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1. General Environmental Requirements for Nevion Equipment 80 Appendix B General Environmental Re quirements for Nevion Equip ment 1 The equipment will meet the guaranteed performance specification under the following environmental conditions Operating room temperature range 0 C to 45 C Operating relative humidity range lt 90 non condensing 2 The equipment will operate without damage under the following environmental condi tions Temperature range 10 C to 55 C Relative humidity range lt 95 non condensing ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Product Warranty 81 Appendix Product Warranty The warranty terms and conditions for the product s covered by this manual follow the General Sales Conditions by Nevion which are available on the company web site http www nevion com ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NeEVIEN Materials Declaration and Recycling Information 82 Appendix D Materials Declaration and Re cycling Information D 1 Materials Declaration For product sold into China after 1st March 2007 we comply with the Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products In the first stage of this legisla tion content of six hazardous materials has to be declared The table below shows the required information Toxic or hazardous substances and elements 1H TOME Part Name Hexavalent P
2. AES input 2 delay 0 samples AES input 3 delay 0 samples AES input 4 delay 0 samples Video in Mode Auto v Main Electrical v m Video format 576 25i v ideo genera _ Pattern Black Flat Yo Cro Label generator O Enable Disable O Auto v Video processing Legalize Off EDH generator Active Inactive Signal integrity Max error rate errors s Max error count errors Alarm hold time 5 SDI out Input Through Processed output 1 2 Audio matrix AES input Group 1 Group2 Group3 Group4 1 2 3 4 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 kHz Mute Group 1 ch1 2 00000900000 00 Group 1 ch3 4 0 00000000 o o 00 O Group 2 ch5 6 O0e 00000000 00 O Group 2 ch7 8 o o 0 0 090 O0 0 O0 0 O OC Group 3 h9 10 00000000 9 Group 3h11 1 000000000 O Group4ch13 14 000000000 0 mumn hiki A A A AA A A aA CN CN Figure 8 4 Flashlink configuration page 12 e e e e 34 56 e e O 9 e e 00 OO 09070700 0100 8 2 2 4 Alarm Configuration Alarm configuration is available for all Flashlink modules and the module configuration page will include a list of all available alarms for the mod
3. paca eam i se 5 aus cna cr seas Tor Green Ehe 16 Status error status forthe LN Par3 Pairl TH u c mE Orange _ Pair 2 T L4 Ground ov GNO pin Figure 12 11 GPIO pin out 12 11 2 Connections mk4 The GPI connectors are KK 5 pins 6 6 of Figure 12 12 GPIO GPI inputs uses internal pull up to 3 3V GPI outputs uses open collector transistor sinking to ground when an alarm is triggered Max voltage is 30V and max current is 100 mA Table 12 4 GPIO pinout Pin GPI IN GPI OUT 1 Ground 0V Ground 0 2 Input 1 Output 1 3 l nput 2 Not used 4 Input 3 Not used 5 4 Not used ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 71 12 12 Monitor Flashlink Power Supplies mk2 It is possible to monitor the Flashlink power supply via Multicon and receive alarms if there is a power failure You can monitor the power supply status via the GPI on Multicon backplane You will have to make a cable and connect this from the relay pins on the DC INPUT OUTPUT DC1 DC2 DB9 connector With this cable you can see the alarm status both in the Multicon web interface and using an SNMP Manager Note that in Multicon you can maximum get 4 GPI alarms If you would like Multicon to send the GPI alarms to a SNMP Manager you have to configure the SNMP trap destination under the CONFIG tab and SNM
4. It is also possible to transfer configurations between different Flashlink sub systems but in this case they sav files above needs to be FTPed between the Multicon controllers handling the two Flashlink sub systems 8 5 Debug Terminal The debug terminal allows you to issue Flashlink Protocol commands directly towards the mod ules in the Flashlink sub system This is only useful for debugging purposes and is generally only used when instructed by Nevion Support The commands accepted by different Flashlink modules are described in the user manual for respective module The Debug Terminal is accessed from the CONFIG tab gt Debug terminal Figure 8 8 shows the output of the info command for a downconverter card ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L nevien Flashlink Web Interface Multicon Flashlink Debug terminal Maintenance 0209info Date and time 0902ceq O ned rcl O lol SNMP sync O lol ablk O ncd src auto off ablk 1 ncd src auto off ablk 2 ncd src auto off ablk 3 vmon 0 scale mtx 5 diy 6 diy O diy 2 diy 3 dly 4 diy 5 cho O cho 1 cho 2 Card 02 ncd src auto off err 0x0000 cnt 0 0 edh 0 0000 video 1080 25i 24 out 720 50p is use Ox16A8C8 sps lim use OxF78 sps use 0 0054 ns lim use Ox96 sps use OxC8 sps use OxO sps use OxO sps Gyda Command Action 09 Ok No checksum Cancel Clear Figure 8 8 Flashlink stored configurations m 47
5. The card number is constructed of frame number and lt slot_number gt 1 in this case the mod ule is in frame 1 and slot 2 Click OK to execute the command 8 6 Flashlink Firmware Upgrade Newer Flashlink cards may be firmware upgraded from the Multicon web interface Please contact supportif firmware upgrade of older Flashlink cards is required Currently the following Flashlink cards are supported ARC SD DMUX D 422 MG DA3G HD DWC HD DMUX FRS HD CHO FRS HD DMUX AAV HD DMUX AAV HD XMUX AAV SD DMUX AAV SD XMUX All new Flashlink cards released in 2010 and later The firmware upgrade process is described in detail below Note that some modules require only micro controller upgrade while modules with FPGA may also require a FPGA upgrade ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 48 4 Note Take caution to ensure that there are no power failures during the firmware upgrade process or the module is removed from the housing as this may render the module unusable 8 6 1 Transfer Firmware Files to Multicon Copy firmware files to Multicon may be done using either FTP or by directly modifying the Mul ticon compact flash card in a CF card reader How to copy firmware files using FTP assumes that you have firmware files locally on your PC ftp lt MulticonIPAddress gt cd cf firmware flashlink If directory does not exist execute mkdir Up cf firmware flash
6. Public community public Private community private SNMP trap destination 1 10 10 10 1 SNMP trap destination 2 10 10 10 2 SNMP trap destination 3 10 10 10 3 SNMP trap destination 4 10 10 10 4 SNMP trap destination 5 10 10 10 4 SNMP trap community public Save Restore Version 4 6 2 RC1 432 Type Flashiink Thu 08 Jan 2015 11 58 43 Figure 7 8 Multicon web SNMP settings There are two global settings for traps ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Web Interface 36 Enable legacy local traps Enables all Flashlink traps from locally controlled Flashlink cards Enable traps on distributed system alarms Enables all system alarms common for every Multicon in the system which includes all alarms from Flashlink VikinX 3rd party control and internal status Additional Flashlink trap configuration e Ifboth of the trap settings are enabled Multicon will send out two traps for every alarm e disable legacy traps from a card use the Ignore option on SNMP Trap configuration e To disable system traps from a card use the Ignore option on Alarm configuration The following SNMP settings are available e sysContact contact person and contact details for the service person e sysLocation where is the system located e SNMP public community password to access the SNMP agent e SNMP private community password to access the SNMP agent e SNMP trap destination 1 5 IP address of the SNMP manager up to five d
7. 2837 TCP UDP Aux port for Spread Multicon gt Multicon 2838 TCP UDP Aux port for Spread Multicon gt Multicon 3972 TCP UDP Nevion Configurator to device communication Nevion Configurator gt Multicon Control Panel Sublime routers 4381 TCP connections Control Panel gt Multicon Multicon gt Sublime routers In addition any ports used by third party protocol must be open ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L nevien Web Interface 29 Web Interface Multicon includes a common web interface for Flashlink and VikinX monitoring and control Common features are described in this chapter while the Flashlink specific features are described the chapter Flashlink web interface 7 1 General There are five common views in the Multicon Web interface Each has its own menu tab at the top and will be highlighted when selected Frames Optional for monitoring and configuration of Flashlink cards or Sublime X2 Config Multicon configuration settings e g user access SNMP firmware upgrade etc Alarms All alarms within the system Log Shows last 4000 events after power up Manuals All user manuals in PDF format In addition there are optional views for web control These are described in the Web Control Interface chapter Card list Position Type Frame 1 Flashlink 2 Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 4 Slot5 Slot6 Slot7 PSU 3GHD OE 2 3GHD OE 2 3GHD OE 2 FRS HD CHO
8. 8 2 2 1 Card Label 9 2 22 Advanced Configuration 5 2 29 Matrix Configuration 8 2 2 4 Alarm Configuration 9225 Passive Modules Multicon Module View Flashlink Maintenance 8 4 1 Power Supply 8 4 2 Rack Labels 8 4 3 Stored System Configurations 8 4 3 1 Transfer System Configurations Debug Terminal Flashlink Firmware Upgrade 8 6 1 Transfer Firmware Files to Multicon 8 6 2 Micro Controller Upgrade Process 8 6 3 FPGA Upgrade Process Web Control Interface 9 1 NA ES List View Matrix View Salvo View System Overview Software Upgrade Introduction 11 1 1 GYDA SC Upgrade 1112 ETH CON and SYSCON Upgrade 29 30 31 32 32 34 35 35 35 37 37 38 38 38 39 40 40 41 41 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 46 47 48 49 50 51 51 53 54 56 57 57 57 58 112 11 3 Upgrade from GYDA SC ETH CON and SYSCON to Multicon Upgrade Procedure for Multicon 11 3 1 Using Nevion Configurator 11 8 2 Using Multicon Web Interface 12 Hardware Information Ll b 12 3 12 4 12 5 12 6 12 7 12 8 12 9 12 10 12 11 12 12 12 13 12 14 12 15 Housing Status LEDs How to Access the Module Card Insertion and Removal Storage 12 5 4 CF card Mk2 only 12 5 2 MicroSD only Battery Mk2 only Reset Button Mk2 only Dip switches Mk4 only 12 8 1 Factory default procedure Flashlink Card Hot Swap Back Plane Connectors 12 10 1 Hardw
9. FRS HD XMUX4 ARC SD DMUX PWR160W Frame 2 Flashlink Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 7 Slot 10 PSUA PSUB AAV HD XMUX DA 3GHD 2x4 DWC HD EDFA B C AAV HD DMUX FRS HD DMUX PWR PWR Frame 3 Flashlink Slot 1 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Slot 7 Slot 8 Version 4 6 3 SDI CHO 2X1 D422 MG DAC MON DAC SDI DA SDI DA HDSDI DA T140 Type Flashlink TA V E A Frame 1 Flashlink 2 Alarms A 2 A 4 A A A 4 A 4 5 1 A 2 1 1 A 2 Tue 31 Mar 2015 08 45 54 ID man multicon Figure 7 1 Multicon web interface menu bar Multicon Manual Rev L nevien Web Interface 7 2 Alarms Page 30 All active alarms in the system are shown under the ALARMS tab with information about time alarm source severity description and user for each alarm It is also possible to acknowledge an alarm from this page and filter alarms based on text input The alarm status column takes the following values NEW red color means new active alarm not yet acknowledged ACKNOWLEDGED yellow color means active alarm that have been acknowledged RESTORED green color means cleared alarm no longer active and not yet acknowl edged Note that restored alarms that are acknowledged will be removed from this list i e alarms will not be removed from the list until they have been acknowledged Complete alarm history can be found in the
10. in each salvo Please contact Nevion Support to discuss system configuration options if your planned system exceeds the total capacity above 5 4 Front View Figure 5 1 shows the front view of Multicon Figure 5 1 Front view Mk2 Figure 5 2 shows the front view of Multicon Figure 5 2 Front view Mk4 ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Nevien 5 5 Rear View Specifications RS 232 DB 9 Male Connector 20 Figure 5 3 shows the rear view connectors and their function for Multicon Ethernet 10 100 BaseTX RJ45 Connector GPI RJ45 RS 232 Connector DB 9 Eemale Connector RS 422 RJ45 Connector Figure 5 3 Rear view Mk2 Figure 5 4 shows the rear view connectors and their function for Multicon RS 232 422 RS 232 422 RJ 45 DB9 MALE CONNECTOR CONNECTOR mcm COM2 GPI IN KK 5 PIN CONNECTOR GPI IN GPI OUT GPI OUT KK 5 PIN CONNECTOR ETHERNET 10 100 1000 BASE TX RJ 45 ETHERNET 10 100 1000 BASE TX RJ 45 Figure 5 4 Rear view Mk4 5 6 Hardware Specifications The following specifications apply for controller hardware versions 2 and 4 ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L nevien Specifications 21 Component Version 2 Mk2 Version 4 Mk4 CPU 400MHz StrongARM PXA255 533MHz DualCore PowerPC e500v2 P1025 Memory 64MB SDRAM 512MB 32bit DDR3 SDRAM 8MB on board Flas
11. 10 2013 Aug 23 10 04 07 2013 Aug 23 10 03 55 2013 Aug 23 10 03 55 2013 Aug 23 05 59 10 2013 Aug 23 05 59 09 2013 Aug 23 05 59 09 2013 Aug 23 05 59 07 2013 Aug 23 05 59 04 2013 Aug 23 05 58 58 2013 Aug 22 23 48 32 2013 Aug 22 23 48 29 Source SW_R3_MC_GYDA SW_R3_MC_GYDA SW_R3_MC_GYDA SW_R3_MC_GYDA SW_R3_MC_GYDA SW_R3_MC_GYDA SW_R3_MC_GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA SW R3 MC GYDA 3GHD EO 2 3GHD EO 2 3GHD EO 2 3GHD EO 2 3GHD EO 2 3GHD EO 2 pos 3 rack 7 pos 3 rack 7 pos 3 rack 7 pos 3 rack 7 pos 3 rack 7 pos 3 rack 7 pos 3 rack 7 pos 3 rack 7 DA HDSDI DA HDSDI Figure 7 3 Example of CSV formatted log ip N Alhostname N Al item Olitemname 1 to input 1 time 2010 Jan 04 15 41 ip N Alhostname N A item 0 itemname 2 to input 3 time 2010 Jan 04 15 41 ip N Alhostname N Alitem 1 itemname Web Interface Severity Description Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Info Position 8 rack 3 Activated alarm Reclocker 2 Position 8 rack 3 Restored alarm Reclocker 2 Position 8 rack 3 Activated alarm Reclocker 2 Position 8 rack 3 Restored alarm Reclocker 2 Position 8 rack 3 Activated alarm Reclocker 2 Position 8 rack 3 Res
12. 3 Open Nevion Configurator A dialog showing detected systems will be shown 4 Select the system you would like to open the default system is called System1 Click OK Ll Open Create system Systems 4 system consists of different types of devices that are all interconnected Also the system acts as a container for configurations of levels virtual router mappings parameter groups salvos etc Open system Create system Description Info System Coll Demo System Coll FR1 O Detected live system 1 Multicon Figure 6 4 Nevion Configurator open system 1 The figure below shows the default system for a Multicon that is controlling a Flashlink sub system ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Operation 26 Coll Demo System Overview Add and remove devices and edit connections Devices 3 Flashlink frames MC GWYD4 1 Frame a Configuration E Levels A Ma levels Parameter Groupe Demo MC Protocols Host Controlled by Leitch Pass Through Serial MCB Compact serial MCB Sublime Serial Pro Bel Svy P 02 Serial Tritan Serial Client Devices Leitch Pass Through Serial MCB Compact Serial MCB Sublime Serial Pro Bel Svy P 02 Serial Sony 3 pin Serial Triton serial Figure 6 5 Nevion Configurator system overview If your Multicon controller is not assigned to a system 1 Open Nevion Configurator When the Open create system dialog appears c
