SIRETTA SNYPER-LTE graphyte User manual

SNYPER-LTE Graphyte
High performance 4G / LTE network signal
analyser & data logger, available in EU and
USA versions.
User Manual
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Table of Contents
Page
Introduction 3
SNYPER-LTE Graphyte 4
What’s in the Box? 4
General Description 4
Features 5
Specications 6
Directional Antenna Characteristics 7
Omni-directional Antenna Characteristics 9
Product Images 11
First Time Use of the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte 13
Charging and Battery Status 14
Main Menu 15
Saved Results 16
Show Results 17
Show Summary 17
Export Results 18
Survey Menu 19
Performing a Single Survey 20
Performing a Multiple Cycle Survey 23
Performing a liveSCAN 26
Setup Menu 27
About Menu 33
PC Connect 34
Viewing Single Survey Results on a PC 36
Viewing Multiple Cycle Survey Results on a PC 38
Viewing liveSCAN Results on a PC 41
Power Off 42
Updating the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte
Software
43
Safety Product and Care 46
General Precautions 46
Safety Recommendations 47
Copyright Information 48
Copyright Declarations 48
Trademarks 48
Disclaimer 49
Denitions 50

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This user manual will cover all the aspects of the features, setup and use of the
SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (EU) and SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (USA). No prior knowledge of the
operating principles of the cellular mobile network is required.
This manual will explain how to conduct surveys, identify the cells available at the
location of the survey and their signal strengths, and then how to use this information to
successfully deploy a cellular connected device.
This document was created using SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (EU), rmware version 6.08.43 -
4.01.
Introduction

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The SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (EU) is designed to survey the cellular networks in Europe and
Africa used by mobile phones and data terminals. The SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (USA) is
a complementary product designed to survey the cellular networks in the USA. The term
“Graphyte” used in this manual refers to both models. The Graphyte enables the operator
to rst determine which networks are within coverage range, and then optionally to lock to
a desired cell to monitor it’s received signal strength (liveSCAN mode). Additionally, both
normal and liveSCAN modes may be run continuously, logs of all measurements taken
saved, and html formatted summary documents produced.
There are many different frequency bands that cellular equipment uses, and they vary
region by region and country by country. In general, different regions tend to use common
frequency bands, but there are always exceptions. While the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (EU)
was designed for the frequency bands typically found in Europe, in many cases these
same bands can be found in other countries and regions around the world. Similarly, the
SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (USA) will be able to survey many networks in other countries in
North and South America and the Caribbean.
Additionally, just because a frequency band may be used in a country, that does not
necessarily mean that an operator has taken out a license to do so. Please check the
frequency bands supported by the Graphyte (see page 6) with the frequency bands used in
the country in which the surveys are being conducted. One way to do this is to search for
“List of mobile network operators by region” on Wikipedia, another is by directly contacting
and asking the local network operators.
SNYPER-LTE Graphyte
What’s in the Box?
General Description
As standard, the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte comes with the following:*
»SNYPER-LTE Graphyte
»Multi region power supply
»General purpose direct connect antenna (Black)
»2600MHz (LTE Band 7) direct connect antenna (Light Grey)
»liveSCAN directional antenna
»USB Cable
»USB car charger
»Tripod and cradle
»Hard carry case
»Quick start guide
*For replacement parts, please contact your Siretta representative or call us on [phone]

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»Reports details of all cells on all networks in coverage range
»Coverage of 4G/LTE, 3G/UMTS (all models) and 2G/GSM cellular networks (EU
model only). Bands covered vary by model.
»SIM free operation
»Do automatic repeated surveys at programmable intervals to see how coverage
at a site varies over time, or to discover all the cells visible over a route travelled.
»Download clear reports in .html format
»Download .CSV les for import into Excel
»Use the liveSCAN feature to watch the received signal strength of a cell over time.
Use this to correctly align a directional antenna
»Store at least 400 surveys
»240 x 320 resolution TFT display
»Powered by internal battery, or through USB connector
»Audible notication of events
»Language support for English, German, French, Italian and Spanish
Features

