User guide

Hardware Installation of the Raven XE
Rev 2.0 Oct.09 19
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.