13. Author Comments ID man multicon 2009 07 02 JIH 2015 06 04 JGS Updated dip switch info and factory reset procedure K 2015 01 09 JGS JIH Updated with info about hardware version 4 J 2013 10 31 JIH Updated for release 4 0 H 2013 09 03 JGS JIH Added new protocol info for release 3 8 G 2012 12 17 JGS Updated revision info 6 2012 10 01 JIH Info about external RJ45 connection 5 2012 09 07 JGS Updated text describing upgrade possibilities 4 2011 04 27 JIH Added performance data in Chapter 3 6 3 2011 01 03 JIH Added alert box in Chapter 2 2 2 2010 09 15 JIH Updated GYDA user management Chapter 5 5 1 1 2009 12 30 JIH Consolidated all manuals 0 First official release Multicon Manual Rev L Product Overview 8 3 Product Overview 3 1 Introduction The Multicon product provides fully integrated state of the art element management and system control capabilities for Flashlink and VikinX systems Multicon supports a wide range of applica tions ranging from optical network monitoring and configuration to router control The Multicon product provides element managementvand system control capabilities for Flash link and VikinX systems The software may be licensed to supportvdifferent applications and is available in different product packages to support the main applications Multicon includes interfaces for web based monitoring andvcontrol hardware and software con trol panels automation sy
14. Configurator by selecting Current system and User management from the menu This will show an overview of existing users and groups To add new groups click New to open the following dialog Enter information as requested and select appropriate GYDA Web page operational level from the drop down The different levels are further explained below General Name MyGroup Alias Description Users in this group have the following rights Control Panels Access level 0 System Configurator Configuration level Guest Y GYDA Web page operational level Eng rJ SNMP Control control level None Guest Oper Admin Figure 7 5 Configurator add new group When password protection is enabled the following Web interface access rights may be assigned to user groups using the Nevion Configurator ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L nevien Web Interface 34 e None No access to the Web interface e Guest Read only access can t acknowledge alarms or re configure modules e Oper Operator access has access to acknowledging alarms and re configuring modules e Eng Engineering access with full access rights excluding CONFIG tab e Admin Full rights including the CONFIG tab To add new users click New to open the following dialog Enter information as requested and select the appropriate group with the desired access rights for this user 1 4 2 Date and Time General Name MyUse
15. Controller Idle n a Figure 12 5 LEDs on Multicon hardware revision 4 Table 12 2 LED status on Multicon hardware revision 4 LED State Red LED Yellow LED Green LED No light STATUS Card error n a Overall status of the card is OK Card has no power or is not inserted correctly ETHI n a 10 100 Mb s link 1000 Mb s link No Ethernet link check cable ETH2 n a 10 100 Mb s link 1000 Mb s link No Ethernet link check cable LOAD n a Controller busy Controller Idle n a 12 3 How to Access the Module How to access the module depends on the housing as described below e Forthe Flashlink frame remove the front cover and access the module from the front of the frame e For the N BOX housing the module is accessible through the front of the box If service or inspection is required open the unit from the front e Forthe VikinX Modular frame open the front door and access the module s in the bottom left corner of the frame ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 64 Please refer to the manuals for the respective housings for further details 12 4 Card Insertion and Removal The box is equipped with guide rails to align the controller card into its position Slide the card into the guide rails inside the box until the card enters the backplane with a slight click The card is locked and proper contact ensured with the blue handle in its downright position insertion is almost eff
16. Electrical converters Slot 2 ETH100 ai Slot 5 AES OE ai 7 j PSU B Slot 6 140 ai 5 91017 SDI OE A l Slot 8 HD OE A 1 Slot 9 SDI OE 2 2 2 j PSU B Slot 10 HD OE 2 2 4 Fi PSUA PWR PSUB PWR Dist amplifiers and Aspect Ratio converters PSUB Siot 1 DA VAEQ 6 A 1 gt ot Fi Slot 2 WOS 2x2 Slot 4 ARC SD XMUX4 a7 5 PSUB Slot 6 ARC SD XMUX4 R L DVI Slot 8 SDI OE L A E dvi sc fi PSUA PWR PSUB PWR PSUB L Band cards and optical transponders Slot 1 0 422 A 1 fi Slot 2 SDI TR ai Slot 4 SDI TR A 2 PSUB Slot 6 MF OE NRC ai Slot 7 DAC PAL M ai Slot 9 LB EO A 2 Slot 10 LB OE A 2 PSUA PWR PSUB PWR Figure 8 1 Flashlink Card view Each of the different modules in the modular Flashlink range has a dedicated icon which will appear in the corresponding position of the frame In this view the current module that is view is highlighted while the other modules in the same frame are dimmed The GYDA Web interface has three different pages for each module as seen at the bottom of the page Module Information Page Module Configuration Page User Manual 8 2 1 Information Page Figure 8 3 shows the contents of the module information page for the Flashlink AV HD XMUX module It consists of a module block diagram that is dynamically updated based on signals received by the module and configuration of the module For instance if the
17. The List View also supports direct editing of names and descriptions for inputs and outputs To enable the editing mode click the Edit button and perform required changes When all changes are done unclick the Edit button configured using the Nevion Configurator 4 Note The edit functionality is also available for systems that have been Figure 9 2 shows how to select a routing level to display and control in the List View Simply hover the mouse of the List View icon to show the available levels and click on one to select it es ee AJ_SL HD3232 CP L1 Lock AJ_SL HD6464 CP L2 mpr SimLevel 3 L3 Multiselect A Name Description SimLevel 4 L4 Description Input Presence Lock state 1 My INOO1 My INOO1 Missing Unlock SimLevel 6 m 2 13002 My INOO1 Missing Unlock SimLevel 7 3 IN003 INO22 Missing Unlock SimLevel 8 4 13004 SimLevel 9 19 INO21 Missing Unlock 5 INO05 SimL evel 10 L10 INO18 Missing Unlock 6 INOO06 SimLevel 11 L11 INO16 Missing Unlock 13007 ARC SD XMUX4 Audio matrix L10650 INO22 Missing Unlock 8 INOO8 ARC SD XMUX4 SDI out L10651 INOOS Missing Unlock 9 INO09 ARC SD XMUX4 Default scaling L10653 INO25 Missing Unlock 10 13010 Virtual Table 1 VT1 INO22 Missing Unlock Figure 9 2 Web control list view selection ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Web Control Interface 53 9 2 Matrix View Figure 9 3 shows the new Matrix View with availa
18. The log page shows log entries for the entire Multicon system i e all Multicon controllers will update other controllers with the latest log entries The Web interface shows the latest 4000 log entries since last restart of the controller The following information is displayed per log entry e Time Timestamp when the log entry was first recorded e Source The Multicon controller that initiated the log entry N A if user initiated like crosspoint setting from control panel e Severity May be either Info for information entries normal event or Warning for warning entries problem event e Text Textual description of the log entry e User The user that performed the action that initiated the log entry N A if action was initiated by Multicon controller The log may also be retrieved in CSV format either using HTTP or FTP from the Multicon con troller The log in CSV format contains the same information that is available from the Web inter face HTTP URL for retrieval of CSV formatted log http lt MulticonIPAddress gt conf logs mc How to retrieve CSV formatted log via FTP ftp lt MulticonIPAddress gt cd cf logs get mc quit ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Multicon System log 2013 Aug 23 11 03 55 2013 Aug 23 11 03 49 2013 Aug 23 10 53 27 2013 Aug 23 10 53 24 2013 Aug 23 10 35 14 2013 Aug 23 10 35 09 2013 Aug 23 10 04 10 2013 Aug 23 10 04 10 2013 Aug 23 10 04
19. Ye VIO f Multicon User Manual Revision L 2015 06 04 Contents 1 Nevion Support 2 History 3 Product Overview 2 1 Introduction S NT Product Offering 3 1 2 Licensed Features 4 System Architecture 4 1 Flashlink 22 VikinX Sublime 4 3 VikinX Modular 5 Specifications 5 1 Web Interface 5 2 Protocols 5 2 1 Control Protocols 5 22 SNMP 5 2 3 Configuration Protocol 5 2 4 Spread Communication 5 3 Performance 5 3 1 Number of Flashlink Cards 5 3 2 Number of VikinX Devices 0 9 9 Number of Web Clients 5 3 4 Total Capacity per Multicon System 5 4 Front View 5 5 Rear View 5 6 Hardware Specifications 6 Operation 6 1 IP Configuration 6 1 1 Change from Web Interface 6 1 2 Change using Nevion Configurator 6 2 System Concept 6 2 1 Creating a System from the Web Interface 0 2 2 Creating a System using Nevion Configurator 6 3 License Keys 6 4 Firewall Configuration 7 Web Interface Ne 11 11 12 13 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 22 22 22 23 24 24 25 21 28 29 9 10 11 7 1 fie igs 7 4 7 53 General Alarms Page Log Page Config Page 7 4 1 User and Access Setup 7 4 2 Date and Time 7 4 3 Flashlink 7 4 4 Debug Terminal 7 4 5 SNMP Setup 7 4 6 Maintenance Manuals Flashlink Web Interface 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 Flashlink Sub system View Flashlink Module View Sl Information Page 8 2 2 Configuration Page
20. controller Select the mfw file to upgrade the micro controller and then click OK at the bottom of the screen FRS HD CHO Card label Locate Card sec Phase delay 4 fishdcho 0 109 miw samples Video delay 0 frshdcho 0 155 ffw lines 0 samples Wait for the upload to complete When the micro controller is upgraded the top LED will light yellow and the other LEDs will be dark FLOADER State Flash not programmed Application Writing file to flash 22185 of 105080 bytes When the upload is finished you will be asked to boot the card click the Boot card button below FLOADER State Flash programmed Reset to test Application Waiting for reset The card will boot and the following status will be shown on the information page Firmware upgrade Programming mode Now the micro controller firmware upgrade have to be finalized to do this you go to the config uration page and click the Finalize button below FRS HD CHO Card label Locate Card sec Firmware upgrade Programming mode ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 50 Finally go to the bottom of the configuration page and check that the firmware version has changed In this case the micro controller version denoted as SW below has changed from 1 04 to 1 09 Card version FW 1 27 SW 1 09 8 6 3 FPGA Upgrade Process First select card from Flashlink tab in the Multicon web interface then go to the configuration p
21. copying the stored configuration files back to their original location all cards are released in order to run the hot swap configuration restore function when they are rediscovered Control and monitoring will be lost for a brief period ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes depending on how many cards are controlled by the system 8 4 3 1 Transfer System Configurations This procedure is written to explain how card configuration may be transferred from one Flashlink module to another module of the same type Note both cards should have the same firmware revision Transfer between modules in the same Flashlink system 1 Goto CONFIG gt Flashlink gt Stored system configurations menu in the web interface 2 Create new stored configuration by entering name and clicking Save 3 Telnet to the Multicon controller default login is root and password and enter the following commands cd cf configs Xstored configuration name Cp source card no sav dest card no sav 1 where source card no and dest card no is 10 FrameNumber SlotNumber 1 e g 10 1 5 1 14 for frame 1 and slot 5 2 Repeat the above step for multiple cards if necessary 3 Goto CONFIG gt Flashlink gt Stored system configurations menu in GYDA SC web interface 4 Load stored configuration by clicking on name and Load This procedure may be automated using a script if necessary and this is recommended if used extensively
22. log Version 4 6 3 Multicon Alarms Time 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 31 08 28 04 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 31 08 28 26 2015 Mar 31 08 28 27 2015 Mar 31 08 28 27 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 25 08 25 09 2015 Mar 31 08 26 49 2015 Mar 31 08 25 28 2015 Mar 31 08 28 02 2015 Mar 31 08 26 49 2015 Mar 31 08 26 49 X Source MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 1 Slot 02 Address 1 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 1 Slot 10 Address 9 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 1 Slot 10 Address 9 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 2 Slot 01 Address 10 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 3 Slot 10 Address 29 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 3 Slot 10 Address 29 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 4 Slot 03 Address 32 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 4 Slot 03 Address 32 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 4 Slot 05 Address 34 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 4 Slot 05 Address 34 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 4 Slot 05 Address 34 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 4 Slot 05 Address 34 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 4 Slot 05 Address 34 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 4 Slot 05 Address 34 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 4 Slot 05 Address 34 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 4 Slot 09 Address 38 MULTICON_G