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Specications
Table 1. Specications of SNYPER-LTE Graphyte
*The battery will only charge when the temperature is between +10 to +45°C for safety and battery life reasons.
**Based on 20 surveys/day at room temperature with automatic power off enabled. Operating at the extremes of the
operating temperature range will degrade battery life.
SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (EU) SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (USA)
2G supported bands: B3 – 1800 MHz (DCS)
B8 – 900 MHz (Extended GSM) Not supported
3G supported bands: B1 – 2100 MHz (IMT)
B8 – 900 MHz (Extended GSM)
B2 – 1900 MHz (PCS)
B5 – 850 MHz (Cellular)
4G supported bands:
B1 – 2100 MHz (IMT)
B3 – 1800 MHz (DCS)
B7 – 2600 MHz (IMT-E)
B8 – 900 MHz (Extended GSM)
B20 – 800 MHz (Digital Dividend)
B2 – 1900 MHz (PCS)
B4 – 1700 MHz (AWS)
B5 – 850 MHz (Cellular)
B12 – 700 MHz (Lower SMH)
B13 – 700 MHz (Upper SMH
Dimensions: 147mm x 76mm x 36mm
Weight: 200g (excluding antenna)
Operating temperature range: -10 to +50°C*
Storage temperature range: -20 to +50°C*
Operating humidity range: 45 to 85% RH non-condensing
Antenna connector: SMA female
Display: 2.4” QVGA 320 x 240 TFT with LED backlight, 500 cd/m2 brightness
Battery life: 48 hours normal use**
Battery: 2000mAh Lithium Ion
Voltage: 3.7V
IP rating: 30
USB connector: Mini-B
Current draw:
500 mA typical (battery on charge)
250 mA typical (battery fully charged, full survey in progress)
160 mA typical (battery fully charged, no survey in progress)
120 mA typical (battery fully charged, unit in standby with display dimmed)

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Directional Antenna Characteristics
Table 2. Directional antenna characteristics - version 1
The directional antenna supplied is a hand-held equivalent to the Siretta Oscar 20.
There are two versions of this antenna that may be supplied. If the antenna is marked
V2 then it is the version 2 (equivalent to the Oscar 20A), otherwise (with no marking) it
is the version 1. Please refer to the appropriate characterisation table below.
Band Return Loss VSWR
Band 1 2110 to 2170 MHz
2140 MHz -9.7 dB 1.9
Band 2 1930 to 1990 MHz
1960 MHz -16.0 dB 1.3
Band 3 1805 to 1880 MhHz
1842 MHz -11.7 dB 1.6
Band 4 2110 to 2155 MHz
2132 MHz -9.6 dB 1.9
Band 5 869 to 894 MHz
881 MHz -11.0 dB 1.7
Band 7 2620 to 2690 MHz
2655 MHz -13.7 dB 1.4
Band 8 925 to 960 MHz
942 MHz -7.5 dB 2.4
Band 12 729 to 746 MHz
737 MHz -14.0 dB 1.6
Band 13 746 to 756 MHz
806 MHz -24.3 dB 1.1
Band 20 791 to 821 MHz
806 MHz -24.3 dB 1.1
Version 1

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Table 3. Directional antenna characteristics - version 2
Band Return Loss VSWR
Band 1 2110 to 2170 MHz
2140 MHz -11.3 dB 1.7
Band 2 1930 to 1990 MHz
1960 MHz -18.6 dB 1.2
Band 3 1805 to 1880 MhHz
1842 MHz -12.7 dB 1.6
Band 4 2110 to 2155 MHz
2132 MHz -11.2 dB 1.7
Band 5 869 to 894 MHz
881 MHz -8.3 dB 2.1
Band 7 2620 to 2690 MHz
2655 MHz -14.2 dB 1.4
Band 8 925 to 960 MHz
942 MHz -5.3 dB 3.3
Band 12 729 to 746 MHz
737 MHz -11.0 dB 1.8
Band 13 746 to 756 MHz
751 MHz -19.6 dB 1.2
Band 20 791 to 821 MHz
806 MHz -18.4 dB 1.2
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Omni-directional Antenna Characteristics
Table 4. Black omni-directional antenna characteristics
General Purpose Antenna (Black)
Band Return Loss VSWR
Band 1 2110 to 2170 MHz
2140 MHz -3.3 dB 5.2
Band 2 1930 to 1990 MHz
1960 MHz -13.7 dB 1.5
Band 3 1805 to 1880 MhHz
1842 MHz -6.0 dB 3.0
Band 4 2110 to 2155 MHz
2132 MHz -14.0 dB 1.5
Band 5 869 to 894 MHz
881 MHz -7.0 dB 2.6
Band 8 925 to 960 MHz
942 MHz -10.0 dB 1.9
Band 12 729 to 746 MHz
737 MHz -5.0 dB 3.5
Band 13 746 to 756 MHz
751 MHz 5.0 dB 3.5
Band 20 791 to 821 MHz
806 MHz -6.0 dB 3
This is equivalent to the Siretta Delta 27 antenna.

