R&S TSMA6 User manual

R&S®TSMA6
Autonomous Mobile Network Scanner
User Manual
User Manual
Version 06
4900805702
(a0ÞÇ2)

This manual describes the following R&S®TSMA6 models:
●R&S®TSMA6 (4900.8005.02)
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Contents
1 Preface.................................................................................................... 9
1.1 Documentation Overview............................................................................................. 9
1.1.1 Getting Started Manual................................................................................................... 9
1.1.2 User Manuals and Help...................................................................................................9
1.1.3 Basic Safety Instructions.................................................................................................9
1.1.4 Data Sheets and Brochures............................................................................................ 9
1.1.5 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment (OSA)............................................ 9
1.2 Safety and Regulatory Information........................................................................... 10
1.2.1 Korea Certification Class B........................................................................................... 10
2 Key Features.........................................................................................11
3 Instrument Tour....................................................................................12
3.1 Front Panel View......................................................................................................... 12
3.2 Rear Panel View...........................................................................................................12
3.3 Status LEDs................................................................................................................. 15
4 Option Concept.................................................................................... 17
4.1 Technology Options....................................................................................................17
4.2 Band Options...............................................................................................................18
4.3 R&S NESTOR Options................................................................................................ 18
4.4 R&S ROMES Options..................................................................................................18
5 Preparing for Use.................................................................................19
5.1 Unpacking the Instrument..........................................................................................19
5.2 Connecting External Devices.....................................................................................20
5.3 Connecting Power Supply..........................................................................................21
5.3.1 Connecting to a Vehicle DC Power Supply...................................................................21
5.3.2 Connecting an AC Power Supply..................................................................................22
5.3.3 Connecting the R&S TSMA6-BP Battery Pack Unit......................................................23
5.4 Switching On R&S TSMA6......................................................................................... 25
5.5 Connecting with R&S TSMA6 WLAN Access Point................................................. 26
5.5.1 Windows 7.....................................................................................................................26
5.5.2 Windows 10...................................................................................................................27

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5.6 Connecting USB to LAN Adapter TSPC-U2L2 / TSPC-USL.....................................30
5.7 Connecting Test Mobile Phones................................................................................ 30
5.8 Enabling Untethered Dead Reckoning .....................................................................31
6 Configuring the R&S TSMA6...............................................................32
6.1 Accessing the R&S TSMA6........................................................................................ 32
6.1.1 Start the R&S TSMA6 Web GUI....................................................................................32
6.1.2 Establish a Remote Desktop Connection......................................................................33
6.2 Selecting Measurement Mode....................................................................................35
6.3 Measurement Modes...................................................................................................35
6.3.1 PC Mode....................................................................................................................... 36
6.3.2 Remote ViCom Server Mode........................................................................................ 36
6.3.3 QualiPoc Mode..............................................................................................................37
6.3.4 NESTOR and NESTOR Probe Mode............................................................................39
6.3.5 ROMES Mode............................................................................................................... 41
6.4 Import of Workspace Files (NESTOR, ROMES)........................................................42
6.5 Bluetooth® Pairing.......................................................................................................43
6.6 Changing Password of R&S TSMA6......................................................................... 44
6.7 Changing Keyboard Language.................................................................................. 47
6.8 Enable Virtual Memory................................................................................................49
7 Update and Restore............................................................................. 53
7.1 Firmware Update......................................................................................................... 53
7.1.1 Preparing Installation.................................................................................................... 53
7.1.2 Executing Setup............................................................................................................ 53
7.1.2.1 Local Execution of the Setup File..................................................................................53
7.1.2.2 Remote Installation of the Setup File............................................................................ 55
7.1.2.3 Installation Using a USB Stick.......................................................................................58
7.1.3 Calling R&S TSMA6 Web GUI...................................................................................... 62
7.1.4 Checking Mode of Operation........................................................................................ 63
7.2 Software Installation................................................................................................... 65
7.2.1 Remote ViCom Server Software................................................................................... 66
7.2.1.1 Preparation....................................................................................................................66
7.2.1.2 ViCom Server Local Installation.................................................................................... 66
7.2.1.3 ViCom Server Remote Installation................................................................................ 67

