CALAMP WIRELESS NETWORKS INC. BDD4T881S2 Manuel D’Utilisation

Paragon-III Technical Manual

Paragon-III commonly uses three antennas (one transmit and two receive) unless a duplexer is used
with one of the receive antennas; then only two antennas would be needed. They should be mounted
according to any guidelines supplied with the antennas. For antennas placement and spacing, consult
System Engineering.

1-  Route good quality 50-ohm double-shielded coaxial cable(s) (e.g. RG-214 or Heliax) from the

selected antenna position(s) to the Paragon-III Radio assembly.

2-  Terminate the RX-1 and RX-2 cable-ends at the Receiver modules rear position with an N-type

connector.

3-  Similarly, terminate the TX cable-end at the Power Amp’s module rear position with an N-type

connector.

Paragon-III products are factory-configured to user’s requirements and are shipped ready to run.

After new installations:

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  Re-check that all connections are secure on the radio-BDLC assemblies (antennas, PC, power

cords etc.)

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  Check that fuses are inserted.

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  Turn both BDLC-III and radio power ON.

You are now ready to check for normal operation (as per paragraph 2.8) and to run the Dataradio
CDip program for testing or trouble-shooting.

Any change(s) to the settings must be done via files saved on diskette and loaded into the unit using
the CDip program.

1-  Check that power is applied.

2-  Check Radio assembly lights for proper operation as per section 3.1.1

3-  Check for proper operation of the BDLC-III’s LEDs.

4-  Using the CDip program and an in-line wattmeter, check forward & reverse power to confirm

main antenna installation

5-  Using CDip, check the RF Data Link with a mobile that can be heard (as per section 4.3.1)

If user application and mobiles are available, test the installation by going through a normal sequence
of transmitting and receiving messages.