Somerdata R2D3-ASSY-0326 Instruction Manual

R2D3
Data Capture Card
Copyright © 2002 - 2006 Somerdata Ltd.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
Scope
This User Guide covers R2D3 Data Capture Card for
2,048 kbits/s E1/PRI and DAB ETI applications.
Part Numbers:
R2D3-ASSY-0326 R2D3-ASSY-0327
R2D3-ASSY-0426 R2D3-ASSY-0427
R2D3-ASSY-0130
R2D3-ASSY-0431 R2D3-ASSY-0131
Document Reference
R2D3-MAN-E102
Publication Date
5 October 2006
Published by
Somerdata Ltd.
Underwood Business Park
Wookey Hole Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1AF
UK
Sales & Customer Support
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Website: www.somerdata.com

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NOTICES
Copyright © 2006 Somerdata Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are
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means or in any form, without prior consent in writing from
SomerData.
The information in this User Guide has been carefully checked
and is believed to be accurate. However, SomerData assumes
no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in
this publication.
In no event will SomerData be liable for direct, indirect, special,
exemplary, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from
any defect or omission in this manual, even if advised of the
possibility of such damages.
In the interest of continued product development, SomerData
reserves the right to make improvements in this publication and
the products it describes at any time, without notice or obligation.
All other product names mentioned herein are used for
identification purposes only, and may be the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
This product is not approved for connection to public
telecommunications systems. It is the User’s responsibility to
ensure that this equipment is used in compliance with appropriate
legislation relating to connection with telecommunications
networks.

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Name of Manufacturer: Somerdata Ltd.
Address of Manufacturer: Somerdata Ltd
Underwood Business Park
Wells
Somerset
BA5 1AF
United Kingdom
Equipment description: PCI Input/Output Card
Model: R2D3
Conforms to the following Product Specifications:
Safety: IEC 950
EMC: 89/336/EEC EN55022 Harmonised Standard
The product complies with the requirements of the Electromagnetic
Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC as amended and the Low Voltage
Directive 73/23/EEC and carries the CE marking accordingly.
Signed:
Position: Technical Director
Date: 20th June 2004
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SOMERDATA AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Introduction
SomerData is committed to design and introduce products that
conform to applicable environmental legislation and standards.
One of our missions is to integrate environmental stewardship
into the business of providing quality products, services, and
customer support at the best value.
In order to achieve this, SomerData has established a
strategic team to focus on the importance of meeting our
environmental obligations in the design, manufacture and
suport of our products.
We have developed a broad appreciation of the impact of
these directives on our entire business model, from technical
processes for materials, to finished goods manufacturing.
Current Compliance Activities
The Company’s current environmental compliance
commitment has been structured to meet the following
European Union directives:
•Restriction of Hazardous Substance or RoHS Compliance (EU
Directive 2002/95/EC)
•Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment or WEEE Compliance
(EU Directive 2002/96/EC)
Our goal is to meet or exceed compliance obligations of these
EU directives.

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Restriction of use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
Somerdata has also established a RoHS qualification process
to help ensure that products meet stringent reliability and
quality requirements, as well as regulatory compliance
requirements.
The maximum allowable hazardous substance at a
homogeneous material level under the EU RoHS Directive is
shown in the following table.
From 1st July 2006 all SomerData manufactured products use
lead-free soldering
Substances Maximum
Concentration
Values (ppm)
Lead and its compounds 1000
Mercury and its compounds 1000
Hexavalent Chromium (Cr+6) 1000
Cadmium and its compounds 100
PolyBrominated Biphenyls (PBBs) 1000
PolyBrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) 1000
Waste of Electrical & Electronic Equipment WEEE
Your SomerData product may be returned to SomerData at
the end of its life at the customer's expense, provided that the
product is free from radiation or biological contaminants.
Somerdata products may be recycled free of charge at any
local authority recycling centre as long as the Somerdata logo
appears on the product and the following WEEE producer
registration number is quoted: WEE/HA0074UR/PRO
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 1-1
IN THIS SECTION 1-1
WHAT’S IN THIS USER GUIDE 1-1
USER GUIDE AVAILABILITY 1-2
2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2-1
IN THIS SECTION 2-1
INTRODUCTION 2-2
APPLICABLE VERSIONS 2-3
E1/PRI CARDS 2-3
R2D3-ASSY-0426 2-3
R2D3-ASSY-0427 2-3
R2D3-ASSY-0326 2-4
R2D3-ASSY-0327 2-4
DAB/DMB CARDS 2-5
R2D3-ASSY-0431 2-5
R2D3-ASSY-0131 2-5
R2D3-ASSY-0130 2-5
DATA HANDLING 2-6
HARDWARE FEATURES 2-6
DATA INTERFACE 2-7
ON-BOARD BUFFER 2-7
APPLICATIONS 2-7
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2-7
DATA-FLOW BLOCK DIAGRAM 2-8
3. SIGNAL CONNECTIONS 3-1
IN THIS SECTION 3-1
SIGNAL INTERFACE 3-2
G.703 RECOMMENDATION 3-2
G.703 PULSE MASK 3-3
INPUT AND OUTPUT IMPEDANCE 3-4
SIGNAL INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTIONS 3-4
BNC CONNECTORS 3-5

