram of a Demodulation Channel ...........................................................................341.4.1 Functional Block Diagram of a Modulation Channel................................................................................351.4.2 CORTEX HDR Hardware Architecture.....................................................................................................361.4.3 PC-compatible Workstation....................................................................................................................371.4.3.1 Test Modulator Board.............................................................................................................................381.4.3.2 Demodulator Board.................................................................................................................................381.4.3.3 I/O Connectors........................................................................................................................................381.4.3.4
CORTEX HDR Software ............................................................................................................................391.4.4 Local or Remote M&C ...........................................................................................................................391.4.4.1 Password Protection................................................................................................................................391.4.4.2 Software Version ....................................................................................................................................401.4.4.3
CORTEX HDR INTERFACES.........................................................................................................................411.5 Mechanical & Electrical Interfaces...........................................................................................................411.5.1 Ethernet TCP-IP Interface.........................................................................................................................411.5.2 FTP Interface.............................................................................................................................................421.5.3
CORTEX HDR PERFORMANCES ..................................................................................................................431.6 Demodulation Unit.....................................................................................................................................431.6.1 IF Reception............................................................................................................................................431.6.1.1 Demodulation..........................................................................................................................................441.6.1.2 Implementation loss................................................................................................................................451.6.1.3 Bit Synchronization ................................................................................................................................461.6.1.4

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Filtering...................................................................................................................................................471.6.1.5 Viterbi Convolutional Decoding.............................................................................................................481.6.1.6 Viterbi ½..............................................................................................................................................481.6.1.6.1 Viterbi ¼..............................................................................................................................................481.6.1.6.2
De-scrambler...........................................................................................................................................491.6.1.7 Transport Layer (RS-DVB or asynchronous LDPC layer).....................................................................491.6.1.8 BEM 4D 8PSK TCM DVB-S R-S..........................................................................................................501.6.1.9 VHR-DVB-S2 and CCSDS-SCCC standard ........................................................................................501.6.1.10 OQPSK/8PSK variable modulation......................................................................................................501.6.1.11
Diversity Combining Unit and Antenna Combining ..................................................................................511.6.2 Data Processing Unit.................................................................................................................................511.6.3 Frame Synchronization...........................................................................................................................511.6.3.1 Data Time-tagging ..................................................................................................................................511.6.3.2 CRC Frame checking..............................................................................................................................511.6.3.3 CCSDS and ECSS Decoding..................................................................................................................521.6.3.4 LDPC Decoding......................................................................................................................................521.6.3.5 Data Output.............................................................................................................................................521.6.3.6
Data Storage ..............................................................................................................................................531.6.4 Playback.....................................................................................................................................................541.6.5 Test Modulator...........................................................................................................................................541.6.6 IF Modulation .........................................................................................................................................541.6.6.1 Noise Source...........................................................................................................................................541.6.6.2 Modulation..............................................................................................................................................541.6.6.3 PCM Simulation......................................................................................................................................551.6.6.4 Doppler Simulation.................................................................................................................................55
1.6.6.5
Start-up Menus...........................................................................................................................................551.6.7 Frequency Reference..................................................................................................................................561.6.8 External Reference..................................................................................................................................561.6.8.1 Internal Reference...................................................................................................................................561.6.8.2
Time Code Reference .................................................................................................................................561.6.9 Mechanical - Environment.......................................................................................................................561.6.10 Supply.......................................................................................................................................................571.6.11
2 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION..........................................................................................................................58
CORTEX HDR INTEGRATION..................................................................................................................582.1 Hardware Configuration............................................................................................................................582.1.1 PC-compatible Workstation.......................................................................................................................582.1.2 Demodulator board....................................................................................................................................592.1.3 Overview.................................................................................................................................................592.1.3.1 Separate IF inputs ...................................................................................................................................592.1.3.2
Test Modulator Board................................................................................................................................602.1.4
I/O CONNECTORS DEFINITION...............................................................................................................612.2 CPU Board I/Os.........................................................................................................................................612.2.1 Demodulator & Test Modulator I/Os.........................................................................................................612.2.2 HDR 4G/4G+ I/Os..................................................................................................................................612.2.2.1 Demodulator I/Os....................................................................................................................................622.2.2.2 Channel A & Channel B I/Os description............................................................................................652.2.2.2.1 AIT Connector (LVDS Data Output - J73) description.......................................................................702.2.2.2.2 Demodulator inputs description...........................................................................................................712.2.2.2.3
Test Modulator I/Os................................................................................................................................722.2.2.3
Output Data Definition and Timing ...........................................................................................................732.2.3 Timing for all output types......................................................................................................................732.2.3.1

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I/Q merged output...................................................................................................................................742.2.3.2 Split 2 output (I and Q normal output)....................................................................................................742.2.3.3 Split 4 output...........................................................................................................................................752.2.3.4 CADU output formats.............................................................................................................................752.2.3.5
Specific I/Os (Customers requirements) ....................................................................................................762.2.4
3 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION.......................................................................................................................77
MONITORING &CONTROL ............................................................................................................................773.1 Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................773.1.1 Control.......................................................................................................................................................773.1.2
LOGGING .......................................................................................................................................................773.2 DEMODULATION............................................................................................................................................783.3 IF Processing.............................................................................................................................................783.3.1 Bit Synchronization....................................................................................................................................783.3.2 Signal Processing....................................................................................................................................783.3.2.1 Customized FIR Filters...........................................................................................................................793.3.2.2 General.................................................................................................................................................793.3.2.2.1 Custom Filters Programming...............................................................................................................793.3.2.2.2
DEAF Filtering .......................................................................................................................................803.3.2.3 General.................................................................................................................................................803.3.2.3.1 Principle of the DEAF..........................................................................................................................813.3.2.3.2 Use of the DEAF..................................................................................................................................813.3.2.3.3
XDEAF for reception of dual polarization data transmission.................................................................833.3.2.4 Adjacent channel rejection......................................................................................................................853.3.2.5
Viterbi Convolutional Decoding ................................................................................................................86
3.3.3 General....................................................................................................................................................863.3.3.1 Single or Dual Viterbi Decoder ..............................................................................................................873.3.3.2 Parallel Viterbi decoders.........................................................................................................................883.3.3.3 Punctured Viterbi....................................................................................................................................893.3.3.4
PCM Decoding...........................................................................................................................................913.3.4 DNRZ, QPSK Decoding (DQPSK)........................................................................................................913.3.4.1 CCSDS Recommended DNRZ Code in QPSK Mode.........................................................................913.3.4.1.1 Other Possibilities for DNRZ Codes in QPSK Mode..........................................................................923.3.4.1.2 DQPSK Configuration.........................................................................................................................923.3.4.1.3
DNRZ, OQPSK Decoding......................................................................................................................933.3.4.2 Most Commonly Used DNRZ Code in OQPSK Mode .......................................................................933.3.4.2.1 Other Possibilities for DNRZ Codes in OQPSK Mode.......................................................................943.3.4.2.2 DOQPSK configuration.......................................................................................................................943.3.4.2.3
I/Q Shift Compensation in OQPSK Mode..................................................................................................953.3.5 CCITT V.35 De-scrambler.........................................................................................................................953.3.6 BEM: 4D-8PSK-TCM-DVB-S Reed Solomon Decoding............................................................................953.3.7 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................953.3.7.1 4D-8PSK-TCM Coder............................................................................................................................963.3.7.2 Differential Coder................................................................................................................................973.3.7.2.1 Convolutional Coder............................................................................................................................983.3.7.2.2 Constellation Mapper for 4D-8PSK-TCM...........................................................................................993.3.7.2.3 Coder/Mapper Implementation at 2, 2.25, 2.5 & 2.75 bits/channel-symbol Efficiency....................1023.3.7.2.4
DVB-S Transport Layer: Reed Solomon Code.....................................................................................1043.3.7.3 Synchronized Randomization ............................................................................................................1043.3.7.3.1 Reed-Solomon encoding....................................................................................................................1053.3.7.3.2 Packets interleaving and synchronization byte insertion ...................................................................1053.3.7.3.3 Interface between Trellis Coded Symbols and Bytes ........................................................................1073.3.7.3.4

