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Rohde & Schwarz R&S TSMA6 Getting Started

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  • Page 1 ® R&S TSMA6 Autonomous Mobile Network Scanner Getting Started (a0ÞX2) 4900804002 Version 09...
  • Page 2 ® This manual describes the following R&S TSMA6 models: ● R&S ® TSMA6 (4900.8005.02) The software contained in this product uses several valuable open source software packages. For infor- mation, see the "Open Source Acknowledgment" document, which is available for download from the R&S TSMA6 product page at www.rohde-schwarz.com/product/tsmx >...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® Contents R&S TSMA6 Contents 1 Safety and Regulatory Information........5 1.1 Korea certification class B..............5 2 Documentation overview............6 2.1 Getting started manual.................6 2.2 User manuals and help.................6 2.3 Basic safety instructions..............6 2.4 Data sheets and brochures..............6 2.5 Release notes and open source acknowledgment (OSA)....7 3 Key features................
  • Page 4 ® Contents R&S TSMA6 5.1 Front panel view..................25 5.2 Rear panel view...................25 5.3 Built-In GPS receiver................28 5.4 Built-In WLAN / Bluetooth adapter............ 29 5.5 Status LEDs..................29 6 Configuring the R&S TSMA6..........32 6.1 Accessing the R&S TSMA6..............32 6.1.1 Using the R&S TSMA6 web GUI............32 6.1.1.1 Local use of the web GUI..............33 6.1.1.2 Via WLAN from a remote PC or smartphone........

  • Page 5: Safety And Regulatory Information

    ® Safety and Regulatory Information R&S TSMA6 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. Intended use The R&S TSMA6 is intended for the development, production and verification of electronic components and devices in industrial, administrative, and laboratory...

  • Page 6: Documentation Overview

    ® Documentation overview R&S TSMA6 Data sheets and brochures Documentation overview This section provides an overview of the R&S TSMA6 user documentation. Unless specified otherwise, you find the documents on the R&S TSMA6 product page at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/tsmx Getting started manual Introduces the R&S TSMA6 and describes how to set up and start working with the product.

  • 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. The open-source acknowledgment document provides verbatim license texts of the used open source software.

  • Page 8: Key Features

    ® Key features R&S TSMA6 Key features As in-building traffic in cellular networks grows, there is an increased need for indoor measurements. While traditional drive test systems consist of a laptop with test mobile phones and scanners, there are also walk-test solutions that use tab- lets and smartphones.

  • Page 9: Preparing For Use

    ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 General hints Preparing for use General hints 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): ● Only use double shielded cables for RF and GPS connection when not using the standard accessory. ●...

  • Page 11: Connecting External Devices

    ® Preparing for use R&S 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) ●...

  • Page 12: Connecting Power Supply

    ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting power supply 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.) 5. OPTIONAL: Connect external devices/storage devices and test mobile phones to USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 / USB-C ports (see Figure 5-2 - 9, 10, 11).

  • Page 13: Connecting An Ac Power Supply

    ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting power supply Figure 4-1: Supplied power cable with cigarette lighter adapter 4.4.2 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 ─...

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

    ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting power supply Only use R&S TSMA6-Z1, R&S No. 4901.0550.02 as power supply. Figure 4-2: R&S TSMA6-Z1 Power Supply 4.4.3 Connecting the R&S TSMA6-BP Alternatively, it is possible to power the R&S TSMA6 via the R&S TSMA6-BP. When the R&S TSMA6 is switched off, remove the batteries from R&S TSMA6-BP to prevent discharge.
  • Page 15 ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting power supply Risk of instrument damage If the R&S TSMA6 is connected with a R&S TSMA6-BP, DC power must be connected to the R&S TSMA6-BP. Do not connect the DC power to the R&S TSMA6. Figure 4-3: DC IN connectors 1 = DC IN connector R&S TSMA6-BP 2 = DC IN connector R&S TSMA6...
  • Page 16 ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting power supply Figure 4-4: Battery orientation Note: The R&S TSMA6 may be used with closed battery cover only. 2. Remove the cover cap from the docking connector of the R&S TSMA6. 3. Attach the R&S TSMA6 with the bottom side (see Figure 4-6) to the top of the R&S TSMA6-BP (see...
  • Page 17 ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting power supply Figure 4-5: R&S TSMA6-BP 1 = Mechanical connectors for R&S TSMA6 2 = Power connector for R&S TSMA6 Figure 4-6: R&S TSMA6 1* = Power connector for R&S TSMA6-BP *On delivery the power connector is protected by a cover cap. 4.
  • Page 18 ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting power supply Figure 4-7: Connected R&S TSMA6 and R&S TSMA6-BP 1 = Move R&S TSMA6 vertically 2 = Move R&S TSMA6 horizontally 3 = Power Connection established The power-up behavior after connecting the R&S TSMA6-BP (including charged batteries or connected to an external DC power supply) with the R&S TSMA6 depends on the system settings on the R&S TSMA6.

