BS418 and BS418H

Configuration Guide

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Table of contents

1 INTRODUCTION 3

2 BS418 CONFIGURATION 4

2.1 TURN ON BASE STATION POWER 4

2.2 SET-UP OF IP ADDRESS 4
2.3 ADD A TRANSCEIVER 4
2.4 TX ALARM 5
2.5 DIVERSITY 6
2.6 ADDING A POWER SUPPLY 6
2.7 COMBINER ADJUSTMENT 6
2.7.1 PREPARATION FOR CALIBRATION 7
2.7.2 COMBINER CALIBRATION 7
2.7.3 SETTING TR BACK TO NORMAL MODE 8
2.8 ANTENNA MEASUREMENT 8
2.9 SAVE NC/BSC AND TR CONFIGURATION 9
2.10 TMA/TMD INSTALLATION ADJUSTMENT 9
2.10.1 INTRODUCTION 9
2.10.2 TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 9
2.10.3 ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE 10
2.10.4 BS41X MANUAL FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE 13

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1 Introduction

This manual is intended for HW installation of the BS418 and BS418H Base Station. For configuration please
refer to the software installation and configuration guide.

It is recommended that anyone doing the installation and configuration of a BS418 has practical experience
in installation of radio and computer systems, and is familiar with the BS418 equipment through
appropriate DAMM training courses and study of the content of this manual.

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2 BS418 Configuration

2.1 Turn on Base Station power

Turn on the BS Power by turning on the switches on the front of the PS418 Power Supplies.

Power-up will take 2-3 minutes, mainly determined by the start-up time of the Windows operating system
on the BSC. After Windows re-boot and BSC start-up, all TR412s will re-boot, and the BSC red alarm LED
turns off and the green Active LED turns on.

If a TR412 is not configured in the BSC, the yellow Power LED on the TR412 will proceed to flash.

2.2 Set-up of IP address

The IP address and net mask shall be set up in BSC412 Windows settings as the first configuration step. This
is done either by:

o Connecting a monitor and USB keyboard / mouse directly to the BSC or

o Connecting your PC to the BSC via an Ethernet cable (crossed or straight through) or
o Starting up the Remote Desktop and connecting to the IP address of the WAN Ethernet port

And then:

o Configure IP number, net mask etc. to the required configuration for the LAN and WAN

Default factory settings (can be ordered to specific settings):

NC/BSC1 LAN: 172.16.1*.10

NC/BSC2 LAN (red.): 172.16.1*.19
NC/BSC1 WAN: DHCP
NC/BSC2 WAN: DHCP

* 1 for single node, or node 1 in multinode. This will be 2 for node 2, 3 for node 3 etc.

2.3 Add a transceiver

A new TR412 Transceiver can be inserted “live” into the rack. If already configured in the BSC, the TR412
will automatically start up. Before removing a TR412 it should be blocked and the TX stopped.

Adding a transceiver to a BS418 configuration can be done either from NM, using OM command or by
editing the configuration file CnfgNode.txt.

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NM:

In the NC list, select Physical Carriers and select HW type TR421 and the Freq., mode and output power and
then click Ok. If you want to delete it again select None as the HW type.

Tetra OM: connect to the NC where the TR is connected and perform the following commands:

S72/TR/11/ADD/TR412 (Adding TR11)

S72/TR/11/REMOVE (removing TR11 again)

Example of the same command in the CnfgNode.txt file:

;********** Physical TR's **********

S72/TR/11/ADD/TR412

S72/TR/11/REMOVE

NB: OM and NM updates the cnfgNode.txt configuration file and the NC don’t have to be restarted for
adapting the new setting. If you editing the cnfgNode.txt manually you have to restart NC for activating the
new settings.

2.4 TX alarm
Setting up the TX antenna alarm configuration can be done with OM command Select the desired TX
antenna alarm and make the changes:

OM Command:

H73/TXANT/xx/yy/z.z/0.nn Where:

xx reflects TX antenna level 1 alarm setting 06 to 16 dB return loss

yy reflects TX antenna level 2 alarm setting 06 to 16 dB return loss
z.z reflects minimum forward power 0.2 to 9.0 watt
nn reflects minimum reflected power 0.01 to 0.99 watt

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2.5 Diversity

Setting up the diversity and TMA/TMD pre-gain can be done with OM command. Select RX pre-gain and RX
diversity:

OM Command:

H73/RXDIV/n Where n reflects the diversity type

D = Diversity
A = RX-A antenna only
B = RX-B antenna only

F73/RXPREGAIN/n.n Where n reflects the dB value 0.0 to 9.9 (nominal value 6.0)

2.6 Adding a Power Supply

A PS411 Power Supply can be inserted into and removed from the rack during normal BS operation.
The PS411 automatically receives the configuration from the BSC at start-up. The PS can be added with OM
command:

S71/PS/nn/+

Where nn reflects the PS411 cassette position 11 to 47.

