Tektronix RFM220, User Manual

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Page 11: ...lation 6 Operating Considerations 7 Hardware Installation 8 Powering the Instrument On and Off 11 Software Installation 12 Configuration 18 Starting the RFM220 Software 34 Operating Basics 41 RFM220 I...

Page 12: ...ications port to the Windows firewall 32 Figure 18 Adding the Client Communications port to the Windows firewall 33 Figure 19 Setting full access privileges 35 Figure 20 RFM220 Aggregator window 37 Fi...

Page 13: ...nection description for HyperTerminal 78 Figure 48 Selecting the COM port for HyperTerminal 78 Figure 49 Entering the COM port properties for HyperTerminal 79 Figure 50 Setting the emulation mode for...

Page 14: ...able 2 Standard accessories 6 Table 3 Electrical operating requirements 7 Table 4 External connectors 10 Table 5 RFM220 Aggregator platform requirements 13 Table 6 RFM220 Client platform requirements...

Page 15: ...d observe all ratings and markings on the product Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product Power disconnect The power cord disconnects the pr...

Page 16: ...ctices that could result in damage to this product or other property Symbols and Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as...

Page 17: ...RF electromagnetic field immunity 3 IEC 61000 4 4 2004 Electrical fast transient burst immunity IEC 61000 4 5 2001 Power line surge immunity IEC 61000 4 6 2003 Conducted RF immunity IEC 61000 4 11 200...

Page 18: ...the Radiocommunications Act per the following standard in accordance with ACMA CISPR 11 2003 Radiated and Conducted Emissions Group 1 Class A in accordance with EN 61326 1 2006 Australia New Zealand...

Page 19: ...in the environment for which they are rated Pollution Degree 1 No pollution or only dry nonconductive pollution occurs Products in this category are generally encapsulated hermetically sealed or locat...

Page 20: ...performed at the source of low voltage installation Measurement Category III For measurements performed in the building installation Measurement Category II For measurements performed on circuits dir...

Page 21: ...into the environment and to reduce the use of natural resources we encourage you to recycle this product in an appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled app...

Page 22: ...Compliance Information xii RFM220 User Manual...

Page 23: ...oftware License Notices Reference 001 1581 XX Provides the software licenses that cover the RFM220 software Naming Conventions This document uses the following naming conventions when referring to the...

Page 24: ...ormed on live payload without having to use deferred time analysis of captured streams Refer to the IPM400A DTV Monitor Quick Start User Manual Tektronix part number 071 2698 XX QAM400A DTV Monitor Th...

Page 25: ...xample over compression or in network distribution layers Refer to the VQS1000 Video Quality Software Quick Start User Manual Tektronix part number 077 0489 XX Firmware and Software Upgrades Updates t...

Page 26: ...Preface xvi RFM220 User Manual...

Page 27: ...rument using a local or remote Ethernet connection Installed at a transmission site the RFM220 demodulator can continuously monitor in real time the essential signal performance figures such as input...

Page 28: ...tput signal is fed to a TS analyzer such as the Tektronix MTM400A DTV Monitor Measurement data Recovery transmission mode from TMCC SFN window 5 main echoes Measurement displays Spectrum response Coar...

Page 29: ...ion with a Tektronix MTM400A DTV monitor to provide combined RF and TS monitoring Figure 2 RFM220 system block diagram RFM220 instrument The RFM220 instrument is the hardware component of the system A...

Page 30: ...d by the RFM220 Aggregator application The data available for viewing includes event logs metrics of signal parameters device information such as the firmware version installed in the RFM220 instrumen...

Page 31: ...of RFM220 Clients are connecting to the correct RFM220 Aggregators Configuring the alarm thresholds and other measurement parameters Configuring the channel plans and tuning the RFM220 instrument to...

Page 32: ...etup tasks See page 5 User Profiles and Roles 1 Install the RFM220 instrument and power the instrument on See page 8 Hardware Installation 2 Install the RFM220 software See page 12 Software Installati...

