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
To reduce potential radio interference to other users, select an antenna type with gain such that
the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful
communication.
Environmental Specifications
The following environmental specifications are associated with a collector or repeater.
Specification Value
Operating
temperature
Components
GPS/WAN antenna system: -33° C to 60° C
CCU/repeater: -33° C to 60° C
Storage
temperature
-40° C to 85° C
Note Batteries may be stored for up to two years at 25° C without periodic recharging.
When batteries are stored at this temperature, conduct an open circuit voltage audit every
six months. If the storage temperature is significantly higher than 25° C, increase the
frequency of the
audits.
Humidity 0 to 90% non-condensing
Transmitter
Collector or repeater transmitter specifications are described in the following table.
Specification Value
Frequency 903.0 MHz to 926.8 MHz (USA)
Diagnostic Radio
Collector or repeater diagnostic radio specifications are described in the following table.
Specification Value
Type IEEE 802.11b/g
Frequency 2.4 GHz
Bandwidth 20 MHz
Collector or Repeater Power Operating Range
Specification Value
Voltage (AC) 90 VAC to 265 VAC
Voltage (DC) +12 VDC typical
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