The PS419 (Eltec) is using it’s own interface (WEB browser based) and can not be added with OM command
and is therefore not shown in NM.

2.7 Combiner adjustment

The combiner has been tuned in production before leaving the factory and normally no adjustment is
needed in the field. Interpolation is used for frequencies between the calibration points. Each combiner has
4 inputs and a BS418 can consist of up to 4 combiners:

- 1st combiner in 1st rack AT11 serves TR11…TR14

- 2nd combiner in 1st rack AT12 serves TR15…TR18
- 1st combiner in 2nd rack AT21 serves TR21…TR24
- 2nd combiner in 2nd rack AT22 serves TR25…TR28

The calibration is performed using OM commands on the BSC.

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2.7.1 Preparation for calibration

Example for TR11

- AU+ Activate HDLC bus (use AU/FORCED if you cannot connect)

- A11 Select the 1st transceiver, TR11
- 01+ Set local blocking on for TR11
- 02/- Set TR11 into test mode
- 15/CW Set CW modulation for TR11
- 13/MAX Set TR11 output power to 25W (44dBm)
- 01+ Set local blocking on for TR11

The last step is required to set back the combiner to the correct frequency.

Repeat above steps for all transceivers connected to the 1st combiner in the 1st rack, i.e. TR12…TR14
(A12…A14), if equipped.

2.7.2 Combiner calibration

Example for TC1 on AT11, TR11

- A11 Select the 1st transceiver TR11

- 10+ Turn Tx on
- AT11 Select 1st combiner, AT11
- 13/1 Display the current fine adjustment setting for TC1
- 12 Check test point of TC1
- 13/1/+ or 13/1/- Fine adjust TC1
- 12 Check TC1 and repeat previous step to get as close as possible to 0V
- 13/1/EE++++ Store the settings to EEPROM
- A11 Select the 1st transceiver TR11
- 10- Turn Tx off

Repeat the previous steps for the remaining TC2…TC4 (and TR12…TR14) of the 1st combiner.

Remember to use command 13/2 for TC2, 13/3 for TC3, etc

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2.7.3 Setting TR back to normal mode

Example for TR11

- A11 Select the 1st transceiver TR11

- 01- Local blocking off

Repeat above steps for all transceivers connected to 1st combiner in the 1st rack, i.e. TR12…TR14
(A12…A14).

If the BS418 has more than 4 carriers, repeat the whole procedure (chapters 2.7.1 to 2.7.3) for the
remaining combiners:

- 2nd combiner in the 1st rack: TC1…TC4 on AT12 for TR15…TR18

- 1st combiner in the 2nd rack: TC1…TC4 on AT21 for TR21…TR24
- 2nd combiner in the 2nd rack: TC1…TC4 on AT22 for TR25…TR28

2.8 Antenna measurement

Use the following OM command to check the antenna and cable conditions:

To prevent influenze from active TR’s please either stop the other TR’s or do the same test for them all.

AU+ (AU/FORCED if there is no connection)

A12 Shift to TR12 (or one of the other TR’s used for the test).

01+ local blocking conditional request

10/AUTO/D disable auto Tx

10+ Turn on Tx

32+ Turn on RFTL high

13/MAX Set the output power to Max.

23+ Rx antenna measurement command

The measurement must show a Return loss value around -20dBr (+/- 3dBr); a lower value may indicate a
bad receiver antenna (or cable).

After finishing the measurements, set local blocking to off again.

01- Local blocking off

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2.9 Save NC/BSC and TR configuration
The various settings are from TetraFlex® version 7.5 on saved automatically when making changes from
BSC-GUI or OM-commands.

2.10 TMA/TMD installation adjustment

2.10.1 Introduction

This guide describes how to adjust the BS41x Tetra Base Station after installation of the TMA412 RX Tower
Mounted Amplifier. The instruction is also valid if only the TMD412 is provided, as the TMD412 is identical
to the TMA412 except for the additional Duplexer.

The TMA is to be connected with the BS using three shielded cables with a maximum insertion loss of 8dB.
The adjustment procedure requires the loss of all three feeders to be identical.

The adjustment is done to adapt the TMA to the selected output power of the TR and to compensate the
actual loss of the three feeders.

The TMA including feeder loss and AI411 input attenuation is recommended to run with a pre-gain of 6dB.
This has been chosen as a compromise between sensitivity and dynamic range. It is not recommended to
operate a higher gain.