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PRN-BER Computation............................................................................................................................1083.3.8 BER on Separate I & Q Channels.........................................................................................................1083.3.8.1 BER on Merged I & Q Channels ..........................................................................................................1083.3.8.2
Digital Outputs.........................................................................................................................................1093.3.9 Doppler and Integrated Phase Measurement ........................................................................................1103.3.10 Introduction.........................................................................................................................................1103.3.10.1 Required setup for optimal performance.............................................................................................1103.3.10.2 Sampling rate......................................................................................................................................1113.3.10.3 Accumulated Phase Format ................................................................................................................1123.3.10.4 Displaying the carrier offset of the Doppler port in the DMU window..............................................1153.3.10.5 Interpolation Process...........................................................................................................................1163.3.10.6 Doppler Computing ............................................................................................................................1163.3.10.7 Impact of Phase Errors on Doppler Computing..................................................................................1173.3.10.8 Sampling Period Resolution................................................................................................................1173.3.10.9 Error Due to Computing ..................................................................................................................1173.3.10.9.1 Error Due to Floating Representation..............................................................................................1183.3.10.9.2
Es/N0 estimators in DVB-S2 and SCCC environment ...........................................................................1183.3.11 Warning...............................................................................................................................................1183.3.11.1 Standard Es/N0 estimation..................................................................................................................1183.3.11.2 Data-aided Es/N0 estimation in SCCC and DVB-S2 .........................................................................1203.3.11.3
DATA PROCESSING......................................................................................................................................1233.4 Functional Breakdown of the Data Processing Unit ...............................................................................1233.4.1 Frame Synchronization & Ambiguity Resolution.....................................................................................1243.4.2 Frame Synchronization Strategy...........................................................................................................1243.4.2.1 Frame Synchronizer Input.....................................................................................................................125
3.4.2.2 Automatic PSK Ambiguity Resolution.................................................................................................1253.4.2.3
CCSDS Data De-randomizer...................................................................................................................1263.4.3 Customized Data De-randomization........................................................................................................1273.4.4 CRC Frame Checking..............................................................................................................................1283.4.5 (255,223) Reed-Solomon Decoding .........................................................................................................1283.4.6 (255,239) Reed-Solomon Decoding .........................................................................................................1293.4.7 (10,6) Reed-Solomon Frame Header Decoding.......................................................................................1293.4.8 Specific Decoding.....................................................................................................................................1293.4.9 LDPC Decoding.....................................................................................................................................1303.4.10 Introduction.........................................................................................................................................1303.4.10.1 LDPC 7/8 for near-earth applications.................................................................................................1303.4.10.2 AR4JA LDPC ½, 2/3, 4/5 codes for deep space applications...........................................................1303.4.10.3 Implementation...................................................................................................................................1303.4.10.4 Performances.......................................................................................................................................1313.4.10.5
Recording and Data Transmission over Ethernet..................................................................................1313.4.11 General consideration .........................................................................................................................1313.4.11.1 Data Storage........................................................................................................................................1313.4.11.2 TCP-IP Data Recovery........................................................................................................................1323.4.11.3 Archiving and FTP Recovery .............................................................................................................1333.4.11.4 Generality.........................................................................................................................................1333.4.11.4.1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................1333.4.11.4.1.1 Data files structure........................................................................................................................1343.4.11.4.1.2 Report files structure.....................................................................................................................1343.4.11.4.1.3
Standard FTP CCSDS mode............................................................................................................1353.4.11.4.2 FTP user defined mode ....................................................................................................................1373.4.11.4.3
Playback function...................................................................................................................................1383.4.12

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Operating Modes.................................................................................................................................1383.4.12.1 Sources of the data to replay...............................................................................................................1393.4.12.2
Multi-DPU processing ...........................................................................................................................1393.4.13 Generality............................................................................................................................................1393.4.13.1 Ambiguity resolution by the DPUs.....................................................................................................1443.4.13.2 BER measurements.............................................................................................................................1453.4.13.3 Data output..........................................................................................................................................1463.4.13.4 Guide for multi DPU Operation..........................................................................................................1473.4.13.5
POLARIZATION COMBINING ........................................................................................................................1523.5 General.....................................................................................................................................................1523.5.1 Data Path.................................................................................................................................................1523.5.2 Signal Processing.....................................................................................................................................1533.5.3
TEST MODULATION .....................................................................................................................................1553.6 Data Generation.......................................................................................................................................1553.6.1 Data Sources .........................................................................................................................................1553.6.1.1 Pseudo Random Data.........................................................................................................................1553.6.1.1.1 Data from File....................................................................................................................................1563.6.1.1.2 File Format......................................................................................................................................1563.6.1.1.2.1 Cycle Length...................................................................................................................................1563.6.1.1.2.2
External Data & Clock (Input Format) ..............................................................................................1573.6.1.1.3 Playback.............................................................................................................................................1573.6.1.1.4
Internal and External framing...............................................................................................................1573.6.1.2 Framing features ................................................................................................................................1573.6.1.2.1 Framing and Cycle Length.................................................................................................................1583.6.1.2.2 Encoding............................................................................................................................................158
3.6.1.2.3 Scrambling.........................................................................................................................................1583.6.1.2.4 FECF..................................................................................................................................................1593.6.1.2.5
Modulation Unit.......................................................................................................................................1593.6.2 Main features ........................................................................................................................................1593.6.2.1 Constellation Mapping..........................................................................................................................1593.6.2.2 DNRZ Coding.......................................................................................................................................1643.6.2.3 Multi-DGU support...............................................................................................................................1653.6.2.4 DVB-S2 & SCCC .................................................................................................................................1673.6.2.5
IF Signal Generation................................................................................................................................1673.6.3 IF1 and IF2............................................................................................................................................1673.6.3.1 Doppler .................................................................................................................................................1733.6.3.2
Modulation of external data.....................................................................................................................1733.6.4 Direct input to the modulator................................................................................................................1733.6.4.1 Principle.............................................................................................................................................1733.6.4.1.1 Configuring the modulator and the format input ...............................................................................1763.6.4.1.2 BER estimation..................................................................................................................................1773.6.4.1.3 MCS preset files.................................................................................................................................1773.6.4.1.4 Constraints .........................................................................................................................................1783.6.4.1.5
CABLE EQUALIZER FILTER ..........................................................................................................................1793.7 DATA LOGGING ...........................................................................................................................................1813.8 Standard Loging.......................................................................................................................................1813.8.1 Extended Logging.....................................................................................................................................1823.8.2 System Logging ........................................................................................................................................1843.8.3
4 OPERATING MANUAL..................................................................................................................................185
STARTING AND CONFIGURING THE CORTEX HDR ...................................................................................1854.1 First Steps.................................................................................................................................................1854.1.1

