Unicable II Multiswitch 32 Users
Overview
The IDLU-UWT110-CUO1O-32P is a small form factor Unicable2
multiswitch enabling installations with up to 32 satellite
receivers over a single cable based on digital channel
stacking technology. Digital channel stacking technology
applies digital signal processing after wideband Analog to
Digital converters (full band capture) to select and reorder
transponder channels.
The multiswitch supports both Dynamic and Static modes. In
Dynamic mode (default), up to 32 EN50607-compatible
receivers (or up to 16 EN50494-compatible) connected over
the Unicable output ports, can select their desired
transponder and receive it over the respective User Band. In
Static mode, the multiswitch outputs a fixed
transponder-to-IF frequency mapping and can line up to 32
transponders (depending on the bandwidth of the desired
transponders) over its Unicable output ports. This allows
for an unlimited number of receivers to be connected to the
switch making MDU installations substantially cheaper and
simpler than ever before.
This multiswitch has 4 satellite inputs that can receive
(and cascade) either 4 universal satellite IF bands (LV, LH,
HV and HH) from one satellite feed, or 2 wideband satellite
IF signals (Horizontal and Vertical) from two satellite
feeds. A unique feature of the multiswitch firmware allows
to daisy chain two units and combine their outputs with
external combiner to support connection of up to 4 wideband
satellite IF signals from up to four satellite feeds. It
also has a Terrestrial VHF/UHF input. The terrestrial
signals are combined over both output ports of the
multiswitch. The Terrestrial signal is not amplified.
The multiswitch has two outputs - by default, one of the
ports is configured to function as a Unicable port in
dynamic mode and the second is configured to function as
Universal (Legacy) and switches to Unicable as soon as it
receives an EN50494 or EN50607 command. The operating mode
and configuration of each output port - unicable/universal,
dynamic/static - output power level, channel bandwidth, UB
numbers and protocol, center frequencies and the
functionality of each of the output ports are fully
programmable through Inverto’s Unicable II Programmer device
and PC software tool.
The multiswitch is powered over the supplied AC/DC adapter
and power inserter device allowing greater flexibility in
various installation scenarios. The communication protocol
between the multiswitch unit and the connected receivers is
based on EN50494 and/or EN50607 and can be defined per User
Band allowing operators to support installations consisting
of both EN50494-only and EN50607-compatible Next Generation
PVRs and HGWs.
