Purpose, construction concept and main functions
1. Obtaining high-quality RF spectra of satellite signals:
- dynamic (RealTime) in the 50 MHz band :
- express spectrum with 6 MHz step in the specified frequency range (Fast as possible)
- fast spectrum with 3 MHz step in the specified frequency range
- accurate spectrum with 1 MHz step in a given frequency range with the ability to suppress noise (slowly)
- spectrum of maximum graphic resolution with the ability to study and suppress noise
- high-resolution (HR) spectrum with low-speed transponders and beacons
2. Performing blind scanning (including ultra-fast) on the RF spectrum
3. Performing a blind HR scan (including without pre-registration of the spectrum)
4. Receiving FeedReport with a detailed analysis of transponders (including subthreshold ones)
5. Receiving a transport stream and its full analysis (including viewing FTA channels)
6. A wide range of service utilities for fine tuning of the receiving unit.
1 - The main window of the program with an indication of its version and username / nickname. Optimal for SVGA format
2 - The operating window of the program can be scaled for optimal output of RF and HR spectra.
3 - Device - field of the PCI or USB card used in the session
4 - a drop-down list of all cards found on your computer. The card can be selected from this list
5 - number of the selected card. The card can be selected directly by its number (0 is the first card in the list)
6 - Start button. Activates the card, the status bar 67 displays the code of the functions available for the card
7 - SAT - the field for selecting the satellite with which to work
8 - the name of the satellite, which is written in the ini-file. In the absence of such, it is prescribed manually
9 - ini-file name, which represents the position of the satellite in tenths of a degree east longitude
10 - Open list button, which opens a list of known satellites. After selection, fields 8 and 9 are filled
11 - drop-down list of transponders on the satellite with an indication of their number. Allows you to select a transponder
12 - Test Nf button - allows you to evaluate the overall noise factor of your receiving installation at frequency in field 53
13 - DiSEqC - field for installing switches on the selected satellite, as well as controlling a rotating antenna
14 - drop-down list of DiSEqC 1.0 ports. If 0 - there is no switch for this protocol
15 - radio button for selecting a cascade of switches, when DiSEqC 1.0 is in front of the card, the first in the cascade
16 - drop-down list of DiSEqC 1.1 ports. If 0 - there is no switch for this protocol
17 - radio button for selecting the scheme of a cascade of switches, when DiSEqC 1.1 is in front of the card, the first in the cascade
18 - Position N button - starts the movement of the antenna to position N according to the DiSEqC 1.2 protocol
19 - setting (selection) of the N position for the DiSEqC 1.2 protocol
20 - Memory button for storing in the memory of the positioner (motor) position N for the DiSEqC 1.2 protocol
21 - five windows for direct input of DiSEqC command bytes
22 - Send button for manual (or repeated) DiSEqC command, which is displayed in windows 21
23 - USALS button - turns the antenna to position with code 9 according to DiSEqC 1.3 protocol
24 - Fine Tune button - performs precise automatic tuning of the antenna rotation to the maximum signal
25 - is your coordinate in degrees north latitude. The fractional part is separated by a dot ( . )
26 - is your coordinate in degrees east longitude. For residents of western longitude, enter E° = 360° - W°
27 - Beam Pattern button - only for motorized antennas - starts the pattern measurement procedure
28 - the aperture of your antenna in centimeters is entered into the window. For offset antennas, this is the minor axis of the mirror without beads
29 - button 25 steps - causes the antenna to rotate to the east by 25 steps of the positioner
30 - button 5 steps - leads to the rotation of the antenna to the east by 5 steps of the positioner
31 - 1 step button - causes the antenna to rotate to the east by 1 positioner step
32 - STOP button - immediately stops the movement of the antenna
33 - 1 step button - turns the antenna to the west by 1 positioner step
34 - button 5 steps - leads to the rotation of the antenna to the west by 5 steps of the positioner
35 - button 25 steps - turns the antenna to the west by 25 steps of the positioner
36 - Frequency step, MHz - frequency steps field. The last radio button switches the program to high resolution ( HR ) mode with frequency step dF between adjacent spectrum pixels
37 - Spectrum button - starts the spectrum shaping procedure
38 - Dinamical button - starts the dynamic spectrum formation procedure with a center frequency 53
39 - button Clean Sp - clears the previous spectrum
40 - Blind Scan button - starts the procedure of blind search for transponders. Check field 100 before starting!
