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SDB680 BASE STATION
INSTALLATION GUIDE
 
 
 
ISSUE 1.2
Document Number: TNM-I-E-0046
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Date: October 2018
© Simoco Wireless Solutions 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  • Page 1     SDB680 BASE STATION INSTALLATION GUIDE       ISSUE 1.2 Document Number: TNM-I-E-0046 Unrestricted Date: October 2018 © Simoco Wireless Solutions 2018                               Simoco Wireless Solutions...
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  • Page 3: Preface

      DECLARATION This Installation Guide covers the SDB680 50W Base Station for installation in Wall Mount and Rack Mount variants.   Any performance figures quoted are subject to normal manufacturing and service tolerances.

  • Page 4: Equipment And Manual Updates

    EQUIPMENT AND MANUAL UPDATES In the interests of improving the performance, reliability or servicing of the equipment, Simoco reserves the right to update the equipment or this document or both without prior notice. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS The usefulness of this publication depends upon the accuracy and completeness of the information contained within it.

  • Page 5: Document History

    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 www.simocowirelesssolutions.com via the Partner Portal.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    HUMAN EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION (FCC) FCC PART 15 COMPLIANCE EQUIPMENT SAFETY INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE CAUTIONS MAINTENANCE PRECAUTIONS WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) NOTICE SIMOCO SUPPORT ABBREVIATIONS RECOMMENDED TOOLS & TEST EQUIPMENT TOOLS TEST EQUIPMENT CABLES MATERIALS SOFTWARE...
  • Page 7 4.2. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS 5 RACK MOUNT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 5.1. TOOLS, TEST EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS REQUIRED 5.2. RACK PREPARATION 5.3. FITTING THE SDB680 BASE STATION 5.4. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS 6 CONFIGURATION OF NEW TIER II BASE STATION TOOLS, TEST EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS REQUIRED 6.1.
  • Page 8 8.4.1. Platform and Application Software Update 8.4.2. Tier III IP Address Configuration 8.4.3. Software Licence Update 8.4.4. Configuration Creation and Upload 8.4.5. Enable New Tier III Base 9 BASE CONFIGURATION TIER III TO TIER II TOOLS, TEST EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS REQUIRED 9.1.

  • Page 9: List Of Figures

    LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Layout of Rear Panel. Figure 2: 2-pin IP67 DC Power Connector. Figure 3: Mounting holes drilling template (dimensions in mm). Figure 4: Wall Mount Assembly. Figure 5: Keyhole Standoff mounting locations. Figure 6: Base Station secured to Wall Mount. Figure 7: Interface Selection screen.
  • Page 10 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Rear Panel Connections. Table 2: DC Power Connector Pin-outs. Table 3: USB Type A Connector Pin-outs. Table 4: USB Type B Connector Pin-outs. Table 5: Ethernet RJ45 Connector Pin-outs. Table 6: S2 Serial Port Connector Pin-outs. Table 7: Facilities Connector Pin-outs.

  • Page 11: Personal Safety

    PERSONAL SAFETY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS These Safety Precautions, Warnings and Cautions advise personnel of specific hazards which may be encountered during the procedures contained in this document and that control measures may be required to prevent injury to personnel, and damage to equipment and/or the environment.

  • Page 12: Warnings

    WARNINGS HEAVY EQUIPMENT 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. RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION (EU) WARNING RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) RADIATION.

  • Page 13: Fcc Part 15 Compliance

    OPERATING DISTANCES MUST BE OBSERVED: 150 MHz to 174 MHz: 1.8 m 406.1 MHz to 480.0 MHz: 1.52 m 480 MHz to 512 MHz: 1.49 m   FCC PART 15 COMPLIANCE THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE;...

  • Page 14: Equipment Safety

      CAUTION EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. When the SDB680 Base Station is installed into a rack, DO NOT use the front panel attachment points to support the full weight of the equipment or damage to the equipment may result. Suitable shelves or supports MUST be provided to support the body of the base station along the length of each side.

  • Page 15: Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment (Weee) Notice

    WASTE ELECTRICAL AND 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.  ...

  • Page 16: Simoco Support

    Email:customer.service@simocowirelesssolutions.com Technical Support 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. For reference, Simoco provide complete archives and history of all customer support requests.
  • Page 17 A link to the online Simoco Wirless Solutions Support Centre Ticket Tracking system is provided www.simocowirelesssolutions.com/support   If you still require further technical assistance after raising a support ticket, please contact us via the email addresses or via the Technical Support Helpline numbers below.

