ATOM GPS Quick Installation Guide (1)

1 Requirements on GPS Antenna Installation Locations

GPS antennas must be installed away Requirements for installation Requirements for installation Requirements for installation
from: on the roof of a building: near a tower: on a pole:
 High-voltage power cables  Install the GPS antenna in the  Install the GPS antenna on the top of  Install the GPS antenna in the middle
> 0.5 m  Concentrated TV transmission center of the roof rather than on the equipment room or outdoor macro of the pole rather than on the top of it.
 Concentrated RF transmission surrounding walls. base station near the tower.  If the GPS antenna is installed on the
 Concentrated microwave transmission  Do not install the GPS antenna on  Do not install the GPS antenna within same pole as the device into which
 Areas with similar-frequency interference any roof corner. any area of the tower or on the cable the desired ATOM GPS is inserted,
or strong electromagnetic interference  Install the GPS antenna as far as tray between the tower and the ensure that the vertical distance
possible from ancillary buildings. equipment room. between the antenna and device is
Install the GPS antenna in an open Install the GPS antenna in the If multiple GPS antennas are less than 2 m.
area not blocked by high buildings. protection area of the lightning rod, with required, ensure that the
Ensure that the upward vertical angle is a horizontal distance of greater than 2 m horizontal distance between the
no less than 90°. between the antenna and lightning rod. antennas is greater than 0.5 m.

2 ATOM GPS Mounting Kits

Installation Optical Fibers and Power Cables
GPS Antenna Antenna Support Feeder Surge Protector Surge Protector Support Jumper ATOM GPS
Scenario Connected to an Outdoor Device

Outdoor
integrated
N/A N/A N/A
installation

CSGPS-38BH

1/2''
Outdoor super-flexible
distributed feeder
installation

CSGPS-38BH

1/2''
Indoor super-flexible Not required (The surge
installation feeder protector is secured to
the cabinet or cable tray
N/A
using binding straps.)
CSGPS-38BH

3 Tools and Cables Required

Marker Adjustable wrench

(used for wall-mounted (used for wall-
Power cable Optical fiber Ground cable Flat-head screwdriver Phillips screwdriver installation) mounted installation) Diagonal pliers Wire strippers

Hammer drill Claw hammer

(used for wall-mounted (used for wall-mounted PVC Waterproof
Crimping tool Paper knife installation) installation) insulation tape tape Measuring tape Multimeter Optical power meter Heat gun
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3 Outdoor Integrated Installation 1
Install the GPS antenna on the
GPS antenna support and secure 2
Install the GPS antenna support on the
ground bar found on the right of the 3
Remove the rubber plug at the bottom of the
device. Install the GPS feeder through this 4
Insert the ATOM GPS into an optical
interface on the device. Lock the ATOM
it with four screws. device and secure it with two screws. hole. Connect the feeder to the ATOM GPS. GPS ejector lever.

ATOM
GPS
GPS antenna

GPS jumper
Outdoor Lock the
device ejector
lever.

Power Optical fiber

cable

Connect the other end of the Implement 1+3+3 waterproof protection for the connector between the feeder and the N joint
Micro 5 feeder to the GPS antenna. Fasten 6 of the antenna. Secure the feeder with one cable tie on each end.
component the feeder connector.
Wrap one layer of Wrap three layers of Wrap three layers of Use one cable tie
Power cable of the GPS antenna insulation tape. waterproof tape. insulation tape. on each end.
Micro component
Power box

Ground cable of the

Micro component Ground 1+3+3 waterproof protection
cable
Ground cable of
the power box Cable ties 1+3+3 When wrapping waterproof tape, note the following:
When wrapping insulation tape,
waterproof  The tape at the outer layer must cover more than 50% of the tape at the
protection note the following:
 Do not stretch the tape.
inner layer.
 Attach the sticky side of each tape to the outer side of the previously wrapped
 The tape at the outer layer must
tape.
cover more than 50% of the tape
 Stretch the tape twice its normal length and press each layer tight enough to
at the inner layer.
prevent folding and gaps.

1 Install the GPS support.

4 Outdoor Distributed Installation

GPS antenna

GPS antenna
support

Installation on a concrete floor Installation on a wall Installation on a pole

GPS feeder
Wrap one layer of Wrap three layers of Wrap three layers of Use one cable tie
insulation tape. waterproof tape. insulation tape. on each end.

1+3+3 waterproof protection

Surge protector
When wrapping insulation tape, note the When wrapping waterproof tape, note the following:
Outdoor device following:  The tape at the outer layer must cover more than 50% of the tape at the

 Do not stretch the tape. inner layer.

 The tape at the outer layer must cover more  Attach the sticky side of each tape to the outer side of the previously
GPS jumper than 50% of the tape at the inner layer. wrapped tape.
 Stretch the tape twice its normal length and press each layer tight

enough to prevent folding and gaps.