Page 33: ...40 V 50 60 Hz single phase Peak inrush current 1 A peak at 240 VAC 50 Hz Fuse rating Mains fuse is 2 A 250 V delay fuse internal not operator replaceable Refer servicing to qualified service personnel...

Page 34: ...ve at least two inches of clearance on each side Figure 3 Chassis air flow Rackmounting The RFM220 demodulator chassis is designed to be a transportable platform If you need to install the instrument...

Page 35: ...this connector Figure 5 RFM220 rear panel After you install the RFM220 demodulator in the desired location connect the power cord that was provided with the instrument to the power connector on the re...

Page 36: ...8 204 bytes Stream output ASI Connector BNC 75 Transport stream rate Same as ASI input Mode Packet Format 188 204 bytes 10 MHz clock input Connector BNC 50 Frequency 10 MHz Level 15 dBm to 15 dBm Giga...

Page 37: ...the RFM220 Aggregator The RFM220 Aggregator software includes the RFM220 Device Setup utility that allows users to configure the network parameters of the RFM220 instrument Since the RFM220 instrumen...

Page 38: ...nt application The Aggregator can be configured to collect data from multiple RFM220 instruments at a time The RFM220 Aggregator will typically be installed on a network server where it can be accesse...

Page 39: ...eon CPU E5420 2 5 GHz or similar Operating System Minimum Microsoft Windows XP Pro or Windows 7 Preferred Windows 7 with 64 bits Disk Space Minimum 120 MB free disk space RAM 4 GB Ethernet Dual 1 Giga...

Page 40: ...ing Windows 7 the RFM220 software will not operate properly for example trend graphs will not be displayed unless the WCF HTTP and Non HTTP Activation features in the Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 softw...

Page 41: ...follows for the operating system on your PC or server Windows 7 systems Right click the setup exe file and select Properties If necessary select Full Access and then close the Properties dialog Right...

Page 42: ...another PC or server select only RFM220 Client To install both the RFM220 Aggregator and the RFM220 Client applications select both RFM220 Aggregator and RFM220 Client Figure 8 Selecting the applicat...

Page 43: ...ls a progress bar shows the progress of the installation Figure 9 Installing the software 11 When the software installation is complete click Finish to exit the InstallShield Wizard Figure 10 Final In...

Page 44: ...network as the computer hosting the Aggregator In order for the RFM220 Client to communicate with an Aggregator the Aggregator and Client computers must be on the same network The RFM220 instrument an...

Page 45: ...port on the PC 3 If necessary power on the instrument 4 Set the following network parameters on the PC IP address type Static IP address 192 168 0 100 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway Leave this fie...

Page 46: ...then click Connect 9 After the RFM220 Device Setup utility connects to the instrument the current network settings and device information fields are displayed Figure 12 RFM220 Device Setup dialog show...

Page 47: ...Firewall exceptions on the PC or server hosting the NMS system This enables the NMS system to receive traps from the RFM220 system If you click Save new second trap settings you must enter a valid IP...

Page 48: ...he Aggregator can communicate with multiple instruments at a time but an individual instrument can only communicate with one Aggregator at a time In the case where more than one Aggregator has connect...

Page 49: ...o alarm notifications SNMP traps from monitored RFM220 instruments Diagnostic Log contains settings that control which event messages will be logged into the Aggregator Log file This file contains log...

Page 50: ...dit the Client Communication parameters which control the communications between the RFM220 Aggregator and connected RFM220 Clients a Change the IPAddress parameter to match the IP address of the netw...

Page 51: ...ds after which communications with an RFM220 Client will time out and a communication error message will be displayed 4 Edit the SNMP Configuration parameters which are used by the RFM220 Aggregator t...

Page 52: ...figuring the Windows Firewall c Change the GetSetUDPPort parameter to match the port number on the Aggregator PC or server that will be used for UDP communications with the RFM220 Clients You should c...

