Specifications
6-6 888-2857-001 5/9/13
WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
Section 6 Diagnostics
Platinum VAX-C Series
ASI 2 LP Error on ASI 2 LP 
in MOD FPGA for 
DVB
System LED red. No errors Input present: 
Uncorrected byte errors,
Corrected byte errors,
Buffer overflow
Input not present:
Hierarchy mode AND 
ERRW_MODFPGA_PRBS_ON 
=false
Modulator Illegal 
Config Mute
Indicates illegal 
DVB configuration 
parameters in 
MOD FPGA
System and Mute 
LEDs red.
DVB 
configuration 
parameters valid
DVB-T: 
MFN mode:
8k FFT AND 8k interleaver,
MIP control AND MIP bad AND 
no_mip_no_mute = false
SFN mode: 
MIP bad,
8k FFT and 8k interleaver,
Storage time < 0.5 us
Modulator Illegal FFT/
Interleaver
Indicates illegal 
combination of 8k 
FFT and 8k 
interleaver in DVB
System LED red. FFT size of 8k is 
not used with 8k 
interleaver mode
FFT size of 8k is set with 8k 
interleaver mode AND 
ERRF_MODFPGA_CONFIG_MUT
E = true
Modulator DVB 
Storage Time < .5
Indicates input 
storage time too 
low in DVB SFN 
mode
System LED red. Storage time > 0.5 
us
Storage time <0.5 us AND 
ERRF_MODFPGA_CONFIG_MUT
E = true
Modulator DVB MIP 
Packet Error
Indicates required 
MIP packet is bad 
in DVB
System LED red. MIP packet is 
good
MIP packet bad on selected input 
AND 
ERRF_MODFPGA_CONFIG_MUT
E = true
Modulator Input Frame 
Timing Unsync
Indicates input 
circuit has not 
synchronized in 
DVB MOD FPGA
System and Mute 
LEDs red.
DVB MOD FPGA 
output processing 
reset line low
DVB MOD FPGA output processing 
reset line high
Modulator Input A Indicates input A 
is present in MOD 
FPGA. ATSC ASI 
HPA
System LED red. 
TS Input LED 
yellow or red.
MPEG sync 
indicator = 1
MPEG sync indicator = 0
AND
input A selected for primary or 
auxiliary input
Modulator Input C Indicates input C 
is present in MOD 
FPGA. ATSC ASI 
LPB
System LED red. 
TS Input LED 
yellow or red.
MPEG sync 
indicator = 1
MPEG sync indicator = 0
AND
input C selected for primary or 
auxiliary input
Modulator Input B Indicates input B 
is present in MOD 
FPGA. ATSC 
SMPTE A
System LED red. 
TS Input LED 
yellow or red.
MPEG sync 
indicator = 1
MPEG sync indicator = 0
AND
input B selected for primary or 
auxiliary input
Table 6-3  MODFPGA Modulation Specific Faults
Fault Log Message Fault Description Front Panel LEDs
Nominal Value/
Scaling
Trip Level










