Anritsu MA8100A TRX NEON User manual

User Guide
MA8100A
TRX NEON® Signal Mapper
You must have an Android™ smart phone or tablet and an email
address that you will use to sign in to the NEON application.
Basic familiarity with Anritsu handheld spectrum analyzers is
required.
Anritsu Company
490 Jarvis Drive
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-2809
USA
http://www.anritsu.com
Part Number: 10580-00422
Revision: E
Published: November 2020
Copyright 2020 Anritsu Company

TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LMR Master, Spectrum Master, Site Master, BTS Master, Cell Master, VNA Master, Field Master, and
Field Master Pro are trademarks of Anritsu Company.
The NEON trademark is wholly owned by TRX Systems, Inc.
The Android name and logo are property of Google LLC.
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Disclosure
The MA8100A TRX NEON Signal Mapper is purchased from TRX and incorporated as-is onto our
Products, and that the original and updated warning labels that TRX issues accompanying the products
still apply to them and to Anritsu as well.

MA8100A UG PN: 10580-00422 Rev. E Contents-1
Table of Contents
Chapter 1—General Information
1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1-2 Contacting Anritsu for Sales and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1-3 System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
NEON Signal Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
NEON Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
NEON Tracking Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
NEON Cloud Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Android Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Spectrum Analyzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Chapter 2—Installing TRX NEON
2-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-2 Registration and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-3 NEON Command System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-4 NEON Signal Mapper Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-5 Hardware Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Chapter 3—Site Planning
3-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3-2 Log In to NEON Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Building Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Add Floors to a Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Add a Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Edit a Building in Signal Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3-3 Offline Buildings (Optional Feature) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Export a Mapping Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Import a Mapping Package into NEON Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Upload a Mapping Package to Android Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Chapter 4—On-Site Mapping
4-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-2 Select the Building and Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4-3 Pair the Tracking Unit and Android Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
NFC Touch Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Tracking Unit Selection in Signal Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4-4 Initialize Your Location with Signal Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

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4-5 Select Signal Filter Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4-6 Channel Power Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Connect the Spectrum Analyzer to Signal Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4-7 On-Site Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4-8 Signal Mapping in an Offline Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4-9 Signal Maps Stored on Android Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Upload Stored Signal Maps to the Cloud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Transfer Stored Signal Maps to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Chapter 5—Signal Map Viewing and Reporting
5-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5-2 Open a Signal Map Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5-3 Create a Combined Signal Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5-4 Generate a Heat Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5-5 Create Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
CSV Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Image Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
iBwave Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5-6 NEON Command Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Maps Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Layers Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Color Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

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Chapter 1 — General Information
1-1 Introduction
The MA8100A TRX NEON Signal Mapper is a 3D in-building coverage mapping solution that
is integrated for use with Anritsu handheld spectrum analyzer products to automatically
collect geo-referenced test data with every step. The system allows you to perform coverage
testing of RF communications systems both indoors and outdoors. It uses inertial data from a
wearable tracking device to enable real-time 3D location and mapping inside buildings. The
system incorporates GPS data when line of sight to GPS satellites is available.
1-2 Contacting Anritsu for Sales and Service
To contact Anritsu, visit the following URL and select the services in your region:
http://www.anritsu.com/contact-us.
1-3 System Overview
The MA8100A consists of the following software and hardware.
•TRX System NEON Signal Mapper Software for Android phone or tablet
•TRX System NEON Command Software for a Windows-based PC or laptop
•TRX System NEON Tracking Unit with micro USB cable for charging the battery
•TRX System NEON Cloud Service
•Android Device
•Anritsu Spectrum Analyzer or Anritsu Remote Spectrum Monitor (User Provided)
•Android Device (User Provided)
•PC or Laptop (User Provided)
NEON Signal Mapper
The NEON Signal Mapper provides the Android user interface to test signal coverage and to
create heat maps. RF data is captured by an Anritsu Handheld Spectrum Analyzer and sent
to the Android device, typically via a USB connection. Users can edit building data, initialize
their location, start and stop the recording of signal data, and upload mapping data to the
NEON Cloud.
NEON Command
The NEON Command is a PC-based map editing and tracking software that enables the
creation and visualization of 3D building maps. It allows the user to create building outlines,
add floor plans, and generate heat maps of geo-referenced measurement results. The file
export feature lets you generate reports of the signal map data. NEON Command also
provides centralized access to the NEON Cloud Service to store and retrieve maps and
measurement data.

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NEON Tracking Unit
The NEON Tracking Unit shown in Figure 1-1 It is a wearable accessory that can be clasped
to a belt. The tracking unit is paired with an Android device and used to collect and process
location data. The location data is sent over Bluetooth to the NEON Signal Mapper
application running on an Android phone or tablet.
A micro USB cable is provided for recharging the NEON tracking unit battery.
LED Indicators
The NEON Tracking Unit has two LEDs to indicate device status. The top LED indicates the
accessory’s operating mode. The bottom LED indicates the charging status.
Operation LED (Top)
•Off – Tracking Unit is powered off
•Solid green – Starting up or powering down
•Blinking green – Anchor mode: device is on but not connected to the Signal Mapper app
•Blinking blue – Tracker mode, connected to NEON
•Blinking orange – Tracker mode, not connected to NEON
•Blinking purple – Bootloader starting or download in progress
•Solid purple – Bootloader Ready
•Solid green – Bootloader Success
1. Operating Mode LED
2. Power Button
3. Charge Status LED
Figure 1-1. NEON Tracking Unit
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3
2