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Starting the PC Workstation .................................................................................................................1854.1.1.1 Signal Processing Software. Start-up Menu..........................................................................................1854.1.1.2 Starting the Monitoring & Control Software........................................................................................1854.1.1.3
Factory Configuration .............................................................................................................................1854.1.2 Software Exit & CORTEX HDR Shutdown..............................................................................................1864.1.3 Exiting the Monitoring & Control Software.........................................................................................1864.1.3.1 Exiting the Signal Processing Software................................................................................................1864.1.3.2 Restarting the SPS & MCS...................................................................................................................1864.1.3.3 CORTEX HDR Shutdown....................................................................................................................1864.1.3.4
Screen Saver.............................................................................................................................................1864.1.4
SIGNAL PROCESSING SOFTWARE (SPS).......................................................................................................1874.2 CTX Documents .......................................................................................................................................1874.2.1 SPS Start Sequence ..................................................................................................................................1874.2.2 Configuring the CORTEX from CTX Documents.....................................................................................1884.2.3 CTX Document Name Table ................................................................................................................1884.2.3.1 CTX Document Storage and Loading...................................................................................................1884.2.3.2
Start-up Menu Selection by Remote Access Control (RAC).....................................................................1894.2.4 General..................................................................................................................................................1894.2.4.1 MCS Graphical User Interface..............................................................................................................1904.2.4.2 Menus Description File.........................................................................................................................1914.2.4.3
CORTEX HDR-4G Licenses and Basic Menus........................................................................................1924.2.5 4G / XXL / XL demodulator menus equivalence ......................................................................................1974.2.6 XL with XXL and 4G...........................................................................................................................1974.2.6.1 XXL with 4G ........................................................................................................................................1984.2.6.2
4G / XXL test modulator menus equivalence ...........................................................................................201
4.2.7 SPS Version Identification .......................................................................................................................2024.2.8 Common Data.......................................................................................................................................2024.2.8.1 CORTEX HDR Specific Data...............................................................................................................2024.2.8.2
CORTEX HDR System Parameters in Registry .......................................................................................2034.2.9 CORTEX Station..................................................................................................................................2034.2.9.1 Menus Description.............................................................................................................................2034.2.9.1.1 Last Used Menu.................................................................................................................................2034.2.9.1.2 RAC Port Number..............................................................................................................................2034.2.9.1.3
Demodulation Unit................................................................................................................................2034.2.9.2 Output Clock ON/OFF.......................................................................................................................2034.2.9.2.1 Punctured Viterbi Setting...................................................................................................................2044.2.9.2.2 BER on Merged or Separate I/Q........................................................................................................2044.2.9.2.3 High EbNo Tracking Mode................................................................................................................2044.2.9.2.4 I/Q Synchronization in Capture Mode (menu # 7).............................................................................2044.2.9.2.5 DNRZ PCM Decoding (deprecated)..................................................................................................2054.2.9.2.6 OQPSK (SQPSK) Algorithm.............................................................................................................2054.2.9.2.7 DVB-S2 randomization polynomial ..................................................................................................2054.2.9.2.8
Transport Layer: Frame Synchronizer Setting......................................................................................2054.2.9.3 Check to Lock Strategy (CTL) for RS DVB......................................................................................2054.2.9.3.1 Lock to Search Strategy (LTS) for RS DVB .....................................................................................2064.2.9.3.2 Synchronization Threshold (SYN) for RS DVB................................................................................2064.2.9.3.3 Synchronization Word for RS DVB ..................................................................................................2064.2.9.3.4 Idle Synchronization Word for RS DVB...........................................................................................2064.2.9.3.5 Frame Size for RS DVB.....................................................................................................................2064.2.9.3.6 Control of the R-S DVB Decoding Chain for RS DVB.....................................................................2074.2.9.3.7 Check to Lock Strategy (CTL) for LDPC..........................................................................................2074.2.9.3.8

