Wellav smp100 User manual

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Simple Media Platform
Quick Installation Guide

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1.InstallationInstruction
1.1 Mounting unit to a 19” rack
When selecting the installation site, try to comply with the following:
zProtective Ground - The protective ground lead of the building's electrical
installation should comply with national and local requirements.
zEnvironmental Condition - The installation site should be dry, clean, and
ventilated. Do not use this equipment where it could be at risk of contact with water.
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To avoid electric shock, make sure the rack has been correctly grounded
before switching on the device.
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To mount the unit to a 19”/42U rack, please perform the following steps:
1. Make sure the mounted rack surface is stable and can support the size and weight of this
equipment.
2. For single unit mounting, use an “L” shape slide (not included in the package) to support
holding the unit if necessary, and fastened with appropriate screws to each side of the
chassis’ rails.
L-shape slide
3. For group pile up (no space between each unit), the unit should be placed on a flat
holding bracket. No more than 5 units for each group, and leave at least one unit space
between each group to ensure good air ventilation.
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5.2 Wiring Connection
Before setting up the connection, please turn off the equipment and all other
connected external devices. The equipment and all connected external devices are
required grounded. Turn on the devices only after the wiring connection is completed.
Otherwise the device may be damaged.
There are three slots on the real panel of the unit. Each slot supports all types of the
modules which are developed for the platform.
After you have inserted all the modules to the unit, start to connect the DMP according to its
inserted modules and set up per the application requirement.
1. DVB-S/S2 module: there are four RF ports on the module, each can be connected to one
transponder to receive a TS delivered from it. You can use four RF cables to connect the RF
ports to the antenna.
2. DVB-C module: there are four RF ports on the module, within them, port 2 & 4 (marked
with RF-IN 1/2 and RF-IN 3/4) are signal input ports, and port 1 & 3 are loop out ports. You

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can use two RF cable to connect the module with cable source at the two signal input ports.
And if necessary, you can loop out the signal for other usage.
3. DVB-T/ISDB-T module: The DVB-T / ISDB-T module supports receiving programs
compliant with DVB-T / ISDB-T standard from 4 different frequencies simultaneously. Similar
to DVB-S/S2, four ports on the module. Four cables can be used to connect the four RF
ports with the signal source.
4. ASI Module: The ASI module is equipped with four BNC-type ASI connectors, supporting
four ASI inputs/outputs. The default setting of the module is: Ports 1 & 2 is for input, and
Ports 3 & 4 is for output. User can specify the port to be input or output at any time through
the NMS. According to your application, connect the four ports to the corresponding devices
(receive or send) with ASI cable.
5. GbE IP I/O Module The IP module is equipped with two RJ45 connectors and two SFP
connectors. These two types of connectors can not be used simultaneously. For both the
RJ45 connectors or SFP connectors: the left one is for the IP stream input/output; The other
is for stream output only, and it is as the backup output when you set the left port as output
mode.
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application. If you need to use the IP board for both receiving and transmitting data, you can
connect the left port to a signal source, and the right to a IP stream receiving device.
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6．QAM/COFDM Module: The QAM/COFDM module can output up to 8 separate RF QAM
frequencies signals with one physical output interface, and extra monitor port is used for
local monitoring. With adopting corresponding license key, the module can turn to be a
4-COFDM module without changing the hardware. Connect the module with a RF cable
to the HFC.
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7. CI Descrambling Module: The CI descrambling module is for decoding TV programs
scrambled with conditional access system. The module supports 2 CAMs working
simultaneously. Insert appropriate CAM card with smart card to decode program.
Note: different CAM card support different conditional access system. Before you
insert the card, you need to figure out by what kind of the CAS the program is
scrambled, you can inquire the information from the content provider.
8. 2 SD&HD H.264 SDI/AV Encoder Module: The 2-SD&HD H.264 SDI/AV Encoder
Module supports encoding 2 SDI channels or 2 AV channels simultaneously. To encode a

