Andrew ATC200-Lite Teletilt User manual

Andrew Corporation
Base Station Antennas
2601 Telecom Parkway
Richardson, Texas 75082-3521
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www.andrew.com
ATC200-Lite Teletilt®
Remote Control Variable Electrical
Downtilt System
Installation and Operation
User Guide
Bulletin 639510 • May 2005

Do not install near power lines. Power
lines, telephone lines, and guy wires look
the same. Assume any wire or line can
Do not install on a wet or windy day or when
lightning or thunder is in the area. Do not
use metal ladder.
Wear shoes with rubber soles and heels.
Wear protective clothing including a long-
sleeved shirt and rubber gloves.
NOTICE
The installation, maintenance, or removal of an antenna
requires qualified, experienced personnel. Andrew
installation instructions are written for such installation
personnel. Antenna systems should be inspected once
a year by qualied personnel to verify proper installation,
maintenance, and condition of equipment.
Andrew disclaims any liability or responsibility for the results
of improper or unsafe installation practices.

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Revision History
Revision No. Date Description of Changes
None May 2005 Released.

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Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage or
destroy the hardware equipment used for the
ATC200-Lite Teletilt®System. ESD can occur dur-
ing handling of equipment without the user feeling
a shock. The following precautions should be taken
to prevent ESD.
1. Wear an ESD wrist strap (Figure 1) and/or
use a test lead (ground), such as a single-wire
conductor with a series resistance of 1 megohm
equipped with alligator clips on each end. In
using a ground, one end of the alligator clip is
connected to a grounded equipment frame and
the other end of the alligator clip is touched with
a bare hand.
2. Other precautions the user may take to reduce
the risk of ESD are:
• avoid wearing clothing that conducts a lot of static electricity, such as wool.
• remove all jewelry.
• avoid handling equipment during an electrical storm.
3. Before opening a package containing an electrostatic unit or an electrostatic sensitive
device/assembly, clip the free end of a test lead to the package. Leave the other end con-
nected to the equipment frame or other ESD ground. This will cause any static electricity
which may have built up on the package to discharge. Keep the unit package grounded
during removal or placement of equipment in the package.
4. Minimize handling of ESDS (Electric Static Discharge Sensitive) equipment. Keep replace-
ment equipment in the electrostatic-free packaging (with ground established between pack-
aging and equipment frame) until needed. Repairable ESD equipment should be placed
in the electrostatic-free packaging (with ground connecting package to equipment frame)
upon removal from ATC200-Lite system. ESD equipment should only be transported and
stored in ESD protective packaging.
Figure 1. ESD Wrist Strap.
WARNING
It is very important to disconnect the
ATC200-Lite controller from the system
after each use to prevent permanent
damage to the system.

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5. Alwaysavoidunnecessarymovementofbody,suchasscufngfeetacrossooring,when
handling ESDS equipment. Such movement will generate additional charges of static
electricity.
6. When removing or replacing ESDS equipment, hold the device or assembly through the
electrostatic-free wrap, where possible. If this is not possible, lift the device or assembly
by its body only. Do not touch component leads, connector pins, or any other electrical
connections or paths, even though they are covered by conformal coating.
7. Do not allow ESDS equipment to come in contact with clothing or other ungrounded
materials that may have an electrostatic charge. Charges on nonconductive material are
not equal. For instance, a plastic storage bag may have a - 10,000 volt potential 1/2 inch
from a +15,000 volt potential with many such charges all over the bag. Do not hand ESD
equipment to another person until it is safely packaged for protection for ESD.
8. When moving ESDS equipment, always touch the surface on which it rests with bare skin
for at least one second before lifting. Before setting it on any surface, touch the surface
with your free hand for at least one second. Contact with the bare skin provides a safe
discharge path for charges accumulated while you are moving around.
9. While servicing equipment containing ESD devices, do not handle or touch materials such
asplastic,vinyl,synthetictextiles,polishedwood,berglass,orsimilaritemsthatcan
generate static charges; unless you repeat the grounding process with the bare hands
after contacting these materials.
10. Where possible, avoid repairs that require soldering at the equipment level. Soldering
irons must have heater/tips assemblies that are grounded to an electrical ground. Do not
use standard plastic solder suckers (special antistatic solder suckers are commercially
available).
11. Ground the leads of test equipment momentarily before you energize the test equipment
and before you probe ESD devices or assemblies.
12. Work benches used for setting ESDS equipment should have ESD protective work sur-
faces. These work benches should also have personnel ground straps. These straps
prevent discharge of static electricity from personnel handling ESDS items on the work
bench surface. The work bench surface should be connected to ground through a ground
cable. The resistance in the bench top ground cable should be located at or near the point
of contact with the top of the work bench. The resistance should be high enough to limit
any leakage current to 5 milliamperes or less. This takes into consideration the highest
voltage source within reach of grounded people and all the parallel resistances to ground,
suchaswristgroundstraps,tabletops,andconductiveooring.

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Table
of Contents
Revision History .................................................................................................... i
Letter of Compliance............................................................................................. ii
Declaration of Conformity ................................................................................... iii
Important Notice and Electric Static Discharge Precautions ................................ iv
Section 1 Controller Setup................................................................................1-1
1.1 System Description...................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 ATC200-Lite Series Controller Communication ........................................................... 1-1
1.3 ATC200-Lite Series Controller Setup........................................................................... 1-1
Section 2 Program Installation ..........................................................................2-1
2.1 Program Download and Installation............................................................................. 2-1
2.2 Software Upgrades and Antenna Denition File Updates ........................................... 2-3
Section 3 Program Startup and Configuration...................................................3-1
3.1 Preparing for Program Startup .................................................................................. 3-1
3.2 Serial Port Selection at Program Startup ................................................................... 3-2
3.3 Beginning Program Operation.................................................................................... 3-4
3.4 Antenna Denitions File Selection.............................................................................. 3-4
Section 4 Device Discovery and Addressing......................................................4-1
4.1 Device Search ............................................................................................................ 4-1
4.2 Addressing ................................................................................................................. 4-4
Section 5 Device Configuration ........................................................................5-1
Section 6 Changing the Electrical Downtilt on a Single Antenna......................6-1
Section 7 Changing the Electrical Downtilt on a Group of Antennas................7-1
Section 8 Saving a Site Report or Site Configurations.......................................8-1
8.1 Saving/Viewing a Site Report Formatted to Open in Word ........................................ 8-1
8.2 Saving/Viewing a Site Report Formatted to Open in Excel ........................................ 8-5
8.3 Saving Congurations for Future Use ........................................................................ 8-8

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Section 9 Device Test, Alarm Status and Device Information ...........................9-1
9.1 Obtaining Device Information ..................................................................................... 9-2
9.2 Retrieving Current Alarm Status................................................................................. 9-2
9.3 Clearing All Alarms on a Device ................................................................................. 9-3
9.4 Executing a Self Test Movement for a Device............................................................ 9-3
Section 10 Part Numbering Scheme and Ordering Guide ...............................10-1
10.1 Part Numbering Scheme .......................................................................................... 10-1
10.2 Ordering Guide......................................................................................................... 10-2
Section 11 Control System Specifications .......................................................11-1
Appendix A Site Configuration Worksheet ...................................................... A-1
Appendix B Antennas for ATC200-Lite Series System .................................... B-1