Agilent Technologies E7474A Manual de usuario

Agilent Technologies

E7473A, E7474A, E7475A,

E7476A, E7477A, E7490A

Drive Test Wireless Solutions

Getting Started Guide

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Agilent Wireless Solutions 2

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3 Agilent Wireless Solutions

Safety and Regulatory Information

Review this product and related documentation to familiarize yourself with

safety markings and instructions before you operate the system. This product

has been designed and tested in accordance with appropriate international

standards.

For more details on Safety and Regulatory Information, refer to “Safety and

Regulatory Information” on page 177

MUST READ FIRST

WARNING The WARNING notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure,

practice,or thelike, that,if notcorrectlyperformedor adhered to,could resultin

personal injury. Do not proceed beyond a WARNING notice until the indicated

conditions are fully understood and met.

CAUTION The CAUTION notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an operating

procedure, practice, or the like, which, if not correctly performed or adhered

to, could result in damage to the product or loss of important data. Do not

proceed beyond a CAUTION notice until the indicated conditions are fully

understood and met.

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Agilent Wireless Solutions 5

Welcome to Your Agilent Wireless Solutions

Thank you for choosing Agilent Technologies, Inc. In this getting started

guide, you’ll find the setup instructions you need to begin taking

measurements.

Follow These Steps

If You Need Help...

To Do This See This And Check This

Install the software. Chapter 1, “Installing the

Software” If you have purchased a computer from

Agilent with yoursystem, the software

came pre-installed. Go to step 2.

Set up your system. Chapter 2, “Setting Up

Your System” You’ll find all system configuration

information, including GPS (Global

Positioning System) setup here.

Verify the system. Chapter 4, “Verifying the

System” Perform these tests to ensure that your

system is ready to make measurements.

Start the software. Chapter 3, “Starting and

Learning to Use the

Software”

An online tutorial and online help instruct

you how to use your system.

To Do This... See This

Get training http://agilent.com/find/networks

Check the web site for information about training registration, software

updates, phone support, FAQs, and more.

Get help Chapter 5, “Solving Problems and Updating Your System”

Find GPS installation tips and more.

Once you start the software, press F1 to use the extensive help system.

Check specification or

confirm the contents of

your system.

Agilent System Information Guide for your specific system number.

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Welcome to Your Agilent Wireless Solutions

Online Getting Started Guide

If you would like an additional copy of this Guide, check the following web

site for the latest PDF1version:

http://agilent.com/find/manuals and then search for your system type

This PDF version has also been loaded with your application software, if you

chose the typical installation. For more information on accessing this and

other online documentation, refer to “Additional Documentation” on

page 131.

Systems Covered by this Guide

The following table outlines the wireless solutions covered by this guide. For

more detailed lists of system options and accessories, refer to the

Agilent System Information Guide. This guide has been loaded with your

application, if you chose the typical installation. For more information on

accessing this guide and other online documentation, refer to “Additional

Documentation” on page 131.

1. Portable Document Format - online version that can be viewed using Adobe ®

Acrobat reader.

For more information about this reader, refer to http://www.adobe.com

System Part Number Description

Agilent E7473A CDMA Cellular and PCS Network Test System

Agilent E7474A TDMA Cellular and PCS Network Test System

Agilent E7475A GSM900, DCS1800 and GSM1900 Network Test Systems

Agilent E7476A W-CDMA (UMTS) Network Test Systems

Agilent E7477A CDMA 2000 Network Test Systems

Agilent E7490A CDMA Base Station Over Air Maintenance Test System

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Contents

Safety and Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUST READ FIRST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Welcome to Your Agilent Wireless Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1. Installing the Software

What You’ll Find in This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Follow These Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Agilent Technologies License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing Adobe Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing Socket PCMCIA I/O Card Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2. Setting Up Your System

What You’ll Find in This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Hardware Installation Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Automatic Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Receiver-Based System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Trimble Placer GPS/DR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Trimble Placer GPS 400 or SVeeSix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Trimble Placer GPS 455 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Trimble Placer GPS 455 & Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Internal GPS & Internal GPS with Differential Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Trimble Placer GPS 455 with Dead Reckoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Receiver and Phone-Based System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Trimble Placer GPS/DR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Trimble Placer GPS 400 or SVeeSix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Trimble Placer GPS 455 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Trimble Placer GPS 455 & Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Internal GPS & Internal GPS with Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Trimble Placer GPS 455 with Dead Reckoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Phone-Based System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Trimble Placer GPS/DR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Trimble Placer GPS 400 or SVeeSix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Trimble Placer GPS 455 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Trimble Placer GPS 455 & Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Trimble Placer GPS 455 with Dead Reckoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Configuring Multiple Receivers and Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Multiple Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Multiple Phones (Option 150) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Multiple Receivers and Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Universal Serial Bus (USB), 4-port Adapter Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Receiver Connector Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Internal GPS Receiver Connector Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Receiver to PC Serial Port Cable Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

RS-232 to GPS Unit Cable Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

RS-232 to Differential Unit Cable Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

RX Loop In/Out Cable Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Pulse Trigger Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Mounting the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

3. Starting and Learning to Use the Software

What You’ll Find in This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Starting the Agilent Wireless Solutions Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Selecting GPS Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Using the Online Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Run the Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

After the Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Using Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Run the Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Using the License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Starting the License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Learning the License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Transferring Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Additional Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Location of Online Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Viewing and Printing Online Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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4. Verifying the System

What You Will Find In This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Method 1: Using a Signal Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Preparing the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Preparing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Testing the Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Passing the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Method 2: Measuring a Known Channel in the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Preparing the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Preparing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Testing the Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Passing the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Method 3: Measuring the Noise Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Preparing the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Preparing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Passing the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Method 4: GPS Measurement Verification Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Setting Up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Selecting the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Passing the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

5. Solving Problems and Updating Your System

What You’ll Find in This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Troubleshooting Resource, GPS, or, COM Errors Problems . . . . . . . . . . 159

Resource Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

COM Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Locating and Eliminating GPS Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Updating the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Replacement Firmware Security Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Calling for Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

If You Have a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Technical Telephone Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Returning the Instrument for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

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Preparing the Instrument for Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

6. Safety and Regulatory Information

Warning and Caution Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Instrument Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

General Safety Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Product Installation, Use, and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Product Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Declarations of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

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