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3. 18 APPLICATION SUB WINDOWS Scout Operating Manual The following section describes the various parameters shown in each of the sub windows When applicable reference is made to the relevant standards ETSI 300 392 02 TETRA V D 18 1 Serving Cell The Serving Cell window displays information about the cell the radio is currently attached to These parameters are displayed Trunking wide trunking or local site trunking Location Area ID in hexadecimal and decimal TETRA Channel the MCCH channel number Frequency calculated from the channel number and system information Cell name as entered in locations database file Location field RSSI and C1 level values The Cell State of the serving cell Exclusive Superior Usable Improvable Relinquishable The Cell Load unknown low medium high The current Security Class of the serving cell The Subscriber Classes allowed on the serving cell Fast Reselect Threshold Fast Reselect Hysteresis Slow Reselect Threshold Above Fast Slow Reselect Hysteresis Minimum RX Access Level Maximum TX Power Access Parameter Number of Common Secondary Control Channels CSCCH Number of Adjacent Cells announced by the system The Service Level Better than neighbour Same as neighbour Worse than neighbour Note for further details of the meaning of the different parameters please refer to the ETSI TETRA standard documentation ETS 300 392 02 V D B Serving Cell D
4. Calling Id Called Id Selected ld Display of numbers or alias MCC Mobile Country Code MNC Mobile Network Code Freq band TETRA frequency band Freq offset TETRA frequency offset Layer 2 and Layer 3 PDUs Filter checkboxes to suppress frequent messages 18 3 4 Address Filter Click Edit to drop down the filter list Enter a single SSI GSSI per line or multiple address numbers separated by comma You can specify as well an address range 1000 3000 All these numbers will appear on the PDU list SSI GSSI Filter C Apply Filter 323432 l 22222 33333 p ig lt Examples y 123456 J 1234 1356 1679 y 10000 50000 Re AMA KR L HAN L re re pae Figure 33 PDU Address Filter e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 55 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 3 2 Level Bars The Level bars window which is part of the Radio Status window is showing RSSI and C1 levels of the serving cell Click the small brown dot at the upper right of this frame to turn the display on or off EET ON o 2 977 n ll identifier Figure 34 Level Bars 18 3 3 Pop Up Menu of the PDU List Right click the PDU list to open a popup menu for faster access to certain options This menu is only available in Stop mode of Scout 4 3 FOOOO1 MAC RESOURCE MA amp C RESOURLCE SYSINFO 3 100 17 3 FOOOOT MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE SYSINFO 3710 17 1 16903 MAC ACCESS 01 1 16903 16
5. Improvable If the levels required for the IMPROVABLE type reselection are met Relinquishable If the levels required for the RELINQUISHABLE type reselection are met Head the text of the reselection options to understand when and what levels are necessary to fulfill the respective reselection condition Click the green boxes with the question mark to get some help text for the section related parameters 14 4 Call Generator The group call generator is basically pushing the radios PTT initiating a Group Call Enter a value for the duration of how long the PTT is pressed and a time for the pause in between Select a suitable talk group on the radio and start monitoring or recording Right click the coloured text fields Successful Unsuccessful or No Service to select a different colour for the display The same colour is used in the MapPoint window to paint the trace The colour values are stored in the windows registry after the colour select dialog is closed Weighing of the calls e Successful Scout has pushed the PTT the call setup was acknowledged by the network the call lasts without interruption until Scout released the PTT e Unsuccessful ocout has pushed the PTT the call setup was either not acknowledged by the network or the call was interrupted by the system while Scout is still pressing the PTT e No Service Scout has pushed the PTT and the radio has entered an area of bad or no RF coverage or the c
6. Q MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS TETRA Air Interface Monitoring and Recording Software for Windows Issue July 2013 Operating Manual Updates are available FREE OF CHARGE from the Motorola Solutions webpage http www scouthome de MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual Computer Software Copyrights The Motorola Solutions products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola Solutions computer programs Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola Solutions certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programs Including the exclusive right to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted computer program Accordingly any copyrighted Motorola Solutions computer program contained in the Motorola Solutions products described in this Instruction manual may not be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written permission of Motorola Solutions Furthermore the purchase of Motorola Solutions products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication estoppel or otherwise any license under the copyrights patents or patent applications of Motorola Solutions except for the normal nonexclusive royalty free license to use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a product Copyrights 2001 2013 Motorola Solutions Germany GmbH All rights reserved Trademark Information Motorola the Motorola Logo and all other trademarks identified as such herein are trademarks
7. Network Select geodetic datum Map projection This selection is for display purposes only Internally WGS 84 decimal is used The GPS receiver must support WGS 84 Datum Map projection No projection w 3584 Current configuration fle Default cfg Figure 12 Geodetic Information Scout Operating Manual If you want to use a different geodetic datum or map projection to be displayed select your preferred system here By enabling the Auto Zone Adjust checkbox Scout determines the right zone of the selected map projection as soon as a valid coordinate from GPS or from a replayed file is present e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 35 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS 13 2 11 Voice Settings Ej Configuration Radio events Text to speak Volume Call started Call started Call ended Call ended Rate f Undeclared Cell re selection undeclared 0 01880902818 Voice type Unannounced Cell re selection unannounced 5 Microsoft Sam Type 1 Cell re selection type one Format Type 2 Cell re selection type two 22kHz 16Bit Mono Type 3 Cell re selection type three Voice output SigmaT el C Major Audio Announcements VoiceNote recording format Service level 11 025 kHz 16 Bit Mono 21 kB sec C Cell status RSSI C1 graph values Speak at change of value only Speak every 10 secfs and if value has changed Current configuration file Default cfa Figure 13 Voice Settin
8. The Sample Counter The amount of collected values per sequence is displayed The background colour changes according to the legends colour If the display does not count up no samples are recorded Check the connection to the radio computer etc e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 74 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS f o Scout Operating Manual Zoom Size the display of the loaded image Rotation Rotate the image Clicking into the free space of the scroller rotates the image in 90 steps 18 19 3 Mouse Operation Zoom Press and hold the CTRL key click and hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse When dragged from left to right the image is zoomed in the other way it is zoomed out This is valid for the legend too Move the mouse pointer over the legend press and hold the CTRL key click and hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse When dragged from left to right the legend is zoomed in the other way zoomed out Moving Press and hold down the SHIFT key and hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse The image is moved The same works for the legend Another way to move Click and hold the right button of the mouse or the button of the pen Move the mouse or pen This is useful when using the pen of a Tablet PC Tap the pen on the screen for start stop Press and hold the pen button to move the image around 18 19 4 Measurement It is strongly recommended to select the CREATE SUBDIRECTO
