DAVIS CELLULAR TELEPHONE ANTENNA KIT, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...ore continuing Antenna 806 896 MHz 3dB Omni Directional Ground Plane with antenna base antenna cable with BNC connector Terminal Plate with 4 position terminal block and adhesive foam tape WeatherLink Radio SRModem Adapter WeatherLink PC Radio Adapter CTM Power Cable Power Connector Brackets Ground Plane Antenna Cable 8 x 3 4 Machine Screws Washers Lock Washers Nuts 2 Amp Power Adapter Modular Cab...

Page 2: ...or mount ing antenna Two Power Connector Brackets and 6 Screws Two 4 x 3 8 Machine Screws and Two 4 x 3 4 Machine Screws Washers Star Washers and Nuts for mounting hang up cup Four 4 x 3 8 Machine Screws and Nuts for mounting Timer on terminal plate Modem Configuration Disk Motorola SMCT2 Cellular Telephone Modem Components The Motorola SMCT2 CTM should include the following components which will ...

Page 3: ...ge Protector 7681SSC If the CTM is located in an area where lightning strikes are a possibility use the Radio Surge Protector to provide surge protection between the antenna and the CTM Davis recommends the use of the Radio Surge Protector in all installations Antenna Mounting Bracket 7684 The hardware provided with the Antenna Kit enables you to mount the antenna on the Sensor Mounting Arm 7702 I...

Page 4: ...arm Output Module A list of steps for each installation type is provided AC Powered The illustration below shows an AC powered station and cellular telephone modem CTM You must complete the following steps for this installation 1 Configure the CTM see Configuring The Cellular Telephone Modem on page 8 2 Install antenna see Installing Antenna on page 11 3 Install Radio Surge Protector optional Cons...

Page 5: ...o the system review your wiring to make sure all connections are correct and all wires firmly secured in the proper terminal 9 Connect power to system Do not connect power until the rest of your installation is complete Plug the power adapter into a power outlet 10 Finalize the installation by testing the installation see Finalizing the Installation on page 21 Solar Powered Using Timer The illustr...

Page 6: ...e 17 8 Install hand set and hang up cups optional see Installing Handset and Hang Up Cups on page 20 If you wish to originate or receive voice calls at the weather station CTM site you will need to install the handset and hang up cup assembly 9 Check wiring Before you apply power to the system review your wiring to make sure all connections are correct and all wires firmly secured in the proper te...

Page 7: ...le Consult the manual supplied with the AOM for instructions Make sure to mount the AOM in the location shown above 5 Install Radio Surge Protector optional Consult the manual supplied with the Radio Protector for installation instructions 6 Install CTM see Installing Cellular Telephone Modem on page 13 7 Install terminal plate see Installing Terminal Plate Timer on page 15 8 Connect Alarm Output ...

Page 8: ...B1 on the regulator circuit Finally insert the fuse into the in line fuse holder in the red battery wire 12 Finalize the installation by programming the AOM and testing the installation see Finalizing the Installation on page 21 CONFIGURING THE CELLULAR TELEPHONE MODEM As delivered by Motorola the cellular telephone modem CTM is not compati ble with your WeatherLink Follow the instructions below t...

Page 9: ...al block connect the black power adapter wire to ter minal 1 grey and the red power adapter wire to terminal 4 orange 3 Plug the power adapter into a power outlet Run The Modem Configuration Program Finally use the supplied modem configuration program to configure the CTM 1 Place the Modem Configuration Disk in your disk drive 2 Choose Run from the File Menu Windows 3 1 or the Start Menu Windows 9...

Page 10: ...rt setting 6 If you fully understand the CTM s AT command set and wish to configure the CTM dif ferently than the default configuration choose Advanced You may then enter the desired AT commands and choose Execute Command to execute the string Choose View Conf to view the CTM s current configuration The default configuration should work in almost all installations we do not recommend using the Adv...

Page 11: ... Antenna Mounting Bracket 7684 Installing on Sensor Mounting Arm SMA Attach the antenna to the ground plane as shown below screw on until snug Attach the ground plane to the SMA using the 8 32 x screws flat washers split lock washers and hex nuts as shown below Note It may be necessary to drill one or two holes in the SMA to accommodate the antenna ground plane assembly If so use the holes in the ...

Page 12: ...dapters onto the terminals Attach the black battery wire supplied with this kit and the black wire from the battery cable supplied with the Solar Power Kit to the tab adapter connected to the ground black terminal Attach the red battery wire suppplied with this kit and the red wire from the battery cable supplied with the Solar Power Kit to the tab adapter connected to the positive red terminal Ma...

Page 13: ...k Radio SRModem Adapter to the DB 9 connector on the CTM 3 Connect one end of the modem RF cable to the mini UHF connector on the CTM 4 Apply adhesive pads to the bracket according to the instructions supplied with the CTM 5 Attach the CTM and mounting bracket to the back of the Complete System Shelter or the wall of a shed or other housing using the 6 sheet metal screws as shown below Power Conne...

Page 14: ...ENT side of the Radio Surge Protector 8 Connect the antenna cable to the BNC adapter or the ANTENNA side of the Radio Surge Protector routing the antenna cable through one of the strain reliefs at the bottom of the shelter if using the shelter Modem CTM WeatherLink Data Logger Console Base BNC Adapter OR Surge Protector optional Modem RF Cable Antenna Cable From WeatherLink WeatherLink Radio SR Mo...

