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Autonomous Mobile
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Getting Started
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  • Page 1 ® R&S TSMA6 Autonomous Mobile Network Scanner Getting Started (a0ÞX2) 4900804002 Version 07...
  • Page 2 "Open Source Acknowledgment" document, which is available for download from the R&S TSMA6 product page at www.rohde-schwarz.com/product/tsmx > "Downloads" >"Firmware". Rohde & Schwarz would like to thank the open source community for their valuable contribution to embed- ded computing.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4.3.2 Connecting an AC Power Supply............13 4.3.3 Connecting the R&S TSMA6-BP Battery Pack Unit......14 4.4 Switching On R&S TSMA6..............17 4.5 Connecting with R&S TSMA6 WLAN Access Point......18 4.6 Connecting USB to LAN Adapter TSPC-U2L2 / TSPC-USL.....20 4.7 Connecting Test Mobile Phones............20 4.8 Enabling Untethered Dead Reckoning ..........21...
  • Page 4 TSMA6 5.3 Status LEDs..................26 6 Configuring the R&S TSMA6..........28 6.1 Accessing the R&S TSMA6..............28 6.1.1 Start the R&S TSMA6 Web GUI............28 6.1.2 Establish a Remote Desktop Connection..........30 6.2 Selecting Measurement Mode............31 6.3 Measurement Modes................31 6.3.1 PC Mode....................32 6.3.2 Remote ViCom Server Mode..............

  • Page 5: Safety And Regulatory Information

    Korea Certification Class B Safety and Regulatory Information The product documentation helps you use the R&S TSMA6 safely and efficiently. Follow the instructions provided here and in the printed "Basic Safety Instruc- tions". Keep the product documentation nearby and offer it to other users.

  • Page 6: Documentation Overview

    Getting Started Manual Introduces the R&S TSMA6 and describes how to set up and start working with the product. Includes basic operations, typical measurement examples, and gen- eral information, e.g. safety instructions, etc. A printed version is delivered with the instrument.

  • Page 7: Release Notes And Open Source Acknowledgment (Osa)

    ® Documentation Overview R&S TSMA6 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment (OSA) www.rohde-schwarz.com/brochure-datasheet/tsmx Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledg- ment (OSA) The release notes list new features, improvements and known issues of the cur- rent firmware version, and describe the firmware installation.

  • Page 8: Key Features

    The R&S TSMA6 enhances such solutions, providing the user with accurate insight into the RF environment. The R&S TSMA6 combines the technology of the R&S TSME6 ultra-compact drive test scanner with a high-performance Intel processor.

  • Page 9: Preparing For Use

    ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6 Preparing for Use Risk of injury and instrument damage The instrument must be used in an appropriate manner to prevent electric shock, fire, personal injury, or damage. ● Do not open the instrument casing.

  • Page 10: Unpacking The Instrument

    ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6 Unpacking the Instrument EMI Suppression Electromagnetic interference (EMI) may affect the measurement results. To suppress generated electromagnetic interference (EMI): ● Use only double shielded cables for RF and GPS connection when not using the standard accessory.

  • Page 11: Connecting External Devices

    TSMA6 Connecting External Devices Accessories The following items are included with shipment of the R&S TSMA6: ● 12 V DC power supply cable with a cigarette lighter connector ● Wide range RF paddle antenna (700 MHz to 2600 MHz) ● Active GPS patch antenna ●...

  • Page 12: Connecting Power Supply

    Figure 5-2 13, 9) if you want to use local operation. (optional) 4. Connect a LAN cable to the LAN port if you want to use the R&S TSMA6 via Remote Desktop or as distributed system (optional). (See Figure 5-2 - 12.)

  • Page 13: Connecting An Ac Power Supply

    Figure 4-1: Supplied power cable with cigarette lighter adapter 4.3.2 Connecting an AC Power Supply To operate the R&S TSMA6 with an AC power supply, connect the DC IN connec- tor with the AC power supply (R&S TSMA6-Z1, R&S No. 4901.0550.02). Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 07...

