Tantalus Systems N22001 NETWORK CONTROLLER User Manual Installation Guide NC2200 v1 10 Rev1 0

Tantalus Systems Corp NETWORK CONTROLLER Installation Guide NC2200 v1 10 Rev1 0

USERS MANUAL

P/N 900.0007 Rev. 1.0 2004-07-23 Proprietary and Confidential Tantalus Utility Network™ TUNet™ NC-2200 Network Controller System Release Version 1.10 Your Power. Your Data. One Wireless Network. Installation Guide
NC-2200 v1.10 Installation Guide
Proprietary and Confidential Copyrights Copyright 2004 © Tantalus Systems Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication, or any software included with it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of Tantalus Systems Corp. This document contains proprietary information of Tantalus Systems Corp. The contents are confidential and disclosure without the prior written consent of Tantalus Systems Corp. is strictly prohibited. . Trademarks Tantalus Utility Network™ and TUNet™ are trademarks of Tantalus Systems Corp. Revisions Tantalus assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document or their consequences. The information is subject to change without notice. Please report any errors to Tantalus at the address below. Typographical conventions All web screen titles, field names and button names are in italics. Contact Tantalus Address all comments to: Technical Support Tantalus Systems Corp. 100-2955 Virtual Way Vancouver, B.C. V5M 4X6 Telephone: 604-299-0458 Fax: 604-451-4111 Web http://www.tantalus.com Email: tantalustechsupport@tantalus.com
NC-2200 Installation Guide P/N 900.0007 Proprietary and Confidential iTable of Contents 1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................................5 2 Site Requirements ...............................................................................................................................6 2.1 Site Environment .........................................................................................................................................................6 2.2 Space Requirement ......................................................................................................................................................6 2.3 Primary Power Requirement........................................................................................................................................6 2.4 Grounding Requirement...............................................................................................................................................6 2.5 Antenna System Requirements....................................................................................................................................6 3 Equipment Description.......................................................................................................................7 3.1 Major Subsystems........................................................................................................................................................7 3.2 Controls and Indicators................................................................................................................................................8 3.2.1 Controller Shelf........................................................................................................................................................8 3.2.2 UPS ..........................................................................................................................................................................8 3.2.3 Power Amplifier.......................................................................................................................................................9 4 Installation .........................................................................................................................................10 4.1 Cable Access and Connections ..................................................................................................................................10 4.1.1 Cable Access..........................................................................................................................................................10 4.2 Antenna Connection...................................................................................................................................................10 4.3 Surge Protection.........................................................................................................................................................10 4.4 Ground Connection....................................................................................................................................................10 4.5 Ethernet Connection...................................................................................................................................................10 4.6 Earthquake Bracing....................................................................................................................................................10 4.7 FCC RF Exposure Warning.......................................................................................................................................10 5 Initial Configuration and Testing....................................................................................................11 5.1 IP Address Configuration ..........................................................................................................................................11 5.2 Server connection ......................................................................................................................................................11 5.3 Configure the Network Controller Frequency and Power Level ...............................................................................11 5.4 Initial Tests ................................................................................................................................................................11 6 Revision History ................................................................................................................................13