Page 15: ...imer If using the Timer attach it to the terminal plate as shown below Secure the ter minal plate to the mounting bracket using the adhesive tape on the back of the plate as shown below Timer if used Terminal Plate Adhesive Foam Tape Mounting Bracket ...

Page 16: ...the terminal block connect the black CTM power wire to terminal 1 grey the green CTM power wire to terminal 3 orange and the red CTM power wire to terminal 4 orange On the other side of the CTM connect the black wire from the power adapter or to terminal 1 grey and the red wire to terminal 4 orange CTM Terminal Block Red Black Green 1 2 3 4 CTM Power Cable Red Black ...

Page 17: ...terminal 1 grey the red white Timer wire to terminal 2 green and the red battery wire to terminal 4 orange Modem Terminal Block Red Black Red Black Green 1 2 3 4 CTM Power Cable Power Conserving operating Position Power Up Test Position Timer 5 3 2 1 Red Wht Wht Blk Regulator B3 B4 P1 B2 B1 Yel Grn Wht Blk Wht Blk Battery Cable Supplied with Solar Power Kit Battery Blk Blk Red Red Tab Adapters In ...

Page 18: ...ll need to be moved to terminal 2 green after you have tested the installation Connecting the wire to terminal 3 bypasses the power saver mode and insures power is applied simultaneously to the red and green CTM power wires Connect the white and black wires from the Timer to the Wht and Blk terminals respectively at B4 on the regulator circuit Jumper together the two terminals Yel and Grn at B3 on...

Page 19: ...re to terminal 1 grey the red white Timer wire to terminal 2 green and the red battery wire to terminal 4 orange Modem Terminal Block Red Black Red Black Green 1 2 3 4 CTM Power Cable Power Conserving operating Position Power Up Test Position Regulator B3 B4 P1 B2 B1 Yel Grn Wht Blk Wht Blk Battery Cable Supplied with Solar Power Kit Battery Blk Blk Red Red Tab Adapters In Line Fuse _ Wht Wht Yel ...

Page 20: ...l block on the same side as the power wires Installing Handset and Hang Up Cups If you wish to originate or receive voice calls at the weather station CTM site install the handset and hang up cup as shown below Note If you install a handset you must not turn power off at the handset when leaving the station because this overrides the Timer or Alarm Output Module control The handset power must be o...

Page 21: ...ware try running the Bulletin Consult the WeatherLink manual for instructions Move Green CTM Power Wire Solar Power Battery Installations Only Once you are sure the cellular phone CTM is working move the green CTM power wire from terminal 3 orange on the terminal block to terminal 2 green Note If power is completely removed from the CTM the green CTM wire should be moved back to ter minal 3 before...

Page 22: ...ust not turn power off at the handset when leav ing the station because this over rides the Timer or Alarm Output Module con trol The handset power must be on to enable the power saver switching to wake up the CTM and receive calls from the WeatherLink software POWER CONSERVATION MODE If the cell phone is operating on solar battery power the Timer or AOM will be used to switch the voltage on the g...

Page 23: ...re system Consult the following for an explanation of worksheet lines A B C and D Line A Console SIM junction box WeatherLink The Weather Monitor II with junction box and WeatherLink draws 16 mA 0 016A continuously 1440 minutes per day The GroWeather Energy EnviroMonitor and Health EnviroMonitor with sensor interface module SIM and WeatherLink draw 20 mA 0 020A continuously 1440 minutes per day Li...

Page 24: ...GroWeather using the Timer to turn the cell phone on for six four minute peri ods each day It assumes that one five minute call is made each day to read out the data COMPONENT CURRENT TIME ON DRAIN LINE AMPS MIN DAY AMP MIN Console SIM junction box WeatherLink 0 020 1440 28 8 A Alarm Output Module Timer 0 012 24 0 3 B CTM On 0 350 24 8 4 C CTM Transmitting 1 300 5 6 5 D Total System Drain per Day ...

Page 25: ...el included with the Davis Solar Power Kit provides 0 6 Amp at 1000 W m2 Line F Peak Solar Irradiance The solar irradiance at solar noon at the station site in W m2 Line G Day Length The length of the day in hours Line H Cloud Factor A multiplier which you may use to account for cloudiness or other fac tors which may limit the sunlight reaching the panel throughout the day For example a factor of ...

Page 26: ...n 10 A Modem Initial power up and test connection Final test and operation connection Battery Solar Panel Regulator B3 B4 Wht Blk 2 1 3 5 Red Wht 4 A Solar Powered Using AOM Schematic Red Blk Blk Blk Red Red Red Blk Grn 4 A 10 A Modem Battery Solar Panel Regulator B3 B4 Wht Yel Grn AOM Contact B _ Initial power up and test connection Final test and operation connection ...

Page 27: ...Schematics Page 27 ...

Page 28: ...4 Cellular Telephone Antenna Kit Rev A Manual 7 8 99 This product complies with the essential protection requirements of the EC EMC Directive 89 336 EC WeatherLink is a registered trademark of Davis Instruments Corp Davis Instruments Corp 1997 All rights reserved ...