  • Page 14: Connecting The R&S Tsma6-Bp Battery Pack Unit

    Alternatively, it is possible to power the R&S TSMA6 via the R&S TSMA6-BP Bat- tery Pack Unit. To use the R&S TSMA6 with the battery pack, the following steps must be per- formed. 1. Insert the batteries into the R&S TSMA6-BP.
  • Page 15 ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6 Connecting Power Supply 3. Attach the R&S TSMA6 with the bottom side (see Figure 4-5) on top of the R&S TSMA6-BP (see Figure 4-4). Figure 4-4: R&S TSMA6-BP 1 = Mechanical connectors for R&S TSMA6 2 = Power connector for R&S TSMA6...
  • Page 16 *On delivery the power connector is protected by a cover cap. 4. Set the R&S TSMA6 vertically on top of the R&S TSMA6-BP (1). 5. Slide the R&S TSMA6 horizontally (2) until it engages in the mechanical con- nectors on top of the R&S TSMA6-BP. (Noticeable by a "click" sound.) Figure 4-6: Connected R&S TSMA6 and R&S TSMA6-BP...

  • Page 17: Switching On R&S Tsma6

    R&S TSMA6. ● Auto Power On The R&S TSMA6 starts automatically when power is applied at the DC IN connector of the R&S TSMA6 or at the DC IN connector of a connected R&S TSMA6 Battery Pack. ● Remember Last State The R&S TSMA6 remembers the last state before the DC power was...

  • Page 18: Connecting With R&S Tsma6 Wlan Access Point

    Connecting with R&S TSMA6 WLAN Access Point Connecting with R&S TSMA6 WLAN Access Point 1. Click the Network symbol in the task bar. 2. Select the correct WLAN (in this example: TSMA6-101084). 3. Select "Connect automatically" and click "Connect". Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 07...
  • Page 19 ® Preparing for Use R&S TSMA6 Connecting with R&S TSMA6 WLAN Access Point 4. Select "Connect using a security key instead". 5. Enter the network security key and click "Next". Default security key: instrument Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 07...

  • Page 20: Connecting Usb To Lan Adapter Tspc-U2L2 / Tspc-Usl

    ● Dual Gbit LAN port adapter TSPC-U2L2 ● Single Gbit LAN port adapter TSPC-U2L For information how to connect an additional adapter and required driver updates, see https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/driver/tsma6/.. Connecting Test Mobile Phones Currently following driver is available. Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 07...

  • Page 21: Enabling Untethered Dead Reckoning

    "GPS Ant." on page 23) of the R&S TSMA6. 1. Mount the R&S TSMA6 device fixed to the frame of a car. 2. Power on the R&S TSMA6 device. 3. Activate "Dead Reckoning" in the used software (for details, refer to R&S ROMES, R&S NESTOR or R&S ViCom documentation).

  • Page 22: Instrument Tour

    TSMA6 Rear Panel View Instrument Tour Front Panel View The front panel of the R&S TSMA6 does not provide any connectors or control elements for operation. Figure 5-1: R&S TSMA6 - Front Panel Rear Panel View The following figure provides an overview of the control elements and the connec- tors on the rear panel of the instrument.
  • Page 23 The LAN connector provides a high-speed 1 Gbit Ethernet interface with an RJ 45 connector. It is used to connect the R&S TSMA6 to a separate R&S TSME6 as a second scanner. It can be used for MIMO scenarios and for increasing bandwidth and measurement rate.
  • Page 24 All user data since last backup is lost. DC IN Connector The DC IN connector is used to supply the R&S TSMA6 with DC power. A wide DC input range 11 V to 18 V / max. 7 A is supported.
  • Page 25 The LAN port provides a high-speed 1 Gbit Ethernet interface with an RJ 45 con- nector. It is used to connect the R&S TSMA6 to a host PC. The LAN interface can be used for Remote Control / Remote Desktop Con- nections.

