• Information. ECLARATION This Installation Guide covers the SDB680 50 W Base Station for installation in Wall Mount and Rack Mount variants. Any performance figures quoted are subject to normal manufacturing and service tolerances. The right is reserved to alter the equipment described in this manual in the light of future technical development.
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TNM-U-E-0112. Simoco Digital Management Terminal – User Manual. TNM-U-E-0120. Simoco IP Configuration Tool – User Manual. To order printed copies of this or any of the above publications, please contact Simoco. See the Support page for contact information. A comprehensive list of documentation is available for download on the Simoco website http://www.simocogroup.com...
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Title Page ................................. 1 Preface ................................2 Table of Contents (This List) ......................... 4 List of Figures ..............................5 List of Tables ..............................5 Personal Safety ..............................6 Equipment Safety ............................7 WEEE Notice ..............................
In any local Safety Orders and Regulations. • WARNINGS EAVY QUIPMENT WARNING HEAVY EQUIPMENT. THE WEIGHT OF A FULLY ASSEMBLED SDB680 BASE STATION IN THE WALL MOUNT IS APPROX 10 KG (2 MEN TO LIFT). REFER TO THE MANUAL HANDLING OPERATIONS REGULATIONS 1992. (EU) ADIO...
Electrical Safety Regulations appropriate to the country of operation. EQUIPMENT SAFETY NSTALLATION AND AINTENANCE The SDB680 Series of base stations should only be installed and maintained by qualified personnel. AUTIONS CAUTION Before drilling any walls, first check for any buried cables or pipes.
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SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 CAUTION EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. During installation operations, the Torque settings must be adhered to or damage to the equipment may result. AINTENANCE RECAUTIONS CAUTION Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive Devices (ESDS Devices). This equipment contains ESDS Devices, the handling procedures detailed in BS EN 61340-5-1:2007 or ANSI/ESD S20.20-1999 are to be observed.
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 WASTE ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) NOTICE The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive became law in most EU countries during 2005. The directive applies to the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment within the member states of the European Union.
ECHNICAL UPPORT In order to streamline support requests and better serve our customers, at Simoco we utilize a support ticket system. Every support request is assigned a unique ticket number, which customers can use to track the progress and responses online. In order to use the support ticket system, a valid email address is required.
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations are used throughout this document. Wherever practicable, whenever the abbreviation is first used, the full meaning is given with the abbreviation in parenthesis, after that only the abbreviation will be used.
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 RECOMMENDED TOOLS AND TEST EQUIPMENT The following list of Tools, Electrical Engineering Test Equipment and Materials are required to carry out the Assembly procedures contained in this document. OOLS Electric Drill (preferably with Hammer Action).
EMPERATURE ANGE For the 50 W SDB680 Base Stations, the operating temperature range is: −30 °C to +60 °C (−22 °F to +140 °F) ambient temperature. The storage temperature range is −40 °C to +80 °C (−40 °F to +176 °F).
When installing the wall mount unit, it is essential that the vertical surface chosen for the positioning of the equipment is of a solid construction as the weight of the SDB680 Base Station can be as much as 10 kg when fully equipped.
PSU T The PSU Tray can be either a 1U or 2U rack tray with a front panel and is designed for use with an SDB680 Base Station in an enclosed 19” rack. Together, an SDB680 Base Station and the PSU Tray occupy a total of either 3U or 4U of rack space.
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS This section gives an overview of the external connections that are made to the SDB680 Base Station. It also provides details of the pin-outs for these connections. ENERAL All cabling should be installed so that the equipment can be accessed for servicing purposes without straining the cables or connectors used.
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 A minimum of 85 dB transmit-receive isolation should be provided by the antenna system and associated filters. It is recommended that a good quality flexible co-axial cable is used, e.g. with double-screening braid and multi-strand copper inner.
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 P4 USB B The Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type B connector is used as the peripheral connection. The connector pin- outs are detailed below in Table 4. Table 4. USB Type B Connector Pin-outs. Function...
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 S1 Facilities Connector The 25-way D Type facilities connector can be programmed for any combination of digital inputs and outputs. The connector pin-outs for the Facilities Connector are shown below in Table 7. Table 7. Facilities Connector Pin-outs.
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION This Procedure should be followed when installing all new DMR Base Stations with a Wall Mount cabinet. OOLS QUIPMENT AND ATERIALS EQUIRED The following Tools, Test Equipment and Materials will be required to perform this procedure: Electric Drill (preferably with Hammer Action) 7.5 mm Drill Bit...
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 Figure 3. Mounting holes drilling template (dimensions in mm). Wall Mount Brackets Inner Chassis Plate securing points Figure 4. Wall Mount Assembly. SDB680 ITTING THE BASE TATION Ensuring that all cables are clear of the mounting position and cannot be trapped, offer the base station up to the wall mount unit and fit the four keyhole standoffs on the base station (two per side) into the mounting grooves on the wall mount case (see Figure 5 overleaf for details).