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program from AV source, a specified AV cable, which is packed in your package, is
needed to connect the source to the CVBS/SDI port and the L-Audio-R port next to it. To
encode a program from SDI source, one common SDI cable is needed to connected the
source to the CVBS/SDI interface.
9. SD MPEG2 SDI/AV Encoder Module: The 2 SD MPEG2 SDI/AV Encoder Module
supports encoding 2 SDI channels or 2 AV channels simultaneously. To encode a
program from AV source, a specified AV cable, which is packed in your package, is
needed to connect the source to the CVBS/SDI port and the L-Audio-R port next to it. To
encode a program from SDI source, one common SDI cable is needed to connected the
source to the CVBS/SDI interface.
10. SD MPEG2 AV Encoder Module: The 2-SD MPEG2 AV Encoder Module supports
encoding 2 AV channels simultaneously. To encode a program from AV source, a
specified AV cable, which is packed in your package, is needed to connect the source to
the CVBS/SDI port and the L-Audio-R port next to it.
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encoding 2 HDMI channels simultaneously. You can use a HDMI cable to connect the
HDMI source to the HDMI port of the module.
12. DVB Scrambler Module: Connect the RJ45 port with crossover Ethernet cable to the
CAS server. (You may need a switch to setup the connection.)
13. MPEG2toMPEG4Transcoder/MPEG4toMPEG2TranscoderModule:Physicalconnectionis
notnecessaryforthismodule.
14. Power: There are two swappable power supply units (one for redundant), you can
connect them with two different power supply sources.
Connect this equipment only to the power sources that are identified on the
equipment-rating label normally located close to the power inlet connector(s).
Always pull on the plug or the connector to disconnect a cable. Never pull on the
cable itself.
To protect your valuable interests and services, equipping a UPS
(Uninterrupted Power Supply) and an AVR (Automated Voltage Regulator) to the

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system is highly recommended.
15. Management Port Connection: Connect the Management Port on the rear Panel to a
switch, and then connect the switch to a Monitor computer with crossover Ethernet
Cable. (PIC-5.2-2)
Note: The equipment can be connected directly to a monitor PC using a crossover
Ethernet cable.
In order to ensure a smooth communication between the management PC and
the equipment, please separate the connection of management port and TS/IP output
port to different switch. The switch with management port connected should be
without large data processing.
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16.Ground Protective: Connect the Ground Port to the Rack with a lead wire.
PIC-5.2-2
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6.OperationInstructions
6.1 Powering Up & Initializations
Before powering-up the device, make sure that all cabling is correctly
connected. The device is correctly connected to the power inlet and grounded.
When you have finished the wiring, power up the device, you can see the booting
information through the LCD screen on the front panel, the initialization will take about one
or two minutes.
After the initialization is finished, the Device Name and its IP address will appear on the LCD
screen (PIC-6.1-1).
If the unit fails to initialize and hangs at the “booting” stage, swtiching off the
device and then powering up again may help. If the device still fails to initialize,
please contact your service representative for help.
6.2 Enter the NMS interface
This unit provides a user-friendly UI interface for you to easily configure the device and
constantly monitor the device status. Before you can configure the unit through the NMS,
you need to set up a stable connection between the device and the monitor server. Below
steps will help:
Device Name
IP : 192. 168. 001. 016
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1. Setup a connection between the media platform and monitor PC.
Note: Step 1 to Step 2 is operated from the front panel. There are six buttons on
the front panel: Up / Down / Left / Right / Menu / OK / Esc for you to manually
configure the basic parameters of the device.
zStep 1: Check out the device IP
Press MENU button to enter main menu.
Press UP button and DOWN to navigate to the sub menu System.
Press OK to Enter the Sub menu Ethernet Setup, within it, press UP button and DOWN
button, you can check out the IP, Gateway, Subnet Mask, etc.
zStep 2: Change the IP, Gateway and Subnet Mask to make it in the same network
section as the management PC:
Example:
Media Platform Management PC
IP Address 192.168.1.16 192.168.1.28
Gateway 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1
Sub Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
Note: to Change a parameter, you can first press OK button, Then the parameter
will be selected with a blinking short line under its first character (or number),
then you can use UP and DOWN button to change the parameter’s value as you
desired, press OK button to take effect.
zStep 3: After you have setup the above parameters, press MENU button to exit the
configuration, the device will reboot automatically.
zStep 4: Ping the new IP of the device through the management PC to check the
connectivity.
2. Enter the NMS interface
Step 1: Start the Network Management Software on the accessory CD in you package.
Network Management Software Icon

