English DH4L – UHF Low Digital Fiber DAS User & Installation Manual
Document History Description Revision Date Issued Original version 1.0 July 3rd, 2014 General Review 2.
About this manual This manual describes installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the Fiplex UHF Low Digital Fiber DAS, and Fiplex Control Software (FCS). The hardware included in this manual corresponds to the Digital Master Unit DH4L00M (DM), and Digital Remote Unit DH4L37-R (DR). The first part of the manual describes the Digital Fiber DAS hardware and the second part describes the software.
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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 TDMA UL WEEE UM-0840 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 repeater to
Part 1 HARDWARE 1. Safety Dangerous Voltage Warning Any personnel involved in installation, operation or service of Fiplex Digital Fiber DAS must understand and obey the following: The power supply unit in Digital Fiber DAS supplied from the mains contains dangerous voltage level, which can cause electric shock. Switch the mains off prior to any work in such a Digital Fiber DAS. Any local regulations are to be followed when servicing Digital Fiber DAS.
FCC Compliance This is a Class B signal booster 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.
Product Description. The UHF Low Fiplex Digital DAS has a modular structure that consists in two different modules in star configuration, the Digital Master Unit model DH4L00-M (center of the star) and Digital Remote Unit model DH4L37-R (legs of the star) that can operate in the UHF frequency range of 406-424MHz. Each one of the different modules is enclosed in the same or equivalent case, therefore, product description and installing instruction sections are valid for all of them.
2.1 Digital Master Unit Ports If the Digital Master Unit is equipped with internal duplexers, the enclosure will only have one “To Base” RF Port. If the Digital Master is prepared for custom external duplexers, the enclosure will have two RF Ports, “Dl In” and “UL Out”.
2.2 Digital Remote Unit Ports If the Digital Remote Unit is equipped with internal duplexers, the enclosure will only have one “To Mobile” RF Port. If the Digital Remote Unit is prepared for custom external duplexers, the enclosure will have two RF Ports, “Dl Out” and “UL In”.
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2.4 FO Connection 2.4.1 FO Connection in Master Unit Note: Each fiber connection is performed with simplex fiber and LC-APC connector.
2.4.2 FO Connection in Remote Unit Note: Each fiber connection is performed with simplex fiber and LC-APC connector.
2.5 Interface with signal source The interface with a Signal Source can be done in three different ways, depending on the availability of separated UL and DL connectors. In cases when the signal source will be picked from the air, there is no need to add a Signal Booster to feed the Digital Master. The Digital Master in its standard configuration can pick the signals from the air just by connecting a donor antenna to it.
2.6 Dimensions 2.6.
3 Installation Mounting the cabinet Fiplex Digital 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 Conduit The unit has available a Liquid Tight Conduit Fitting connector. The unit as standard has the connector installed, so if the user requires to use this connector, if available, the NFPA cables, Ethernet, DC and AC cables can be routed through this connector. Figure 9; AC Routing through cable gland or conduit connector If the is not going to use Liquid Tight Conduits, then the connector should be replaced by the provided sealing cup as indicated in Figure 10.
B – Install the sealing cup Figure 10; Replacement of Conduit connector to sealing cup Nema4X considerations This device is equipped with a Nema4X enclosure, however, to ensure the Nema rating, the user must have the following considerations: 1. Correct use of the Liquid Tight Conduit. In case this interface is not used, it should be replaced with the sealing cup. 2. Sealing cups should be installed in the non-used cable glands. 3. The RF Ports should be perfectly mated.
4 Commissioning 4.1 Connection step by step Connect the RF ports, Power, Fibers and Ethernet Cable Glands location, for Master and Remote units following the next steps: 1. For Master Unit: a. Master Unit with internal duplexers i. Connect the signal coupled from the base station to the “To Base” RF port. N type female connectors are used in the unit. The coupling to Base station can be done with a Donor antenna or through a POI. ii. Connect fiber cables to internal optical modules.
L N DB TMB 4. If the Remote Unit has the NFPA Option, there is a dedicated cable gland for this purpose. A multiconductor cable can be used to connect the NFPA dry contacts to the Fire Department Control Box.
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4.2 Starting Operation BE SURE THAT “TO MOBILE” AND “TO BASE” PORTS ARE PROPERLY LOADED EITHER WITH 50 OHMS DUMMY LOADS, OR RADIATING SYSTEM. 1. Turn on the repeater, connect computer to repeater through USB cable, and run Fiplex Control Software. Check that all remote units are connected to the master through fiber optic checking link status. Link status 2. UM-0840 Enable channel filtering if needed and setup desired channel frequencies.
Set number of active channels and frequencies 3. According to DL RF input levels, program input attenuator to avoid input overflow, and output attenuator for each remote to obtain desired output level in each remote. Set Input attenuator Set Output attenuator 4. UM-0840 Reciprocally, set UL band gain adjusting output attenuator of master unit. It is recommended that DL gain and UL gain be equal.
