CalAmp Phantom II Base Station User manual

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PHANTOMII™

BAS E STATIO N 

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USERMANUAL

PN001‐5199‐200REV2

RELEASEDAUGUST2011

REVISIONHISTORY

REV DATE REVISIONDETAILS

0 January7,2011 InitialRelease.

1 March7,2011

Updatedmost webpagescreenshots.

AddedinformationaboutSNMP:Section6.8

CorrectPartNumbersinSection1.1.1and1.1.2

RemovedMultispeedsection.

2 August29,1011 QoSsectionsadded,6.9and6.10.

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ABOUTCALAMP

CalAmpisaleadingproviderofwirelesscommunicationsproductsthatenableanytime/anywhereaccesstocritical

information,dataandentertainmentcontent.Withcomprehensivecapabilitiesrangingfromproductdesignand

developmentthroughvolumeproduction,CalAmpdeliverscost‐effectivehighqualitysolutionstoabroadarrayof

customersandendmarkets.CalAmp

istheleadingsupplierofDirectBroadcastSatellite(DBS)outdoorcustomer

premiseequipmenttotheU.S.satellitetelevisionmarket.TheCompanyalsoprovideswirelessdatacommunication

solutionsforthetelemetryandassettrackingmarkets,privatewirelessnetworks,publicsafetycommunicationsand

criticalinfrastructureandprocesscontrolapplications.Foradditionalinformation,

pleasevisittheCompany’swebsite

atwww.calamp.com.

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IMPORTANTNOTICE

Becauseofthenatureofwirelesscommunication,transmissionandreceptionofdatacanneverbeguaranteed.Data

maybedelayed,corrupted(i.e.,haveerrors),orbetotallylost.Significantdelaysorlossesofdataarerarewhen

wirelessdevicessuchas

thePhantomIIBaseStationareusedinanormalmannerwithawell‐constructednetwork.The

PhantomIIBaseStationshouldnotbeusedinsituationswherefailuretotransmitorreceivedatacouldresultin

damageofanykindtotheuseroranyotherparty,includingbutnot

limitedtopersonalinjury,death,orlossof

property.CalAmpacceptsnoresponsibilityfordamagesofanykindresultingfromdelaysorerrorsindatatransmitted

orreceivedusingtheBaseStation,orforthefailure ofthePhantomIIBaseStationtotransmitorreceivesuchdata.

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©Copyright2009CalAmp

ProductsofferedmaycontainsoftwareproprietarytoCalAmp.Theofferofsupplyoftheseproductsandservicesdoes

notincludeorinferanytransferofownership.Nopartofthedocumentationorinformationsuppliedmaybedivulged

toanythirdpartywithouttheexpresswrittenconsent

ofCalAmp.

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RFEXPOSURECOMPLIANCEREQUIREMENTS

ThePhantomIIBaseStationisintendedforuseintheIndustrialMonitoringandControlandSCADA

markets.ThePhantomIIBaseStationunitmustbeprofessionallyinstalledandmustensureaminimum

separationdistancebetweentheradiatingstructureandanyperson.Seethe

individualradiousermanuals

foralistingoftheminimumsafetydistance.

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Radio UserManualPartNumber

PhantomII 001‐5199‐200

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ThePhantomIIBaseStationusesalowpowerradiofrequencytransmitter.Theconcentratedenergyfromanantenna

mayposeahealthhazard.Peopleshouldnotbeinfrontoftheantennawhenthetransmitterisoperating.

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Theinstallerofthisequipmentmustensuretheantennaislocatedorpointed

suchthatitdoesnotemitanRFfieldin

excessofHealthCanadalimitsforthegeneralpopulation.Recommendedsafetyguidelinesforthehumanexposureto

radiofrequencyelectromagneticenergyarecontainedintheCanadianSafetyCode6(availablefromHealthCanada)

andtheFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)Bulletin

65.

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Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance(inthecountrywhere

used)couldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

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MAXIMUMEIRP

FCCRegulationsallowupto36dBmEffectiveIsotropicRadiatedPower(EIRP).Therefore,thesumofthetransmitted

power(indBm),

thecablinglossandtheantennagaincannotexceed36dBm.