41 - button Clean Tr - clears the previous table of found transponders
42 - Feed Report button - starts the search for a transponder and its parameters in the vicinity of the frequency 53
43 - Save button - saves objects marked in checkboxes 44, 45, 46 and 47 to the program database
44 - Spectr checkbox - sign of saving the current spectrum in graphic form (jpg format)
45 - RF checkbox - sign of saving in digital form (rfs format) of the current spectrum
46 - checkbox Trans. - sign of saving in digital form (trs format) of the current table of found transponders
47 - JPG checkbox - sign of saving in graphic form (jpg format) of the current table of found transponders
48 - Load button - loads a spectrum of rfs format from the database into the program and displays it in the operating window
49 - Standard button - makes the spectrum in the operating window a reference, and writes it down when the program is closed to ini file
50 - field of operating frequencies in MHz, if not specified kHz
51 - drop-down list of standard bands. When selected, replaces the current frequency values with the standard ones.
52 - Apply button - applies (makes actual) all frequencies in field 50, and also corrects window 2
53 - field F, kHz - value of the current (operating) frequency. Can be entered manually
54 - drop-down list for selecting signal polarization
55 - Fmin - minimum frequency of the band, MHz
56 - Fstart - the initial frequency of the spectrum shaping or blind search
57 - Fstop - the final frequency of the spectrum shaping or blind search
58 - Fmax - maximum frequency of the band, MHz
59 - Lo1 - frequency label of the first local oscillator LNB. Clicking on it starts the measurement and correction Lo1 procedure.
60 - Lo1 frequency in MHz or kHz (determined automatically)
61 - Lo2 - frequency label of the first local oscillator LNB. Clicking on it starts the measurement and Lo2 correction procedure
62 - Lo2 frequency in MHz or kHz (determined automatically)
63 - Fswap - LNB local oscillator change frequency
64 - dF, kHz - frequency step (between adjacent spectrum pixels). Can be set manually
65 - H - horizontal polarization selection checkbox
66 - V - vertical polarization selection checkbox
67 - program status bar. Only for displaying reference information from current graphs and procedures
68 - field for entering the diameter of the antenna aperture and LNB type
69 - Title checkbox - sign of 68 output to the headings of the report materials. Disconnect only when absolutely necessary !
70 - Steps - the number of steps of the motorized suspension to rotate the antenna by 1°. Selected when calibrating your rig
71 - Option - field for setting parameters for the program. Clicking 71 will switch to Tuning
72 - Color RF V button - select the color of the RF V curve on the spectrum
73 - selection of the RF V line thickness on the spectrum
74 - button Text color - selection of the color of the inscriptions on the spectrum
75 - Color RF H button - selection of the RF H curve color on the spectrum
76 - selection of line thickness RF H on the spectrum
77 - button Net color - selection of the color of the grid on the spectrum
78 - Color SNR V button - selection of SNR V curve color on the spectrum
79 - selection of line thickness SNR V on the spectrum
80 - button SNR = f (I, Q) - selection of the color of the SNR curve on the spectrum
81 - button Color SNR H - selection of the color of the SNR H curve on the spectrum
82 - selection of line thickness SNR H on the spectrum
83 - Color fon button - color selection
84 - button "Paper diagram" - setting for 72 - 83 values of the style "Paper diagram"
85 - "Oscillograph" button - setting for 72 - 83 values of the "Oscilloscope" style
86 - MER button - turns on the MER measurement mode at the current frequency 53
87 - Loop - checkbox for looping (continuous measurement) MER
88 - Show R gistogramm - checkbox for displaying the measurement panel and building histograms of lengths of symbol vectors on the I / Q constellation
89 - Add - checkbox for prohibiting erasing the previous spectrum. New spectrum is added at the same scale
90 - Calibr - checkbox for subtracting from the spectrum when displaying a calibration (Standard) curve
91 - Transpond. - checkbox for outputting transponders to the spectrum
92 - Sidebar - checkbox for outlining transponders on the spectrum
93 - Potting - checkbox for translucent filling of transponder bodies on the spectrum
94 - Paint button - drawing the spectrum with the above-specified output parameters. If 89 is not checked – tablet cleared.
95 - Sm3 - checkbox for smoothing curves on the spectrum based on 3 samples
96 - Sm9 - checkbox for smoothing curves on the spectrum based on 9 samples
97 - TBS-6983 - checkbox for working with cards similar to TBS-6983. Installed automatically when choosing a card
98 - DVB-S2X - checkbox for working with transponders of this standard
99 - the I / Q constellation scale for the DVB-S2X standard is entered in the window
100 - Blind Scan Setting - field for setting parameters and options for blind search - greatly affects the accuracy and scanning speed
101 - drop-down list of modulations. By default, all possible are searched - mode All -> AUTO
102 - Extra - checkbox for the most scrupulous search for transponders. Use with care!