9. o Scout Operating Manual 18 12 New File Buttons The New data file window lets you start a new file during a recording session and or to set markers If you have to record in areas where no GPS is available e g subway you can split the files in segments according to predefined landmarks e g train stations This window always stays on top Move it to your desired location on the screen and use the buttons either with the mouse or keyboard Spacebar E New File Buttons New File New File and Set Marker Pause Figure 47 New File Buttons The NEW FILE button immediately starts a new data file and increments the index number The NEW FILE AND PAUSE button does the same but additionally pauses the recording The button text changes to CONTINUE After pressing this button again the recording continues with a new data file The SET MARKER button sets a mark into the data file and into the RSSI graph and Cx graph display The markers are numbered automatically and are a set within a recording session If you continue a recording Scout looks for the last marker s index number and continues counting The markers are exported too See Data export window 18 13 Statistics This window contains a series of counters whose are maintained during record or replay of files These counters are Total number of cell reselection Number of successful cell reselection Total number of calls Number of successful calls T
10. 425 2990999 lt Unsolicited Location Report gt Periodic report 07 02 2007 10 40 54 no data no data no data 11 41 25 458 2990999 lt Unsolicited Location Report gt Periodic report 07 02 2007 10 41 24 no data no data no data 11 41 55 492 2990999 lt Unsolicited Location Report gt Periodic report 07 02 2007 10 41 54 no data no data no data 11 42 25 525 2990999 lt Unsolicited Location Report gt Periodic report 07 02 2007 10 42 24 no data no data no data 11 42 55 558 2990999 lt Unsolicited Location Report gt Periodic report 07 02 2007 10 42 54 no data no data no data 11 43 25 592 2990999 lt Unsolicited Location Report gt Periodic report 07 02 2007 10 43 24 no data no data no data Figure 45 LRRP Monitor 18 11 Radio Info This window shows information either of the currently attached radio or if no radio is attached but a file loaded the information about the radio the file was recorded with When a radio is attached the PTT button the Knob and the Arrow buttons below are functional Press the radios PTT from remote change the Talk group or volume with then Knob press and the Arrows to turn the Knob right or left 5 Motorola radio ito T MTMS00 380 430 SSI 16903 TEL 0001082400979200 Seral Mo HB 7T EMA 39845 Model Mo Firmware Ver H17 020 5213 Codeplug Wer br 23 Figure 46 Radio Info e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 63 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS
11. 54 KOU o2 alo otal S diecumeenem EEE uU mad qute d TII E ned qua dM S du nd E Mac oRSd ne NUS 55 Fig re 33 PDU Address Fiter ERR TERREmE 55 FOU Ee Level Bals seori a E EE E E E E E O EEAS 56 Figure 35 Radio Status with Pop Up sese eee 56 SeH 9G FNA PD Uaa E E E EA E E A E 57 PUE SrA PDU Re ele ie Paspiennce esses h eb araag secesbee easeessuseeasmetyeesecee st aasesban ee0ce eaeeeeb agaso 58 FUES oS Rere 59 mex Cc TT T 59 PMNS dC l m 60 Figure 41 Access Assignment Channel eee eee 61 Foure cda zic 61 Figure 43 LIP Monitor eelsseeeeseseeeeeeeeee nennen nennen nnnm nnne nnn nnne nnn niini diiin sias nns ndi iadi a sane 62 Figure 44 LIP Information Display in MapPoint sss sse ee eee eee eee e 62 Powe ioa Misa MONIO PETERE nila penatnaaisnas tod amin sdnunagt noineune ysadsina E 63 FVM SEG RAIO le 63 Figure 47 New File Buttons ss see eee 64 gie lip cerle aaa an hanan eee ee ee 64 Fig re 49 VOICONOIOS cares sre cacan suarauanqurssnetanustenech action suntan NEETA Eana A ETE Era q IE EI IT AEri EMI DIN LE MET I DRE 65 Figure 50 Force eT MEME 66 e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 6 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Figure 51 Figure 52 Figure 53 Figure 54 Figure 55 Figu
12. 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 7 Access Assignment Channel AACH The content of the window shows the timeslot dependant information of the AACH E AACH Information H M F 8 51405 54 D1 1 ACCESS ASSIGN Header 1 ta 17 Downlink usage comman control Uplink access rights common only Field 1 Access code A Base frame length Reserved subslot Field 2 Access code A Hase frame length 10 subslots Figure 41 Access Assignment Channel 18 8 File Info This window lists the header info of the currently loaded Scout data file Read here the date of recording as well as information about the used radio and the names of the databases during the recording amp File Info 25 August 2005 11 10 5 8 24 2048572385 MTMS00 380 430 390094 FSFS9FAFBFCFDFEFF INSBVO1ROO R0S 000 5421 36 18 D Sources Scout Locations mdb D XiSourcesiScoutiAlias mdb Close Figure 42 File Info e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 61 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 9 LIP Monitor To view the decoded Location Information Protocol data at runtime open the LIP Monitor window Select View LIP monitor from the menu bar or press CTRL L Each time the attached radio sends a SDS message containing LIP information the TX Messages part of the window will flash to indicate that a new message has been decoded Each time the radio receives a SDS message co
13. Detect zone Triangle Diamond Diamond 2 z Z jw Automatic zone adjust Arrow Arrow Pani Each sequence Each value oa d Line segment length min 20 m iw Show car icon Longitude 18 0837683333333 Map size 2304 x 2816 pixel S Memory size 25 3 MB Latitude 53 3828116656667 Search K subdirectories Longitude 19177345 Progress Latitude 159 3259616666557 3 8 Figure 68 MapMaker Map Creation 18 19 5 4 Use Map The USE MAP button is a short cut to load the new map into the application 18 19 5 5 View Map with External Program This button opens the map with your default Windows picture viewer program e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Scout Operating Manual Page 82 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 19 MAIN WINDOW STATUS BAR Disc100 8GB free Wi Power AC we COMAS conz L Ua E Figure 69 Main Window Status Bar The status bar displays from left to right e he current free space of the disc the recording directory is on e The current power source of the computer On battery the remaining power of the battery is displayed in percent Starting at 1096 an announcement in English language is generated telling the remaining power level External GPS COM port e The next symbol is a radio that shows three states A red X above the icon and the message No radio connected indicates that no radio was foun
14. Format the data as shown in the sample above save them with the mre extension and load into MapPoint 18 17 6 Import lim Data This is for loading data from the Motorola Solutions COMBO coverage prediction system Please refer to separate documentation of this format 18 17 7 Load MapPoint Map Load a previously saved MapPoint map to continue test drive or analysis 18 17 8 Save MapPoint Map MapPoint offers the feature to save a map with all its current contents Icons paintings lines text etc You can save a partially painted map for later continuation E g save this map at the end of a day s test drive and load it the next day to continue the measurement and see where you stopped and what has to be done 18 17 9 Copy Map to Clipboard Copy the currently displayed map to the Windows clipboard The map can be pasted then into other Windows applications that handle pictures 18 17 10 Print Map Open a printer dialog window where you can select your preferred printer print orientation and paper size Prints a hardcopy of the currently displayed map 18 17 11 Zoom In Zoom Out Last View You can zoom here even if the MapPoint window does not have the focus Last view gives you the last zoom factor and position of the map 18 17 12 Status Bar The status bar shows information of the current speed the GPS location the selected geodetic datum map projection and the coordinates the mouse cursor is currently pointing at Co
15. GSSI 1 Layer 3 Call identifier U gt 0 D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT 10 37 53 683 51372 55 03 1 10 37 53 797 51372 55 05 1 10 37 53 853 51372 55 06 1 sm RX Messages C D Nwrk Broadcast Empty L3 Messages Show Alias Sysinfo Sync C Acknowledges Auto size Columns 4 Figure 32 Radio Status 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESQURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT The Radio status window displays information about the status of the radio and the Layer 2 and Layer 3 PDU information The following parameters and related information are displayed in the Radio status window The physical channel currently assigned i e MCCH TCH STCH The assigned timeslot The assigned TETRA channel The frequency of the TETRA channel The cell reselection type Current radios call state i e Idle Ringing Connecting Encryption status of the radio Encryption status of the used traffic channel MER Message Erasure Rate see Chapter 21 HDC Radio Downlink Counter
