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Operation ManualBand Selective Amplier (BSA)

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Operation Manual

ThalliumLine

Band Selective Amplier (BSA)

This document refers to the products

24 012 600 ThalliumLine BSA 800 and

24 012 802 ThalliumLine BSA 900

If you have, despite all our efforts, any trouble with our

product and software, its operation or performance, please

do not hesitate to contact us.

AdCoCom GmbH

Advanced Communication Components

TecCenter

1162 Bad Salzdetfurth

Germany

Phone: 49 (0)5063 907 -100

Fax: 49 (0)5063 907 -101

Email: [email protected]

Internet : http: //www.adcocom.com

A/N: 24012887c Manual BSA June 2004

rrors and omissions excepted.

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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents .................................................... 3About this Manual....... .............. .............. .............. ... 4

Product Description ................................................. 5

olume of Delivery .................................................. 6

Accessories .............. ............. .............. .............. ...... 6

Technical Data......................................................... 7

Safety Remarks....................................................... 8

Device Connectors.................................................. 9

Getting Started...................................................... 10

Device Installation ............. .............. .............. .........11

Device Display....................................................... 12

Software Installation .............................................. 13

Conguration Software.......................................... 15

Software Handling................................................. 16Tab General ........................................................ 18

Tab Device State ............. .............. .............. ........ 19

Tab Frequencies.... .............. .............. .............. ...... 20

Tab Amplier ....................................................... 21

Tab Level Control ................................................ 22

Hidden links........................................................... 22

Tab Miscellaneous .............................................. 23

Index...................................................................... 24

arranty ................................................................ 24

Questionnaire ........................................................ 25

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About this Manual

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About this Manual

This manual introduces ThalliumLine Band Selective Am-pliers (BSA) from AdCoCom, it provides product infor-

mation as well as instructions for using the basic product

package and available options.

It should be kept in a safe place for reference for the life

of this equipment. This manual will not be amended by the

issue of individual revised pages. Instead, any revision will

be a complete reissue.

If passing a BSA to a third party, please make sure to also

provide the relevant documentation.

This manual is addressed to engineering staffs and service

technicians charged with installation of mobile equipment.

This manual supposes that the user has a good workingnowledge of mobile transmission technology in general.

The manual is divided into the following major sect ions:

Introduction to manual and product

Conguration software functions

Additional information

An included Installation Instruction informs about the as-

embling of a BSA.

Further copies of these manuals can be ordered from the

address you nd on page 2.

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roduct Description

BSAs of the AdCoCom ThalliumLine are ampliers in the800 MHz or

900 MHz frequency range

of Cellular 800/AMPS or GSM mobile networks.

The BSA amplied frequency range can be moved in its

boundaries. Selected frequencies are amplied - appropri-

ate to the assigned frequencies of the operator.

BSAs are suited for the use as a PickUp Repeater: They

connect a Base Transmitter Station (BTS) of an operator

ith any in-building coverage solution. The connection

between a BTS and the BSA is possible via cable or alter-

natively via a pickup antenna. In direction to the mobile theBSA is connected to an indoor antenna or to an active (for

example AdCoCom ArgonLine) or passive (for example

AdCoCom HeliumLine) In-Building Coverage system.

BSAs have no integrated antenna.

The conguration of a BSA has to be performed with a

indows Personal Computer with a special (provided)

oftware. The BSA has to be connected to the serial port.

indows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Inc.

1: BSA front side

BSA

OR

BTS

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IBC

Mobile

Antenna

Anten

880 915 25 960 MHz

Assigned to an operator and selectively amplied

PLINK D WNLINK

824 49 869 894 MHz

PLINK WNLINK

GSM 900 CDMA 800

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Scope of Supply

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cope of Supply

1 BSA Unit1 Installation Instruction

1 Operation Manual

1 Mounting set, 6 screws and anchors

1 CD-ROM (Conguration Software, Product Information)

Accessories

For the operation of the BSA standard coaxial RF and

erial computer cables as well as power supplies are

needed.

