Hughes HX260, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...1038056 0001 Revision A April 10 2009 HX System Satellite Router Installation Guide Model HX260 ...

Page 2: ...ess of the material in this document Hughes Network Systems LLC shall not be liable for errors contained herein The information in this document is subject to change without notice Hughes Network Systems LLC makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Trademarks Hughes Hughes ...

Page 3: ...lt in personal injury or in some cases death as explained below Each of these signal words indicates the severity of the potential hazard Messages concerning property damage A NOTICE concerns property damage only DANGER DANGER indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury WARNING WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if ...

Page 4: ... signal word label Other symbols may appear next to DANGER WARNING or CAUTION to indicate a specific type of hazard for example fire or electric shock If other hazard symbols are used in this document they are identified in this section Additional symbols This document uses the following hazard symbols Indicates a safety message that concerns a potential electric shock hazard Indicates a safety me...

Page 5: ...interfaces 4 Mechanical 5 HX260 specifications 5 Saturated transmitter 6 Linear transmitter 7 Receiver specifications 8 Installation and commissioning 9 Contact information 10 Chapter 2 Assembling and connecting HX260 hardware 11 Preparing for the installation 12 Items required for installation 12 Confirming installer laptop and site requirements 12 Installer laptop requirements 12 Remote site req...

Page 6: ...a pointing 31 Satellite based commissioning 34 Uploading the SBC configuration file to the HX260 34 Commissioning the HX260 35 Chapter 4 Completing the installation 49 Confirming that all files are current 49 Verifying mesh receive capability 49 Prerequisites 50 HX260 Boot Up 50 MRM Down 51 MRM Up Demod not Locked 52 MRM Up Demod Locked 52 MRM Receiving Burst Verification 53 Connecting the HX260 s...

Page 7: ...Test page 78 Help page 79 Advanced pages 80 Chapter 6 MRM System Control Center 81 Accessing the MRM System Control Center 81 MRM System Control Center Advanced Menu page 82 General 82 Summary 83 Health Status 83 Clear Stats 84 Statistics 85 Volatile 85 Channel 86 Kernel 87 Acquisition 88 General 88 Frequency 89 AGC 90 Configuration 91 System 91 Acquisition 92 Channel 93 Debug Control 94 Applicati...

Page 8: ...7 Checking that Web Acceleration is operational 107 Checking system gateway connectivity 108 Checking enterprise network connectivity 109 Checking DNS settings 110 Checking for viruses 111 Spreading enabled or disabled 111 No browsing issues 115 Hot cable connector 115 Slow transmission speed or intermittent operation 115 Appendix A Verification of PC connectivity 117 Configure site computer to su...

Page 9: ... Certifications and cautions 137 Safety operating conditions for Canada 138 Repairs in Canada 138 Safety emission and immunity standards 138 Canada Class B warning 139 FCC part 15 notice 139 R TTE notice 140 Material compliance 140 RoHS compliance 140 RoHS compliance with exemptions 141 Acronyms and abbreviations 143 Index 145 ...

Page 10: ... Contents x 1038056 0001 Revision A ...

Page 11: ...ion 26 12 LNB selection 27 13 Manual Commissioning Transmit Radio Saturated 27 14 10 MHz reference source 29 15 Manual Commissioning Transmit Radio Linear 29 16 Antenna pointing screen 32 17 Receive pointing 33 18 Broadband Satellite Setup screen 35 19 Antenna Location screen 36 20 Entering location manually 37 21 Selecting the satellite and transponder 38 22 Entering satellite parameters manually...

Page 12: ...dicators 61 46 System Status indicator reporting a problem 61 47 System Status page 63 48 Reception Information page 64 49 Transmission Information page 68 50 System Information page 75 51 Mesh Info page 77 52 Connectivity Test page 78 53 Help page 79 54 Advanced page 80 Chapter 6 55 MRM System Control Center Advanced Menu Summary page 82 56 General Health Status Hardware page 83 57 General Health...

Page 13: ... Protocol Properties Windows XP 119 79 Network and Dialup Connections Windows 2000 120 80 Local Area Connection Properties Windows 2000 121 81 Internet Protocol Properties Windows 2000 122 82 Control Panel Windows 98SE and Me 123 83 Network window Windows 98SE and Me 124 84 TCP IP Properties Windows 98SE and Me 124 85 Gateway tab Windows 98SE and Me 125 86 Successful ping 126 87 Failed ping 127 Ap...

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Page 15: ...ications 8 9 Mesh receiver specifications 8 Chapter 2 10 Serial port pin description 17 Chapter 3 11 Saturated Transmit Radio Properties 28 12 Linear Transmit Radio Properties 30 Chapter 4 13 HX260 boot up times 50 Chapter 5 14 Receive code RxCode messages and corrective actions 66 15 Transmit code TxCode messages and corrective actions 69 Chapter 7 16 Satellite router front panel LED operation 10...

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Page 17: ...essors HX50 100 150 200 satellite routers the HX260 Figure 1 is a high performance satellite router designed to provide carrier grade IP services using dynamically assigned high bandwidth satellite IP connectivity In addition to the capabilities of the HX200 the HX260 satellite router includes an integrated mesh receiver providing simultaneous star and mesh connectivity The HX260 provides high qua...

Page 18: ...d via a straight through or crossover Cat 5 cable to a single computer or to an Ethernet hub switch port The HX260 is completely self contained and requires no external PC to host any functions or software The software is automatically updated from the gateway The integrated mesh receiver is the key addition to the HX260 that differentiates it from the HX200 and allows the unit to work within a me...

