Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of Hardware/antennas

Timestamp:

Jul 11, 2022, 9:14:57 PM (2 years ago)

Author:

jkol

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Hardware/antennas

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 || [[Image(medium antenna unpainted.JPG, height=300px)]] || [[Image(medium antenna top down view.png, height=300px)]] || [[Image(md1_street.jpg, height=300px)]]
-||  Unpainted omni-directional antenna  ||  Antenna element numbering  || md1's omni-directional antenna from street level
+||  Unpainted omni-directional antenna  ||  Antenna element numbering  ||  md1's omni-directional antenna from street level  ||
 
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 === Omni-directional (medium node) with dual mmWave devices
-The mmWave version of the medium node antenna housing has the same configuration for the sub-6GHz and GPS antennas as the medium node configuration above. The main difference is in:
+The mmWave version of the medium node antenna housing has the same configuration for the sub-6GHz and GPS antennas as the medium node configuration above. The main difference is in the addition of:
  * Dual [wiki:/wiki/Hardware/SubSystems/IBM IBM 28GHz Array]
- * Fans
+ * Fans for cooling the mmWave arrays
  * Dual cameras
-PAAMs are down-tilted X degrees. Covered with Teflon.  
-CAD files
 
+||  [[Image(medium_mmwave_antenna.jpg, height=300px)]]  ||  [[Image(medium_mmwave_antenna_deployed.jpg, height=300px)]]  ||
+||  mmWave & omni-directional sub-6GHz antenna  ||  Deployed antenna at CCNY  ||
 
+The mmWave arrays are installed at 45 degrees and down-tilted 12 degrees to give optimal street level coverage. The "window" for each mmWave array is a 5" x 5" opening covered with a 1/8" scratch/impact resistant polycarbonate to protect the array elements.
+
+Design files for the mmWave medium antenna:
+ * [attachment:Medium_Antenna_Dual_PAAM_Drawing_Main_Box.pdf Main box CAD drawing]
+ * [attachment:Medium_Antenna_Dual_PAAM_Drawing_Bottom_Plate.pdf Bottom cover plate CAD drawing]
+