ION®-M23 SDARS (1-Sector or 3-Sector) Optical Remote Unit M-Cabinet (with active cooling) Manual - PRELIMINARY MF0150A9A (with passive cooling)
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Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. GENERAL 5 1.1. USED ABBREVIATIONS 5 1.2. HEALTH AND SAFETY 6 1.3. PROPERTY DAMAGE WARNINGS 6 1.4. COMPLIANCE 7 1.5. ABOUT COMMSCOPE 12 1.6. INTERNATIONAL CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT 13 2. INTRODUCTION 15 2.1. PURPOSE 15 2.2. THE ION-M23 SDARS 15 3. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 17 3.1. GENERAL 17 3.2. 3.2.1. 3.2.2. ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT Fan-Protection Kit Accessories 17 17 17 4. COMMISSIONING 18 4.1. 4.1.1. 4.1.2. 4.1.3. 4.1.4.
Figures and Tables 6. MAINTENANCE 42 6.1. GENERAL 42 6.2. CLEANING THE HEAT SINK OF UNITS WITH PASSIVE COOLING 43 6.3. 6.3.1. 6.3.2. MAINTENANCE OF UNITS WITH ACTIVE COOLING Replacing the Fan Unit Cleaning the Heat Sink 43 43 45 7. APPENDIX 46 7.1. ILLUSTRATIONS 46 7.2. 7.2.1. 7.2.2. 7.2.3. 7.2.4. SPECIFICATIONS Electrical Specifications SW Requirements (all variants) Mechanical Specifications Environmental and Safety Specifications (all variants) 48 48 48 48 48 7.3. SPARE PARTS 49 8.
1. General 1. General 1.1.
1. General 1.2. Health and Safety 1. Danger: Electrical hazard. Danger of death or fatal injury from electrical current. Obey all general and regional installation and safety regulations relating to work on high voltage installations, as well as regulations covering correct use of tools and personal protective equipment. 2. Danger: Electrical hazard. Danger of death or fatal injury from electrical current inside the unit in operation. Before opening the unit, disconnect mains power. 3.
1. General 8. Notice: Only license holders for the respective frequency range are allowed to operate this unit. 9. Notice: Make sure the repeater settings are correct for the intended use (refer to the manufacturer product information) and regulatory requirements are met. Do not carry out any modifications or fit any spare parts, which are not sold or recommended by the manufacturer. 1.4. Compliance 1.
1. General 5. Notice: For installations which have to comply with FCC/ISED requirements: English: This device complies with FCC Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. This device complies with Health Canada’s Safety Code.
1. General 6. Notice: The unit complies with Overvoltage Category II. It also complies with the surge requirement according to EN 61000-4-5 (fine protection); however, installation of an additional medium (via local supply connection) and/or coarse protection (external surge protection) is recommended depending on the individual application in order to avoid damage caused by overcurrent.
1. General Equipment Symbols Used / Compliance Please observe the meanings of the following symbols used in our equipment and the compliance warnings: Symbol --- --- Page 10 Compliance Meaning / Warning For industrial (Part 20) signal booster: WARNING: This is NOT a CONSUMER device. It is designed for installation by FCC LICENSEES and QUALIFIED INSTALLERS. You MUST have an FCC LICENSE or express consent of an FCC Licensee to operate this device.
1. General Required Antenna Distances ION-M Model ION-M23 SDARS 3Sec. ION-M23 SDARS 1Sec. Antenna gain without cable loss [dBi] 9 9 Maximum Distance FCC ISED m inches m inches 0.355 13.97 ----0.596 23.46 ----- WEEE Recycling Country specific information about collection and recycling arrangements per the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive and implementing regulations is available on CommScope’s website. http://www.commscope.
1. General 1.5. About CommScope CommScope is the foremost supplier of one-stop, end-to-end radio frequency (RF) solutions. Part of the CommScope portfolio are complete solutions for wireless infrastructure from top-of-the-tower base station antennas to cable systems and cabinets, RF site solutions, signal distribution, and network optimization. For patents see www.cs-pat.com. CommScope has global engineering and manufacturing facilities.
1. General 1.6. International Contact Addresses for Customer Support Canada United States CommScope Canada Andrew LLC, A CommScope Company Mail 505 Consumers Road, Suite 803 Toronto M2J 4V8, Canada Mail 620 North Greenfield Parkway Garner, NC 27529, U.S.A. Phone +1-905-878-3457 (Office) +1-416-721-5058 (Cell) Phone +1-888-297-6433 Fax +1-905-878-3297 A Fax E-mail wisupport@commscope.com Caribbean & South American Region CommScope Cabos do Brasil Ltda.