Set Output attenuator Check UL and DL gain for each remote 5. Set up squelch settings. Controls are independent in UL (for each remote) and DL (master) bands. Typical values for UL are between -110dBm and -100dBm for squelch threshold. For DL, recommended value for squelch threshold is minimum level received in any active channel minus 10dB. DL squelch settings UL squelch settings 6. UM-0840 Setup desired filter bandwidth, depending on presence of adjacent channels.
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4.3 Status Indicators There is an indicator panel located at the front panel of the repeater. This led panel works as a status monitor, in order indicate warning or alarms of repeater There are four leds, first one the power ON indication led, labelled “PWR”. A Second led, labelled “STS” summarizes warnings regarding critical operational conditions of the repeater. Third and fourth led summarizes operational conditions for uplink “UL” and downlink “DL” chains.
Table 2 Indicator Panel LED indication description Unit is not powered or fail in power supply Normal state: Unit is powered on Normal state HW fail: digital signal processor is not detected Temperature: very high internal Unit temperature Optical fiber alarm in at least one link Normal state PA Overflow or excessive temperature alarm. PA Underflow: PA output level is lower than +25dBm Normal state Where: Led OFF Led slow blinking with period of 2 seconds aprox.
Part 2 SOFTWARE 5 Introduction Fiplex Fiber DAS can be fully configured and monitored through USB connection. Digital Master unit receives through optical links monitoring and configuration data from remotes units. For this reason, whole system can be fully configured and supervised from digital master unit. 6 USB Software 6.1 Software description (Digital Master) If software has been successfully installed and connected to Digital Master (see section 7) status screen will appear.
UM-0840 IP: At this page (for units with Ethernet supervision), IP addresses configuration and 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.
a 3V lithium battery, button type of 20mm (CR2032) with 220mA·h. This suffices for at least half year. When the repeater is powered, no current is drained from the battery. So, actual battery life will depend on repeater usage. For battery replacement, please locate battery holder between USB and Ethernet connectors on main board. Battery positive side is UP, i.e. on holder clip. After clicking on “Apply Changes” link, next message will appear, warning the user that system needs to be rebooted.
Digital Master frame. There are five sub-sections inside this frame: o Downlink filtering: this section contains fields to modify channel frequencies, squelch options and filtering options.
Input Attenuator RF IN from TBS (DL) o 0dB to 30dB Master RF Output parameters. Next table describes information of this frame: Parameter UL Output power Range --- AGC Grey: normal state / Red: alarm state Output Attenuator RF OUT to Base Station (UL) 0dB to 30dB o Input attenuator to accommodate input levels. This value must be set to avoid overflow condition.
each optical module, transmitted and received optical power, and alarms related to digital data recovery system. Remote frame: shows configuration and monitoring information of each remote unit. The frame is divided in the following sections: o Uplink filtering: this section shows equivalent parameters of downlink filtering of master unit.
o Remote RF Input parameters. Next table describes information of this frame: Parameter Range Broad band level --- Overflow Grey: normal state / Red: alarm state Uplink gain from remote to master -- o Remote RF Output parameters.
o Optical link status: shows optical link status between master and each remote unit. Moreover, clicking on “REMOTE LINK n” detailed monitoring data of each optical link can be viewed: voltage, current and temperature of each optical module, transmitted and received optical power, and alarms related to digital data recovery system.
Distribution and meaning of the controls contained in status page are very similar to single remote frame of master status page, only optical frame is different due to only remote side of optical link is monitored. 7 Local Software. Installation and troubleshooting 7.1 Installation The following section will describe the steps to be followed in order to install and use the Fiplex Control software with your Fiplex repeater. 1.
2. Choose the default installation path “C:\Program Files (x86)\FiplexControlSoftware”. Note that this can change according to your system configuration (32bits or 64bits), language and Windows Version. 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 repeater, keeping the repeater 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 Repeater BE SURE THAT “TO MOBILE” AND “TO BASE” PORTS ARE PROPERLY LOADED EITHER WITH 50 OHMS DUMMY LOADS, OR RADIATING SYSTEM. 7. Execute the Fiplex Control Software.
User interface has the following controls: Scan Devices Button: refresh the available COM ports and identify Fiplex devices Connection Button: connect / disconnect software from repeater 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 devices will be shown with its number and “Unknown device” label. COM ports related to Fiplex devices will show a device description.
Now, the Fiplex unit is shown in the list of available devices, and connection button is enabled. NOTE: Fiplex repeater 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 it will show the configuration screen described in previous sections.
10. Once system is configured, user can disconnect software using connection button, now labelled “Disconnect”. Initial window will be shown. If repeater 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. 11. Remote unit can be controlled through USB port.
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