Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- CCU 100 and Repeater 100 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
1
Before You Begin
The CCU 100 (also known as a cell control unit or collector) is the main collection point for the
ChoiceConnect Fixed Network. The CCU reads data from Itron electricity meters, gas
endpoints, and water endpoints and gathers consumption, daily, or hourly meter reads, and
other information from endpoints and communicates it back to the utility over a public or private
network. When used with the Fixed Network Repeater 100, the coverage territory per CCU 100
is extended. It also manages the collection, processing, and storage of endpoint data and can
support two-way functionality to the endpoint. Equipped with a backup battery, the adaptable
design of the CCU 100 allows for a wide range of installation options, utilizing either AC or solar
power.
The Repeater 100 is used to extend the range of the CCU and add communication reliability and
redundancy between endpoints and collectors. Installed on towers, buildings, poles, or other
structures, the Repeater 100 collects meter data from Itron electricity meters, gas endpoints, and
water endpoints and relays the meter data to collectors within the network. This makes the
ChoiceConnect 100 Fixed Network cost-effective by reducing the number of required collectors.
Important! Proper installation of the CCU/Repeater ensures trouble-free operation
of the Itron Fixed Network system. The installation of both the collector and the
repeater must be done by professional installers.
Documentation Conventions
This document uses the following conventions.
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Menu paths are in bold. Select Start > File > Save As.
Computer commands to be typed by the user are in a
monospace font.
At the C: prompt, type cd itron/bin
File names are in a monospace font. The data is uploaded to the upload.dat
file
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points of the main text. A note supplies information that may apply only in special cases.
Tip: A tip helps users apply the techniques and procedures described in the text to
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