User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Before You Begin
- CCU/Repeater Basics
- Planning a CCU/Repeater Installation
- Installing the Collector or Repeater
- Installation Overview
- Attaching the Local GPS/WAN Antennas
- Attaching the Direct Mount Standard (5.15 dBi) 900 MHz Antenna
- Attaching the Collector or Repeater
- Connecting Cables
- Installing a Local 4G WAN Antenna
- Installing the Battery
- Providing Power
- CCU Installation Wiring Diagram
- Tower Installation
- Solar Powered Installation
- Relocating a CCU or Repeater
- Battery Care and Maintenance
- Detailed Collector or Repeater Specifications
- Port and Protocol Requirements
- Status and Diagnostics
- Changing the Repeater Password
- Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure
- Anritsu Site Master Calibration
- Testing on a Network Device with a Remotely-Mounted 900 MHz Antenna
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
- Itron ChoiceConnect Antenna and Line Sweep Test Form
- Itron ChoiceConnect 900 MHz Antenna Specifications
- Typical Coaxial Cable Specification Summary Table
- Sample Sweeps Output
- Grounding Specifications
- Understanding Grounding and Bonding
- Understanding the Ohms Level
- Reducing the Ohms level
- Using a Megger
- Adjusting the Routing of the Grounding Conductor
- Supplier General Requirements and Equipment Competencies
- 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
- 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
- Understanding Grounding and Bonding
- Index
TDC-0971-011 CCU 100 and Repeater 100 Installation Guide 19
Proprietary and Confidential
This chapter provides the instructions to install a collector or repeater in the field, using
the Itron-recommended installation method.
The collector or repeater can be installed in a variety of ways. This chapter provides
several different collector or repeater installation profiles for both mains powered and
solar powered collectors or repeaters.
Warning Before installing a collector or repeater, ensure that the selected location
can support the weight of the collector or repeater and mounting hardware. A
thorough structural analysis should be performed by a registered professional
engineer at your desired location prior to installation. Itron is not responsible for
improper installations or for installations at a site that cannot adequately support the
collector or repeater.
Warning Do not install an 8.15 dBi antenna directly on the CCU/repeater. Antenna
installation directly on the CCU will compromise mechanical integrity and will not meet
the compliance requirement for a loss of 2.2 dB between the CCU/repeaters and the
8.15 dBi antenna.
Installation Overview
The following Itron-recommended collector or repeater installation profile describes the
procedure for mounting the collector or repeater to a 2-inch diameter vertical pipe. A
110V source supplies mains power to the collector or repeater.
There are several tasks in this installation profile. Each task is described in more detail in
the following sections.
Caution Prior to installing a collector in the field, be sure to configure it as described
in the the CCU 100 Collector Configuration Guide. A collector cannot be configured
after it has been installed in the field. Repeaters do not require pre-installation
configuration.
1. Attach the local GPS/WAN antennas (if necessary).
2. Attach the direct mount 900 MHz antenna on page 20 (if necessary).
3. Attach the CCU/repeater to the mounting surface.
4. Connect the cables on page 29.
5. Install the battery on page 34.
Caution Do not move or transport the collector without first disconnecting power.
Moving or tilting a collector with the power connected may cause the collector to
reset to the factory image.
6. Provide power on page 36.
7. Performing an antenna sweep test (on page 74).
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nstalling the Collector or Repeater