1. General United Kingdom Scandinavia Andrew Wireless Systems UK Ltd Andrew Norway (AMNW) Mail Unit 15, Ilex Building Mulberry Business Park Fishponds Road Wokingham Berkshire RG41 2GY, England Mail P.O. Box 3066 Osloveien 10 Hoenefoss 3501 Norway Phone +44-1189-366-792 Phone + 47 32-12-3530 Fax +44-1189-366-773 Fax + 47 32-12-3531 E-mail wisupport.uk@commscope.com E-mail wisupport@commscope.
2. Introduction 2. Introduction 2.1. Purpose If the direct satellite link does not provide sufficient signal strength in a certain area due to topological conditions, the optical terrestrial repeater is a suitable means to cover this area with sufficient signal strength. Such an optical terrestrial repeater contains an optical Master Unit and one or several Remote Units. The number of the Remote Units depends on the hardware and software configuration.
2. Introduction Features at a glance ▪ Reduced visual impact form factor ▪ Passive cooling or active cooling (depending on customer requirements) ▪ Optimized power consumption ▪ Efficient, high power amplifier ▪ Complete operations and management system for configuration and alarming ▪ OMC with SNMP according to X.
3. Functional Description 3. Functional Description 3.1. General figure 3-1 System overview with an ION-M23 SDARS Remote Unit 3.2. Accessory Equipment 3.2.1. Fan-Protection Kit In order to protect the fan unit (e.g. against rain), a protective cover to be mounted over the air inlet is delivered with the unit. For more details see section 4.1.5 Mounting of Fan Protection for RUs with active cooling.
4. Commissioning 4. Commissioning Read and observe the health, safety, and property damage warnings as well as the description carefully to avoid mistakes and proceed step-by-step as described. • Attention: Do not operate the Remote Unit without terminating the antenna connectors. The antenna connectors may be terminated by connecting them to their respective antennas or to a dummy load.
4. Commissioning 6. Notice: A spacing of 40 mm (1.58 inch) around the unit is required. 7. Notice: To ensure sufficient airflow when mounting the unit in enclosed spaces, two lid openings (one for the air inlet and the other for the air outlet) must be provided. Do not block these air inlets and outlets when mounting the Remote Unit. The size of each opening must equal at least 16 x 16 cm (>250 cm2). Ensure that there is no thermal short circuit between the air inlet and air outlet.
4. Commissioning 4.1.3. Wall-Mounting Procedure • Check the suitability of the wall-mounting kit and the wall. • Mark the position of the drilling holes (for measurements refer to figure 4-1 Wall mounting). Drill four holes at the marked positions and insert dowels *. Use a cap nut or lock nut to screw the four dowel screws into the dowels and put the distance tubes over the screws. • Hang the mounting brackets of the Remote Unit into the screws, and fasten them immediately using the washers and nuts.
4. Commissioning 4.1.4. Pole Mounting Standard mounting hardware cannot be used to mount the Remote Unit to a pole, a column or other similar structures. Additional hardware must be used for this type of installation. Such a pole-mounting kit could include two threaded rods M8, two U-beams and mounting material like bolts and nuts. figure 4-2 Pole-mounting kit • Use the screw bands to fasten the two U-beams to the pole as illustrated in figure 4-3 Pole mounting.
4. Commissioning Lock for folding screw band ES 119 TESPA screw band, stainless, 11 mm Optical Remote Unit Washer DIN 125 Form B Ø 8.0 Lock washer for M8.
4. Commissioning 4.1.5. Mounting of Fan Protection for RUs with active cooling Since the fan protection is required for the outdoor usage of a stand-alone Remote Unit with active cooling, the mounting of this optional equipment is also described in this manual. • To install the protective cover of the fan protection kit, first unscrew the four screws with the respective lock washers from the cover of the air inlet of the Remote Unit, and instead, screw in the four spacing bolts M4.
4. Commissioning 4.2. Electrical Installation 4.2.1. Health and Safety for Electrical Installation Read and observe chapter 1.2 Health and Safety. Danger: Electrical hazard. Danger of death or fatal injury from electrical current. Obey all general and regional installation and safety regulations relating to work on high voltage installations, as well as regulations covering correct use of tools and personal protective equipment. 4.2.2. Property Damage Warnings for Electrical Installation 1.