  • Page 26: Status Leds

    Status LEDs RF IN Connector The RF IN connector is the RF input of the R&S TSMA6. The multi-band RF pad- dle antenna (700 MHz to 2.6 GHz), which is included in the shipment of R&S TSMA6 or any custom RF source is connected to this SMA connector. The maximum input power is +20 dBm/10 V DC.
  • Page 27 ® Instrument Tour R&S TSMA6 Status LEDs Device Scanner [Mode] LED [Meas] LED [Pwr] LED [State]LED Comment blue (CONT.) Power On / WLAN On green (BLINK- red (Off-On < 5s => Scanner con- ING rapidly => Off ) figuration ongoing green (CONT.) ---...

  • Page 28: Configuring The R&S Tsma6

    – Establish a remote desktop connection (via LAN/WLAN) (see Chap- ter 6.1.2, "Establish a Remote Desktop Connection", on page 30). 6.1.1 Start the R&S TSMA6 Web GUI To start the R&S TSMA6 web GUI via a remote PC, three possible ways are available. Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 07...
  • Page 29 R&S TSMA6 and the remote host PC automatically negotiate the IP address. Alternatively, use the fixed address. 3. Start a web browser via the R&S TSMA6 web GUI and enter the following URL: http://TSMA6-<xxxxxx>.local (xxxxxx is the serial number of this specific R&S TSMA6.)

  • Page 30: Establish A Remote Desktop Connection

    – LAN: IP address of the R&S TSMA6 NOTE: If you connect the R&S TSMA6 LAN interface with a PC via LAN cable, the IP addresses are negotiated automatically by default. No fixed IP addresses are assigned. In this case, you can add the device name in the "LAN"...

  • Page 31: Selecting Measurement Mode

    2. Start the R&S TSMA6 web GUI (see Chapter 6.1.1, "Start the R&S TSMA6 GUI", on page 28). 3. Select the measurement mode in the R&S TSMA6 web GUI, the modes are described in Chapter 6.3, "Measurement Modes", on page 31.

  • Page 32: Pc Mode

    6.3.1 PC Mode The "PC Mode" is the standard mode for installation of software and for the inter- active operation of the R&S TSMA6. In this mode, no software application (NES- TOR, ROMES, QualiPoc) is started in the background. 6.3.2 Remote ViCom Server Mode This mode starts the Remote ViCom Server on the R&S TSMA6.

  • Page 33: Qualipoc Mode

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Measurement Modes The connection between the Remote ViCom server on the R&S TSMA6 and the client application (Remote ViCom client) on the handheld device can be realized ® via Bluetooth or WLAN. The selection of the wireless interface type depends on the measurement task.
  • Page 34 (see Fig- 6-6). ® To use the R&S TSMA6 with QualiPoc , the following steps must be performed. 1. Turn on the R&S TSMA6 scanner. 2. In the web-GUI, set the "Mode of Operation" to "QualiPoc" and press "Sub- mit".
  • Page 35 R&S TSMA6 Measurement Modes Figure 6-2: Scan for NCM 7. Touch "[Disconnected]", touch the TSMA6 scanner in the list, for example, "TSMA6-900012", and then touch "OK" to accept the pairing request. Figure 6-3: Pair NCM Figure 6-4: Bluetooth pairing request 8.

  • Page 36: Nestor And Nestor Probe Mode

    The NESTOR UI engine and the NESTOR measurement engine are hosted on the R&S TSMA6. ● NESTOR Probe Mode The R&S TSMA6 hosts only the NESTOR measurement engine. The NES- TOR UI engine is hosted on a remote PC connected via LAN/WLAN with the R&S TSMA6.
  • Page 37 – PC with NESTOR master installation to check the measurement on the R&S TSMA6 NESTOR Mode To use the R&S TSMA6 in NESTOR mode, the following steps must be per- formed. 1. In the web-GUI, set the "Mode of Operation" to "NESTOR" and press "Sub- mit".
  • Page 38 TSMA6 Measurement Modes 4. Press "Submit". The R&S TSMA6 is switched into "NESTOR" mode. In the status bar, the entry is "Changing mode of operation in progress...". The mode switch is finished when the status bar indicates "No error". The scanner state LED starts blinking rapidly.