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SIGNAL GROUNDING LINKS 3-5
RJ-45 CONNECTORS 3-5
INTERFACE ADAPTER OPTION 3-7
INTERFACE ADAPTER CONFIGURATION 3-8
INTERFACE ADAPTER SPECIFICATION 3-9
E1DT -E1 SPLITTER/BUFFER OPTION 3-10
E1DT SIGNAL CONNECTIONS 3-10
4. OPERATION 4-1
IN THIS SECTION 4-1
INPUT/OUTPUT SIGNAL PATHS 4-2
SIGNAL INPUT 4-2
SIGNAL OUTPUT 4-2
SIGNAL OUTPUT 4-3
OUTPUT (REPLAY)CLOCK SELECTION 4-3
LED STATUS INDICATORS 4-4
LED INDICATOR FUNCTIONS 4-5
BUFFER THRESHOLD TRIGGER 4-5
INPUT SIGNAL LOSS 4-5
CONNECTING DATA STREAMS 4-6
POINT-TO-POINT CONNECTIONS 4-6
TERMINATED INPUTS 4-6
TERMINATED INPUT AND OUTPUT 4-7
NON-INTRUSIVE CONNECTIONS 4-7
NON-INTRUSIVE CONNECTIONS 4-8
TEE CONNECTION 4-8
MONITOR CONNECTION 4-9
SIGNAL OUTPUT EXAMPLES 4-10
“OFF-LINE”DATA ANALYSIS 4-10
“REAL-TIME”SIGNAL SOURCE 4-10
5. FRAME SYNCHRONISATION 5-1
IN THIS SECTION 5-1
E1 (G.703/G.704) FRAME RECOGNITION 5-2
WORD ALIGNMENT 5-3
CAPTURING FRAME SYNC.ERRORS 5-3

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DAB ETI-NI/ETI-NA FRAME RECOGNITION 5-4
WORD ALIGNMENT 5-5
G.704 FRAMED DATA STRUCTURE 5-6
6. TROUBLESHOOTING 6-1
IN THIS SECTION 6-1
CHECKING INPUT SIGNAL STATUS AND CARD OPERATION 6-1
INPUT SIGNAL LOSS 6-2
BUFFER THRESHOLD TRIGGER 6-2
POWER AND SELF-TEST 6-2
PROGRAMMING LINK 6-3
SIGNAL GROUNDING OPTIONS (BNC CARD) 6-3
GROUNDING LINKS 6-3
7. INSTALLATION 7-1
IN THIS SECTION 7-1
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 7-2
WHAT YOU RECEIVED 7-3
RECORDER AND REPLAYER SOFTWARE 7-4
DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLATION 7-5
PREPARATION 7-5
GROUNDING PREPARATIONS 7-5
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS 7-6
CARD INSTALLATION 7-6
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 7-7
8. SPECIFICATIONS 8-1
IN THIS SECTION 8-1
R2D3-ASSY-0326 (BNC CONNECTORS) 8-2
R2D3-ASSY-0426 (BNC CONNECTORS) 8-2
SIGNAL INPUT 8-2
SIGNAL OUTPUT 8-2
R2D3-ASSY-0327 (RJ-45 CONNECTORS) 8-3
R2D3-ASSY-0427 (RJ-45 CONNECTORS) 8-3
SIGNAL INPUT 8-3
SIGNAL OUTPUT 8-3