103 - Skip interval, MHz - selection and marking of intervals that will be skipped during scanning - saves time
104 - Frequency, kHz - frequency field of search parameters:
- frequency step;
- deviations from the center frequency;
- width signal repetition bands before and after it;
- jump width to lift off a strong transponder
105 - signal loop - checkbox for clearing the HR spectrum in the specified band on both sides of the locked transponder
106 - Expand search band - checkbox for expanding the frequency search range due to the third harmonic of the local oscillator cards
(theoretically up to 6-7.5 GHz! In reality - at 2 GHz)
107 - Symbol Rate, kS / s - field for setting symbol rates:
- minimum for search; maximum for search;
- minimum card according to the passport;
- maximum for your chosen card
108 - Auto - checkbox for automatic setting of the first two speeds to optimize the search process transponders
109 - I/Q N - window for setting the number of constellation points in one sample (50 - 5500). Increases with increasing accuracy, but also search time
110 - x - window for setting the number of I / Q samples. Recommended for manual search 4 - 8
111 - Point - window for specifying the number of the I / Q flow sampling point in the demodulator
112 - Nm - window for setting the number of RF measurements at one frequency. In sqrt (Nm) times suppresses noise in the spectrum
113 - Noise Level, dB - window for setting the absolute level of noise in the spectrum. The decimal separator is a period (.)
114 - Min Level RF - checkbox for setting the minimum RF signal level at the tuner input
115 - Min Level RF - window for setting the minimum RF level. The decimal separator is a period (.)
116 - RF threshold - checkbox for ignoring frequencies with RF level below the threshold, which speeds up blind search
117 - RF threshold - window for setting the RF threshold. Only spectrum frequencies with RF levels above the threshold are processed
118 - Scale RF - window for setting the scale of the RF display, which is issued by the Driver - StreamReader bundle
119 - window for setting the scale of displaying the time graph of the signal search on the spectrum (black line)
120 - Time search - checkbox for enabling the display of the signal search time graph on the spectrum
121 - Auto - checkbox for automatic selection of the chart display scale in the operating window 2
122 - window for setting the maximum RF level, dBm (unsigned -)
123 - window for setting the minimum RF level, dBm (unsigned -)
124 - information window of the operating window 2
125 - Jump to Frequency - option of the PoP menu that opens when you right-click the mouse in the operating room window 2.
The upper left corner of the PoP menu indicates the click point, and above it its frequency and RF level are signed.
When you select this option, the program switches to this frequency, which is displayed in window 53. A similar reaction
programs on a single click with the left mouse button in the window 2.
126 - Feed Report - PoP menu option that starts a blind search at the frequency of the right click. A similar reaction
programs by double-clicking the left mouse button in the window 2.
127 - Dinamic Spectrum - PoP menu option that launches dynamic spectrum in a 50 MHz band centered on right click frequency
128 - Tune to Frequency - PoP menu option that starts tuning the program to the right click frequency.
The Tune tuning field opens. If the lock is successful, a filter is automatically placed on the entire transport
a stream that is written to disk in the TS.ts file and simultaneously broadcasted via UDP to port 2103.
At the end of the TS.ts record, an attempt is made to parse it and form a table programs.
The procedure is lengthy - be patient and watch the messages in the status bar 67
129 - Measurement MER - PoP menu option that starts cyclic MER measurement at the right click frequency.
The MER measurement field opens in the main window 1.
130 - Measurement Noise - PoP menu option that starts the measurement of the noise factor Nf of the receiving unit at the frequency of the right click.
In the operating window 2, at the click point, the noise estimate in dB is signed
131 - Set Option - PoP menu option that opens the program options field in the main window 1
132 - Go to Finish - PoP menu option that switches to the Fstop frequency, which leads to premature but correct completion of the blind search procedure
133 - slider for setting the signal discrimination threshold 117. Parts of the RF spectrum below the purple dashed line will be ignored in blind search.
Correct setting of this threshold line significantly reduces scan time.
134 - Tuning - tuning field, when you click on Tuning, this field is replaced by the Option field:
135 - a window that shows the tuning frequency in kHz. Manual entry possible
136 - a window showing half of the tuning band in kHz. Manual entry possible
137 - drop-down list with a choice of polarization
138 - SR, kS / s - window for setting the minimum symbol rate when the transponder is locked
139 - FEC - a window for selecting the value of the leading correction
140 - Modulation - checkbox for setting the preferred modulation of the signal when it is locked
141 - drop-down list of modulations with a choice
142 - PLS - selectable PLS drop-down list
143 - a window for entering a PLS code
144 - Search - checkbox for allowing selection of PLS-code. Caution! This is a very long procedure!
145 - Get Lock button - starts the procedure for configuring the transponder with the above parameters
146 - Set Filters button - sets the filter to full transport stream
147 - MIS - checkbox for allowing selection of streams in multistream
148 - drop-down list of multistream streams with a choice
149 - Mcod function - temporarily inactive
150 - Stop Search button - stops the search for a transponder with the previously set parameters
151 - Stop Stream button - stops broadcasting the transport stream to port 2103
152 - Content - the field of the content of the transport stream, which is broadcast over UDP and recorded in the TS.ts file
153 - Get PSI button - connects an external parser for stream analysis and creates a program table
154 - Programs name - SID - a drop-down list of programs with their SID with a choice and automatic playback on VLC player
155 - Show Program No. button - will play the program on the VLC player with the specified (selected) No.
