Tektronix MTM400 Use and care manual

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MTM400 and MTM400A
DTV Monitors
RUI v3.x Upgrade
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Technical Reference
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MTM400 and MTM400A
DTV Monitors
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Technical Reference
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Table of Contents
User Interface Overview........................................................................................... 1
User Interface Components................................................................................... 2
FlexVuPlus Display............................................................................................ 4
Analysis Views................................................................................................. 5
Tear-off Views.................................................................................................. 7
Configuration................................................................................................... 8
User Documentation........................................................................................... 8
Upgrades........................................................................................................ 9
RUI Control Equivalents.......................................................................................... 10
Reverting the RUI ................................................................................................. 15
Requirements.................................................................................................. 15
RUI Version 3.x to Version 3.0 Procedure ................................................................. 16
RUI Version 3.0 to Version 2.6.1 Procedure............................................................... 19
Command Line Firmware Downgrade ..................................................................... 22
Documentation for Earlier Software Versions............................................................. 24
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User Interface Overview
This document introduces you to the MTM400A DTV Monitor’s user interface
and explains the differences between the MTM400 Remote User Interface (RUI)
and the MTM400A RUI.
This document does not apply to the IPM400A and RFM300 DTV monitors.
The MTM400A DTV Monitor is functionally similar to the MTM400 MPEG
Transport Stream Monitor. However, the MTM400 was based on Microsoft Java
technology, for which Microsoft is withdrawing support. The DTV Monitors
are based on Sun Java, and are more closely aligned with the MTS400 MPEG
Test System.
The DTV monitor remote user interface (RUI) looks similar to the MTM400
RUI, but the DTV monitor RUI provides a rich, multi-layered user interface that
allows structured access to all information.
Differences between the two RUIs include:
The MTM400 hot spot view, featuring device and stream buttons is no longer
displayed. The device and stream features have been integrated into the single
DTV monitor display.
In the MTM400, the button bar was the primary means of moving between
information screens. In the DTV monitor, although the button bar is still
present, screens are also directly accessible using tabbed pages.
The button bar can be displayed on its own to provide a high-level view of
the error state of the monitored stream. The bar can also be customized by
hiding and revealing buttons.
For detailed analysis and specific monitoring situations, the button bar can be
hidden, leaving only the main application view visible.
Detail views in the main application can be displayed as separate windows
using the tear-off function.
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User Interface Components
The following figure shows the major components of the user interface
implemented in the DTV monitor and version 3.x of the RUI.
The menu bar, toolbar, and status bar, while visually different, contain options and
buttons similar in function to those in the MTM400.
The main viewing areas of the window is divided into two areas: the Button
Bar and the Main Application View.
Figure 1: MTM400A user interface components
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Button Bar The MTM400 button bar showed monitoring status and displayed a corresponding
view when clicked. The DTV monitor RUI copies this idea, but rearranges the
buttons into a more intuitive order. The MTM400 Stream and Device hot spot
buttons become Monitoring and Device buttons in the DTV monitor RUI.
The buttons from the MTM400 Stream window have been streamlined and
grouped under the DTV monitor Monitoring button. The buttons from the
MTM400 Device window have been removed and replaced by a node in the
Analysis Tests view.
Main Application View In the main application view, two top-level views are selected using tabs:
FlexVuPlus and Analysis. You can customize the FlexVuPlus display to contain
the analysis views of your choice.
The main analysis views are Programs, Tests, SI/PSI (tables), PIDs, Packets,
and Interface (when an optional interface card is installed). The analysis views
are selected using the summary tabs.
Each analysis view contains a tree view and a detail view. The content of the
detail view is dependent on which node is selected in the tree view.
RUI Navigation The MTM400 RUI navigation was simple, allowing the right view to change in
accord with the button being clicked.
The DTV monitor RUI has comprehensive navigation possibilities that use the
button bar, context menus, hyperlinks, and double-clicks.
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FlexVuPlus Display
The FlexVuPlus display philosophy (first introduced in the Tektronix
WVR600 Waveform Rasterizer), is now adapted for the DTV monitor. This gives
users up to four concurrent views of a monitored signal and the flexibility to
configure each of the windows independently. Each of the FlexVuPlus views is
derived from views available under the Analysis tab. FlexVuPlus setups will be
remembered between DTV monitor sessions.
