LDI DIGISONDE 4D - Section 2 Installation, Setting up and Field Validation

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DIGISONDE-4D
SYSTEM MANUAL
VERSION 1.2.11
SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION, SETTING UP AND FIELD VALIDATION 2-1
SECTION 2
INSTALLATION, SETTING UP AND FIELD VALIDATION
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SECTION CONTENTS
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SECTION 2 2-1
GENERAL SOUNDER CONFIGURATION ................................................................................... 2-3
PRE-INSTALLATION CHECK ...................................................................................................... 2-4
EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................................ 2-4
ANTENNA INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................... 2-4
General Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 2-4
Vegetation/Conductive Obstructions................................................................................................. 2-4
Antennas not on level terrain ............................................................................................................ 2-5
Lightning Protection .......................................................................................................................... 2-5
Distance Constraints ......................................................................................................................... 2-6
Transmit Antenna .................................................................................................................................. 2-6
Transmit Antenna Interface Requirements ....................................................................................... 2-7
Receive Antenna ................................................................................................................................... 2-8
Receive Antenna General Description .............................................................................................. 2-8
Receive Antenna Array Layout ......................................................................................................... 2-9
Antenna Cable Connections ........................................................................................................... 2-10
INSTALLING THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RECEIVER ............................................. 2-11
CONNECTING COMPUTER PERIPHERALS ......................................................................................... 2-11
CONNECTING TO THE WIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN) ...................................................................... 2-11
ELECTRICAL POWER CONNECTION ................................................................................................... 2-11
Backup power source .......................................................................................................................... 2-11
POWERING UP PROCEDURE ................................................................................................... 2-13
POWERING ON THE MAIN SYSTEM .................................................................................................... 2-13
POWERING ON THE RF AMPLIFIER AND ANTENNA SUB-SYSTEM ................................................. 2-14
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF SITE-SPECIFIC DATA ................................................ 2-14
RECEIVER ANTENNA ARRAY CONFIGURATION ............................................................................... 2-15