piciorgros TETRA TTS-2000A, Manual

Page 1: ...TTS 2000A TETRA Site Survey Test Set V 3 10 April 2019 Funk Electronic Piciorgros GmbH Claudiastrasse 5 51149 Cologne Germany...

Page 2: ...Switching off 11 4 5 iPad iCloud account settings and app updates 12 5 TTS 2000A C APP FUNCTIONS 13 5 1 iPad screens 13 5 1 1 The main screen Main 13 5 1 2 Status line15 5 2 The network neighbor cell...

Page 3: ...S 2000S SCANNER APP FUNCTIONS 42 8 1 iPad screens 42 8 1 1 The main screen Scan 42 8 1 2 The Monitor screen Monitor 46 8 1 3 The network parameter screen Network Information 47 8 1 4 TETRA Scan Parame...

Page 4: ...rgros GmbH have carefully checked the contents of this document and the hardware and software described in it for compatibility However we cannot exclude possibilities of deviations and cannot guarant...

Page 5: ...work parameters and the operating modes can be configured in the iPad app This includes the TETRA scan frequency range MCC and MNC It should be noted that the TTS is never registered to a TETRA networ...

Page 6: ...rger cable for the TTS 2000A Magnetic Antenna including 5m cable Whip antenna for walk test USB Stick with This documentation CoverMap PC software TTS mail server application 1 7 Antenna data The incl...

Page 7: ...s the operation display a blue TETRA LED which shows the registration to the TETRA network and a Charge LED which is off when not charging and red when charging The power charger plug and the TNC ante...

Page 8: ...er supply or by the car charger Both cables are included in the package Once power is applied the TTS 2000A can be operated Also the internal battery will be charged and keeps being charged The Charge...

Page 9: ...ode the Frequency at which the TTS should start scanning and the Scan Range in Channels The max amount of scan channels in 400 When entering the Start Scan frequency ensure that you mind the offset Fi...

Page 10: ...and keep your battery charged Also ensure that the iPad Mini is charged or that a power supply charger is attached to it 4 2 Powering the Set To supply the TTS 2000A with power there are two methods a...

Page 11: ...nd setting the iPad to the IP address 192 168 0 100 with net mask 255 255 255 0 If leaving the Router entry empty you will be able to use the Internet in parallel with the link to the TTS 2000A if a S...

Page 12: ...TTS 2000A app has to be downloaded from the App Store before using the TTS 2000A Please use an existing Apple Account or create a new one in order to be able to download the App s Downloading the App...

Page 13: ...View The Update of the TETRA Modem Screen Update There is also a section in the iPad settings for the basic TTS 2000A app configuration 5 1 1 The main screen Main The main screen is the operating scre...

Page 14: ...tude Latitude This is the GPS data of the actual position provided by the iPad Therefore the iPad should be located at a position with good sky view and near to the TTS 2000A Pelicase to ensure accura...

Page 15: ...that the WiFi connection has been established but the data could not been retrieved from the TTS 2000A yet This might happen if i e a second running TTS app is blocking the communication Only one TTS...

Page 16: ...will disappear and the charge LED on the TTS will go and stay off as long as the charger is connected to the TTS 5 2 The network neighbor cell display Neighbors This view can be used to observe the ne...

Page 17: ...latest reported information from the selected carrier serving cell are listed In the middle column one can see some basic networks information and settings broadcasted from the serving base station On...

Page 18: ...alls below 0 If this happens the radio will perform an immediate a cell reselection The value of N 210 controls the AACH message error rate threshold at which radio downlink failure occurs so for exam...

Page 19: ...eceive level allowed at the MS and is used in the C1 calculation MS Tx Power Max This parameter displays the MS_TXPWR_MAX_CELL being announced by the current serving cell in its SYSINFO messages It is...

Page 20: ...settings In the Available Frequencies section one can see which TETRA frequency bands have been activated for this given TTS The purchased activated frequencies are shown in black color the ones that...

Page 21: ...is the value for the amount of channels that should be scanned starting at the Start frequency The End Frequency will be displayed below the Offset section Freq Offset Here the user can pick their of...

Page 22: ...bar will be black again 5 5 The Map View In the Map View screen the recorded data can be viewed Please note that the iPad needs Internet connection to load the map data so either it must be logged in...

Page 23: ...lay field This LAC can be changed in the setting of the TTS 2000A app The last calibration date is shown in the field Calibration Date Ensure to use short cables and a proper RF connection between the...

Page 24: ...chased frequency bands and applications Additional frequency bands and applications can be purchased at a later time also A key will be generated and sent to the user and the TTS does not have to be s...

Page 25: ...op with a csv file attached to it The csv file contains all measurements since the last data erase which can be open with Excel The data can also be processed by the CoverMap software included to be d...

Page 26: ...A can import data from emails This enables the transfer of results from one app to another Also additional configuration files can be opened using this kind of data transfer To import data please send...

Page 27: ...A documentation V1 20 Page 27 of 57 5 11 TTS 2000A basic configuration The application can be individualized via the main settings page of the iPad A change of these settings is immediately realized b...

