Comstream CM701 Modem Summary Module ID: Module Title: Models: Executable: 1053 Comstream Modem CM701 Modem

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General Driver Configuration Items Driver Parameters Item Poll Delay Description Enter an integer to indicate (in milliseconds) how long the driver should wait between polls. Valid Setting(s) Known Default

General Device Configuration Items General Device Info Item Initial Polling Retries Description Select this option to poll the device bus immediately upon startup of the driver. Enter the number of times a poll must fail before a communications failure alarm is generated. Valid Setting(s) Off (0) or On (1) Valid entries are 0 to 9. Known Default

Device Specific Configuration Items Device Addressing Item Device Address Extended Addressing Inter. Dev. Address Description The address of the device. (This is usually an ASCII character.) Not used with the Intellicast 801 Receiver. Indicate the use of extended addresses. Enter the Inter. Device address. Valid Setting(s) Valid addresses are from 0 to 31. None (0) or Yes (1) Valid addresses are 0 (None) to 31. Switch not Used (0) RS232 (1) or RS485 (2) Known Default 0

Switch Commun. Protocol

Select the protocol that supports communications with the switch.

To talk to modems via a switch in 485 mode, select extended addressing and supply the address of the switch as the inter dev address. To talk to the switch in 232 mode, the address of the modem should be its position in the switch (1,2,3...). 1 1053-DRV-011 Rev. 1.1 08/26/09

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Switch 232 mode is not yet tested.

Switched Modem Devices Item Modem 1-8, and BU Description Enter the name assigned to the modem. Valid Setting(s) Known Default

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Figure 1 Comstream CM701 Modem Front Panel Display with Config Subscreen

This overview screen is divided into two sections. The top portion remains constant; the information displayed in the bottom portion of the screen depends upon the tab selected from the middle of the screen. See your device documentation for a description of the information and commands shown for this screen.

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Figure 2 Comstream CM701 Status Subscreen

Click on the Status tab to view the display above. See your device documentation for a description of the information and commands shown for this screen.

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Figure 3 Comstream CM701 Config Subscreen

Click on the Config tab to view the display above. See your device documentation for a description of the information and commands shown for this screen.

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Figure 4 Comstream CM701 BERT Subscreen

Click on the BERT tab to view the display above. This tab is disabled if the related hardware is not installed and configured. See your device documentation for a description of the information and commands shown for this screen.

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Figure 5 Comstream CM701 DS-1/G703 Subscreen

Click on the DS-1/G703 tab to view the display above. This tab is disabled if the related hardware is not installed and configured. See your device documentation for a description of the information and commands shown for this screen.

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Figure 6 Comstream CM701 Framing Subscreen

Click on the Framing tab to view the display above. This tab is disabled if the related hardware is not installed and configured. See your device documentation for a description of the information and commands shown for this screen.

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Figure 7 Comstream CM701 Doppler Subscreen

Click on the Doppler tab to view the display above. This tab is disabled if the related hardware is not installed and configured. See your device documentation for a description of the information and commands shown for this screen.

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Figure 8 Comstream CM701 SCC Subscreen

Click on the SCC tab to view the display above. This tab is disabled if the related hardware is not installed and configured. See your device documentation for a description of the information and commands shown for this screen.

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Figure 9 Comstream CM701 Framing Unit Subscreen

Click on the Framing Unit tab to view the display above. This tab is disabled if the related hardware is not installed and configured. See your device documentation for a description of the information and commands shown for this screen

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Figure 10 Comstream CM701 Reed Solomon Subscreen

Click on the Reed Solomon tab to view the display above. This tab is disabled if the related hardware is not installed and configured. See your device documentation for a description of the information and commands shown for this screen

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Figure 11 Comstream CM701 Faults Subscreen

Click on the Faults tab to view the display above. This tab is disabled if the related hardware is not installed and configured. See your device documentation for a description of the information and commands shown for this screen

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Physical Interface Comm Parameters, CM701 Modem, CX801 Modem Switch Baud Rates Data Bits Stop Bits Parity 9600 7 1 ODD

Serial Port Information, CM701 Modem, CX801 Modem Switch RS-422 Wiring Information Port Interface Connector shell Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 5 Pin 7 Pin 9 RS-485 9-pin female (on device) Ground TX+ RX+ TXRX Port Interface RocketPort (RS-485 / 422)

25-pin female (on RocketPort) Pin 7 Pin 25 Pin 17 Pin 19 Pin 15 Ground TXRXTX+ RX+

Be sure to check the 422/232 switch on the RocketPort! Special Port Requirements None. Hardware Configuration Notes On the front panel's title screen, select the Previous option several times, until you see a Config option. Select Config (press on the button below the option), then M&C. (You may have to select More to M&C.) Select Remote, and change the baud rate to 9600. Select the Modify button with the down arrow ( ). Change the Remote Control setting to 485. Press the down arrow button again, and change the Remote Dat/Par to 7 / Odd. Press the down arrow again, and change the Protocol to Packet. Press the down arrow again, and change the packet address to the appropriate address in the bus.

Protocol / Firmware Notes Supported firmware versions: 3.3, 4.7, 4.9, 5.3, 5.5 One firmware version does not identify its version. The menus in this version are completely different than those mentioned above. The FU_CARD,DB_CARD,RS_CARD... are used to activate / inactivate tabs on the screen depending on what hardware is installed. 14 1053-DRV-011 Rev. 1.1 08/26/09

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This driver does not support a configuration where more than one of the same type of card is installed into the modem. An example of this is a dual RX only or dual TX only system.

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