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Charging LED (Bottom)
•Solid orange – Charging
•Solid green – Charged
•Off – USB is disconnected
•Blinking green/orange – Charging error
On/Off Procedure
Press the Tracking Unit power button to turn on the device. The top LED is solid green while
the unit is powering on. It blinks green when power-on is complete and the Tracker is not yet
connected to the Signal Mapper application (Anchor mode).
To turn off the Tracking Unit, press and hold the power button for at least a half-second. The
top LED is solid green while the unit is powering down and turns off when power down is
complete.
Calibration
The NEON Tracking Unit requires no user calibration. The magnetometer and gyroscope
within the device automatically calibrates while the user moves and stops.
NEON Cloud Service
Signal map logs containing measurement results with location information for the signals
that were detected and geo-referenced are uploaded to the NEON Cloud, where they are
accessible to users registered under the same NEON subscription.
Building data is also uploaded to the cloud when saved, except for offline buildings. Refer to
“Offline Buildings (Optional Feature)”. You can download building updates made by other
users by synchronizing NEON Command or Signal Mapper with the cloud.
Android Devices
See the suggested recommended systems requirements and Android devices at the TRX
NEON website: https://docs.trxsystems.com/signal-mapper/

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Spectrum Analyzers
The Anritsu’s handheld spectrum analyzer products are used with NEON MA8100A to
perform coverage mapping of RF signal data inside buildings, where GPS is not available.
The NEON MA8100A Signal Mapper is compatible with the following Anritsu handheld
models listed in Table 1-1. For information using the Anritsu handheld spectrum analyzers,
antennas, and accessories, search our product pages at https://www.anritsu.com
Figure 1-2 shows a sample of the Anritsu handheld products used with TRX NEON MA8100A
to perform coverage mapping.
Table 1-1. Compatible Spectrum Analyzers
Product family Handheld Models
BTS Master MT8220T
Cell Master MT8213E
Field Master Pro MS2090A
LMR Master S412E
Remote Spectrum Monitor MS27101A-IBCM
Site Master S332E
S362E
Spectrum Analyzers/
Spectrum Master
MS2711E
MS2712E
MS2713E
MS2720T
VNA Master
MS2034B
MS2035B
MS2036C
MS2037C
MS2038C
Figure 1-2. Handheld Spectrum Analyzers Family (User Provided)

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Chapter 2 — Installing TRX NEON
2-1 Introduction
In-building coverage mapping of RF data captured with an Anritsu Handheld Spectrum
Analyzer requires the use of a TRX NEON software, PC, and an Android smart phone or
tablet. The Anritsu spectrum analyzer, Android device anf PC are not included and must be
provided by the user. The TRX systems NEON Command, NEON Personnel Tracker, and
NEON Signal Mapper are downloaded from the TRX Systems website.
https://docs.trxsystems.com/
2-2 Registration and Installation
A NEON account is required to log in to the website to log in and register. To obtain details on
how to create a NEON account, go to: https://docs.trxsystems.com/subscription/
Once registered, see the NEON Signal Mapper Quick Start Guide and follow the instructions
provided: https://docs.trxsystems.com/quick-start/
The Quick Start Guide also provides instructions for:
•Site Planning
•On-Site Signal Mapping (Android)
•Generate Heat Map (PC)
•View Location Data (PC)
2-3 NEON Command System Requirements
Follow the instructions provided to register for NEON and to install the software. Review the
PC and Android requirements before installing. NEON Command is installed on a PC that
will serve as a Command Station. While NEON Signal Mapper is an Android app. the
maximum number of licensed Command Stations and Android devices depends on the
MA8100A TRX NEON Signal Mapper subscription that your company purchased.
2-4 NEON Signal Mapper Software
After registration, you will receive an email with the subject line “Welcome to NEON!”
inviting you to join your company’s NEON subscription. Click the Register for NEON button in
the email and create your login account as described in “NEON Signal Mapper Software”
on page 2-1.
Proceed with the steps below after you have registered for a login account.
1. Open a Web browser on your Android device and go to https://neon.trxsystems.com.
2. Log in to your NEON account.
3. On the Downloads page, tap the NEON Signal Mapper button.

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4. Install the Signal Mapper application by tapping the file from the drop-down
notification bar. You can also install the app from the Downloads folder on your
Android device.
Software Update
Registered users should receive an email from TRX Systems announcing a new software
version when one becomes available. Click on the included link to open the login page and you
will be directed to the NEON Downloads page.
Alternatively, you can simply open the application and a prompt will display, asking whether
you wish to update. Follow the screen prompts to update to the latest version.
With no update notification, you can still look for the latest versions of NEON Command and
NEON Signal Mapper by logging in to the Downloads page. If you already have NEON
Command open on your PC, click the Help menu and select Check for Updates. On your
Android device, tap the Signal Mapper menu button and select Check for Updates.