16. If the full installation is not performed the MapPoint CD has to be present in the drive During drive access the Scout application may be stopped until MapPoint has the loaded necessary data This is serious performance degradation during a Scout recording session Messages from the radio are not received on time and a receive buffer overflow may occur Updates e Updates are available FREE OF CHARGE from the Motorola Solutions webpage http www scouthome de e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 16 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 6 RADIO CONFIGURATION FOR RECORDING Although there are no special requirements for the radio hardware and any Motorola Solutions TETRA radio can be used with Scout a radio that has been configured for use with Scout should be used solely for that purpose It should not be used for normal radio communications The following actions should be done in order to get messages from the radio e Turn the radio on e Access the test page by pressing in sequence Radio type Keys MTH500 volume down 1 menu 2 menu 3 One Dot button 1 menu 2 menu 3 NODE ERO MEESI One Dot gt the button below the PTT MTM700 MTM800 cursor right 1 menu 2 menu 3 CEP400 MTP810Ex MIP850Ex cursor left cursor right cursor left menu MTH800 MTP850 MTP3000 MTP6000 MTM800e MTM5400 MTM800FuC Asterisk 7 Hash menu cursor right e At the test page sc
17. Messages of the TETRA air interface PDUs are displayed in a list The visibility of the columns can be toggled in the Configuration dialog tab Display Alternatively the popup menu can be used to make adjustments to the display e he leftmost column shows then timestamp of the messages This display can be toggled between Computer Time or Frame Time Go to the Configuration dialog tab Display and make your selection e The column Msg displays the message number This number is assigned by the radio to each message sent on the radio computer serial interface to determine if messages are lost This column is hidden by default The column H M F S displays the TETRA frame counting number The format is H yperframe M ultiframe F rame S lot The column SSI GSSI displays the addresses used in the PDUs The column Layer2 displays the name of the message according to the OSI layer model The column Layer3 displays the name of the message according to the OSI layer model The column RX TX Status displays the usage of the time slot Example SCH FULL Signalling Channel full TCH FULL Traffic Channel full STCH1 Stealing Channel 1 half The column Radio State displays the logical channel of the slot MCCH Main Control Channel TCH Traffic CHannel FACCH First Assigned Control Channel The column GPS lat Lon displays the recorded coordinates where this message was received 18 3 5 Filter Bar Ma
18. Monitoring and the Stop button only The key press CTRL Q or the selection from the File menu is accepted too Two computers are connected via a network One with a radio attached at a remote location the other one at the office Select Networking enabled on both computers Define one computer as Master the one in the office Define one computer as Slave the remote one Enter the corresponding remote address crossover on both computers either as IP number or clear when running a DNS Define a local port number on both computers to receive data These numbers MUST be different You cannot use the same port number on both computers at the same time Fill in the corresponding remote port number of the other computer Example Computer 1 has IP address 192 168 178 10 Computer 2 has IP address 192 168 178 20 Entries in computer 1 Networking enabled marked This computer is Master at the office Remote address 192 168 178 20 Remote port 1011 Local port 1010 Entries in computer 2 Networking enabled marked This computer is Slave remote site with radio attached Remote address 192 168 178 10 Remote port 1010 Local port 1011 Start Scout on the remote computer Verify the connection to the radio Verify the functionality of Scout Leave Scout in Stop state Start Scout in the office Press the Monitoring button or select from the menu This command is transferred to the remote
19. P W d i C M uu gt 1 ALG 1 N U LJ 1 1 fk Speed km h N 00 00 00 000 E 000 DU 00 000 No projection WGS84 N 50 33 41 603 E 007 17 25 164 N 50 561556 E 7 230323 A Figure 44 LIP Information Display in MapPoint e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 62 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS f o Scout Operating Manual 18 10 LRRP Monitor The new generation of Motorola Solutions TETRA radios have an integrated GPS receiver These radios are built with the capability to send a location report using LRRP Location Request and Response Protocol which is encapsulated in SDS Short Data Service This application decodes LRRP data The GPS events monitor window lists the decoded LRRP messages of Motorola Solutions TETRA radios Click a line of the list to synchronize with PDU list amp LRRP Monitor led Time Address Report type Event Date Time Latitude Longitude Altitude m 11 39 15 352 2990999 lt Unsolicited Location Report gt Periodic report no data no data no data no data 11 39 19 205 950599 ETE NCC epai 07 02 2007 10 39 18 no data no data no daia 11 38 25 382 2990999 Llnsolicited Location Report Periodic report 07 02 2007 10 39 24 no data no data no data 11 39 55 585 2990999 lt Unsolicited Location Report gt Periodic report 07 02 2007 10 39 54 no data no data no data 11 40 25 448 2990999 lt Unsolicited Location Report gt Periodic report 07 02 2007 10 40 24 no data no data no data 11 40 55
20. current position This starts the recording Move walk onward to a location in the building to your first stop Click on that position in the map A colored line using to the loaded colour palette is plotted between start point and end point All recorded data RSSI C MER is distributed evenly between those points So move with a constant speed Finally the image can be provided with a legend and saved Post process with your favoured documentation software or simply print it Open the User Map from the menu VIEW USER MAP or press CTRL F 12 Alternatively press the button with the globe icon e At first or when the path to the last loaded image has changed nothing will be displayed If an image was successfully loaded Scout will reload it the next time s Motorola scout 10 28 95 User Map bt7 4og jpgl a od Ps IS File Configuration Tools View Help x e iti atus essage Counter Time ye E g E uc G ESSE e S 7 opped 00 00 00 000 set A m aky Y prs Ht EK DET S e M cb Disc 118 3 GB free WT Power AC Figure 57 Scout acm with loaded floor plan 18 19 14 Status and Control Bar At the bottom of the window from left to right e STATUS Indicates the current state of Scout Stopped Pause Record and error message No Radio e LEGEND ON OFF When selected the current legend is placed on top of the current image The legend can be moved and sized with the mouse e PEN WIDTH Adjust the
21. events as an info balloon Replay Log Files In Real Time If checked the files are replayed in real time The Play button changes and e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 29 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual shows an additional exclamation mark to indicate this option This does not affect the data export Erase Site List At Start Of New File Scout can show in the graph display up to 31 Adjacent Cells plus serving Cell at the same time Usually the list is not erased when a new file is started recording or replaying If test drives have many cell reselections to different cells and lots of receivable neighbours the list may overflow To avoid this check the box and the Adjacent Cells list is reset at the start of every new file Don t forget to save the changes you ve made to a configuration file e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 30 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 13 2 6 Database Files and Keys Figure 8 Database Files and Keys Database Key A TETRA site is identified by the frequency Channel and or the Location Area Identity LA Id Depending on the network topology frequency assignment or size of location areas it is necessary to select a combination of individual features to exactly identify a site Select which key method Scout should use to retrieve the proper base station name from the database Add New Numbers to the Alias Database If you want to have y
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23. line thickness e LOAD The file open dialog is displayed Supported formats are Bitmap bmp JPEG jpg Portable Network Graphics png Graphics Interchange Format gif and Tagged Image File tif e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 73 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual e SAVE The file save dialog is displayed Supported formats are Bitmap bmp JPEG jpg Portable Network Graphics png and Tagged Image File tif The image will always be saved with the original orientation and size Rotation and zoom are for display only not for the saved image The current legend will be copied into the image if the checkbox Legend on off is selected Don t forget to adjust the size and position If the checkbox is not selected a separate image file containing the current legend will be saved The filename is Filename Legend xxx xxx depends on the selected format of the main file The current pen width and line attributes are used to create the new image too WYSIWYG The size of the loaded image is the reference for the new image Lines that are painted outside the loaded image are not considered The image size will not be adjusted e RESET The image view will be restored Rotation 0 Zoom 1 1 aligned to the upper left If the legend is turned on its position will also reset Uncheck the LEGEND ON OFF checkbox if you want to keep the current position of the legend Turn it on again after pressing RESET e