RF coaxial cable N-9, male - male

Coaxial cable BNC, male - male

Serial cable, DB-9, female -female

Power Supply, 40 Watt, 110/230 VAC (for BSA 800)Power Supply, 60 Watt, 110/230 VAC (for BSA 900)

Important Note:

Use power supplies with a current consumption less then

10 Ampere only!

2: BSA package

3: Accessories

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echnical Data BSA 900

Frequency range MHz Uplink 880 - 915MHz Downlink 935 - 960

Bandwidth MHz 0.2 -25

Nom. gain @ 25MHz BW dB 0 2

Max. gain ripple over frequency dB 2

Gain variation over temperature dB 2

Composite output power (ETSI) @ max. gain dBm 01

Output power reduction adjustment range (ref. to max. gain) dB 0 (separate for UL and DL in steps of 20.5 dB)

Delay s 10

Return loss antenna port dB >10

DC power supply (via DC plug or RF connector) V 12...30

Current consumption @ 24V A


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echnical Data BSA 800

Frequency range MHz Uplink 824 - 849MHz Downlink 869 - 894

Bandwidth MHz .03 -25

Nom. gain @ 25MHz BW dB 0 2

Max. gain ripple over frequency dB 2

Gain variation over temperature dB 2

Channel power with IS95 Signal @ max. gain dBm 2 1

Output power reduction adjustment range (ref. to max. gain) dB 0 (separate for UL and DL in steps of 20.5 dB)

Delay s 10

Return loss antenna port dB >10

DC power supply (via DC plug or RF connector) V 12...30

Current consumption @ 24V A


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Safety Remarks


afety Remarks

The product has been developed and manufactured according to all relevant safety stan-dards. Observing the instructions for safety and operations mentioned in the manual using

he BSA does not cause any hazardous situation for man or matters.

The setting into operation and maintenance of the BSA shall only be performed by quali-

ed personnel.

Its not necessary to open the BSA during regular operation. Operations on the internal

hardware shall be performed by qualied AdCoCom personnel only. Unqualied opera-

ions on hard- and software as well as neglecting the safety notes stated on the device

may lead to personal or material damage.

All relevant safety and accident prevention instructions have to be observed during com-

missioning, operation and maintenance. All safety regulations and accident preventioninstructions according to the specic operation scenario have to be observed.

The BSA shall be used only for the range of operations mentioned in this manual. Any

other usage or operation will be treated as not agreed.

Loosening the bolted fastening on the top of the BSA affects unwished radiations and may

lead to functional deciency.

The heat development on the backside of the BSA can reach up to 70 degree Celsius.

The unit complies to the requirements of IP 54.

Before setting into operation, check conformity of the voltage range the BSA is specied

or and the provided power supply.

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Device Connectors


evice Connectors

The BSA has ve connectors:in direction to the mobile (indoor antenna / IBC network)

in direction to the BTS

for the power supply

to a personal computer

ground

Always protect all unconnected coaxial N-9 connectors

with the plastic cups supplied with the BSA.

4: BSA top side

5: BSA bottom side

erial RS-232 DB-9 male (to PC) Connector

oaxial RF N-9 female (to BTS/Network) Connectoroaxial BNC female

(to Power supply, DC 12...30V) Connector

M6 screw / ground

oaxial RF N-9 female (to mobile) Connector

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Getting Started


etting Started

The BSA is pre-congured for the immediate use in a mo-bile network without any further congurations.

Use two coaxial N-9 cables to connect the BSA to an

antenna or IBC system as well as to the BTS. Connect the

BSA to the power supply using a coaxial BNC cable.

The BSA needs a power supply with a voltage range of 12

o 30 Volt, 3.0 Ampere. Or the BTS supplies the voltage via

he RF connector.

The BSA has four LEDs, indicating the operational status

see page 13).

To congure the BSA via the serial port of any Windows

5, 98, NT, 2000 or XP computer you have to install the

BSA conguration software tool.

Connect the BSA with your computer using a serial DB-9

emale-female cable and start the BSA conguration tool

see page 12).

efore installing make sure you have read the software

icense agreement (see Appendix A of this Manual). Please

ote that the installing of the BSA controlling software pre-

umes that you agree to the terms of this software license

greement.

BSA

Power supply

BTS

Computer

Antenna or IBC System

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evice Installation

For a continuous operation please mount the BSA with theincluded four screws at the marked holes vertically on a

table wall.

Adjust the unit vertically, to allow an air circulation at the

back side of the BSA.

lease leave a space of 24cm / 10 inch over and under

he BSA for a better air circulation.

9: BSA vertical orientation

8: BSA orientation at the wall

7: BSA screw hole positions

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evice Display

The BSA has four LEDs on its front side:

- Status

- Downlink Automatic Level Control

- Uplink Automatic Level Control

- DC at Antenna Port

Additional to their functions the LEDs indicate the correct

power supply of the BSA (Status, Downlink and Uplink

ALC LEDs are green).

The top LED indicates the functional status of the BSA.

f the function status is negative (LED is red), make a reset

y unplugging the power connection of the BSA for ateast 10 seconds. In the next step connect the BSA with a

ersonal computer and read out the actual values from the

SA with the conguration software.

