HRHU1444S-B HRHU1444S Confidential DH4xx Series
Document History Description Revision Date Issued Original version 001 May 22nd, 2019 Confidential
About this manual This manual describes installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the Fiplex Five Band Remote Unit HRHU1444S, and Fiplex Control Software (FCS). HRHU1444S-B, and Fiplex Control Software (FCS). The first part of the manual describes the Fiber DAS hardware and the second part describes the software. Hardware and software mentioned in this manual are subjected to continuous development and improvement.
Abbreviations AGC Automatic Gain Control AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone Service ARFCN Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number BCCH Broadcast Control Channel (GSM broadcast channel time slot) BS Base Station, BS antenna = towards the base station CDMA Code Division Multiple Access DC Direct Current DCS Digital Communication System (same as PCN) DL Downlink signal direction (from base station via Signal Booster / Master / Remote to mobile station) DPLX Duplex filter EEPROM Electrical Erasable
Safety Caution! This manual lists a set of rules and warnings to be accomplished when installing, commissioning and operating a 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.
Disposal of Electric and Electronic Waste Pursuant to the WEEE EU Directive electronic and electrical waste must not be disposed of with unsorted waste. Please contact your local recycling authority for disposal of this product. Class 1 Laser. MOU1x Series is equipped with Class 1 Laser according to EN 60825-1. Cautions: Never look directly into the laser beam. Never point a laser beam at a person. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Do not aim the laser at reflective surfaces.
FCC Compliance . Part 90 and Part 20 Signal Booster This is a 90.219 CLASS B DEVICE WARNING. This is NOT a CONSUMER device. It is designed for installation by FCC LICENSEES and QUALIFIED INSTALLERS. You MUST have an FCC LICENSE or express consent of an this device.device. You MUST Class B signal WARNING : FCC ThisLicensee NOT toa operate CONSUMER It register is designed for intallation by FCC boosters (as defined in 47 CFR 90.219) online at www.fcc.gov/signal-boosters/registration.
Product Description The HRHU1444S is a VHF, UHF Low, UHF Mid, UHF High and PS800 five band Fiber Remote Unit that transmits in the Downlink frequencies of: VHF: 151-162MHz UHF Low: 460.4-460.7MHz and 453-454MHz UHF Mid: 482.5-484.2MHz UHF High: 506.4-507.3MHz PS800: 851-869MHz And receives in the Uplink frequencies of: VHF: 158-161MHz UHF Low: 465.4-465.7MHz and 458-459MHz UHF Mid: 485.7-487.2Mhz UHF High: 509.4-510.
Mechanical specifications Product Parts Mounting hole (4x) Conduit UL In RF Port DL Out RF Port Heatsink Door Door lock (5x) Figure: Product Parts Confidential
Product Dimensions Figure: Dimensions in mm [in] Confidential
Installation The Fiplex HRHU1444S 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 device on a site with shelter from direct exposure to sun, rain, snow and hailing.
Figure: Secure Signal Booster / Master / Remote cover Figure: Secure Signal Booster / Master / Remote cover Note: For 19in Rack mount, additional mounting kit has to be ordered.
FOr B. To open the cabinet, release the door screws using a flat screw driver.
Figure: Secure Signal Booster / Master / Remote cover Figure: Secure Signal Booster / Master / Remote cover Use of Liquid Tight Conduit The unit has available a Liquid Tight Conduit Fitting connector for ¾” tubes. The unit as standard has the connector installed, so if the user requires to use this connector, if available, the NFPA alarm cables, Ethernet, Fiber, DC or AC cables can be routed through this connector.
Figure: Remove the conduit connector Figure: Install the sealing cup Replacement of Conduit connector to sealing cup NEMA4 considerations This device is equipped with a NEMA4 enclosure, however, to ensure the NEMA rating, the user must have the following considerations: 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.
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Commissioning Connection step by step Connect the RF ports, Power, Fibers and Ethernet Cable Glands location, for Master and Remote units following the next steps: 1. For Master Unit: a. Master Unit with duplexed configuration i. Connect the signal coupled from the base station to the “To Base” RF port. N type female connectors are used in the unit. The coupling to Base station can be done with a Donor antenna or through a POI. ii. Connect fiber cables to internal optical modules.
Figure: Connect the main AC power 4. 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.
Starting Operation BE SURE THAT “TO MOBILE” AND “TO BASE” PORTS ARE PROPERLY LOADED EITHER WITH 50 OHMS DUMMY LOADS, OR RADIATING SYSTEM. The Digital Signal Booster may come in one out of two versions: a 32 narrow-band filters version or an up-to-8 adjustablebandwidth filters version. It is even possible to have both versions in one device so that the user can choose either of them.
2. 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” checkboxes. If remote units are on and connected through optical fiber, the corresponding uplink frequencies will be automatically set, too. Set number of active channels and frequencies 3.
