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Installation Instructions

Teletilt® RET Control Cables Bulletin 639581-Web • Revision A • January 2010


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ATCB-B01 and ATCB-B01-R Series
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Teletilt RET control cables are AISG compliant and are used a variety of extended cable lengths, totaling 70, 80, 90,
to feed data and power from the controller to the remote and 100 meters (Table 4).
electrical downtilt (RET) system components. • RET connector pin definitions are configured in compli-
The ATCB-B01 Series control cables are available in vari- ance to the AISG standards. See Figure 4 and Table 1.
ous lengths. Each cable is terminated with male and female PRE-INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS
connectors, which allows them to be linked together to meet
a required length (Figure 1). • Connectors are to be hand-tightened only. Do not use
pliers. Over-tightening can shear pins off of internal com-
The ATCB-B01-R Series RET control cables are equipped ponents of equipment.
with one or two right-angle connectors. Refer to Table 2.
RET cables can damage these pins if twisted
The male RET connectors always point down in the direction with too much force on removal.
of the controller. The control cable connector at the base sta-
tion end of a home run cable should always be male. • The maximum distance from control unit to farthest AISG
• Table 3 on page 4 shows a chart of the available RET component in a RET system depends on the AISG con-
control cabling lengths identified by part number. figuration and can be up to 300 meters.
• Cable kits are also available that contain two cables and • Cables and RET systems can be tested using the
one ATGK-CABLE grounding kit. These cable kits provide ATTK200-KIT test kit.

Male Female
Connector Connector

Male Female

Figure 1. ATCB-B01 Series Control Cable.

WARRANTY NOTICE
Proper installation procedures must be followed when installing and operating RET equipment. Failure to assure installations are done
properly by trained installation personnel and to follow procedures discussed in this bulletin may cause warranty for such products to
be void.
Andrew requires pretesting actuators on the ground prior to installation, using the Andrew portable controller and the latest
version of the controller software (available online at www.commscope.com/andrew under Products→Antennas→Teletilt® RET
System). This will verify proper actuator functionality and also ensure that the latest available actuator firmware release is installed on
the actuator. Failure to conduct pre-test and pre-installation procedures defined by Andrew will void warranty.
Unauthorized removal of a protective shroud to replace actuators voids the Andrew warranty.

SAFETY NOTICE
The installation, maintenance, or removal of an antenna requires
qualified, experienced personnel. Andrew installation instructions
are written for such installation personnel. Antenna systems should
be inspected once a year by qualified personnel to verify proper
installation, maintenance, and condition of equipment.
Andrew disclaims any liability or responsibility for the results of Do not install near power lines. Do not install on a wet or Wear shoes with rubber soles
Power lines, telephone lines, windy day or when and heels. Wear protective
improper or unsafe installation practices. and guy wires look the same. lightning or thunder is clothing including a
It is recommended that transmit power be turned off when the field Assume any wire or line can in the area. Do not use long-sleeved shirt and rubber
electrocute you. metal ladder. gloves.
installation is performed. Follow all applicable safety precautions
as shown on this page.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
STEP 1. The connectors on RET control cables are keyed • Devices can be daisy-chained together with these cables.
to provide a matching fit. Mate connections with Figure 3 shows a RET control cable daisy-chained from
caution to not damage pins. a female output port of one actuator to a male input port
on another actuator.
STEP 2. Attach the RET control cable to the actuator’s AISG
connector by turning clockwise until hand-tight • The actuator and RET control cables are weather resistant
only. and do not require weatherproofing.
Note: All RET connectors need to be closed with Note: RET control cables must be dressed so that no lateral
an attached cap or cable to fulfill water ingress tension is placed on the actuators.
protection.

• Note that the main RET control cable, feeding to the tower
Female
structure, should be secured at 2 m intervals and 1 m Male output Male
from either end using cable ties (Andrew 40417), hangers input input
Cap port port port
(Andrew 68MCLICK), or similar fasteners. RET control
cables feeding between junction boxes and actuators
should be secured every 0.5 m to avoid excessive wind
vibration. Connect Connect Connect female
female male end of end of RET
• Andrew recommends grounding RET configurations control cable.
end of RET control
on the top and bottom of the site. At the top, this could RET cable. Note: The male
be achieved by grounding a top SBT, an AISG TMA, an control end of this con-
ATJB200-A01 junction box, an ATLP200-001 lightning cable. trol cable leads
protection unit, or an ATGK-CABLE grounding kit. At the either out to
bottom, this could be achieved by grounding a lightning another antenna
or down toward
protection unit, a junction box, a bottom SBT, a dc 2.1 bias the controller.
tee, or a cable grounding kit.
• In addition, Andrew recommends Figure 3. Attaching Control Cables to Teletilt® Actuators.
using an ATGK-CABLE grounding kit
(Bulletin 639596) for runs over 60 m
and at 60 m intervals. This grounding
Keys to ensure proper connection.
kit clamps onto the RET connectors,
where 2 cables are joined together 6 7 7 6
without cutting into cables (Figure 2).
As an example, the ATGK-CABLE would 1 3 3 1
be used where a 40 m and a 30 m RET
Figure 2.
control cable are joined to make a ATGK-CABLE
70 m run. Grounding Kit. 4 5 5 4
Male Female

Figure 4. Andrew AISG Compliant RET Connector


Pin Assignments.

