SPINNER Antenna Monitoring System (AMS)

The SPINNER AMS has an ingeniously simple design, with easy and fast installation. All the components are housed indoors. There are no invasive changes to the system.

The system is composed by the following components:

• One or more AMS detectors, which are available as U-Links (for SPINNER patch panels) or as line sections (for mounting in any rigid line run). They are responsible for detecting arcing and water ingress. One AMS detector is required for each antenna line.
• A directional coupler for each line for monitoring the system’s VSWR.
• The AMS control unit, which collects and analyzes data from AMS detectors and directional couplers. When thresholds are exceeded, it triggers warnings and alarms via relay contacts and SNMP. It also hosts a web server for remote monitoring and configuration of the AMS system. One AMS control unit can be connected to up to two AMS detectors.
• An AMS tester, which simulates arc and water ingress and is used to test the Antenna Monitoring System.
  The interlock system can also be tested.