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Lock to Search Strategy (LTS) for LDPC..........................................................................................2074.2.9.3.9 Synchronization Threshold (SYN) for LDPC..................................................................................2074.2.9.3.10 Derandomization for LDPC.............................................................................................................2074.2.9.3.11 Synchronization Word LSB for LDPC............................................................................................2074.2.9.3.12 Synchronization Word MSB for LDPC...........................................................................................2084.2.9.3.13 Synchronization Mask LSB for LDPC ............................................................................................2084.2.9.3.14 Synchronization Mask MSB for LDPC ...........................................................................................2084.2.9.3.15 Synchronization Word Length for LDPC........................................................................................2084.2.9.3.16 Decoder refresh period.....................................................................................................................2084.2.9.3.17 Transport layer status.......................................................................................................................2094.2.9.3.18
Test Modulation Unit............................................................................................................................2094.2.9.4 Selecting the DNRZ code in QPSK and OQPSK modulation mode: ................................................2094.2.9.4.1
Global HDR..........................................................................................................................................2094.2.9.5 Selecting LVDS / ECL inputs of the test modulator:.........................................................................2094.2.9.5.1 Recording in raw data mode:.............................................................................................................2094.2.9.5.2 DMX table: ........................................................................................................................................2104.2.9.5.3 TCP/IP data transmission:..................................................................................................................2104.2.9.5.4 TCP/IP Playback data reception ........................................................................................................2104.2.9.5.5
MONITORING &CONTROL SOFTWARE (MCS)............................................................................................2114.3 General.....................................................................................................................................................2114.3.1 MCS Documents.......................................................................................................................................2114.3.2 MCS Start Sequence. MCS Control Status...............................................................................................2124.3.3 M&C Session. MCS Documents Management.........................................................................................2144.3.4 Close the Active M&C Session ............................................................................................................2144.3.4.1 Open an M&C session with a CORTEX ..............................................................................................214
4.3.4.2 Save the CORTEX Configuration to an MCS Document on the Disk .................................................2144.3.4.3 Reconfigure the CORTEX from an Existing MCS Document.............................................................2144.3.4.4
Graphical User Interface.........................................................................................................................2154.3.5 MCS Login Window.............................................................................................................................2154.3.5.1 MTDI (Multiple Tabbed Document Interface).....................................................................................2164.3.5.2 Upper Toolbar.......................................................................................................................................2174.3.5.3 Common Data....................................................................................................................................2174.3.5.3.1
Lower Toolbar ......................................................................................................................................2194.3.5.4 Common Data....................................................................................................................................2194.3.5.4.1 CORTEX HDR Specific Data............................................................................................................2204.3.5.4.2
Bottom Status Toolbar..........................................................................................................................2214.3.5.5
CORTEX Monitoring & Configuration....................................................................................................2214.3.6 Default Operating Mode .......................................................................................................................2214.3.6.1 CORTEX Configuration.......................................................................................................................2214.3.6.2 Forced Connection to the Control Port (Pseudo Local Mode)..............................................................2224.3.6.3 OK/DIFFER Management Mode..........................................................................................................2224.3.6.4 Standard Mode...................................................................................................................................2224.3.6.4.1 Protected Mode..................................................................................................................................2234.3.6.4.2 Automatic Mode ................................................................................................................................2234.3.6.4.3
MCS Version Identification......................................................................................................................2244.3.7 Changing a Password..............................................................................................................................2244.3.8 MCS Interface for CTX document management.......................................................................................2254.3.9 MCS Interface for User MCS files loading............................................................................................2264.3.10 MCS File System Architecture ...............................................................................................................2274.3.11 MCS System Parameters in Registry......................................................................................................2274.3.12 Monitoring ..........................................................................................................................................2274.3.12.1

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Monitoring Rate...............................................................................................................................2274.3.12.1.1
MCS Auto-Connect ............................................................................................................................2274.3.12.2 Auto Connect ON/OFF....................................................................................................................2274.3.12.2.1 Auto Connect Time-out ...................................................................................................................2284.3.12.2.2 Auto Connect Retry .........................................................................................................................2284.3.12.2.3
MCS Preferences ................................................................................................................................2284.3.12.3 Synchronization Word: Bit Masking Convention............................................................................2284.3.12.3.1
OPERATING SYSTEM AND FILES ARCHITECTURE.........................................................................................2294.4 Introduction..............................................................................................................................................2294.4.1 Files Architecture.....................................................................................................................................2294.4.2 Files associated with Monitoring & Control Software .........................................................................2294.4.2.1 Files associated with the Signal Processing Software...........................................................................2294.4.2.2 Files associated with the Cortex HDR Hardware .................................................................................2304.4.2.3 Other Files.............................................................................................................................................2304.4.2.4
Windows 7 Tools & Functionalities.........................................................................................................2304.4.3
CORTEX HDR GUI....................................................................................................................................2324.5 Conventions &Warnings..........................................................................................................................2324.5.1 Graphical User Interface. Windows Breakdown .....................................................................................2334.5.2 CORTEX HDR Top-level Windows..........................................................................................................2344.5.3 “Global” Window .................................................................................................................................2344.5.3.1 CORTEX HDR Architecture & Global Status...................................................................................2344.5.3.1.1 Global Engineering Window .............................................................................................................2364.5.3.1.2 TCP-IP Secondary Window...............................................................................................................2374.5.3.1.3
“Time” Window....................................................................................................................................2384.5.3.2 Control ...............................................................................................................................................239
4.5.3.2.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................2394.5.3.2.2 NTP cilent set-up ...............................................................................................................................2394.5.3.2.3
Time Management Procedures..............................................................................................................2404.5.3.3 Loss of Time Code or Time Code Missing........................................................................................2404.5.3.3.1 Leap Second Management.................................................................................................................2404.5.3.3.2 Absolute Time Reference...................................................................................................................2424.5.3.3.3 Absolute Reference Time & Leap Second Management...................................................................2434.5.3.3.4
“Config” Window .................................................................................................................................2444.5.3.4 Control ...............................................................................................................................................2444.5.3.4.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................2474.5.3.4.2
“Project” Window.................................................................................................................................2484.5.3.5 Control ...............................................................................................................................................2484.5.3.5.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................2484.5.3.5.2
“Information” Window .........................................................................................................................2494.5.3.6 “Mod” Window.....................................................................................................................................2504.5.3.7 “ModCnf” Window...............................................................................................................................2514.5.3.8
Demodulator Windows.............................................................................................................................2524.5.4 “Global” Window .................................................................................................................................2524.5.4.1 Control ...............................................................................................................................................2604.5.4.1.1 IF Processing...................................................................................................................................2604.5.4.1.1.1 Flow Id. (Hex).................................................................................................................................2654.5.4.1.1.2 Matched Filter.................................................................................................................................2654.5.4.1.1.3 Optional rejection Filter..................................................................................................................2664.5.4.1.1.4
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“Physical layer” Window......................................................................................................................2684.5.4.2 Control ...............................................................................................................................................2694.5.4.2.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................2704.5.4.2.2
“Physical layer status” Window............................................................................................................2714.5.4.3 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................2714.5.4.3.1
“BER” Window ....................................................................................................................................2724.5.4.4 Control ...............................................................................................................................................2734.5.4.4.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................2734.5.4.4.2 Upper Banner.....................................................................................................................................2734.5.4.4.3 Other Status & Alarms....................................................................................................................2734.5.4.4.3.1
“Decoding” Window.............................................................................................................................2754.5.4.5 Control ...............................................................................................................................................2784.5.4.5.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................2804.5.4.5.2 Upper Banner..................................................................................................................................2804.5.4.5.2.1 Other Status & Alarms....................................................................................................................2804.5.4.5.2.2
“Spectrum” Window.............................................................................................................................2814.5.4.6 “Vector” Window .................................................................................................................................2834.5.4.7 “Filter” Window....................................................................................................................................2874.5.4.8
Data Processing Unit Windows ...............................................................................................................2904.5.5 “CADU” Window.................................................................................................................................2904.5.5.1 Control ...............................................................................................................................................2904.5.5.1.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................2944.5.5.1.2 Upper Banner..................................................................................................................................2944.5.5.1.2.1 Frame Synchronizer Status .............................................................................................................2944.5.5.1.2.2 Reed Solomon decoders Status.......................................................................................................294
4.5.5.1.2.3 LDPC Status....................................................................................................................................2954.5.5.1.2.4 CRC Status......................................................................................................................................2954.5.5.1.2.5
“Transport Layer” Windows.................................................................................................................2964.5.5.2 Control (Transport Layer Window)...................................................................................................2964.5.5.2.1 Monitoring (Transport Layer Window).............................................................................................2974.5.5.2.2
“BER” Windows...................................................................................................................................2974.5.5.3 Control ...............................................................................................................................................2984.5.5.3.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................2984.5.5.3.2
“Real Time Frame” Window ................................................................................................................2994.5.5.4 Control ...............................................................................................................................................2994.5.5.4.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................3004.5.5.4.2 TCP-IP Status..................................................................................................................................3004.5.5.4.2.1 Frame Sync. Status..........................................................................................................................3004.5.5.4.2.2 Upper Banner..................................................................................................................................3004.5.5.4.2.3
“Quick Look” Window .........................................................................................................................3014.5.5.5 Control ...............................................................................................................................................3014.5.5.5.1 Telemetry Blocks Quick Look...........................................................................................................3024.5.5.5.2 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................3034.5.5.5.3 Upper Banner..................................................................................................................................3034.5.5.5.3.1
Polarization Combining Windows ...........................................................................................................3044.5.6 “Global” Window .................................................................................................................................3044.5.6.1 Control ...............................................................................................................................................3044.5.6.1.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................3054.5.6.1.2 Other status and alarms......................................................................................................................3064.5.6.1.3
“BER” Window ....................................................................................................................................3064.5.6.2 “Decoding” Window.............................................................................................................................3064.5.6.3