Figures ii Proprietary and Confidential 2004-07-23 List of Figures Figure 1 Tantalus Utility Network™ ...........................................................................................................................................5
NC-2200 Installation Guide P/N 900.0007 Proprietary and Confidential iii List of Tables Table 3-1: Controller Shelf Indicators .........................................................................................................................................8 Table 3-2: UPS Controls and Indicators ......................................................................................................................................8 Table 3-3: Power Amplifier LED Indicators ...............................................................................................................................9 Table 3-4: Power Amplifier LCD Status Indicator......................................................................................................................9
Overview 4 Proprietary and Confidential 2004-07-23 About This Document The NC-2200 Installation Guide describes the requirements to complete a typical installation. Site conditions will vary from site to site however the basic requirements for power, grounding and antenna connection will be the same. Overview of Contents This document contains the following sections: • Overview describes the Tantalus Utility Network. • Site Requirements describes the basis site requirements that apply to all sites. • Equipment Description describes the major subsystems in the NC-2200 • Installation describes the required power, antenna and network connections • Initial Configuration and Testing describes the minimum initial configuration required to put the NC-2200 into service. FCC Compliance Statement Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Tantalus Systems Corp. may void your authority to operate the equipment described in this manual. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. FCC RF Exposure Warning Users and installers must be provided with appropriate antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions, including antenna co-location requirements of §1.1307(b)(3), for satisfying RF exposure compliance. The antenna used with this transmitter must not exceed 6 dBd. The antenna should be mounted to provide a separation distance of at least 4 meters from all persons. Unauthorized antenna installations may violate FCC regulations. Referenced Documents NC-2200 Network Administration Guide, P/N 900.0003
NC-2200 Installation Guide P/N 900.0007 Proprietary and Confidential 51 Overview TUNet connects to residential and C&I meters, distribution equipment (e.g. reclosers, capacitor banks), load control devices, fault indicators, and a variety of other devices. Data from the devices is transmitted over the wireless network to an NC-2200 Network Controller located at the base station radio site. The NC-2200 delivers the data to the utility’s operations and customer service centers via any standard TCP/IP link (e.g. cable, fibre, satellite, public telephone). Figure 1 Tantalus Utility Network™ Authorized utility operations personnel interface to the NC-2200 and manage the TUNet using a standard web browser. No other software is required. Access to the web interface is restricted users with an assigned username and password. A 220 MHz Wide-Area Network (WAN) reaches the utility’s service area up to 20 to 30 miles from the base station. In applications with large concentrations of devices, such as advanced metering, a Local-Area Network (LAN) collects data from as many as 60 devices in a local area and relays the information to a WAN radio placed on a centrally located device.
Site Requirements 6 Proprietary and Confidential 2004-07-23 2 Site Requirements 2.1 Site Environment The site environment for the NC-2200 should be a clean environment with adequate space and lighting to allow for the equipment to be serviced. The room should have a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system to maintain the room temperature within the operating temperature range of the NC-2200, -30 to +40 Celsius. If necessary a cabinet cooling option can be ordered for the equipment cabinet which will extend the upper operating range to +60 Celsius. 2.2 Space Requirement The NC-2200 Cabinet is a 19” EIA equipment cabinet with outside dimensions of 74”H x 23”W x 33.5”D with the doors on. The cabinet has locking front and rear doors. A minimum of 24” of clear space should be provided in front of and behind the cabinet to allow access for servicing. 2.3 Primary Power Requirement The NC-2200 requires a dedicated 120VAC 15A circuit. A duplex receptacle should be located within 6’ of the cabinet. 2.4 Grounding Requirement The site should have a proper grounding electrode system designed to the standards described in the Motorola R56 Standards and Guidelines for Communications Sites. The NC-2200 rack ground bus (RGB) should be bonded to the master ground bus (MGB) of the building using a #2 AWG green jacketed stranded copper ground wire. 2.5 Antenna System Requirements The typical antenna used for the NC-2200 is the RFS Celwave 220-8 antenna. This is a 6 dBd omni fibreglass antenna. The antenna is typically side mounted on a tower with a Celwave 561 side mount kit. Other antennas and mounting arrangements may be considered. The minimum mounting height for the antenna is 15 meters above ground to ensure that no persons walking within proximity of the antenna are exposed to harmful radiation. The typical antenna transmission line is Andrew LDF5-50A 7/8” Foam Heliax. This cable has approximately .5 dB loss per 100’ at 220 MHz and is recommended for cable runs in excess of 100’. Other low loss cable may be used for shorter runs. Andrew LDF4-50A ½” Foam Heliax has approximately 1.0 dB loss per 100’.