Page 19: ...wo types of receivers The first is the standard TDM receiver used to receive traffic from the hub via a DVB S2 outroute The second type of receiver provides the ability to receive one or more inbound TDMA channels allowing the HX260 to receive bursts transmitted by other HX260 units This makes it possible for the unit to support and process up to four IPoS inroutes with an aggregate of 2 Msps DVB ...

Page 20: ...e following signal and data interfaces are supported Dual 10 100 Ethernet LAN ports with Auto MDIX support configurable as a two port switch EIA 232 receive and transmit ports Control signaling in Maritime applications Communication to a global positioning system GPS terminal 10MHz reference circuitry allows simultaneous receive and transmit of 10MHz reference to from the rear panel 10MHz referenc...

Page 21: ...ifications Outbound Channel DVB S2 with Adaptive Coding and Modulation Outbound Rate 1 45 Msps in 1 Msps steps Outbound Modulation QPSK 8PSK Adaptive Modulation Outbound Coding BCH with LDPC 3 5 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 Adaptive Coding Inbound Channel IPoS FDMA TDMA Inbound Channel Rate 256 512 1024 2048 ksps Inbound Channel Modulation OQPSK Inbound Channel Coding Rate 1 2 2 3 4 5 with TurboCode A...

Page 22: ...e 0 01 Hz tuning increments Output Power 2 dBm minimum 4 dBm maximum Frequency Accuracy 1 Hz at IFL output with tuner locked to outroute Output Return Loss 7 dB return loss into 75 ohm from 81 25 MHz to 234 375 MHz Transmission Format Constant Envelope Offset QPSK CE OQPSK TDMA burst mode Symbol Rate 256 ksps 512 ksps 1 024 Msps 2 048 Msps Modulation scaling at IFL Ku band IF 128 ExtdC 72 and Indi...

Page 23: ...Physical Interface Female F connector Frequency Range 950 1700MHz IF Impedance 75 Ohm Frequency Step Size 1 Hz Frequency Accuracy 13 Hz at TX IF Out output with reference locked to symbol clock Maximum RF Output Power Nominal 0 dBm 0 5dB with zero dB TX attenuation Transmit Mute 93 dBm Transmit Power Control Range 40 dB in 0 1 dB steps Transmit Power Control Accuracy 5 dB ODU Reference Frequency 1...

Page 24: ...E OQPSK TDMA burst mode Symbol Rate 256 ksps 512 ksps 1 024 Msps 2 048 Msps Table 7 Linear transmitter specifications Continued Property Value Table 8 Outroute receiver specifications Parameter Value Physical Interface Female F connector Input Frequency Band 950 MHz to 2150 MHz IF Impedance 75 Ohm Minimum Input Level 74 dBm Maximum Input Level 8 dBm Composite Input Return Loss 8 dB Min from 950 MH...

Page 25: ...anually Satellite Based Commissioning Allows you to choose the Network Access Provider NAP from a list Many of the commissioning parameters are automatically configured for the provider chosen You can also select satellite transponder information Maximum Input Level 8 dBm Composite Input Return Loss 8 dB Min from 950 MHz to 2150 MHz into 75 ohm Symbol rates 256 ksps 512 ksps 1 024 Msps and 2 048 M...

Page 26: ...he HX260 satellite router first try the Diagnostic Utilities on page 62 For warranty or repair support the contact information varies depending on the location If the customer needs service warranty or repair support they should contact their customer service representative in accordance with their service agreement ...

Page 27: ...lains how to assemble and make the connections to the HX260 satellite router It covers the following topics Preparing for the installation on page 12 Connecting the receive and transmit cables on page 14 Connecting the Ethernet and power cables on page 15 Serial port interface connections on page 16 Powering up and observing the LEDs on page 18 ...

Page 28: ...ore installing the HX260 you must confirm that the installer laptop and the computer at the installation site meet specific requirements Installer laptop requirements The installer laptop must meet the following requirements Ethernet enabled network interface card NIC and Ethernet cable Operating system with graphical user interface such as Windows Linux with X Windows or Mac OS X and with TCP IP ...

Page 29: ...er strip or surge protector is required Conducting the site survey Survey the installation site to confirm that it fulfills all the requirements for using the HX system service This includes confirming that there is an unobstructed line of sight to the appropriate satellite Additionally review the installation specification or work order for site specific instructions Note Prior to beginning the i...

Page 30: ...cable is secured to the incorrect output connector or if cables are connected to both outputs For instance a Linear Radio transmit cable should not be connected to the Sat Out Saturated connector on the back of the HX260 satellite router Figure 3 Connecting the receive and transmit cables to the satellite router CAUTION Do not connect or disconnect a radio cable while the IDU is powered on this ac...

Page 31: ...he satellite router and the installer PC 3 Connect the power cable Note The satellite router may operate correctly when first installed even if the transmit and receive cable connectors are not adequately tightened However problems could develop later Therefore correct operation of the satellite router is not an indication that the cables are adequately tightened CAUTION Do not block any ventilati...

Page 32: ...ce connections Figure 4 shows signals supported by the HX260 for the control and status of servo actuated antenna systems CAUTION Do not connect or disconnect the Tx or Rx IFL cable while the IDU is powered on this action may result in damage to the BUC LNB and or IDU Figure 4 HX260 antenna signals ...