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“Vector” Window .................................................................................................................................3064.5.6.4
Data Recording Unit Windows ................................................................................................................3074.5.7 “Global Disk and Memory Management” Window..............................................................................3074.5.7.1 Control ...............................................................................................................................................3084.5.7.1.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................3114.5.7.1.2
“Recording Global” Window................................................................................................................3124.5.7.2 Control ...............................................................................................................................................3124.5.7.2.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................3144.5.7.2.2 Upper Banner..................................................................................................................................3144.5.7.2.2.1 Recorder Status...............................................................................................................................3144.5.7.2.2.2
“FTP” window ......................................................................................................................................3154.5.7.3 Control ...............................................................................................................................................3164.5.7.3.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................3184.5.7.3.2 Session Status..................................................................................................................................3184.5.7.3.2.1 Upper Banner..................................................................................................................................3184.5.7.3.2.2
“Virtual Channels” Window .................................................................................................................3194.5.7.4 Control ...............................................................................................................................................3194.5.7.4.1 Monitoring .........................................................................................................................................3194.5.7.4.2 Virtual Channels Information .........................................................................................................3194.5.7.4.2.1 Upper Banner..................................................................................................................................3194.5.7.4.2.2
Test modulator Windows..........................................................................................................................3204.5.8 “Data Generation Unit” Windows ........................................................................................................3204.5.8.1 “Data” Window..................................................................................................................................3204.5.8.1.1 PRN Selection.................................................................................................................................3204.5.8.1.1.1 File Selection ..................................................................................................................................321
4.5.8.1.1.2 File I/Q Selection............................................................................................................................3214.5.8.1.1.3 Control ............................................................................................................................................3224.5.8.1.1.4
“Internal Framing” Window ..............................................................................................................3224.5.8.1.2 General selection.............................................................................................................................3224.5.8.1.2.1 Control ............................................................................................................................................3234.5.8.1.2.2
“External Framing” Window .............................................................................................................3244.5.8.1.3 General Selection............................................................................................................................3244.5.8.1.3.1 Control ............................................................................................................................................3244.5.8.1.3.2
Status & Warnings.............................................................................................................................3254.5.8.1.4
“Modulation Unit” Windows................................................................................................................3254.5.8.2 “Modulation” Window.......................................................................................................................3254.5.8.2.1 BPSK/QPSK/GMSK.......................................................................................................................3254.5.8.2.1.1 OQPSK ...........................................................................................................................................3264.5.8.2.1.2 UQPSK ...........................................................................................................................................3264.5.8.2.1.3 8PSK...............................................................................................................................................3274.5.8.2.1.4 16QAM...........................................................................................................................................3274.5.8.2.1.5 16APSK ..........................................................................................................................................3284.5.8.2.1.6 32APSK ..........................................................................................................................................3284.5.8.2.1.7 64APSK ..........................................................................................................................................3294.5.8.2.1.8 Viterbi Mode...................................................................................................................................3294.5.8.2.1.9 TCM Mode....................................................................................................................................3304.5.8.2.1.10 Control ..........................................................................................................................................3304.5.8.2.1.11
“Physical Layer” Window .................................................................................................................3324.5.8.2.2 SCCC Mode....................................................................................................................................3324.5.8.2.2.1 DVB-S2 Mode................................................................................................................................3324.5.8.2.2.2 Control ............................................................................................................................................3334.5.8.2.2.3

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Status & Warnings.............................................................................................................................3334.5.8.2.3
“IF Unit” Windows ...............................................................................................................................3354.5.8.3 “IF” Window......................................................................................................................................3354.5.8.3.1 General Selection............................................................................................................................3354.5.8.3.1.1 Control ............................................................................................................................................3354.5.8.3.1.2
“Doppler/XPOL” Window.................................................................................................................3364.5.8.3.2 Doppler Configuration....................................................................................................................3364.5.8.3.2.1 XPOL Configuration: Still..............................................................................................................3364.5.8.3.2.2 XPOL Configuration: File ..............................................................................................................3374.5.8.3.2.3 Control ............................................................................................................................................3374.5.8.3.2.4
Status and Warnings ..........................................................................................................................3394.5.8.3.3
“Format Input” Windows......................................................................................................................3404.5.8.4 “Format Input” Window – Merged BER...........................................................................................3404.5.8.4.1 Format Input” Window –SPLIT BER................................................................................................3414.5.8.4.2 Control ............................................................................................................................................3434.5.8.4.2.1
Status & Warnings.............................................................................................................................3444.5.8.4.3
Error insertion.......................................................................................................................................3444.5.8.5
Playback Windows...................................................................................................................................3454.5.9 “Global” Window .................................................................................................................................3454.5.9.1 Configuration and control..................................................................................................................3454.5.9.1.1 Status..................................................................................................................................................3464.5.9.1.2 Specific operating mode: Playback LAN...........................................................................................3474.5.9.1.3
“File” Window ......................................................................................................................................3494.5.9.2 Configuration.....................................................................................................................................3524.5.9.2.1 File Selection .....................................................................................................................................353
4.5.9.2.2 Specific operating mode: Playback LAN...........................................................................................3544.5.9.2.3
Logging Windows...................................................................................................................................3554.5.10 “Data Logging Control” Window .......................................................................................................3554.5.10.1 Control .............................................................................................................................................3554.5.10.1.1 Status................................................................................................................................................3554.5.10.1.2
“Data Logging Editor” Window .........................................................................................................3564.5.10.2
Extended Logging Windows...................................................................................................................3584.5.11
5 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES..................................................................................................................359
GENERAL.....................................................................................................................................................3595.1 Mechanical Inspection and Cleaning.......................................................................................................3595.1.1 Handling Precautions ..............................................................................................................................3595.1.2 CPU Load Considerations.......................................................................................................................3595.1.3 Software Loading.....................................................................................................................................3595.1.4
FUNCTIONAL INVESTIGATION .....................................................................................................................3605.2 Demodulator Check .................................................................................................................................3605.2.1 Viterbi Check............................................................................................................................................3605.2.2 Demodulator Output Ports.......................................................................................................................3605.2.3 Interpretation of the Vector Display ........................................................................................................3615.2.4
HARDWARE INVESTIGATION &REPAIR ......................................................................................................3665.3 LED Indicators.........................................................................................................................................3665.3.1 Test Modulator Board...........................................................................................................................3665.3.1.1 Demodulator Board...............................................................................................................................3665.3.1.2 CPU Board............................................................................................................................................3665.3.1.3
IPMIMonitor Tool. Temperature Alarm ..................................................................................................3665.3.2 PC Workstation Maintenance ..................................................................................................................3675.3.3
SOFTWARE UPGRADE &INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................3685.4