Page 53: ...e possible values for this parameter are listed below When this parameter is set to a value other than Off the selected message level and the levels that are above the selected level will be logged Fo...

Page 54: ...in the Client Login dialog to help you select a particular RFM220 instrument when the Aggregator is monitoring multiple RFM220 instruments d Change the CommunicationMode parameter value from Normal t...

Page 55: ...the selected message level and the levels that are above the selected level will be logged For example if Info is set as the logging level all messages for Info and Error will be logged If Verbose is...

Page 56: ...each RFM220 instrument you want to monitor The following figure shows a Configuration xml file with two Device sections which allows the RFM220 Aggregator to monitor two instruments b For each Device...

Page 57: ...rts that you configured in the Configuration xml file are set as exceptions in the Windows Firewall settings of the PC or server running the RFM220 software Perform the following steps to set the Wind...

Page 58: ...Windows firewall 4 Add the Client Communications port to the firewall exceptions a In the Windows Firewall dialog click Add Port b In the Add a Port dialog enter RFM220 Aggregator in the Name box c I...

Page 59: ...in the SNMP Configuration section of the Configuration xml file The default port number is 161 f If you used the RFM220 Device Setup utility to configure a secondary SNMP trap address and port number...

Page 60: ...applications Start the RFM220 applications using the Run as administrator command Setting Full Access privileges Perform the following steps to set access privileges for the RFM220 software on a Wind...

Page 61: ...e Aggregator will monitor See page 18 Configuring the Network Settings of a RFM220 Instrument b Configure the Configuration xml file as necessary for your installation See page 22 Configuring the RFM2...

Page 62: ...s it will take approximately 11 12 minutes for the initialization process to complete The Aggregator continously monitors the Configuration xml file Whenever the file is edited and saved any changes t...

Page 63: ...from the monitored RFM220 instrument s and all existing trend data will be lost When the RFM220 Aggregator window is selected on the PC or server desktop pressing Ctrl C will close the RFM220 Aggregat...

Page 64: ...20 Client login window 2 In the RFM220 Client Login window enter the IP address or device name of the PC or server hosting the RFM220 Aggregator NOTE For first time operation the Aggregator box is bla...

Page 65: ...version 3 After you enter the IP address or device name in the Aggregator box click Find Devices The IP addresses device names and status for all of the RFM220 instruments being monitored by the selec...

Page 66: ...operating privileges The User can view all data but cannot change alarm parameters or perform other administrative tasks See page 5 User Profiles and Roles 6 Enter the appropriate password The default...

Page 67: ...M220 system without an Ethernet network you must directly connect the Ethernet port on the RFM220 instrument to the Ethernet port on the PC or server hosting the RFM220 Aggregator and Client applicati...

Page 68: ...input signal is OK the measurements are OK and the output stream is available Power On This green LED has two states On Indicates that the instrument is powered on Off Indicates that the instrument i...

Page 69: ...0 Aggregator and also edit the SNMPConfiguration section of file to enter the Control IP address of the server If you do not have a local network the RFM220 Aggregator and Client applications must be...

Page 70: ...he RFM220 system See page 22 Configuring the RFM220 Aggregator If the Configuration xml file is lost or deleted the Aggregator will not be able to start or operate The default location of the Configur...

Page 71: ...e application should be left running for as long as you want to collect data from the RFM220 instruments The Aggregator collects and stores trend data from the instruments that it is monitoring As lon...

Page 72: ...Since the trend data and log entries are lost when the Aggregator is shut down it is recommended that the RFM220 system administrator backup the log and settings files before the Aggregator is stopped...

Page 73: ...ettings of RFM220 instruments so they can operate on the local network Configuring a secondary trap destination for use with an NMS system Resetting a RFM220 instrument or resetting the instrument bac...

Page 74: ...e following files before you perform instrument maintenance Windows 7 systems C Users user ID AppData Local Tektronix RFM220 RFM220 Aggregator Windows XP systems C Documents and Settings user ID Local...

