Liberty-STAR 3

Liberty-STAR

Installation and Maintenance

Course

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Instructor Tim Coombs SolaCom Technologies Inc Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

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Outline
Day 1
Welcome System Components SMART Overview Touch-screen Operation Day 2 Day 3 - 5 Installation

Troubleshooting

Review of Day 1
Database and Parameters

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Liberty-STAR 3
The Liberty-STAR III is a voice communication system. It allows operators to communicate over radio channels and line based circuits. A multitude of features enhance and augment these basic communication operations. Current Liberty-STAR markets include: Air-Traffic Control, Command and Control, Marine Communications, and Programmable Switching.

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Welcome

Configuration Manual
System Specific information System Part Numbers Cabling diagrams

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User Manual
Detailed information on how to configure and use the Liberty -STAR

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Technical Manual
Detailed hardware information Schematics

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System Architecture

Basic Structure

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Components
The Liberty-STAR voice switch consists of one or more, standard 19 cabinets populated with: Communications Processors (COPs)

Digital Audio Processors (DAPs)

Quad CO Line (QCOL) modules Power converter modules Position Audio and Control (PAC) modules

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Communications Processor (COP)

The COP is the principal component of the Liberty-STAR. COPS communicate with: DAPs

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QCOL modules
PAC modules Other COPs External T1 lines The SMART software.

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COP

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COP Block Diagram
External trunk

E1 Bridges

Four T1/E1
DSP

Timeslot Interchang er 4096

Four T1/E1

External trunk
Loop 1 Loop 2

TTL data to PPs

PC 10 4 Pro cessor
PCI me zz ani ne card Ethernet

Four T1/E1

Data to COPs

RS-232 SMART

Additional functionality VOIP T1 fibre

E1 Bridges

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Digital Audio Processor (DAP)

The DAP (also known as the DAP Carrier) interfaces directly to radio transceivers or 4-wire landlines. The DAP has two daughter boards called DAP Modules. Each DAP module accommodates two radios including Main and Standby components and all required signaling.

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DAP

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QUAD CO Line (QCOL) Card

Each QCOL has four 2-Wire CO ports Each QCOL has one 2-Wire Ring-down port

Interfaces directly to PSTN

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QCOL

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Position Audio and Control (PAC)

Handles all operator inputs/outputs Analog to digital audio conversion

T1 interface to COP

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PAC Front
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System Configuration

Headsets Jackbox SUP OPR

Operator and supervisor jacks link to the OPR, and SUP Ports on the PAC Speakers link to the Speaker ports on the PAC MIC is for a microphone (if required) AUX is not used.

AUX OPR MIC SUP

SPKR 1 SPKR 2

Speaker

PAC Front Connections

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0 1 2 3

ID 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3

Each PAC in the loop has a unique ID setting

Must follow in sequential order
PAC ID Settings

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Audio I/O

PAC Back
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PAC Power 110 VAC DC-IN Right Module C O M GND T1 West T1 Loop

110 VAC

T1 west and east create loop with other PACs and COPs.

COM provides RS-232 link to Touch PC.

Audio I/O has y cable to PTT foot switch and position recorder Right and left module connectors are not used. If networked, TED PCs have LAN connections.
Ethernet Hub

Position Recorder

Left Module Audio I/O

T1 East

PTT Foot Switch RS 232 Com 1 PC Power Supply LAN Touch PC USB

Touch Link VGA Link

110 VAC

Position Touch Entry Device

TED Power

110 VAC

PAC Back Connections

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PAC loop structure and duplication

Each PAC LOOP is serviced by two different COP Modules

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Primary and Secondary port locations are defined at the SMART

Should one COP fail - the other takes over control of the loop

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SMART/TED LAN

System Architecture
SMART #2
T1 Loop

TED

TED

TED

TED

SMART #1

PAC PAC

System Connections
PAC

TED

One LAN is used to link networked positions and SMARTs.

PAC

TED Serial RS-232 TED

PAC

One LAN is used for COP control data.

PAC

PAC

H.100 BUS provides audio between COPs T1 loops carry audio and signaling to and from COPs.

PAC

TED COP A COP B

H.100 Bus

TEDs link to PACs via RS 232

Dual LAN

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System Architecture
Resource Duplication

Each COP is responsible for 4 PPs (DAPs or QCOLs). PPs 2, 3, 4 and 5 are serviced by COP A (PP1 is not counted) PPs 4, 5, 6, and 7 are serviced by COP B. Should one COP fail - the other takes over for PPs 4 and 5 only.

COP A

System Connections (cont.)

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COP B

PP

PP

PP

PP

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P1A P60 P50 P40 P30 P20 P10 P3A

P1B P3B

P4B P2B P5B

P4A P2A P5A

P6B

P6A

P7B

P7A

P3 P8B P10B P10A P61 P11B P11A P51 P41 P31 P21 P11 P8A P4

See Backplane handout for connector uses.