24. lt Click to collapse Figure 31 Extended view of the Adjacent Cells e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 54 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 3 Radio Status amp Radio Status Add SSI GSSI Fil Channel Slo MCCH 1 Air encryption zur ilter l Ch no Freq 3611 330 2875 TCH encryption Called C Apply Filter Cell reselection EtE encryption Power control Call status Idle Network time Frame Time 10 36 32 990 51371 36 01 1 10 36 55 543 51371 58 03 1 10 36 55 600 51371 58 04 1 10 36 55 657 51371 58 05 1 10 36 55 713 51371 58 06 1 10 37 29 657 51372 31 11 1 10 37 29 713 51372 31 12 1 10 37 29 770 51372 31 13 1 10 37 29 827 51372 31 14 1 10 37 35 437 51372 37 05 1 10 37 35 493 51372 37 06 1 10 37 35 550 51372 37 07 1 10 37 35 607 51372 37 08 1 Message erasure rate MER EM n a Radio downlink counter 432 EN o um MCC 252 MNC 1234 Band 3 Offset 12 5 Duplex 10 TX AX Own SSI 1 55 3551 Layer 2 300345 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESQURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESQOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 390100 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE Own
25. name and set the picture type png jpg tif bmp in the Save as dialog By default Scout points to a Maps directory situated in the Scout program directory Press OK to start the process At the bottom of the dialog you can monitor the progress of map creation some status info regarding the communication and the URL used to request the map tile You may abort the map assembly by pressing the CANCEL button anytime Important The new map file has an associate file with a different extension this is known as World file This file contains the geographical information of the picture file It is created along with the new map Example MyMap png is the name of the map file The corresponding world file is MyMap pgw MyMap bmp and MyMap bpw MyMap jpg and MyMap jgw MyMap tif and MyMap tfw The middle character of the extension is removed and then the w character is appended The file specification was introduced by ESHI For more information read this Wikipedia article http en wikipedia org wiki World file Keep these files together when copying or moving files e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 81 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Plot type Location reference RSSI MER Message Erasure Rate Point and click CC GPS Geo referencing Line Map projection b Cap Start End Flat No No No projection w 3584 Square Square Square Round Round Round n a
26. o Scout Operating Manual 7 QUICK START GUIDE It is strongly recommended to shutdown any other application affecting the processing performance of the computer This is antivirus software schedulers or any other gadget software running as background tasks The data stream of PDU data and signalling from the radio is occasionally misinterpreted by anti virus software causing the Scout application to freeze or crash Best performance will be on a computer that is used for data logging only containing a fresh Windows installation Microsoft MapPoint and the Scout application Best practice is to have a separate PC for Scout To prevent accidental close of the Scout application the common termination keys the main windows x button CTRL F4 and Exit from the File menu are disabled during record Ending the Scout application is only possible while Scout is in Stop mode DO NOT remove the dongle at runtime Make sure that the dongle is connected safely and will not come loose during operation Otherwise Scout will abort recording playing etc and halts with an error message You may need to restart the application if dongle detection fails Recording Prepare the radio as described in Chapter 6 Connect the data cable to the radio and the PC Go through the configuration section of Scout and verify that all adjustments meet your requirements Make sure you have setup and selected the radio and GPS receiver COM ports
27. of Motorola oolutions Inc All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies The contents of this document are subject to change without notice The document has been prepared with our utmost effort However please contact us if there are any queries or errors We assume no responsibility for any damage or loss or claims from third parties resulting from the use of Motorola Solutions Scout Software Your Input is much appreciated If you have any comments corrections suggestions or ideas regarding this publication or the software please send an e mail to RNBPE motorolasolutions com e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 2 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Scout Operating Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Scout Software License Agreement sss ssssssssssssss sees sss eee ss eenn ennenen ennenen 9 1 1601 91089 727 0 Er 12 UMEN Cg n mec 13 3 Syst m Hegulremells ucidesecc tion enept s coasva va ccu EPA asEc ssa a atta e V PES R DuMI REFUGE OCA RUEveD aS uc CER sMr IM LFU CU aa 14 4 SCOUT ain Radio Tan SOTO e EE RE RN ES 15 5 e AT INST all AN OI tt E 16 6 Radio Configuration for Recording ecce eiiieeeeeee
28. the radio was previously on The Adjacent Cell list will be filled if adjacent cells exist and the radio will do a reselection if the cell reselect conditions are met You may press Lock to channel no reselection to change the mode immediately Press Normal Mode to leave this mode and put the radio back into the normal roaming mode e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 66 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS f o Scout Operating Manual 18 16 Microsoft MapPoint Map You can activate the mapping display from the View menu by selecting MapPoint Window or simply by pressing the F12 key of your keyboard A new window will open showing a map with the default location of Motorola Solutions in Berlin Depending on the contents and location information of your default Locations database the base stations were loaded and the map re centred to show all sites in one view After successful load two more menu items are accessible from the Menu bar this is Map and Configure Map amp Motorola Scout 8 9 3 20061117 133325 0000 atp Log file position Status Log counter Log time Pause 2183 13 33 27 281 5 Serving Cell Data t3 gt Radio Status Channel 3625 RSSI dBm 96 t S Address LA vd r 15 Frg 3906375 Cl dB 14 Channel Slot MCCH 1 Air encryption Calling Cell state Superior Load unknown No cells 5 Ch no Freq 3625 380 6375 TCH encryption Caed 7 EI Serv level Service same as neighbour No f
29. the position leaves the screen Jatz User Map Berfin TKSOBW jpa nte M SS NS ih br i i E mer YT VY OE PS ANS E veut Aun mw RI oa ee T Ula G 7 E Nes Su EXC EI EX AN E AN TAM i L S UNGE T y A SIKOA 1 KAT dd Y yA e m 4 See Dae ASS Py EVA N Salat tel L n e V Y amp e Eas e TS J Fespie 113 1 G8 ha w Stomversorgung Hez Figure 61 Drive test painted on topographical map with legend e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 77 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual Motorola Scout 10 26 4 _captoday 000 5 997 User Map Molorolal jpg t e ancjqgSzut r GE Figure 62 Drive test on Google Earth map Attention Google Earth uses the Simple Cylindrical Plate Carree projection Maps from screenshots or those saved by the Google Earth application are not supported by Scout Test drives do match in small areas of only a few square kilometres The recorded data files have the same structure as the usual Scout recordings Therefore old recordings can be replayed and drawn into user maps too 18 19 5 MapMaker Create your own custom map from free map sources e Open Street Map OSM e Google Maps Satellite Terrain e Yahoo Maps Satellite e MSN Maps Satellite Hybrid Data Four sources offering you ten different map styles Attention You need to have your computer connected to the Internet when using the Scout MapMaker feat
30. the responsibility of the user to establish a suitable interface from the radios audio connector to the computer s sound card line in input and to set up the computer s record source properly ocout just starts and stops the recording the selection of the proper input has to be done by the user Scout in RECORD Mode Press the VoiceNotes RECORD button to start the recording of your voice note and the VoiceNotes STOP button to halt The status display shows either Stop or Rec You can alternatively use the SPACEBAR to start and stop the recording The first press starts the recording the second press stops it The SPACEBAR function is only available during record mode The VoiceNotes PLAY and REPEAT buttons have no function while Scout is in record mode The voice note is saved in the Windows wav format The filename consists of the current recorded filename and a counting number starting from zero and is stored in the same directory as the Scout data file The Scout data file records a reference to the recorded voice note file You must have the VoiceNotes files and the corresponding Scout data files in the same directory while replaying a data file During replay the notes are played back when the VoiceNotes window is open If the VoiceNotes window is closed the playback of audio is disabled Scout in PLAY Mode To listen to the recorded voice notes the VoiceNotes window has to be opened and visible If the VoiceNotes windo
