Corinex High Performance Repeater I User manual

Corinex Installation Guide
Corinex High Performance Repeater I & II
CXP-UFSGW-I
CXP-UFSGW-II
Version 2.0 | May, 2022

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Table of Contents
1. General Information..................................................................................3
1.1 Included in the delivery of the CXP-UFSGW................................................... 3
2. Hardware ..................................................................................................3
2.1 Installation ........................................................................................................... 3
2.1.1 Mount using screw................................................................................... 4
2.1.2 Mount using a cable tie ......................................................................... 4
2.2 Status LEDs ............................................................................................................ 5
2.3 Connectors ........................................................................................................... 7
3. Software and Initial Setup........................................................................8
4. Commissioning .........................................................................................8
4.1 Installation ........................................................................................................... 8
4.2 Powering up the device...................................................................................... 8
4.3 Voltage sensing feature.................................................................................... 11
4.4 BPL Coupling ..................................................................................................... 12

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List of Figures
Figure 1: Mounting using screw ..................................................................................... 4
Figure 2: Mounting using cable ties.............................................................................. 4
Figure 3: LED arrangement of a) CXP-UFSGW-I, and b) CXP-UFSGW-II ............... 5
Figure 4: front panel of a) CXP-UFSGW-I and b) CXP-UFSGW-II ............................. 7
Figure 5: QUICKON connector – step 1 ....................................................................... 9
Figure 6: QUICKON connector - step 2......................................................................... 9
Figure 7: QUICKON connector - step 3......................................................................... 9
Figure 8: QUICKON connector - step 4.......................................................................10
Figure 9: QUICKON connector - step 5.......................................................................10
Figure 10: Making connector connection...................................................................10
Figure 11: Mating connector lock................................................................................11

