Helios SignalTouch Digital Pico Repeater

EGSM/GSM900/DCS1800/PCS/UMTS/LTE FDD/TD-LTE

User Manual

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Thanks for choosing Helios SignalTouch Digital Pico Repeaeter, please read the
User Manual carefully before using the device.

1 Overview
With the development of mobile communication technology,
more and more new communication technologies (like 3G &
4G) will be adopted nowadays. Hence, telecom operators
have to optimize their network and offer best service to users
to improve their competitive ability. However, 3G or 4G
signals attenuate severely when traveling through walls,
floors, and windows, leaving more than 40% of all indoor
spaces with inadequate coverage and poor data throughput.
Then the operators need a cost-effective solution to resolve
such coverage problems easily and rapidly.
Helios SignalTouch Series Single Band Digital Pico repeater is a carrier-grade,
consumer-friendly digital smart signal booster that maximizes a subscribers indoor wireless
experience by eliminating in-building dead zones. It is real cost-effective and intelligent solution
to solve the last mile coverage problem, which is adopting SDR (Software Define Radio)
technology basis on FPGA& DSP (Digital Signal Processing) platform. It enables on-the-fly filter
be changed/upgraded by software without expensive hardware upgrading.
Fully wireless design with Smartcell function, built-in Service Antenna achieve true Plug & Play
basically no need for configuration and free of maintenance. In fact, SignalTouch will be able to
intelligently and automatically sense and adapt to its dynamic RF environment. By continuously
monitoring the gain and making real-time adjustments, the system will never overdrive the base
station or raise the noise floor. SOC & Embedded architecture enables to delivery significantly
improving network coverage with very low power consumption.

2 Illuminating
Uplink: Communication link from handset to BTS.
Downlink: Communication link from BTS to handset.
Self-oscillation: An amplified signal being received & amplified again by repeater is called
self-oscillation that will cause components fault.
ICS: The Interference Cancellation System, which can automatically detect and eliminate all
multi-path feedback signals. It can moderate the requirements of isolation between donor
antenna and service antenna.
AGC: Automatic Gain Control.
DFS: Dynamic Frequency Selection.
OFDM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
DSP: Digital Signal Processing.
SOC: A system on a chip or system on chip (SoC or SOC) is an integrated circuit (IC) that
integrates all components of a computer or other electronic system into a single chip. It may
contain digital, analog, mixed-signal, and often radio-frequency functionsall on a single chip
substrate. SoCs are very common in the mobile electronics market because of their low power
consumption. A typical application is in the area of embedded systems.
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3 Product Overview

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8 LED: LED to shows the output power and working status
12V: Connect to AC/DC power adapter, input voltage is +12VDC
BTS port : Connect to External Donor Antenna
RST: Reset SignalTouch Home Relay. Push this button and hold on over 5 seconds to
restart SignalTouch.
F. MS port (optional): Connect to External Service Antenna or DAS
G. USB port: Connect to laptop via USB cable for local control
H. SIM port: SIM card socket for remote control or Smartcell function

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4 Main Features

Single Band UMTS2100MHz is available.

plug-and-play, DSP architecture.
Support upgrading in case of frequency re-farming by software.
High working gain as 70dB, significantly improve 2G/3G/4G network capacity for
operators.
Built-in Smart Service Antenna, plug-and-play, no-touch ease of use and installation.
Built-in patented 25dB ICS (Interference Cancellation System) mechanism to ensure
stable operation (option).
Significantly improve data rates in both weak signal areas and most area with good
signal areas.
Lower cost of indoor coverage and rapidly increases capacity of 2G or 3G or 4G wireless
networks.
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) continuously monitors path loss and transmit power to
deliver max gain.
Concise LED User Interface (UI) allows quick and easy installation by end-user.
Built-in USB interface for local control
Optioned external SMA-type connector for Indoor D.A.S connection in small/medium
coverage area.
SOC & embedded architecture enables to delivery significantly improving network
coverage with very low power consumption.