31. the same all in the reasonable business judgement of Motorola Solutions Motorola Solutions shall inform Licensee from time to time of any new releases of the Software as opposed to interim maintenance releases and shall offer to license such new releases to Licensee upon the terms on which they are generally made available to Motorola Solutions s customers by Motorola Solutions All new releases and maintenance releases delivered to the Licensee shall become part of the Software Motorola oolutions shall have no obligation to maintain or support any version of the Software that is more than twelve e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 9 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 12 months old from the day of purchase unless Licensee has executed a maintenance and support agreement with Motorola Solutions and paid applicable fees in connection with ongoing maintenance of such Software TERM AND TERMINATION This Agreement will continue until terminated You may terminate it at any time by deleting the Software together with all copies in any form This Agreement will also terminate automatically if you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement The Agreement will also terminate without further action or notice by Motorola Solutions if you become bankrupt go into liquidation suffer or make any winding up petition make an arrangement with your creditors have an administrative receiver or receiver appointed or suffer or file an
32. to determine the GSSI of the attached radio it is recommended to press the PTT of the radio once or change the talk group back and forth Scout reads this information from the exchanged PDUs and displays in the Radio Status window the Own SSI and Own GSSP Now Scout can display the call state of the radio properly Press the a STOP button to halt the recording During record information is stored in the file What you see on the screen are the last events You have to load a file to analyse the data and scroll through the file Simply press the Na PLAYAGAIN button and the last recorded file will be played e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 19 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual One touch Recording To continue a stopped recording session simply press and hold down the e RECORD button for at least one second until you hear a sound Window default beep you need to have sound on then release the button Recording continues after release of the button Recording does not start if you have left the button area before release Quick Recording Press CTRL Q to start recording instantly The filename is taken from the date and time of keypress e g 20130601 135521 0000 atp these files are always stored in the Scout logs subdirectory Monitoring Press the Lj MONITORING button to have a quick look at the the network without recording the information into a file Press this button again
33. uw No radio connected Figure 24 BS Parameter Verification The red coloured fields Fast reselect threshold Slow res thr above fast and Min RX access level are indicating a difference between the reference entry in the database and the currently received parameters Click the UPDATE button to update the LOCATIONS database with these values You can update the database selectively by right clicking the highlighted red textbox in the Serving Cell Data window The Automatic update checkbox fills the database with the received parameters and Adjacent Cells information without verification by the user This is used to fill up an empty database and take these data for later analysis The dark green coloured rows in the Adjacent Cells window below indicate that the received information matches the database entry The blue colour at row three shows that the information is send by the network but currently not present in the database A red coloured row indicates that Adjacent Cells information is missing The entry is found in the database but not received from the network These lines are placed at the bottom of this list to avoid overlapping with received information about Adjacent Cells The highlighted line at the bottom of the window reminds you to scroll down the list Press the UPDATE ALL button at the bottom of the window to update the Adjacent Cells information Differences can be logged into a text file for later analysi
34. where the current loaded database shall be saved IMPORT This button opens a new dialog window Press the DPEN FILE button and select a text file containing data in the same order as in the database you want to maintain After successful loading the data you will see a preview of the file data in the preview area at the bottom of the window Make the selections to properly import the data Modify loaded database 7 Append to database Key on LA and channel v Update the database Figure 19 Database Import Select the proper delimiter Select the action to be taken If you want to modify an existing loaded database select the proper update reference Depending on this selection the contents of the loaded database is modified with the data from the import file Select the coordinate system datum that is used in the source data A conversion to WGS84 system is done during import Select the Location Id format of the import data The Location Id is converted to decimal during import This is the default Scout format of the Location Id If your data file has header information mark the checkbox Do not import the first line of data to skip this line Press the START button to start the data import The successful import of the database is confirmed by a dialog box If failed the dialog shows an error message and the line number of the import file where the error occurred is displayed Edit the import file data and try again Pre
35. 2 99 9 000002 361 1 101 9 000004 3631 102 8 Undeclared 3612 1 MCCH e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 40 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 14 1 14 Batch Export 5 Data Export File format Select geodetic datum Map projection Batch E sport Google E arth kmz v Save current settings Datum Start folder use Sitenames from locations database No projection WGS84 Create 3D kmz file with Altitude information Include subfolders Export values RSSI C1 of serving cell only MER Message Erasure Rate Export Filename l l O RSSI Cx values of serving and foreground cells Best Server Group call generator Derived from folder name e g Folder txt Location Area Id Channel coverage verification O AutoE sport Select data row contents C Time info C Speed Alitude L amp C Channel RSSI C1 MER RDC Target Folder Time Gkm h m Decimal Leave target file in source folder Date Time Omph Ot Hex ime Q iea L D SSourcesNScout3NLogss Colors Call generator colors Data separator Options 45 Use common target folder Call failed S z E amp 3 7 a Write export data to a single file C Export valid coordinates only Source Files Keep input files separate Maximum distance between Ea consecutive coordinates to DXF MIF export line width 1 lt l gt become valid 10 km Source file s Target file s Current file Leave target file in sour
36. 3 gt 1001 MAC END HU 154 392 7875 15 43 56 296 38494 37 17 1 49495 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 167 390 8625 t Jm 130 390 7875 JRX Messages D Nwrk Broadcast Empty L3 Messages 128 390 9125 cMessages Sysinfo Sync Acknowledges v Auto size Columns 140 392 8375 391 5625 M l gt gt Click to aa A Attitude 368m U Speed 427kmm U C Show distance to sites xy Coord formatting say GPS events ui ddddddder vj Figure 3 Main Application Window e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 24 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Scout Operating Manual 12 CONTROL AND STATUS BAR Oo b m II Figure 4 Control and Status Bar Buttons Clicking buttons on the toolbar works the same way as if the corresponding command is selected from the menu This document mainly describes how to select commands from the menu bar From left to right there are Record Play Stop Pause GPS Sound Monitoring Play file again Play files in order Cell Reselection Simulator Data Export Auto Data Export MapPoint User Map 0x Log file position Starts a recording resumes a recording Quick start Plays a single file Stops playing recording or monitoring Halts the replay of a file works in play mode only Toggles attached GPS receiver on and off Toggles the voice and sound options of Scout on and off Starts moni
