Agilent Technologies E7474A User manual

Agilent Technologies
E7473A, E7474A, E7475A,
E7476A, E7477A, E7490A
Drive Test Wireless Solutions
Getting Started Guide

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Agilent Wireless Solutions 2
Manual part number
E7474-90035
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First Edition March 2000
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Safety and Regulatory Information
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
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
7
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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