COBHAM SOLO4 Specifications

Page 1 Specifications subject to change without notice, 18th October 2004SOLO2 and SOLO4Users’ ManualUsers’ ManualVersion 2.87 October 2009Cobham Surv

107 Getting Started and Basic Operation7.1 Which Model do I have?Each unit in the domo SOLO4 and SOLO2 product range is markedwith two panels.• Pr

11SOL4TXLE-138139 (1.389 to1.399GHz)SOL4TXLE-240248 (2.4 to2.483GHz)SOL2RXSOLO2ReceiverAdditional Units:Cables:2 lengths of 3m low loss RFcableAC/DC p

12ControlsTransmitter Control Panels:SOLO2 and SOLO4 transmitters are equipped with a standard LED(Light Emitting Diode) and push button panel. The p

13Receiver Control Panels:SOLO4 and SOLO2 Receivers can be fitted with one of two LED (LightEmitting Diode) and push button panel styles depending on

14Receiver Panel Style 2, Fitted on Box Style 2.Receiver LED and Button Meaning on panel Style 2LED / ButtonColourMeaning / UseAlarm LEDRedWhen lit in

157.2 Getting Started with the TransmitterCables and ConnectionsThis section describes how to connect the following domo modelnumbers.• SOL2TX-11514

16• Control 3m• DC Power 2mThe domo transmitter should be connected as shown below.As a typical example – including the control link from the PC,.Au

17Video and AudioPush the LEMO connector into the socket labelled ‘AV’, taking care toalign the connectors. Connect the video and audio sources.Connec

18Antennasdomo transmitters are supplied as standard without antennas. Anantenna must be connected for normal operation. The transmitter unit issupp

19ApplicationAntenna model numberMobile body worn application1.00 to 1.40GHz - ANTBCL2.28 to 2.50GHz - ANTBCSMobile vehicle application1.00 to 1.40GHz

21 Table of Contents1 Table of Contents ...22 Change History...

20Body Worn ApplicationsBody worn applications will either be covert or overt and this will dictatethe style of antennas and mounting of cameras. For

21Vehicle ApplicationsTypically, in vehicle applications, a greater range is required than withbody worn applications, therefore the use of additional

227.3 Getting Started with the SOLO ReceiverConnectionsThis section describes how to connect the following model numbers.• SOL2RX• SOL4RXThe SOLO r

23The picture below shows the two types of domo weatherproof downconverter.L-Band and S-BandBarrel down-converterThe Solo4 Receiver must be configured

24Square down-converterNew Style Barrel down-converterNOTE : The LO Frequency setting in the SOLO4 Receiver controller haschanged compared

25There are two styles of domo SOLO receiver box shown below.domo SOLO receiver with Box style 1.domo SOLO receiver with Box style 2.

26The domo SOLO2/4 receiver system with panel style 1 should beconnected as shown below.IF In1IF IN2DCAudioVideoControl, data andChainingAntenna 1Ante

27The domo SOLO2/4 receiver system with panel style 2 should beconnected as shown below.IF In1IF IN2DCAudioVideoControlAntenna 1Antenna 23m TNC Cable3

28Diversity, Antenna Positioning and Use of Down ConvertersNote: Domo down converters can be damaged by static electricity discharge whenc

29ConnectorSignalVideo BNC75 ohm composite video output, PAL or NTSCsoftware selectable at the transmitterTypically the video display device will be a

314.1 Power - 4-pin 0B LEMO Socket (TX and RX)...8414.2 Control Data and Expansion - 16-pin Hirose 3500 se

30Control CableThe control cable is used for connecting the SOLO receiver to a PCwhen using the domo PC control application. The PC controlapplicatio

317.4 Powering on the SystemAll external connection to the SOLO2/SOLO4 products should be made,as described in the previous sections, before proceedi

32StandbyAny of the SOLO2/SOLO4 transmitters can be placed in a low currentconsumption standby mode by pressing and holding the RF button forone secon

33approximately a 5dB margin. Failure of the link will occur when thepower level reaches –97dBm or the SNR reaches 2dBmUsing the transmitter Range Mo

34Using the SOLBATThe domo SOLBAT is used for powering domo transmitters.The domo SOLOBAT can not be connected directly to the SOL2/SOL4Transmitter, i

357.6 Using the Clip On 1W AmplifierAdditional range can be achieved by connecting the SOLAMP1W clipon amplifier to the domo SOLO2/SOLO4 transmitter.