156 - a drop-down list of program numbers that are present in the general transport stream
157 - TransEdit button - connects the TransEdit transport stream analysis program via UDP 2103
158 - Start MPC-BE button - starts the MPC-BE viewer via UDP 2103
159 - button TSReader Lite - starts the program for analyzing the transport stream in the TS.ts file TSReader Lite
160 - ABC 4T2 button - starts the program for analyzing the transport stream in the TS.ts file ABC 4T2, and the key to this program is not needed
161 - Start VLC button - starts on UDP 2103 VLC viewer
162 - View Content button - shows the contents of the TS.ts file in window 2
163 - TSReader button - starts the program for analyzing the transport stream over UDP 2103 TSReader
164 - Stop VLC button - stops and unloads the VLC viewer. Buttons 157 – 164 are active only if paths to programs and these programs are specified in the IQmonitor_Pro.ini file found on disk:
[PARSER]
TSRLite=D:\TSReaderLite\TSReaderLite.exe
TSR=C:/Program Files (x86)/COOL.STF/TSReader/TSReader.exe
TrEdit=C:\TransEdit\TransEdit.exe
4T2ContentAnalyser=D:\Program Files (x86)\Abc\4T2 Content Analyser\ABC4T2ContentAnalyser.exe
MPC-BE=C:/MPC-BE x64/mpc-be64.exe
VLC=C:/Program Files (x86)/VideoLAN/Vlc/vlc.exe
165 - button Close View - closes the display of the contents of the TS.ts file and returns the display of spectra in window 2
166 - ScreenShot button - takes a snapshot of the active one from windows 157, 160 or 163 and saves it in the database
167 - ScreenShot button - makes a snapshot active from VLC or MPC-BE programs and saves it to the database
168 - ScreenShot button - takes a screenshot within the window 2 and saves it to the database
169 - minimized Feed Report field, which is especially convenient for working on computers with small screen.
It always opens when checkbox 88 - Show R gistogramm is checked :
170 - Show Report button - opens this Feed Report in full size window 172
171 - Stop / Close button - stops the cyclically updated MER measurement field at the first press, if it was enabled by checkbox 87 - Loop, or closes field 169 otherwise
172 - Feed Report window in full size, which can be saved to the database
173 - Auto - checkbox for automatic saving of Feed Report after its formation. About saving to database evidenced by the vertical signature on the right margin
174 - Save button - saves Feed Report in the database
175 - field for displaying the MER measurement results, which displays the investigated frequency of the spectrum F, time for tuning IQmonitor Pro to this frequency,
C/No and MER estimates for QPSK, 8PSK modulations, 16APSK and 32APSK, as well as the total measurement time.
The last two modulations are experimental, with underestimated values. An experimental estimate of the noise factor Noise is also shown here.
176 - Beam Pattern window - study of the directional pattern of a motorized antenna and an objective assessment parameters of the last,
which opens after pressing the button 27 - Beam Pattern
177 - fine tuning window for the selected satellite with an approximate estimate of the main antenna parameters,
the angle of deviation of the main lobe of the radiation pattern from the direction to the satellite and its proposal adjust. Opens after pressing button 24 - Fine Tune
178 - Directional pattern with inaccurate tuning to the satellite (error -0.54°) - the width of the measured Directional patterns 1.48°, SNR = 15.7 dB
179 - Directional pattern with fine tuning to the satellite (error -0.02°) - the width of the measured Directional patterns 1.48°, SNR = 16.5 dB - 0.8 dB more.
Antenna parameters are accurately determined
Many elements of the IQmonitor Pro interface have hints that appear when the cursor is delayed within an element. Read the hints - they often contain additional information about the function of an interface element or recommendations about the value of the parameter that is set in this element.
Discussion of the IQmonitor Pro program in Russian - at the link https://filatov-yuri.livejournal.com
Discussion of the IQmonitor Pro program in English and German - https://www.satellitescommunity.de
My friend stephan94, who has contributed to the development of the program for many years, has submitted many valuable ideas and suggestions for its improvement, has translated this instruction into German. For this, respect and gratitude to him.
Interface_IQmonitor_Pro_de - DE
Capitan_Uncino has translated the instruction into Italian. For which respect to him.
Interface_IQmonitor_Pro_it - IT
Interface_IQmonitor_Pro_en - EN
Interface_IQmonitor_Pro_ru - RU
Free download of files related to the program - by the link ---> IQmonitor - Only files ! There you will also find instructions for installing the program and conditions for obtaining a personalized key to IQmonitor Pro
Yours faithfully
Yuri Filatov aka strannik 07/04/2021