Page 28: ...opbox folder rather than sending it to an email address After the user has enabled this feature the TTS application has to be restarted in order for it to work properly The user can then see a little...

Page 29: ...time a cell which is outside of the scan range is selected as the serving cell Cell Reselection An audio signal is played during a cell change A single beep indicates a connection to a cell and a dou...

Page 30: ...his switch enables the debug mode for the app In debug mode an enhanced debug log is written and can be exported via email after a measurement Do not enable debug mode without requested by the support...

Page 31: ...nimal mail server is provided by Piciorgros to enable the data transfer to any windows based PC in the network 6 2 Start the server The server is realized as a smart application that can run on any PC...

Page 32: ...he account is installed as TTS 2000A Mailserver The settings can be edited at Settings Mail Contacts Calendars At the settings page the entry for Host Name at INCOMMING MAIL SERVER must be set to the...

Page 33: ...r outgoing mails Please make sure that all other servers are deactivated and the settings for the primary server fit to the configuration of the PC and the mail server running on it The following two...

Page 34: ...there are any newer versions including their features Please always click on ok to guarantee the full CoverMap experience IMPORTANT For working with the web based application it is recommended to use...

Page 35: ...l indicates the ranking from best to worst neighbor cell whereas 00 is always the serving cell and 01 X are its neighbors There are 3 different types of squares that could be seen on the left side of...

Page 36: ...d example below only one LA is active This is also an interesting feature to see the reach of each single base station individually 7 2 RSSI analysis RSSI good bad Another powerful feature of CoverMap...

Page 37: ...n see an example for a test drive The dots are colored in blue and green only Every time the color of the dots changes a cell change was performed If the cell change was not due to a normal cause a re...

Page 38: ...TS does not know these values for each of its neighbor cells the values from the current serving cell announced in the SYSINFO message are used in the calculation Firstly if the TTS detects a Radio Li...

Page 39: ...but to the TETRA network parameters please see TETRA Network Information in the Main Application However users may want to know where in their network the cell reselection was not performed even thoug...

Page 40: ...titude 20 NSSec Seconds of latitude as unsigned float 17 19 E W EWDeg EWMin EWSec Same as above for longitude O 7 33 19 54 CoverMap can also help you to find the right corrodiantes for one of the LACs...

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Page 42: ...ously and prints the results in the app instantly There are five screens available in the TTS 2000S App The main screen Scan The monitoring screen Monitor The network parameters screen Network Informa...

Page 43: ...ted this field will show the channel number or frequency of this given carrier see image below Carrier This value indicates either all carriers found if no carrier is selected or the number of carrier...

Page 44: ...Code If a valid network file is loaded a full name as well as the MNC is visualized The bar diagram visualizes all detected carriers The displayed bandwidth can be moved from left to right the lower...

Page 45: ...ll carriers with another MNC can be dimmed green or all carriers with this MNC can be dimmed red The fields in the top menu bar will also change accordingly They will only show the Carriers and MCCHs...

Page 46: ...this given carrier see image below The user can click on the dark grey field to change the channel to the frequency Carrier This value indicates either all carriers found if no carrier is selected or...

Page 47: ...other information will be greyed out The Lookup Tables are used by the app to convert the numeric MCC and MNC values to human readable strings They can be imported via email Format definition for MCC...

Page 48: ...Recording Screen Monitor Data In this menu the user can record their data over time They can leave the TTS 2000A at one location and send the data after a while This could be interesting to see if th...

Page 49: ...p and the manually added measurements The results can be exported as a screenshot with the underlying picture or as a csv file to open up with Excel or CoverMaps There are four screens available in th...

Page 50: ...me screen with the project selection is shown after start up One can either open an existing project or add a new one Adding a new project requires the input of the project s name and the background i...

Page 51: ...The background image can be zoomed to ensure a more accurate placement of measurement points In case the user decides to take a longer walk with the TTS manual app they do not have to click and place...

Page 52: ...r further details Once a measurement point has been selected the user can also hop through the individual points by using the arrow buttons in the lower part of the app that will appear once a point i...

Page 53: ...it out and the csv File for further processing CoverMap can also be used to visualize the manual Measurements However as most of the time there was no GPS data where the Manual App was used CoverMap...

Page 54: ...Please make sure you specify the frequency band when ordering a new antenna Order Number 3 100 200 98 Magnetic Mount This order number is for the magnetic mount only Order Number 3 100 200 99 Antenna...

Page 55: ...C Length 5m Can be ordered in different lengths please contact us for more information Order Number 3 100 200 70 Low Loss Antenna Cable without TNC Connector FME RG58 FME Length 5m Can be ordered in d...

Page 56: ...lectronic Piciorgros GmbH TTS 2000A documentation V1 20 Page 56 of 57 Power Supply Including plug for UK US and EU Order Number 3 100 200 60 Power Supply for Car Cigarette Lighter Order Number 3 100 2...

Page 57: ...MHz 400 MHz Band 2 400 MHz 430 MHz Band 3 450 MHz 470 MHz Band 10 806 MHz 869 MHz GPS receiver Location and time based information taken from the iPad RF field strength indication RSSI value of the re...