NC-2200 Installation Guide P/N 900.0007 Proprietary and Confidential 73 Equipment Description 3.1 Major Subsystems Several major subsystems are integrated in NC-2200. The major subsystems are listed here with a brief description of each. • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). The UPS is a 1500VA unit which is used to power all of the equipment within the cabinet. An essential feature of the UPS is a serial communications protocol which allows the NC-2200 Network Controller computer to detect when the system is operating on battery power and when the battery power source is near the low voltage limit. This allows the Network Controller to do a graceful shutdown of the system. • Network Controller Computer. The Network Controller computer is an industrial 2U rack mount computer. The computer has no rotating media. It uses a flash drive to store the database and configuration. The computer uses an Ethernet interface to communicate over a TCP/IP link to the Network Server. The Network Server is typically located in the utility operations center. The computer communicates with the RF Control Shelf and the UPS via RS-232 serial connections. • Fan assembly. The fan assembly is a cross flow / tangential fan which draws air through the louvered front door, blows up through the Control Shelf and exhausts through the rear louvered door. • Controller Shelf. The Controller Shelf is the heart of the 220MHz base station radio. The Controller Shelf includes a Reference Card and one each Controller Card, Transmitter Card and Receiver for a single channel. • Power Supply. The power supply shelf supplies 8V and 15V D.C. power to the Controller Shelf. • Power Amplifier. The Power Amplifier is fed from the Transmitter Card in the Controller Shelf and delivers the RF output power to the duplexer transmitter port. • Duplexer. The duplexer is a band-pass, band-reject series of cavity filters which allows for the sharing of a single antenna for both transmit and receive with full-duplex operation. The antenna is connected to the duplexer antenna port through a lightning surge arrestor. • LNA & Splitter Panel. The LNA (low noise amplifier) provides pre-amplification of the received signal before it is delivered to the Receiver Card. The splitter allows the receive signal from the LNA to be distributed to additional channels allowing for future expansion. • Receiver Filter. An additional receiver cavity filter is provided for protection of the receiver from harmful interference. • Network Power Bar. The Network Power Bar allows Tantalus to remotely control the power to any of the subsystems in the cabinet. The Network Power Bar has password protected access and is used for remote technical support. • Ethernet switch. The 5 port Ethernet switch is provided to allow the Network Controller computer and Network Power Bar to share one physical Ethernet connection to the cabinet. In addition it allows for the connection of a laptop for access to the system for local support.
Equipment Description 8 Proprietary and Confidential 2004-07-23 3.2 Controls and Indicators 3.2.1 Controller Shelf The Controller Shelf has the following indicators: Table 3-1: Controller Shelf Indicators Card Indicators Description Power Card has DC power Reference Card Alarm Card fault Power Card has DC power Receiver Card Alarm Receiver PLL out of lock Power Card has DC power Transmitter Card Alarm Transmitter PLL out of lock Power Card has DC power Ready Card has passed self test and is ready for operation Pulse Heartbeat indication of card status BFC On to indicate Base Station Frequency Correction in progress Serial Rx, Tx Flash to indicate RS-232 data communications with the Network Controller computer. WAN Rx, Tx Flash to indicate data communications over the 220MHz WAN radio. A, B, C, D Reserved for future use Controller Card 0 – 7 Error code bit status In addition the Controller Card has a Data monitor jack for monitoring of received data with an oscilloscope and the Transmitter card has Data monitor jack for monitoring of the transmitter data with an oscilloscope. 3.2.2 UPS The UPS has the following controls indicators: Table 3-2: UPS Controls and Indicators Indicators Controls Line Present Alarm Silence Line Failure Manual Start Service Low Battery Warning Low Battery Shutdown Output Load Test
NC-2200 Installation Guide P/N 900.0007 Proprietary and Confidential 9Consult the UPS manual for detailed descriptions of the controls and indicators. 3.2.3 Power Amplifier The Power Amplifier has the following indicators: Table 3-3: Power Amplifier LED Indicators Indicators Description RF On Steady Green indicates drive present to P.A. SWR Flashing RED indicates high VSWR alarm Over Temp Flashing RED indicates high temperature alarm Low Pwr Flashing RED indicates low drive to the P.A. Fans Flashing RED indicates P.A. fan failure In addition to the alarm indicators the power amplifier has an LCD status indicator and a switch to step the LCD display through a series of test points. Table 3-4: Power Amplifier LCD Status Indicator Indicators Description Fwd Pwr Output power in watts Ref Pwr Reflected power in watts RF Input RF drive level in units Driver V Driver Voltage Final V Final Voltage A Curr Final A side current B Curr Final B side current Total Curr Total current