14.2. Ensuring that the power source is switched off, connect the DC power cable from the ‘DC IN’ connector to the power source. Carry out the configuration of the SDB680 in accordance with Section 3 – Configuration of New Tier II Base Station or Section 4 – Configuration of New Tier III Base Station as appropriate.
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 RACK MOUNT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE The SDB680 Base Station is designed to be fitted in a standard 403 mm (19”) rack. This procedure should be followed when installing all new SDB680s into a 19” racking system. OOLS...
4.4. Secure the base station into the rack using the four M6 x 12 mm pozidriv retaining bolts with plastic cup washers (two per side). To fit the SDB680 into a rack using rack mount supports, carry out the following (see Figure 7 below): 5.1.
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10.2. Ensuring that the power source is switched off, connect the DC power cable from the ‘DC IN’ connector to the power source. Carry out the configuration of the SDB680 in accordance with Section 3 – Configuration of New Tier II Base Station or Section 4 – Configuration of New Tier III Base Station as appropriate.
On the SDB680 rear panel, connect the Tx antenna socket to a suitable dummy load (for the 50 W base a minimum 60 Watt load can be used provided that it is suitable for use).
On the Interface Selection screen, select the relevant IP address that is to be used for communicating with the base station(s). Once the IP address has been selected the Simoco IP Configuration Tool main screen will be displayed (see Figure 9 below).
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 13.2. On the Site View tab of the Navigation Pane, from the navigation tree, click on the ‘System’ branch to expand it. Click on the ‘Site 1’ node displayed. 13.3. On the Ribbon bar, select the ‘Add Digital Base’ button to add a digital base to Site 1 on the navigation tree.
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 13.9.4. Select the Reboot button to enable the base to use the new configuration. Figure 11. Write Base(s) page. May 15 Page 30 CONFIGURATION TIER II BASE...
All Tier III Base Stations require a Software Licence in order to operate; these licences can be obtained from Simoco. If a Tier III Base Station is added to an existing Tier III system, the software licences for all the base stations on that system will have to be updated.
On the Interface Selection screen, select the relevant IP address that is to be used for communicating with the base station(s). Once the IP address has been selected the Simoco IP Configuration Tool main screen will be displayed (see Figure 13 below).
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SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 Refer to the Simoco IP Configuration Tool User Manual [3] and configure the IP Address for the relevant MAC Address listed in the data grid of the main screen in accordance with Section 2.2 –...
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SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 21.1. In the System Monitor area, on the navigation tree, right click on the Base that you wish to upload the software to. Menu options will be displayed. 21.2. From the menu options, select ‘Update’ > ‘Update Software’.
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SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 28.5. When the write operation is completed, the success or failure of the operation for each VAC, Site or Base will be indicated in the Comms History area. 4.6.4 Enable Bases On the system I/O page, in the System Monitor area, on the navigation tree, carry out the following: 29.1.
All Tier III Base Stations require a Software Licence in order to operate; these licences can be obtained from Simoco. If a Tier III Base Station is added to an existing Tier III system, the software licences for all the base stations on that system will have to be updated.
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SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 Refer to the Simoco IP Configuration Tool User Manual [3] and configure a Tier II IP Address for the relevant MAC Address listed in the data grid of the main screen in accordance with Section 2.2 –...
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Tier II Base. Refer to the Simoco IP Configuration Tool User Manual [3] and configure a Tier III IP Address for the relevant MAC Address listed in the data grid of the main screen in accordance with Section 2.2 –...
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SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 22.1. In the System Monitor area, on the navigation tree, right click on the VAC for the system. Menu options will be displayed. 22.2. From the VAC menu options, select ‘Update’ > ‘Update Software’. 22.3. In the Comms History area, confirm that a ‘Starting Update Software’ message is displayed.
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SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 5.4.5 Enable New Tier III Base On system I/O page, in the System Monitor area, carry out the following: 24.1. On the navigation tree, right click on the new Tier III Base that you wish to enable. Menu options will be displayed.
SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 BASE CONFIGURATION TIER III TO TIER II This Procedure should be followed when configuring a Tier III Base Station into a Tier II SDB680 Base Station. OOLS QUIPMENT AND ATERIALS EQUIRED The following Tools, Test Equipment and Materials will be required to perform this procedure:...
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When logged in to the Partner Portal, navigate to the ‘Resource Library’ > ‘Software Downloads’ > ‘DMR’ > ‘Simoco Xd Infrastructure’ page and ensure that you have the latest version of the ‘DMR Tier II’ > ‘DMR Base’ software. If necessary, download the latest software to the PC.
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SDB680 – INSTALLATION GUIDE TNM-I-E-0046 17.1. On the Upload to Base(s) page, carry out the following: 17.1.1. Select the base you wish to upload the software to. 17.1.2. Select the ‘Upload’ button to programme the base with the Application Software and the Cerebral Platform.
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