23. open collector for all GPI input If one or more alarms are active in the system the GPI output will be active whereas if all alarms are either acknowledged restored or there are no alarms in the system it will be inactive For more information about connecting the GPI inputs refer to Section 12 11 8 4 Flashlink Maintenance General Flashlink configuration options are found under the CONFIG tab and Flashlink This includes ability to configure power supplies rack labels and create and restore system configura tions 8 4 1 Power Supply This includes options to configure 60 or 75W power supplies for each frame and whether one or two power supplies are present This information is used to calculate power utilization on the Flashlink main overview page ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 45 KE Flashlink configuration Maintenance Power configuration Date and time Set power type to GOW 75W the for both PSU s Choose power setup wether PSU1 ent Power type Installed powers Rack 0 9 60W 75W PSU1 PSU2 PSU1 PSU2 Rack 1 60W 75W PSU1 PSU2 PSU1 PSU2 Rack 2 60W 75W PSU1 PSU2 PSU1 PSU2 Rack 3 60W 75W PSU1 PSU2 PSU1 PSU2 Rack 4 60W 75W PSU1 PSU2 PSU1 PSU2 Rack 5 60W 75W PSU1 PSU2 PSU1 PSU2 Rack 6 60W 75W PSU1 PSU2 PSU1 PSU2 Rack 7 60W 75W PSU1 PSU2 PSU1 PSU2 Save Resto
24. the module name in the Card label box 5 Press Apply The graphical icon and the name of the module will appear when returning to the SYSTEM tab as shown in figure below PSUA PSUB 18 channel CWDM ch 1 18 Card label Card type CWDM 1 18 v 8 3 Multicon Module View Figure 8 5 shows the module view for the Multicon module which in this case is placed in frame 7 and slot 10 ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 44 10 PSUA PSUB Multicon GYDA Alarms in system GPI inputs GPI1 GPI2 GPI3 GPI4 output is always active if one or more alarms are active Figure 8 5 Multicon module view The Multicon module information page gives you a summary of the alarms in the system Each alarm can be in one of three different states e Active red color An alarm is present in the system and is not acknowledged e Acknowledged yellow color A present alarm that has been acknowledged The alarm will disappear from the list as soon as the condition that set the alarm no longer exists e Restored green color The condition that set the alarm does no longer exist The alarm must be acknowledged in order to disappear from the list The status for the GPI inputs of the Multicon element manager is shown below the alarm list The status can be either active triggered by an external device or inactive The GPI output can also be in one of two states The GPI output is a
25. to control VikinX Sublime Compact and 3rd party routers Multicon is also used as an interface between VikinX Sublime Compact routers and Control Panels Figure 4 4 shows how to use Multicon to control a VikinX Sublime router over TCP IP and a VikinX Compact router over the Network Control Bus NCB via a RS 232 connection to the router ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L System Architecture 13 MRP NCB RS232 e Multicon IP Network VX SLC u ee VilanX Sublime VikinX Compact Figure 4 4 Multicon for VikinX Sub lime and Compact Figure 4 5 shows how to deploy redundant controllers for control of a VikinX Sublime and Com pact router The two Multicon controllers communicate via an internal MBUS protocol If one controller fails the other controller will take over as main controller for the routers The control panels will also switch over to the other controller The Multicon controllers communicate internally over the Nevion MBUS protocol to exchange status information and perform settings across physical controllers VikinX Compact Figure 4 5 Redundant Multicon for VikinX Sublime and Compact Note Sublime control panels can only have one connection to a controller which means that it is not possible to use Sublime control panels with two redundant Multicon controllers If redundancy is required it is necessary to use VikinX Modular control panels instead Figure 4 6 shows how to contro
26. 015 08 32 56 Figure 8 2 Flashlink module view 8 2 2 Configuration Page Figure 8 4 shows the start of the module configuration page for the Flashlink FRS HD CHO mod ule It consists of configuration options for this module grouped into different functional blocks The standard blocks are further described below 8 2 2 1 Card Label Card label is a standard block which allows the operator to assign a label to easily identify the module in a Flashlink sub system It can be used to specify the location or function of a specific module In this case the label is set to My Frame Sync To set the label enter the desired label and click OK or Apply at the bottom of the screen Card label My Frame Sync Locate Card sec New Flashlink modules also allow the operator to identify the module enter a number of seconds to locate the module and then click Locate Card All four LEDs on the module will blink for the specified number of seconds ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 41 AV HD XMUX ELECTRICAL 50 270 Mbps Module block diagram lt 1537 3v 53v 3v iine t Eit d E Dji p 2 zs m i in EELEE EE LFEREFEE HORDE LELETEITT BEHEENEIN WIHIBEEN F Pj Signal Signal locked t
27. 1 1 0 5 00 00 39 0 02 DIP 1 SL SD1616 CP_1 15811014 255 255 255 0 92 168 110 1 1 0 5 00 0D 39 04 03 D4 R DIP 2 zi System SYSTEM1 5 Type CONTROL PANELS 44MEC FR1 92 168 110 16 255 255 255 0 92 158 110 1 adt 00 0D 39 02 01 7B 1 MEC DIP 1 r zi System SYSTEM4 5 Type SUBLIME DEVICES SL CP_2 32 158 110 22 255 255 25510 92 168 110 1 1 0 5 00 0D 39 04 02 49 MRP TCP CP DIP 2 list 1 Select the device you want to modify the IP configuration for and enter correct IP config uration settings 2 Click OK at the bottom of the window Note The IP configuration for the Multicon controllers MUST be done using the Nevion Configurator It is NOT possible to modify IP address settings by modifying files on the CF card directly ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Operation 24 6 2 System Concept It is necessary to include all Multicon controllers in a system using the Nevion Configurator A system is a collection of devices and user configuration It is the user that defines the system and how it s configured Multicon is the system controller handling the system and all communication between devices in the system In a system there can be control panels Modular or Sublime router sub systems Modular Sub lime or 3rd party and Flashlink sub systems The following guidelines apply for configuring systems e All devices that needs to be controlled together must be included in
28. 2 Note Note that if the standard RS 232 cable specification DCE is fol lowed e acable with Male Male or Female Female connectors at the cable ends is used for Rx Tx crossed connection and e a cable with Male Female connectors at the cable ends is used for a straight through connection 12 13 1 Maximum Cable Length RS 232 IEEE has specified the maximum cable length for an RS 232 connection to 15m Longer distances can be installed depending on the environmental conditions of the installation site proper installation of the RS 232 connection 4 Note It is the responsibility of the installation personnel to secure a 12 14 Ethernet Connectivity The connections follow the standard set by the IEEE 802 3 100BaseTX specification The cables that are to be applied should be CAT 5 CAT 5E standard or better proper installation of the Ethernet connection Note It is the responsibility of the installation personnel to secure 12 14 1 Ethernet connections on Mk4 The backplane on Multicon hardware revision 4 has two ethernet interfaces e GBEI Main connection to control network e GBE2 Debug port not used 12 15 External RS422 Flashlink Connectivity It is possible to connect Multicon in an N BOX housing to Flashlink Compact units using an RJ45 connector on the back plane of the Multicon card This is also referred to in the figure above and provides the ability to connect to the RS422 Flashlink b
29. 3PP Multicon license for third party protocols Licenses for Multicon hardware revision 2 Sales product Multicon Multicon Multicon Multicon Licensed features GYDA ONE GYDA VX SLC VX MOD Multicon OPT GYDA ONE Included Included Option Option Flashlink support for one 1 frame ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L nevien Product Overview 10 Multicon Multicon Multicon VX SLC VX MOD Multicon GYDA ONE GYDA Sales product Licensed features Multicon OPT GYDA Option Included Option Option Flashlink support for up to eight 8 frames Multicon OPT VX SLC Included Included Included Included VikinX Sublime Compact support Multicon OPT VX MOD Option Option Option Included VikinX Modular support Multicon OPT TRITON Included Included Included Included Triton protocol support Multicon OPT PROBEL Option Option Option Included Pro bel SW P 02 protocol Multicon OPT LEIT CH Option Option Option Option Leitch pass through protocol Multicon OPT GVG Option Option Option Option Grass Valley Thomson protocol support Multicon OPT WC Option Option Option Option Web control interface Multicon OP T 3PP Option Option Option Option Third party plug in support ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L System Architecture 11 4 System Architecture Figure 4 1 below illustrates the Multicon architecture The Multicon controllers may be fitted ei ther in Flashlink frames N BOX h
30. D man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Multicon is using the following commands for southbound interfaces Protocol Specifications Address Level 4 n Device identifier Command Name Video control on on on on on on on on on on on on on on on on Comments n 01 ENABLE REPORTING 05 XP REQUEST LEVEL 10 XP DIRECT TAKE 11 FRAME SIZE Multicon is always handling lock and protect internally so there is no need to support lock for the external device A 6 Triton Please refer to the NCB protocol specification for further details concerning this protocol 7 Thomson Grass Valley Native The Thomson Grass Valley Native protocol is supported on TCP IP and serial RS232 R5422 Sources and destinations in Native protocol refer to inputs and outputs on a level in Multicon Serial port settings default e Port mode RS232 e Baud rate 9600 e Parity None e Data bits 8 e Stop bits 1 TCP IP settings ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L nevien e Northbound host Protocol Specifications 18 Listens for connections on port 12345 e Southbound client Connects to client using TCP IP port configured in Nevion Configurator Multicon supports the following commands for northbound interfaces Command Name BK Comments Background Activites QE Query Error Definition QH Qu
31. Level for each device by hovering over the field and clicking the Edit button 6 Select Yes in the Active column to add a device to the system ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Operation 25 Figure 6 3 illustrates the user interface for configuring a system using the Multicon web interface Ee System configuration Build your system by activating Sublimes in the list All Sublime panels and routers detected on the local network are shown Hostname AJ X3 IP address 10 69 2 15 Subnet mask 255 255 252 0 Default gateway 10 69 0 1 Device list Active Name Type IP address Level Description gt AJ SL HD3232 CP Video HD 32x32 router with cont 10 69 2 10 1 gt AJ SL HD6464 CP Video HD 64x64 router with cont 10 69 2 11 2 Figure 6 3 Web interface system settings Note Only Sublime devices may be added to a system from the Web interface In addition cascaded devices are not supported 6 2 2 Creating a System using Nevion Configurator To view the default system configuration you need to do the following 1 Make sure that the Nevion Configurator is installed on your PC and that the PC is at tached to the same subnet where the equipment resides This is required since the Nevion Configurator uses UDP broadcast to detect systems and devices 2 If Nevion Configurator is not installed download and install the application from http www nevion com support
32. P setup Put the IP address of the SNMP Manager under SNMP trap destination How to make the cable 1 From power 1 DC1 frame 1 Pin 1 from RJ45 soldered to pin 3 on DBO9 Pin 8 from RJ45 soldered to pin 7 on DB9 2 From power 2 DC2 frame 1 Pin 2 from RJ45 soldered to pin on DB9 Pin 8 from RJ45 soldered to pin 7 on DB9 3 From power 1 frame 2 Pin from RJ45 soldered to pin on DB9 Pin 8 from RJ45 soldered to pin 7 on DB9 4 From power 2 DC2 frame 2 Pin 4 from RJ45 soldered to pin 3 on DB9 Pin 8 from RJ45 soldered to pin 7 on DB9 Additional info See above for more information GPI connections on the Multicon back plane and page the FR 2RU 10 2 manual for pin out on DC1 and DC2 12 13 Serial Connectivity Connection can be made through the serial port s of Multicon see also the note below for con nection details The communication parameters are configurable Please refer to the protocol documentation of the appropriate communication control protocol The DB9 connectors for the serial port s of the router have the following pin out COM 2 RS 422 Female connector RS 232 mode RS 422 mode COM1 RS 232 Male connector RS 232 mode RS 422 mode Ix Notin use n GND GND RTS CTS Pis E E E Do Not Connect Do Not Connect Do Not Connect Do Not Connect ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 7
33. Responds with 67 EXT CONNECTED 67 EXT TALLY 68 EXT CONNECTED Please also refer to Snell Pro Bel SW P 02 protocol documents A 5 Leitch Pass Through The Leitch Pass Through protocol is supported on TCP IP and serial RS232 RS422 Serial port settings default e Port mode RS232 e Baud rate 9600 e Parity None ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L nevien e Data bits 8 e Stop bits 1 TCP IP settings e Northbound host Protocol Specifications 76 Listens for connections on port 23 with telnet authentication Username leitch Password pt Listens for connections on port 5023 without user authentication e Southbound client Connects to client using telnet port 23 Username and password are configured in Nevion Configurator Multicon supports the following commands for northbound interfaces Command Name Comments 00 DISABLE_REPORTING 01 ENABLE REPORTING 02 PRESET CLEAR 03 PRESET EXECUTE 04 PRESET XP 16 PRESET REQUEST XP 17 PRESET REQUEST LEVEL 05 XP REQUEST LEVEL 06 XP REQUEST OUTPUT 07 XP LOCK 08 XP PROTECT 09 XP RESET 10 XP DIRECT TAKE 11 FRAME SIZE 12 DEVICE INFORMATION 13 ALARM REQUEST 14 DEVICE MSG1 15 DEVICE MSG2 Configuration options for level mapping and device ID in Nevion Configurator Address is used in Leitch protocol level is the level number used in Multicon I
34. YDA Flashlink Frame 4 Slot 09 Address 38 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 5 Slot 06 Address 45 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 7 Slot 08 Address 67 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 7 Slot 08 Address 67 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 7 Slot 08 Address 67 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 7 Slot 08 Address 67 MULTICON_GYDA Flashlink Frame 7 Slot 08 Address 67 Type Flashlink EO P od Severity Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning Warning ET Description ETH100 Optical input HD OE 2 Optical input 1 HD OE 2 Optical input 2 DA VAEQ 6 Electrical input LB OE Optical input LB OE 15V LNB 10G TR Optical input 10G TR Reclocker ETH GbE SW 10G 10 100 1000 port 1 ETH GbE SW 10G 10 100 1000 port 2 ETH GbE SW 10G 10 100 1000 port 3 ETH GbE SW 10G 10 100 1000 port 4 ETH GbE SW 10G 10 100 1000 port 5 ETH GbE SW 10G 10GbE port ETH GbE SW 10G Optical input ETH1000 SFP Ethernet ETH1000 SFP Optical input AES VMUX AES10 HD TD 10GMX 6 Input integrity 1 HD SD HD TD 10GMX 6 Input integrity 2 HD SD HD TD 10GMX 6 Input integrity 3 HD SD HD TD 10GMX 6 Input integrity 4 HD SD HD TD 10GMX 6 Input integrity 5 HD SD nevien Acknowledge all User State Acknowledge guest Acknowledge guest guest Acknowledge guest Ac