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Step 2: For first time log on, User Name and Password are required. Default User Name
and Password are “admin”. Select “Remember Me” if you want to log on without inputting
the User Name/Password next time. Click “Login” to get in the NMS main interface.
(PIC-6.2-1)
PIC-6.2-1
After successful log on, the following screen will display (PIC-6.2-2):
The equipment you operate on will appear in the left white panel as format:
“Device Name@ IP address”
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Note: If the equipment is not shown on the list, please try to Reset the Ethernet
through the navigate key on the front panel to active the IP connection.
(Ethernet Reset Steps: Menu>System>Eth Control, Press OK Twice)
zMain Interface Introduction
Click on the target equipment in the list, the following screen will display: (PIC-6.2-3)
PIC-6.2-3
The NMS main interface can be divided into four areas according to its functionality.
(1) Toolbar: It includes shortcut to change password and save settings etc.
(2) Equipment list: If more than one piece of equipment is connected to the NMS, the
equipment will be listed in this area by its IP address.
(3) Parameter setting and configuration area: The parameters of the equipment are
shown and configured here by selecting different tabs. This is the main operation area
of the NMS. It share same 6 tabs including “Status”, “Program Info”, “System”,
“License”, “Upgrade” and “Log”. Specific to each model, the detailed module
configuration tab will be different.
(4) Event information window.

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6.3 Quick Configuration on key parameters
In the Parameter setting and configuration area, Total 12 tabs are listed at the top, “Status”,
“Program Info”, “System”, “License”, “Upgrade” and “Log” are fixed for mother board
configuration or status monitor for both mother board and sub modules. Another five tabs
marked with numbers from 1 to 5 represent the configuration entry of the corresponding
modules inserted in the six slots at the rear panel.
For first users, once you have configured the IP connection parameters through the front
panel, we assume that you may use little of the “System”, “License”, “Upgrade” and “Log”.
To know specified information about these 4 tabs, please refer to the User Manual.
Below content is mainly about the “Status “, “Program Info “instruction and the five modules
tab configuration and monitor.
Status:
By selecting this item the NMS displays the current system operation data status. Users can
switch between tabs under the “Status” to check the current working status of mother board
and inserted modules. (PIC-6.3-1)
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In this page, status information of mother board and all the sub modules are compliant with
below rules:
1. Different colors in the Bitrate Info indicate different meaning:
Orange: the total input bit rate;
Blue: the effective input bit rate;
Yellow: the total output bit rate;
Green: the effective output bit rate;
Red: alarm indicator, it means the actual output bit rate (it’s proportional to the
amount of the programs you transfer from input port to output port in ‘Program Info’)
is more than the output bit rate of some channel you set in sub-board.
2. Communicate Status indicates the communication status between NMS and the device.
Green: the communication is normal. All the parameters in NMS are updated
according to the equipment synchronously.
Red: the communication is abnormal. The parameters in NMS maybe not updated in
time. You need check the network connection and restart the NMS.
3. For mother board, Board#(O) indicates the total output bitrate of this board, and
Board#(I) indicates the total input bitrate of this board. For each module, Port#(T) indicates
the total bitrate, and Port#(E) indicates the effective bitrate.
Program Info:
This menu is to configure the input and output program of the equipment. （PIC-6.3-2）