TABLEOFCONTENTS

1.0 BASESTATIONOVERVIEW..................................................................................................................................................6

1.1 GeneralDescription................................................................................................................................................................6

1.1.1 PhantomIIStandardBaseStationBlockDiagram242‐5199‐200...................................................................................7

1.1.2 PhantomIIRedundantBaseStationBlockDiagram242‐5399‐200................................................................................8

1.2 PhysicalDescription................................................................................................................................................................8

1.2.1 LEDPanel........................................................................................................................................................................9

1.2.2 EthernetLANPorts.......................................................................................................................................................10

1.2.3 DiagnosticandDataPorts............................................................................................................................................10

1.2.4 AlarmPort....................................................................................................................................................................11

1.2.5 RadioI/OPort...............................................................................................................................................................11

1.2.6 PowerConnector..........................................................................................................................................................12

1.2.7 AntennaConnector......................................................................................................................................................13

1.2.8 ResetButton.................................................................................................................................................................13

1.2.9 ChassisDimensions......................................................................................................................................................13

1.3 PartNumbersandAvailability...............................................................................................................................................14

1.3.1 BaseStation..................................................................................................................................................................14

1.3.2 AccessoriesandOptions...............................................................................................................................................14

1.4 ProductWarranty..................................................................................................................................................................15

1.5 RMARequest.........................................................................................................................................................................15

1.6 DocumentationandDownloads............................................................................................................................................15

2.0 SYSTEMARCHITECTUREANDPLANNING...........................................................................................................................16

2.1 SelectingAntennaandFeedline............................................................................................................................................16

2.1.1 AntennaGain................................................................................................................................................................16

2.1.2 OmniDirectionalAntenna............................................................................................................................................16

2.1.3 YagiAntenna................................................................................................................................................................16

2.1.4 VerticalDipoles.............................................................................................................................................................17

2.1.5 RFExposureComplianceRequirements.......................................................................................................................17

3.0 BASESTATIONQUICKSTART.............................................................................................................................................18

3.1 ConnectingtothePhantomIIBaseStationandRadios........................................................................................................18

3.1.1 SetupandConfiguration...............................................................................................................................................18

3.1.2 InstalltheAntenna....................................................................................................................................................... 18

3.1.3 ConnectPrimaryPower................................................................................................................................................18

3.1.4 ConnectBaseStationtoProgrammingPC....................................................................................................................18

3.1.5 LANSetup.....................................................................................................................................................................19

3.1.6 NetworkLogin..............................................................................................................................................................20

3.1.7 InitialInstallationLogin................................................................................................................................................20

3.2 ConfigureaPhantomIIStandardBaseStation.....................................................................................................................20

3.3 ConfigureaPhantomIIRedundantBaseStation..................................................................................................................22

4.0 BASESTATIONOVERVIEW................................................................................................................................................26

4.1 PhantomIIStandardBaseStationOverview.........................................................................................................................26

4.2 PhantomIIRedundantBaseStationOverview.....................................................................................................................26

4.2.1 PhantomIIFailureDetection........................................................................................................................................26

4.2.2 WhenaFailureisDetected..........................................................................................................................................27

4.2.3 RadioSetupforaRedundantSystem...........................................................................................................................28

5.0 FRONTPANELLEDSANDBUTTONS...................................................................................................................................29

5.1 FrontPanelButtons..............................................................................................................................................................29

5.2 LEDFunctions........................................................................................................................................................................31

6.0 BASESTATIONWEBMANAGEMENT.................................................................................................................................32

6.1 NavigatingtheNetworkManagementSystem.....................................................................................................................32

6.2 MainMenu............................................................................................................................................................................32

6.3 Home.....................................................................................................................................................................................33

6.3.1 ControllerEthernetSettings.........................................................................................................................................33

6.3.2 SystemInformation......................................................................................................................................................34

6.3.3 RadioInformation........................................................................................................................................................34

6.4 SetupWizard.........................................................................................................................................................................34

6.5 ControllerSetup(Basic).........................................................................................................................................................35

6.5.1 LANConfiguration........................................................................................................................................................36

6.5.2 Administration..............................................................................................................................................................36

6.5.3 RADIUSSettings............................................................................................................................................................37

6.5.4 AlarmSettings..............................................................................................................................................................37

6.5.5 PeriodicResetTimer.....................................................................................................................................................38

6.6 ControllerDiagnostics...........................................................................................................................................................38