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4 Outdoor Distributed Installation
Install the surge protector. Secure the surge protector. Secure mounting kits. Install the ground cable of the surge protector.
2 Insert the dual-female conversion adapter into the Protect interface of 3 Install the surge protector on mounting kits. Fasten 4 Install the mounting kits on the ground bar on the right of 5 Connect one end of the ground cable to the GND
the surge protector. Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the Protect the nut on the Surge interface of the surge protector the device. Secure the kits with screws. interface of the surge protector. Connect the
interface of the surge protector. Fasten the cable connector with a using the wrench. other end of the cable to the ground bar.
wrench.
Surge interface

Surge
protector Connect the
ground cable of
the surge
Protect protector to the
interface 1+3+3 waterproof protection ground bar.

Dual-female
conversion
adapter NOTE
The surge protector must use OT M8 terminals.

Remove the rubber plug at the bottom of the device. Install the
Insert the ATOM GPS into an optical interface on the Connect one end of the GPS feeder to the Surge interface of the surge protector. Connect the
6 GPS feeder through this hole. Connect the feeder to the ATOM 7 device. Lock the ATOM GPS ejector lever. 8 other end of the GPS feeder to the GPS antenna. Fasten each connector using the wrench.
GPS and fasten the connector.

ATOM
GPS

Lock the
ejector lever. NOTE
Implement 1+3+3 waterproof protection for the connector between the
feeder and the Surge interface of the surge protector and the connector
between the feeder and the N joint of the GPS antenna.

5 Indoor Installation 1 Prepare a feeder and outdoor feeder connectors. 2 Install the GPS support.

GPS antenna

Measure the distance between the Install a type-N male

GPS feeder GPS antenna and the device. connector on one end of
Then, use a cable cutter to cut the the feeder.
Cable support bracket feeder at the length identifiers on the
feeder.
Installation on a concrete floor Installation on a wall Installation on a pole

Feeder window Wrap one layer of Wrap three layers of Wrap three layers of Use one cable tie
insulation tape. waterproof tape. insulation tape. on each end.
Surge protector
Amplifier 1+3+3 waterproof protection
Indoor device
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5 Indoor Installation 4 Lead the feeder indoors. 6 Install a surge protector.
Insert the dual-female conversion adapter into Connect the RF IN interface of the amplifier to
3 Route the feeder outdoors. the Protect interface of the surge protector. the Protect interface of the surge protector.
Typical scenario 2 Surge Fasten the connector with a wrench.
Typical scenario 1
interface Surge
interface
Surge
Surge protector
protector
Protect
interface
Lead the feeder into Prepare a drip loop. Secure the fastener. Protect
the feeder window. interface
Amplifier
5 Install the feeder indoors.
Dual-female
conversion adapter

Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to
Protect interface of the surge protector. the RF OUT interface of the amplifier. Fasten
Fasten the cable connector with the wrench. the cable connector with the wrench.

Cut off the unneeded feeder based on the

installation location of the surge protector. Route the feeder along the cable tray
Install a type-N male connector on one end of and bind it with cable ties.
the feeder.
NOTE
Feeder deployment requirements:
1. All parts of the feeder routed outdoors must be insulated.
2. Ensure that the bending radius of the feeder is 20 times the feeder diameter.
3. Route the feeder along the wall cable tray. Affix the feeder using feeder fasteners at
intervals of roughly 2.5 m.
4. Keep the feeder away from other devices to prevent line interference.
Surge protector without any amplifier Surge protector with an amplifier
5. If the feeder length exceeds 150 m, add amplifiers. The maximum supported feeder length
is 200 m. NOTE
6. Compensate for feeder based on feeder length. Delay compensation is 4 ns per meter. Deploy amplifiers according to the GPS feeder length. One amplifier is required if the feeder
Connect the feeder to the Surge interface of the surge protector.
length exceeds 80 m.

7 Secure the surge protector and amplifiers. 8 Ground the surge protector. 9 Connect the coaxial cable to the ATOM GPS.
The surge protector and amplifiers can be affixed to a cable tray or the side panel of the Install the ground cable of the surge protector. Connect the M8 OT terminal on one
utilized cabinet. end of the ground cable to the GND interface of the surge protector. Connect the
other end to the ground bar.

Lock the
Ground bar ejector lever.

Affixed to a cable tray Affixed to the side panel of the utilized cabinet

10 Install the ATOM GPS on the device. 11 Install the feeder between the surge protector
and the GPS antenna. 1+3+3 waterproof protection
Insert the ATOM GPS into an optical interface on the device. Lock the ATOM GPS ejector lever.
Connect one end of the GPS feeder to the Surge interface of Wrap one layer of Wrap three layers of Wrap three layers of Use one cable tie
the surge protector. Connect the other end of the GPS feeder insulation tape. waterproof tape. insulation tape. on each end.
to the GPS antenna. Fasten each connector using the
wrench.

NOTE
The coaxial cable must not affect the cabling of
neighboring boards.
To prevent routing interference, do not install the Implement 1+3+3 waterproof protection for the connector between the
ATOM GPS in any location near an optical attenuator. NOTE feeder and the Surge interface of the surge protector and the connector
between the feeder and the N joint of the GPS antenna.