English DH4 Series - Digital Signal Booster User & Installation Manual
Document History Description Revision Date Issued Original version 001 Feb 17th, 2015 General Revision 002 May 14th, 2015 UM-0849 II
About this manual This manual describes installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of Fiplex DH4 Series Digital Signal Booster, and Fiplex Control Software (FCS). The first part of the manual describes the Signal Booster hardware and the second part describes the software. Hardware and software mentioned in this manual are subjected to continuous development and improvement.
Abbreviations AGC AMPS ARFCN BCCH BS CDMA DC DCS DL DPLX EEPROM EGSM ETACS ETSI FCS GSM HW LED LNA MS OMS OL PA PCN PCS PS RF RSSI SW UL WEEE UM-0849 Automatic Gain Control Advanced Mobile Phone Service Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number Broadcast Control Channel (GSM broadcast channel time slot) Base Station, BS antenna = towards the base station Code Division Multiple Access Direct Current Digital Communication System (same as PCN) Downlink signal direction (from base station via Signal Booster to
Part 1 HARDWARE 1. Safety Dangerous Voltage Warning Any personnel involved in installation, operation or service of Fiplex Signal Boosters must understand and obey the following: The power supply unit in Signal Boosters supplied from the mains contains dangerous voltage level, which can cause electric shock. Switch the mains off prior to any work in such a Signal Booster. Any local regulations are to be followed when servicing Signal Boosters.
FCC Compliance This is a 90.219 Class B device. WARNING: This is a 90.219 Class B device. 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. You MUST register Class B signal boosters (as defined in 47 CFR 90.219) online at www.fcc.gov/signalboosters/registration.
The antenna/s used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation of at least 55 cm in DL and 55 cm in UL from all persons and must not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
2. Product Description. The DH4 Signal Booster Series are FPGA based Digital Channel Selective signal boosters that operates in the downlink frequency of 450 - 512MHz and in the uplink frequency of 450 - 512MHz for United States and 450 - 470MHz and in the uplink frequency of 450 - 470MHz for Canada. This Signal boosters extends the radio coverage into areas inside the Base Station range where propagation losses prevent reliable communication.
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3. Installation Mounting the Signal Booster Fiplex DH7 Signal Booster is designed for outdoor usage with a weather proof outdoor NEMA4 cabinet that can be mounted without any kind of shelter from rain, snow or hail. However, to improve reliability, it is recommended to mount the Digital Signal Booster on a site with shelter from direct exposure to sun, rain, snow and hailing.
2. After attaching the bracket hang the Signal Booster as shown in Figure 3.
3. Secure the cabinet to the bracket as shown in Figure 4. To attach the Signal Booster’s cabinet to the bracket use the provided four M6 x 1/2” allen screws.
Opening and Closing the Cabinet To open the cabinet, release the 8 door screws indicated in figure 5 using the provided special allen key. A - Release Signal Booster cover.
B - Open the Signal Booster cover. Figure 6 C – Close the Signal Booster cover.
D - Secure Signal Booster cover.
Use of Liquid Tight Counduit The unit has available a Liquid Tight Conduit Fitting connector for ¾” tubes. The unit as standard has the connector installed, so if the user requires to use this connector, if available, the NFPA cables, Ethernet, DC or AC cables can be routed through this connector.
B – Install the sealing cup Figure 10; Replacement of Conduit connector to sealing cup UM-0849 14
4. Commissioning 4.1. Connection step by step Figure 11 Figure 11; RF ports and Power Cable Glands location. 1. Connect service antennas to the To Mobile Port. N type female connectors are used in the Signal Booster. 2. Connect the donor antenna to the To Base RF Port. N type female connectors are used in the Signal Booster. 3. Once the RF ports of the Signal Booster are properly loaded connect the Main AC power.
Figure 12 If the Signal Booster has the NFPA Option, there is a dedicated cable gland for this purpose (“NFPA” in figure 11). A multi-conductor cable can be used to connect the NFPA dry contacts to the Fire Department Control Box. 4.
5. Once the Signal Booster is connected to the power source, it takes about 40 seconds to run a booting routine. After that time, the Signal Booster is ready to be connected via USB cable to a computer running Fiplex Control Software (FCS) to be properly configured.
5. Starting Operation BE SURE THAT “TO MOBILE” AND “TO BASE” PORTS ARE PROPERLY LOADED EITHER WITH 50 OHMS DUMMY LOADS, OR RADIATING SYSTEM. UM-0849 1. Turn on the Digital Signal Booster, connect computer to Signal Booster through USB cable, and run Fiplex Control Software. It is recommend to turn off the power amplifiers. 2. Setup desired channel frequencies. Since Fiplex Signal Booster is channel selective, user has to know what frequencies are used in base station. 3.
4. Setup desired operating gain using FCS. UL and DL chain are independent, so both values must be set. To set DL band gain is recommended that AGC works around 3 - 6dB in each channel, in this way, maximum output power is achieved. 5. Set up squelch settings. Controls are independent in UL and DL bands. Typical values for UL are 110dBm for squelch threshold. For DL, recommended value for squelch threshold is minimum level received in any active channel minus 10dB. 6.