With a virtually unlimited variety of stream monitoring displays from which users
can choose, this exceptional flexibility enables the DTV monitor to perform like a
"4-in-1 monitor" on a single incoming stream. The FlexVuPlus display enables
users to easily configure their DTV monitor to provide a monitoring solution that
is optimized for their specific requirement.
You can use the FlexVuPlus selection icon, which is present on all Analysis detail
views, to extract views to the FlexVuPlus panels.
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Analysis Views
The DTV monitor Analysis views each use a single tree view with different
context-sensitive detail views contained within tabbed frames. From the main
window, you can access the following views: Program, Tests, Tables, PID,
Packets, and Interface.
Programs View The Program view provides a fast overview of the transport stream contents
in terms of program content, bit rated use by each program, and TR 101 290
test results. Red, amber and green LEDs highlight errors associated with each
program, or element of a program, within the transport stream. Red LEDs indicate
that there are current errors in the stream, amber LEDs indicate that errors have
occurred but are now clear, and green LEDs indicate that no errors have been
detected.
Errors that are detected at lower levels in the program stream hierarchy propagate
up to the highest level. This allows you to monitor all of the programs in the
stream at a high level and then quickly go to lower levels as necessary to locate a
problem.
The contents of the DTV monitor Programs view are broadly equivalent to the
following MTM400 screens: Stream view: Summary, Detail (All Programs),
Service and Event Logs, SFN, TMCC/IIP, Templates.
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Tests View With the Tests view you can identify the tests that are signaling errors in a
monitored stream. The error log is automatically filtered by the selected test, and
canalsobefiltered by Packet Identifier (PID). In addition to the standard first,
second, and third priority tests included in TR 101 290 standard, tests are available
for Program Clock Reference (PCR) jitter and program/PID bit rate. A variability
test enables you to test the changes in the bit rate of a specificPID,andthereare
many tests that are specific to ISDB-T and ISDB-S streams. Informational events
are also reported, including interface card warnings and polling events.
Also displayed in the Tests view are tests related to the DTV monitor instrument,
for example, the system card temperature.
The contents of the DTV monitor Tests view are broadly equivalent to the
following MTM400 screens: Device View: Status, Device Log; Stream view:
Tests, Event Log.
SI/PSI (Tables) View The SI/PSI (Tables) view displays the service information tables that have
occurred in the analyzed stream that comply with the selected digital video
standard. This includes MPEG-specific program information, DVB service
information (SI), and ATSC (PSIP), ISDB program, and system protocol
information. The tables are grouped together by function and hyperlinks enable
you to quickly access related information within other tables. The SI/PSI tables
repetition rate graphs and section data are available on additional tabs.
The contents of the DTV monitor SI/PSI view are broadly equivalent to the
following MTM400 screens: Stream view: SI graphs and tables.
PIDs View The PID view displays information about all of the PIDs found in the transport
stream. When you select the transport stream, the associated summary view
provides a PID-oriented overview of the transport stream, displaying the relative
data rates of all of the PIDs contained within the stream. The information can be
displayed as either a bar chart or as a pie chart. Pop up menus enable fast limit
selection and links.
Each PID is associated with a number of tests. When one or more tests fail, each
failed test will be listed under the relevant PID. Select a specific PID to display
a summary of all the associated tests. Select a specific test to display the Event
Log and Parameters for only that test.
The contents of the DTV monitor PIDs view are broadly equivalent to the
following MTM400 screens:
Stream view: PIDs, PID groups, PCR timing graphs.
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Packets View In DVB mode, the Packets view displays SFN (single frequency network) data if
detected in the stream. In ISDB-T mode, this view displays ISDB-T information
packets (IIPs) and TMCC information, if detected in the stream.
The contents of the DTV monitor Packets view are broadly equivalent to the
following MTM400 screens: Stream view: SFN and TMCC.
Interface View The Interface view provides a central location for information related to the IP
and RF interface cards (where installed).
Test results
Graphical representation of specific IP and RF card measurements
IP and RF card readings and control settings
The graphical views display a selection of graphs of instantaneous measurements
and measurement trends. Trend graphs use accumulated readings to represent
trends in selected readings for up to a week. Also available are an Event Log
and a Parameter view.
The Interface tab is displayed only when an interface card is installed; only one
interface card at a time can be installed.
The contents of the DTV monitor Interface view are broadly equivalent to the
following MTM400 screens: Stream view: Configuration (interface) and Input
Card.
Tear-off Views
The ability of the MTM400 to display multiple detail views at the same time
is replicated in the DTV monitor using the tear-off function. Any detail view
displaying the tear-off icon shown below can be displayed as a separate window.
