Network Base Station BA0031-A User Manual
Table of Contents FCC Warning ................................................................................................................ 3 General.......................................................................................................................... 4 Installation...................................................................................................................... 4 Installation Steps....................................................................................
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.
General This document describes the installation of the Network Base Station (NBS) / Network Repeater (NTR). The device has 3 different models: • BA0031-I – Two-way device with internal antenna. Works as NBS or NTR. • BA0031-E – Two-way device with connector for external antenna. Works with Antel’s BCD-8243, 3dBd omni antenna (ONLY). Works as NBS or NTR. • BA0031-R – Receive only device with connector for external antenna. Antenna type is not restricted. Works as ‘receive only’ NBS.
Device Configuration Device Mode Setting 1. Run the ‘Base II v1.12’ program. 2. Select ‘General’ tab. 3. Set to proper PC COMM port. BA0031 User Manual (12.14.
4. Press ‘Read All’. Verify the device model (BA0031-I, E or R) and version. 5. Set ‘Device Mode’ to ‘NTR’ (BA0031-I & BA0031-E models) or ‘NBS’ (all models). Set ‘Debug Mode’ to ‘Disable’. BA0031 User Manual (12.14.
Device Mode – NTR (BA0031-I & BA0031-E models) 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 – NBS (all models) 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 ‘RF’ tab. 2. Set ‘Rx RF Channel’ and ‘Tx RF Channel’ (BA0031-I & BA0031-E models). The Channel range is 5 (904.6MHz) to 57 (925.4MHz). 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 (NTR mode, BA0031-I & BA0031-E models) 1. Select the ‘Subscriber List’ tab 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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