5 Application Diagram

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6 Technical Specification
Helios SignalTouch Single Band Digital ICS Pico Repeater

Items

1935.3-1950.1MHz
2125.3-2140.1MHz
+19dBm

Uplink
Downlink
Max Output Power

Frequency Range

5-15MHz tunable by software

Working Bandwidth
Max Gain
AGC Control Range
Gain Control Range
VSWR
Ripple in Band
Cancellation Window Size
Interference Cancellation Range (option)
In-band Intermodulation
9KHz-1GHz
Spurious Emissions
1GHz-12.75GHz
Frequency
Gain
Embedded Service
Antenna
VSWR
F/B
RF Connector
I/O Impedance
Noise Figure
Group Time Delay
Temperature Range
Relative Humidity
MTBF
Power Supply
Power Consumption
NMS Monitor Function
Dimensions
Weight

70dB
Min 40dB
15dB (1dB Step)
<2
Max +/- 2dB
0 - 6Sec
Min. 25dB (Gain Isolation + 10dB)
Complies with ETSI
Max -36dBm
Max -30dBm
See Above
7dBi
1.5
25dB
SMA-type Female
50 ohm
Max 8dB
Max 8S
-25 degree Celsius to +55 degree Celsius
Max 95%
Min. 100000 hrs
AC220V (+/-15%), 50Hz
Max 14W
Real-time alarm for Temperature, RSSI, Input Under Power, Input Over Power, Output Under Power,
Output Over Power, VSWR, Output Power, Gain, Uplink ATT, Downlink ATT, Return Loss, ICS Switch,
Isolation and etc.
172mm*136mm*68mm
0.8Kgs

* Technical Specification subject to change without notice

Technical Specification for Embedded Service Antenna

Working Frequency
Gain
Beam Width
F/B
VSWR
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1920-2170MHz
8dBi
60 degrees
25dB
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7 Typical Applications

Office, mini basement and so on.

Meeting room, supermarket, market place and so on.
Pub, net bar, dance hall, coffee hall, health club, entertainment place, house, office plant,
yacht, public security system and so on.

8 Installation
For installation, please refer to SignalTouchExpress Guide Ver1.0.pdf

9 Commissioning
1) Plug in the AC/DC power adapter to the nearest 220VAC mains socket, and connect the DC
output port to the DC-12V input port of SignalTouchTM Digital Home Relay.
2) Power On.
3) Check the blue LED indicator should be light on.

4) The LED indicator shows different output power and working status of SignalTouchTM Digital
Home Relay as following (the center number shows output power whereas the outer frame
shows working status):
FIG Downlink Output Power

Working Status when outer frame is in BLUE

< -35dBm

check the connection or donor antenna direction

-35 ~ -30dBm

check the connection or donor antenna direction

-30 ~ -25dBm

check the connection or donor antenna direction

-25 ~ -20dBm

Normal

-20 ~ -15dBm

Normal

-15 ~ -10dBm

Normal

-10 ~ -5dBm

Normal

-5 ~ 0dBm

Normal

0 ~ +5dBm

Normal

> +5dBm

Normal

5) The center number shows downlink output power, it shall be at least 3. Otherwise users shall
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check donor antenna direction and connection.

Error Message & Indicator Display & Trouble Shooting
6) If there is a system fault, the outer frame of LED Indicators will be in RED with an error
number, the below table shows what values may be displayed and what they mean. And the
LED Indicators will return blue color when all error messages are cleared.
ERROR
ERROR Message
Number

Trouble Shooting

FPGA Load Failure

Unplug the device, wait a few minutes, and try again. If

same error, please contact local reseller of SignalTouch.

Communication
Failure
Unplug the device, wait a few minutes, and try again.
between ARM and FPGA

UL Input Overdrive

Keep certain distance between mobile phone and

device in order to reduce UL Input power from mobile
phone. Align the directional and position of external
coverage antenna in order to reduce UL input power if
connected indoor D.A.S. When the UL input power
lower than -30dBm, the error message will be cleared
automatically.

DL Input Overdrive

Align the directional and position of device in order to

reduce DL input power. Align the directional and position
of external Donor antenna or add 10-20dB Attenuator in
order to reduce DL input power if connected external
Donor Antenna. When the DL input power lower than
-30dBm, the error message will be cleared and DL RF
Output switch ON automatically.

Transceiver-1 Unlock

Unplug the device, wait a few minutes, and try again.

Transceiver-2 Unlock

Unplug the device, wait a few minutes, and try again. If

same error, please contact local reseller of SignalTouch.

High Temperature

When temperature is over 80 degrees Celsius, the Error

6 shows and turn off DL RF Output. When temperature is
lower than 60 degrees Celsius, the Error message will be
cleared and turn ON DL RF Output automatically.