35. address 00 0D 39 01 0D C2 Multicon firmware release log Firmware Upgrade Upgrade Multicon with file from your local computer Filename Choose File No file chosen Upgrade Upgrade Multicon with file from a remote location URL http 188 95 243 41 multicon multicon mk2 4 0 0 pre2 s Upgrade System tools You will lose connection for approximately 2 minutes All Flashlink cards in the system will run uninterrupted Reboot Other services like SNMP control panels and routers will not respond while rebooting Figure 7 9 Multicon web maintenance page Software upgrade of the Multicon controller may also be performed from this page Please refer Chapter 11 for further information about the upgrade procedure Software upgrade may also be performed from the Nevion Configurator tool This also allows upgrade of multiple controllers simultaneously It is also possible to restart the controller from the maintenance page After reboot it may take up to two minutes before the controller is accessible again 7 5 Manuals The manuals page shows all manuals stored on the CF card of the Multicon controller You can easily access the manuals by clicking on the View link It is possible to update the manuals page either by removing the CF card and extracting a new manual archive file into the manuals directory on the CF card Alternatively all the files of the manual archive file may be transferred using FTP into the cf manua
36. age At the bottom you will find the current firmware versions In the example below the FPGA version is currently 1 27 At the top of the configuration page you will find a firmware upgrade dropdown list with the files you have copied to the Multicon controller Select the ffw file to upgrade the FPGA firmware and then click OK at the bottom of the screen FRS HD CHO Card label Locate Card sec Phase delay 8 frshdcho 0 109 miw samples Video delay 2 frshdcho 0 155 ffw lines 0 samples Wait for the upload to complete and reaches 100 as depicted below Dloader Programming FPGA 92 78 96 When the upload is complete programming of the FPGA will commence and the following status will be shown At this point the LEDs on the card will blink yellow Dloader Busy When programming is complete the information page will be displayed Go to the configuration page to check that the new firmware version is loaded In this case the FPGA is upgraded from version 1 27 to 1 55 Card version FW 1 55 SW 1 09 ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Web Control Interface 51 9 Web Control Interface Multicon 4 0 introduces a new Web Control feature Multicon OPT WC that may be used to con trol routers and matrixes in Flashlink from the Web interface When enabled the Web Control feature adds three new views to the Multicon web page e List View to control routers from a list of sources and destinations e Matrix View t
37. ame ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 68 12 10 Back Plane Connectors 12 10 1 Hardware revision 2 Ethernet COM 1 10 100 RS 232 BaseTX DB 9 Male RJ45 Connector Connector GPI RJ45 RS 232 DB 9 Connector COM RS 422 RJ45 Connector Figure 12 9 Back plane for controller card The following service connectors can be found on the rear of the Multicon hardware revision 2 COM1 RS 232 422 Use this to connect either VikinX routers or third party equipment using RS 232 or RS 422 control protocols 2 RS 232 422 Use this to connect either VikinX routers or third party equipment using RS 232 or RS 422 control protocols Ethernet 100BaseT X Use this to connect to an Ethernet switch using 10 100Base T Ethernet protocol GPI RJ45 GPI connector COM3 RS 422 Use to connect Multicon in an N BOX to Flashlink Compact or Flashlink frame external connectivity when Multicon is not in a Flashlink frame ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 69 12 10 2 Hardware revision 4 232 422 RS 232 422 IB t R CONNECTOR CONNECTOR COM 2 GPI IN COM 1 TT CONNECTOR GPI OUT KK 5 PIN a EX Hemon GBE2 ETHERNET 10 100 1000 BASE TX RJ 45 ETHERNET 10 100 1000 BASE TX RJ 45 Figure 12 10 Rear view The following service connectors ca
38. are file s Supported devices Unsupported devices Multicons Select the firmware file to upgrade to C ProgramfilerNevioniConfigurator Firmware multicon J 1 Click OK 2 The upgrade file is uploaded to a Multicon controller and the progress is shown in the Nevion Configurator Note that the file may not necessarily be uploaded to the controller you are upgrading Uploading 85 ssn 1 Optionally the upgrade file is downloaded from another controller to the controller that shall be upgraded 1 The upgrade procedure starts and the progress is shown in the Nevion Configurator Upgrade in progress 2536 1 The upgrade procedure finishes and you are requested to reboot Alternatively if any errors occurred during the upgrade the error message will be displayed In this case try to run the upgrade again If the problem persists please contact Nevion Support grade done reboot to complete upgrade 1 Make sure that the device to be upgraded is still selected and click Reboot at the bottom ID man multicon of the window to complete the upgrade Multicon Manual Rev L Software Upgrade 60 11 3 2 Using Multicon Web Interface It is possible to upgrade using the Multicon Web interface 1 Access the CONFIG tab subsection Firmware upgrade 2 Select the firmware upgrade file by pressing Choose or Browse depending on your web browser then press Upgrade Multicon m Flashl
39. are revision 2 12 10 2 Hardware revision 4 GPIO 12 11 1 Connections mk2 12 11 2 Connections mk4 Monitor Flashlink Power Supplies mk2 Serial Connectivity 12 13 1 Maximum Cable Length RS 232 Ethernet Connectivity 12 14 1 Ethernet connections on Mk4 External 5422 Flashlink Connectivity A Protocol Specifications A 1 A 2 A 3 AA A 5 A 6 A 7 Modular Router Protocol MRP NCB Sublime Compact SNMP Snell Pro bel SW P 02 Leitch Pass Through Triton Thomson Grass Valley Native B General Environmental Requirements for Nevion Equipment C Product Warranty 58 58 58 60 61 61 62 63 64 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 70 70 70 71 71 12 72 72 72 74 74 74 74 74 75 77 77 80 81 D Materials Declaration and Recycling Information D 1 Materials Declaration D 2 Recycling information Declaration of Conformity 82 82 82 83 NEVIN Nevion Support 1 Nevion Support Nevion Europe P O Box 1020 3204 Sandefjord Norway Support phone 1 47 33 48 99 97 Support phone 2 47 90 60 99 99 Nevion USA 1600 Emerson Avenue Oxnard CA 93033 USA Toll free North America 866 515 0811 Outside North America 1 805 247 8560 E mail support nevion com See http www nevion com support for service hours for customer support globally ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L nevien 2 History Revision Date History f
40. ashlink range released after 2010 01 01 will require the new Multicon GYDA element manager for Web SNMP monitoring and control capabilities For modules relased prior to this date the previous GYDA SC product may still be used To support new modules for existing installations with GYDA SC an upgrade of GYDA SC to Multicon GYDA is required for the Flashlink systems where the new modules are installed Two different hardware revisions exist for the GYDA SC module e All GYDA SC HW revision 2 modules may be software upgraded to Multicon GYDA e All GYDA SC HW revision 1 modules must be exchanged with a new Multicon GYDA module To identify which hardware version that you have you may check the CONFIG tab in the GYDA SC user interface See figure below OVERVIEW SYSTEM ALARMS LOG CONFIG MANUALS zt GYDA SC system controller Software version 2 14c Hardware version 2 0 Figure 111 GYDA SC hardware version but it is necessary to upgrade if new Flashlink cards shall be used in a sub system 4 Note Note that GYDA SC and Multicon GYDA can co exist in a network ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Software Upgrade 58 11 1 2 ETH CON and SYSCON Upgrade The main reason to upgrade from ETH CON and Syscon to Multicon is to take advantage of the new functionality offered by Multicon It is also highly recommended to run the same system controller for the entire installation as this simplifies both operation and maint
41. ble inputs and outputs for the selected routing level The Matrix View only supports physical levels Virtual routers is not supported Multicon x ii nevion TENES L3 oo OUTO028 OUT029 OUTO030 OUT031 IN001 LEM lllllill o 9999999999 N005 INO06 INO07 1 008 19009 19010 19011 19012 19013 13014 19015 19016 19017 19018 19019 19020 19021 19022 19023 19024 19025 Version 4 0 0 pre2 svn26449 ajdalshov 26449 Type Flashlink Sun Sep 24 2000 12 42 14 GMT 0200 W Europe Daylight Time Figure 9 3 Web control matrix view The following information is shown for inputs and outputs e Configured name label for the input or output e Signal presence is presented using a colored symbol next to the name green means signal present yellow signal missing and blue unknown Inputs are presented vertically on the left side of the matrix and outputs are presented horizontally on the top The operator may position the mouse pointer over a crosspoint connecting an input and output and select this to be set Note several crosspoint settings may be made at once The Take button is clicked to set the selected crosspoints for the selected level The operator can also select an already set crosspoint in order to lock or protect it Only one crosspoint may be selected at a time for the lock and protect functions To activate the lock or protect click the Lock or Protect buttons at the top right o
42. d time 10 89 0 1 SNMP Debug terminal 23 Lad Figure 6 1 Web interface network settings 6 1 2 Change using Nevion Configurator This section describes how to change the IP address of the Multicon controller using the Nevion Configurator The same procedure is applicable for changing IP configuration for control panels and routers The IP configuration procedure is described in detail below 1 YY 3o Device List View device details and edit IP settings Open the Nevion Configurator Go to Tools gt IP settings from the menu bar Select the appropriate filter from the drop down Select a system to open or click cancel Note that it is not necessary to open a system to perform IP configuration Current system only will only show devices in the currently open system All systems will show all devices detected by the Nevion Configurator grouped per sys tem Device types will show all devices grouped by device type Figure 6 2 Nevion Configurator device Select filter v Search from top Hostname 4 IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Firmware Mac Info System COLL DEMO zi Type MULTICON Demo MC GYDA 192 158 110 50 255 255 255 0 192 168 110 1 3 3 0 00 00 39 01 04 54 5 System COLL_FR1 Type MULTICON Coll_FR1_MULTICON 58 110 10 255 255 255 0 92 168 110 1 3 3 0 00 0D 39 01 06 1 7 5 Type SUBLIME DEVICES SL amp D18515 CP 1 158 110 13 255 255 255 0 92 168 110
43. e Compact and Modular Level control virtual routing and salvos System with multiple controllers e Integration with hardware and software control panels e Alarm management and forwarding ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Product Overview 9 e SNMP support for monitoring and configuration e Third party router integration Leitch GVG and Pro bel 3 1 1 Product Offering Main product based on Multicon hardware revision 4 Sales product Description Hardware MCON HW MK4 Main board and backplane only Used for Flashlink and Sublime systems Requires software licenses Main product based on Multicon hardware revision 2 Sales product Description Hardware Multicon VX MOD Web Control Panel and SNMP interface for For use with VikinX Modular only Modular router 64 128 256 32 Sublime Compact routers 3 1 2 Licensed Features The Multicon software is the same for all products but the features are controlled by licenses The table below shows the licenses included with each product offering It is possible to add additional features by adding licenses to a Multicon controller Licenses for Multicon hardware revision 4 Sales product Description MCON SW FL 10 Multicon license for 10 Flashlink cards 1 frame MCON SW FL 80 Multicon license for 80 Flashlink cards 8 frames MCON SW VX SL Multicon license for Sublime routers MCON SW WCTRL Multicon license for web based router control MCON SW
44. e Figure 4 8 Multicon for VikinX Modular and Sublime control in a system with a Mul ticon for Flashlink control ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L System Architecture 15 Figure 4 8 shows how to use Multicon VX MOD together with VikinX Sublime and a Flashlink system with Multicon GYDA The Sublime router is connected via TCP IP using the Modular Router Protocol while Multicon for Flashlink in the Flashlink frame is connected via TCP IP using the MBUS protocol between Multicon controllers The two redundant Multicon controllers in the Modular frame have to communicate internally to exchange state information using the MBUS protocol over the external IP network for internal use between controllers only and not visible externally an external IP network Note Redundant Multicon controllers always have to be reachable over ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Specifications 16 5 Specifications 5 1 Web Interface The Multicon web interface is supported for the following browser versions e Firefox version 25 or higher e Internet Explorer 10 or higher e Chrome version 30 or higher 4 Note Multicon 4 0 and newer uses web socket technology that requires an updated browser version 5 2 Protocols 5 2 1 Control Protocols Multicon supports various control protocols for northbound communication referred to as host protocols and southbound communication referred to as client protoc