P12B P9B P13B

P12A P9A P13A

P14B

P14A

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Audio Flow (see 17x11 handouts)
G F E D Central Equipment Shelf 1 T1 loop Position SPK REC HS Audio T1 loop Position SPK REC HS Audio Main Radio (to IDF) Standby Radio (to IDF) 3 PAC COP H100 (PCM) TX-M RX-M TX-S RX-S REC TX RX REC C B A

PAC

COP

Main Radio (to IDF) Standby Radio (to IDF) 4

DAP

DAP

4W Landline (SSI/SS3) or Hotline (to IDF)

QCOL

PABX (to IDF)

T1 loop PCM Bus - Speaker - Record - Position Audio and Control - Communications Processor - Headset - Digital Audio Processor with four 4-wire ports - Quad CO Line module - Transmit Main - Receive Main - Transmit Standby - Receive Standby - Intermediate distribution frame (the outside world) - Pulse Code Modulation Bus 2MBits/s

DAP

Notes: SPK REC PAC COP HS DAP QCOL TX-M RX-M TX-S RX-S IDF PCM

DAP

4W Landline (SSI/SS3) or Hotline (to IDF)

South Bridge (T1)

North Bridge (T1)

QCOL

PABX (to IDF)

Shelf 2 COP Peripheral (PP) Other Peripherals to IDF 2

Shelf 3 Peripheral PCM Bus 1 Audio source depending on the type of peripheral
SIGNATURES DRAW N DATES July, 2004 TITLE

490 Blvd St-Joseph, Suite 200 Hull, Quebec, Canada, J8Y 3Y7 1

Tim Coombs
CHECKE D This drawing contains designs and other information which are the property of SolaCom Technologies. This LTR drawing may not, in whole or in part, be duplicated or A disclosed or used for manufacture of the part disclosed B herein, without the prior written permission of C SolaCom.

REVISION
DATE APPROVED

LS3 audio flow diagram

SIZE NSCM DWG NO. W EIGHT SHEET REV

APPROVED RELEASED

A
SCALE

A
B A

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Control Flow (see 17x11 handouts)
G F E D C B A

Position 4 Footswitch PTT PAC

T1 loop (HDLC)

Central Equipment Shelf 1 or 2 INT 1 INT 2 INT 3 INT 4 APDAT 4 DAP PTT M/S sel RX, TX Sqlch brk to radio/ IDF

TouchScreen

RS232

COP

Position LAN Footswitch PTT LAN RS232 PAC Other COPs

PPDAT DAP PCM Bus INT 1 INT 2 INT 3 INT 4 COP Data PP Data

4-wire signaling

TouchScreen

Other Peripherals 3

T1 loop COP HUB HUB

QCOL

PABX signaling

Peripheral #2

IDF

Shelf 3 2 SMART RS-232 Serial Peripheral #1 PCM Bus Peripheral #14 IDF IDF 2

SIGNATURES DRAWN

DATES Jan 28, 2003 TITLE

490 Blvd St-Joseph, Suite 200 Hull, Quebec, Canada, J8Y 3Y7 1

Tim Coombs
CHECKE D This drawing contains designs and other information which are the property of SolaCom Technologies. This LTR drawing may not, in whole or in part, be duplicated or A disclosed or used for manufacture of the part disclosed B herein, without the prior written permission of C SolaCom.

LS3 control flow diagram

SIZE NSCM DWG NO. WEIGHT SHEET REV

REVISION
DATE APPROVED

APPROVED RELEASED

A
SCALE

A
B A

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Larger Systems
For larger systems the COPs shelves and cabinets can be linked via E1 bridges. The E1 Bridges (also called rings) carry audio between the COPs in the same column.

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Larger Systems (COPs and PP) Master S1 COPs COPs PPs

1CE1-7 1CE1-6 1CE1-5 1CE1-4
1CE1-3

1D1

1C1

1E1

1B1

1F1

1A1

S2

Master COPs
1CE2-7 1D2 1C2 1E2
1B2

1CE1-2

S1 COPs PPs
1CE2-6 1CE2-5 1CE2-4
1CE2-3 1CE2-2

1F2

1A2

S2 S2

Larger systems can have Master and Slave shelves. A full cabinet can have two master shelves and one slave shelf.

Slave COPs PPs

1CE3-12 1CE3-11 1CE3-10
1CE3-15 1CE3-14 1CE3-13

S1
1CE3-5 1CE3-4 1CE3-3 1CE3-2
1CE3-8 1CE3-7 1CE3-6

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Larger Systems (COPs and PP) (cont.)
This diagram shows the relationship between COPs and PPs. In a system with Master/Slave shelves.

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Larger Systems (10-COP Shelves)

Larger systems can have shelves made up exclusively of COPs. In this case all resources are carried via T1. As many as 8 shelves can be accomodated.

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Faceplate LEDs
FACE PLATE LEDs

Detailed LED descriptions are located in the User Manual Chapter 9.

LEDs are either red or green. They can be solid ON or OFF, or they can blink at different rates. The blinking rates can be regular or irregular as follows.

Even -

Slow (1000ms ON/1000ms OFF)

Medium (500ms ON/500ms OFF) Fast (100ms ON/100ms OFF).