Pin Number Signal Comments


1 +12V dc nominal +10V to 15V dc (optional in AISG 2.0)
2 –48V dc nominal Use is optional. Not used in the Andrew RET system.
3 RS–485 B RS–485 communication
4 RS–485 GND Use is optional. Isolated from dc return and ground.
5 RS–485 A RS–485 communication
6 +24V dc nominal +19V to 30V dc (AISG 1.1) / +10V to 30V dc (AISG 2.0)
7 dc return Not grounded for RET units.
8 N/C Reserved for future use. Not used in the Andrew RET system.

Table 1. AISG Compliant RET Connector Pin Definitions.


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APPLICATIONS FOR RET CABLES WITH


RIGHT-ANGLE CONNECTORS
• The ATCB-B01-R series control cables (Figure 5) signifi-
cantly enhance the visual appearance of antennas with
actuators.
• They help to fulfill zoning restrictions by lowering the height
of the overall antenna system and minimizing the visibility
of AISG RET control cables (Figure 6).
• Figure 7 provides an example that uses the
ATCB-B01-R50 control cable to optimize rack space.
• See Table 2 for available connector combinations, typical
usage, cable lengths, and part numbers.

Figure 5. ATCB-B01-R Series RET Control Cables.

Part Number Connector Body Styles Application Length–cm (in) Pin Position

ATCB-B01-RM50 One straight female Connects to female connector of actuator 50 (19.7)


One right-angle male
ATCB-B01-RF50 One straight male Connects controller to male connector of 50 (19.7)
One right-angle female first actuator in a daisy-chain

ATCB-B01-RMRF50 One right-angle male Daisy-chains actuators on dual band or 50 (19.7)


One right-angle female quad antennas

ATCB-B01-R50 One straight female Connects to a rack-mount controller 50 (19.7)


One right-angle male Optimizes rack space required for RET cable

Table 2. ATCB-B01-R Series RET Control Cable Specifications.

ATCB-B01-RM50

ATCB-B01-RMRF50 ATCB-B01-RF50

Figure 6. Minimizing Visibility Using ATCB-B01-R Series Figure 7. Optimizing Rack Space Using An ATCB-B01-R50
Right-Angle Connector RET Control Cables. Right-Angle Connector RET Control Cable.
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Two-Way Splitter Cable Adds Configuration Options RET CONTROL CABLE ORDERING INFORMATION
The AISG RET two-way splitter cable allows support of mul-
Part Number Description
tiple RET cable configurations (Figure 8). It can be used to
ATCB-B01-C50 0.5 m (1.6 ft) AISG Cable
split an AISG cable configuration into two AISG connections.
See Table 5 for the part number and description. ATCB-B01-001 1 m (3.3 ft) AISG Cable
ATCB-B01-002 2 m (6.6 ft) AISG Cable
ATCB-B01-003 3 m (9.8 ft) AISG Cable
ATCB-B01-004 4 m (13.1 ft) AISG Cable
ATCB-B01-005 5 m (16.4 ft) AISG Cable
ATCB-B01-006 6 m (19.7 ft) AISG Cable
ATCB-B01-009 9 m (29.5 ft) AISG Cable
ATCB-B01-010 10 m (32.8 ft) AISG Cable
ATCB-B01-015 15 m (49.2 ft) AISG Cable
ATCB-B01-020 20 m (65.6 ft) AISG Cable
ATCB-B01-030 30 m (98.4 ft) AISG Cable
ATCB-B01-040 40 m (131.2 ft) AISG Cable
Figure 8. Teletilt AISG RET Two-way Splitter.
ATCB-B01-050 50 m (164 ft) AISG Cable

ATCB-B01-060 60 m (196.9 ft) AISG Cable


ATCB-B01-R50 0.5 m (1.6 ft) AISG Cable w/Right Angle Conn.
ATCB-B01-RF50 0.5 m (1.6 ft) AISG Cable w/Right Angle Conn.
ATCB-B01-RM50 0.5 m (1.6 ft) AISG Cable w/Right Angle Conn.
ATCB-B01-RMRF50 0.5 m (1.6 ft) AISG Cable w/Right Angle Conn.

Table 3. RET Control Cabling.

Part Number Parts Included Length m (ft)


ATCB-B01-030 (1) and ATCB-
ATCB-B01-070K B01-040 (1) cables, plus ATGK- 70 (229.7)
CABLE grounding kit
ATCB-B01-040 (2) cables, plus
ATCB-B01-080K 80 (262.5)
ATGK-CABLE grounding kit
ATCB-B01-040 (1) and ATCB-
ATCB-B01-090K B01-050 (1) cables, plus ATGK- 90 (295.3)
CABLE grounding kit
ATCB-B01-050 (2) cables, plus
ATCB-B01-100K 100 (328.1)
ATGK-CABLE grounding kit

Table 4. RET Control Cable Kits.

Part Number Description


ATS-A01-002 733mm (28.9 in) AISG RET Splitter Cable

Table 5. AISG RET Splitter Cable.

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