Network Base Station BA0031-A Mechanical Assembly and Installation Guide
Table of Contents FCC Warning ..................................................................................... 3 Box Assembly .................................................................................... 4 Step 1 – Cable Entries Assembly....................................................... 4 Step 2 – Bottom Plate Assembly....................................................... 5 Step 3 – Board Standoffs Assembly.................................................. 5 Step 4 – Board Assembly .......
FCC Warning FCC Warning Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user authority to operate the equipment under FCC Rules. To comply with FCC RF Exposure requirements , the antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be fixed-mounted on outdoor permanent structures with a separation distance of at least 2 meters from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Box Assembly Step 1 – Cable Entries Assembly Sensus BA0031 Assembly & Installation Guide (12.14.
Step 2 – Bottom Plate Assembly 8 screws Ejot 30x8 Step 3 – Board Standoffs Assembly Sensus BA0031 Assembly & Installation Guide (12.14.
standoffs M3x21 and spring washer M3 Step 4 – Board Assembly 6 screws M3x6 Sensus BA0031 Assembly & Installation Guide (12.14.
Step 5 – Shield Assembly 8 screws M3x6 Step 6 – Internal Antenna Assembly 4 plastic screws M3x8 Sensus BA0031 Assembly & Installation Guide (12.14.
Step 7 – Brackets Assembly 4 screws M3x8 Step 8 – Top Cover Assembly Sensus BA0031 Assembly & Installation Guide (12.14.
Step 9 – FCC Label Assembly FCC Label Sensus BA0031 Assembly & Installation Guide (12.14.
Installation Installation Steps 1. Install the supplied ‘LabVIEW’ Run-Time engine and the configuration program ‘Base II v1.10’ in your PC by following the procedure described in Software Package Installation. 2. Disassemble the device top cover. 3. Insert the Ethernet backbone communication cable (not supplied, used in Base Station mode only) and the output cord of the 115VAC to 9VAC transformer (supplied) via the cable entries and connect them. 4. Plug the transformer to 115VAC source. 5.
Device Configuration Device Mode Setting 1. Run the ‘Base II v1.10’ program. 2. Select the General configuration page 3. Set the PC COM port. 4. Set ‘Device Mode’ to ‘NTR’ or ‘Base Station’. In ‘Base Station’ mode set the ‘Debug Mode’ to ‘Disable’. Sensus BA0031 Assembly & Installation Guide (12.14.
Device Mode – NTR (repeater) 1. Set the ‘NTR ID’ – The device uses this ID when transmits diagnostics and report messages. The ID range is 1 to 16,777,215. 2. Set the ‘NTR Mode’. In ‘ReTx All’ mode the device retransmits every message it receives. In ‘SL’ mode the device retransmits received messages that were initiated by subscribers listed in the Subscriber List (SL).
Device Mode – Base Station 1. Set ‘BS ID’ and ‘BS Tx ID’. The device uses the ‘BS ID’ for identification when sending or receiving messages in the backbone communication link. The range of ‘BS ID’ is 1 to 65,635. The device uses the ‘BS Tx ID’ when transmitting air messages. The range of the ‘BS Tx ID’ is 1 to 16,777, 215. 2. Set the device IP parameters. Set ‘BS IP’ and ‘BS Port’ address. The ‘BS MAC Address’ is configured in the factory. 3. Set the destination IP address.
RF Parameters Setting 1. Select the RF configuration page. 2. Set ‘Rx RF Channel’ and ‘Tx RF Channel’. The Channel range is 3 (903.8MHz) to 59 (926.2MHz). The channel spacing is 0.4MHz. 3. The rest of the parameters are configured in the factory to: • Freq. Offset – 0 • Freq. Width – 20000 • Min Threshold – 300 • Auto Threshold – Enable • Preamble Length – 150. 4. When ‘Auto Threshold’ is enabled, the threshold is reset to the ‘Min Threshold’ value once every hour.
Subscriber List Setting 1. Select the Subscriber List page 2. The stored Subscriber List can be read from the device to the screen, file or both. 3. You can add or remove subscriber from the list or clear the whole list. These commands can also be generated from a command file. 4. Command file examples: • Command file’s text line ‘ADD 400 1 2’, adds subscriber 400 with message type 1 and retransmit type 2 to the subscriber list.
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