Output power in analogue NMT/MPT mode is fixed to be twice the output power in Tetra mode. The
following equivalent input levels at the TMA input from the RFTL are recommended:

Mode RFTL level TMA input (+6dB) TR input

Analogue High -105dBm -99dBm
Tetra High -108dBm -102dBm
Analogue Low (-10dB) -115dBm -109dBm
Tetra Low (-10dB) -118dBm -112dBm

Note that RFTL low level (-10dB) is not supported in the first versions of the TR411.

2.10.2 Tools and equipment

• Small screwdriver or wrench (3mm).

• Coaxial cable (approx. 50cm) RG214 with N-male connectors.
• Laptop or PC with terminal programme or remote desktop connection to BS – for OM Command.

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2.10.3 Adjustment procedure

Step 1: Prepare the adjustment:

o Connect the PC to the BS, log on and address a TR to be used for the adjustment. Any TR
connected to the node can be used e.g. A11
o Make Local Blocking (01+)
o Select test mode CW (02/- and 15/CW)
o Check the TX output power to be set to the required value (13).
o Check the TMA pre-gain to be 6.0dB (72)
o Key the transmitter (10+) and activate the RFTL (32+)
o Display RSSI (R/21/1)
o Turn the three attenuators on AI411 “GAIN A”, “GAIN-B” and RFTL “OUT” to maximum RSSI
(minimum attenuation).

OM Command:

Identifying the Antenna Interface AI411:

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Step 2: RFTL input level adjust
This step adjusts the RFTL input attenuator to give a fixed level on the RFTL mixer independent of the
selected output power:

The attenuation shall be adjusted to the following:

TR power (Tetra) TR power (Analogue) Attenuator

25W 50W 15dB
12W 25W 12dB
6W 12W 9dB
3W 6W 6dB
1.5W 3W 3dB

o Turn RFTL input attenuator to minimum attenuation

o Register the RSSI values
o Increase attenuation until the RSSI has decreased to the value from the table

Step 3: RFTL output level adjust

This step adjusts the RFTL output level at the BS TMA Test Connector to be correct, if the feeder loss is 8dB.

o Remove the feeder on the Test connector on top of the rack

o Remove the feeder on the RX-A connector on top of the rack
o Connect the test cable between the Test connector and the RX-A connector.

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 o Adjust the RFTL out attenuator to give an RSSI of –47dBm on the TR41x input
o Remove the test cable and re-connect the feeders again.

The –47dBm is related to the nominal test signal level of –105dBm at the TMA, with a coupling loss in the
TMA in forward direction of 50dB and a feeder loss of 8dB.

Step 4: Feeder loss compensation adjust

This step adjusts the RFTL output attenuator and the RM input attenuators to compensate the feeder loss.

o Register the RSSI on the TMA input. If step 1 and 2 have been done correctly, the reading should
be –105dBm if the cable losses are 8dB. If the cable losses are less than 8dB, the input levels will
be higher than –105dBm. The feeder loss will be: Feeder loss = 8-(105dBm+RSSI)/2dB.
o Adjust with AI411 RFTL “OUT” the RSSI TMA input reading exactly half the way down to –
105dBm. For example, if reading –100dBm then adjust to –102.5dBm.
o Adjust the AI411 “GAIN A” to an RSSI input level on TMA-A input of –105dBm.
o Adjust the AI411 “GAIN B” to an RSSI input level on TMA-B input of –105dBm.

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Step 5: Restarting the Base Station

It is recommended to make a complete restart of the BS after the installation procedure has finished,
ensuring that a correct automatic start-up after power-down will take place.

o Turn off all the output switches on the PS411 front plates
o Turn on all switches again

Step 6: Before the Base Station is left, always check that:

o All TR units are un-blocked (01-)

o Line by-pass switch is OFF
o No RED alarm indicators are illuminated
o Door is locked

2.10.4 BS41x manual frequency adjustment procedure

If the BS is operating without GPS sync. (free run) the reference oscillator has to be checked and adjusted
once a year.

Measure the BS41x transmitter frequency; the transmitter can be switched to CW mode for easier
measurement.

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OM Commands to TR412

01+ Local blocking

02/- Test mode
15/CW CW modulation
10+ Start transmitter

Commands to adjust the reference oscillator:

H31 Display Sync status, note the DAC output value (OCXO Free Run value)
H31/SET/nn.nnn Set the OCXO Free Run value, range from 00.000% to 99.999%
H31/SAVE Save the OCXO Free Run value to flash

A change of 1% will give a frequency change about 0.1PPM.

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