45. embedder matrix is reconfigured then the picture will be updated accordingly The page also includes status parameters as reported by the module and the current alarms active on this module The information on the module information page is updated every second ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 40 LEN Ee Card list Dist amplifiers and Aspect Ratio converters PSUA PSUB Position Type Alarms Optical to Electrical converters Slot 2 ETH100 A 1 Slot 5 AES OE A 1 Slot 6 T140 OE A 1 Slot 7 SDI OE A 1 Slot 8 HD OE A 1 Slot 9 SDI OE 2 2 10010 2 2 PSUA PWR PSUB PWR Dist amplifiers and Aspect Ratio converters Slot 1 DA VAEQ 6 A 1 Slot 2 WOS 2x2 Slot 4 ARC SD XMU X4 7 Slot 6 ARC SD XMUX4 R L Slot 8 SDI OE L 2 282220 AES4 out DATA out PSUA PWR PSU B PWR L Band cards and optical transponders Electrical input Loss of signal Slot 1 D 422 A 1 Reclocker Loss of lock Sync source Missing Slot2 SDFTR A 1 Common scaler settings Video standard 576 25i Slot 4 SDI TR A 2 Active scaling No conversion 91006 MF OE NRC A 1 nese corey Video frame delay Ons 0 samples Slot7 DAC PAL M A 1 Relative Audio demb delay 0 samples Slot 9 LB EO 2 AES input 1 delay 0 samples TE M AES input 2 delay 0 samples AES input 3 delay 0 samples PSUA PWR PSUB m Version 4 6 2 RC1 432 Type Flashink Thu 08 Jan 2
46. enance It should also be noted that the new Sublime SL 3GHD128128 comes with an embedded Multi con controller which means that if you are using this router in your system then other system controllers should also be running Multicon 11 2 Upgrade from GYDA SC ETH CON and SYSCON to Multicon The upgrade procedure from GYDA SC to Multicon GYDA is described in detail in the Multicon Upgrade Guide Note Note that it is required to use the Upgrader tool that is shipped with the Nevion Configurator for this upgrade as it guides you through the process Note Note that upgrade from ETH CON Syscon and GYDA SC to Mul ticon requires appropriate license keys to be installed Contact Nevion sales or your local distributor for further information 11 3 Upgrade Procedure for Multicon This chapter describes the upgrade procedure for Multicon systems and is independent of the license keys that you have installed The upgrade procedure is the same for Multicon GYDA Multicon VX SLC and Multicon VX MOD Download the software from Nevion Europe or use one provided for you by our support depart ment The latest software versions on the Multicon product page at http www nevion com 4 Note Take caution to ensure that there are no power failures during the firmware upgrade process or the card is removed from the housing as this may render the card unusable 11 3 1 Using Nevion Configurator Nevion Configurator can be used to upgrade fi
47. erify compliance with Directive s TEST REPORTS ISSUED BY TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION FILE NO YEAR WHICH THE CE MARK WAS AFFIAED TEST AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY MANUFACTURER Name Thomas hrbom Position VP of Business Support Systems authorized signature ID man multicon he oh Not applicable Multicon GYDA Flashlink Element Manager Multicon VX SLC Vikinx Sublime System Controller Multicon V X MOD Vikin Modular System Controller Low voltage EU Directive 2006 85 EC EU Directive 2004 108 EC RoHS EU Directive 2002 85 EC China RoHS WEEE EU Directive 2002 96 EC REACH EN 55103 1 1996 EN 55103 2 1996 EN 60950 1 2006 Notified Competent Body l Not applicable 2004 AUTHORIVED REPRESENTATIVE Established within EEA Not applicable Date of Issue 2009 08 01 Place of Issue Tj Norway Multicon Manual Rev L
48. ery Alarms QN Query Names QC Query Combined Destination Status QD Qd Query Destination Status QI Qi Query Destination Status Response type 1 QJ Qj Query Destination Status Response type 2 TA Request lake TD Request Take Destination TI Request lake Index with Level Index TJ Request Take Index wit Level Bit Map PR Request Protect UP Request UnProtect Level mapping is used to handle limitation of 32 levels in Native protocol Each row has dou ble mapping one for video 0 15 and one for audio 16 31 In Native protocol doesn t have au dio video so this is used to get mapping up to 32 levels Note that chop tie line room and salvo related functionality is not supported for northbound access Address Level Video control 1 on 2 on 3 on on 5 on 6 on 7 8 E 9 on 10 on 11 on 12 on 13 on 14 on 15 on 16 on Y 21 Device identifier Multicon is using the following commands for southbound interfaces ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Protocol Specifications 79 Please also refer to Grass Valley Router Protocol Manual 071020103 March 2004 Command Name Comments BK QN Uses L IS and ID arguments optional argument D TJ Qj Optional UP If lock is configured in Nevion Configurator PR If lock is configured in Nevion Configurator ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L
49. es Note that if there is a separate license that supports only one 1 frame Figure 4 2 shows how you can interface with one Flashlink sub system using the Web interface and Control Panels The Web interface uses the W3C standard HTTP protocol and the Control Panels use the Nevion MRP protocol It is possible to combine several Flashlink sub systems into one Multicon system as illustrated in Figure 4 3 In this simple example you can use the same Web interface and Control Panels to manage modules in both Flashlink sub systems ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L System Architecture 12 Common Web interface HTTP Multicon GYDA Figure 4 2 Multicon for one Flashlink sub system SE ee m VikinX Modular Common Web Control Panels Interface HTTP MRP IP Network HTTP HTTP MRP MRP MBUS MBUS Multicon Multicon GYDA GYDA Figure 4 3 Multicon for multiple Flash link sub systems The Multicon controllers communicate internally over the Nevion MBUS protocol to exchange status information and perform settings across physical controllers for internal use between con trollers only and not visible externally as small as possible i e place only equipment that needs to be managed from the same Web interface and Control Panels into the same Multicon Note As a design rule it is recommended to keep the Multicon systems system 4 2 VikinX Sublime Multicon is used
50. f the view Unlocking works in a similar manner by selecting a crosspoint that has previously been locked or protected and click the Unlock button ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Web Control Interface 54 Note The maximum recommended size for matrixes is 64x64 Although larger levels is possible but are not practical to manage in this view as scrolling will typically be necessary 9 3 Salvo View Figure 9 4 shows the new Salvo View for executing salvos available in the system Multicon Studio 1 SG2 vna Studio 2 SG3 A Name MCR Salvos G5 State Lock state 4 Setup 1 Studio 3 566 inactive Unlock 2 Setup 2 This is setup 2 Active Unlock 3 Setup3 This is setup 3 Inactive Unlock 4 Setup 4 This is setup 4 Inactive Unlock 5 Setups This is setup 5 Inactive Unlock 6 Desk1 This is desk 1 Inactive Unlock 7 Desk 2 This is desk 2 Active Unlock 8 Desk 3 This is desk 3 Inactive Unlock 9 Desk4 This is desk 4 Inactive Unlock 10 Desk5 This is desk 5 Inactive Unlock Figure 9 4 Web control salvo view Salvos are organized into salvo groups in a Multicon system When hovering the mouse pointer over the salvo icon a list of available salvo groups is presented After selecting the right salvo group a list of the salvos in this group is presented The following information is shown for a salvo e Configured name label for the salvo e Configured descriotion for the salvo e Activation status for the sa
51. g 17 OUTO17 INO24 Missing Unlock 18 INO18 Missing 18 OUTO18 INO15 Missing Unlock 19 1NO19 Missing 19 OUTO19 INOO8 Missing Unlock 20 1 020 Missing 20 OUTO20 INO19 Missing Unlock 21 INO21 Missing 21 OUTO21 INO26 Missing Unlock 22 N022 Missing 22 QUT022 4022 Missing Unlock Version 4 0 0 pre2 svn26449 ajdalshov 26449 Type Flashlink Sun Sep 24 2000 12 45 46 GMT 0200 W Europe Daylight Time Figure 9 1 Web control list view The following information is shown for an input e Configured name label for the input e Configured description for the input ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Web Control Interface 52 Signal presence status for the input present missing or unkown The following information is shown for an output Configured name label for the input Configured description for the input Signal presence status for the input present missing or unkown Input port that has been routed to the output Lock state for the output lock protect or unlock The following functions are available from the List View Select input and output s and click Take to set the crosspoint Select output s and click Lock or Protect to lock or protect an output to a specific input Select output s that have previously been locked or protected and click Unclock to re move the lock or protect Note Several outputs may be selected for all of the above functions by clicking the Multiselect button
52. ge contains the Multicon software at the time the Multicon was produced If the cur rent software on Multicon is not working as expected the factory image can be activated This image can be used to upgrade Multicon to a working software version Reset configuration to factory default functionality can be used if your configuration levels vir tual routers salvos button configurations serial ports etc has been corrupted or you want to start from scratch Follow this procedure to enable factory default image and or reset configuration 1 Eject Multicon card from the frame or N Box 2 Set dip switch 2 and or 3 on depending on your needs 3 Reinsert card and observe LED status 4 When the three first LEDs are off and the fourth at bottom LEDs is yellow eject Multicon card again 5 Set dip switches back to default 6 Reinsert card Use either Nevion Configurator or webpages to start configuring the Multicon again 12 9 Flashlink Card Hot Swap All Flashlink cards are designed to be hot swappable No special commands or sequencing is necessary to perform the swap just extract the card to be replaced from the Flashlink frame and insert the new card position if and only if the new card is of the same type and the previous card was extracted after the last controller reset In all other situations the internal card state is considered correct and not touched 4 Note All setup is restored to the state of card last seen in the s
53. h 2MB on board Flash Compact Flash card MicroSD card RS 232 3 x COM ports 2 x COM ports RS 422 Connectors DB9M DB9F RJ 45 Connectors DB9M RJ 45 IBM PC TIA 574 RS 232 IBM PC TIA 574 RS 232 SMPTE 207M RS 422 SMPTE 207M RS 422 8P8C TIA 561 RJ 45 8P8C TIA 561 RJ 45 Ethernet 1 x 10BaseT 100BaseTX 2 x 10BaseT 100BaseTX 1000BaseT X Full duplex Full duplex Power 5V DC 3W 5V DC 7W Mk4 It cannot run on controller hardware version 1 Mk1 Note Multicon requires controller hardware version 2 Mk2 or version 4 ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Operation 22 6 Operation This chapter describes operational preparations that are required before the Multicon controller may be used to monitor and control Flashlink VikinX Sublime or Modular sub systems The preparations described here are common for all Multicon controllers and involves use of the Nevion Configurator This is not a complete guide to setting up Multicon systems using the Nevion Configurator but limited to the preparations required to start using your Multicon controller Please refer to the Nevion Configurator online help for more detailed information about configuring Multicon sys tems 6 1 IP Configuration 6 1 1 Change from Web Interface Multicon 4 0 and newer supports changing the IP address from the web interface This will also automatically create a system as described in Section 6 2 and provides an easier way to get started
54. ication mechanism 5 3 Performance 5 3 1 Number of Flashlink Cards The following number of Flashlink cards are supported per Multicon card e 10 Flashlink cards maximum with single frame license e 80 Flashlink cards maximum with multi frame license 5 3 2 Number of VikinX Devices The following number of VikinX devices routers and control panels are supported per Multicon card e Total of 32 devices routers and control panels when the Multicon card is NOT used for Flashlink e Total of 8 devices routers and control panels when the Multicon card is also used for Flashlink 5 3 3 Number of Web Clients The following number of web clients are supported per Multicon card e Total of 10 web clients when the Multicon card is NOT used for Flashlink e Total of 5 web clients when the Multicon card is also used for Flashlink ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Specifications 19 5 3 4 Total Capacity per Multicon System The following specifies total capacity per Multicon system e Total number of levels video and audio in a system should be less than 200 e Total number of control panels in a system should be less than 64 e Total number of crosspoints in all levels in a system should be less than 5000 e Total number of virtual routers in a system should be less than 10 with a maximum of 256 crosspoints in each virtual router e Total number of salvos in a system should be less than 100 with a maxium of 256 settings
55. ifferent desti nations are supported e SNMP trap community password to access the SNMP manager Note Community strings are only used for SNMP v1 and v2c SNMP v3 access requires login using a Multicon administrator user If password protection is enabled the User based Security Model from SNMP v3 is used instead of community strings In this case an administrator user is required for SNMP login as described in Section 7 4 1 apply for SNMP System traps are defined with a general structure and contains four fields e alarmNum integer Internal alarm id e alarmSeverty integer Alarm severity 1 Info 2 Warning 3 Minor 4 Major 5 Critical e alarmOrigin string Consists of device hostname module type and module info for example card and slot numbers e alarmDescription string Consists of module name and alarm text ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Web Interface 37 7 4 60 Maintenance From the CONFIG tab under Maintenance information about the system is shown including the IP address and MAC address of the Multicon Figure 7 9 gives an example of the information provided Multicon Flashlink Maintenance System information Date and time System name Videolpath SNMP Hostname AM CM MULTICOMMSVIE IP address 10 69 7 20 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 10 69 7 7 Software version 4 0 0 pre2 svn26149 pnordby Build number 26149 Hardware revision 2 9 MAC
56. in this manual 12 6 Battery Mk2 only If it is necessary to remove and or insert a battery the following must be done Figure 12 7 Battery on the controller card 1 Remove the controller card from its slot according to the description earlier in this man ual 2 Slide the battery out of its socket and insert the new battery into the socket 3 Insert the controller card into its slot according to the description earlier in this manual ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 66 12 7 Reset Button Mk2 only The reset button on the rear side is used to perform a hard reset of the card Do not perform a hard reset unless the situation demands this By performing a hard reset the user loose control of the Multicon and will not get control of Multicon until approximately 20 seconds after releasing the reset button Figure 12 8 Reset button on the controller card 12 8 Dip switches Mk4 only The dip switches are only available on Multicon hardware revision 4 Table 12 3 Dip switches on Multicon hardware revision 4 DIP NR Off default On DIP 1 n a n a DIP2 na Reset Multicon software to factory image DIP3 n a Reset user configuration to factory default DIP4 n a DIP5 n a DIP6 n a DIP7 n a DIP8 n a ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 67 12 8 1 Factory default procedure Factory ima
