ACRS 1.
FCC Regulatory Information 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, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Installation Package Content Base Station Kit The base station installation kit includes the following components: • • • • • ACRS 1.0 radio and power cord Kathrein CL-1469B UHF-TV log-periodic antenna or Antenna Direct DB2E antenna and cable Base station control PC Ethernet cables USB memory stick with software installation package Client Station Kit The client station installation kit includes the following components: • • • • • • ACRS 1.
Hardware Installation ACRS 1.0 is the first generation Adaptrum cognitive radio system covering spectrum bands from 400 MHz to 1 GHz. ACRS 1.0 is specifically designed to operate in the UHF TV Band (470 MHz – 698 MHz), as TV Band Devices compliant to the rules specified in CFR 47 Part 15 Subpart H. To be rules compliant, ACRS 1.0 systems must operate as Fixed TV Band Devices and must be professionally installed. ACRS 1.
ACRS 1.0 system has been authorized for use with the supplied Kathrein CL-1469B UHF-TV logperiod antenna or Antenna Direct DB2E antenna or PCB Bowtie antenna. Only the following antenna types can be used with the ACRS 1.0 system: 1) Log-periodic antennas with a gain of 10.15 dBi or less. 2) Bowtie antenna with backplane reflector with a gain of 11.8 dBi or less. 3) Print-circuit-board (PCB) omni-directional bowtie antenna with a gain of 2.3 dBi or less. The antenna used with the ACRS 1.
Internet Antenna Feed Cable Ethernet ACRS 1.0 Base Radio Base Control PC Ethernet Base station installation diagram. Antenna Feed Cable ACRS 1.0 Client Radio Ethernet Client Control PC Ethernet Broadband Router Ethernet/WiFi Client Devices Client station installation diagram.
Software Installation The USB memory stick comes with the package contains the software installer “AdaptrumTVBDStationInstallerSetup.exe” for the base station software installation or “AdaptrumTVBDClientInstallerSetup.exe” for the client station software installation. The software can run on Windows XP or Windows 7. The following describes the installation process on a Windows 7 PC. 1) On the base control PC, double click the installer executable. The following set up program will show up.
4) Double check the folder selections and click “Install” to install the program. 5) The installation progress window will show.
6) Once the installation is complete, click “Finish”. The software installation on the client station follows the same steps except the default “Start Menu” folder for the client station is “AdaptrumClient”. If an installed radio unit and control PC are redeployed at a differently location, the installer must uninstall the old software and reinstall the software on the control PC. To uninstall the software, Use “Start” “Control Panel” “Uninstall a program” under “Programs”.
Post-Installation Setup The installer needs to perform the following steps to complete the system installation. Base Station Setup On the base station control PC: 1) Launch the “AdaptrumTVBD” software in “Start/AdaptrumStation/Adaptrum”. The software will prompt connection IP address at the local host 127.0.0.1. Click “Connect” button to continue. 2) The software will start in the “Installer” mode where the installer can enter required information for device registration and channel list request.
4) Check “Auto Channel” checkbox, the software will automatically perform device registration and channel list request using the information entered and prompt user to select the desired channel from the returned channel list as shown in the following figure 5) Go to the “Installation” pane and enter the correct output attenuation level as discussed in Section “Hardware Installation”.
6) Check the “Installation Complete” checkbox as shown above. This will save all the installation information including device registration information, channel list information, output attenuation level to the system registry. The software will prompt the user to restart as shown below. Click “OK”. The next time the software will launch in the “User” mode where all the installation options will be loaded directly from the system registry and cannot be altered.
8) Follow the instructions in the “ACRS 1.0 User Manual” to select a channel for base station operation.
Client Station Setup The following steps should be followed on the client station to complete the installation. 1) Launch the “AdaptrumTVBD” software in the “Start/AdaptrumClient/Adaptrum”. The software will start in “Installer” mode where the installer can enter client registration information on the “Database” pane as shown in the following figure. Note that only device information and location information is set from the client side. Other database registration information, e.g.
3) Note that the scan channel selections should be made based on the client location. The scan channel list usually contains the database channels near the client location and possibly other channels that may be used by the base station 4) Go to the “Installation” pane and enter the correct output attenuation level as discussed previously and use the “Add” and “Remote” buttons to enter the client side MAC addresses as shown in the following figure.
5) Check the “Installation Complete” checkbox. The following prompt will show. Click “OK” button to quit the software. This will save device registration information, channel list information, scan channel list, output attenuation level and client MAC addresses to the system registry. 6) The next time the software will launch in the “User” mode where these installation options will be loaded from system registry and cannot be altered as shown in the following figures.
The above concludes the base station and client station installation by a professional installer. Please refer to “ACRS 1.0 User Manual” for detailed discussion on system operation post installation.
