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- Page 1 Epiq™ ERA RF Sensing • Spectrum Analysis USER MANUAL V5.14.0 - APRIL 16, 2020...
- Page 2 Epiq™ ERA | User Manual CHANGELOG Revision Date Description Author 5.14.0 2020-04-16 Recording Import 1.2.0 2017-11-02 1.1.0 2017-09-07 1.0.0 2016-12-05 Initial Release...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Epiq™ ERA | User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................6 Introduction Installation . - Page 4 Epiq™ ERA | User Manual Adjusting the Spectrum Display ..................24 Plot Range .
- Page 5 Epiq™ ERA | User Manual ..................0 Threshold Triggered Recordings .
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Page 6: Introduction
The Epiq Radio Analyzer (ERA) is an application that controls an Epiq radio, providing the following primary features: Realtime view of RF spectrum Radio frequency, sample rate, and filtering configuration Recording of signals in the Time or frequency domain (Pro License Feature) Playback of signal recordings Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 6... -
Page 7: Installation
For best recording results, use an ext3 or ext4 filesystem. This guide assumes that you already have an ERA installer software package for the target platform in your possession; if that is not the case, please contact Epiq Solutions: https://epiqsolutions.com/support/index.php... -
Page 8: Logging Into A Shell On Matchstiq
-i /tmp/epiq-era-<version>.ipk Using the Matchstiq Updater Download the Matchstiq Updater (from this post on the Epiq Solutions Support Forums) To start the Updater, uncompress the Matchstiq Updater and run matchstiq-updater (for Linux/MacOS) or matchstiq-update.exe (for Windows); if you’re running MacOS, you may need to install a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) first (see http://www.oracle.com/technet-... - Page 9 If the window contains a lot of version numbers and package names, then the install failed; send Epiq Solutions those contents. To use ERA, open Chrome and enter the address in the navigation bar: http://192.168.1.100:3000...
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Page 10: Overview
Epiq radio. Figure 1: ERA Connecting to Radio Once everything is ready, the UI will begin displaying the live spectrum and the radio's configuration. Below is a brief overview of each section in the UI: Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 10... -
Page 11: Primary Controls
Epiq™ ERA | User Manual Overview Figure 2: ERA User Interface PRIMARY CONTROLS The most commonly used parameters are always visible along the top of the application. These display the current configuration of the radio and spectrum processor. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 11... -
Page 12: Spectrum Display
Epiq™ ERA | User Manual Overview Figure 3: Primary Controls SPECTRUM DISPLAY Directly below the Primary Controls is a view of the live spectrum, in the frequency domain Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 12... -
Page 13: Waterfall Display
Figure 4: Live Spectrum View WATERFALL DISPLAY Below the live Spectrum Display is a waterfall display showing historical data about received signals; it is a frequency vs time plot where the color represents the power of the signal. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 13... -
Page 14: Sidebar
You can see the color:power correspondence represented by the gradient to the right or the y-axis in the view of the live Spectrum. SIDEBAR The Panel on the left of the screen provides additional information and actions. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 14... -
Page 15: Source Selector
Auxiliary Control selectors will automatically show the last selected section. Clicking on one of the other section icons will show the controls for that section. Moving the mouse back into the Spectrum or the Waterfall section will automatically hide any Auxiliary Controls. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 15... -
Page 16: Capture Buttons
Pressing this button will cause ERA to capture a screenshot of the UI. The resulting screenshot will be stored on your Desktop, by default. .. note:: This feature is not supported when the UI is loaded in a web browser, as is the case when running on a Matchstiq. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 16... -
Page 17: Record
ERA is in Stare or Sweep mode, respectively. Pressing the button again will stop the recording. Previously created recording are accessibly via the Source Selector. For more info, see the section on Recording .. note:: This feature is only available with a Pro License. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 17... - Page 18 Epiq™ ERA | User Manual Overview Figure 9: Record Button Figure 10: ERA Making a Recording Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 18...
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Page 20: Tuning The Receiver
Click on the current number to begin editing. When you begin typing, the current value will be shown crossed out, so you can confirm the change you are making before applying it. While editing Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 20... -
Page 21: Stepping
RECEIVER CONFIGURATION To see the effective configuration of the receiver, including the current sample rate, open the Additional Information Panel in the Auxiliary Controls. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 21... -
Page 22: Sweep And Stare Modes
Sweep and Stare Modes SWEEP AND STARE MODES .. note:: A valid ERA Pro license required to switch to Stare Mode - please contact Epiq Solutions for licensing information. ERA has two modes for tuning the receiver: Sweep and Stare. To switch between modes, open the System Settings Auxiliary Controls, either by selecting the System Settings button in the sidebar or clicking the mode text in the Primary Controls (e.g. -
Page 23: Resolution Bandwidth (Rbw)
The “Radio Type” is listed in the Additional Info panel in Auxiliary Controls. ERA will not accept values that are outside of the radio’s supported range. BANDWIDTH Sets the channel bandwidth. Note: the bandwidth is limited to 80% of the current Sample Rate Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 23... - Page 24 3dB of loss. The Spectrum Display will be adjusted by the entered value. PERSISTENCE Color graded persistence can be added to the live spectrum view by toggling the enable button under "Persistence" in the Visual Configuration panel in the Auxiliary Controls. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 24...
- Page 25 Placing the bottom threshold above the noise floor can be useful for removing noise from the waterfall display. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 25...
- Page 26 “cool” to “hot” (blue to red) to indicated degrees of signal intensity. An alternative “reversed” theme is also provided which displays color gradients from “poor” to “good” (red to green) to indicate degrees of signal intensity. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 26...
- Page 27 A pause icon will briefly appear over the Waterfall Display and if Persistence is enabled, it will not be visible while the live spectrum is paused. A limited trace history is kept and is reviewable while the Spectrum and Waterfall displays are paused. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 27...
- Page 28 Waterfall Display. To resume Spectrum and Waterfall display updates, click again in the Waterfall Display or press the Spacebar again. Any activity that occurred during the time the displays were paused will be lost. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 28...
- Page 29 In the time domain plot, the I trace can be disabled/enabled with this option. Q TRACE In the time domain plot, the Q trace can be disabled/enabled with this option. CONNECT THE DOTS In the I vs Q scatter plot, a line can be drawn between each point. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 29...
- Page 30 Once the desired trace is displayed on the screen, press “save” in the Primary Controls to apply the selection. The newly created user-trace will be displayed on the screen and highlighted in the Auxiliary Controls panel. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 30...
- Page 31 Epiq™ ERA | User Manual Using Traces Figure 16: Create a New Trace Figure 17: Choose a New Trace Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 31...
- Page 32 Figure 18: List of Saved Trace To delete a user-trace, press the delete icon, then select the traces which are no longer needed. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 32...
- Page 33 To add a delta marker to an existing marker, simply select and type a delta value into the "delta" field in the panel at the lower right corner of the screen when a marker is highlighted. Hit enter will apply Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 33...
- Page 34 Figure 20: Editing a Marker All markers and their delta values are also accessible in the Markers Auxiliary Controls. These values can be edited from here, as well. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 34...
- Page 35 Also, while a marker is highlighted, pressing the remove button at the bottom right of the screen will remove the marker. Finally, a remove button is provided for each marker in the Visual Configuration panel of the Auxiliary Controls. Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 35...
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