Status Indicators There is an indicator panel located at bottom of the Signal Boosters door. This led panel works as a status monitor, in order indicate warning or alarms of Signal Booster. The LED panel has four LEDs, the first one the power ON indication led, labelled “PWR”. The Second LED, labelled “STS” summarizes warnings regarding critical operational conditions of the Signal Booster.
The third and fourth LED summarizes operational conditions for uplink “UL” and downlink “DL” chains. In general, the LEDs have four states: “off”, “slow blinking”, “fast blinking” and “on”. Table 1 describes alarm and warning conditions for each led state.
Laboratory Measurements For specific parameters verification and laboratory tests, please contact factory. Detailed procedures, recommended tests set up, and a knowledge engineering team will bring adequate support to perform this measurements in a comfortable and safely way.
Part 2 SOFTWARE 1. Introduction Fiplex Signal Booster can be fully configured and monitored in local and remote mode. Local mode: o USB port with Windows desktop application Remote mode: o Remote Web server In following section, each control mode (configuration / monitoring) are described. 2. Local Software. Desktop application through USB port 2.1.
3. The installer will start to copy the necessary files. 4. After installation has completed, a shortcut in user desktop will appear.
5. Connect USB cable between computer and Signal Booster, keeping the Signal Booster powered off. Usually, drivers will be automatically installed, but depending on Windows version, screen asking for drivers of new device can appear. Drivers can be found in application folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\FiplexControlSoftware\drivers”. 6. Turn on the Signal Booster BE SURE THAT “TO MOBILE” AND “TO BASE” PORTS ARE PROPERLY LOADED EITHER WITH 50 OHMS DUMMY LOADS, OR RADIATING SYSTEM. 7.
User interface controls: Scan Devices Button: refresh the available COM ports and identify Fiplex devices Connection Button: connect / disconnect software from Signal Booster List of available devices: below two buttons, is placed a dropdown list that shows all available COM ports. Available COM ports not related to Fiplex Signal Boosters will be shown with its number and “Unknown device” label. COM ports related to Fiplex Signal Boosters will show a device description.
Now, the Fiplex Digital Signal Booster is shown in the list of available devices, and connection button is enabled. NOTE: Fiplex Signal Booster could not appear in list, if COM port number is higher than COM16, depending on Windows version. COM port number can be forced to arbitrary number (below COM16) through Device Administrator.
Change COM port number 9. Click “Connect”. Fiplex Control Software window will be automatically maximized, and web browser will show the configuration screen. Application screens are described in the next section due to these application screens and web pages (in webserver remote mode) are the same.
10. Once Signal Booster is configured, user can disconnect software using connection button, now labelled “Disconnect”. Initial window will be shown. If Signal Booster is disconnected or turned off, while Fiplex Control Software is connected to device, software will go back to initial window. Moreover, if some communication problem occurs while device is monitored, the software will go back to initial state as well. 3. 3.1.
Once the Ethernet module is properly configured, user can connect to the Signal Booster, writing IP address in URL toolbar of any web browser available in its computer. Default URL is http://192.168.1.10. First screen to appear is Authentication. Default login and password are: Login Password admin admin Password can be changed by user, using menu described in next sections. NOTE: in order to restore password, push the button placed close to USB Connector during 5 seconds.
UM-0849 Tag: user can set a tag to ease Signal Booster identification. For modifying the TAG, write a new value in text field and click over Apply Changes link IP: At this page, Signal Booster IP address, network submask, gateway address and IP addresses of SNMP Managers are shown. User can set addresses of two SNMP Managers (IP where SNMP agent will send TRAP information). To modify, click over Apply Changes link after writing new values on text fields.
Date and Time: page to modify real time clock. When the Signal Booster is not powered, this clock runs with a voltage supply provided by a 3V lithium battery, button type of 20mm (CR2032) with 220mA·h. This suffices for at least half year. When the Signal Booster is powered, no current is drained from the battery. So, actual battery life will depend on Signal Booster usage. For battery replacement, please locate battery holder between USB and Ethernet connectors on main board.
Configuration o Apply Changes: as it is said above, this link is used to load changes to the Signal Booster, in configuration, tag, IP, password and date and time menus. After any configuration change, web page will show and icon that allows user to know if configuration has been successfully applied: o 3.3. Reload Settings: clicking this link, Signal Booster configuration data is refreshed. Version: shows hardware, firmware and software versions of Signal Booster and serial number.
o Frequency control: this section contains fields to modify channel frequencies. Frequency resolution is 6.25KHz. User can change any channel frequency, taking into account that uplink and downlink frequencies are always separated 45MHz. Display check-boxes column are used to display each channel control frame, by default, only active channels will be displayed.
o Main downlink control: parameters regarding to downlink band. They are almost equal to uplink band.
UM-0849 Channel control frame: shows configuration and monitoring information of each channel. The frame is divided in two: uplink and downlink. Data showed in each half is symmetric.