6.7 RoutingTable........................................................................................................................................................................39

6.7.1 StaticRoutes.................................................................................................................................................................40

6.8 SNMP.....................................................................................................................................................................................40

6.8.1 SNMPConfiguration.....................................................................................................................................................42

6.8.2 SNMPTrapsConfiguration...........................................................................................................................................42

6.8.3 SNMPTrapSink............................................................................................................................................................43

6.9 QoS........................................................................................................................................................................................44

6.9.1 QoSBasicConfiguration...............................................................................................................................................45

6.9.2 QoSQueueConfiguration.............................................................................................................................................45

6.9.3 Filter.............................................................................................................................................................................45

6.9.4 FilterTable....................................................................................................................................................................46

6.10 QoSStatistics.........................................................................................................................................................................47

6.10.1 Overview......................................................................................................................................................................47

6.10.2 Statistics....................................................................................................................................................................... 47

6.11 AlarmPort.............................................................................................................................................................................47

6.11.1 Overview......................................................................................................................................................................48

6.11.2 ConfiguringtheAlarmPort...........................................................................................................................................49

6.11.3 RelaySettings...............................................................................................................................................................50

6.11.4 Input/OutputSettings..................................................................................................................................................50

6.11.5 DigitalInputs................................................................................................................................................................ 51

6.11.6 AnalogInputs................................................................................................................................................................51

6.11.7 ConnectingWiretotheSpringLoadedConnector.......................................................................................................51

6.12 FirmwareUpdate..................................................................................................................................................................52

6.12.1 CurrentFirmwareVersion............................................................................................................................................52

6.12.2 UploadNewFirmware..................................................................................................................................................53

6.12.3 ConfigurationFile.........................................................................................................................................................53

6.13 RadioSettings........................................................................................................................................................................54

6.13.1 RadioConfiguration......................................................................................................................................................54

6.14 RadioDiagnostics.................................................................................................................................................................. 55

6.14.1 RadioStatus..................................................................................................................................................................55

6.14.2 RadioDiagnostics.........................................................................................................................................................56

6.15 RedundantSetup...................................................................................................................................................................56

6.15.1 PingSettings.................................................................................................................................................................57

6.15.2 ControllerOperation....................................................................................................................................................58

6.16 PingStatistics........................................................................................................................................................................58

6.16.1 Primary/SecondaryAddressPings................................................................................................................................59

APPENDIXA:BASESTATIONSPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................60

APPENDIXB:PRODUCTWARRANTY............................................................................................................................... ...............62

APPENDIXC:DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................................................................. 63

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1.0 BASESTATIONOVERVIEW

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationrequiredfortheoperationofthePhantomIIBaseStation.Theinformationinthis

manualmakestheassumptiontheuser’sPChasanNIC(NetworkInterfaceCard)withTCP/IPimplemented.Setup

requirestheknowledgeandauthorizationtomodifytheTCP/IPsettingsfortheNIC.

Changingorinstalling

newIPaddressesinanetworkcancauseseriousnetworkproblems.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsor

concerns,contacttheNetworkAdministratorforyoursystem.

1.1 GENERALDESCRIPTION

ThePhantomIIBaseStationisavailableinthreeoptions:standard,repeater,andredundant.TheStandardBaseStation

usesasingleradiototransmitandreceivedatafromremoteradios.TheRepeaterBaseStationusestworadios

connectedbacktobacktoextendtherangeofasignal.TheRedundantBase

Stationusestworadios,activatingonly

oneatatime,inordertoprovideafail‐safeintheeventofaradiofailure.ThePhantomIIBaseStationhasamain

controllerPCboardwhichisaccessibleviaHTMLwebpages.AccesstheController’swebpagestoconfigurethe

user

programmablesettingsandtoviewthestatusoftheBaseStation.

RuggedPackaging.ThePhantomIIBaseStationishousedinarugged,19”rackmountable,aluminumcase.Builtfor

industrialapplicationsinavarietyofenvironments,thePhantomIIBaseStationoperatesoveranextended

temperaturerangeandprovides

worry‐freeoperationintheroughestenvironments.

SimpleInstallation.Basicinstallationtypicallyutilizesanomni‐directionalantennaatthePhantomIIBaseStationor

RelayPointandadirectionalantennaateachremotesitethatisnotaRelayPoint.SeeSection2forinformationonSite

andAntennaSelection.