Low Temperature

When temperature is lower than -20 degrees Celsius, the

Error 7 shows and turn off devices RF Output. When
temperature is higher than -15 degrees Celsius, the Error
message will be cleared and turn ON devices Output
automatically.

7) Users can have a Walk Test or CQT Test to check the working status and compare the
coverage performance between before and after.

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10 Local Control& Maintenance by Software

10.1 Hardware Connection

Connect USB Port of SignalTouch Home Relay with laptop via USB cable (USB A type Male
to USB B mini Male 5 pins).

10.2 System Requirements

It needs to install client software of SignalTouch for local control. The minimum system
requirements as below:
Hardware:

Processor Speed: Minimum 2.0GHZ; Recommended: 2.5GHZ or faster

Processor Type: Pentium III-compatible processor or faster
Memory: Minimum 2.0GB; Recommended: 4GB or more
Hard Disk: Minimum 50GB
Monitor: Super-VGA (1280x800) or higher resolution monitor

Software
Operation System: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2007 or above
Framework: .NET Framework 4.0
Visual C++: Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable

10.3 Software Installation

If .NET Framework 4.0 is not installed in the computer, users shall download the setup files
from Microsoft official website and install them firstly.

Click Signaltouch V1.1-EN\vcredist_x86.exe to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86

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Redistributable

10.4 Log on
Click SignalTouch.exe in Signaltouch V1.1-EN folder.

Figure 1 Logon Window

Access Level
Administrator
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User ID
admin
10

Password
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Administrator: has the right to set and query all information& parameters.
After successful logon, it will enter into the main windows of SignalTouch, and shows the
default page of Basic Information. If login by Administrator, The main window includes five
pages, such as Basic Information, Channel, Advance, Hardware and OMC. Please
refer to Figure 2. Click close button on the top right corner of the main window to log out.

Figure 2 Main Window of SignalTouch by Administrator Log on

12.4 Basic Information

This page shows the basic information about working status such as input power, output
power, isolation, temperature, Donor antenna status, alarm status and USB communication
status etc. as Figure 2.

Read: Click Read to refresh information from SignalTouch.

UL Input Power: Uplink input power in dBm.
UL Output Power: Uplink output power in dBm.
DL Input Power: Downlink input power in dBm.
DL Output Power: Downlink output power in dBm.
Isolation: Isolation between Donor Antenna and Service Antenna, for ICS repeater only.
Temperature: Working temperature of SignalTouch. In case the temperature is over 80
degrees Celcius, it will shut down SignalTouch and it will return to normal working when
the temperature is lower than 60 degrees Celcius. In case the temperature is lower
than -20 degrees Celcius, PA wont work until the temperature is over -15 degrees
Celcius.
BTS Antenna: Shows External Donor ANT (ExDA) or Embedded Donor ANT (EmDA). In
case power on or reset, it will judge its connected to ExDA or EmDA, even its ExDA
type only. It detects input power from ExDA firstly.
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If input power is less than -90dBm, then it will be in EmDA mode. It shows
Embedded Donor ANT. If its ExDA type only, users shall connect an ExDA to
SignalTouch and power off on it again.
If input power is more than -90dBm and the input power from EmDA is not 20dB
more than the value from ExDA, it will be in ExDA mode. It shows External Donor
ANT.
If input power is more than -90dBm and the input power from EmDA is 20dB more
than the value from ExDA, it will be in EmDA mode. It shows Embedded Donor
ANT.
PA On/Off: PA Working status of SignalTouch.
Alarm: Shows alarm information.
Communication: Shows communication status via USB cable. In case it shows USB
Communication Failure, users shall check the connection with the computer.

12.5 Channel
This Page shows all detailed parameters for each channel/sub-band.
Please note that the channels of both uplink and downlink need to be configured. All of the
channels shall be configured as frequencies with 0.1MHz recommended resolution but not
ARFCN or UARFCN.

