Imagine Communications Selenio ENC1
The Imagine Communications Selenio ENC1 is a type of card that can be slotted into a Selenio chassis. This connector contains a full overview of all the data available in such a card. Specifically, it contains information regarding audio, video and data encoding.
About
This connector displays information on different pages, described in the Usage section of this document.
The versioning for the connector is specifically engineered to tie in with the firmware version of the card the connector supports. It uses the following format: X.X.X.Y, with X.X.X being the firmware version of the card and .Y the specific connector iteration for this firmware. For example, 5.0.28.2 means the connector is the second iteration for firmware 5.0.28.
Version Info
| Range | Description | DCF Integration | Cassandra Compliant |
|---|---|---|---|
| <10.0.0.x [SLC Main] | The versioning of the connector is specifically engineered to tie in with the firmware version of the card the connector supports. | No | Yes |
| 10.0.0.x | Replaced the "dynamic snmp get" with "dynamicSnmpGet="true"" under parameter type tag. | No | Yes |
Product Info
| Range | Device Firmware Version |
|---|---|
| <10.0.0.x [SLC Main] | The versioning of the connector is specifically engineered to tie in with the firmware version of the card the connector supports. |
| 10.0.0.x | Requires controller firmware "S/W=7.0-38, H/W= rev 02" or higher and will not work with older firmware. |
Configuration
Connections
SNMP main connection
This connector uses a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) connection and requires the following input during element creation:
SNMP CONNECTION:
- IP address/host: The polling IP of the device.
- Device address: Slot number where the card is plugged in. Range 1-14.
SNMP Settings:
- Port number: The port of the connected device, by default 161.
- Get community string: The community string needed to read from the device. The default value is public.
- Set community string: The community string needed to set to the device. The default value is public.
Timing
All data gets retrieved from the device in three ways.
Timers
- Slow timer that triggers every hour and retrieves non-essential and configurable parameters.
- Medium timer that triggers every 15 minutes and retrieves status parameters.
- Alarm slow timer that triggers every 30 seconds and retrieves alarm information (see note below).
- Fast timer that triggers every 10 seconds and retrieves slot information (state, temperature, protection).
- Very fast timer that triggers every 3 seconds and retrieves dirty changes and alarm information (see note below).
Dirty changes
- Every 3 seconds, a check is done for any changed configurable values. If such a change is detected, the new value is retrieved and instantly updated in the element. If the change is the cell of a table, the complete table is refreshed. After a change is detected, the check is boosted and performed every 0.5 seconds, until no more changes are detected.
Traps
- When enabled and set up on the chassis, traps can be sent to DataMiner whenever an alarm occurs. The traps are accepted and processed for the ENC1 card.
Note
You can toggle alarm information to be retrieved either every 30 seconds or every 3 seconds. The default value is every 3 seconds. It is recommended not to change this to 30 seconds unless you enable traps to be sent to DataMiner.
Usage
The connector contains different pages divided into several sections using separators.
General section
This section contains the following pages:
- General: Contains information such as the slot number, state, temperature, protection status and chassis IP.
- Alarming: Contains a table with all the possible alarms that the card can generate and its current state (Active priority 0->10 or Inactive). Alarm polling can be toggled to 30 seconds or 3 seconds.
Video section
This section contains the following pages:
- Video Input: General video parameters, such as loss of signal status, errors, video source, resolution, format, etc.
- PIP: Picture-in-Picture settings.
- Video Compression: Compression code used, stream rate, aspect ratio and compression settings.
- Compression Advanced: Advanced compression settings to enhance previously provided settings.
Audio section
This section contains the following pages:
- Audio Input Status: AES and EMB statuses.
- Audio 1 -> Audio 8: These pages contain all configurable and status parameters concerning the audio. Further subpages are available via page buttons, providing information concerning Status, Metadata, Dolby E Encoder and AAC.
- Metadata Generator 1 and 2: Settings used for the encoding of metadata.
Data section
This section contains data concerning subtitles, Ancillary Data, Vertical Blanking Interval, Active Format Descriptions and advanced data regarding Timecode, Teletext, Close Caption, etc.
TS Mux section
This section provides all relevant data regarding individual components to insert into the transport stream, including SI parameters, main program settings and PIP program settings.
IP Encapsulation Section
This section lists data concerting the Program IP, PIP Status and ATSC MH IP.
Control section
This section contains the following pages:
- IP: Control information concerning primary and secondary data Ethernet.
- Serial: Control information concerning Serial 1 and Serial 2.
- GPI: GPI Out 1->4 statuses.
Misc section
This section contains a number of miscellaneous parameters.