Forbasicservice,justhookupanantenna,connectyourEthernetLANtotheBaseStation’sLAN

port,applyprimarypower,andcheckandsetoperatingparameters.

FlexibleManagement.Configuration,commissioning,maintenanceandtroubleshootingcanbedonelocallyor

remotely.Alloperatingparameterscanbesetviaawebbrowser.

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1.1.1 PHANTOMIISTANDARDBASESTATION BLOCKDIAGRAM242‐5199‐ 200

ThefigurebelowshowsasimplifiedblockdiagramofaPhantomIIStandardBaseStation.ThePhantomIIStandard

BaseStationconsistsofaBaseStationControllerboardandonePhantomIIcontainedina3U19”rackmountable

chassis.

Figure1‐PhantomIIStandardBaseStationBlockDiagram

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1.1.2 PHANTOMIIREDUNDANTBASESTATIONBLOCKDIAGRAM242‐5399‐200

ThefigurebelowshowsasimplifiedblockdiagramofaRedundantBaseStation.ThePhantomIIRedundantBase

StationconsistsofaBaseStationControllerboard,twoPhantomIIs,andanantennarelayallcontainedina3U19”rack

mountablechassis.OnlyonePhantomIIoperatesatatime.When

anerrorisdetectedwiththeprimaryradiotheBase

StationControllerwillautomaticallyswitchtothebackupradio.

Figure2‐PhantomIIRedundantBaseStationBlockDiagram

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1.2 PHYSICALDESCRIPTION

ThePhantomIIBaseStationconsistsofaControllerboard,anLEDdisplayboard,twofansandshelvingtohouse

variousradios.Theunitisnothermeticallysealedandshouldbemountedinasuitableenclosurewhendust,moisture,

and/oracorrosiveatmosphereareanticipated.

TheBaseStationisdesignedfor

easyinstallationandconfiguration.Itfeaturestwoexternalbuttons.However,all

operatingparametersmaybesetbyconnectingtotheBaseStationviaEthernetandusingawebbrowser.

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1.2.1 LEDPANEL

Figure3‐StandardBaseStationLEDPanel

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Figure4‐RedundantBaseStationLEDPanel

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AsshowninFigure3,thefrontpanelofaStandardBaseStationhasthefollowingbuttons:

 RadioOn/Off

 AlarmOn/Off

AsshowninFigure4,thefrontpanelsofaRedundantBaseStationhavethefollowingbuttons:

 RadioSelect

 AlarmOn/Off

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TheLEDpanelhasuptoseventeenTri‐ColorLEDs.ThefunctionalityofeachLEDisdescribedinSection5.2.

1.2.2 ETHERNETLANPORTS

ThePhantomIIBaseStationhastwoexternalEthernetLANPorts.ThetwoexternalEthernetPortsareconn ectedto

eachotherandtotheradiosinsidetheBaseStationwithanembeddedEthernetSwitch.

TheEthernetLANportsconsistofanRJ‐45receptaclewitha10/100BaseTEthernetconnectionand

Auto‐MDIX

feature.Table1showspin‐outdescriptionsfortheRJ‐45port.

Table1‐Pin‐outforIEEE‐802.3RJ‐45ReceptacleContacts

Contact 10/100 Base‐TSignal

1 TXP

(1)

2 TXN

(1)

3 RXP

(1)

4 SPARE

5 SPARE

6 RXN

(1)

7 SPARE

8 SPARE

SHELL Shield

(1)Thenameshowsthedefaultfunction.GiventheAuto‐MDIXcapabilityoftheEthernet

transceiver,TXandRXfunctioncouldbeswapped.

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1.2.3 DIAGNOSTICANDDATAPORTS

TheDiagnosticandDataserialconnectionsareRS‐232compliant.Serialportconsiderations: 

 BaseStationDiagnosticandDataportsareDataCommunicationEquipment(DCE)devices

 Ingeneral,equipmentconnectedtotheBaseStation’sDiagnostic/DataserialportisDataTerminalEquipment

(DTE)andastraight‐throughcableisrecommended.

Note:

IfaDCEdeviceisconnectedtotheBaseStation’sDiagnostic/Dataport,anullmodemcable/adapterisrequired.