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Loading or Upgrading the IN-SNEC Software ........................................................................................3685.4.1 Complete Software Re-installation...........................................................................................................3685.4.2
6 SATELLITES CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES.........................................................................................369
7 ANNEX 1: CORTEX HDR ETHERNET INTERFACE...............................................................................378
8 ANNEX 2: DEMODULATOR BOARD .........................................................................................................379
9 ANNEX 3: TEST MODULATOR BOARD....................................................................................................380
10 ANNEX 4: PC-COMPATIBLE WORKSTATION.....................................................................................381
11 ANNEX 5: PROJECT-SPECIFIC DATA....................................................................................................382

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: CORTEX HDR Demodulation and Ingestion Functional Block Diagram........................................................... 34
Figure 2: CORTEX HDR Test Modulator Functional Block Diagram (single channel, single IF)..................................... 35
Figure 3: CORTEX HDR Test Modulator - Multi channel, multi IF operation .................................................................. 35
Figure 4: CORTEX HDR Hardware Block Diagram .......................................................................................................... 36
Figure 5: Example of CORTEX HDR Workstation ............................................................................................................ 37
Figure 6: MCS Software Version ........................................................................................................................................ 40
Figure 7: CORTEX HDR TCP-IP Interfaces ...................................................................................................................... 42
Figure 8: Demodulator input stage with separate IF inputs................................................................................................. 59
Figure 9: CORTEX HDR Test Modulator - Multi channel, multi IF operation .................................................................. 60
Figure 10: CORTEX HDR 4G/G+ I/Os .............................................................................................................................. 61
Figure 11: Soft Decision Coding vs I/Q Constellation (Normal Soft Output)..................................................................... 68
Figure 12: Soft Decision Coding vs I/Q Constellation (Merge Soft Output) ...................................................................... 69
Figure 13: Effect of the DEAF. ........................................................................................................................................... 82
Figure 14: Effect of the XDEAF. ........................................................................................................................................ 85
Figure 15: Viterbi Decoding Module. Single & Dual Operating Modes............................................................................. 87
Figure 16: Parallel Viterbi Decoding Module. .................................................................................................................... 88
Figure 17: Viterbi De-puncturing Process........................................................................................................................... 89
Figure 18: Punctured Viterbi BER Performances................................................................................................................ 90
Figure 19: Structure of the 4D 8PSK-TCM Coder/Mapper................................................................................................. 97
Figure 20: Differential Coder and Modulo-8 Adder Principle ............................................................................................ 98
Figure 21: Convolutional Coder Recommended for High Data Rates ................................................................................ 98
Figure 22: Constellation Mapper for 2 bits/channel-symbol ............................................................................................... 99
Figure 23: Constellation Mapper for 2.25 bits/channel-symbol........................................................................................ 100
Figure 24: Constellation mapper for 2.5 bits/channel-symbol........................................................................................... 101
Figure 25: Constellation Mapper for 2.75 bits/channel-symbol........................................................................................ 101
Figure 26: Coder and Mapper Implementation at 2 bits/channel-symbol Efficiency........................................................ 102
Figure 27: Coder and Mapper Implementation at 2.25 bits/channel-symbol Efficiency................................................... 102
Figure 28: Coder and Mapper Implementation at 2.5 bits/channel-symbol Efficiency..................................................... 103
Figure 29: Coder and Mapper Implementation at 2.75 bits/channel-symbol Efficiency................................................... 103
Figure 30: Concatenation Principle................................................................................................................................... 104
Figure 31: Randomization Principle.................................................................................................................................. 105
Figure 32: Data Arrangement in TCM 2.5 bits/channel_symbol....................................................................................... 107
Figure 33: BER Measurement Methods: Tested ambiguities and GUI display................................................................. 109
Figure 34: Typical Es/N0 estimation over the constellation.............................................................................................. 118
Figure 35: Estimator behavior VS Es/N0 and modulations............................................................................................... 119
Figure 36: Standard Es/N0 estimate in the GUI ................................................................................................................ 119
Figure 37: Standard Es/N0 estimate in the vector pane..................................................................................................... 120
Figure 38: data-aided estimation of Es/N0 ........................................................................................................................ 121
Figure 39: data-aided estimator in the GUI, Physical Layer pane of the demodulator...................................................... 122
Figure 40: Data Processing Unit Block Diagram .............................................................................................................. 123
Figure 41: Frame Synchronization Process ....................................................................................................................... 125
Figure 42: Data Transmission over TCP-IP. Message Formatting.................................................................................... 132
Figure 43: Recorded Data File Structure........................................................................................................................... 134
Figure 44: CCSDS FTP Mode Storage Directories........................................................................................................... 136
Figure 45: Playback function: Test Modulator operating mode ........................................................................................ 138
Figure 46: Playback function: Test Modulator Data + Clock mode.................................................................................. 138
Figure 47: QPSK demodulation with 2 DPU..................................................................................................................... 140
Figure 48: QPSK or 16QAM demodulation with 4 DPU.................................................................................................. 141
Figure 49: 16QAM demodulation with 8 DPU ................................................................................................................. 142
Figure 50: QPSK or 16QAM demodulation with 1 DPU.................................................................................................. 143
Figure 51: QPSK demodulation with 2 DPU..................................................................................................................... 143

