Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- CCU100 and Repeater100 Installation Guide
- Important Safety and Compliance Information
- 1 Before You Begin
- 2 CCU/Repeater Basics
- 3 Planning a CCU/Repeater Installation
- 4 Installing the Collector or Repeater
- 5 Battery Care and Maintenance
- A Detailed Collector or Repeater Specifications
- B Port and Protocol Requirements
- C Status and Diagnostics
- D Changing the Repeater Password
- E Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure
- Anritsu Site Master Calibration
- Testing on a Network Device with a Remotely-Mounted 915 MHz Antenna
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
- Itron ChoiceConnect Antenna and Line Sweep Test Form
- Itron ChoiceConnect 915 MHz Antenna Specifications
- Typical Coaxial Cable Specification Summary Table
- Sample Sweeps Output
- F Grounding Specifications
- Understanding Grounding and Bonding
- Exterior Grounding System Design for Concentrators
- Equipment Buried Ground Ring
- Chemical Ground Rod Installation
- Itron Concentrator Equipment
- Installing Coax Ground Kits
- Collector Sites with Indoor Itron TCU / CCU Equipment
- Grounding Rooftop Network Devices
- Down Conductor Installation
- Cold Water Pipe Option
- Building Steel Option
- Antenna and Coax Grounding - Rooftops
- Grounding antennas on rooftops
- Cable Tray Grounding
- Water Tower Grounding
- New Wooden and Concrete Antenna Poles
- Equipment Shelter Grounding
- Repeaters on Communication Tower Sites
- Repeaters on Rooftops
- Multiple Story Site Ground System
- Down Conductors Installation - Building / Shelter Penetrations
- Down Conductors Installation - Limits of Bend Radius
- Down Conductors Installation Connection Methods
- Cable Entrance Facilities
- Clamp-On Ground Resistance Testing
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
Caution: Antennas not approved by Itron are strictly prohibited for use with this
device. Installing the CCU 100 or Repeater 100 with an unapproved antenna may
void the product warranty. Operating the CCU 100 or Repeater 100 with an
unapproved antenna may cause this equipment to be out of FCC and ISED
compliance and can void the user's authority to operate this equipment. The required
antenna impedance is 50 ohms.
915 MHz Antennas
There are several possible antenna configurations that can be used for the 915 MHz radio link.
The antenna models allowed on a specific model of CCU or Repeater depend on the unit's
Hardware Version Identification Number (HVIN) printed on the regulatory label.
Specification Standard – 5.15 dBi Standard – 5.5 dBi High-Gain – 8.15 dBi
Mounting Direct or Remote Direct or Remote Remote
Itron part number MSE-0330-001 MSE-0453-001 MSE-0392-001
Frequency range 902-932 MHz 902-928 MHz 902-928 MHz
Maximum gain 5.15 dBi 5.5 dBi 8.15 dBi
Power Rating 50 W 250 W 250 W
Polarization Vertical
Omnidirectional
Vertical
Omnidirectional
Vertical Omnidirectional
Impedance 50 ohms 50 ohms 50 ohms
Termination N-Male N-Male N-Female
Overall dimensions 18.0” L x 1.0” D 18.8” L x 1.0” D 68.0” L x 2.0” D
Approved only for the
following HVINs:
See the following note.
All HVINs CCU100B
CCU100B Repeater
CCU100RB
CCU100RB Repeater
See *Note.
CCU100C
CCU100C Repeater
CCU100RC
CCU100RC Repeater
CCU100R
CCU100R Repeater
CCU100RA
CCU100RA Repeater
CCU100RB
CCU100RB Repeater
CCU100RC
CCU100RC Repeater
TowerCCU
TowerCCUA
TowerCCUB
*Note: The standard 5.5 dBi antenna, MSE-0453-001, may only be used on HVIN CCU100B, CCU100B
Repeater, CCU100RB, and CCU100RB models that have been returned for service.
Note: Using a model of 915 MHz antenna on a CCU or Repeater HVIN that is not on the
approved list will cause the CCU or Repeater to be out of regulatory compliance.
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