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Acronyms
Autoconf Auto configuration
AC Alternating Current
BPL Broadband over Power Line
CPE Customer Premise Equipment
DC Direct Current
ETH Ethernet
SMGW Smart Meter Gateway
TLS Transport Layer Security
TSM Transport Security Model
USM User Based Security Model
1. General Information
This document is a general description and installation guide for the following device:
• Corinex High Performance Repeater (CXP-UFSGW)
1.1 Included in the delivery of the CXP-UFSGW
• Corinex High Performance Repeater I (CXP-UFSGW-I)
2. Hardware
2.1 Installation
CXP-UFSGW has the option to mount using screws or cable ties.
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2.1.1 Mount using screw
Figure 1: Mounting using screw
A single screw can be used to mount the gateway as shown above. The slot width for the
screw is 4.7mm, thus screws of size M4 or M8 can be used.
2.1.2 Mount using a cable tie
Holes are provided on two sides of the gateway for passing the cable tie. Figure 2 shows how
to mount the gateway using cable ties.
Figure 2: Mounting using cable ties
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2.2 Status LEDs
CXP-UFSGW has 4 LEDs showing its operational status. All of them are clearly marked on the
casing.
(a)
(b)
Figure 3: LED arrangement of a) CXP-UFSGW-I, and b) CXP-UFSGW-II
Power
Function: Shows AC power supply and device auto-configuration status
Different statuses are given below:
LED Status ON OFF Fast Flashes Slow Flashes
Function AC power
is ON and
autoconf is
finished, or AC
power is ON
and device is
using NVRAM
settings.
AC power is
off.
Missing volt-
age detected.
AC Power is
ON and wait-
ing for config-
uration to be
completed.
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BPL Link
Function: Shows the status of BPL link
Different statuses are given below:
LED Status ON OFF Fast flashes Slow flashes
Function BPL link estab-
lished
No BPL link BPL link activity N/A
System status
Function: Shows general system status
Different statuses are given below:
LED Status ON OFF Fast flashes Slow flashes
Function Voltage sens-
ing is ON,
management
VLAN enabled,
and IPv6
link-local ad-
dress ready.
System is boot-
ing, or waiting
for system
check.
System check
or upgrade
failed. Sys-
tem upgrade
successful, if
it syncs with
Secure Link
LED.
System up-
grade in prog-
ress.
Secure Link
Function: Secure link indication
Different statuses are given below:
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LED Status ON OFF Fast flashes Slow flashes
Function USM: Last
received SNMP
message suc-
cessful.
TSM: Persistent
TLS link estab-
lished.
USM: Last
received SNMP
message
failed.
TSM: Persistent
TLS link not es-
tablished yet.
System up-
grade success-
ful, if it syncs
with System
Status LED
N/A
2.3 Connectors
CXP-UFSGW has two connectors. First connector is for AC power input and BPL coupling, and
is marked on the casing as ‘AC’. Second one is the Ethernet port. This can be used for local
configuration of device or for connecting the Ethernet device for backhauling through BPL com-
munication channel.
(a)
(b)
Figure 4: front panel of a) CXP-UFSGW-I and b) CXP-UFSGW-II
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The gateway uses the QUICKON connector from the company Phoenix Contact. The mating
connector is to be purchased separately. See section 4.2 for more details on how to use this
connector and power up the device. There are 4 pins in the connector and all of them are
clearly marked with their pin number (1, 2, 3 and Neutral). 4th pin is reserved for neutral, and
it’s shown with a grounding symbol in the connector.
Power input (at 50/60Hz)
Line to Neutral – 90 to 300 V
Line to Line – Maximum 520V
3. Software and Initial Setup
CXP-UFSGW is configured as a CPE by default. To change its modes, auto-configuration mech-
anism can be used which involves provisioning using the Corinex GridValue Software system.
Alternatively, CXP-UFSGW can be set to use static configuration and this device can be set to
function as a BPL headend or as a BPL time division repeater. Corinex Smart Grid Config Tool
(SCT) can also be used to configure the device. Refer to the SCT manual for further details.
4. Commissioning
4.1 Installation
Mount the device as desired (screw mount or using cable tie). Refer section 2.1 for more de-
tails.
4.2 Powering up the device
CXP-UFSGW uses QPD QUICKON connector from Phoenix Contact for powering up the device.
This type of connector offers a secure connection in just a few steps. See the figures 5 to 11
for detailed steps:
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Step 1: Strip the cable
Figure 5: QUICKON connector – step 1
Step 2: Guide the wires into the nut and push them into the (1, 2, 3, N.) wire guides until
they engage.
Figure 6: QUICKON connector - step 2
Step 3: Cut the stranded wire ends so they are flush.
Figure 7: QUICKON connector - step 3
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Step 4: Place the union nut on the contact carrier and tighten it until it stops.
Figure 8: QUICKON connector - step 4
Step 5: You will feel the wires engage when they have reached the optimum screw-on
width. The QUICKON nut is now screwed on so tight that it cannot be unscrewed again
by hand.
Figure 9: QUICKON connector - step 5
Now you can connect the power cable to QUICKON male connector provided in gateway.
Look for the ‘arrow’ mark on the cable, which indicates where it should be inserted. See the
figure 10 below:
Figure 10: Making connector connection
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After inserting the connector, slightly rotate the white movable part towards right by about 20
degrees, until the point where the ‘arrow’ mark comes in line with the ‘lock’ sign, as shown in
figure 11.
Figure 11: Mating connector lock
Note that phase B and neutral are used to power up the device.
CXP-UFSGW is IP65 rated and is resistant to water and dust to some extent. But this device
and all other associated accessories are recommended to be enclosed in a cabinet for a
safer operation.
4.3 Voltage sensing feature
CXP-UFSGW is equipped with a voltage sensing feature, allowing for power quality of the
distribution system to be monitored. The integrated 3 phase voltage sensor detects the upper
voltage and lower voltage events. It senses the voltage every 5 seconds. Make sure that the
three-phase power connection to the gateway is intact, so that it can sense the voltage ac-
curately. There are two levels of thresholds for both lower and upper voltage alerts and their
default settings are:
Lower voltage threshold level 1: 215V
Lower voltage threshold level 2: 210V
Upper voltage threshold level 1: 230V
Upper voltage threshold level 2: 240V
CXP-UFSGW uses an SNMP trap feature to notify the headend system (example of headend
system: Corinex Compact BPL Proxy Headend) if there is any voltage alert or imbalance be-
tween different phase voltages. The voltage thresholds are remotely configurable using SNMP
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set commands. The maximum allowed range for the voltage sensing feature is 100 to 300V.
The unit is pre-calibrated in the factory and there is no need to recalibrate within its lifetime.
4.4 BPL Coupling
CXP-UFSGW has an internal three phase BPL coupler, which injects G.hn BPL signal onto the
power line. The MIMO channel configuration is as follows:
• L1-L3 Channel 1
• L2-L4 Channel 2
Note that L2 and L4 are used for AC power input as well. So, if the CXP-UFSGW is installed
within a single-phase network, make sure to use the pins L2 and L4 for powering up the de-
vice.
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