Note: Use of receive diversity for
Hardware Installation of the Raven XE
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.
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.
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
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