4. Commissioning 4.2.3.
4. Commissioning 4.2.4. Grounding (Earthing) Grounding must be carried out. Connect an earth-bonding cable to the grounding connection provided at the outside of the Remote Unit (see section 4.2.3). Do not use the grounding connection to connect external devices. figure 4-7 Grounding bolt (left) and schematic view (right) After loosening the hex nut, connect the earth-bonding cable between the two washers as illustrated in the above. Then, fasten all parts again with the hex nut.
4. Commissioning • Use protective caps for the connectors when not mounted. • Before mounting clean the connectors with dry compressed air. • Before mounting clean the mating surfaces of the connector with a lint-free alcohol-drenched cloth on a wooden or non-metallic item. • Attach and torque the connectors properly. • Avoid metallic abrasion when mounting the connectors by only screwing the connecting nut, but not turning the whole connector. • Use a torque wrench to fasten the connector, see above.
4. Commissioning Warning: Flammable material. Risk of fire. Keep away from sources of ignition. Caution: Eye irritant product. Risk of eye irritation. Avoid contact with eyes and skin. Wear protective clothing, especially protective glasses. 4. Clean the connector winding with lintfree wipe drenched with isopropyl alcohol. 5. Clean the lip of the inner ring with a cotton bud drenched with isopropyl alcohol. 6. Clean the inside surface of the inner ring with a cotton bud drenched with isopropyl alcohol.
4. Commissioning 8. Clean in the similar way the connector of the connected cable. Remove protective caps from the unit connector first. 9. Remove metal chips and small particles from the mating and inner surfaces of the connector using compressed air. 10. Continue with the winding area using lint-free wipe drenched with isopropyl alcohol. 11. Continue with the inside mating surface of the inner ring. 12. Clean the outside surface of the center pin.
4. Commissioning 4.2.7. Antenna Cable Connector Assembly The figures in this chapter illustrate the connection procedure and do not show the actual RU. 1. What is needed for the connector assembly? a. Torque wrench. b. (Adjustable) counter wrench 2. Join the connectors and turn the coupling nut until the thread grips. 3. Push in the connector until it clicks. 4. Fasten the coupling nut hand-tight. Do not turn the connector but the coupling nut only.
4. Commissioning 5. Retain the cable connector with the counter wrench and fasten the coupling nut with the torque wrench until the torque is applied (torque wrench clicks). Torque wrench For angled antenna connectors use your hand to retain the cable connector and fasten the coupling nut with the torque wrench. Make sure only the coupling nut is turned, not the cable connector. Counter wrench 4.2.8.
4. Commissioning Before connecting the fiber cables, follow the procedure below to ensure optimized performance. It is important for these procedures to be carried out with care: ➢ Remove fiber-optic protective caps. ➢ Do not bend the fiber-optic cable in a tight radius (<4 cm) as this may cause cable damage and interrupt transmission.
4. Commissioning 4.2.9. Protective Plug A protective plug is provided for the connection of the fibre-optic cables. If the optical connection is done without this kit, the RU no longer has the stated IP class. Dust, humidity or water might ingress into the housing and damage the RU. Note: figure 4-8 Protective-plug assembly Only high-quality connectors must be used for this type of plug. Qualified brands are Diamond or Huber & Suhner. For plug assembly, observe the following instruction: 1.
4. Commissioning 5. Fasten the insulator by screwing the 6. Place the appropriate seal parts (with backshell tight onto it. Use a spanner one groove for one contact or two with opening 32 to screw the grooves for two contacts) over the backshell tight (no gap). cable(s) and push them into the backshell. No gap Seals with one groove 7.
4. Commissioning 4.2.10. Protective-Tube Kit As additional protection for the optical fibres, this connector type can be supplemented by a special tube kit. To fasten the tube correctly, first unscrew the clamp ring (if already installed) of the original plug kit.
4. Commissioning 4.2.11. External-Alarm Inputs and Outputs There are four alarm inputs and four alarm outputs. Each alarm output can be assigned individually to any alarm at the Remote Unit. Settings need to be made via the ION-M Master Controller. For details please refer to the corresponding chapter in the User’s Manual of the ION-M Master Controller.
4. Commissioning Alarm Outputs G1038Z0 figure 4-12 Alarm outputs (optocoupler) figure 4-13 Flange connector, 7 poles The alarm outputs (pins 1 to 4: output with pull-up resistor 5 V / 1 mA; see figure 4-13) are normally low. In case of an alarm they are high active (5 V). They can be used to monitor alarms with an external alarm indicator. The +28 V pin (pin 6&7) is specified to 28 VDC / 0.5 A and is protected by a thermoswitch.