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InaStandardBaseStationwithoneradio,theexternalserialportsarealwaysconnectedtotheDiagnosticandData

portsoftheradioinsidetheBaseStation.

InatworadioRedundantBaseStation,thetwoserialportsareconnectedtowhicheverradioiscurrentlyinuse.When

theactive

radiochanges,aninternalmultiplexerwillswitchbothserialportconnectionstothesecondradio.

Thepinoutsfortheserialconnectionscanbefoundintheradio’susermanual.

1.2.4 ALARMPORT

TheAlarmPortisan8pinheaderthathastworelaysandageneralpurposeinput/outputpin.IntheRedundantBase

Station,onerelaycanbeconfiguredtoindicateifanerrorhasbeendetectedwitheitherradioandtheotherrelaycan

beconfiguredtoindicatewhichradiois

currentlybeingused.ForafulldescriptionofthisportseeSection6.8inthis

usermanual.

1.2.5 RADIOI/OPORT

TheRadioI/Oportisan8pinheaderthatprovidesaccesstotheBaseStation’sradio’sdigitaloranalogI/Olines.These

8linesareroutedtowhicheverradioiscurrentlyinuse(RadioAorRadioB).InthePhantomIIBaseStation,4ofthe8

linesconnected

tothePhantomII’sRS485/422communicationlines.Thepinoutisshowninthetablebelow:

Table2‐Pin‐outforRadioI/OPort(RS485/RS422)

Contact RS485/422Signal InputorOutput

1 RxA(R‐) I

2 TxA(D‐) O

3 RxB(R+) I

4 TxB(D+) O

5 Unused(NC)

6 Unused(NC)

7 Unused(NC)

8 Unused(NC)

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Figure5‐RadioI/OPortpinout

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1.2.6 POWERCONNECTOR

ThePhantomIIBaseStationissuppliedwitharight‐anglepowerconnector(11‐30VDC)and60”ofcable.When

installingthepowercable,trimthecableasshortaspossibletoreducethevoltagedropthroughthewire.

Thepowerconnectorhasfourpins.Onlypins2and3

needtobeconnectedfornormaloperation(MainPowerand

Ground).Pins1and4areauxiliarypowerconnectionsanddonotnormallyneedtobeconnected.Thesepinsarewired

directlytoaninternalpowerconnectorandprovideaneasywaytopowerauser’scustomPCboard,RTU,

orother

equipmentthatmaybemountedinsidetheBaseStation.

Figure6‐PowerConnector

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1

2

1

2

3

4

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Table3‐Pin‐outofthepowerconnector

Contact#(LefttoRight) Color Description

4 NotConnected AuxiliaryPowerA

3 Black Ground

2 Red Positive(11‐30)VDC

1 NotConnected AuxiliaryPowerB

1.2.7 ANTENNACONNECTOR

TheStandardandRedundantBaseStationshaveasingle50‐ohmNfemaleantennaconnector.Thisconnection

functionsforbothtransmitandreceive.IntheRedundantBaseStation,aninternalRFrelaywillautomaticallyswitch

theantennaconnectiontowhicheverradioiscurrentlyinuse.

Toreducepotentialinterference,theantenna

typeanditsgainshouldbechosentoensuretheeffectiveisotropic

radiatedpower(EIRP)isnotmorethanrequiredforsuccessfulcommunication.

1.2.8 RESETBUTTON

DirectlyabovetheBaseStation’spowerconnectorisasmallholethatallowsaccesstotheresetbutton.Placeapaper

cliporothernarrowobjectintotheholetopressandholdtheresetbuttonforfiveseconds.After5seconds,ashort

chirpwillbeheardandthesettings

oftheBaseStationwillbesetbacktothefactorydefaults.Afterthesettingsare

reset,theBaseStationwillautomaticallyreboot.

Note:ThisoperationwillsettheIPaddressofthePhantomIIBaseStatio nbacktoitsdefaultvalueof192.168.1.1.

1.2.9 CHASSISDIMENSIONS

Figure7showsthephysicaldimensionsoftheBaseStation.

Figure7‐BaseStationDimensions(unitsareininches)

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1.3 PARTNUMBERSANDAVAILABILITY

1.3.1 BASESTATION

Table4liststheorderablepartnumbersandfrequencyrangesofthePhantomIIBaseStation.Theradiosthatare

installedinsidethe19”RackMountChassisareincludedwiththePhantomIIBaseStationanddonotneedtobe

orderedseparately.

