Kamstrup READy Collector User manual

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Installationguide
KamstrupREADyCollector
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KamstrupREADyCollector
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Contents
1.FCCCaution4
2.Symbolsusedinthisdocument5
3.InstallingtheREADyCollectortop6
4.ConnectingtheREADyCollectorTop.9
5.Installingtheantennas10
6.MaximumERP11
7.Troubleshooting12
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1. FCCCaution
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection
againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,
maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatin‐
terferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterfer‐
encetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffand
on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowing
measures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected.
ConsultthedealerorKamstrupdirectly.
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2. Symbolsusedinthisdocument
Warning
indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation,whichifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorserious
injury.
Caution
indicatesasituation,whichifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoequipment,mildinjury,
damagetosoftware,lossofdataorinvalidresults.
Notes
importantinformation,ex.Preconditions,necessarystepsbeforeproceedingetc.
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3. InstallingtheREADyCollectortop
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NOTE:Onlyauthorizedpersonnelisallowedtoperformaninstallationofthissystem.
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ToinstalltheTopbox,usethesmalladaptorplateandthebracketillustratedbelow:
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Forinstallationonawall,usethefollowingplugandscrews.
Forinstallationonapipe,usestainlesssteelclamps.(Notincluded)
1. Boltthebracketandadaptorplatetogetherusingthescrewslocatednearthemiddleofthe
plate.
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2. InstalltheassemblyontheREADyCollectortop.
Theboxneedstobeopeninordertoperformtheinstallation.
Usetheboltsinstalledontheadaptorplate.
NOTE:Thecableopeningsmustfacedownwheninstallingthefinalproduct.

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Theresultshouldlooksimilartothis.
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3. Whenclosingthelidagain,ensurethesealingisintact.
Tightenthenutsinacrosspatterntoevenoutthepressureonthesealing.
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4. Toinstallthebracketonawall,
Disassemblethebracketintotwo,byremovingthesebolts.
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Installthebracketontothewallusingthefollowingscrewsandplugs.
Orinstallthebracketonapipe,usingstainlesssteelclamps.(Optional).
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4. ConnectingtheREADyCollectorTop.
Usea24VDCpowersupply,capableofdeliveringapeakeffectof40W.
Makesurethecablesareconnectedcorrectly.
Note:thesmallmarkinginthepowersupplyend.
Cableendlabelsays:“0”fornegativeconnection(0VDC)
 “1”forpossitiveconnection(24VDC)
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ConnectaLANcabletogranttheREADyCollectorTopaccesstotheinternetandaccessto
Kamstrupsystems.
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ConnecttheGroundwiretoasolidgroundaccessibleneartheinstallationsite.
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 Power  RF1 RF2
Ground
   Ethernet

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5. Installingtheantennas
Wheninstallingtheantennas,ensureyoukeepatleasttheminimumdistancebetweentheanten‐
nas:
Minimumdistancebetweentheantennas:30inches
UsetheAntennabeam(5000 474)andBrackets(5000475).
5. InstalltheBracketonthebeam
6. Installthebeamonthepoleormast
Theantennascomeswithbracketsfrommanufacture;usetheseinaccordingtothenextstep.
7. Installtheantennaswiththecorrectdistance.(Min.30inches)
Exampleofinstallation:
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8. ConnecttheRFCabletoantenna1andRF1ontheREADyCollectorTop.
9. ConnecttheRFCabletoantenna2andRF2ontheREADyCollectorTop.
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ThisconcludesthesetupoftheREADyCollectorTop. 
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6. MaximumERP
Caution:Beforestartingworkontheantennas,turnoffthepowertothesystem.
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KamstrupUSAMIsolutionuseDataCollectorstocollectdatafrommetersandend‐devices.The
dataissentonanuplinkfrequencyandreceivedbythecollector.Basedondecisionsmadebythe
READyheadendsystem,thecollectoracknowledgethereceptionofthedatabytransmittingback
tothemeterorend‐deviceusingthedownlinkfrequency.
Thedatacollectoriscapableoftransmittingupto5Wattoutputpower,whichisamplifiedbythe
gainintheantennausedonthedatacollectorsite(ifantennagainis>0dBi).
Basedontheradiopropagationstudy,adatacollectorsiteistailoredtofittheneeds.Theantenna
isselected(amplifiesthesignal)andtheantennacableandlengthisselected(loss–attenuation
onthesignal).
Thetransmittermustatnotimetransmithigherthantheallowedmaximumoutputpower(meas‐
uredattheantennaconnectorofthedatacollectortopbox)anditmustatnotimeradiatemore
power(ERP)thanthegrantedlicensespecify.
WARNING
ThemaximumoutputpowerinWdictatesthemaximumoutputpoweradatacollectorcantransmit
withanditisadjustableinREADyuptothespecifiedmaximum.Iftheselectedantennahaveagain
whichresultinahigherradiatedpower(ERP)thanallowedbythelicense,themaximumoutput
powerinWfilledintheFrequencyLicenseservicemustbedecreasedaccordingly!
MaxERP–antennagain+cableloss=maxoutputpower(iflowerorequaltoFCClicensemax.)
ThecalculationmustbemadebyKamstrupbasedontheselectedantennaandcableforthedata
collectorsite.
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7. Troubleshooting
Powercablenotinstalledcorrectly:
1. CheckthereisactivityontheEthernetporttotheREADyCollectorTop 
CollectornotvisibleinLSRtool:
FaultyconnectionintheREADyCollectorBase
Powercablenotinstalledcorrectly:
2. CheckthereisactivityontheEthernetporttotheREADyCollectorTop 
3. CheckthereispowertotheREADyCollectorTop
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CollectornotvisibleinREADyManager.
4. CheckthereisactivityontheEthernetporttotheREADyCollectorTop 
5. CheckthereisactivityontheEthernetportforoutgoingdata.
6. IfusingaSIERRAWirelessmodem,checkthedataactivityLED.
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Nocellularconnection
7. ChecktheGSMantennaispluggedintherightchannel“Cellular”.
8. Forfurthertroubleshootingonthemodem,gototheserviceguide.
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Nowiredinternetconnection/noactivityonLANport.
9. CheckallconnectionsintheREADyCollectorBase.
10. Testtheconnectiononapc.
Ifnoconnection,contactyounetworkprovider.
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NodatavisibleinREADyManager
11. Checkifthefrequencyserviceissetup.
12. Performaninstallationframe(atthemetersite)
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