Anritsu MA8100A User Manual

User Guide

MA8100A

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

Published: November 2019

Revision: D

TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

LMR Master, Spectrum Master, Site Master, BTS Master, Cell Master, and VNA Master are trademarks of Anritsu Company.

The NEON trademark is wholly owned by TRX Systems, Inc. Use of the NEON trademark without permission of TRX Systems is prohibited.

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Chapter 1—Overview

1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Contacting Anritsu for Sales and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1-2 System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1-3 NEON Command Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1-4 NEON Signal Mapper Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1-5 NEON Tracking Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

On/Off Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1-6 NEON Cloud Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1-7 Spectrum Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1-8 Basic Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Chapter 2—Installation

2-1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

NEON Command System Requirements for the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Android System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2-2 Registration and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

NEON Command Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

NEON Signal Mapper Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2-3 Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Chapter 3—Site Planning

3-1 Log In to NEON Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3-2 Create a Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3-3 Edit a Building in NEON Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Building Editor Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Add Floors to a Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Add a Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

3-4 Offline Buildings (Optional Feature) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Export a Mapping Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Import a Mapping Package into NEON Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Upload a Mapping Package to Android Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3-5 Edit a Building in Signal Mapper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Chapter 4—On-Site Mapping

4-1 Select the Building and Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4-2 Pair the Tracking Unit and Android Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

NFC Touch Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Tracking Unit Selection in Signal Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4-3 Initialize Your Location with Signal Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

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4-4 Select Signal Filter Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

4-5 Channel Power Measurement with Spectrum Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

4-6 Connect Anritsu Device to Signal Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

4-7 On-Site Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

4-8 Signal Mapping in an Offline Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

4-9 Signal Maps Stored on Android Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Upload Stored Signal Maps to the Cloud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Transfer Stored Signal Maps to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Chapter 5—Signal Map Viewing and Reporting

5-1 Open a Signal Map Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

5-2 Create a Combined Signal Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

5-3 Generate a Heat Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

5-4 Create Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

CSV Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Image Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

iBwave Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

5-5 NEON Command Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Maps Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Layers Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Color Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

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Chapter 1 — Overview

1-1 Introduction

The MA8100A 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.

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.

1-2 System Overview

The MA8100A consists of the following software and hardware from TRX Systems, a third-party partner of Anritsu:

• NEON Command Software for a Windows-based PC or laptop

• NEON Signal Mapper Software for Android phone or tablet

• NEON Tracking Unit with micro USB cable for charging the battery

• NEON Cloud Service

The user is expected to provide an Anritsu spectrum analyzer test instrument, Android device, and a PC or laptop in order to perform coverage mapping of RF signal data using NEON Signal Mapper.

A USB OTG cable is included for connecting the Anritsu instrument to your Android device.

Figure 1-1. MA8100A NEON Signal Mapper Solution

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1-3 NEON Command Software Overview

1-3 NEON Command Software

The NEON Command Software is a PC-based map editing and tracking application that enables the creation and visualization of 3D building maps and provides centralized access to the NEON Cloud Service to store and retrieve maps and measurement data. 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.

Figure 1-2. NEON Command Interface (PC)

1-4 NEON Signal Mapper Software

The NEON Signal Mapper Software 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.

Figure 1-3. NEON Signal Mapper Interface (Android phone)

1-5 NEON Tracking Unit

The NEON Tracking Unit can be referred to as Tracker, Tracking Accessory, or Tracking Device. It is a small, wearable accessory used to collect 3D location information. The location data is sent over Bluetooth to the NEON Signal Mapper application running on an Android phone or tablet.

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Overview 1-5 NEON Tracking Unit

A micro USB cable is provided for recharging the unit battery.

Figure 1-4. NEON Tracking Unit

LED Indicators

The NEON Tracking Unit has two LEDs to indicate the device status. The indicator at the top of the unit shows 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

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 will automatically calibrate while the user moves and stops.

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1-6 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.

1-7 Spectrum Analyzer

The Signal Mapper application accepts channel power measurements from RF signal test equipment. Anritsu handheld test instruments that support Spectrum Analyzer mode include these product families: LMR Master, Spectrum Master, Site Master, BTS Master, Cell Master, and VNA Master.

The MA8100A brings to Anritsu’s handheld spectrum analyzer products the additional ability to perform coverage mapping of RF signal data inside buildings, where GPS is not available.

Figure 1-5. Anritsu Handheld Spectrum Analyzer (not included)

1-8 Basic Workflow

The following is a summary of the basic tasks involved in installing and registering for NEON and performing site planning and mapping. In a typical installation, tasks 1 through 4 are performed by the primary user or administrator responsible for managing the NEON subscription and user accounts. For coverage mapping, users in the field may start with Step 5.

1. Activate your NEON subscription and create a NEON account.

2. Depending on the number of licenses purchased, you can invite additional users to join the subscription

by registering for their own login accounts.

3. Download and install NEON Command on your PC.

4. Perform site planning by creating a building outline and adding a floor plan to each floor, then save the

building model.

5. Log in to the Signal Mapper app on your Android phone or tablet.

If you have not yet installed Signal Mapper, go to https://neon.trxsystems.com to open the NEON login page, then download and install the app. You must first register for NEON if you are a new user.

6. Pair the NEON Tracking Unit and Android device.

7. Select the building and floor that you want to map.

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8. Initialize your location.