57. ink Firmware Upgrade Filename Choose File No file chose _ _ Debug terminal Upgrade Upgrade Multicon with file from a remote location URL http 188 95 243 41 multicon multicon mk2 4 0 0 pre2 s Upgrade Figure 11 2 Multicon web upgrade 1 The upgrade process will then upload and install the firmware upgrade this will take a few minutes 2 Multicon must be restarted after the process is completed ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 61 12 Hardware Information 12 1 Housing It is possible to place the Multicon controller either in a Flashlink frame or in an N BOX housing as illustrated as shown below Normally the Multicon controller is placed in a Flashlink frame to control up to 8 frames The Multicon controller may be placed in any frame and slot of the Flashlink sub system but it is recommended to place the controller in frame 0 slot 10 FLAS HI INK NENNEN NEIN a a a Figure 12 1 Multicon in Flashlink frame with LEDs In special circumstances it is also possible to place Multicon in a N BOX housing for controlling up to 3 other Flashlink cards in separate N BOX housings Note that this requires a special cable for inter connecting the modules Figure 12 2 Multicon in N BOX with LEDs Normally the Multicon controller is placed in a N BOX housing to control VikinX Sublime but if multiple controllers are in use the Multicon controlle
58. knowledge guest Acknowledge guest Acknowledge guest Acknowledge guest Acknowledge guest guest Acknowledge guest Acknowledge guest Acknowledge guest Acknowledge guest Acknowledge guest Acknowledge guest Acknowledge guest Acknowledge Acknowledge guest Tue 31 Mar 2015 08 28 37 Acknowledge Acknowledge Acknowledge Figure 7 2 Multicon web interface alarms page The alarm page shows alarms from any device in a Multicon system for example a Flashlink card VikinX Sublime Modular routers or 3rd party interfaces Each device has it s own alarms please refer to the user manual for details about a specific device Multicon has also some general system alarms ID man multicon Health alarms High CPU load Almost out of memory Communication alarms Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Web Interface 31 Lost communication to a subsystem Flashlink cards Sublime Modular routers Lost communication to other Multicons in the system Alarm severities that are used e Critical Will affect operation and control take action immediately e Major Major problem but will not affect operation and control immediately e Minor Minor problem should be investigated e Warning Warning about change in a module should be investigated e Info Used only for information 4 Note Alarms from Flashlink cards does not support severity and are set to Warning as default 1 3 Log Page
59. l a Pro bel router and a Triton router from a Multicon controller Multicon communicates with the routers using SW P 02 serial line protocol and Triton Protocol 4 3 VikinX Modular Multicon VX MOD is used to control VikinX Modular routers but also comes with support for VikinX Sublime Sublime Compact and Compact routers In addition the product may be con trolled by or control devices using the Pro bel SW P 02 protocol Optionally it is also possible to extend the protocol support with other third party protocols ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L System Architecture 14 VikinX M dular CP Protocol SW P 02 Multicon 73 Network VX SLC VikinX Sublime Pro bel router Triton router Figure 4 6 Multicon control of third party routers VikinX Modular CP SW P 02 NCB R RS232 IP Network VikinX Sublime VikinX Compact Pro bel router Figure 4 7 Multicon VX MOD for VikinX Modu lar Sublime and third party control The following examples show possible ways to use Multicon VX MOD in combination with VikinX Flashlink and Pro bel routers Figure 4 7 shows how to use Multicon VX MOD together with VikinX Sublime Compact and Pro bel routers The Sublime router is connected via TCP IP Modular Router Protocol while the Compact and Pro bel routers are connected via serial line interface Sent DEBE VikinX Modular CP MBUS b ah al VikinX Sublim
60. lick the Create system tab Open Create system Systems 4 system consists of different types of devices that are all interconnected Also the system acts as a container for configurations of levels virtual router mappings parameter groups salvos etc Open system Create system Enter the system s name and description optional Make sure to use a unique name for the system Two systems cannot have the same name System System name My System System description Figure 6 6 Nevion Configurator create system 1 Enter a System name and optionally a System description Click OK 2 A new empty system is created Your Multicon controller should be listed under Uncon figured devices on the left hand side 3 Select the Multicon controller you want to include in the system and drag it into the sys tem overview 1 Click upload from the menu bar The Multicon controller is added now added as the only device in the system ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Operation 27 Note Please consult the Nevion Configurator online help for more detailed information about configuration of systems for VikinX routers and control panels 6 3 License Keys All Multicon controllers are running the same software and it is the installed license keys that control the available features It is different license keys that make the controller a Multicon for Flashlink and or VikinX The Nevion Config
61. link bin put mfw If FPGA firmware shall also be upgraded execute put ffw quit Note that mfwis the micro controller firmware upgrade file and ffwis the FPGA firmware upgrade file Alternatively this is a how to copy firmware files using CF card reader assumes that you have firmware files locally on your PC 1 2 Remove Multicon module from frame Remove CF card and place in CF card reader Create a new folder in the root and name it firmware Note case sensitive folder names Create a subfolder in the firmware folder and name it flashlink firmwareflashlink Copy mfw to the directory firmwareflashlink on the CF card If FPGA firmware shall also be upgraded copy ffw to the directory firmware flashlink on the CF card Re insert CF card in Multicon module and re insert into frame ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 49 8 6 2 Micro Controller Upgrade Process First select card from Flashlink tab in the Multicon web interface then go to the configuration page At the bottom you will find the current firmware versions In the example below the micro controller version is 1 04 and the FPGA version is 1 27 Note down the current versions before commencing with the upgrade process Card version FW 127 SW 1 04 At the top of the configuration page you will find a firmware upgrade dropdown list with the files you have copied to the Multicon
62. ls directory ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 38 cn NECS User manuals All user manuals are available as PDF documents click the item name to view download a manual If you are unable to view the PDF files click the Adobe Reader logo to download a free PDF reader program Item Description Revision 3GHD CHO 2x4 Multi rate 3GHD SDI distribution amplifier Rev 1 3GHD EO D15XX 3G SDI electrical to optical converter Rev 1 3GHD EO 3G SDI electrical to optical converter Rev 1 3GHD EO D 3GHD electrical to optical converter for dense wavelength division multiplexing Rev 1 3GHD OE 3G SDI optical to electrical converter Rev 3 AAV DMUX Analog Audio De embedder Rev 3 AAV MUX Analog Audio Embedder Rev 2 AAV HD DMUX HD SD Analog Digital Audio De embedder Rev 6 AAV HD XMUX HD SD Analog Digital Audio Embedder Rev 6 ADC AES Audio A D Converter Rev 5 Figure 7 10 Multicon web manuals page 8 Flashlink Web Interface The Flashlink tab gives you an overview of your entire Flashlink system where you can drill down to each individual card view current status information and make configuration changes as required controller the card list may be empty Please issue a hard refresh of the page using Ctrl F5 in your browser to show the Flashlink tab in this case Note If Multicon web page is loaded during startup of the Multicon 0 1 Flashlink Sub system View Multicon can control and m
63. lvo inactive or active A salvo is active if all settings in the salvo matches the current state of the included routers or devices e Lock state for the salvo lock protect or unlock To activate a salvo first select the salvo and click Take Lock and protect of a salvo is performed by selecting the salvo and then clicking the Lock or Protect buttons Unlock is performed in a similar way Note Lock or protect of salvo affects all settings included in the salvo ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Web Control Interface 55 4 Note Salvos may only be configured from the Nevion configurator ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L System Overview 56 10 System Overview This feature is discontinued as of Multicon 3 7 0 To use this feature software version 3 6 4 or older must be used Please consult manual revision H for more information about using this feature ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Software Upgrade 57 11 Software Upgrade revision 2 4 Note Note this chapter is only applicable for products based on hardware 11 1 Introduction 11 1 1 GYDA SC Upgrade Multicon GYDA automatically detect all modules that are part of the Flashlink sub system con sisting of up to 8 frames As the product range is expanded with additional modules a new release of the Multicon GYDA software is made in order to detect and monitor the new modules All new modules in the Fl
64. mezone UTC Coordinated Universal Time SNMP Debug terminal Manually set time and date Current date YYYY MM DD 2013 09 04 Current time 24h HH MM 11 7 14 Automatically set time and date NTP time server Save Figure 7 7 Multicon web date and time setup 7 4 3 Flashlink This tab is for Flashlink use only and described in Section 8 4 1 4 4 Debug Terminal Debug terminal is for Flashlink use only and described in Section 8 5 7 4 5 SNMP Setup Multicon includes an 5NMP agent This means that all the Flashlink modules VikinX Sublime and VikinX Modular can be accessed from a higher level third party management system The SNMP MIB information is described in a separate manual Multicon SNMP Data Model For Flashlink full monitoring and configuration of all modules is supported For VikinX Sublime configuration of router crosspoints is supported For VikinX Modular full monitoring and config uration is supported Setup is done through the web interface This is found under the CONFIG tab and SNMP settings Multicon Nevien SNMP configuration Please use the current SNMP MIB matching the installed Multicon firmware Warming This Multicon has SNMP v1 enabled Choose community strings wisi i EL urne Date and time Enable legacy local traps Enable traps on distributed system alarms System contact Mr G Uru Phone 99999999 System location In a happy Nevion customer location
65. n be found on the rear of the Multicon hardware revision 4 COMI DB9 Male serial port RS 232 422 Use this to connect either VikinX routers or third party equipment using RS 232 or RS 422 control protocols COM2 RJ 45 serial port RS 232 422 Use this to connect either VikinX routers or third party equipment using RS 232 or RS 422 control protocols GBE1 RJ 45 Ethernet 10 100 1000BaseT X Use this to connect to an Ethernet switch using 10 100 1000 Base T Ethernet protocol GBE2 RJ 45 Ethernet 10 100 1000BaseTX Use this to connect to an Ethernet switch using 10 100 1000 Base T Ethernet protocol GPI IN KK 5 PIN Use this to connect GPI inputs GPI OUT KK 5 PIN Use this to connect GPI outputs ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 70 12 11 GPIO The GPI output can be used for wiring up alarms for third party control systems The GPI output will be active if one or more alarms are active in the local Flashlink system The GPI inputs can be used for triggering alarms in Multicon The alarms can also send SNMP traps and are shown in the alarms list These inputs can be given custom labels 12 11 1 Connections mk2 The GPI connector is shown in Figure 12 11 The GPI output is an open collector output sinking to ground when an alarm is triggered Pin Signal Mode 1 GPI1 jExtemalalarm 1 input 2_ GPI2__ External alarm 2 nput rom 1 18
66. o SD 270 Mbps Standard 576 251 Signal integrity 66839376 errors Reset SV supply 5 15V 3 3V supply 3 380V 2 5V supply 254V 1 82V Figure 8 3 Flashlink information page 8 2 2 2 Advanced Configuration The user interface includes a feature to hide advanced configuration options This is due to the large number of available configuration options available especially on the signal processing and distribution range of Flashlink modules The figure below shows Video In options without advanced configuration which is the default display To show advanced configuration options click on the arrow to the right Video in Main input Electrical 1 v The figure below shows Video In options with advanced configuration options Main input Electrical 1 v Mode Auto M Backup 1 Electrical2 Backup2 Videogen v Latch 9 On Of Reset 500 Lock time 1000 ms Rule Los Lol 8 2 2 3 Matrix Configuration The figure below shows an example matrix configuration The inputs are shown horizontally on the X axis and outputs are shown vertically on the Y axis Matrix configuration will be reflected in the block diagram on the module information page ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 42 10 PSUA PSUB Fi fi Phase delay lines samples Video frame delay 1 frames 2 0 samples Relative Audio demb del 0 AES input 1 delay 0
67. o add a new license key for this controller 3 Click OK Note lt is not possible to add license keys to a Multicon controller that is not included in a system using the Nevion Configurator Make sure that the controller is added to a system before attempting to modify license keys ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Operation 28 6 4 Firewall Configuration In order for multiple Multicon controllers and the Nevion Configurator to work a few select ports must be open These are described below Port 80 is required for communication between the Multicon Web interface and the Multicon con troller and must always be open Port 2836 2837 and 2838 are required for communication between Multicon controllers that are configured in the same system Port 3972 is required for communication between the Nevion Configurator and Multicon con trollers control panels and routers in the system The Nevion Configurator uses broadcast to detect devices and requires that all devices in the sys tem are on the same IP sub net Port 4381 is required for communication between Multicon controllers and control panels and routers in the system Port Type Description 80 TCP HTTP traffic from Ul to Multicon Web browser gt Multicon controller 8080 TCP Web socket traffic from UI to Multicon Web browser gt Multicon controller 2836 TCP UDP Primary port for Spread distribution mechanism Multicon gt Multicon
