Is 450m 3GHz supported?

Jon Langeler
Michwave Technologies, Inc.


> On Dec 13, 2018, at 5:06 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I responded to Ryan's ticket in our system, but figured I'd follow up here as 
> well.
> 
> Everyone's comments on amount of power supply is right on.
> 
> In regards to the pinning.   The cambium sync card has a specific pinout 
> which is fixed for technical reasons I don't need to go into details for... 
> suffice it to say that the design for a flexible jumpered version of this 
> card would have added enough complexity and cost to an already more expensive 
> than I really wanted it to be card.  And by additional cost I mean it would 
> have been almost as much as buying a cambium sync card plus a separate 
> agnostic card.   So I figured it was better to just ship it fixed-pinout.  
> 
> So, buy a cambium sync card for any 450i or 450m's you need sync for, and an 
> agnostic card for everthing else.   The only exception to this advice is that 
> the traditional PIPS card is required for radios which need the older 
> canopy-style sync (I.E. 450 and before and ePMP).
> 
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 5:38 PM Ryan Ray <[email protected]> wrote:
>> That's a good point, I think I've also figured out I can't power anything 
>> BUT cambium 450i and 450m with the two cards I have. So I'll need a polarity 
>> agnostic card I believe.
>> 
>> I didn't think long enough but I think you're right, each port can be a 
>> seperate power supply. So 450m on each power supply then on the third one 
>> could carry a mimosa and the 820
>> 
>> 
>>> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 4:16 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I imagine it would probably be fine, since that's max load, and not what 
>>> it's typically going to be using, but 120 watts on a 120 watt power supply 
>>> is a bit closer than I'd want things to be. 
>>> 
>>> I assume your using a rack injector, which if I remember correctly, lets 
>>> you use any power input on any of the ports (regardless of what card 
>>> they're on), so why not use all three power supplies?
>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 2:24 PM Ryan Ray <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Would like to tag on this, I've sent this off to packeflux support as well 
>>>> but maybe the crowd can tell me if this is good.
>>>> 
>>>> I would like to power the following.
>>>>  
>>>> 1 – PMP450i (5ghz)
>>>> 2 – PMP450m (5ghz)
>>>> 1 – PTP820S (18ghz)
>>>> 1 – Mimosa B24 (24ghz)
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> I’ve got two “Cambium Sync for 450i / 450m” boards. I’ve also got three 
>>>> 48v 2.5A 120w,c8 power supplies.
>>>>  
>>>> Can I plug in two of the 48v 2.5A power supplies, then configure
>>>>  
>>>> Card 1 – 1st power supply – pmp450m, pmp450i, mimosa b24
>>>> Card 2 – 2nd power supply – pmp450m, PTP820s
>>>>  
>>>> PMP450m – 70W typical, 80W peak
>>>> PMP450i – 15W typical, 25W max
>>>> PTP820S – 35W
>>>> Mimosa B24 – 19.5W max
>>>>  
>>>> So looking at the power supply, it can do 120w
>>>>  
>>>> If I do the way I want we would be looking at 120W for the first power 
>>>> supply and then 105W for card two.
>>>>  
>>>> Would this be enough power do you think? Seems like I'm right up against 
>>>> the limits trying to power everything with two power supplies. -48v isn't 
>>>> an option at this site.  
>>>>  
>>>> Just want to make sure I’m not doing anything strange or out of the 
>>>> ordinary here.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 4:50 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> That's kind of surprising that an old 450 AP ran for a couple of days on 
>>>>> 48v before it died... I would've expected it to die right away.
>>>>> 
>>>>> It would be very nice if everything would just run on either voltage... 
>>>>> the ePMP 1000 GPS radios do, and an AF5x does (unless it's one of the 
>>>>> very first ones to ship... then it's 24v only), but I think that's about 
>>>>> all that does. Pretty much anything that does Gigabit PoE will take 
>>>>> either polarity, so that at least simplifies things a little bit (but 
>>>>> using the wrong PoE pinout can screw up sync over power... so there's 
>>>>> that). 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 11:06 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> There are lots of choices.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For DIN rail, I keep the Traco 360W units in stock, use them with or 
>>>>>> without the BMU depending on whether it’s an AC or DC site.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For non DIN rail, I keep Mean Well 150W and 300W HRP series in stock.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Most stuff is going to  48V, so I’m building DC sites as 48V now.  Small 
>>>>>> DC-DC for 24V if needed, more and more not needed.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> And of course whenever we say 48V, the equipment needs to actually 
>>>>>> accept up to at least 60V.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It’s starting to drive me crazy when I want to add a sector at a site 
>>>>>> and realize the existing sectors are 24V but the new one will have to be 
>>>>>> 48V.  The RackInjectors and PowerInjectors handle this nicely, but it’s 
>>>>>> a recipe for disaster and a source of confusion.  I’ve already fried a 
>>>>>> 450 AP at a tower with mixed vintage equipment, because I thought it was 
>>>>>> a 450i and I powered it with 48V.  It ran for a couple days and then 
>>>>>> died.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Techs keep questioning me when I say an AF5x or a Nanostation ac takes 
>>>>>> 24V.  I understand the confusion, you don’t expect 24V on a Gigabit POE. 
>>>>>>  What would really make sense is if equipment would accept either 
>>>>>> voltage, and either polarity.  OK, not possible with high current draw 
>>>>>> radios like a Medusa or an AF11, but it would be nice on a Nanostation.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Forrest Christian (List 
>>>>>> Account)
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 10:28 AM
>>>>>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux noob
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have the new 3.65 medusa on my mind.... plus I'm a bit tired.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The 48V 2.5A power supplies will run 2 non 3.65 medusa radios each. If 
>>>>>> you jumper the boards so 2 radios run off of each power supply you'll be 
>>>>>> fine (the AF24 is a similar quantity of power).
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> But, a bulk supply is probably a better idea if you can find one in your 
>>>>>> right form factor.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 8:07 AM Eric Muehleisen <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I've been using CTM2's for nearly a decade, but they do not support 
>>>>>> 450m. CMM5 is waaay to expensive for what it does and is clunky. I've 
>>>>>> been looking at Packetflux's RackInjector's.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm not familiar with PacketFlux products and need clarity on something. 
>>>>>> See attached. I need to power (3) 450m AP's and a(1) AF24. I also need 
>>>>>> physical spares for each unit. Is the attached parts list correct or am 
>>>>>> I missing something?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks!
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>>>>>> 
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