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Figure 52: 8 DPU Data Flow for automatic ambiguity resolution..................................................................................... 144
Figure 53: Data Generation Scheme.................................................................................................................................. 155
Figure 54: 10-bit generator with feedbacks after register 3 and 0 ..................................................................................... 156
Figure 55: Frame aligned with File ................................................................................................................................... 158
Figure 56: 16APSK Mapping 1......................................................................................................................................... 162
Figure 57: 16APSK Mapping 2......................................................................................................................................... 162
Figure 58: Example of 2 DGUs merging for simulation of independent I/Q transmission in QPSK ................................ 165
Figure 59: Example of 3 DGUs merging for simulation of independent I/Q/C transmission in 8PSK ............................. 166
Figure 60: Example of 3 DGUs with different offsets....................................................................................................... 166
Figure 61: IF Signal Generation........................................................................................................................................ 168
Figure 62: GUI: IF Unit..................................................................................................................................................... 169
Figure 63: Example 1: 2 adjacent channels on IF1 –1 single channel on IF2 .................................................................. 170
Figure 64: Example 1: 2 adjacent channels on IF1 –1 single channel on IF2 (GUI)........................................................ 170
Figure 65: Example 2: 3 adjacent channels on IF1 –Nothing on IF2 ............................................................................... 171
Figure 66: Example 2: 3 adjacent channels on IF1 –Nothing on IF2 (GUI)..................................................................... 171
Figure 67: Example 3: 1 channel on IF1 –1 channel on IF2............................................................................................. 172
Figure 68: Example 3: 1 channel on IF1 –1 channel on IF2 (GUI).................................................................................. 172
Figure 69: ECL inputs on test modulator board –Single Ended ECL............................................................................... 173
Figure 70: ECL inputs on test modulator board - Differential ECL.................................................................................. 173
Figure 71: IQZ mapping example...................................................................................................................................... 175
Figure 72: direct modulator input, as seen in the main modulator window....................................................................... 176
Figure 73: 100 Mbps, QPSK direct input setting............................................................................................................... 177
Figure 74: Example of Non-linearity in a RG188A/U Cable ............................................................................................ 179
Figure 75: Example of cable compensation....................................................................................................................... 180
Figure 76: SPS Start Sequence.......................................................................................................................................... 187
Figure 77: CTX Document Management .......................................................................................................................... 189
Figure 78: MCS Menu Management Window .................................................................................................................. 190
Figure 79: About CORTEX SPS Version.......................................................................................................................... 202
Figure 80: MCS Start Sequence ........................................................................................................................................ 212
Figure 81: MCS Top-Level Window................................................................................................................................. 215
Figure 82: MCS Login Window........................................................................................................................................ 215
Figure 83: Multiple Tabbed Document Interface .............................................................................................................. 216
Figure 84: Cortex MCS About: Software Version ............................................................................................................ 224
Figure 85: Changing a Password....................................................................................................................................... 225
Figure 86: Graphical User Interface: Windows Breakdown.............................................................................................. 233
Figure 87: CORTEX HDR: Global Window.................................................................................................................... 234
Figure 88: Global Engineering Window............................................................................................................................ 236
Figure 89: TCP-IP Secondary Window............................................................................................................................. 237
Figure 90: CORTEX « Time » Window............................................................................................................................ 238
Figure 91: Leap Second Management ............................................................................................................................... 241
Figure 92: CORTEX HDR: Config. Window.................................................................................................................... 244
Figure 93: Configuration help Window for the Demodulator ........................................................................................... 246
Figure 94: Configuration help Window for the Test Modulator........................................................................................ 246
Figure 95: CORTEX HDR: Project Window .................................................................................................................... 248
Figure 96: CORTEX HDR: Information Window............................................................................................................. 249
Figure 97: "Mod" Window................................................................................................................................................ 250
Figure 98: "ModCnf" Window.......................................................................................................................................... 251
Figure 99: Demodulator: Global Window for QPSK Modulation + I & D Filter.............................................................. 252
Figure 100: Demodulator: Global Window for QPSK Modulation + Raised Cosine Filter.............................................. 252
Figure 101: Demodulator: Global Window for QPSK Modulation + Custom Filter......................................................... 253
Figure 102: Demodulator: Global Window for OQPSK Modulation................................................................................ 253
Figure 103: Demodulator: Global Window for GMSK Modulation ................................................................................. 254
Figure 104: Demodulator: Global Window for SOQPSK Modulation.............................................................................. 254
Figure 105: Demodulator: Global Window for UQPSK Modulation................................................................................ 255
Figure 106: Demodulator: Global Window for 8PSK Modulation.................................................................................... 255
Figure 107: Demodulator: Global Window for 16QAM Modulation................................................................................ 256
Figure 108: Demodulator: Global Window for 16APSK Modulation............................................................................... 256

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Figure 109: Demodulator: Global Window for 32APSK Modulation............................................................................... 257
Figure 110: Demodulator: Global Window for 64APSK Modulation............................................................................... 257
Figure 111: Demodulator: Global Window for VCM QPSK / 8PSK................................................................................ 258
Figure 112: Demodulator: Global Window for DVB-S2 /SCCC...................................................................................... 258
Figure 113: Demodulator: Global Window for Multi-DPU Operation ............................................................................. 259
Figure 114: Demodulator: Physical layer window for SCCC and DVB-S2 standard ....................................................... 268
Figure 115: Demodulator: Physical layer status window for SCCC and DVB-S2 standard ............................................. 271
Figure 116: Demodulator: BER Window PRN mode........................................................................................................ 272
Figure 117: Demodulator: BER Window File mode......................................................................................................... 272
Figure 118: Demodulator: Decoding Window for BPSK Modulation .............................................................................. 275
Figure 119: Demodulator: Decoding Window for QPSK & OQPSK Modulation (Viterbi Single) .................................. 275
Figure 120: Demodulator: Decoding Window for QPSK & OQPSK Modulation (Viterbi Dual) .................................... 276
Figure 121: Demodulator: Decoding Window for UQPSK Modulation ........................................................................... 276
Figure 122: Demodulator: Decoding Window for 8PSK Modulation............................................................................... 277
Figure 123: Demodulator: Spectrum Window................................................................................................................... 281
Figure 124: Demodulator: BPSK Vector Window............................................................................................................ 283
Figure 125: Demodulator: QPSK(OQPSK) Vector Window............................................................................................ 284
Figure 126: Demodulator: 8PSK Vector Window............................................................................................................. 284
Figure 127: Demodulator: 16QAM Vector Window......................................................................................................... 285
Figure 128: Demodulator: 16APSK Vector Window........................................................................................................ 285
Figure 129: Demodulator: 32APSK Vector Window........................................................................................................ 286
Figure 130: Filter: Time Display Selection ....................................................................................................................... 287
Figure 131: Filter: Frequency Display Selection............................................................................................................... 288
Figure 132: DPU: CADU Window ................................................................................................................................... 290
Figure 133: DPU: Transport Layer Window (R-S DVB Mode)........................................................................................ 296
Figure 134: DPU: BER Window....................................................................................................................................... 297
Figure 135: Data Processing Unit: Real Time Frame Window ......................................................................................... 299
Figure 136: Data Processing Unit: Quick Look Window.................................................................................................. 301
Figure 137: Telemetry Block Description ......................................................................................................................... 302
Figure 138: Polarization Combining: Global Window...................................................................................................... 304
Figure 139: Global Disk & Memory Management Window (Configuration) ................................................................... 307
Figure 140: Global Disk & Memory Management Window (Status)................................................................................ 307
Figure 141: DRU: Recording Global Window.................................................................................................................. 312
Figure 142: DRU: FTP Window (Generic) ....................................................................................................................... 315
Figure 143: DRU: FTP Window (CCSDS standard)......................................................................................................... 316
Figure 144: DRU: Virtual Channels Window ................................................................................................................... 319
Figure 145: PRN Selection................................................................................................................................................ 320
Figure 146: File Selection.................................................................................................................................................. 321
Figure 147: File I/Q Selection ........................................................................................................................................... 321
Figure 148: Internal Framing Window.............................................................................................................................. 322
Figure 149: External Framing Window............................................................................................................................. 324
Figure 150: Pointing at an error......................................................................................................................................... 325
Figure 151: BPSK/QPSK/GMSK Configuration .............................................................................................................. 325
Figure 152: OQPSK Configuration ................................................................................................................................... 326
Figure 153: UQPSK Configuration ................................................................................................................................... 326
Figure 154: 8PSK Configuration....................................................................................................................................... 327
Figure 155: 16QAM Configuration................................................................................................................................... 327
Figure 156: 16APSK Configuration.................................................................................................................................. 328
Figure 157: 32APSK Configuration.................................................................................................................................. 328
Figure 158: 64APSK Configuration.................................................................................................................................. 329
Figure 159: Viterbi Configuration..................................................................................................................................... 329
Figure 160: TCM Configuration........................................................................................................................................ 330
Figure 161: SCCC Configuration...................................................................................................................................... 332
Figure 162: DVB-S2 Configuration .................................................................................................................................. 332
Figure 163: Status: Input of the MDU............................................................................................................................... 333
Figure 164: Modulation Type............................................................................................................................................ 334
Figure 165: Pointing at an error......................................................................................................................................... 334