9. Connect the Android device to the Anritsu handheld instrument, using the USB OTG cable provided.

10. Set the test instrument to Spectrum Analyzer mode and turn on channel power measurements.

11. Select the signal type you want to map.

12. Start signal mapping and walk through the areas where you want to collect data.

13. When finished, upload the signal map to the NEON Cloud.

14. Open the cloud signal map in NEON Command on your PC.

15. Select the signal type to display, then click Generate Map to view a heat map of the signal strength along

the plotted path.

16. Click on a colored dot to see a more detailed view of the signal data.

17. Optionally create reports for the signal map.

Not all of the tasks listed above have to be performed in the exact sequence presented. For

Note

example, you can start the channel power measurements on the Anritsu Spectrum Analyzer before connecting the instrument to your Android device and pairing the latter with the NEON Tracking Unit.

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Chapter 2 — Installation

2-1 System Requirements

Coverage mapping of RF data captured with an Anritsu Handheld Spectrum Analyzer requires the use of a PC and an Android smart phone or tablet. The spectrum analyzer test instrument, PC, and Android device are not included in the MA8100A product bundle and must be provided by the user.

NEON Command System Requirements for the PC

• Operating system: Windows 7/8/10 with .NET Framework 4.6.2

• Memory: 4 GB RAM or higher

• Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHz or higher

• Graphics: Hardware must support OpenGL 3.0 or later

Android System Requirements

• API level: 19 or higher

• Model: Recommended Samsung Galaxy S7

• Operating system: Android OS v5.0 or later

• Memory: Recommended 2GB RAM or higher

• Processor: Recommended Quad Core 1.9 GHz or higher

2-2 Registration and Installation

Follow the instructions given in the next sections to register for NEON and to install the software. NEON Command is installed on a PC that will serve as Command Station, while NEON Signal Mapper is an Android app. The maximum number of licensed Command Stations and Android devices depends on the MA8100A NEON Signal Mapper subscription that your company purchased.

NEON Command Software

Begin with Step 1 only if you have an activation code and your company’s NEON subscription has not yet been activated. Otherwise, start with Step 3.

1. Open a Web browser on your PC and go to https://neon.trxsystems.com/account/activate.

Alternatively, if you received an email with the subject line “Welcome to NEON!”, click the Activate NEON button in the email and you will be redirected to the NEON activation page.

2. Enter your activation code and company name, then click Activate.

3. To register for NEON, enter a user name to be associated with this account in the Create a NEON

Account window. If you already have a NEON login account, skip this step and go to Step 6.

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4. Enter your email address and create a password, then click Sign Up.

Figure 2-1. NEON Account Registration

5. To complete creating your account, open the email titled “NEON Email Address Verification” and click the Verify Email Address link.

6. Enter https://neon.trxsystems.com in your browser to open the login page. Alternatively, you can click the Login Now button if present.

7. Log in to the account you created. The NEON Downloads page will open.

Figure 2-2. NEON Software Downloads Page

8. Click the NEON Command button to download the software. You can choose to run or save a local copy of the installer. Your Web browser may display a warning message that the file is not safe.

9. The NEON Command Setup wizard will guide you through the software installation. Click Finish to close Setup.

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Installation 2-2 Registration and Installation

By default, the Start NEON Command box is checked and the application will launch if the installation is successful.

Figure 2-3. Finish NEON Command Setup

10. Log in to your NEON account.

The NEON Command window will display a satellite view (the default) of the testing area. Your email address appears in the top right corner of the window.

Figure 2-4. NEON Command Window

NEON Signal Mapper Software

If you received 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

Step 3 through Step 5 under “NEON Command Software”.

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.

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2-3 Software Update Installation

3. On the Downloads page, tap the NEON Signal Mapper button. See Figure 2-2 on page 2-2.

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.

2-3 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 at https://neon.trxsystems.com. 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.

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Chapter 3 — Site Planning

3-1 Log In to NEON Command

The login page opens when you launch NEON Command on your PC, unless you are already signed in. Use your registered email address and password to log in to the application. If you are using a Gmail address, you can alternatively click on Sign in with Google.

Figure 3-1. NEON Command Login

Note

To log out of NEON Command, click your email address in the upper right corner of the screen and select

Logout.

Exiting NEON Command does not log you out. Next time you open the application, you will still be logged in and the login page will be bypassed.

3-2 Create a Building

1. Click the Search icon in the NEON Command window and enter the street address of the building where you want to map signals. You may be able to choose from a list of matching addresses.

Figure 3-2. Enter Building Address

2. Click and drag the map and zoom in or out as needed to center the building in the aerial view.

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3. Select Create Building from the Tools menu.

Figure 3-3. Create Building

Alternatively, you can right-click on the map and select Create Building from the pop-up menu.

4. Sketch the building outline by clicking on each corner of the building in the satellite imagery.

5. After clicking the last vertex of the outline, click OK (or press Enter on the keyboard) to apply the

polygon.

To cancel building creation, click Cancel or press Esc.

Figure 3-4. Sketch Building Outline

6. When the building outline is complete, NEON Command automatically enters Building Editor mode and the Edit Building Details dialog opens.

Continue with Step 2 on page 3-4 to enter building information.

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