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
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Red. Collector or repeater power +
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Black. Collector or repeater power -
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Green. Low battery indicator
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Orange. Solar ID_1
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White. Solar ID_2
4. Mount the collector or repeater in the desired location.
Note: The supplied power cable from the solar battery box to the CCU/repeater is only
12 feet long.
5. Place the 12V battery in the battery box.
6. Connect a ground wire to the collector grounding lug.
7. If required, connect the antenna and Ethernet cables to the CCU/repeater.
For instructions on installing the antennas, see Local GPS/WAN Antennas on page 34.
8. Connect the power cable to the CCU.
Setting the Array Tilt and Array Azimuth Angles Using the PVWatts Website
1. Go to http://gisatnrel.nrel.gov/PVWatts_Viewer/index.html.
2. Type the Zipcode, the Address, or the Coordinates for the solar installation and click Go.
3. Click Send to PVWatts.
4. Ensure the Array Type is set to Fixed Tilt.
CCU100 and Repeater100 Installation Guide 4 Installing the Collector or Repeater
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