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Fiplex DH140-R User & Installation Manual

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DH140-R – VHF Digital Fiber Remote
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  • Page 1 English DH140-R – VHF Digital Fiber Remote User & Installation Manual Unit...
  • Page 2 Document History Description Revision Date Issued Original version July 3 , 2014 General Review March 2 , 2016 General Update 7 June, 2017 DH140-R...
  • Page 3 Specifications, dimensions and other statements mentioned in this manual are subject to change without notice. This manual or parts of it may not be reproduced without the written permission of Fiplex Communications Inc. Infringements will be prosecuted. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 Extended Global System for Mobile communication ETACS Extended Total Access Communication System ETSI European Telecommunications Standard Institute Fiplex Control Software Global System for Mobile communication Hardware Light Emitting Diode Low Noise Amplifier, uplink and downlink Mobile Station, MS antenna = towards the mobile station...
  • Page 5 Fiber DAS Master Optical Unit from FIPLEX. Any omission may result in damage and/or injuries to the System and/or the System Operators or Users. If an instruction is not clear or you consider is missing, please contact immediately to Fiplex. See www.fiplex.com for contact information.
  • Page 6 As a part of a Telecommunications System, MOU1x is not intended to radiate signals and meets EMC directives, but within the System may have cables and antennas that are potential sources of radiating. Contact the System Design to verify the compliance of the Exposure to Non-Ionising Radiation. DH140-R...

  • Page 7: Fcc Compliance

    The loss in cables and passive devices connected to the output of the device and the gain of the DL antenna should be of -3dBi or less and maintain a minimum separation of 45 cm from all persons DH140-R...

  • Page 8: Product Description

    This Remote Unit extends the radio coverage into areas inside the Base Station range where propagation losses prevent reliable communication. The DH140-R is fed by fiber via a Digital Master, the DH100-M. The DH100-M is connected directly to the Base Station with no radiating elements.
  • Page 9 2.1 Digital Master Unit Ports The Digital Master Unit is equipped with internal duplexers, therefore, the enclosure has the “To Base” RF Port. DH140-R...
  • Page 10 Digital Remote Unit Ports The Digital Remote Unit is equipped with internal duplexers, therefore, the enclosure has the “To Mobile” RF Port. DH140-R...
  • Page 11 FO Connection 2.3.1 FO Connection in Master Unit Note: Each fiber connection is performed with simplex fiber and LC-APC connector. DH140-R...
  • Page 12 2.3.2 FO Connection in Remote Unit Note: Each fiber connection is performed with simplex fiber and LC-APC connector. DH140-R...
  • Page 13 2.4 Dimensions 2.4.1 Digital Master, Expansion and Remote Unit Cabinet Dimensions DH140-R...

  • Page 14: Installation

    Installation Mounting the cabinet Fiplex Digital DAS 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 DAS on a site with shelter from direct exposure to sun, rain, snow and hailing.
  • Page 15 2. After attaching the bracket hang the cabinet as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3 DH140-R...
  • Page 16 3. Secure the cabinet to the bracket as shown in Figure 4. To attach the cabinet to the bracket use the provided four M6 x 1/2” allen screws. Figure 4 DH140-R...
  • Page 17 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 cabinet cover. Figure 5 Use the special allen key N°6 DH140-R...
  • Page 18 B - Open the cabinet cover. Figure 6 C – Close the cabinet cover. Figure 7 DH140-R...
  • Page 19 D - Secure cabinet cover. Figure 8 DH140-R...
  • Page 20 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. A - Remove the conduit connector DH140-R...
  • Page 21 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. DH140-R...
  • Page 22 Pin 2 – 3 = VSWR (normally open contact) Pin 4 – 5 = Repeater Fail (normally closed contact) Pin 5 – 6 = Repeater Fail (normally open contact) Repeater VSWR Fail Figure 11; NFPA Dry Contact connection configuration DH140-R...
  • Page 23 Once the unit has been connected to the power source, it takes about 30 seconds to run a booting routine. After that time unit is ready to be connected via USB cable to the Digital Master to a computer running Fiplex Control Software (FCS) in order to be properly configured. Figure 13; USB Port location...
  • Page 24 Link status Enable channel filtering if needed and setup desired channel frequencies. If Fiplex Digital Fiber DAS is used as channel selective, user has to know what frequencies are used in base station. Each channel can be enabled independently. Channels not used can be showed / hidden using the “Show channels”...
  • Page 25 Set Input attenuator Set Output attenuator Reciprocally, set UL band gain adjusting output attenuator of master unit. It is recommended that DL gain and UL gain be equal. DH140-R...
  • Page 26 Setup desired filter bandwidth, depending on presence of adjacent channels. In principle, recommended bandwidth filter is 90KHz due to its low delay, but if adjacent signal is detected, narrow filters can be used. Fine gain can be set to equalize input signals. DH140-R...
  • Page 27 Filters and fine gain settings DH140-R...
  • Page 28 Normal state RF input overflow: maximum level at RF input is exceeded Normal state Where: Led OFF Led slow blinking with period of 2 seconds aprox. WARNING Led fast blinking with period of 0.5 seconds aprox. ALARM Led ON DH140-R...
  • Page 29 Led ON 4.4 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 DH140-R...
  • Page 30 Part 2 SOFTWARE 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.
  • Page 31 Digital Master provides an spectrum analyzer that shows input signal in frequency domain.  Date & Time (for units with Ethernet supervision): page to modify real time clock. When the repeater is not powered, this clock runs with a voltage supply provided by DH140-R...
  • Page 32 Below this, some frames titled “REMOTE 1”, “REMOTE 2”..There is one for each remote unit connected to the master, and configuration and status information related to each remote can be viewed. Next figures show these frames: DH140-R...
  • Page 33 Filtering enable Enabled / disabled disabled, fine gain adjustments and squelch options are ignored Master RF Input parameters. Next table describes information of this frame: Parameter Range Description This indicator shows input level measured along Broad band level DL band DH140-R...
  • Page 34 High temperature alarm condition is indicated alarm Red: alarm state with this led. Signal processor Grey: normal state / Alarm indicates that digital signal processor is alarm Red: alarm state not working properly. RESET control With this control, unit can be restarted  DH140-R...
  • Page 35 RF input power do not exceed Enabled / disabled control the threshold level configured according to next Squelch threshold If squelch is enabled, input levels below this -110dBm to -70dBm control threshold are not transmitted. DH140-R...
  • Page 36 RF on/off Green: RF Enabled conditions occurs: / Red: RF Disabled Indicator Fail in optical link PA Overflow With this control RF DL and UL chains can be RF Enable Control On / Off disabled DH140-R...
  • Page 37 While software connected to digital master allows configuration and monitoring of whole system, if software is connected to remote unit, only parameters of this unit can be viewed / modified. Then, status screen of remote unit only shows information regarding this unit: DH140-R...
  • Page 38 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. Before connect USB cable between computer and repeater, run the FiplexControlSoftware.msi File.
  • Page 39 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. DH140-R...
  • Page 40 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. Next window will appear: DH140-R...
  • Page 41  File menu: contains menus to save repeater configuration to a file and load configuration from file to repeater. NOTE: if Fiplex Repeater is not turned on, related COM port will appear as “Unknown device” 8. Click “Scan Devices” DH140-R...
  • Page 42 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.
  • Page 43 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. DH140-R...
  • Page 44 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. In this case, Fiplex Control Software will show that connected device is a remote unit.
  • Page 45 DH140-R...