  • Page 18: Abbreviations

    ABBREVIATIONS Acknowledgement Advanced Encryption Standard Automated Teller Machine Bit Error Rate Command Line Interface Cyclic Redundancy Check Clear To Send decibel relative to the carrier decibel relative to the isotropic decibel relative to the milliwat Data Communication Equipment Doc Number: TNM-I-E-0046 ISSUE 1.2 Page...
  • Page 19 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Domain Name Server Data Terminal Equipment Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Federal Communications Commission Forward Error Correction Front End Processor General Public License HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure Internet Protocol Doc Number: TNM-I-E-0046 ISSUE 1.2 Page...
  • Page 20 kbps kilobit per second Local Area Network Line-of-Sight Media Access Control MDIX Medium Dependant Interface Crossover Management Information Base Maximum Recption Unit Maximum Transmission Unit Normally Closed Network Management System Normally Open Network Time Protocol Doc Number: TNM-I-E-0046 ISSUE 1.2 Page...
  • Page 21 Operating System Personal Computer Packet Error Rate Point Of Sale Power Radio Frequency RoHS Restriction of the use of Hazardeous Substances Repeater Received Signal Strength Request To Send REmote Terminal Unit Receiver Doc Number: TNM-I-E-0046 ISSUE 1.2 Page...
  • Page 22 SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Software Defined Radio Transmission Control Protocol Terminal Server 5 Transmitter User Datagram Protocol VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Radio IP Exchanger   Doc Number: TNM-I-E-0046 ISSUE 1.2 Page...

  • Page 23: Recommended Tools & Test Equipment

    RECOMMENDED TOOLS & 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. TOOLS Electric Drill (preferably with Hammer Action). a. 7.5 mm Drill Bit. b.

  • Page 24: Environmental Conditions

    The humidity should not exceed 95% relative humidity non-condensing through the specified operating temperature range. DUST AND DIRT The SDB680 Base Station has an Ingress Protection rating of IP30, i.e. it provides protection against access to hazardous parts and the ingress of solid foreign objects >12.5 mm in size.

  • Page 25: Mounting Location

      If the SDB680 Base Station is installed in a rack or cabinet with other equipment that has different ventilation requirements, it is recommended that the SDB680 be positioned below this equipment.
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  • Page 27: Power Supplies

      2.1. POWER SUPPLY OPTIONS The SDB680 Base Station is only available as a DC version, which uses an external DC power source. The PSU tray can be used to supply the DC voltage required.   The switch mode supplies used in the wall mount and rack mount ancillaries are able to accept mains AC voltage in the range of 85 V to 265 V @ 1.9 A, 47 Hz to 63 Hz.

  • Page 28: Dc Power Connector

    2.4. DC POWER CONNECTOR The SDB680 Base Station is supplied with a 2 pin IP67 DC Connector that should be used to connect the DC power to the base station. When considering the cable to use with this connector, users should  ...

  • Page 29: Electrical Connections

    3 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. 3.1. GENERAL All cabling should be installed so that the equipment can be accessed for servicing purposes without straining the cables or connectors used.

  • Page 30: Tx/Rx Connections

    3.2.1. Tx/Rx Connections The Tx antenna connection on the SDB680 Base Station is provided with a 50 Ω female N-type socket, while for the Rx antenna connection a 50 Ω female Bayonet Neill- Concelman (BNC) socket is used.   The Tx antenna cable connections must be made with 50 Ω N-type on flexible tails. The Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) of the Tx and Rx connections should be tested prior to use by using of a suitable test set, e.g.

  • Page 31: Earth Point

    3.2.3. Earth Point The earth stud on the rear panel is provided for protective earthing of the equipment. This should be connected using heavy duty earthing wire with as few bends as possible, typically 6 mm Green/Yellow with 5 mm eyelet tag. 3.2.4.

  • Page 32: S2 Serial Port

    3.2.7. S2 Serial Port The connector pin-outs for the 9-way D Type S2 Serial Port are shown below in Table 6.   Function Connected to pin 4 and 6 Tx 1 Rx 1 Connected to pin 1 and 6 Connected to pin 1 and 4 Rx 2 (opt CTS 1) Tx 2 (opt RTS 1) Table 6: S2 Serial Port Connector Pin-outs.

  • Page 33: Table 7: Facilities Connector Pin-Outs

    Function Digital Output Not used Digital Output Not used GPS Rx- GPS Rx- GPS Tx- GPS Tx- 1PPS Rx- 1PPS Rx- Table 7: Facilities Connector Pin-outs.   Maximum current provided by the supply voltage pin (pin 13) is 1 A protected by a self resetting fuse.

  • Page 34: Wall Mount Installation

    4 WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION This Procedure should be followed when installing all new DMR Base Sta- tions with a Wall Mount cabinet. TOOLS, TEST EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS REQUIRED 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...

  • Page 35: Figure 3: Mounting Holes Drilling Template (Dimensions In Mm)

    9. Using a screwdriver and the four No. 12 x 1.5” woodscrews, secure the wall mount unit to the wall surface.   Figure 3: Mounting holes drilling template (dimensions in mm).   Figure 4: Wall Mount Assembly. 10. 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).

  • Page 36: Electrical Connections

    Ensuring that the power source is switched off, connect the DC power cable from the ‘DC IN’ connector to the power source. 4. Carry out the configuration of the SDB680 in accordance with Todo//Section 3 – Configuration of New Tier II Base Station or Todo//Section 4 – Configuration of New Tier III Base Station as appropriate.