Installation 10 Proprietary and Confidential 2004-07-23 4 Installation 4.1 Cable Access and Connections 4.1.1 Cable Access Typical cable access is from an overhead cable tray. Two cable access ports are provided in the top of the cabinet to feed cable connections into the cabinet. There are two additional cable access ports at the bottom rear of the cabinet to accommodate cables which are fed from the floor. 4.2 Antenna Connection The antenna transmission line is normally terminated just inside the entrance to the building at the waveguide port. From the transmission line termination a short, typically 2’, flexible jumper is used to connect to the lightning surge arrestor and another flexible jumper is used to connect from the surge arrestor to the NC-2200 duplexer antenna port. The duplexer antenna port is a Type N female connector. 4.3 Surge Protection A lightning surge arrestor is required in the antenna feed line for all installations. The surge arrestor should be mounted at the antenna cable termination just inside the cable entry to the building. The surge arrestor is typically mounted directly to a ground bus located directly below the waveguide entry ports. A recommended model for the surge arrestor is the Polyphaser IS-50NX-C1 Coaxial Surge Arrestor. 4.4 Ground Connection The NC-2200 must be bonded to the building ground electrode system. The vertical Rack Ground Bus in the NC-2200 cabinet must be bonded to the building ground using a #2 AWG green jacketed stranded copper cable. 4.5 Ethernet Connection The Ethernet connection to equipment cabinet is made to the Uplink port on the 5 port Ethernet switch. Ethernet patch cables connect the Network Controller computer and Network Power Bar to the Ethernet switch. 4.6 Earthquake Bracing Some jurisdictions or landlords will require earthquake bracing for the equipment cabinet. Consult with the site owner to see if this requirement applies. If bracing is required the braces are typically bolted to the top of the cabinet. It will be necessary to drill holes in the cabinet to attach the bracing. 4.7 FCC RF Exposure Warning Users and installers must be provided with appropriate antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions, including antenna co-location requirements of §1.1307(b)(3), for satisfying RF exposure compliance. The antenna used with this transmitter must not exceed 6 dBd. The antenna should be mounted to provide a separation distance of at least 4 meters from all persons. Unauthorized antenna installations may violate FCC regulations.
NC-2200 Installation Guide P/N 900.0007 Proprietary and Confidential 115 Initial Configuration and Testing 5.1 IP Address Configuration All configuration of the NC-2200 is normally done through the HTTP web interface from the NS-2000 Network Server. In order for the server to connect to the NC-2200 the IP configuration of the NC-2200 Network Controller must be done. A local monitor, keyboard and mouse are required to complete the IP configuration. This is the only time the monitor, keyboard and mouse will be required. With the monitor, keyboard and mouse connected login to the NC-2200 as root with the root password. Start a Phindows session by typing “ph”. Under Configure click on the Network tab then click on the Devices tab. Configure the following information: - Connection: Manual - IP: enter the assigned static IP address - Netmask: enter the required netmask From the Network tab configure the following: - Host name: enter the host name, usually the site name - Domain name: not required - Default Gateway: enter the IP address of the default gateway - Name servers: At least one name server IP address is required. Enter the IP address of a name server in the IP field and click the Add button to add the name server. 5.2 Server connection The NC-2200 configuration screens are on the NS-2000 server. The TCP/IP connection must be established between the server and the Network Controller in order to access these screens. Configure the IP configuration on the server following the same steps described above. Establish the TCP/IP connection between the server and the Network Controller. 5.3 Configure the Network Controller Frequency and Power Level Refer to the NC-2200 Network Administrators guide for a description of the configuration screens for the Network Controller. An assigned username and password are required to access the server and the Network Controller. 5.4 Initial Tests Perform the following initial tests to put the NC-2200 into service: • Check the base station power output • Check the transmitter modulation levels • Test the receiver 12 DB SINAD sensitivity • Test for receiver desensitization during full duplex operation • Perform initial Packet Error Rate tests with a remote TUNet 3205 WAN Transceiver
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NC-2200 Installation Guide P/N 900.0007 Proprietary and Confidential 136 Revision History Date dd/mm/yy Author Changes Revision 04/07/04 Joe Mick New document 0.1 23/07/04 Robert De Angelis Added FCC RF exposure warning 1.0

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