Page 75: ...rectory Windows 7 systems C Program Files x86 Tektronix RFM220 RFM220 Aggregator RFM220DeviceSetup exe Windows XP systems C Program Files Tektronix RFM220 RFM220 Aggregator RFM220DeviceSetup exe NOTE...

Page 76: ...ity If you enter a secondary trap destination you need to ensure that the secondary trap port number is added to the Windows Firewall exceptions on the PC or server hosting the NMS system This enables...

Page 77: ...o introduce new features or to fix product problems If a instrument firmware update is available perform these steps CAUTION Before upgrading the instrument firmware following the steps for performing...

Page 78: ...le RFM220 Clients can establish network connections to the RFM220 Aggregator and request for data for a particular device NOTE The performance of the RFM220 Aggregator diminishes as more RFM220 Client...

Page 79: ...as follows 1 Use the Start menu to open the Control Panel 2 Double click Display to open the Display Properties dialog 3 Select the Appearance tab and then click Effects to open the Effect dialog 4 In...

Page 80: ...as a different role for supporting and using the RFM220 system Some functions of the Client application such as using the Configuration menu are only available to a user logged in as the Administrator...

Page 81: ...aking into account the local time zone and daylight savings time settings Changes to the time zone or daylight savings time settings that occur on the RFM220 Client computer after the RFM220 Client ha...

Page 82: ...allow you to change the graph layout show error range indicators and change the trend time scale of a graph See page 66 Graphs Metrics pane Displays the metrics of the measurement results and informa...

Page 83: ...s the RFM220 Client Login dialog Use this dialog to connect to a different RFM220 instrument that is being monitored by the Aggregator to which you are connected or to connect to a different Aggegator...

Page 84: ...alarm thresholds or to change user passwords NOTE A user must be logged in as the Administrator to select any of the items in the Configuration menu See page 5 User Profiles and Roles Edit Settings D...

Page 85: ...el Plan selected is set as None and Channel Number list is made empty Ext Attenuator Enter the dB value of any external attenuator that is connected to the input signal This allows the RFM220 system t...

Page 86: ...Information about how to set the measurement thresholds is provided later in this manual See page 63 Alarm Thresholds CAUTION To prevent an SNMP alarm storm from overloading the Aggregator you should...

Page 87: ...strator or User of the password you are changing and then enter the old password and the new password Click OK to save the new password and close the Change Password dialog About Menu Displays the Abo...

Page 88: ...ay vary from the time displayed on your computer See page 55 Date and time displays Status This colored LED indicates the current status of the instrument Green indicates the instrument is online and...

Page 89: ...able disable tests and set alarm measurement parameters NOTE When you enable disable tests or change measurement thresholds information messages are entered in the Device Event log The messages are co...

Page 90: ...tion Set the Clear threshold Click in the Value field and enter the measurement threshold for each test When this threshold is crossed by a test that is in an active error condition an error cleared m...

Page 91: ...Bm 10 dBm Full band level lower threshold 50 dBm 48 dBm 50 dBm 50 dBm 10 dBm Layer A MER lower threshold 20 dB 22 db 15 dB 20 dB 37 dB Layer B MER lower threshold 20 dB 22 db 15 dB 20 dB 37 dB Layer C...

Page 92: ...024 x 768 pixels NOTE The performance of the RFM220 Aggregator diminishes as more RFM220 Clients are connected and as more graphs are selected to be displayed by the RFM220 Clients For best system per...

Page 93: ...Trend graphs All of the graphs in the Add Graph list that appear above the graph list separator are trend graphs The Aggregator collects and stores trend data from the instruments that it is monitorin...

Page 94: ...in an inaccurately tuned channel frequency Use the Configuration menu to edit the channel plans and tune channel frequencies See page 58 Configuration Menu Changing the Graph Layout Change Layout menu...

Page 95: ...Figure 39 on page 66 to the active alarm thresholds set in the Alarm Configuration dialog See page 63 Alarm Thresholds For trend graphs the error range indicators behave as follows The error range ind...