The second LED indicates the Automatic Level Control

ALC) activation of the downlink. When it is active, the

BSA gets an unexpected high RF signal from the BTS.

The ALC adjusts the signal down.

The third LED indicates in parallel to the second LED

he activation of the Uplink ALC (for the signals up to the

BTS).

The fourth and last LED indicates the power at the an-enna port.

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11: tatus OK (green), Bad status (red)

Downlink ALC unused (green), Downlink ALC in use (orange)Uplink ALC unused (green), Uplink ALC in use (orange)

DC at Antenna port off (off), in use (green).

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oftware Installation

The conguration of the BSA is performed using the con-

guration software on a standard Windows PC. The PC

and the BSA are connected via the serial port .

You can use any standard serial cable (NO Zero Modem)

with DB-9 female connectors on both ends to connect the

BSA with a PC.

The conguration software is supplied on a CD-ROM with

the BSA . Please ask for another media, if a oppy disk or

email attachment version is required.

efore installing make sure you have read the software

icense agreement (see Appendix A of this Manual).lease note that the installing of the BSA controlling soft-

ware presumes that you agree to the terms of this soft-

ware license agreement.

For the software installation start your Windows PC.

Minimum requirements: Windows 98 or higher, Pentium

processor, 8 MB RAM, 2MB hard disk space, serial port,

CD-ROM (or oppy disk, internet access).

Put the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Open the CD-ROM with the Windows Explorer.

Run the setup.exe application and follow the instructions.

Install the software on the local hard disk.

When exiting the application, the current settings are

aved in an ini-le, BSA... .ini.

12: Serial Cable

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onguration Software

The BSA conguration has to be performed with the spe-

cial (and included) Windows based conguration software.

This application allows to read out the actual values of the

BSA and to write own settings into the BSA.

The conguration software of the BSA 800 and BSA 900

have nearly the same user interface. To explain the func-

ions, in the following screenshots of the BSA 800 software

are used exemplary.

Software functions of both, BSA 800 and BSA 900, are:

Get Set Bandwidth

Get State Phase Level Lock (UpLink/DownLink)

Get Set Attenuation (UpLink/DownLink)

Get State Autolevel Control

Set Power amplier switch-off

Get Faults: current, PLL, temperature

Set Field replaceable rmware

Get BSA serial number, software version

Get BSA system status

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oftware Handling

The conguration software application is programmed with

the standard Microsoft Windows user interface elements.

The application uses different in-/output and controlling

elements for the communication between the PC and the

BSA.

Software LEDs

grey: no contact to BSA

green: ON, or value OK

red: OUT, or value out of range

output eld

input eld

input eld with adjustment but-

tons

input eld via throttle

checkbox for choosing one value

input eld with drop-down list

radio-button for choosing a spe-

cic value.

clicking on button executes com-

mand directly

button executes commands indi-

rectly, after a second request

13: Input/Output elds and buttons as seen in the software

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The BSA and the PC are connected to each by a serial

cable. Data movements are displayed on the bottom line

of the software.

Grouping the conguration parts of the BSA the congu-

ration software is split into in six areas, six different tab

heets. Most of them have different input and output elds.

Start the software with a double-click on the symbol of

BSAx00.exe. At rst the software starts the serial port auto

detect automatically to nd the BSA. Press start to start

he detection.

ou will see the tab sheet Device State. With a correct

connection between PC and BSA (and the BSA is con-

nected to power) the application tries to nd the BSA onhe rst COM ports of the used PC. The BSA is found, all

its values are automatically read out and are shown in the

application input and output elds. Please check the tab

heet General if you have any troubles with the connec-

ion and to choose the COM port manually.

All actual values of the BSA can be displayed with the

conguration software. Some of them are hidden and

protected by a password. If values change, the actual data

can be read out by double-clicking on the read button. To

rite new settings to the BSA double-click on the write

button.

ouble-click on a write button starts immediately the dataransmission to the BSA, without any further request!

ou can close the application by double-clicking on the

tandard close button at the right top corner of the window

14: Data movements underline of the conguration software

15: Tab sheets of the conguration software

17: Starting window: grey LEDs with unplugged and green LEDs with plugged BSA.!

16: Device Autodetect

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Tab General

The tab sheet General shows the conguration settings

of the application and the PC hardware to communicate

with the BSA via the serial port.

Automatic Value Read

The read out procedure from the BSA to the PC can be set

on automatic for certain intervals (10,20,30 sec).

Read Options

You can choose whether the software has to read out all

values after clicking any Read button (All Items), or only

one requested value (Single Items).

Load and Save SettingsSettings and congurations can be saved.

Version

Displays the BSA serial number and the software revision.

