Hardware Installation of the Raven XE
Rev 1.0 Oct.09
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Your
Raven
XE
will
work
with
most
PCS
cellular
antennas
with
a
SMA
connector
that
works
in
the
high
and
low
frequencies
of
the
cellular
technology
of
your
modem.
Connect
the
primary
antenna
or
primary
RF
cable
directly
to
the
antenna
connector
on
the
back
of
the
Raven
XE.
Tip:
When using a cable to an antenna placed away from the
modem, minimize the length of your cable. All gain from a more
advantageous antenna placement can be lost with a long cable to the
modem.
Note: Use of receive diversity for
EV-DO is optional. Data trans-
mission and reception may be
adversely affected if it is not
used.
Connecting to Power
The
Raven
XE
digital
I/O
port
consists
of
a
4
pin
power
connector,
which
includes
two
digital
I/O
ports.
Port
4
is
software
configurable,
while
port
3
is
Digital
Input
only
and
not
software
configurable.
This
I/O
port
handles
external
input
and
output
events.
An
external
device
can
send
digital
input
to
the
modem,
through
the
digital
I/O
port.
Figure 4-2: Digital 1/0 Port
To
provide
for
diversity
in
the
signal
reception,
connect
the
second
antenna
to
the
second
antenna
port
(SMA,
labeled
Rx
Div
ANT2)
on
the
back
of
the
Raven
XE.
Caution:
If you are not using a diversity antenna, you should disable
the receive diversity option. In ACEmanager, in the WAN/Cellular
group, configure RX Diversity.
