6Harmonics GWS 3000 User Manual

6Harmonics Inc.

GWS-3000

Operating Manual

September 12th, 2013

Steve Beaudin & Yu Zhou

Phone: 613-366-1768

Email: steve@6harmonics.com

yu.zhou@6harmonics.com

Version 1.0

Security Notice: This document is confidential. The Intellectual Property Rights belong to 6Har monics Inc.

1. Table of Contents

1. Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................2

Revision Control.....................................................................................................................................4

3. FCC Regulatory Information .............................................................................................................. 5

4. Introduction........................................... ............................................................................................6

4. Product Overview...........................................................................................................................7

4.1 External Dimensions of the radio module....................................................................................7

5. System Diagram.............................................................................................................................8

6. Software Environment...... ............................................................................................................... 8

6.1 Overview................................................................................ ......................... ............................ 8

6.2 Node Initialization............................................................. ...........................................................9

6.3 Setup and Communicate with Host Board.... . . ................. . . . . ................. . . . . . . ................................. 9

6.3.1 User Interfaces ......................................................................................................9

6.3.2 Serial Po rt................................ ........................................................................ .......9

6.3.3 SSH........................................ ......................... ....................................................10

6.4 Configure th e IP Address of the Nodes................................................................................. 12

6.5 Image burn and upgrade...........................................................................................................12

6.5.1 Burn image for first time............................................. ......................... .................12

6.6.2 Upgrade Image....................................................................................................13

6.6.3 Upgrade the application...................................................................................... .13

6.7 Configurations.......................................................................................................... .................. 13

6.7.1 Configure GWS Node Mode as BTS or CPE.. ..................................... ................13

6.7.2 Wireless Configuration........................................................................................16

6.7.3 Radio turn on (For non database application).......... .. ...................... . .................... 18

6.7.4 Check channel number (For non database application)........................................18

7.0 User Command s............................................................................................................................ 18

7.1 help command.............................. ......................... ........................ ......................... .................... 19

7.2 setchan command............................................................................................. ........................ 19

7.3 getchan command... . . . . . . . . ................ . ................................ . . . . . . . . . ................................ . . . . . ........... 20

7.4 txresume command...................................................................................................................20

7.5 txoff comman d..... ..................................................................................................................... 20

7.6 gettxstatus command................................................................................................................20

7.7 getrxstatus command................................................................................................................ 20

7.8 settxpw r command...................................................................................................................20

7.9 gettxpwr command....................................................................................................................21

7.10 rfinfo command ............................................................... .......................................................21

7.11 u command.............................................................................................. ..............................21

7.12 d command...................................................................... .....................................................21

7.13 setchanlist command............................................................................................................. 22

7.14 getchanlist command..............................................................................................................22

7.15 getrxgain command................................................................................................................. 22

7.16 setrxgain command................................................................... ............................................. 23

7.17 monitor com m and ........................................... ........................ ......................... ...................... 23

7.18 setinstaller command ............................................................................................................. 23

7.19 getinstaller command................................ ......................... ......................... ............................23

7.20 setsubchanlist command.......................................................................................................24

7.21 getsubchanlist command........................................................................................................ 25

7.22 cu command........................................................................................................................... 25

7.23 cd command.................................. ......................... ......................... ........................ ..............25

7.24 setagcmode command..........................................................................................................25

7.25 getagcmode command......................................................................................................... 26

7.26 setrxatten command.................................................................................................... ............26

7.27 getrxatte n command..............................................................................................................27

7.28 reboot command .................................................................................................................... 27

8 Power Control and Link Confi guration............................................................................................. 27

8.1 Manual Power Control................................................................................................................ 27

8.1.1 Point to Point Link ........................................... ................................................28

8.1.2 Point to Multi-Point Link.............................................................................. .....29

8.2 Automatic Power Control.......................................................................................................31

Revision Control

Issue Editor Date Status Notes

0.01 Steve Beaudin & Yu Zhou

0.02 Steve Beaudin & Yu Zhou

0.03 Peter Sun August 16th, 2013 draft Added 6.7.3 manually enable radio for

0.04 Steve Beaudin September 12th,

1.0 Steve Beaudin September 13th,

Table 1: Revision history of the document

June 9th, 2013 draft Initial Release

August 7th, 2013 draft Added SW interface and Power Control

non database application Added 6.7.4 to check if BTS and CPE work on same channel Typo fix

draft Changed Power Limits to 20 dBm, add

2012

explanation to several sections to provide insight, fixed a few typos and formatting issues. Removed the “settxat ten” and “gettxatten” from the User Interface commands.

Approved Released for FCC submission

2014

3. FCC Regulatory Information

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Part 15 TV Band Device Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the rules for TV bands devices, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These rules are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference. 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. If this equipment does cause harmful interference 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:

(1) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. (2) Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. (3) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected. (4) Consult the manufacturer, dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

for help.

Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation.

To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, for fixed configurations, a separation distance of at least 40 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons.

This device must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Only the following components are approved for use with the radio.

• Power over Ethernet Mid-Span: PowerDsine

9001G-40/SP

• Sector Antenna SL12948B, 11 dBi Gain

• Sector Antenna SL14198A, 7 dBi Gain

• Sector Antenna SL12948A, 6 dBi Gain

• OMNI Antenna SL13304A, 6 dBi Gain

• OMNI Antenna SL1330B, 6 dBi Gain

• OMNI Antenna SL15918A, 3.5 dBi Gain

4. Introduction

The GWS-3000 radio modules are a wireless access solution which utilize the unlicensed TV Band, also known as “White Space Spectrum.” These radio’s are designed to provide high reliability, non line of sight (NLOS) point to point (PtP) or point to multi-point (PtMP) radio links at a very low cost of ownership. The devices are designed to be operated and to r ece ive a us ea ble chan nel list from an approved White Space Database

For more information on the electrical specifications of the product please see “GWS-3000 General Specification.” For instructions on the m ech anical installation as well as power and grounding requirements please see “GWS-3000 Installation Guide”.