68. o control routers from a matrix with sources and destinations e Salvo View to execute salvos that are available in the Multicon system Note Web Control feature is not restricted to traditional router con trol and may also be used to control Flashlink matrixes e g embed der dembedder and to execute salvos with Flashlink parameters 9 1 List View Figure 9 1 shows the new List View with available inputs and outputs from the selected routing level The List View also supports virtual routing tables in addition to physical levels E a Outputs MEN Select all Name Description Presence A Name Description Input Presence Lock state 1 My INOO1 Missing 1 OUTO01 My INO01 Missing Unlock 2 INO02 Missing 2 007002 My INOO1 Missing Unlock 3 INOO3 Missing OUTO03 IN022 Missing 4 13004 Missing 4 OUTO04 INO21 Missing 5 1 005 Missing 5 OUTO05 INO18 Missing 6 1 006 Missing 6 OUTO06 INO16 Missing 7 INOO7 Missing OUTOO7 INO22 Missing Unlock 8 1 008 Missing 8 OUTO08 INOS Missing Unlock 9 IN009 Missing 9 OUTOO9 INO25 Missing 10 INO10 Missing 10 OUTO10 INOO6 Missing 11 INO11 Missing 11 OUTO11 INO26 Missing Unlock 12 1 012 Missing 12 OUTO12 INOO8 Missing Unlock 13 INO13 Missing 13 OQUTO13 INO19 Missing Unlock 14 INO14 Missing 14 OUTO14 INOOS Missing Unlock 15 1 015 Missing 15 OUTO15 INO18 Missing Unlock 16 INO16 Missing 16 OUTO16 INO10 Missing Unlock 17 INO17 Missin
69. ols Host protocols are typically used for integrating with control panels and external systems like automation Client protocols are used for integrating with devices such as routers and terminal gear Multicon uses the Modular Router Protocol MRP over TCP IP as its default protocol for north bound host and southbound client access The protocol is open for third party integration and the specification is available as a separate manual document Supported northbound host protocols e MRP IP e NCB Compact serial e NCB Sublime serial e SNMP IP e Thomson Grass Valley Native IP and serial e Leitch PassThru IP and serial e Pro Bel SW P 02 IP and serial e Triton serial Supported southbound client protocols ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Specifications 17 e MRP IP e NCB Compact Serial e NCB Sublime Serial e Thomson Grass Valley Native IP and serial e Leitch PassThru IP and serial e Pro Bel SW P 02 IP and serial e Triton serial This list is valid for Multicon firmware 3 8 0 or newer To configure a Multicon system with these protocols also requires Nevion Configurator 4 4 0 or newer Further information concerning the level of support for each protocol is provided in Appendix A Note Note that the availability of these protocols depends on the licensing of the Multicon product 5 2 2 SNMP Multicon supports SNMP version 1 2c or 3 over UDP following SMI ver
70. olybrominated Polybrominated Hg Cd Chromium i diphenyl NON PBB O Indicates that this toxic or NEN contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this partis below the limitrequirementin SJ T11363 2006 X Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials usedforthis partis above the limitrequirementin SJ T11363 2006 fe This is indicated by the product marking D 2 Recycling information Nevion provides assistance to customers and recyclers through our web site http www nevion com Please contact Nevion Support for assistance with recycling if this site does not show the information you require Where it is not possible to return the product to Nevion or its agents for recycling the following general information may be of assistance e Before attempting disassembly ensure the product is completely disconnected from power and signal connections e All major parts are marked or labeled to show their material content e Depending on the date of manufacture this product may contain lead in solder e Some circuit boards may contain battery backed memory devices ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L nevien 83 Appendix E EC Declaration of Confor mity MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE Established within the EEA MODEL NUMBER S DESCRIPTION DIRECTIVES this equipment complies with HARMONISED STANDARDS applied in order to v
71. onitor up to 80 modules in a total of 8 frames note that there is also a license that is limited to 10 modules This is illustrated in the figure below You access this page by clicking on the Flashlink tab from the top level menu The module label will also be displayed when hovering over a module icon in this view A configurable label per frame is shown on the right hand side This can be modified under the CONFIG tab and General Setup Calculated power supply utilization is shown on the PSU This is based on 60W power supplies operating redundantly The main purpose of this function is to make sure that the power supplies are not overloaded 8 2 Flashlink Module View You enter the Flashlink module view either by selecting a frame from the left hand frame list or selecting a module directly from the Flashlink sub system overview This is illustrated in Figure 8 2 To the left we see the detection and indication of the 1 8 frames that are connected to the system In this case frame 6 is selected of the 8 frames that are connected to Multicon On the frame itself we see the indication of the active card as a grey frame on the red front By clicking the different positions or icons of the frame the different card modules can be controlled ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 39 Multicon x w nevion Card list Optical to Electrical converters Position Type Alarms Optical to
72. ortless 4 Note Do not use excessive force the card should enter easily proper To remove a module card release the card by moving the blue handle until it is in horizontal position and then pull the card out of the box with the blue handle 12 5 Storage All the information regarding the Multicon configuration as well as information regarding control panels that are connected to Multicon is stored on the controller card Hardware revision 2 uses CF card Hardware revision 4 uses MicroSD card 12 5 1 CF card Mk2 only If it is necessary to remove and or insert a CF card the following must be done Figure 12 6 CF card on the controller card 1 Remove the controller card from its slot according to the description earlier in this man ual ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 65 2 Slide the CF card out of its socket and insert the new CF card into the socket 3 Insert the controller card into its slot according to the description earlier in this manual 12 5 2 MicroSD card Mk4 only If itis necessary to remove and or insert a MicroSD card the following must be done 1 Remove the controller card from its slot according to the description earlier in this man ual 2 Push the MicroSD card to release from its socket and insert the new MicroSD card into the socket Push it to make it stay 3 Insert the controller card into its slot according to the description earlier
73. ossible to enable password protection from this page All other user and access config uration must be performed using the Nevion Configurator Madad Password protection WARNING Multicon is set for Enable strict password protection Enable Maintenance Date and time Debug terminal SNMP Multicon must be rebooted before the changes are applied ID man multicon Figure 7 4 erator access which means the only access group currently in use is admin Multicon enable password protection 11 Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Web Interface 33 When password protection is enabled all users have to login with a username and password This will also prevent SNMP v1 and v2c access to the Multicon controller and only allow SNMP v3 access 4 Note When strict password is enabled a separate browser has to be used to access the webpage Nevion Configurator internal webpage viewer does not support strict password Per default Multicon allows anonymous access no user authentication to all pages except for the CONFIG tab which requires administrator rights Note Factory settings include the following users username password e admin password with administrator rights assigned to admin group e guest password with read only rights assigned to guest group Remember to change the passwords to prevent abuse of the Multicon system You can manage users and groups using the Nevion
74. ousing or in the VikinX Modular frame All Multicon controllers provide a Web interface on HTTP port 80 and a Control Panel interface on MRP port 4381 The controllers also exchange status information using the TCP IP based MBUS protocol for internal use between controllers only and not visible externally Using the third party SDK it is also possible to integrate with other TCP IP hosts and clients Host devices are typically automation systems or third party control systems that shall control Multicon while client devices shall be controlled by Multicon Each Multicon controller provides two RS 232 RS 422 serial ports for connection of VikinX Com pact routers or third party devices that communication over serial B zc 3rd Party Equipment mrt p v Multicon VX SLC Multicon GYDA Ga aI VikinX Modular VikinX Sublime 2 Multicon VikinX Compact VX MOD Figure 4 1 Multicon system architecture Note that in the figure Multicon GYDA is the product for Flashlink monitoring and control Mul ticon VX SLC is the product for VikinX Sublime and Multicon VX MOD is the product for VikinX Modular With hardware revision 4 of Multion there are no longer separate products for Multicon GYDA and VX SLC but the same Multicon product may be licensed to support either Flashlink VikinX Sulime or both 4 1 Flashlink For Flashlink it is necessary to have one Multicon in each Flashlink sub system which may consist of up to eight 8 fram
75. r Alias Description User type Default user system generated ID 4 Password Confirm Password v Mask password when typing Member of user groups Name 4 Access level admin 255 guest 0 Figure 7 6 Configurator add new user The date and time page allows you to set the local time zone for the controller Note that the controller always operates in UTC time internally The local time zone is only used for the Web interface You have the option of specitying the current date and time manually from the Web interface The time should be relative to the time zone set above Alternatively it is also possible to specify a NTP server for automatic setting of time Note that since DNS is not in use on the controller you have to specify a static IP address for the NTP server Notes when specifying date and time manually from Web interface e Multicon Mk2 has a battery and will remember the current date and time values when powered down Upon startup it will read these values and display correct date and time e Multicon does not have a battery If date and time are manually set then current date and time values will be lost when powered down Multicon will then display date and time starting from January 1st 1970 after startup To avoid this configure a NTP server ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Web Interface 35 Multicon Flashlink Maintenance Date and time configuration Ti
76. r may also be placed in a Flashlink housing for this purpose One benefit of this is that the Flashlink frame can be fitted with redundant power supplies Note that only one controller in the Flashlink frame may have licenses to control the Flashlink sub system to prevent collisions on the Flashlink internal communication bus This is not a problem if all the controllers in the frame are Multicon VX SLC products The Multicon VX MOD controller has to be placed inside the VikinX Modular frames The frame allows two redundant controllers to be inserted as depicted in the figure below If only one con troller is in use it is recommended to place this in the left most position ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 62 2 x Multicon VX MOD Figure 12 3 Multicon in VikinX Modular 12 2 Status LEDs There are 4 LEDs on the front side of Multicon of the controller card Figure 12 4 LEDs on Multicon hardware revision 2 ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Hardware Information 63 Table 12 1 LED status on Multicon hardware revision 2 LED State Red LED Yellow LED Green LED No light STATUS Card error n a Overall status of the card Card has no power or is is OK not inserted correctly ETH n a 10 Mb s link 100 Mb s link No Ethernet link check cable WARN Abnormal situation Booting firmware Normal situation n a requires attention upgrade in progress LOAD n a Controller busy
77. re Rack labels Set label on Flashlink rack s Rack 0 Rack 1 Figure 8 6 Flashlink general configuration 8 4 2 Rack Labels A label may defined for each frame in the Flashlink system These will be shown on the Flashlink main overview page 8 4 3 Stored System Configurations To create a stored system configuration simply type in a name for the system configuration and click Save A previously saved configuration may be restored by selecting this configuration and clicking on Load System configurations Save configuration parameters on all Flashlink cards in one file Loading a saved configuration will interrupt all Flashlink cards in the system C mi Figure 8 7 Flashlink stored configurations Configuration names should not contain any special characters or whitespace The configuration files are stored under the configs directory on the CF card in a directory with the same name as the stored setup For setup of multiple cards with identical or similar setups this mechanism can be used to simplity the process Files with a sav suffix are the actual configuration while lab suffix files are the card labels The number before the suffix is the card position number where 00 is card 1 in rack 0 and 79 is card 10 in rack 7 ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 46 The hot swap configuration restore mechanism is also the basis of the stored configuration reload function After