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7.2.1.4 ViCom Server Installation Using a USB Stick............................................................... 68
7.2.2 R&S NESTOR Software................................................................................................69
7.2.2.1 Preparation....................................................................................................................69
7.2.2.2 NESTOR Local Installation............................................................................................70
7.2.2.3 NESTOR Remote Installation........................................................................................70
7.2.2.4 NESTOR Installation Using a USB Stick.......................................................................71
7.2.3 SwissQual DiversityProbe for QualiPoc Software.........................................................72
7.2.3.1 Preparation....................................................................................................................72
7.2.3.2 DiversityProbe for QualiPoc Local Installation.............................................................. 73
7.2.3.3 DiversityProbe for QualiPoc Remote Installation.......................................................... 73
7.2.3.4 DiversityProbe for QualiPoc Installation Using a USB Stick......................................... 74
7.2.4 R&S ROMES Setup...................................................................................................... 75
7.2.4.1 Preparation....................................................................................................................75
7.2.4.2 ROMES Local Installation............................................................................................. 76
7.2.4.3 ROMES Remote Installation......................................................................................... 76
7.2.4.4 ROMES Installation Using a USB Stick........................................................................ 77
7.3 Options (NESTOR, TSMA6, ROMES).........................................................................78
7.3.1 Installation of NESTOR Options....................................................................................78
7.3.2 Installation of TSMA6 Options.......................................................................................79
7.3.3 Installation of ROMES Options..................................................................................... 79
7.4 User Backup and Restore.......................................................................................... 79
7.4.1 Backup.......................................................................................................................... 79
7.4.2 Restore..........................................................................................................................80
7.4.3 Restore Factory Backup................................................................................................80
7.5 Master Image............................................................................................................... 81
7.5.1 Prepare a TSMA6 Image Stick / TSMA6 Recovery Stick..............................................82
7.5.1.1 USB Stick Preparation.................................................................................................. 82
7.5.1.2 Copy File Contents on the USB Stick (Image Stick)..................................................... 85
7.5.1.3 Copy File Contents on the USB Stick (Recovery Stick)................................................ 85
7.5.2 Install the RSRecoveryCreator Tool .............................................................................85
7.5.3 Capture a TSMA6 Image (TSMA6 Image Stick)........................................................... 86
7.5.4 Create a TSMA6 Recovery Stick.................................................................................. 89
7.5.5 Deploy a TSMA6 image from a TSMA6 Recovery Stick............................................... 91

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8 Troubleshooting................................................................................... 93
8.1 LED Indicated Errors.................................................................................................. 93
8.2 Evaluate Selftest File.................................................................................................. 94
8.3 Verify Scanner Link / Recall Device Info Using TsmeDeviceManager....................94
8.3.1 Obtaining Device Information - "Device Info"................................................................ 95
8.3.2 Device Analysis Output................................................................................................. 96
8.3.3 Verify Installed License Keys........................................................................................ 97
8.4 R&S TSMA6 Automatically Switches Off After Power On.......................................98
8.5 Scanner Is Not Found from Software (R&S ROMES, R&S NESTOR)..................... 99
8.6 Verify Scanner Connection LAN Settings...............................................................102
8.7 No RF / GPS Data...................................................................................................... 104
8.8 No Remote Access via LAN Port............................................................................. 105
8.9 WLAN Access Point Not Detected By External PC, Mobile Or Tablet.................. 108
8.10 Web GUI not Accessible via WLAN..........................................................................111
8.11 Web GUI Locally Not Accessible............................................................................. 112
8.12 Slow/Instable WLAN Connection ............................................................................114
8.13 Bluetooth® device not detected by R&S TSMA6.................................................... 116
8.14 Contacting Customer Support................................................................................. 118
Annex.................................................................................................. 119
A Usage of the Web GUI........................................................................119
A.1 Home.......................................................................................................................... 119
A.1.1 Overview......................................................................................................................119
A.1.2 IP Settings...................................................................................................................121
A.1.3 HW Info....................................................................................................................... 121
A.2 Configuration.............................................................................................................123
A.2.1 System........................................................................................................................ 123
A.2.1.1 Mode........................................................................................................................... 124
A.2.1.2 Power.......................................................................................................................... 124
A.2.1.3 Speaker.......................................................................................................................125
A.2.1.4 RF Band...................................................................................................................... 125
A.2.2 Connectivity.................................................................................................................125
A.2.2.1 Bluetooth..................................................................................................................... 126
A.2.2.2 WLAN..........................................................................................................................126