Commports

If more than one serial COM port exists (see the Windows

conguration of your PC and Windows Software) you can

witch between the ports.

Baudrate

The data speed on the serial port will be set in baudrates.

The default setting is 2400 baud. You can change it, forexample to speed up a rmware update to 19200 baud.

Use the Autodetect button for an automatic device search

over all COM ports.

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DC Power at Atenna port

Indicates if DC voltage passes through the antenna port at the BSA.

Power Amplier State

Indicates the status of the Uplink and Downlink Amplier.

Current States

Indicates the current actually used from the BSA and the value over the

min. and max. boundaries.

PLL (Phase Lock Loop) State

To monitor the PLLs and regulate the boundaries of the chosen frequen-

cy range. The errors of both PLLs - for the low and high boundary - is-

indicated.

Hardware

Indicates the functional status of the internal BSA Digital Analog Convert-

er, memory unit, hardware revision and frequency band.

emperature State

Indicates the temperature, actually measured in the BSA, and the degree

over the min. and max. boundaries.

Read

Button for a manual read out of all BSA values on this tab sheet.

The BSA switches off automatically if the temperature or current exceedshe dened boundaries. A hardware error causes the same. The function

tatus LED on the BSA front side will indicate an inadequate status.

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Tab Frequency

Choosing the band selective area:

Frequencies

Allows to set the boundaries for a band selective frequency

area. Frequency Low and High indicates the low and high

frequencies within the Uplink band.

Make sure the low boundary Frq. Low really states a

value lower then the upper boundary Frq. High. The low

boundary has to be lower than the high one. You can put

the values in via keyboard, mouse (with the throttles) or

arrow keys.

By clicking on the Read button the values from the BSA

in application are entered.

By clicking on the Write button the settings are transmit-ted to the BSA.

PLL (Phase Lock Loop) State

To monitor the PLLs monitor and to regulate the boundar-

ies of the chosen frequency range. The errors of both PLLs

for the low and high boundary - are indicated.

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"Amplier"


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Amplier settings:

Amplier

Att. Uplink indicates the attenuation of the Uplink signal

and is adjustable between 0 and 20 dB. (Any short attenu-

ation is regulated by the ALC).

The Att. Downlink indicates the downlink correction.

Clicking the read button starts the read out of the actual

BSA.

Clicking the write button starts the transmission of the

ettings to the BSA.

Power Amplier StateUL Ampl. On and DL Ampl. On indicate the functional

tatus of the amplier in the UpLink and DownLink.


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"Level Control"


Tab Level Control

BSA internal controller settings:

Level Control

Switches the Automatic Level Controls ON or OFF - both

Uplink and Downlink.


BSA.


ettings to the BSA.

DAC State

Indicates the functional status of the internal Digital Analog

Controller.


BSA.

idden links

You can start the conguration software with command line

parameters:

?, -h : help page

t : application starts with last opened tab sheet

c : adds unrecognized ports to the COM list

A double-click on the window underline opens a password

request window. To get a password:

Copy the Temp. Code (press the right mouse button).

Do not close the window.

Paste the Temp Code in an Email, addressed to

[email protected].

Enter the password you will get back via email.

The password has a validity of six hours and allows you to

ee, get and set (normally) hidden settings of the BSA.

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ab Miscellaneous

Some more settings:

DC Power at Antenna port

Sets the DC power at the antenna port of the BSA.


BSA.


ettings to the BSA.

Firmware Update

The BSA is delivered with the Firmware Version 1.0.0.0.

ith a click on the Loadle button a rmware update can

be loaded and written to the BSA.

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Index - Warranty


ndex/Glossary

ALC Automatic Level Control

Att. AttenuationBSA Band Selective Amplier

DAC Digital Analog Controller

DL DownLink to Mobile

PLL Phase Lock Level

UL UpLink to BTS

arranty

AdCoCom grants a product warranty of one year.

The BSA has non-serviceable parts and components

inside. Opening the device and / or the replacement of

components will lead to the expiry of the warranty granted

by AdCoCom.

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Questionnaire

5 minutes for us!

To help us improve our BSA, please answer the following eight questions

and send them back to us (FAX +49 (0)5063 907 -101).

Thanks !

A. How does the testing environment look like?

Please shortly describe the testing and procedures to be performed.

B. Which technical parameters are not according to supplied specications?

C. Which technical parameters are judged as good or excellent?

D. Which technical performance parameters are insufcient?

E. Which mandatory product features are missing?

F. Which nice-to-have product features are missing?

G. Are you satised with the conguration software, the user interface?

H. Do you have any other suggestions or comments?

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