  • Page 19: Switching On R&S Tsma6

    ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting with R&S TSMA6 WLAN access point Switching on R&S TSMA6 To switch on the device, press the POWER ON/OFF button. Connecting with R&S TSMA6 WLAN access point The R&S TSMA6 has a built-in WLAN access point. For configuration, see Chap- ter 6.1.1.2, "Via WLAN from a remote PC or smartphone",...
  • Page 20 ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting with R&S TSMA6 WLAN access point 3. Select "Connect automatically" and click "Connect". 4. Select "Connect using a security key instead". Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 09...
  • Page 21 ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting with R&S TSMA6 WLAN access point 5. Enter the network security key and click "Next". Default security key: instrument Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 09...

  • Page 22: Connecting To Lan/Wan From A Remote Pc

    ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting to LAN/WAN from a remote PC The connection to the WLAN access point is established. Connecting to LAN/WAN from a remote PC Network environment Before connecting the product to a local area network (LAN), consider the follow- ing: ●...

  • Page 23: Connecting Usb To Lan Adapter Tspc-U2L2 / Tspc-Usl

    ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Connecting test mobile phones 1. Connect the R&S TSMA6 LAN connector with an RJ45 cable to the LAN. 2. Configure the LAN port settings on the R&S TSMA6 via web-GUI in accord- ance with your administrator guidelines. The IP address setting is shown in the web-GUI (see Chapter 6.1.1.1, "Local use of the web GUI",...

  • Page 24: Calibrating Gps For Dead Reckoning

    ® Preparing for use R&S TSMA6 Calibrating GPS for dead reckoning For information how to connect Qualcomm based mobiles and required driver updates, see https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/driver/tsma6/. For information on how to connect other test mobile phones and install appropri- ate drivers, refer to related manuals (e.g. R&S ROMES User Manual, R&S Smart- Benchmarker User Manual).

  • Page 25: Instrument Tour

    ® Instrument tour R&S 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. The black caps on the left and right contain the WLAN antennas.
  • Page 26 ® Instrument tour R&S TSMA6 Rear panel view 6 = POWER ON/OFF 7 = Restore button 8 = DC IN Connector 9 = USB-C (1x) 10 = USB 3.0 (4x) 11 = USB 2.0 (2x) 12 = LAN Port - Remote Control 13 = HDMI Connector 14 = RF In Connector 15 = Docking Connector...
  • Page 27 ® Instrument tour R&S TSMA6 Rear panel view Coldstart: holding the button > 5 sec. Restore System recovery to factory or user default. Use a slim, dull object for pressing the button. Min button hold time for detection: 20 sec DC IN Connector Connecting external DC power supply.

  • Page 28: Built-In Gps Receiver

    ® Instrument tour R&S TSMA6 Built-In GPS receiver The LAN interface can be used for the following scenarios. ● Remote Control via web-GUI ● Remote Control via Remote Desktop Connection ● LAN interface in NESTOR Probe Mode LAN port LEDs: ●...

  • Page 29: Built-In Wlan / Bluetooth Adapter

    ® Instrument tour R&S TSMA6 Status LEDs ● GPS / BeiDou The R&S TSMA6 can perform dead reckoning in tunnels to provide position infor- mation even if no satellites are available. The dead reckoning is performed by the device with its built-in electronic gyroscopes. For enabling untethered dead reckoning, see Chapter 4.10, "Calibrating GPS for dead...
  • Page 30 ® Instrument tour R&S TSMA6 Status LEDs Device Scanner [Mode] LED [Meas] LED [Pwr] LED [State]LED Comment Power Off green (BLINK- Power On ING, 1 Hz) Selftest / Power Down green (CONT.) --- Power On / WLAN Off blue (CONT.) Power On / WLAN On green (BLINK-...
  • Page 31 ® Instrument tour R&S TSMA6 Status LEDs Device Scanner [Mode] LED [Meas] LED [Pwr] LED [State]LED Comment red (CONT.) Scanner Error Temperature Error red (BLINKING rap- SW error idly) Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 09...

  • Page 32: Configuring The R&S Tsma6

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Accessing the R&S TSMA6 Configuring the R&S TSMA6 Accessing the R&S TSMA6 There are different ways to control measurements on the R&S TSMA6. ● Local operation To use the R&S TSMA6 as an ordinary PC, an external monitor, mouse and keyboard have to be connected to the R&S TSMA6.

  • Page 33: Local Use Of The Web Gui

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Accessing the R&S TSMA6 To access the R&S TSMA6 web GUI, use one of the following options. 6.1.1.1 Local use of the web GUI 1. Connect a mouse, a keyboard and a monitor to the R&S TSMA6. 2.
  • Page 34 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Accessing the R&S TSMA6 2. On the keyboard, press [Win-Logo + R]. The command window opens. 3. Enter mstsc.exe. The "Remote Desktop Connection" window opens. 4. In the "Remote Desktop Connection" window, click "Show Options". 5.