36The assembled system is shown below.DC Power and Control CableThe SOLAMP is powered by the SOL2/SOL4 TX and no additionalpower is required. However

37Installation NotesThe domo SOLAMP has been designed specifically for vehicleapplications, however it is a general-purpose amplifier and can be usedi

38RF ConnectionThe domo AMP5W has the following input power requirements.AMP5W-120140: Input Power 100mW or 20dBmAMP5W-230250: Input Power 10mW or 10d

39The amount of attenuation required is shown bellow.Note the SOL4TXLE-138139 (1.389 to 1.399GHz), SOL4TXLE-240248 (2.4 to 2.483GHz),SOL2TXLE-138139 (

42 Change HistoryVersionMain Changes from Previous VersionEdited Byv1.0Initial ReleaseMBV1.1Removed error stating that transmitter does notsupport RS

40Installation NotesThe domo 5W AMP has been designed specifically for vehicleapplications, however it is a general-purpose amplifier and can be usedi

418 Advanced Operation8.1 SOLO System PC Controller Application SoftwareAdvanced control of the SOLO2/SOLO4 system is available by usingPC control a

42For both controllers, changes can be made to the unit configurationusing the drop down and data entry fields.Changes are only applied to the unit wh

438.2 Transmitter Control ApplicationThe ‘Advanced’ button allows the user to navigate to the controller pagewhich exposes all available Transmitter

44Bandwidth ModeThe Bandwidth Mode switches the unit between either domoNarrowband (2.5MHz or 1.25MHz channel bandwidths) or DVB-T 8MHzbandwidth. To s

45Advanced TX Controller WindowOutput Frequency (MHz)The transmit frequency can be changed by entering the new desiredfrequency in this field. Values

46Narrow Band FECThis option applies to SOLO4 transmitters only. The default FEC is 2/3,however improved range operation can be achieved by selecting

47DVB-T Guard IntervalApplicable in DVB-T mode only. The Guard Interval defaults to 1/32.Other guard intervals such as 1/16 or 1/8 are available for v

48MPEG4 reduced frame rates be employed when the unit is operating atlow bitrates (1.25MHz bandwidth FEC1/3).Video BitrateThis control can be used to

49Sleep ModeThis control allows the unit to be forced into a Sleep Mode where mainfunctions are disabled, and the power consumption is significantlyre

53 About this ManualThis manual describes the operation of domo SOLO2 and SOLO4digital wireless systems. The manual is divided into three mainsectio

50Software Version (Status Only)This status information describes the version of the software running theSOLO transmitter product.FPGA Version (Status

518.3 Receiver Control ApplicationThe ‘Advanced’ button allows the user to navigate to the controller pagewhich exposes all available Transmitter set

52Bandwidth Mode (Narrowband or DVB-T)The Narrowband and DVB-T radio selections switch the unit betweeneither domo Narrowband (2.5MHz or 1.25MHz chann

53Advanced RX Controller WindowNote: The terminology DVB-T refers to the 8,7,6MHz wide bandwidth modulationemployed in the SOLO2 products.

54Down converter LOThis field allows definition of the local oscillator frequency in theconnected downconverters.For domo supplied downconverters, thi

55BER Pre Viterbi (Status Only)This figure is for engineering use and gives a representation of the errorrate prior to the error correction techniques

56NTSC ModeWith this control, when running in 525 line mode, the user can selectwhether the NTSC composite output video has a 7.5 IRE pedestalapplied.

57Software Version (Status Only)This status information describes the version of the software running inthe SOLO transmitter product.FPGA Version (Sta

58FileSet Icon Source, Set logo source, Set logo size and Set applicationtitle – allow the user to define a controller brandingExit – exits the SOLO r

599 NETSTREAM IP Output Option9.1 General InfoThis section is relevant only to customers that have the NETSTREAMoption fitted in their SOLO2 or SOLO

64 IntroductionThe domo SOLO4 and SOLO2 product range enables the user to buildwireless digital microwave video systems. The domo SOLO4 andSOLO2 pro

60To access the control page, the user is required to follow a login procedure. When prompted, enter the following login det

61IP AddressThis control allows the user to change the IP address of the unit. Thefactory default value is 192.168.0.71.The user should make a note of

6210 Software Decoder10.1 General InformationThe domo software decider application (part number NETSWDR) isdelivered on CD. The product is installed

63The domo software decoder can decode and present MPEG streamsthat are available from two sources.• Multicast streams being played out on the connec

64In the above example the stream “DVT Streaming” has a multicastaddress of 239.16.33.253 and is streaming to port number 10000. Itcontains two servic

65To start decoding a service the user should “double click” theappropriate service name. Service names are always highlighted in boldtext in the main

66type” drop-down list in the window. The appearance of the window willthen change to the following:The user can now enter the AES256 key in the two f

6710.4 Main Decoder WindowThe main decoder window will appear as follows:The title bar of the window presents the service name and the streamsmultica

68When recording is active, this menu option is changed to “StopRecording” which can be used to stop writing to disk.Two buttons on the toolbar can be

6910.5 Decoding Locally Stored FilesIf the user wishes to play a file from local storage (regardless of whethermulticast streams are available or not

75 Warranty and Support5.1 Warranty Coverdomo offers a 12 month standard product warranty. During this period,should the customer encounter a fault

70These options relate to the main application icon, which normallyappears as and an optional logo. By default there is no logopresented. The user ma