37. 7 listo s Teil 10 NT INNER NL E 57 18 3 5 393 Auto Size COlUMNS educ ceccaietdadd dau ket dui eua ke eie ar ce Ri uertisid Da d tu d i debe Kuba ul pg d uten iniu 57 e SE TV 61 E E E E 57 Uso PDU pee ere e A E E A mated 58 e H ree E e A E A E E A E A ee ee ee eee A A 59 I el e E EE E EEA E TE A E A EEE E E A E A E 60 196 The MapPoint Window TT 60 18 7 Access Assignment Channel AACH eee eee 61 loo FICO ee E A EAA ENEE E EA A AEA 61 sedis TRENT OEA EEANN AA EE AEA EENE 62 18 10 LRRF eiie MNT NET 63 usb eedem mmt 63 1912 New File hne INTTR Emm 64 TSE r TTT 64 T e Toe ve gt oan nee ee E m C O 65 Used FO EC i e Em 66 10215 Te azed NaP eied N esos resin a wren ecu Cciof E hasta an ER du dale du OU RA Y SMS DLE Fuer UN cap 67 nra com 67 Dur MES a 67 is M vrer e le RETE TRT 67 MA DNO ERR P E 67 19 17 4 LOCATION and aoaie 67 s E lnt sied a 2 T E 68 S E ME Trn s e EU TIT LUE 68 ps a EMEN io seu MEN m m m 68 19 1450 Save Mab eiiie Ts sona on E ee oe eee ee m Died Ue 68 19 12 9 CODY MP 10 CIPE ANG aera es cei Races ttum decimus cnutitur HiccbesonaR eae Wades caet Eodcm E EEE 68 T E tr Jedi
38. 903 MAC END HU U RESTORE Frag End doen LA chemel DST 1520 31 090 3844 22 04 1 16903 16903 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESDURCE MAC RESOURCE D RESTORE ACK D CALL RESTORE 3598 gt 48 2 Unknown Sie T 1087 427 1875 152033782 384424151 16903 MAC ACCESS USETUP 0 0 00 00 S i no RSC 16 20 33 867 3844 24 17 16903 16903 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE D RELEASE 740 D CONNECT 741 IUD ae lin oA 16 20 36 927 3844 27 16 3 16903 MAC DATA MAC DATA U TX CEASED 741 1520 37 012 3844 27 18 3 700001 Broadcast MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE D TX CEASED 741 D NETWORK BROADCAST 16 20 37 068 3844 28 01 3 700001 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE SYSINFO 3 1097 D TX CEASED 741 16 20 37 182 3844 28 03 3 700001 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE SYSINFO 3 1097 D TX CEASED 741 16 20 38 995 384429173 700001 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE SYSINFO 3 1097 D RELEASE 741 lt iui v RX Messages C D Nwrk Broadcast Empty L3 Messages Show Alias C Sysinfo Syne C Acknowledges Auto size Columns f4 Unknown Site 2 1085 104 9 Unknown Site 16 1099 4274875 Im RSS Graph Update all gt Click to expand Easy GPS Position Swedish Grid Zone n a Northing Easting Altitude 22 9 m Speed 0 2 km h C Show distance to sites xy Coord formatting GPS t ER sie L RDC CIMER Tx power Disc 62 7 GB free gt Power AC
39. 903 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURC 17 3 15303 MAC DATA MAC DATA 01 3 1 Copy Cell 02 3 1 Copy Selection to Clipboard Ub5 3 r Export List En cs fille ST SINFO 3 108 12 2 Broa Export and decade selected PDUs 15 3 Broa Add Unknown Numbers ta Alias DB 03 3 ro SYSINFO 3 10 08 1 1 Find POU 09 1 1 Decode POU 11 1 1 w Time Msg 3 w HMFS w S5IJGSSI w Laver 2 w Layer 3 w RXJTX Status w Radio State w GPS Lat Lon Show AIS Aubo size D Nwrk Broadcast Susinfo S unc wv Laver 3 Info Call Identifier v Show RAITS Colors bR lt Show SwsinFajSvnc LA Channel Figure 35 Radio Status with Pop Up Copy Cell Copies the contents of the selected cell to the clipboard Copy Selection to Clipboard Mark the lines in the PDU list that shall be copied using the mouse or keyboard Right click the list to open the pop up menu Click Copy Selection to Clipboard Paste the information in any other application that can handle it Export list to csv file The current PDU list will be saved to a csv file for further analysis or documentation Export and decode Selected PDUs Select a range of PDUs in the list The contents will be decoded as shown by the Decode PDU window but saved to a formatted text file in rtf Rich Text format e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 56 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 3 4 The PDU List The
40. E motorolasolutions com Page 42 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual structure and import it to Scout again EXIT This button closes the database editor window SUBSCHRIBER CLASS CALCULATOR SC Calc The Subscriber Class calculator is a tool to calculate the value to be entered in the Locations database of Scout or the TETRA radio codeplug Select the cell in the SubsClass column of the Locations database Press the SC Calc button The contents of the cell are decoded in the Calculator window Modify the value by changing the buttons See the values change in hex on the left and decimal to the right Alternatively you can edit the decimal display window of the calculator and view the buttons of the keypad change The hexadecimal data entry is not supported Press the Close button The cell of the database is updated with the displayed value e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 43 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS 14 3 Cell Reselection Simulator Scout Operating Manual This tool lets you simulate the cell reselection process offline Verify planned changes to the network BEFORE bringing them to live This also helps you to understand the TETRA cell reselection procedure and the impact of the different parameters to the cell reselection behaviour of TETRA radios Motorola TETRA Cell Reselection Simulator Radio parameter Start monitoring threshold delta 10 dB lt gt a Stop monitoring delta 10
41. ERASE ALL Clears the lines memory and erases all line segments from the image e DELETE LAST During record the last drawn line is deleted If a file is loaded every last line of the trace will be deleted e RECORD ON OFF Turns the record mode on or off When turned on the presence of a radio is checked If not an error message is displayed and sounded The button will go back to the un pressed state e CONTINUOUS If the button is in the down state immediately after clicking on the end position of the walk the next measurement sequence is started This is how you can insert positions in between the walk test This is useful when you have to walk curvy floors or if you know where to go from the next end position You don t need to stop and start again 18 19 2 Legend and Settings At the right of the User Map window from top to bottom SET button The settings window for the User Map is displayed Figure 58 User Map Settings oelect the display parameter RSSI level C or MER oelect the origin of coordinates Point and Click or GPS Geo referencing oelect the line style and anchor Depending on your selection this affects every measured value or every Sequence Press the OK button to save all information in the Windows Registry The settings will be restored the next time the User Map is opened The Legend Displays the current colours and range settings Click on the legend to open the settings dialog See 18 18 2
42. If you use external GPS press the GPS GPS button at the toolbar If you use GPS from the radio first press e RECORD or Lj Monitoring then press the GPs GPS button at the toolbar Now the GPS button flashes red and yellow to indicate that the GPS is on and looking for satellites When the button turns flashing green EPS valid coordinates are available The button colour changes every time a message from the GPS is received This is to monitor the activities on the GPS interface If the GPS receiver has a valid position fix the latitude and longitude display of the GPS window turns from red to green If the GPS receiver has lost satellites and the coordinate became invalid the latitude and longitude display changes to red Wait for the display to become green This may take some time please refer to the GPS manufacturers user manual regarding the time to first fix Press the e RECORD button The file save dialog opens where you have to enter the file name of the current recording session You don t need to type the file extension Scout appends the extension automatically You don t need to type the index number of the filename Scout appends this automatically If you want to continue a session with an existing sequence of files after having a pause just double click one of the filenames of the sequence Scout is looking for the last index number of the file and creates a new one with the next index number Scout is not able
43. JURISDICTION This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with German Law and both parties irrevocably agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the German Courts over any claim or matter arising under or in connection with this Agreement e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 11 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 1 INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW e This document describes the Motorola Solutions Scout TETRA Air Interface monitoring and recording software hereafter called Scout in this document Scout is a software application that runs on Microsoft WindowsXP Windows7 and Windows8 together with a Motorola Solutions TETRA mobile or portable radio e his document does not describe how to use Microsoft Windows This document assumes that the Scout user is familiar with the usage and operation of Microsoft Windows e This document does not describe the TETRA technology This document assumes that the user of this software is familiar with the TETRA technology and uses this software to monitor analyse and evaluate the behaviour and performance of Motorola oolutions TETRA radios running in Motorola Solutions TETRA networks as well as in networks of other manufacturers e This document does not describe the GPS technology This document assumes that the user is familiar with the operation of a GPS receiver and the respective requirements Please refer to the GPS manufacturer s documentation or third party publica