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A.2.2.3 WLAN AP.................................................................................................................... 127
A.2.2.4 LAN............................................................................................................................. 128
A.2.2.5 Lan Ext.1..................................................................................................................... 129
A.3 File Transfer...............................................................................................................129
A.4 Options.......................................................................................................................130
A.4.1 Available......................................................................................................................130
A.4.2 Install...........................................................................................................................131
A.5 Update........................................................................................................................ 132
A.6 Backup....................................................................................................................... 132
A.7 Restart........................................................................................................................133
A.8 Help............................................................................................................................ 134
B Introduction to Remote ViCom Sample App................................... 135
B.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 135
B.2 Requirements............................................................................................................ 135
B.2.1 General Requirements................................................................................................ 135
B.2.2 Preparation..................................................................................................................135
B.3 Usage......................................................................................................................... 136
B.3.1 Connection Establishment.......................................................................................... 136
B.3.1.1 Connection Type Selection......................................................................................... 136
B.3.1.2 Server Discovery.........................................................................................................136
B.3.2 GSM RSSI Scan......................................................................................................... 138
B.3.2.1 GSM Preferences........................................................................................................138
B.3.2.2 GSM Scan Results......................................................................................................139
B.3.3 WCDMA Top-N Pilot Scan.......................................................................................... 140
B.3.3.1 WCDMA Top-N Pilot Preferences............................................................................... 140
B.3.3.2 WCDMA Top-N Pilot Scan Results............................................................................. 140
B.3.4 LTE Top Signal Scan...................................................................................................141
B.3.4.1 LTE Top Signal Preferences........................................................................................141
B.3.4.2 LTE Top Signal Scan Results......................................................................................142
B.3.5 Throughput Test Case.................................................................................................143
B.3.5.1 Throughput Preferences............................................................................................. 143
B.3.5.2 Throughput Results.....................................................................................................143
B.3.6 RF Power Scan........................................................................................................... 144

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B.3.6.1 RF Power Scan References........................................................................................144
B.3.6.2 RF Power Scan Results.............................................................................................. 145
C Managing Scanner Device with R&S TsmeDeviceManger............. 147
C.1 Installing and Managing Software License Keys - "Options"...............................147
C.2 Configuring Measurement Bands - "Band Configuration"................................... 149
C.3 Obtaining Firmware and Correction Data Updates - "Updates"........................... 151
C.4 Aligning R&S TSMA6 Manually - "Self Alignment"................................................152
C.5 Configuring Downconverter R&S TSME30DC/TSME44DC - "Downconverter Con-
figuration"..................................................................................................................153
Index....................................................................................................155

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1 Preface
1.1 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
1.1.1 Getting Started Manual
Introduces the R&S TSMA6 and describes how to set up and start working with the
product. Includes basic operations, typical measurement examples, and general infor-
mation, e.g. safety instructions, etc. A printed version is delivered with the instrument.
1.1.2 User Manuals and Help
Contains the description of all instrument modes and functions. Includes the contents
of the getting started manual .
1.1.3 Basic Safety Instructions
Contains safety instructions, operating conditions and further important information.
The printed document is delivered with the instrument.
1.1.4 Data Sheets and Brochures
The data sheet contains the technical specifications of the R&S TSMA6. It also lists the
firmware applications and their order numbers, and optional accessories.
The brochure provides an overview of the instrument and deals with the specific char-
acteristics.
See www.rohde-schwarz.com/brochure-datasheet/tsmx
1.1.5 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment (OSA)
The release notes list new features, improvements and known issues of the current
firmware version, and describe the firmware installation.
The open-source acknowledgment document provides verbatim license texts of the
used open source software.
See www.rohde-schwarz.com/firmware/tsmx
Documentation Overview

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1.2 Safety and Regulatory Information
The product documentation helps you use the R&S TSMA6 safely and efficiently. Fol-
low the instructions provided here and in the printed "Basic Safety Instructions". 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 elec-
tronic components and devices in industrial, administrative, and laboratory environ-
ments. Use the R&S TSMA6 only for its designated purpose. Observe the operating
conditions and performance limits stated in the data sheet.
Where do I find safety information?
Safety information is part of the product documentation. It warns you about the poten-
tial dangers and gives instructions how to prevent personal injuries or damage caused
by dangerous situations. Safety information is provided as follows:
●The printed "Basic Safety Instructions" provide safety information in many lan-
guages and are delivered with the R&S TSMA6.
●Throughout the documentation, safety instructions are provided when you need to
take care during setup or operation.
1.2.1 Korea Certification Class B
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