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R2D3-ASSY-0130 (BNC CONNECTORS) 8-4
R2D3-ASSY-0131 (BNC CONNECTORS) 8-4
R2D3-ASSY-0431 (BNC CONNECTORS) 8-4
SIGNAL INPUT 8-4
SIGNAL OUTPUT 8-4
INPUT/OUTPUT JITTER ATTENUATION 8-5
PCI INTERFACE 8-5
ON-BOARD BUFFER 8-5
PHYSICAL 8-5
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 8-6
APPROVALS 8-6
9. SUPPORT 9-1
IN THIS SECTION 9-1
WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM 9-1
SERVICING,MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 9-1
IF YOU NEED SUPPORT 9-2
SOMERDATA CONTACT INFORMATION 9-2
SUPPORT REQUESTS 9-3
RETURNS 9-4
END-OF-LIFE DISPOSAL 9-5
10. INDEX 10-1

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1. INTRODUCTION
In this Section
WHAT’S IN THIS USER GUIDE 1-1
APPLICABLE PART NUMBERS 1-1
USER GUIDE AVAILABILITY 1-2
What’s in this User Guide
This User Guide covers the R2D3 PCI Data Capture Card -
E1/PRI, Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) and Digital Multimedia
Broadcast (DMB) Ensemble Transport Interface (ETI).
Applicable Part Numbers
R2D3-ASSY-0326 R2D3-ASSY-0327
R2D3-ASSY-0130 R2D3-ASSY-0131
R2D3-ASSY-0426 R2D3-ASSY-0427
R2D3-ASSY-0431
Section 2 – PRODUCT DESCRIPTION gives an overview of
your card’s capabilities, features and applications.
Section 3 –INSTALLATION covers the procedure for installing
and configuring your card in a host computer.
Section 4 – INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTIONS provides details
of connectors, pinouts and connection options.
Section 5 – OPERATION provides information on card setup,
signal input / output paths and typical data stream connection
examples.
Section 6 – FRAME SYNCHRONISATION describes the way
in which the card supports ITU (G.703 / G.704) signal framing
formats.
Section 7 – TROUBLESHOOTING provides information on
solving common installation and operation problems.
Section 8 – SPECIFICATION describes the technical
parameters for different card versions.

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Section 9 – SUPPORT describes the procedure and contact
details for obtaining customer support on this product.
User Guide Availability
Printed copies of Hardware and Software User Guides are
supplied with the original products.
Additional printed copies, including the Programmer’s
Reference Guide can be supplied on request. Please contact
your local supplier or SomerData for ordering details.
Electronic copies (Adobe Acrobat files) are included on the
SomerData CD-ROM that is supplied with the original
products.
The electronic User Guide library, which also includes product
data sheets, can be accessed by browsing the \Documents\
folder for the required document.
Additional and updated copies of the CD-ROM can be
supplied on request. Please contact your local supplier or
SomerData for ordering details.

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2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
In this Section
INTRODUCTION 2-2
APPLICABLE VERSIONS 2-3
E1/PRI CARDS 2-3
R2D3-ASSY-0426 2-3
R2D3-ASSY-0427 2-3
R2D3-ASSY-0326 2-4
R2D3-ASSY-0327 2-4
DAB/DMB CARDS 2-5
R2D3-ASSY-0431 2-5
R2D3-ASSY-0131 2-5
R2D3-ASSY-0130 2-5
DATA HANDLING 2-6
HARDWARE FEATURES 2-6
DATA INTERFACE 2-7
ON-BOARD BUFFER 2-7
APPLICATIONS 2-7
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2-7
DATA-FLOW BLOCK DIAGRAM 2-8