  • Page 35: Selecting Mode Of Operation

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Selecting mode of operation 8. The remote desktop connection is established. The R&S TSMA6 can be controlled from the remote PC. Selecting mode of operation Select the measurement mode with the following steps. 1.

  • Page 36: Measurement Modes

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Selecting mode of operation Measurement modes are only selectable, if the appropriate SW applications are installed. The " PC Mode" is always selectable. 6.2.1 Measurement modes 6.2.1.1 PC mode The "PC Mode" is the standard mode for installation of software and for the inter- active operation of the R&S TSMA6.

  • Page 37: Remote Vicom Server Mode

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Selecting mode of operation 6.2.1.2 Remote ViCom server mode The "rVicom Server" mode is only displayed if the R&S Remote ViCom server software software is installed (see R&S TSMA6 user manual). This mode starts the Remote ViCom server on the R&S TSMA6. Measurement configuration and data collection are controlled from a remotely connected hand- held device.

  • Page 38: Qualipoc Mode

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Selecting mode of operation b) Start the rViCom sample App on the mobile device. For more details, refer to R&S TSMA6 user manual. 6.2.1.3 QualiPoc mode The QualiPoc mode is only displayed if the R&S SmartONE software is installed (see R&S TSMA6 user manual).
  • Page 39 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Selecting mode of operation 5. Touch the plus sign (+) at the top of the screen and touch "NCM". Figure 6-1: Add NCM ® QualiPoc displays "NCM" under "Devices". ® Note: The NCM provides the Bluetooth connection to the scanner.
  • Page 40 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Selecting mode of operation Figure 6-3: Pair NCM Figure 6-4: Bluetooth pairing request 8. The scanner appears in the "Devices" list upon successful detection. Figure 6-5: Scanner ready For more details about the QualiPoc configuration and usage, refer to the user ®...

  • Page 41: Nestor And Nestor Probe Mode

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Selecting mode of operation 6.2.1.4 NESTOR and NESTOR probe mode The NESTOR mode is only displayed if the NESTOR setup is installed (see R&S TSMA6 user manual). General ● NESTOR mode The NESTOR UI engine and the NESTOR measurement engine are hosted on the R&S TSMA6.
  • Page 42 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Selecting mode of operation 2. Select a NESTOR workspace file. 3. Select a scenario ("Monitoring" or "Cellular Network Analysis"). 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...".

  • Page 43: Smartone Mode

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Selecting mode of operation 6.2.1.5 SmartONE mode The SmartONE modes are only displayed if SmartONE software is installed (see R&S TSMA6 user manual). To use the R&S TSMA6 with R&S SmartONE, the following steps must be per- formed.

  • Page 44: Importing Workspace Files (Nestor, Smartone Expert)

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Importing workspace files (NESTOR, SmartONE Expert) ● Autostart R&S SmartONE Expert is automatically started in this mode with a work- space file. The workspace file need to be selected via the drop-down menu. ●...

  • Page 45: Pairing Bluetooth ® Devices

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 ® Pairing Bluetooth devices The file is copied to the NESTOR workspace directory (default: D:\Users\Instrument\Documents\NESTOR\FavoriteWorkspaces). This path can be configured in the "File Transfer" menu. 7. Navigate back to "Configuration" > "System" > "Mode". 8.
  • Page 46 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 ® Pairing Bluetooth devices Figure 6-6: Bluetooth settings 2. Navigate to "Configuration" > "Connectivity" > "Bluetooth" and verify the set- tings: ● STATUS = On ● Visibility = Visible If necessary, change the settings via the buttons on the right. 3.

  • Page 47: Changing Keyboard Language

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 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.
  • Page 48 ® 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 49: Enabling Virtual Memory

    ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Enabling virtual memory 5. Next, select the version of the chosen language. 6. After successfully adding the language, it should be listed as selectable lan- guage. 7. Change the keyboard language via windows taskbar. Enabling virtual memory To enable virtual memory on the R&S TSMA6, perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 50 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Enabling virtual memory 2. Select "System and Security". 3. Select "Advanced System Settings". Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 09...
  • Page 51 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Enabling virtual memory 4. Select the tab "Advanced". 5. Select "Settings..." in the section "Performance". 6. Select the tab "Advanced". Getting Started 4900.8040.02 ─ 09...
  • Page 52 ® Configuring the R&S TSMA6 R&S TSMA6 Enabling 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 ─ 09...

  • Page 53: 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 54: Index

    ® Index R&S TSMA6 Index Brochures ..........6 Customer support ........53 Data sheets ..........6 Dead reckoning ........28 Getting started ........... 6 HDMI Port ..........28 Help ............6 Environment ........22 LAN Connector ........28 Multi-GNSS ..........28 Network Environment ........22 Open source acknowledgment (OSA) ..

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