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
Warning! To meet FCC and ISED compliance requirements, collectors and
repeaters must have a minimum of 2.2 dB worth of loss between the collector or
repeater and the 8.15 dBi antenna. For more information on meeting this regulatory
compliance requirement, see Materials Not Provided by Itron on page 29.
GPS Antennas
There are several possible antenna configurations that can be used for the GPS radio link. The
GPS antenna models allowed on a specific model of CCU depend on the unit's Hardware
Version Identification Number (HVIN) printed on the regulatory label.
Specification GPS Internal GPS External
Mounting N/A Remote
Itron part number MSE-0290-001-R MSE-0260-001
Frequency range 1575.42 MHz 1575.42 MHz
Maximum gain 27 dB 30 dB
Power rating N/A N/A
Polarization RHCP RHCP
Impedance 50 ohms 50 ohms
Termination N/A TNC-Female
Overall dimensions 0.8” x 0.9” x 0.3” 2.6” L x 3.1” D
Approved only for the following HVINs:
See note below.
CCU100
CCU100 Repeater
CCU100A
CCU100A Repeater
CCU100B
CCU100B Repeater
CCU100C
CCU100C Repeater
CCU100R
CCU100R Repeater
CCU100RA
CCU100RA Repeater
CCU100RB
CCU100RB Repeater
CCU100RC
CCU100RC Repeater
TowerCCU
TowerCCUA
TowerCCUB
Note: Using a model of GPS 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.
WAN Antennas
There are several possible antenna configurations that can be used for the WAN radio link. The
WAN antenna models allowed on a specific model of CCU depend on the unit's Hardware
Version Identification Number (HVIN) printed on the regulatory label.
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