Figure 3 Channel
Channel / Sub-bands Configuration
CH#: Channel or Sub-band Number.
UL Freq. MHz: The center frequency point of each channel or sub-band (uplink) which
can be revised by users. Minimum resolution: 0.01MHz, recommended resolution:
0.1MHz (Note: it will be valid only within the devices preset working frequency range).
DL Freq. MHz: The center frequency point of each channel or sub-band (downlink)
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which can be revised by users. Minimum resolution: 0.01MHz, recommended

resolution: 0.1MHz (Note: it will be valid only within the devices preset working
frequency range).
Channel SW: Switch On/Off CH# or Sub-band (both uplink and downlink).
UL I/P PWR dBm: Uplink input power of CH# or Sub-band in dBm.
UL O/P PWR dBm: Uplink output power of CH# or Sub-band in dBm.
DL I/P PWR dBm: Downlink input power of CH# or Sub-band in dBm.
DL O/P PWR dBm: Downlink output power of CH# or Sub-band in dBm.
UL Freq. Read: Read Uplink frequency of all of CHs or Sub-bands in MHz.
DL Freq. Read: Read Downlink frequency of all of CHs or Sub-bands in MHz.
Channel SW Read: Read Channel Switch Status of all of CHs or Sub-bands (both uplink
and downlink).
UL I/P PWR Read: Read Uplink input power of all of CHs or Sub-bands in dBm.
DL I/P PWR Read: Read Downlink input power of all of CHs or Sub-bands in dBm.
UL Freq. Set: Set Uplink frequency of all of CHs or Sub-bands in MHz.
DL Freq. Set: Set Downlink frequency of all of CHs or Sub-bands in MHz.
Channel SW Set: Set Channel Switch of all of CHs or Sub-bands (both uplink and
downlink). Its recommended to switch off all of the unused channels to ensure the
output power for each channel/sub-band as maximum as possible (channel Selective
models only).
UL O/P PWR Read: Read Uplink output power of all of CHs or Sub-bands in dBm.
DL O/P PWR Read: Read Downlink output power of all of CHs or Sub-bands in dBm.
Center Freq. F1: Center Frequency of Uplink. Its for advanced users only. Its
recommended to keep the default settings.
Center Freq. F2: Center Frequency of Downlink. Its for advanced users only. Its
recommended to keep the default settings.

12.6 Advance
This Page shows advanced parameters of SignalTouch.

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Figure 4 Advance
UL AGC Threshold: Uplink AGC Threshold in dBm. It will control uplink output power
not to exceed the threshold automatically.
UL Input Overpower Threshold: Uplink Input Overpower Threshold in dBm. In case
uplink input power exceeds the threshold, PA will be off and LED shows alarm with
error number 2.
UL ATT: Uplink Attenuation in dB. 0~15dB range, 1dB step. Its recommended to
configure the same ATT for both uplink and downlink.
UL Squelch On/Off: Uplink Squelch On/Off. Its applicable for GSM only.
UL Squelch Threshold-High: Uplink Squelch High Threshold. In case uplink input
power is higher than the threshold, it means theres traffic and it will switch on uplink.
UL Squelch Threshold-Low: Uplink Squelch High Threshold. In case uplink input
power is lower than the threshold, it means theres no traffic and it will switch off uplink.
DL AGC Threshold: Uplink AGC Threshold in dBm. It will control uplink output power
not to exceed the threshold automatically.
DL Input Overpower Threshold: Downlink Input Overpower Threshold in dBm. In case
downlink input power exceeds the threshold, PA will be off and LED shows alarm with
error number 3.
DL ATT: Downlink Attenuation in dB. 0~15dB range, 1dB step. Its recommended to
configure the same ATT for both uplink and downlink.
ICS On/Off: ICS function On/Off.

12.7 Hardware
This Page shows hardware information of SignalTouch. Its reserved for the manufacturer.
Users dont need to concern.

Figure 5 Hardware

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12.8 OMC
This Page shows configuration of remote control. SignalTouch supports built-in GPRS
modem or UMTS modem. After right configuration, it will contact with OMC (Helios Netview)
and create a new site in Netview automatically.

Figure 6 OMC

Site Name: Repeater Site Name.

Site Add.: Repeater Site Address.
Site Number: Repeater Site Number.
APN: Access Point Name of GPRS network or UMTS network.
OMC Server IP: OMC (Netview) Server IP Address.
OMC Server Port: OMC (Netview) Server Listen Port.
UL Max Gain: Uplink Maximum Gain. Please keep the default settings. Users dont need
to concern.
DL Max Gain: Downlink Maximum Gain. Please keep the default settings. Users dont
need to concern.

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Pico repeater User Manual
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