Table4‐OrderablePartNumberBreakdown

DESCRIPTION BASESTATIONPART

NUMBER

FREQUENCY RADIOPARTNUMBER

StandardBaseStation 242‐5199‐200 902

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928 MHz PhantomII260‐5099‐200

RedundantBaseStation 242‐5399‐200 902

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928 MHz TwoPhantomII 260‐5099‐200

1.3.2 ACCESSORIESANDOPTIONS

Table5andTable6liststandardaccessories(includingantenna, feedline,andconnectors) thathavebeentestedand

approvedforusewiththeBaseStation.

Table5‐AntennaKits

ITEM PARTNUMBER

890‐960MHz,6.4dBdAntennaKit 250‐5099‐011

890‐960MHz,10dBdAntennaKit 250‐5099‐021

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Antennakitsincludeapremiumantenna,antennamountingbracket,surgeprotector,groundingkit,cableties,and

weatherkit.UHF/900kitsinclude25feetofLMR400antennafeedline.FeedlineisavailableforVHFkitsin25or50feet

lengths(seebelow).

Table6‐FeedlineandConnectors

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ITEM PARTNUMBER

25feetantennafeedline(LMR400),N‐Male 250‐0200‐025

50feetantennafeedline(LMR400),N‐Male 250‐0200‐055

BarrelConnector,RF1Ntype,Female 250‐0200‐100

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1.4 PRODUCTWARRANTY

ItisourguaranteethateveryPhantomIIBaseStationwillbefreefromphysicaldefectsinmaterialandworkmanship

foroneyearfromthedateofpurchasewhenusedwithinthelimitssetforthinAppendixA:Specifications.

Themanufacturer'swarrantystatementisavailableinAppendixB.Iftheproduct

provesdefectiveduringthewarranty

period,contactourCustomerServiceDepartmenttoobtainaReturnMaterialAuthorization(RMA).BESURETOHAVE

THEEQUIPMENTMODEL,SERIALNUMBER,ANDBILLING&SHIPPINGADDRESSESAVAILABLEWHENCALLING.Youmay

alsorequestanRMAonlineatwww.calamp.com.

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FACTORYANDTECHNICALSUPPORT

M‐F7:30‐4:30CST

CalAmp

299JohnsonAve.,Ste110,Waseca,MN56093

Tel507.833.8819;Fax507.833.6758

Email[email protected]

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1.5 RMAREQUEST

Whenreturningaproduct,marktheRMAnumberclearlyontheoutsideofthepackage.Includeacomplete

descriptionoftheproblemandthenameandtelephonenumberofacontactperson.RETURNREQUESTSWILLNOTBE

PROCESSEDWITHOUTTHISINFORMATION.

ContactCustomerService:

CalAmp

299JohnsonAve.,Ste110

Waseca,

MN56093

Tel1.507.833.8819

BESURETOHAVETHEEQUIPMENTMODELANDSERIALNUMBER,ANDBILLINGANDSHIPPINGADDRESSESONHAND

WHENCALLING. 

Forunitsinwarranty,customersareresponsibleforshippingchargestoCalAmp.Forunitsreturnedoutofwarranty,

customersareresponsibleforallshippingcharges.Returnshipping

instructionsaretheresponsibilityofthecustomer.

1.6 DOCUMENTATIONANDDOWNLOADS

CalAmpreservestherighttoupdateitsproducts,software,ordocumentationwithoutobligationtonotifyany

individualorentity.Productupdatesmayresultindifferencesbetweentheinformationprovidedinthismanualand

theproductshipped.Foraccesstothemostcurrentproduct documentationandapplicationnotes,visit

www.calamp.com.

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2.0 SYSTEMARCHITECTUREANDPLANNING

2.1 SELECTINGANTENNA AND FEEDLINE

ThePhantomIIBaseStationcanbeusedwithavarietyofantennatypes.Theexactstyleuseddependsonthephysical

sizeandlayoutofasystem.