7111 Fault Finding11.1 Indicated FaultsSOLO2 Transmitter and SOLO4 TransmitterLED ConditionMeaningActionALARM LED litpermanentlyUnit alarm, likely t

7211.2 Fault SymptomsSymptomSuggested ActionNo RF LinkCheck a suitable transmitter RF source is active, on correct frequency.Ensure Downconverters ar

7312 LED IndicatorsSOLO2 Transmitter or SOLO4 TransmitterLED / ButtonColourMeaning / UseAlarm LEDRedWhen lit indicates alarm or fault condition on eq

7413 Receiver On Screen DisplayThe receiver on screen display is a useful diagnostic tool providing anumber of pages with different functionality.•

75Signal Level DescriptionsRange (dB)DescriptionStrength BarLess than -100None.-100 to -95Low.o-95 to -90Low.oo-90 to -80Medium.ooo-80 to -70Medium.oo

7613.3 Engineering Data PageThe Engineering Data page contains antenna input spectrum plots,along with GPS, temperature and video lock data received

7713.5 Frequency Scan PageThe Frequency Scan page automatically sweeps through a set tuningrange and plots the signal power at each frequency. It can

78Quick Scanning StageThe quick scanning stage skips though the frequency range at intervalsdepending on the resolution, and measures the signal level

79Completed ScanOnce a scan has been completed and one or more services have beenfound, the CONFIG button can be used the cycle though availableservic

86 Safety, Compliance and Approvals6.1 Safe Operating Procedures• Ensure that the power supply arrangements are adequate to meet thestated requirem

8013.6 On Screen Display ControlFront Panel ControlThe RF button on a receiver front panel can be used to cycle throughthe OSD pages in the order sho

81Control CommandsThe OSD page can be changed remotely using RS232 controlcommands, or by using the Receiver Control Application (see section8.3). Rel

82Original OSD ModeOriginal OSD mode will be enabled if the On Screen Display Page (osp)value is set to 0 (see above).The RF button on a receiver fron

83OSD TimeoutA timeout has been implemented such that if a timeout value is set andthere is no defined activity, then the OSD will automatically turn

8414 Connector Pin Outs14.1 Power - 4-pin 0B LEMO Socket (TX and RX)Pin NoFunction112 V212 V3GND4GND14.2 Control Data and Expansion - 16-pin Hiros

8512GND13Chaining Data out or GPIO14GND15S-video Luma out16S-video Chroma out14.4 Combined A/V - 5-pin 0B LEMO socket (TX Only)Pin NoFunction1Audio R

8615 Control ProtocolsThe following section describes the control protocol employed on theRS232 link for controlling the SOLO transmitters and receiv

8715.3 Packet Structure Reply (from controlled device)ASCII ValueSTX 02h Start byte0-9 30h-39h 4 byte unit address. In range 0-9999Z 20h-7Eh Status

8815.4 Transmitter Command ListType ‘o’ messages for Modulation commandsFunctionR/WBlockCommandDataTypeSetModulationIF outputr/woout1 byte0 OFF1 CO

89AES Keyupper 128used in AES256 onlywzkexEncryption key forAES upper 128Hex string(32characters)ABS keywzkeyEncryption key forABSHex string(12charact

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90Availablebitrate forVideoreabrAvailable bitrate intransport stream forvideo in MbpsfloatType ‘a’ messages for Audio commandsFunctionR/WBlockCommandD

91SelectS/W V3.6+1 = right monoAudio PIDr/wapid16-8190, 0dissablesintType ‘g’ and ‘p’ messages for Unit Level commandsFunctionR/WBlockCommandDataTypeS

925 = no parity6 = even parity7 = odd parityInput DataBaudrater/wdbau1 byte0 = 1200 baud1 = 2400 baud2 = 4800 baud3 = 9600 baud4 = 19200 baud5 = 38400

93Type ‘c’ messages for Chaining commandsFunctionR/WBlockCommandDataTypeChainingInputr/wcinp1 byte0 = Off1 = On2 = RelayintChainingOutputr/wcout1 byte

9415.5 Receiver Command ListType ‘1’ messages for Tuner / DemodDescriptionTypeBlockCommandData SentDataTypeInputFrequencyr/w1ipfThis is thefrequencyr

95Type ‘g’ messages for Unit level commandsDescriptionTypeBlockCommandData SentDataTypeUnit Moder/wgudm0 = NarrowBand1 = DVBTListInput Moder/wgmod0 =

96Down ConverterGain Offsetr/wgdcgRange -30.0 -+30.0.Decimal pointallowed.DoubleBoard TypergbtyPCB TypeStringType ‘e’ messages for Decoder configurati

97Type ‘z’ messages for Descrambling commandsDescriptionTypeBlockCommandData SentDataTypeDescramblingr/wzdes0 = Off1 = ABS4 = AES1285 = AES128+6 = AES

9816 Default ConfigurationsThis section tabulates the default configuration settings for domo SOLOproducts.ItemSOL2TX-228255 (2.28 to2.55GHz)SOL2TXLE

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