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Introduction
R2D3 Data Capture Card is designed to provide a real-time
data input / output interface for Personal Computers and other
compatible platforms.
With the appropriate control and application software R2D3
can be used to record, replay and monitor HDB3
(G.703/G.704) 2,048 kbits/s telecommunications and Digital
Audio Broadcast signals, with real-time data being transferred
to or from disk or host memory. Typical signal types include:
E1, Primary Rate ISDN and DAB ETI-NI/ETI-NA.
Incoming data streams can be recorded as binary files suitable
for loading into user’s analysis software. Data from disk or
memory can be replayed in real-time as HDB3 (G.703/G.704)
2,048 kbits/s streams (e.g. E1, Primary Rate ISDN, DAB
ETI-NI/ETI-NA).
R2D3 E1/PRI and DAB ETI Data Capture Cards
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Applicable Versions
E1/PRI Cards
R2D3-ASSY-0426
•PCI-X compatible
•E1/PRI applications
•Supports framed (G.704) and unframed (G.703)
•2 x BNC input connectors
•2 x BNC output connectors
•Operating Modes:
- Single-stream input or single-stream output
- Dual-stream input or dual-stream output
(subject to software functionality)
R2D3-ASSY-0427
•PCI-X compatible
•E1/PRI applications
•Supports framed (G.704) and unframed (G.703)
•2 x RJ-45 input/output connectors
•Operating Modes:
- Single-stream input or single-stream output
- Dual-stream input or dual-stream output
(subject to software functionality)

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R2D3-ASSY-0326
(replaced by R2D3-ASSY-0436 from September 2006)
•PCI 2.1 compatible
•E1/PRI applications
•Supports framed (G.704) and unframed (G.703)
•2 x BNC input connectors
•2 x BNC output connectors
•Operating Modes:
- Single-stream input or single-stream output
- Dual-stream input or dual-stream output
(subject to software functionality)
R2D3-ASSY-0327
(replaced by R2D3-ASSY-0437 from September 2006)
•PCI 2.1 compatible
•E1/PRI applications
•Supports framed (G.704) and unframed (G.703)
•2 x RJ-45 input/output connectors
•Operating Modes:
- Single-stream input or single-stream output
- Dual-stream input or dual-stream output
(subject to software functionality)

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DAB/DMB Cards
R2D3-ASSY-0431
•PCI-X compatible
•DAB/DMB-ETI applications
•Supports ETI-NA (G.704) and ETI-NI (G.703)
•2 x BNC input connectors
•2 x BNC output connectors
•Operating Modes:
- Single-stream input and single-stream output
- Two-stream input or two-stream output
(subject to software functionality)
R2D3-ASSY-0131
(replaced by R2D3-ASSY-0431 in September 2006)
•PCI 2.1 compatible
•DAB/DMB-ETI applications
•Supports ETI-NA (G.704) and ETI-NI (G.703)
•2 x BNC input connectors
•2 x BNC output connectors
•Operating Modes:
- Single-stream input and single-stream output
- Two-stream input or two-stream output
(subject to software functionality)
R2D3-ASSY-0130
(replaced by R2D3-ASSY-0131 in September 2003)
•PCI 2.1 compatible
•DAB/DMB-ETI applications
•Supports ETI-NA (G.704) and ETI-NI (G.703)
•2 x BNC input connectors
•2 x BNC output connectors
•Operating Modes:
- Single-stream input or single-stream output
- Two-stream input or two-stream output
(subject to software functionality)

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Data Handling
For card inputs, R2D3 accepts 2,048 kbits/s HDB3 signals
compatible with ITU specifications G.703 and G.704.
In telecommunications applications, these signals are referred
to as framed and unframed. In DAB applications, these
signals are referred to as ETI-NI and ETI-NA.
The HDB3 encoded input signals are decoded, buffered and
made available to the user’s application software for transfer
over the PCI bus.
For card outputs, data streams transferred across the PCI bus
to the card are buffered, encoded into HDB3 signals and
output at 2,048 kbits/s, synchronised to either an internal or
external clock source.
Hardware Features
•PCI card for PC platforms
•PCI 2.1 or PCI-X compatible, depending on version (see
above)
•16 Mbits on-board buffer
•Real-time input and output data transfers
•ITU-T G.703 (2,048 kbits/s) compatible data interface
•Raw data transferred to/from PCI bus
•E1 versions support framed (G.704) and unframed
(G.703) bitstreams
•DAB version supports ETI-NI (G.703) and ETI-NA
(G.704) bitstreams, including simultaneous single-
stream input and single-stream output
(R2D3-ASSY-0131 from September 2003)
•Selection of internal and external replay clock
synchronisation
•75 Ω/ 120 Ωdata interface (selectable on E1 cards)
•40k Ωhigh-impedance input selection (on E1 cards)
•Optional Splitter/Buffer for non-intrusive connections