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Figure 166: IF Window ..................................................................................................................................................... 335
Figure 167: Doppler Configuration ................................................................................................................................... 336
Figure 168: XPOL Configuration: Still ............................................................................................................................. 336
Figure 169: XPOL Configuration: File.............................................................................................................................. 337
Figure 170: IF Warnings.................................................................................................................................................... 339
Figure 171: Eb/N0 status................................................................................................................................................... 339
Figure 172: Doppler status ................................................................................................................................................ 339
Figure 173: XPOL status................................................................................................................................................... 339
Figure 174: Serial data....................................................................................................................................................... 340
Figure 175: Data //4........................................................................................................................................................... 340
Figure 176: Hard Symbol, BPSK ...................................................................................................................................... 341
Figure 177: Hard Symbol, OQPSK/QPSK........................................................................................................................ 341
Figure 178: Hard Symbol, 8PSK....................................................................................................................................... 342
Figure 179: Hard Symbol, 16APSK/16QAM.................................................................................................................... 342
Figure 180: Data //4........................................................................................................................................................... 343
Figure 181: Status: clock status, Locked and Unlocked.................................................................................................... 344
Figure 182: clock and raw bitrate estimates ...................................................................................................................... 344
Figure 183: BER and Errors status.................................................................................................................................... 344
Figure 184: Pointing at an error......................................................................................................................................... 344
Figure 185: Playback: Global Window ............................................................................................................................. 345
Figure 186: Playback LAN: Global Window .................................................................................................................... 347
Figure 187: Playback LAN: “Reset playback client” button in “TCP-IP Clients” window .............................................. 348
Figure 188: Playback LAN: “Acquisition” and “Stop All” buttons in the toolbar............................................................ 348
Figure 189: Playback: File Window in Report TM mode (By date).................................................................................. 349
Figure 190: Playback: File Window in Report TM mode (By number)............................................................................ 349
Figure 191: Playback: File Window in Playback Data File mode..................................................................................... 350
Figure 192: Playback: File Window in BER File mode .................................................................................................... 350
Figure 193: Playback: File Window in Recorded Frames mode ....................................................................................... 351
Figure 194: Playback: File Window in Playback LAN mode ........................................................................................... 351
Figure 195: Playback LAN: Overrun option ..................................................................................................................... 354
Figure 196: Logging status Window ................................................................................................................................. 355
Figure 197: Logging editor Window................................................................................................................................. 356

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: CORTEX HDR TCP-IP Port Addresses ............................................................................................................... 41
Table 2: Demodulator I/Os Definition................................................................................................................................. 63
Table 3: Data & Clock Outputs vs Demodulation............................................................................................................... 66
Table 4: Data & Clock CADU Outputs............................................................................................................................... 67
Table 5: Data & Clock Outputs vs Demodulation (soft outputs) Hardware menu dependent............................................. 67
Table 6: Data and Clock outputs on J73.............................................................................................................................. 70
Table 7: Single channel demodulator input modes.............................................................................................................. 71
Table 8: Dual channel demodulator input mode.................................................................................................................. 71
Table 9: Modulator I/Os Definition..................................................................................................................................... 72
Table 10: Bit Mapping for Differential Coder..................................................................................................................... 97
Table 11: Counter capacity and resolution at 720MHz ..................................................................................................... 113
Table 12: Counter capacity and resolution at 1.2GHz....................................................................................................... 114
Table 13: PRBS Generators for BER Analysis ................................................................................................................. 156
Table 14: modulations and input modes............................................................................................................................ 174
Table 15: connectors allocation, single Ended ECL.......................................................................................................... 174
Table 16: connectors allocation, Differential ECL............................................................................................................ 175
Table 17: The basic demodulator menus of the CORTEX HDR....................................................................................... 194
Table 18: The basic test modulator menus of the CORTEX HDR.................................................................................... 196

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ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS
SYMBOLS:
% Percent
Plus or minus
Greater than or equal
Less than or equal
And
Approximately
PREFIXES:
n Nano-
Micro-
m Milli-
k Kilo-
M Mega-
G Giga-
T Tera-
UNITS:
A Ampera
b Byte
bps Bit per second
C Celsius
dB Decibel
dBc dB with respect to the unmodulated carrier
F Farad
Hz Hertz
mm Millimeter
rpm revolutions per minute
Ohms
s Second
sps Symbol per second
s/s Sample per second (ks/s, Ms/s,...)
V Volt
ABBREVIATIONS:
AQPSK Asynchronous QPSK
BCD Binary Coded Decimal
BER Bit Error Rate
BPL BiPhase-L
BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying
BR Bit Rate
CTL Check To Lock
DMU Demodulator Unit