WisyCom BFA User manual

Brand: WisyCom

Model: BFA

Type: User manual

BFA

Ultra-Wideband booster with

remote controlled filter bank

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BFA is a wideband UHF antenna Booster with integrated bandpass filter

and low noise booster.

This booster can work in 410-1300 MHz band (bypass mode). It is possible

to enable the integrated passband filter and the internal booster

(adjustable in 1 dB step).

This booster can be entirely controlled and monitored remotely by

different devices and software such as Wisycom MAT288/244 and

SPL2216/2208 or Sound Devices SL2 multislot unit.

The feeding line is integrated on the PCB for mechanical robustness and all

the electronic and mounting bases are made by solid metal with

waterproof gasketing.

SETUP CONTROL

1) Simple operation with 4 buttons to quickly setup the antenna

booster and the filters through the user menu.

2) Signaling LED multicolor:

o White: when the unit is in bootloader mode (i.e. during the

firmware upgrade)

o Orange: booster bypassed

o Green: active booster with gain between -12 ÷ 14 dB (low

consumption approx. 65mA@12V)

o Blue: active booster with gain between 15 ÷ 27 dB

(consumption approx. 110mA@12V)

o Red: fast blinking (when blinking function is activated by

Manager or by MAT/SPL to highlight the selected booster)

o Red: fixed, alarm (type of alarm is shown on the display)

o OFF: booster OFF mode or LED disable by settings

3) TFT – transflective (176 x 176 pixels, RGB)

BFA

Ultra-Wideband booster with

remote controlled filter bank

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MENU STRUCTURE AND NAVIGATION

STATUS menu This is the first menu displayed after powering up the BFA and gives access to submenus

displaying all the unit settings.

Press MENU/SAVE to enter in the menu

Use the arrows to navigate the menu and edit the parameters

Keep pressed MENU/SAVE for 2 seconds to save

Confirm the new setup value within 5 sec. by pressing one more time on the MENU/SAVE

button. Without any confirmation the modification is cancelled.

Configure filter setting according to the frequency range in use.

Configure gain setting according to the loss of the cable in use (see below typical attenuation

table).

When GAIN is set to OFF (by pass mode) internal filter is disabled and the booster is working in

410÷1300 MHz range.

Typical attenuation of most common coaxial cable (30m / 100 ft.)

Cable type

Diameter mm (in)

Attenuation @ 400 MHz

Attenuation @ 900 MHz

RG 58 C/U

4.95 (1.9)

9.6 dB

10.4 dB

RG 213 /U

10.3 (4)

3.9 dB

6.6 dB

RG 218 /U

22.1 (8.6)

2.1 dB

4.2 dB

Cellflex - ¼” foam

8.8 (3.4)

2.5 dB

3.9 dB

Booster name

Gain

Frequency range

Serial Number

BFA

Ultra-Wideband booster with

remote controlled filter bank

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For more details about the BFA settings see the tree menu below:

SUBMENU

SETTINGS

example

Gain

OFF/ Bypass/ -12dB to 27dB

2dB

Filter

4G-STOP

(only F6 version)

470-1160MHz

470-700 & 960-1160MHz

WB or Fix-2

(F1/F2/F3 version)

High pass filter (i.e.410/470/510 MHz) and

Low pass filter (i.e.600/700/810 MHz)

470-600 MHz

NB or Fix-1

940-960 MHz (Usa) or

1240-1260 MHz (Japan) or

823-832 MHz

940-960 MHz

Tunable

430 ÷ 730 MHz (40MHz) @1MHz step

430-470 MHz

Freq

Frequency range of selected filter

Settings

Display

Timeout

from 5s to 240s

20s

Brightless

from 1 to 10

Color

white/black

white

Rotate

0/180

Led

ON/OFF

Boost

ON/OFF

To enable/disable DC Pass

Through

Data

ON /OFF

To enable/disable

communication data Pass

Through*

Info

Model

Model of booster

LFA-B-F6

Name

Name of booster (max 8 characters)

ANT-A Z1

Serial number

X1300013

Firmware/Application/Boot Ver

Option

Main rev.

Filter rev.

Power Supply

12.0 V

* Data ON enables the communication data through the BFA. This function allows to control thru

coaxial cable up to 3 smart antennas/boosters (LFA, ADFA, BFA) connected in chain.

VARIANTS

BFA-<Connector>-<FilterOption>

<Conn>

B BNC

N N

<FilterOption>: Tuned Filter  Selectable Filter  Fixed Filter:

F2 TUN:430-730MHz  HP: 470/520/550MHz + LP: 617/663/698MHz (EU/USA)  940 ÷ 960 MHz (USA)

F3 TUN:430-730MHz  HP: 410/470/510MHz + LP: 600/714/810MHz (Japan)  1240 ÷ 1260MHz (Japan)

F4 TUN:430-730MHz  HP: 470/510/960MHz + LP: 600/700/1160MHz (UK)  940 ÷ 960 MHz (USA)

BFA

Ultra-Wideband booster with

remote controlled filter bank

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SPECIFICATIONS

BOOSTER

• Control: display menu or remote thru coaxial cable

• Gain: -12÷27 dB typical (1 dB step selection) ❼

• Bandwidth: from 410MHz up to 1260 MHz (depending on the variants)

• Gain flatness: +/-1 dB

• Powering: +12 Vdc/65mA (green led, up to about 15dB of gain),

+12 Vdc/110mA (blue led, more than about 15dB of gain)

• Operating voltage range: 9.5 ÷ 16 Vdc

• Full bandwidth Bypass (0.8dB attenuation) and RF OFF function

FILTER

❶ Tunable filter 430-730 (40 MHz wide)

❷ Fixed band saw filter: 940-960 MHz (USA) or 1240-1260 (Japan)

❸❹ High pass filter (410/470/510 MHz) and low pass filter (600/700/810 MHz) CASCADE (9 bandpass

combinations)

❺ Bypass line for full band reception (active mode if no DC power for safety)

MECHANICAL

• Connectors: BNC-F (BFA-B), N-F (BFA-N)

• Display: TFT – transflective (176 x 176 pixels, RGB)

• Weight: 250 g

Wisycom Srl - Via Tiepolo, 7/E - 35019 Tombolo (PD) - Italy

tel. +39 0424 382605 fax. +39 0424 382733 - www.wisycom.com - e-mail: [email protected]

WisyCom BFA User manual

WisyCom BFA User manual

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