Page 96: ...nt Backing up the log files To prevent the loss of data it is recommended that the RFM220 system administrator backup the log files whenever the Aggregator is stopped for example if the RFM220 system...

Page 97: ...s set to 0 If the Aggregator is started after the instrument is reset it will be observed that the SNR value will go below the threshold with no alarm being reported because the alarm state is already...

Page 98: ...e provides two tabs to display various metrics for the signal and instrument being monitored Metrics and Device Information Metrics Tab Select the Metrics tab to display metrics for the input signal F...

Page 99: ...s Synchronizing Alarms If a RFM220 instrument is reset to the default settings while being monitored by an Aggregator you need to reapply the alarm configuration settings to synchronize the alarm LED...

Page 100: ...Operating Basics 74 RFM220 User Manual...

Page 101: ...RF and TS monitoring Figure 44 Combined RF and TS monitoring If you connect both the RF and ASI inputs to the RFM220 demodulator you can then use the RFM220 to select which signal source to output to...

Page 102: ...ddition to displaying the TMCC information on the RFM220 Client application the MTM400A DTV monitor can be used to provide TMCC and IIP consistency testing and analysis at the Transport Stream layer T...

Page 103: ...RS 232 ports on the PC and the RFM220 instrument 2 Power on both the PC and the RFM220 instrument 3 From the Start menu on the PC select All Programs Accessories Communications Hyper Terminal This ope...

Page 104: ...name you entered In the example shown below RFM220 150 was entered as the connection name Figure 48 Selecting the COM port for HyperTerminal 5 In the Connect To dialog box use the drop down list to se...

Page 105: ...dialog box enter the information shown below and then click OK Figure 49 Entering the COM port properties for HyperTerminal 7 Check that the status bar at the bottom of the HyperTerminal window now di...

Page 106: ...N If the Status Bar displays Auto Detect be sure to change the mode as described below The RFM220 instrument does not support the auto detect mode a In the HyperTerminal window select Properties from...

Page 107: ...n below Click OK to confirm the settings and then click OK again to close the properties dialog box Figure 51 Configuring the ASCII setup for HyperTerminal e Verify that the status bar in the HyperTer...

Page 108: ...e example below the HyperTerminal application returns the IP address of the RFM220 instrument in hex The hex code is eight characters long and is between the two lines shown below In this example the...

Page 109: ...vironment Cleaning the Exterior WARNING To avoid personal injury or damage to the instrument do not allow moisture inside it Use only enough cleaning solution to dampen your cloth or swab Clean the ex...

Page 110: ...quate protection CAUTION Tektronix cannot honor the instrument s warranties if the RFM220 demodulator arrives at the service center in a damaged condition The instrument must be packed in its original...

Page 111: ...that are configured to be used by the Aggregator in the Configuration xml file are entered as exceptions in the Windows firewall See page 31 Configuring the Windows Firewall Alarms are not cleared whe...

Page 112: ...ile edit the file to change the port number to an unused port SNR alarm will not clear When a RFM220 instrument is reset the alarm state for the SNR test is set to true This is because during the inst...

Page 113: ...e right click the RFM220 Aggregator and RFM220 Client icons and select Properties Set the access privileges See page 34 Windows 7 Privileges The RFM220 application was not started using the Run as Adm...

Page 114: ...tion features in the Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 software may not be enabled In this case open the Windows Features dialog and verify that the features are checked as shown below If the features are n...

Page 115: ...ll access privileges Windows 7 34 H HyperTerminal application 77 I Improving performance 52 Installation hardware 8 network 11 rackmounting 8 software 13 IP address recovery 77 IPM400A DTV Monitor xiv...

Page 116: ...ays 55 TMCC monitoring 76 TS monitoring 4 U Unpacking the instrument 6 Upgrading instrument firmware 51 User profiles roles 5 User types 40 54 V Versions hardware and software 61 VQS1000 Video Quality...