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Table 5. Light grey omni-directional antenna characteristics
General Purpose Antenna (Light Grey)
Band Return Loss VSWR
Band 7 2620 to 2690 MHz
2655 MHz -10.0 dB 1.9
This is equivalent to the Siretta Delta 24 antenna

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Product Images
Figure 1. Front view of the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte
320 x 240
LCD Display
(51 x 38mm viewing area)
RIGHT Button
BACK Button
DOWN Button
OK Button
LEFT Button
Battery Charge
Indication LED
ON/OFF Button
UP Button

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Figure 2. Bottom view of the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte
Figure 3. Top view of the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte
SIM Slot*
USB Mini Socket
SMA Female
Antenna Connector
*Although there is a SIM slot, NO SIM card is required to operate the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte,

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»Your SNYPER-LTE Graphyte needs to be charged for 4 - 6 hours before initial
use. To charge your SNYPER-LTE Graphyte, connect to any convenient USB
power source - the mains adaptor or a USB port on a device such as a computer
using the supplied cable.
»Ensure the antenna is screwed rmly into place on the device and isn’t loose.
»To power up your SNYPER press the ON/OFF button. A welcome screen will be
displayed briey (gure 5 is shows SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (EU) welcome screen,
gure 6 shows SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (USA) welcome screen) before the main
menu is displayed (as shown gure 8.)
First Time Use of SNYPER-LTE Graphyte
Figure 4. Power on Figure 5. EU welcome screen
ON/OFF Button
»Set the DATE and TIME for your time zone. See page 29 for more information.
Figure 6. USA welcome screen

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Charging and Battery Status
Figure 7. Charging and battery status
Charging and battery status bar:
A fully charged device is indicated by a green bar extending across the top
of the display.
As the device is used and the battery discharges, the battery status bar will
shrink to the right of the display and change from green, to yellow, to red.
Recharging is recommended once red bars are displayed on the device
battery status bar.
If the device drops below allowable low battery usage the unit will switch
off and charging will be required.
Approximately 4 - 6 hours are needed to fully charge your SNYPER. The device will
be charged when it is plugged into a USB power source - the supplied AC adaptor
or the USB host port on a PC or similar. The device’s battery provides up to 48 hours
use between charges, based on 20 surveys/day.
Battery charging is indicated by a ‘+’ sign on the right of the battery status bar. To
maximise the charge rate of the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte, turn it off while charging. The
LED indication will still operate and will turn off when fully charged.
Battery status bar
NOTE: To protect the battery from damage, charging is only allowed when the temperature is between +10 and +45°C.
If a temperature fault is indicated, allow the battery temperature to settle naturally to the safe charging temperature range.
Do not attempt to speed this process up by deliberately heating or cooling the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte as this may cause
damage. Important: If a battery fault is indicated, please do not continue to charge the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte. Please
contact Siretta for repair instructions.
Charge status LED
Status LED Indication
Charging in progress On
Charging off Off
Temperature fault Slow blink at 1.5/Sec
Battery fault Fast blink at 6.1/Sec
Table 5. Charge status indication

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Main Menu
Your SNYPER main menu has 6 menus (as shown below in gure 8), these can be
selected using the UP/DOWN buttons. Once the chosen menu is highlighted, click
OK. Press the BACK button to return to the main menu.
Figure 8. ‘Main Menu’ screen
Saved Results: Reviews previously saved survey.
Survey: Used to perform a new survey.
Setup: Allows personalisation of language, display, sound,
reports and auto-power off.
About: Displays information about the device - model number,
rmware versions, battery voltage and IMEI number.
PC Connect: Connects device to a PC as a memory stick to
allow download of reports.
Power Off: Powers off the device.

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Saved Results
Figure 9. ‘Saved Surveys’ screen
Select ‘Saved Results’ from the main menu. The saved survey les are displayed and
numbered in numerical order with le name and whether the survey was conducted in
2G (GSM), 3G (UMTS), 4G (LTE) or FL (Full Range) modes.
Deleting a Saved Survey
To delete a saved survey, highlight the survey you wish to delete
and press the left navigation button. This will delete the survey
from the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte.
NOTE: No warning is given prior to deleting a saved survey.
Viewing a Saved Survey
To view a survey, highlight it and press the OK or right navigation
button. You will be taken to the ‘Stored Survey’ menu as shown
below in gure 10.
Figure 10. ‘Saved Surveys’ screen