This document provides an outline for configuring and oper ating the GWS-3000 units in a live network. Specifically, this document “GWS-3000 Operating Manual” provides instruction on:

a) Product Overview b) Configuring the IP address of the n odes c) Entering information for the White Space Data Base and Power Control such

a. Global GPS coordinates b. Installer name and contact information c. Antenna height above ground (30 m max) d. Gain of Antenna used for the TV Band Device.

d) How to verify that the node has connected to the net wor k and r egistered with

the database e) Perform the initial power control to comply with FCC rule 15.709 (a) (3) f) Planning a deployment

a. Chosing site location b. Selecting the appropriate antenna f or a fixed device c. Minimizing interference between nodes on the networ k

4. Product Overview

The GWS-3000 and GWS-4000 radio modules are a wir eless acce ss solution which utilize the unlicensed TV Band, also known as “Whit e Spa c e Spe ctrum.” These radio’s are designed to provide high reliability, non line of sight (NLOS) point to point (PtP) or point to multi-point (PtMP) ra dio links at a very low cost of ownership. For more information on the electrica l spe c if ica t ion s of the product please see “GWS3000 General Specification” or “GWS-4 00 0 General Specification.” For information on how to operate and configure the devices please see “G W S- 3000 Operating Manual” or “GWS-4000 Operating Manual.”

The mechanical solution comprises of two main parts. The first part is the radio enclosure and the second part is the mounting bracket which is used to fix the module to a post or a wall.

4.1 External Dimensions of the radio module

GWS3000 & GWS4000 External Dimensions

30.5 cm

8.5 cm

17 cm

Figure 1: Diagram showing the external dimensions of the GWS-30 00. The mounting bracket shown is for the standard Wall Mount Configuration.

A picture of the GWS-3000 can be seen in the diagram above. The module measures 30.5 cm in width, 30.5 cm in height. The thickness of t he mo dule is 8 .5 cm from the front panel to the heat fins on the rear of the enclosure. If the mounting

bracket is attached the module has a total thickness of 17 cm from the front of the module to the base of the wall mount bracket.

For a basic wall mount deployment, there is a clearance of 8.5 cm between the wall and the heat fins of the module to allow for air circulation. When the radio is in operation, the rear surface of the mod ule can reach a temper ature of T

ambient

+ 20 oC.

5. System Diagram

Below is a block diagram to show how the GWS radio can be used in a networ k. Both the BTS and CPE can be powered via a POE Midspan. The mid-span accepts AC power and is designed for international deployme nts with an input range of 100V-240V, 50-60 Hz. The mid-span then combines the Ethernet data along with a DC bias voltage on the the Cat5e cable. The Ethernet cable from a per s on al computer can be directly connected into th e POE Midspan, or router as shown.

UHF Airwaves

BTS

AC Power

Internet

POE

Midspan

Router

iOMC

6. Software Environment

6.1 Overview

This User’s Manual is intended to provide guidance on what the Host

Software does and how to use the Host Software to make the GWS node

function properly.

The GWS-3000 Host Software provides the following functionalities:

a) Initialize host board and GWS-3000 radio;

AC Power

POE

Midspan

CPE

Router

b) Configure the host board a nd G WS-3000 radio

c) Provide interface for users to manage an d operate host board and GWS-

3000 radio;

d) Control the behaviors of GWS node, .e.g. set GW S Node acts as BTS or

CPE

6.2 Node Initialization

After power up, the host software will load into RAM of host boa rd fr om NAND,

start to initialize and setup all the devices in good working status, including:

initialize CPU and peripheral devices.

6.3 Setup and Communicate with Host Board

There are three ways to communicate with the Host Board: a) User Interface, b)

Serial Port and c) SSH Interface.

6.3.1 User Interfaces

The host software also provides different sets of user interface for users to

configure, manage and operate the host board or radio devices and the

commands are distinguished by user commands and debug co mmands. User

commands are intended to allow users to change config urable parameters to

manage the host board or radio, and the de bug commands are intended for

the internal design/testing engineer to perform DVT or debug or set factory

parameters.

The User Interface is the general purpos e interface which should be used by

the staff of the wireless operator to perform routine maintenance and

management functions on the nodes.

6.3.2 Serial Port

Use the terminal on a PC to Connect to Host board with the fo llowing param eters: Parameters Baud rate: 115200 Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow control: None

Warning: This connection is for a professional installer which has been trained

by 6Harmonics and can damage the module if performed impr op er ly. This connection is used to burn the first image on the host board. The module is shipped with the latest software pre-loaded and th is pr o cedure should not need to be performed by the customer. Only in extremely rare circumstances, such as if the flash becomes corrupted or a power failure occurs during a remote software upgrade,

will this procedure need to be performed. To per form the procedure the module must be taken to a maintenance point and the lid must be opened to access the serial connector on the host card.

6.3.3 SSH

SSH will provide all debug commands to config ur e, manage and operate the GWS Node SSH Port 1440 USER: ******** PWD:********

Example: Use putty on Windows XP to access the Node

Note: The SSH interface should only be used by qualified personnel trained by 6Harmonics. Root access requires a User Name and Password and is only available to 6Harmonics personnel or professional installers which have been trained and certified by 6Harmonics. This guide is meant for both non-certified users as well as professional installers which have been trained and certified by 6Harmonics and as such we provide instructions on how to use both the User Interface and the SSH interface.

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