2.1.1  ANTENNAGAIN

Antennagainisusuallymeasuredincomparisontoadipole.Adipoleactsmuchlikethefilamentofaflashlightbulb:it

radiatesenergyinalmostalldirections.Onebulblikethiswouldprovideverydimroomlighting.Addareflector

capableofconcentratin galltheenergyintoanarrowangle

ofradiationandyouhaveaflashlight.Withinthatbright

spotonthewall,thelightmightbeathousandtimesgreaterthanitwouldbewithoutthereflector.Theresultingbulb‐

reflectorcombinationhasagainof1000,or30dB,comparedtothebulbalone.Gaincanbe

achievedbyconcentrating

theenergybothverticallyandhorizontally,asinthecaseoftheflashlightandYagiantenna.Gaincanbealsobe

achievedbyreducingtheverticalangleofradiation,leavingthehorizontalalone.Inthiscase,theantennawillradiate

equallyinallhorizontaldirections,butwilltake

energythatotherwisewouldhavegoneskywardsanduseittoincrease

thehorizontalradiation.

Therequiredantennaimpedanceis50ohms.Toreducepotentialradiointerference,theantennatypeanditsgain

shouldbechosentoensuretheeffectiveisotropicradiatedpower(EIRP)isnotmorethanrequiredfor

successful

communication.

SeeTable5foralistoftestedantennarecommendations.Similarantennatypesfromothermanufacturersareequally

acceptable.Itisimportanttofollowthemanufacturer’ srecommendedinstallationproceduresandinstructionswhen

mountinganyantenna.

2.1.2  OMNIDIRECTIONALANTENNA

Ingeneral,anomnidirectionalantennashouldbeusedatamasterstationandatrelaypoints.Thisallowsequal

coveragetoalloftheremotelocations.OmnidirectionalantennasaredesignedtoradiatetheRFsignalina360‐degree

patternaroundtheantenna.Shortrangeantennassuchasfolded

dipolesandgroundindependentwhipsareusedto

radiatethesignalinaballshapedpatternwhilehighgainomniantennas,suchasacollinearantenna,compresstheRF

radiationsphereintothehorizontalplanetoprovidearelativelyflatdiscshapedpatternthattravelsfurtherbecause

moreofthe

energyisradiatedinthehorizontalplane.

2.1.3  YAGIANTENNA

Atremotelocations(notusedasarelaypoint),adirectionalYagiisgenerallyrecommendedtominimizeinterference

toandfromotherusers.

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2.1.4  VERTICALDIPOLES

Verticaldipolesareveryoftenmountedinpairs,orsometimesgroupsof3or4,toachieveevencoverageandto

increasegain.Theverticalcollinearantennausuallyconsistsofseveralelementsstackedoneabovetheotherto

achievesimilarresults.

Figure8‐AntennaTypes

Omni(VerticalCollinear) Yagi VerticalDipole

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2.1.5 RFEXPOSURECOMPLIANCEREQUIREMENTS

ThePhantomIIBaseStationisintendedforuseintheIndustrialMonitoringandControlandSCADAmarkets.The

PhantomIIBaseStationmustbeprofessionallyinstalledandmustensureaminimumseparationdistancebetweenthe

radiatingstructureandanyperson.Seetheindividualradiousermanualsforalistingof

theminimumsafetydistance.

Figure9‐RFExposureComplianceMinimumSafetyDistancesReference

Radio UserManualPartNumber

PhantomII 001‐5199‐200

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ThePhantomIIBaseStationusesalowpowerradiofrequencytransmitter.Theconcentratedenergyfromanantenna

mayposeahealthhazard.Peopleshouldnotbeinfrontoftheantennawhenthetransmitterisoperating.

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Theinstallerofthisequipmentmustensuretheantennaislocatedorpointed

suchthatitdoesnotemitanRFfieldin

excessofHealthCanadalimitsforthegeneralpopulation.Recommendedsafetyguidelinesforthehumanexposureto

radiofrequencyelectromagneticenergyarecontainedintheCanadianSafetyCode6(availablefromHealthCanada)

andtheFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)Bulletin65.

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Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance(inthecountrywhere

used)couldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

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MAXIMUMEIRP

FCCRegulationsallowupto36dBmEffectiveIsotropicRadiatedPower(EIRP).Therefore, thesumofthetransmitted

power(indBm),

thecablinglossandtheantennagaincannotexceed36dBm. 