44. MA frame Therefore N 4 Radio in an energy economy or dual watch mode In this mode the radio is not monitoring all downlink slots of the common control channel EXAMPLE For example a radio operating with an energy group EG5 may only decode one downlink slot per multiframe In this case N 72 Radio receiving on an assigned channel In this mode the radio is receiving one or more timeslots per TDMA frame depending upon the number of slots assigned to that channel In this case N 4 number of timeslots per TDMA frame assigned to that channel on the downlink Radio transmitting traffic on a single slot assigned channel In this mode the radio is transmitting on the uplink and monitoring the downlink according to the monitoring pattern s given at channel assignment In this case N 12 number of monitoring patterns allocated to the radio This applies when 1 2 or 3 monitoring patterns are assigned When the mode of operation of the radio is changed the corresponding value of N shall be calculated by the radio and used for updating RDC RDC is valid for the cell whatever the RF channel on which the radio decodes the AACH e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 85 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual Hadio downlink failure shall be declared when the RDC falls below O NOTE 1 N 210 controls the AACH message error rate threshold at which radio downlink failure occurs For example if N 210 4 the
45. RA network users and operators as a subscriber network monitoring tool and not specifically as a Radio Signal Strength Indicator RSSI measurement tool 1 Personal computers have RF emissions including emissions in the TETRA frequency band that can affect the RSSI indication of the hand portable radio The effect of these emissions will be dependent on the frequency of any significant RF emissions and the frequency of the TETRA network serving cell being monitored as well as the distance and any shielding or physical obstacles between the personal computer and the hand portable antenna The RF emissions vary depending on the personal computer brand however increasing CPU clock speeds have increased the likelihood and magnitude of emissions in the TETRA band 2 Cables connected to the hand portable radio can affect the effective antenna pattern of the integral antenna This can affect the RSSI indication of the hand portable radio The magnitude of the effect will depend on how the cable is positioned with respect to the hand portable radio e g vertically hanging down horizontal curled up etc It is not unusual for the combination of both to affect the RSSI by a few dB 3 A comparison should be made between the data cable and PC setup and the MS in standalone to get an indication of the setup variance to the standalone radios engineering display RSSI indication These effects can be significantly reduced by using Scout and step 3 a
46. RDC RMC RSSI SACCH SDS SSI STCH TCH UART USB WGS84 Scout Operating Manual Access Assignment Channel Broadcast Network Channel TETRA Base Station Circuit Mode Control Entity C1 C2 TETRA Pathloss Parameters dB Domain Name System Global Positioning System Fix Data Global Positioning System Group Short Subscriber Identity First Assigned Control Channel Location Area Local Area Network Location Information Protocol Location Request and Response Protocol Mobile Country Code Main Control Channel Message Erasure Rate Mobile Link Entity Mobility Management Mobile Network Code National Marine Electronics Association General Sentence Format Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Protocol Data Unit Radio Downlink Counter Hecommended minimum specific GPS Transit data Radio Signal Strength Indication oecondary Assigned Control Channel Short Data Service Short Subscriber Identity Stealing Channel Traffic Channel Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter Universal Serial Bus World Geodetic System 1984 e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 8 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual SCOUT SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT This is a legal agreement between you being a sole trader partnership company or other organization and Motorola Solutions Inc and or the Motorola affiliate named on the invoice Motorola It concerns your rights to use the Scout Software or late
47. RIES WHEN RECORDING option in the Files amp Options menu of the Configuration dialog See 13 2 5 The subdirectory where the data files are stored will be created at the location of the image file Example Images of the floor plans of a building are stored in Scout Logs Inhouse Shoppingmall After loading the image Level1 jpg and starting of the recording Scout will create the subdirectory 9cout Logs Inhouse Shoppingmall Level1 and store the data files in there There are two ways to assign measurement samples to locations on the image 1 Point and Click mouse or pen of a Tablet PC 2 Coordinates from an external GPS receiver Most scout 10253 bizte epa boating Dat nfiguratio Hilfe e an o EENS Gan e Lj wae as mum DD ECL ELE rrr I r Figure 59 Walk test using Point and Click e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 75 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual Z D LS S ESI of b p ej p 29 o L 7 4 gt wx map Bea fol W C PE lev 0 8 Figure 60 Example of a saved image with legend and trace 18 19 4 4 Point and Click otep by step tutorial e Load an image of a floor plan Rotate and zoom the image to get the best view e Press the RECORD ON OFF button If a radio is connected the button will remain down and the colour of the window frame changes to green The recording is no
48. SO 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 1 anal oml ol al ol aol al ol o ol oml ol oml ol ol oml ol 00 co col ool ool co col ool ool co col ca ool col col ool ool col co Figure 18 Database Editor NEW Press this button and enter a database file name in the file save dialog It is not necessary to enter the extension The filename is automatically extended by mdb Press the Save button The successful creation of the database is confirmed by a dialog box Now the list contains the new database showing one default entry This default entry is necessary since Microsoft Access does not allow empty databases Please modify this record according to your requirements This database is now the current active Scout database OPEN After pressing this button the file open dialog appears Select the APPROPRIATE database either Locations or Alias otherwise you will encounter an error message and no database is loaded If so press Open gt again and select the proper database Alternatively press New to create a new one or Import to get data from a different source After successful opening this database becomes the current active Scout database SAVE AS e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 41 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual After pressing this button enter a database file name in the file save dialog and or select a different path
49. SSI C1 Result 07 43 51 011 513 2952890 52 5765970 000003 361 2 96 14 selection RSSI Cx values of Serving Cell and Foreground Cells Data separator Semicolon Data line Log time Latitude Longitude Location id Channel RSSI C1 Result 07 43 51 011 13 29528 96 14 000001 53627 96 14 000002 3611 101 9 000004 3631 101 9 The data line is extended by three blocks of Foreground Cell information each formatted in the order Location id 1 Channel no 1 RSSI 1 Cx 1 Location id 2 Channel no 2 RSSI 2 Cx 2 Location id 3 Channel no 3 RSSI 3 Cx 3 Selection RSSI Cx values of serving and Foreground Cells with reselection info Data separator Semicolon Data line Log time Latitude Longitude Location id Channel RSSI C1 Result 07 43 51 011 13 29528 96 14 0 000001 33627 96 14 000002 361 1 101 9 000004 3631 101 9 The line is extended by the Reselection information three blocks of foreground cell information Type CurrentChannel Timeslot LogChannel Reselection is either 0 or 1 to indicate a cell reselection event Type is the reselection type undeclared unannounced Type1 Type2 Types CurrentChannel is the actual TETRA channel the radio is using Timeslot shows the used time slot 1 2 3 4 LogChannel shows the logical channel MCCH TCH FACCH SACCH RSSI C1 Reselection LoclD 1 Type CurrentChannel Timeslot _ogChannel 103 7 1 000005 361