78. rmware allowing multiple controllers to be up eraded simultaneously This allows for the most efficient upgrade of all controllers in the system The upgrade procedure is described in detail below 1 Open the Nevion Configurator 2 Select a system to open or click cancel Note that it is not necessary to open a system to perform an upgrade ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Software Upgrade 59 3 Go to Tools gt Firmware upgrade from the menu bar 4 Select the device or devices to upgrade as shown in the figure below Firmware Upgrade Select IP devices for firmware upgrade Upgrade of Sublime devices must be performed using the serial port Upgrade Firmware version Hostname 4 IP address Subnet mask Default gateway MAC address Status Supported devices Control panels 01311 18LCD FR1 19215811018 255 255 255 0 182 168 110 1 00 0D 38 03 00 71 Idle 1 311 44MEC FR1 192 168 110 16 255 255 255 0 192 168 1101 00 0D 38 02 01 7B Idle 1 341 MDP FR1 19216811017 255 255 255 0 192 168 110 1 00 00 39 05 01 43 Idle Multicon 03 3 0 Coll FR1_MULTICON 192 168 110 10 255 255 255 0 192 168 110 1 00 0D 39 01 06 17 Idle E 1 Click on Upgrade at the bottom of the window 2 Select the upgrade file from the dialog shown below Note that the latest firmware is always shipped with the Nevion Configurator but you can also choose a file you have downloaded into another directory Select firmw
79. sion 2 0 according to relevant RFCs RFC1157 Case J M Fedor M Schoffstall and J Davin The Simple Network Management Protocol STD 15 RFC 1157 May 1990 RFC2578 McCloghrie K Perkins D and J Schoenwaelder Structure of Management Information Version 2 SMIv2 STD 58 RFC 2578 April 1999 RFC1901 The SNMPv2 Working Group Case J McCloghrie K Rose M and S Waldbusser Intro duction to Community based SNMPv2 RFC 1901 January 1996 RFC2574 Blumenthal U and B Wijnen The User Based Security Model for Version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMPv3 RFC 2574 April 1999 The following security features are supported e User defined community strings v1 or v2c e User based Security Model v3 only e Possible to turn off v1 v2c support ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Specifications 18 All alarms are sent as SNMP traps with user selectable filtering 5 2 3 Configuration Protocol Multicon uses Device Configuration Protocol Nevion proprietary over TCP IP for setup of the system The protocol is only used internally between the Nevion Configurator and Multicon 5 2 4 Spread Communication This product uses software developed by Spread Concepts LLC for use in the Spread toolkit For more information about Spread see http www spread org The Spread interface is used for internal communication between Multicon controllers and pro vides a highly reliable commun
80. stems and SNMP based network management systems The software also supports control of third party devices using industry standard protocols The Multicon software is running on a dedicated hardware card that may be installed in Flash link Flashcase N BOX or VikinX Modular frames Multicon is typically installed in an N BOX to support Flashlink Compact and Sublime devices Multicon is the second generation system controller from Nevion replacing the former GYDA SC ETH CON and Syscon products Multicon is based on an open and distributed architecture and provides one platform to monitor and control both Flashlink and VikinX products These features and a powerful third party plug in interface allow for full control of the entire video transport chain The latest range of Flashlink SP amp D cards have a large number of parameters that may require mod ification in a production environment Multicon provides the solution for easy access to control SP amp D parameters from control panels or automation systems This new feature allows the user to modity SP amp D parameters like scaling pan and zoom from control panels during operation of the card The following key features are provided by Multicon e User friendly web GUI for monitoring configuration and control of Flashlink and VikinX e Support for up to 80 Flashlink cards Status information and card configuration Hot swap of cards Remote firmware upgrade e Support for VikinX Sublim
81. the same system e Devices that do not need to be controlled together should be included in separate systems e Typically it makes sense to define one system per production studio or outside broadcast van e For Flashlink fiber transport it may be preferable to define one system per site to reduce inter site traffic Note All Multicon controllers are shipped without a default system Be fore using the Multicon the IP address have to be set correctly and it has to be added to a system 6 2 1 Creating a System from the Web Interface Multicon 4 0 and newer supports a simplified process for creating systems that consists of only Flashlink and Sublime devices When configuring network settings from the web interface a system is automatically created by the Multicon controller This system only includes the controller itself For Flashlink systems no additional steps is required It is possible to add Sublime devices to the automatically created system using the following steps 1 Make sure that IP address settings have been performed correctly for the controller 2 Using a supported web browser hover over the Config tab and select System 3 Click on rescan to search for Sublime devices on the local area network to add remote devices please refer to the Nevion Configurator 4 Alist of available Sublime devices is presented that is not previously allocated to another system 5 Itis possible to change the Name IP Address and
82. tored alarm Reclocker 2 Position 3 rack 7 Restored alarm Card removed Ending hot swap configuration Starting hot swap configuration New SDI TD MUX 4 T card in pos 3 in rack 7 SDI TD MUX 4 T card removed Position 3 rack 7 Activated alarm Card removed Position 3 rack 7 Restored alarm Card removed Ending hot swap configuration Starting hot swap configuration New SDI TD MUX 4 T card in pos 3 in rack 7 SDI TD MUX 4 T card removed Position 3 rack 7 Activated alarm Card removed Position 7 rack 2 Activated alarm Clock recovery Position 7 rack 2 Restored alarm Clock recovery Multicon web interface log page parameter to unknownltime 2010 Jan 05 08 09 27 022952 ip 192 168 110 50 hostname Demo MC GYDAlitem 1litemname N Al user N A severity Infoltype Event text New FRS HD CHO card in pos 6 in rack 1 time 2010 Jan 05 08 09 32 545409 7 4 Config Page 7 4 1 User and Access Setup 32 nevi User N Aluser guest severity Infoltype Event text Level 102 output 39 588358 N A user guest severity Infoltype Event text Level 102 output 39 588750 N Aluser N Al severity Infoltype Event text ParamGroup 1 Note When Multicon is running as part of a Multicon system no changes to user and passwords are allowed through the web interface In this case use the tools provided by Nevion Configurator To enable password protection for the webinterface go to the CONFIG tab and select Flashlink It is only p
83. ule The figure below shows an example with four alarms ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Flashlink Web Interface 43 The following configuration is possible e Alarm may be set to Normal or Ignore Normal means that the alarm will be displayed on the Multicon ALARM tab and on the module information page Ignore means that the alarm will not be displayed e SNMP trap may be set to Send or Ignore Send means that the alarm will be sent as a SNMP trap to the SNMP Manager defined on the Multicon CONFIG tab Ignore means that no SNMP trap will be sent e Upper limit defines an upper threshold value for numeric parameters monitored by Mul ticon If the parameter is higher than this upper limit an alarm will be generated e Lower limit defines a lower threshold value for numeric parameters monitored by Multi con If the parameter is lower than this lower limit an alarm will be generated 8 2 2 5 Passive Modules Passive optical modules like WDM CWDM DWM and WOC don t contain any microcontroller which makes them able to communicate with Multicon However through Multicon it is possi ble to assign a graphical icon and a label for the module to make it visible in the Multicon user interface The procedure is as follows 1 Click on the slot were the passive optical device is installed 2 Press the Tool button below the frame 3 Select the type of module from the Card type pull down menu 4 If needed give
84. urator e From the System Overview page right click on the Multicon Controller and select Prop erties available if the Multicon has been booted in a normal Flashlink frame first with at least one Flashlink card present This is always the case for Multicon cards delivered by Nevion as it is part of standard test procedures but may not be the case for field upgraded units To overcome this problem please boot the Multicon card in a Flashlink 2RU frame first with one or more Flashlink cards to be able to set the setting to external bus connection Note The option to select internal or external bus connection is only ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L NEVIN Protocol Specifications 74 Appendix A Protocol Specifications A 1 Modular Router Protocol MRP MRP is Nevion s default protocol for IP northbound access host from external systems and south bound access client to control routers and other integrated devices Please refer to the MRP protocol specification for further details concerning this protocol A 2 NCB Sublime Compact This is Nevion s default protocol for serial northbound access host from external systems and southbound access client to control routers and other integrated devices Please refer to the NCB protocol specification for further details concerning this protocol A 3 SNMP SNMP is supported for monitoring and control of both Flashlink and VikinX routers Third party routers integrated
85. urator allows you to view the installed license keys and add additional license keys to enable new features To manage the installed license keys you need to do the following 1 Open Nevion Configurator 2 Select a system to open or click cancel Note it is not necessary to open a system to manage license keys 3 Go to Tools gt Product Key Manager from the menu The following page will appear Product Key Manager Manage your Multicon product keys Detected controllers Hostname 4 IP Address MAC Address Info 5 System Coll Demo 5 System Coll FR1 Coll FR1 MLULTICON 192 168 110 10 00 0D 39 01 06 17 Open system Coll_FR1 to modify these ke Product keys Key Feature Description 4 4494D1 2E2049 D4E498 80CBFC 987D50 C2D864 Multicon Flashlink internal protocol MRP 54D149 COSBEC EBSD40 46C351 ES00BA AC6894 Multicon Flashlink multi frame 941517 80BBFC DOBS5D4 ESBOD4 838 4494D1 4402E9 D0E498 9057F9 12 E52534 492603 BDF60A 4980 Multicon MRP client protocol 3516C Multicon MRP host protocol E500B4 Multicon NCB client protocol 54D1 49 701 EF3 DOB5D4 3 4402 9 8634 0 Multicon NCB host protocol Import from 941617 800BFC 84BE40 Multicon Standard 7 492613 Multicon System Overview Multicon Triton client protocol Multicon Triton host protocol Figure 6 7 Configurator product keys 1 Click on a Multicon controller to view the installed license keys 2 Click New or Import from File t
86. us externally instead of internally within a frame ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L 73 Physically the connection between the COM3 port on the Multicon back plane and the Flashlink Compact units is performed using a Shielded Twisted Pair STP Cat5 cable BOX to a Flashlink Compact unit it is required to use Shielded Twisted Pair STP Cat5 cables for interconnecting the COM3 port on the Multicon with the Flashlink Compact units 4 Note To avoid any ground issues with connecting a Multicon in an N Multicon in an N BOX will always appear in frame 0 in the web interface but you are able to set the slot position using the switch on the back of the N BOX see picture below Please make sure that there is no address overlap between the Multicon in an N BOX and any Flashlink cards in the system The safest option is to not configure any connected Flashlink frames of Flashlink Compact units to use frame address 0 For more information about Flashlink frame and Flashlink Compact addressing please refer to respective user manuals M lt To use the external 5422 Flashlink bus COM3 Multicon must be configured to use the external instead of the default internal bus using the Nevion Configurator The screenshot below shows how to change the setting from internal to external bus connection The dialog is opened by per forming the following steps e Open the system including the Multicon controller in Nevion Config
87. using the Multicon controller To change the IP address from the web interface perform the following steps 1 Connect a laptop directly to the Ethernet port of the Multicon controller 2 Configure the laptop to use the IP address 10 0 0 12 and netmask 255 255 255 0 3 Open a supported web browser and go to http 10 0 0 11 Select the Config tab and click on Network which presents the page shown in Figure 6 1 Set the hostname as required Set the IP address netmask and default gateway to match the network configuration SU oe mo ge Click on Update The default IP address 10 0 0 11 above is set for all new cards delivered by Nevion If the IP address has been changed previously for the card then this address will have to be used If the IP address is not known then the Nevion Configurator may still be used to set a new IP address controller Note Changing the network settings will trigger a reboot of the Multicon controller is not yet added to a system or is in a system with only one controller If multiple controllers are present in the system the Nevion Configurator must be used to set a new IP address Note Changing IP address from the web interface is only possible if the ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L Network configuration Hostname IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Operation System AJ X3 Flashlink 10 69 2 15 Maintenance 255 255 252 0 Date an
88. with the Multicon controller may also be controlled using the SNMP interface Please refer to the Multicon SNMP protocol specification for further details concerning this pro tocol A 4 Snell Pro bel SW P 02 The Snell Pro bel SW P 02 protocol is supported on TCP IP and serial port RS422 RS232 Serial port settings default e Port mode 5422 e Baud rate 38400 e Parity Even e Data bits 8 e Stop bits 1 TCP IP settings default e Northbound host Listens for connections on port 2000 e Southbound client Connects to client using port 2000 Multicon supports the following commands for northbound interfaces ID man multicon Multicon Manual Rev L nevien Protocol Specifications 15 Command Name Comments 01 INTERROGATE Responds with 03 TALLY 02 CONNECT Responds with 04 CONNECTED 03 TALLY 04 CONNECTED 05 CONNECT_ON 06 GO 12 CON_ON_GO_ACK 13 GO_DONE_ACK In addition the northbound interface has some response options Response on Pro Bel crosspoint command Command acknowledge Command and crosspoint switch acknowledge default Crosspoint switch acknowledge Send TALLY default Send CONNECTED Multicon is using the following commands for southbound interfaces Command Name Comments 01 INTERROGATE Responds with 03 TALLY 02 CONNECT Responds with 04 CONNECTED 03 TALLY 04 CONNECTED 65 EXT INTERROGATE Responds with 67 EXT_ TALLY 66 EXT CONNECT

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