Uneven - 100ms ON/900ms OFF - 900ms ON/100ms OFF. Irregular - The LED flickers at a high but unpredictable rate.

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Faceplate LEDs
COP FACE PLATE LEDs
Sanity General indication of hardware and processor operation. Power General indication of COP internal voltage operation. Communication COP to Peripherals T1 Links PAC Loops and external trunks E1 Bridges North and south bridge operation. Ethernet A and B COP to COP data communication. H.100 bus General indication of reference clock location. Clock Indicates reference clock failure.

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Faceplate LEDs
DAP FACE PLATE LEDs
Sanity General indication of hardware and processor operation. Radio Use Indicates PTT and Incoming call.

Communication Peripherals to COP

Clock Indicates clock failure.

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Faceplate LEDs
PAC FACE PLATE LEDs

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Sanity General indication of hardware and processor operation.

Sanity General indication of hardware and processor failure.

East link T1 status indicates a link failure on the east side. West link T1 status indicates a link failure on the west side.

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SMART
SMART Software

SMART = System Maintenance, Administration, Reconfiguration and TED. It consists of three Sessions. These include: Reconfiguration: Database creation, software upload, TED screen configuration Diagnostic Monitoring and Reporting

Administrative: User permissions, usage reports, and archiving

Touch Entry Device: Used to control audio resources such as radios and telephones.

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SMART
RECONFIGURATION SESSION

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SMART
ADMINISTRATION SESSION

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SMART
OPERATOR TOUCH SCREEN

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SMART

TED Demo

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TED

SMART Demo

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SMART
DATABASE UPLOADING

SMART (Reconfiguration)
Default Database (1) Reference Database DOWNLOAD (5) UPLOAD (2)

Central Equipment
NVRAM Sysdb.dat

Create DEFAULT database on

SMART Upload to system (becomes sysdb.dat in NVRAM Reboot switch to read new db in NVRAM COP now uses new ACTIVE db in RAM DOWNLOAD Active from system to SMART (becomes REFERENCE in SMART)

REBOOT (3)
RAM Active Database (Reference) (4)

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SMART
SOFTWARE UPLOAD PROCESS

SMART (Reconfiguration)

4
ACTIVATE SOFTWARE

MEDIA

COPY SOFWARE FROM MEDIA TO SMART PC

Central Equipment UPLOAD SOFTWARE TO COP DISTRIBUTE SOFTWARE BETWEEN ALL COPS IN SYSTEM REBOOT

USE DEFAULT Database

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SMART - TED
SYSTEM OPERATION
Central Equipment
NVRAM

SMART (Reconfiguration) CREATE TECHNICAL Database

SMART (Supervisory)

UPLOAD Database

REBOOT
Active Database (Reference)

DOWNLOAD (REFERENCE) SEND MISSION over TED LAN

T1 link
PAC

Position Touch Entry Device

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DIAGNOSTICS
DIAGNOSTIC STATUS SCREEN

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DIAGNOSTICS
DETAILED DIAGNOSTIC WINDOW

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Diagnostics
DIAGNOSTIC INDICATORS
Indicator Characteristics Green Circle Translation Normal behavior of the resource

Red Square

Unacknowledged fault message

Red Circle

Acknowledged fault message Warning message that needs no acknowledgement (for instance, an indication that a radio or telephone line has been put into maintenance mode.) Unacknowledged warning message Unacknowledged message after recovery (was bad, now good) No status available

Yellow Circle

Yellow Square

Green circle in a black frame

Grey circle or square

Bright Green

Position in use, Headset plugged in.

Yellow

Circuit in maintenance mode. Related to positions, radio and line trunks.

Pink

Failure in maintenance mode. Related to positions, radio and line trunks.

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DIAGNOSTICS

POSITION TESTS POSITION MUST BE IN MAINTENANCE MODE

TEST Test 1 Test 4 Test 5 Test Name SW Test Volume Test Headset /Handset Detection Display Level Tone Test Expected Results Provides the part number of the software in use on the COP for that loop Verifies the operation of all the volume controls on the position. Verifies that the operator and supervisor headset jacks can sense a headset when it is plugged into the jack. Varies the intensity of the LEDs on the displays using the up/down on the Keypad. The test injects a 1KHz tone into the headset/speakers as controlled by the test function and varies in intensity with the volume control. The VU meter on the keypad displays the loudness of the input to the microphone as selected in the test function. Verifies the microphones are functioning normally The keypad display will indicate which handset/headset input device is activating PTT.(the footswitch can be tested here) The incoming call chime level is varied with the Chime Vol. control and the keypad display indicates the signal level variation Allows the operator to substitute the MIC Audio with an internally generated 1kHz tone @-13dBm. This will terminate automatically when exiting out of TEST Mode

Test 9 Test 21

Test 22

MIC Test

Test 23 Test 24

PTT Test Chime Volume

Test 27

Tone to I/F

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PORT DUPLICATION
COP A COP B

Primary

Secondary

RADIO

Each RADIO CHANNEL is serviced by two different DAP ports Primary and Secondary port locations are defined at the SMART Should one DAP fail - the other takes over control of the Channel

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