  • Page 39: Romes Mode

    (see R&S TSMA6 user manual). General In the "ROMES" mode, the ROMES software is hosted on the R&S TSMA6 and the selection of a valid workspace file is required. In this mode, ROMES software starts with the configured workspace file.

  • Page 40: Smartone Mode

    The SmartONE mode is only displayed if the SmartONE setup has been executed (see R&S TSMA6 user manual). To use the R&S TSMA6 with R&S SmartONE, the following steps must be per- formed. 1. In the web GUI, set the "Mode of Operation" to one of the following SmartONE modes and press "Submit".

  • Page 41: Import Of Workspace Files (Nestor, Romes)

    For more details about the R&S SmartONE configuration and usage, refer to the user documentation for R&S SmartONE. Import of Workspace Files (NESTOR, ROMES) Import NESTOR workspace file 1. Start the R&S TSMA6 web GUI from the host PC (see Chapter 6.1.1, "Start the R&S TSMA6 Web GUI", on page 28).

  • Page 42: Bluetooth ® Pairing

    ROMES mode. ® Bluetooth Pairing To pair the R&S TSMA6 with a remote device, the following steps must be per- formed. ® For Bluetooth preparation, the device must be in the "PC Mode". Check it via the web GUI ("Home"...
  • Page 43 Refer to the R&S TSMA6 user manual, chapter 9.13 Bluetooth device not detected by R&S TSMA6. 4. In the R&S TSMA6 web GUI, click "Refresh Device List". The status text shows the following: "Refreshing device list in progress". Wait until "No Error" is shown.

  • Page 44: Changing Keyboard Language

    Changing Keyboard Language Changing Keyboard Language ® By default, the R&S TSMA6 is delivered with the English version of Windows and it supports the English keyboard. To use the german keyboard (or any other one), proceed as follows. 1. Open the "Control Panel".
  • Page 45 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Changing Keyboard Language 3. The "Language" settings window opens and by default only English is listed there. To add a new language, click the "Add a language" tile. 4. The selectable languages are listed. Select the desired language by double- clicking the language tile (in the example German is selected).

  • Page 46: Enable Virtual Memory

    6. After successfully adding the language, it should be listed as selectable lan- guage. 7. Change the keyboard language via windows taskbar. Enable Virtual Memory To enable virtual memory on the R&S TSMA6, perform the following steps: 1. Start the Windows "Control Panel". Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 07...
  • Page 47 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Enable Virtual Memory 2. Select "System and Security". 3. Select "Advanced System Settings". Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 07...
  • Page 48 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Enable Virtual Memory 4. Select the tab "Advanced". 5. Select "Settings..." in the section "Performance". 6. Select the tab "Advanced". Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 07...
  • Page 49 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Enable Virtual Memory 7. Select "Change..." in the section "Virtual memory". 8. Enable "Automatically manage paging file size for all devices". 9. Click "OK" to close the dialog. 10. Reboot the device. Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 07...

  • Page 50: Contacting Customer Support

    ® Contacting Customer Support R&S TSMA6 Contacting Customer Support Technical support – where and when you need it For quick, expert help with any Rohde & Schwarz product, contact our customer support center. A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation, program- ming or applications of Rohde &...

  • Page 51: Index

    ® Index R&S TSMA6 Index Brochures ..........6 Customer support ........50 Data sheets ..........6 Dead reckoning ........23 Getting started ........... 6 HDMI Port ..........25 Help ............6 Environment ........28 LAN Connector ........25 Multi-GNSS ..........23 Network Environment ........28...

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