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3.0 BASESTATIONQUICKSTART

3.1 CONNECTINGTOTHEPHANTOMIIBASESTATIONANDRADIOS

3.1.1 SETUPANDCONFIGURATION

ItiseasytosetupaBaseStationnetworktoverifybasicunitoperationandexperimentwithnetworkdesignsand

configurations.

ItisimportanttouseanetworkIPaddressdifferentfromotherscurrentlyinuseinyourtestarea.Thiswilleliminate

unnecessarydisruptionoftrafficontheexisting

networkwhileyoubecomefamiliarwiththeBaseStation.

3.1.2 INSTALLTHEANTENNA

AnRX/TXantennaisrequiredforbasicoperation.Fordemounitsonly,connecttheantennaasshowninFigure10to

providestableradiocommunicationsbetweendemodevices.

Figure10‐DemoAntennaAssembly

Note:Itisimportanttouseattenuationbetweenalldemounitsinthetestnetworktoreducetheamountofsignal

strengthinthetestenvironment.

3.1.3 CONNECTPRIMARYPOWER

PrimarypowerforthePhantomIIBaseStationmustbewithin11‐30VDCandbecapableofprovidingaminimumof30

wattsupplyforTx@1W.Apowerconnectorwith60”ofwireisprovidedwitheachunit.Observeproperpolaritywhen

connectingthecablestothepower

supply.

3.1.4 CONNECTBASESTATIONTOPROGRAMMINGPC

ConnectaPC’sEthernetporttotheLANportusingaCAT5Ethernetcable.TheLINK/ACTLEDintheDATAboxshould

lightonthefrontpaneloftheBaseStation.

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3.1.5 LANSETUP

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STEP1 FromtheStartmenuonyourPC,selectControlPanel NetworkConnections

STEP2 RightclicktheLocalAreaConnectionicontoopenthePropertiesbox.Scrollthroughthelist

andhighlightInternetProtocol(TCP/IP).ClickPropertiestoopentheTCP/IPPropertiesbox.

STEP3 EnterthefollowingvaluesforUSETHEFOLLOWINGIPADDRESS:

IPAddress:192.168.1.100

SubnetMask:255.255.255.0

DefaultGateway:(leaveempty)

STEP4 ClickOKtoapplyyourchangesandcompletetheconnectionprocess.

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Figure11‐ComputerIPAddressSetup

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Step1

Step2

Step3

Step4

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3.1.6 NETWORKLOGIN

BaseStation:OnyourInternetbrowseraddressline,typethePhantomIIBaseStationfactory‐defaultIPaddress:

192.168.1.1.PressEntertoopentheNetworkPasswordscreen.

PhantomIIRadio:

WithaseparateInternetbrowserwindow,typethePhantomIIfactory‐defaultIPaddress:

192.168.1.254.PressEntertoopentheNetworkPasswordscreen.

3.1.7 INITIALINSTALLATIONLOGIN

BaseStation:Foran initialinstallation,enteraUserName“admin”andthedefaultpassword“admin”.ClickOK.The

webinterfacescreenopens.

PhantomIIRadio:

Foraninitialinstallation,enteraUserName“admin”andthedefaultpassword“admin”.ClickOK.

Thewebinterfacescreenopens.

3.2 CONFIGUREAPHANTOMIISTANDARDBASESTATION

BaseStationunitsmustbeprogrammedusingthewebinterface.Thefollowinginstructionsdescribehowtoconfigure

theStandardBaseStation.

Step1:ProgramthePhantomIIbyloggingintothePhantomII’swebpagesusingthedefaultIPaddress192.168.1.254,

username:“admin”password:“admin”.SetupthePhantom

IIusingthePhantomII’swebpages.SeethePhantomII

usermanualforadditionalinformation.

Step2:LogintoPhantomIIBaseStationControllerBoard’swebpagesbyloggingintothedefaultIPaddress

192.168.1.1,username:“admin”password:“admin”.

Step3:Select“Setup Wizard”fromthemenuon

thelefthandsideofthewebpage.EntertheIPaddresses,user

names,andpasswordsofthePhantomIIinsidetheBaseStation.TheBaseStationControllerBoardusesthesesettings

totalktotheradioandreceivediagnosticinformation.Whentheinformationisenteredcorrectlyclickthe“Next

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buttonatthebottomofthewebpage.

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CalAmp Phantom II Base Station User manual

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