  • Page 37: Rack Mount Installation Procedure

    5 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 SDB680 Base Stations into a 19” racking system.   5.1. TOOLS, TEST EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS REQUIRED...

  • Page 38: Fitting The Sdb680 Base Station

    (iv). When the SDB680 is installed into a rack, support shelves should be used. These are available from Simoco and supplied as a pair with all the necessary screws for securing them.   CAUTION EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. When the SDB680 Base Station is installed into a rack, DO NOT use the front panel attachment points to support the full weight of the equipment or damage to the equipment may result.

  • Page 39: Configuration Of New Tier Ii Base Station

    29 APRIL 2004.   1. Ensure that the SDB680 base stations are securely fitted into the rack and that the power and antenna cables are connected on the rear panel. 2. On the SDB680 rear panel, connect the Tx antenna socket to a suitable dummy load (for the 50W base a minimum 60 Watt load can be used provided that it is suitable for use).

  • Page 40: Sdmt Installation And Preparation

    3. Connect an Ethernet switch cable to the Ethernet socket. 4. Switch on the power for the system and, in turn, power up each SDB680 base station. 6.2. SDMT INSTALLATION AND PREPARATION 1. Refer to the SDMT DMR Tier II User Manual [2] and carry out the following: a.

  • Page 41: Configuring The Dmr Base

    Figure 8: IP Configuration Tool main screen   5. 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 see CONFIGURATION OF NEW TIER II BASE STATION on the previous page..

  • Page 42: Figure 10: Write Base(S) Page

    6. On the base Configuration page on the Base Settings tab, set the ‘IP Address’ to that sent to the base with the IP Configuration tool. 7. On the tab of the base configuration page, select the Save icon to save the changes that have been made to the configuration page.

  • Page 43: Configuration Of New Tier Iii Base Station

    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.

  • Page 44: Sdb680 Preparation

    (for the 50 W base a minimum 60 Watt load can be used provided that it is suitable for use). 3. Connect an Ethernet switch cable to the Ethernet socket. 4. Switch on the power for the system and, in turn, power up each SDB680 base station. 7.3. SDMT INSTALLATION AND PREPARATION 1.

  • Page 45: Configuring The Dmr Base

    3. On the Interface Selection screen, select the relevant IP address that is to be used for communicating with the base station(s). 4. Once the IP address has been selected the Simoco IP Configuration Tool main screen will be displayed see Figure 12  ...
  • Page 46 The Tier III system number selected or entered above must match that entered when configuring the IP address for the Tier III base station. Refer to the Simoco IP Configuration Tool User Manual and configure the IP Address for the relevant MAC Address listed in the data grid of the main screen in accordance with Todo//Section 2.2 –...

  • Page 47: Software Licence Update

    c. In the Comms History area, confirm that a ‘Starting Update Software’ message is displayed. d. The progress of the software update operation will be displayed in the ‘Current Message Progress’ area. e. In the Comms History area, after a short delay, confirm that a ‘Completed Update Software’...

  • Page 48: Enable Bases

    e. 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. 7.6.4. 4.6.4 Enable Bases 1. On the system I/O page, in the System Monitor area, on the navigation tree, carry out the following: a.

  • Page 49: Base Configuration Tier Ii To Tier

    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.

  • Page 50: Ip Address Configuration

    6. Once the IP address has been selected the Simoco IP Configuration Tool main screen will be displayed. 7. 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 –...

  • Page 51: Tier Iii Ip Address Configuration

    a. On the ribbon bar, select the DMR Tier II tab. b. 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. c.

  • Page 52: Software Licence Update

    2. 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 Todo//Section 2.2 – Configuring an IP Address.

  • Page 53: Configuration Creation And Upload

    j. In the Comms History area, various messages for the reboot operation will be displayed. Eventually, as the reboot of each base station in the Tier III system is completed, an appropriate ‘Discovered Base’ message will be displayed. 8.4.4. Configuration Creation and Upload 1.

  • Page 54: Base Configuration Tier Iii To Tier

    Simoco IP Configuration Tool   Notes (i). The software applications listed above are available for download on the Simoco website http://www.simocowirelesssolutions.com via the Partner Portal. To access the Partner Portal a Username and Password will be required. (ii). To request access to the partner portal please contact your local business development manager or alternatively contact the relevant Simoco Customer Services (see Support Page for details).

  • Page 55: Configuring The Dmr Base

    6. On the Interface Selection screen, select the relevant IP address that is to be used for communicating with the base station(s). 7. Once the IP address has been selected the Simoco IP Configuration Tool main screen will be displayed.
  • Page 56 f. On the tab of the base configuration page, select the save icon to save the changes that have been made to the configuration page. g. On the DMR Tier II ribbon bar, select the ‘Software Upload’ button. The ‘Upload to Base(s)’ page will be displayed. i.
  • Page 57 To complete the software configuration update procedure for the selected DMR Base, the base must be re-booted. Doc Number: TNM-I-E-0046 ISSUE 1.2 Page...
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