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Show Summary
Highlight ‘Show Summary’ and press OK. The SNYPER-LTE Graphyte will display the
number of cells by each network in frequency bands. Use the LEFT/ RIGHT buttons
to switch between signal strengths received on the device.
Press the DOWN button to view the summary of results in GSM, UMTS and LTE.
Figure 12. Displaying survey results
Show Results
Highlight ‘Show Results’ and press OK. The SNYPER-LTE Graphyte will display all
results with numbered cells from strongest to weakest. To switch between all signals
found in the survey, use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons.
Figure 11. Displaying survey results
NOTE: Two listings may be shown for one network operator. This listing
is created by the MNC and is two different MNC’s both associated with
the same network operator. Use the LEFT button to replace the network
operator names with the MCC/MNC numbers to see this. The RIGHT
button returns the view to network operator name.
NOTE: You are able to perform a liveSCAN on any cell seen within the
saved survey results. If performing a liveSCAN using the saved results,
be aware that these results are relevant for the location where the survey
was performed. If you move to a different location and try to perform
a liveSCAN on previously saved results, the liveSCAN might fail as it
cannot locate the cell site or channel number in the new location. This is
expected behaviour and care should be taken to ensure that liveSCAN
logs are only performed using recent survey results in the same vicinity.

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Export Results
Selecting ‘Export Results’ will cause the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte to create and export
two les, XSURVRES.CSV and XSURVRES.HTM. These are equivalent to a single
cycle survey .CSV and .HTM le based on the data collected during the survey.
This function allows a survey to be ‘recovered’ if the survey les have been deleted
from the le system while the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte was connected to a PC using
PC Connect (see page 34).
If the survey was a multi-cycle survey, the full log of all surveys is not recreated. The
.CSV and .HTM les created by the export will lose information regarding the number
of times a cell was seen, only the averaged data remains in the les.

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Survey Menu
The SNYPER-LTE Graphyte has 3 operational modes for performing surveys.
»Single Survey: A single, complete survey of the cellular environment as seen
by the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte. The survey result is available as a .csv le, with a
.htm summary le.
»Multiple Cycle Survey: In Multiple Cycle Survey, the user can conduct a
survey over many cycles (user dened up to 500). These surveys can either run
consecutively with each other, or after a user selectable time interval of up to 24
hours. The Graphyte will show the average of all the surveys carried out. Like
Single Scan survey, .HTM and .CSV les will be created. In Multiple Cycle Survey
there will be two .CSV les created. One with the averaged summary data, and
one containing all the data from all the surveys that were conducted.
Multiple cycle survey is a signicant feature of the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte.
Received signal strength of cellular networks is not a constant. They vary in
even short spaces of time. Therefore, carrying out a multiple cycle survey in an
area gives a much better view of best signal strength for a specic network. It is
recommended that users carry out a 5-cycle survey as a minimum to get a good
view of signal strength available in any given location.
NOTE: The Graphyte can only record a maximum of 255 cells (combined total of 2G, 3G
and 4G). This will never be a problem when the Graphyte is not moving. If, however, the
Graphyte is doing a multi-cycle log on a moving vehicle, then the maximum of 255 could
be a limitation dependant on vehicle speed and number of measurement cycles. Please
also remember that a survey is not instant – the Graphyte will be retuning its radios to
listen to all the different frequencies that it supports (many hundreds!) as it conducts a
survey, and this is the reason why a survey will take several minutes to complete. So a
survey where the Graphyte is moving does not represent a survey of all frequencies at
a single point on the ground, but survey along the movement path between when the
individual survey started and when it completed.
»liveSCAN: This is a continuous survey where the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte is
locked onto a user specied channel frequency. The SNYPER-LTE Graphyte
graphically shows the received signal strength of that channel on a continuously
updated rolling display until cancelled. In conjunction with the supplied directional
antenna, this allows the user to move the antenna around until the direction with
the greatest signal strength is found. In conjunction with an omni-directional
antenna, this allows the user to move around a site to identify the location of the
best signal strength of the channel locked onto. A .csv le of each survey taken
during the liveSCAN is kept for the user to analyse if required.

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Figure 13. Selecting survey to perform
Performing a Single Survey
To perform a single survey on your SNYPER-LTE Graphyte, follow the steps below:
Step 1. Select ‘Survey’ from the main menu and press OK.
Step 2. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select what survey you would like to perform
and press OK.
Full Survey: Performs a survey for the LTE, UMTS and GSM
networks.
LTE Survey: Performs a survey for the LTE network only.
UMTS Survey: Performs a survey for the UMTS network only.
GSM Survey: Performs a survey for the GSM network only.
NOTE - Only SNYPER-LTE Graphyte (EU) can survey the GSM network.
Step 3. Cycle option should be set at <1>. Press OK to perform a single survey.
When the survey is complete, a list of saved results as shown in gure 15 will be
displayed.
Figure 14. Selecting survey to perform Figure 15. Survey complete
The le format is saved as:
Month:Day:Hour:Minute
[no extension]: The directory name
created into which the survey les
will be written.
.csv: Comma separated value les.
.htm: HTML web browser le.