The tear-off window will continue to be updated independently of the main
application. The displayed content can also be modified independently of the
main display.
Figure 2: Tear-off icon
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Configuration
All configuration elements, including stream, parameters, device, interface, and
display, previously distributed throughout the MTM400 user interface, are now
combined in a single dialog box that can be accessed from the menu bar or the
toolbar.
User Documentation
The following table lists the current software version user documentation for the
DTV monitor. For earlier versions, refer to Documentation for Earlier Software
Versions. (Seepage24.)
Table 1: DTV monitor product documentation
Document title Tektronix part number Description
MTM400A, IPM400A, and RFM300
Quick Start User Manual
071-2492-xx (English)
071-2493-xx (Japanese)
071-2632-xx (German)
Contains installation information and
high-level operational overviews
MTM400A, IPM400A, and RFM300
Read This First
071-2654-xx Contains information about known
operational issues
MTM400A, IPM400A, and RFM300
Technical Reference
077-0175-xx Contains in-depth operational information
MTM400A, IPM400A, and RFM300
Specifications and Performance
Verification Technical Reference
077-0176-xx Contains the product specifications and a
performance verification procedure
MTM400A, IPM400A, and RFM300
Test Parameter and Configuration
File Technical Reference
077-0177-xx Contains information about test parameters
and configuration files
MTM400A, IPM400A, and RFM300
Programmer Manual
077-0178-xx Contains syntax information about remote
control commands
MTM400A, IPM400A, and RFM300
Declassification and Security
Instructions
077-0179-xx Contains information about how to remove
user proprietary information from the
instrument
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Upgrades
The following table lists the ordering information that has changed for product
upgrades.
Table 2: DTV Monitor (MTM400A) upgrade ordering information
MTM400 upgrades (old) MTM400A upgrades (new) Description
MTM4UP Opt. 01 MTM4UP 01 Triggered recording capability up to 160 MB
MTM4UP Opt.02 MTM4UP 02 Transport stream service information analysis
(PSI/SI/PSIP/ARIB view)
MTM4UP Opt. 03 MTM4UP 03 Template testing (for user-defined service plan testing)
MTM4UP Opt. 04 MTM4UP 04 In-depth PCR analysis with graphical result views
MTM4UP Opt. 05 MTM4UP 05Bit rate testing functionality
MTM4UP Opt. 06 MTM4UP 06Service logging
MTM4UP Opt. 07 MTM4UP 07 Polling
MTM4FCF MTM4UP CF COFDM interface
MTM4FGE MTM4UP GE Ethernet Interface With 10/100/1000Base-T; RJ-45
Electrical Port
MTM4FGE Opt. SX MTM4UP SX 1000Base-SX Short Wavelength Optical port with LC
connector (Multi-Mode 850 nm)
MTM4FGE Opt. LX MTM4UP LX 1000Base-LX Long Wavelength Optical port with LC
connector (Single Mode 1310 nm)
MTM4FGE Opt. ZX MTM4UP ZX 1000Base-ZX Optical port with LC connector (Single
Mode 1550 nm)
MTM4FQA MTM4UP QA QAM Annex A interface
MTM4FQB2 MTM4UP QB2 QAM Annex B Level 1 and Level 2 interface
MTM4FEP MTM4UP EP 8PSK/QPSK interface
MTM4FQC MTM4UP QC QAM Annex C interface
MTM4FVS MTM4UP VS 8VSB Interface
MTM4FEPIFC
MTM4FGEIFC
MTM4FQB2IFC
MTM4FQCIFC
MTM4FVSIFC
MTM4FCFIFC
MTM4FQPIFC
MTM4FQAIFC
MTM4UP IFC One-time install of all selected options and calibration
for one product
There is no upgrade path from the MTM400 or MTM400A monitors to the
IPM400A and RFM300 monitors.
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RUI Control Equivalents
The following table describes the control equivalents between the DTV monitor
RUI and the MTM400 RUI.
