nanoSAW Series Repeater User’s Manual November 2009
Document History Description Revision Date Issued Preliminary release for early field trials Preliminary release, screenshots updated 0.0 1.0 September 10 , 2009 November 1st, 2009 UM-0101-01.
About this manual This manual describes installation, commissioning, usage, function, operation and maintenance of Fiplex nanoSAW series repeater and Fiplex portable Operational and Maintenance Software (pFOMS). The first part of the manual describes the repeater hardware and the second part describes the software. Hardware and software mentioned in this manual are subjected to continuous development and improvement.
Contents Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................. V Part 1 HARDWARE ......................................................................................................................... 1 1. Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 1 FCC Radiation Hazard Warning........................................
Abbreviations AGC AMPS ARFCN BCCH BS CDMA DC DCS DL DPLX EEPROM EGSM ETACS ETSI GSM HW LED LNA MS OMS OL PA PCN PCS pFOMS PS RF RSSI SW TDMA UL WEEE UM-0101-01.
Part 1 HARDWARE 1. Safety Any personnel involved in installation, operation or service of Fiplex repeaters must understand and obey the following: Any repeater, including this repeater, will generate radio signals and thereby give rise to electromagnetic fields that may be hazardous to the health of any person who is extensively exposed to the signals at the immediate proximity of the repeater and the repeater antennas.
2. Installation Sitting the repeater Fiplex nanoSAW family of repeaters is designed for indoor use. If repeater needs to be mounted outdoors, weather proof cabinet should be provided in order to preserve weather tightness. Mounting nanoSAW is ready for wall mount using four fixing screws. Figure 1 Figure 1 shows holes pattern for fixing screws. UM-0101-01.
3. Commissioning Connection 1. Connect service antenna (“TO MOBILE” port) and donor antenna (“TO BASE” port) coaxial cables. SMA type female connectors are used in the repeater. 2. Once RF ports of the repeater are properly loaded connect the DC plug from power supply to nanoSAW DC input. The repeater powers on when power supply is connected to the AC line, and nanoSAW is properly feed with DC voltage. Blue led labelled “PWR ON” must be on, under normal power conditions.
Starting operation Prior to the following steps refer to section 2 of this manual in order to properly install pFOMS. 1. Setup desired filter configuration using pFOMS (only for programmable band selective and programmable channel selective models). In programmable band selective repeaters user must set up start and stop frequency.
Status Indicators There is an indicator panel located at the front of the repeater. This led panel works as a status monitor, in order to advice different operational conditions of the repeater. 1. Power indicator Every time the repeater is plugged to DC power supply, and under normal conditions of operation, led labelled PWR ON will be ON. Figure 4 Figure 4 shows PWR ON led location. 2.
4. Downlink Signal Indicator Four leds indicates downlink signal strength Please see Downlink Signal Indicator for further functional description. Figure 7 Figure 7 shows Downlink Signal Indicator leds active, this is only for example purposes. UM-0101-01.
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Automatic Gain Control circuitry is intended to keep repeater’s output power at a fixed level when input signals exceed maximum values, avoiding quality signal degradation by intermodulation generation. When AGC is active AGC UL and/or AGC DL leds will be ON, this means that signal level from donor and/or service area site, plus repeater gain produces an output power that is above the maximum composite output power of the repeater.
Part 2 SOFTWARE 4. Installation The following section will describe the steps to be followed in order to install and use the pFOMS software with your Fiplex repeater. 1. Execute the Fiplex Portable Foms installer and choose the default path “C:\program files\fiplex”. Please do not change this location. 2. Turn on the Repeater BE SURE THAT “TO MOBILE” AND “TO BASE” PORTS ARE PROPERLY LOADED EITHER WITH 50 OHMS DUMMY LOADS, OR RADIATING SYSTEM. 3. Plug in USB cable to USB male connector labeled as “COMM”.
4. Windows will start its hardware installation assistant, follow the steps and indicate the driver location. Select “No, not this time” Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) UM-0101-01.
Windows probably complains because this is not an official Microsoft Windows driver, click in “Continue Anyway” UM-0101-01.
5. After having installed the CDC-RS232 Fiplex driver, run pFOMS Software. Click “Connect”. UM-0101-01.
Click “Choose” Select The Serial Com port that just appeared on your PC. Remember that the BDA driver installs itself as a generic Com Port so if properly installed, you should have a new comport not present before connecting the Repeater. Click “Continue”. UM-0101-01.
Choose Flow Control “None”. Click “Accept”. This window will be active while Repeater is establishing connection with pFOMS. UM-0101-01.
5. Overview General Tabsheet This tab sheet displays general information from repeater. First eight fields at the upper left corner of the window displays identity information of the repeater, this information is stored at repeater’s firmware. Modem information is displayed at the bottom left corner, these read/write fields allow user to set up wireless connection via modem when available.
Status tab sheet This tab sheet shows configurable parameters of the repeater: Filters: active filters will appear in green, not installed filters in gray and filters with communication errors will be purple. Band selective programmable filters shows Start / Stop channel and Start / Stop frequency. Channel selective programmable filters will only show Start channel, in this case the meaning for start channel is filter center BW channel.
Configuration In order to setup operative parameters of the repeater such as manual attenuation UL and/or DL, filters and PA, user must click “Edit” button of Status tab sheet. Now user is free to change configurable values. Once configured operational parameters click “Accept”, after a few seconds changes will be displayed (once pFOMS refresh the window), with updated information. UM-0101-01.