4. Commissioning 4.2.12. Power Connection Before connecting electrical power to the RU, the system must be grounded as described in section 4.2.4 Grounding (Earthing). Mains power must be connected at the mains connector of the unit (see section 4.2.3). The power supply plug with cable is part of the delivery.
4. Commissioning 4.2.13. Commisioning Flowchart Commissioning an ION-M Remote Unit Manual for Remote Unit Philips screwdriver Mounting kit Spanner, size 13 mm Drilling machine Dowels Screw driver Screw driver Spanner, size 13 mm Start Preperation Unpack RU, RU accessories and mounting kit. Mechanical installation Fasten wall or pole mounting kit to wall or pole. Mechanical installation Mount RU to mounting kit, ensure suffient air flow and avoid thermal short circuits.
4. Commissioning LED on? No Check power switch inside RU (RUs with door). Check mains cabling. Check mains power. Yes LED status Red Internal Error Change power supply (RUs with a door). Reduce environmental temperature. Eliminate thermal short circuit. Disconnect and connect mains. Fans should run. If not, replace the fans at RU. MU: Change amplifier setting at MU controller Orange Yellow Yes LED status Red Green Spare RU available? External error Close the door (RUs with a door).
5. Alarms and Troubleshooting 5. Alarms and Troubleshooting All alarms occurring can be checked via software at the Master Unit to where a message is transmitted when the software acknowledges a valid alarm. A new alarm message will not be repeated if the reason for the alarm is cleared or if the alarm continues. A new alarm message will be generated if the alarm is interrupted for at least five seconds after acknowledgement. Refer to the corresponding software documentation of the Master Unit for details.
6. Maintenance 6. Maintenance 6.1. General Read and observe chapter 1.2 Health and Safety. Caution: The unit reaches high temperature in operation. Risk of burns by hot surface. Do not touch the unit before it has sufficiently cooled down. Note: The Remote Unit does not require preventative maintenance measures.
6. Maintenance 6.2. Cleaning the Heat Sink of Units with Passive Cooling Note: Read and observe chapter 1.2 Health and Safety as well as the instructions in section 6.1 General but be aware that for units with passive cooling, it is possible to clean the heat sink during operation: Caution: Risk of injury by flying particles when compressed air is used. Wear protective clothing, especially protective glasses. Use compressed air (max.
6. Maintenance 1. Switch off the Remote Unit. Make sure mains is disconnected for the following replacement procedure. Then, proceed as follows: 2. Loosen the four tallow-drop screws M4x8 by which the fan plate is screwed to the cabinet. Remove the four screws and the corresponding washers. 3. Remove the fan unit – by putting slight pressure on the fan plate cover – to a position that allows access to the fan connector and the earth-bonding cable. 4.
6. Maintenance 6.3.2. Cleaning the Heat Sink Note: Read and observe chapter 1.2 Health and Safety as well as the instructions in section 6.1 General before starting with the procedure. Then, proceed as follows: 1. Switch off the Remote Unit. For the following procedure ensure that mains has been disconnected before. 2. Remove the fan plate with the fan unit from the Remote Unit as described in section 6.3.
7. Appendix 7. Appendix 7.1.
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7. Appendix 7.2. Specifications 7.2.1. Electrical Specifications Power supply Mains power, AC Mains power, DC Power consumption Optical link connectors Optical return loss Fibre type Optical link budget Electrical (all four variants) nominal 100 Vac to 240 Vac operating 85 Vac to 264 Vac nominal 48 Vdc to 60 Vdc operating 36 Vdc to 72 Vdc max. temp., fully loaded 215 watts room temp., idle 90 watts Optical Link (all four variants) E2000/APC 8 45 dB min. Single mode E9/125 µm 0 dB to 10 dB 7.2.2.
7. Appendix 7.3. Spare Parts The following list contains all parts available for the Remote Unit. The configuration of the delivered unit meets the requirements of the customer and can differ depending on the state of the delivery. Maintenance of the RU should be performed on an FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) basis only. Do not damage the warranty labels on the components, as this voids the warranty.
8. Index 8. Index A H Alarms .................................................................. 41 External Inputs ................................................. 36 External Outputs .............................................. 37 Inputs (external) ............................................... 36 List ................................................................... 41 Outputs ............................................................ 36 Health and Safety ......................................