Table 3: RUI control equivalents
MTM400 RUI controls
Button bar Button / Field DTV monitor RUI equivalent controls
Summary Pie Chart and
Test Summary
Click the Programs button in the button bar
Select the Pie Chart button on the right hand Summary tab
All PIDs Click the PIDs button in the button bar
Select thePie Chart button on the right hand Summary tab
SI TablesClick thePIDs button in the button bar
Select the SI/PSI PIDs node in the PIDs tree
Select the Pie Chart button on the right hand Summary tab
Detail
Program… Click the Programs button in the button bar
Select the desired Program
Select the Pie Chart button on the right hand Summary tab
Status Click the Tests button in the button bar
Status is shown in the Tests tree and right hand panes
Set Alarms Click the Tests button in the button bar
Right click desired test to show menu
Select required Trigger Action from menu
Tests
Parameters… Click the Tests button in the button bar
Right click desired test to show menu
Select Edit Parameters … from menu
NOTE. Not all tests have editable parameters
Custom Tests List This feature is not implemented in the MTM400A RUI
Status Click the Info Events button in the button bar
Status is shown in the tree and right hand panes
Info
Set Alarms Click the Tests button in the button bar
Right click desired event to show menu
Select required Trigger Action from menu
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Table 3: RUI control equivalents (cont.)
MTM400 RUI controls
Button bar Button / Field DTV monitor RUI equivalent controls
Histogram
view
Click the Programs button in the button bar
Select the Histogram Chart button on the right hand Summary tab
Set Program
Bit rate limits
Click the Programs button in the button bar
Right click the required program to show menu
Select Set Bit Rates Limits … from menu
Clear Limits Click the Programs button in the button bar
Right click the required program to show menu
Select Clear Bit Rates Limits from menu
Programs
Reset Change
Bars
Click the Programs button in the button bar
Right click the required program to show menu
Select Reset Range Bars from menu
Histogram
View
Click the PIDs button in the button bar
Select the Histogram button on the right hand Summary tab
Filter on test Click the Tests button in the button bar
Select the desired test in the tree
Associated PIDs view on the right shows PIDs for the test
Set PID bit rate
limits
Click the PIDs button in the button bar
Right click the required PID to show menu
Select Set Bit Rates Limits … from menu
Clear PID bit
rate limits
Click the PIDs button in the button bar
Right click the required PID to show menu
Select Clear Bit Rates Limits from menu
Set per PID
Parameters
Click the PIDs button in the button bar
Select the required PID
In right hand Associated Tests view, right click test and select Edit Parameters … from menu
Reset Change
Bars
Click the PIDs button in the button bar
Right click the required PID to show menu
Select Reset Range Bars (all PIDs) from menu
Manage User
PIDs…
Click the PIDs button in the button bar
Right click the User PIDs node in the PIDs tree to show menu
Select Add User PID
PIDs
Program PID
grouping
Click the Programs button in the button bar
Select the Program node
PIDs are grouped in tree and in Histogram view
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Table 3: RUI control equivalents (cont.)
MTM400 RUI controls
Button bar Button / Field DTV monitor RUI equivalent controls
PID Groups PID Group
Management
Click the PIDs button in the button bar
Select the PID Groups node
Group Management is via the right hand view and the context menus for the PID Group
nodes in the tree
PCR Jitter PID x Timing
graphs
Click the Timing Graphs button in the button bar
Select the required PID from the menu
Timing Graphs tab shown on the right hand side
SFN SFN View Click the SFN button in the button bar
Right hand side shows SFN data
NOTE. This is only available when there is SFN data in the stream
TMCC TMCC
Summary View
Click the TMCC/IIP button in the button bar
Select the Transport Stream node in the tree
Select the TMCC/IIP tab on right hand side
NOTE. This is only available when there is TMCC data in the stream
SI Graphs SI Graphs for
Table x
Click the SI/PSI button in the button bar
Select the desired table in the tree
Select the SI Repetition Graphs tab on the right hand side
SI Tables SI Tree view Click the SI/PSI button in the button bar
The SI/PSI tree structure is shown in the tree
Template Click the Template button in the button bar
Right hand side shows Template data
NOTE. This is only available when Template Checking is enabled
Recording Click the Recording Settings button on the toolbar (to the right of the Configuration … button)
The configuration dialog is opened at the recording page
Recording Status Status is shown on the toolbar and on the Recording page
Event Log Click the Event Log button in the button bar
Right hand side shows Event Log at bottom
Note: Filtered event logs are present when clicking on each test in the Tests tree
Change
displayed
timezone of
log entries
Click the Configuration... button on the toolbar
Select the Preferences page
Edit the Timezone for timestamp display field
Log
Download and
Clear Log
Click the Event Log button in the button bar
Right hand side shows Event Log at bottom
Download and Clear buttons are above log entries
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