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PIC-6.3-2
①Input Program Configuration Area: the “Input Program Configuration” is on the left
side of the “Program Info” window. It displays all the inserted modules information and the
received input streams.
Board1~5 represents the corresponding slots of the equipment. If the slot is
inserted with a card module, the corresponding Board No. will be displayed on
the “Input Program Configuration” window, and the name of the inserted
module will be displayed after the Board No.
For empty slot, no Board No. will be displayed.
Port No.: represents each physical port of the inserted module.
②Output Program Configuration:
In the “Output Program Configuration” window, it shows the inserted module which can
be set to transmit output stream.
③Operation Buttons: The operation buttons include 4 different function buttons:
①Input Program Configuration area ②Output Program Configuration area
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Transfer button: to transfer the selected stream/PID from the “Input
Program Info window”to the “Output Program Info window”.
Set button: to apply the changes to the NMS. The setting will lose if
the equipment is powered off.
To obtain/refresh the current parameters status of the equipment
mother board.
To save the configuration. The saved data can be kept after NMS is
closed or the equipment is powered off.
Import program list (input&output) configuration file.
Export the current program list (input&output) and save as a
configuration file.
 To eliminate all the settings in the input and output window.
Above information has covered basic introduction of the Program Info window, the following
content will describe certain basic operations for the program setting, these operations will
be frequently used in the program setting of different modules.
6.3.1 Basic Program Setting
6.3.1.1 Scan TS
Scan TS is a basic operation of the program setting with receiver or encoder module. These
modules include: DVB-S/S2, DVB-C, DVB-T/ISDB-T, ASI (If part of the ports are set as
input), IP I/O (If part of the ports are set as input) and Encoder module.
Take DVB-S/S2 module for example:
Once there is a DVB-S/S2 module inserted in the platform, and the corresponding
parameters are configured correctly, the DVB-S/S2 module will display in the “Input
Program Info window”:
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Program Info”, Select the “Board#[4XDVB-S2]”, click + beside it to expand the port list,
there are four ports under the DVB-S2 module, representing the corresponding four physical
RF ports.
Under each port there’s a TS1 sub tree. Right click it, in the new menu, click “Scan TS”, all
the programs delivered from the source will display. (PIC-6.3-3) Repeat above steps to scan
the programs from the other three RF ports.
PIC-6.3-3
6.3.1.2. Transfer a program (or TS)
This operation is frequently used when you plan to transfer a program (or TS) from one
module to another for transmitting or further processing.
Take ASI module for example:
If there is a ASI module inserted in the platform, and some ports of it is configured as output
type, the ASI module will appear in the “Output Program Info window” and is ready to
receive program (or TS).
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If a module in the “Output Program Info window” is intended to receive a program or
TS for further processing, the first step you need to do is Add TS, which is to set up a
logical TS channel for receiving program or TS.
Find the ASI moudle by mark “Board#[ASI]” in the “Output Program Info window”, click + to
expand the port list. Under the port, there is a TS1 sub tree, right click it, select “Add TS”
from the menu. (PIC-6.3-4) A sub tree “Programs” will appear under TS1, it indicate the port
is ready to receive program or TS.
PIC-6.3-4
Step 2: Assign a program (or TS) to the module.
Select a program or a TS from a module of the Input Programs Info window, Click
to add the program or TS into the ASI module. You can see the program
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6.3.2 Configuration parameters of sub modules
Module parameters should be set correctly to ensure it will work according to your
application. In this document, only key parameters are introduced for you to quickly install
and configure the devices, follow the steps and keep the default value of the other
parameters, you can setup the device for basic function, if you need to know the specified
parameter beyond this document, please refer to the User Manual.
Note: After setting the parameters of each module, you should click “Set” button on
the parameter setting page of each module to make the setting take effect.
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6.3.2.1 DVB-S/S2 Receiving Module
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Key Parameters:
ParametersDescription
PortIndicateswhichinputportthechannelscomesfrom
SatFrequencyInputthefrequencyoftransponderwhichyouwanttoreceive
programs.TheunitisMHz
SymbolRateInputthesymbolrateofthetransponder.TheunitisKS/s
PolarizationSelectthevoltageprovidedtoLNB(13Vforverticalor18Vfor
Horizontal).
Pleasecontactyourprogramproviderfortheparametersdetailsofthechannelifyouarenot
clearabout.
zReceive program
DVB-S/S2 is a receiver module. If the parameters of the module are correctly configured,
it is ready to receive programs (or TS) from transponders. Please refer to chapter 6.3.1.1
Scan TS.
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