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
3
Planning a CCU/Repeater Installation
This chapter describes how to prepare for a collector or repeater installation.
Installation Profiles
You can install the collector or repeater in a variety of configurations and locations. Depending
on the installation location, you can:
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Install the CCU or repeater components in the same location (as an integrated solution).
This is the recommended configuration.
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Install the GPS/WAN antennas externally from the collector or repeater.
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Install the 915 MHz antenna remotely (as a distributed solution).
For example, you can install the collector or repeater at the base of a water tower, mount the
external GPS/WAN antenna system further away for optimum reception, and place the 915
MHz antenna at the top of the water tower.
The following profiles were identified for CCU installation.
Location Description
Utility pole The collector or repeater is installed on a utility pole. Mount the collector or
repeater as high as possible on the pole for optimum reception.
Light pole The collector or repeater is installed on either a light pole or the davit arm that
extends from the light pole. Mount the collector or repeater as high as possible
on the pole for optimum reception.
Outdoor wall or pipe
with remote 915 MHz
antenna
The collector or repeater is installed on an outside wall or pipe with the 915
MHz antenna remotely mounted to achieve the maximum elevation and
reception.
Indoor wall or pipe with
remote 915 MHz
antenna and external
GPS/WAN antennas
The collector or repeater is installed inside an equipment room with the 915
MHz antenna remotely mounted to achieve maximum elevation and reception.
The WAN (or other digital cellular) and GPS antenna are externally mounted to
provide acceptable coverage.
Pipe or mast The collector or repeater is secured to a pipe or fence railing (from 2 to 3.5
inches in diameter). This type of installation typically occurs on the tops of water
towers.
For more information about these profiles, as well as the Itron-recommended profile, see
Attaching the Collector or Repeater on page 36.
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