4. Reciprocally, set UL band gain adjusting output attenuator of master unit. It is recommended that DL gain and UL gain be equal. Set Output attenuator Check UL and DL gain for each remote 5. Set up squelch settings. Controls are independent in UL (for each remote) and DL (master) bands. Typical values for UL are between -110dBm and -100dBm for squelch threshold. For DL, recommended value for squelch threshold is minimum level received in any active channel minus 10dB.
6. 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. Filters and fine gain settings Status Indicators There is an indicator panel located at the front panel of the repeater. This led panel works as a status monitor, in order indicate warning or alarms of device.
Normal state: Unit is powered on Normal state HW fail: digital signal processor is not detected Temperature: very high internal unit temperature Optical fiber alarm in at least one link TBS Warning: No signal is detected coming from base station 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.
Normal state PA Overflow or excessive temperature alarm. PA Underflow: PA output level is lower than +25dBm 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 Laboratory Measurement For specific parameters verification and laboratory tests, please contact factory.
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. USB Software Software description (Digital Master) If software has been successfully installed and connected to Digital Master (see section 0) status screen will appear.
Confidential o IP: At this page (for units with Ethernet supervision), IP addresses configuration and addresses of SNMP Managers are shown. User can set addresses of two SNMP Managers (IP where SNMP agent will send TRAP information). To modify, click over Apply Changes link after writing new values on text fields.
o 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 a 3V lithium battery, button type of 20mm (CR2032) with 220mA·h. This suffices for at least half year. When the repeater is powered, no current is drained from the battery. So, actual battery life will depend on repeater usage. For battery replacement, please locate battery holder between USB and Ethernet connectors on main board.
Digital Master frame. There are five sub-sections inside this frame: o Confidential Downlink filtering: this section contains fields to modify channel frequencies, squelch options and filtering options. Parameters are described in following table: Parameter Range Description Frequency Downlink band Downlink frequency channels. Frequency resolution is 3.
o Master RF Input parameters. Next table describes information of this frame: Parameter Range Description Broad band level --- This indicator shows input level measured along DL band Overflow Grey: normal state / Red: alarm state This indicator shows overflow on input circuitry is occurring. This condition can be avoided increasing input attenuator Input Attenuator RF IN from TBS (DL) o 0dB to 30dB G_DL (dB) = 80 – AttINmaster(dB) – AttOUTremote(dB) Master RF Output parameters.
o Optical link status: each indicator shows optical link status between digital master and each remote unit. Clicking on “REMOTE LINK n” detailed monitoring data of each optical link can be viewed: voltage, current and temperature of each optical module, transmitted and received optical power, and alarms related to digital data recovery system Remote frame: shows configuration and monitoring information of each remote unit.
-5 to +5dB If filtering is enabled, gain of each channel can be fine adjusted Power indicator --- Level of each channel, measured according to its bandwidth filter, is shown in dBm units. Led indicator shows if levels exceeds squelch threshold (green) or not (yellow).
PA Overflow Grey: normal state / Red: alarm state Downlink gain from master to remote --- AGC --- o Shows downlink gain for each remote. Can be calculated as: G_DL (dB) = 80 – AttInMaster(dB) – AttOutRemote(dB) Shows gainr reduction applied in DL band signal to prevent PA overload RF on/off control and Board Status: Parameter Range RF on/off Indicator Green: RF Enabled / Red: RF Disabled Description This indicator shows PA status.
o Optical link status: shows optical link status between master and each remote unit. Moreover, clicking on “REMOTE LINK n” detailed monitoring data of each optical link can be viewed: voltage, current and temperature of each optical module, transmitted and received optical power, and alarms related to digital data recovery system.
Distribution and meaning of the controls contained in status page are very similar to single remote frame of master status page, only optical frame is different due to only remote side of optical link is monitored. Local Software. Installation and troubleshooting 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.
3. The installer will start to copy the necessary files. 4. After installation has completed, a shortcut in user desktop will appear. 5. Connect USB cable between computer and repeater, keeping the repeater powered off. Usually, drivers will be automatically installed, but depending on Windows version, screen asking for drivers of new device can appear. Drivers can be found in application folder: 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.
List of available devices: below two buttons, is placed a dropdown list that shows all available COM ports. Available COM ports not related to Fiplex devices will be shown with its number and “Unknown device” label. COM ports related to Fiplex devices will show a device description. Embedded Web browser: graphical area where configuration and monitoring parameters will be shown. File menu: contains menus to save repeater configuration to a file and load configuration from file to repeater.
Click “Advanced Options” 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.
10. Once system is configured, user can disconnect software using connection button, now labelled “Disconnect”. Initial window will be shown. If repeater is disconnected or turned off, while Fiplex Control Software is connected to device, software will go back to initial window. 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.
After click on “Connect” button, program will show only remote configuration and monitoring parameters, with same graphical interface described in previous sections: Confidential