50. Scout The remote Scout now sends data to the Master computer These data is filtered in order to reduce the network load Data consist of mobility information and selected PDUs only These PDUs are D Network Broadcast Sysinfo and Sync Pe i Start Scout in the office Press CTRL Q or select QuickRecord from the menu This command is transferred to the remote Scout The remote Scout now sends data to the Master computer and records all data locally on its hard disk The filename is derived automatically from the current date and time e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 38 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 14 TOOLS 14 1 Data Export Sa Data Export File format Select geodetic datum Map projection Google Earth kmz v Save current settings Datum use Sitenames from locations database No projection WGS84 Create 3D kme file with Altitude information Export values RSSI C1 of serving cell only MER Message Erasure Rate RSSI Cx values of serving and foreground cells Best Server Group call generator Location Area Id Channel coverage verification Select data row contents C Time info C Speed Altitude L amp C Channel v RSSI C1 CIMER RDC Time km h Om Decimal Date Time Omph Ot Hex Time Date O kts Frame No Colors Call generator colors Data separator Options Call failed Write export data to a single file Export valid coord
51. U D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT Figure 36 Find PDU e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 57 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 3 6 PDU Decode The Layer 2 and Layer 3 PDU information can be decoded to display the full contents of a message Click into the PDU list to select a message All other windows are updated reflecting the state of the radio at the selected time Double click the line to display the decoded PDU in a separate window or press the Enter key alternatively to open the PDU decode window Click a different line of the PDU list The PDU decode window contents is updated Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the list The PDU decode window has six buttons at the top from left to right ExitCloses the PDU decode window SaveSaves the currently displayed text in the window to a text file CopyCopy the contents of the window to the clipboard PrintPrint the contents of the window Left Right ArrowSelect and decode the previous or next message from the PDU list Alternatively move the cursor to the PDU text hold down the CTRL key of your keyboard and use the mouse wheel to scroll through the messages Press the ESC key to close the window or use the button EXIT amp Decoded PDU MAC RESOURCE Fill bit indication Fill bits present Position of grant Slot grant if any is on current channel Encryption mode Not encrypted Random access flag Undefined Length indica
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53. ace to store the recorded data this depends on the duration of the monitoring period approx 1 3 MB per 5 minutes of recording e One serial communication port for radio connection 115200 baud capable If no serial port is available an USB2Serial converter needs to be used Converters that use chips of the FTDI brand are strongly recommended http www ftdichip com Products Cables USBRS232 htm Other brands that use the Prolific brand chipset may lead to program instability wrong messages due to data loss or cause Scout to freeze One USB port for Scout dongle e For GPS usage depending on the brand and model of the GPS receiver an additional serial port or USB port is required Scout is expecting a serial port Proprietary USB connections are not supported Software e Scout software version 13 or newer The Scout Version number reflects the release date Ver 13 27 2 Year Week Release Keep up to date Find the latest version of Scout free of charge here http www scouthome de e Optional Microsoft MapPoint 2004 or later software for map plotting and navigation Scout currently supports all versions from MapPoint 2004 to MapPoint 2013 It is strongly recommended to shutdown any other application affecting the processing performance of the computer This is antivirus software schedulers or any other gadget software running as background tasks The data stream of PDU data and signalling from the radio is occasionally misinterpreted by a
54. ad Configuration Load your favourite configuration file 13 2 2 Save Current Configuration in Default cfg Clicking this item saves the current configuration immediately in the configuration file displayed The displayed file name is the currently selected configuration file By default it is Default cfg If you have loaded a different configuration file its name will be displayed and used 13 2 3 Save Configuration This saves your current configuration The configuration file contains the following parameters Database filenames Locations and alias database currently loaded Database keys Key to retrieve the site name from database Type of recording Timed or message related Log file size Selected number of messages per file Number of log files Selected number of files per recording session Time per log file Selected max record time per file Filter status Display PDU list filter selection of the radio status window Sound status on off Sound at record on off ocreensaver status on off Monitoring with tempfile on off Location ID display hex decimal Alias display yes no Main window buttons style flat raised MER RDC TX Power display yes no Main window state size and position Active windows Size and position of active windows Display options Width and no of columns of the PDU list in radio status window Communication ports Assigned serial port and baud rate for the radio and GPS All sett
55. all start timer fired to initiate a call but the radio is not affiliated to the network e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 45 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS f o Scout Operating Manual The reason for using Group Call only and not offering the other call types i e Private Call Telephone Call is e 1 The signalling for Group Call or any other call type is almost the same It differs only in a few bits e 2 he call setup time for a group call can be easily measured All other call types require a second party to answer the call Additionally it cannot be determined if the delay time for placing a call is the result of the TETRA air interface signalling or caused by the attached PABX call queuing busy extension etc e 3 he Motorola Solutions radio does not allow a full remote control with status indication In other words Scout cannot determine the state the radio is currently in Scout cannot determine the menu screen the user has selected Scout cannot dial numbers because the radio has no such interface capability This interface allows pressing buttons virtually only Call Generator Call timing Error log Calls Call timer running Call duration 3 Total Successful Not successful No service l Duration Callpause 6 s L write 43 Evaluation sx MZ Pause al No Starttime Setup time Eng time Duraon Callstatus Site name Channel 23 16 18 15 075 0 170 16 18 19 163 3 088 Call ended User reque
56. are not affected and executed displayed immediately Site Name Display De capitalize If the Locations database site names are in uppercase letters and the oite name display of the serving cell window is too small Scout can display the letters in lowercase to fit the name into the line e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 32 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS f o Scout Operating Manual 13 2 8 Display Colours 5 Conniguration Files Database Files and Keys D wo eo Cx graph line colors Parameter verification Trunking 25 Match database EJ 27 7 Graph background PDU list a 29 Ei um FRT n penes sat nverse L L1 O Acc Para EE n3 N ES 2 E gg 87 Ea EH S pos n ZH cn o g Current configuration file Default ctg m Figure 10 Display Colours Customize the colours by clicking the box you want to modify and assign a new colour with the colour picker dialog Each box shows the colour index number of the line colour painted at the RSSI graph and Cx graph Adjust the Graph colour entry in the locations database file to point to the corresponding colour Select the colour for local site trunking and wide trunking as well as parameter verification graph background and PDU list colours Mark the checkboxes next to the FRT SRT minRX Acc and Acc Param colour boxes and a line will be displayed in the graph window to show the selected margin thresh
57. ata E Tranking Channel RSSI dBm LA h d Freq C dE Cell state Load Mn cells Serv level Ha CSCCH Cell name Security class Subs class Fast reselect threshold dB Hysteresis am dB Slow rez Hnr above Fast l dB Hysteresis dB Min REX access level l dBm Max TA power l dBm Access parameter dBm Colour code MEC MNC Band Offset Duplex RASTA System Code Figure 29 Serving Cell e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 53 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 2 Adjacent Cells This window shows Foreground Cells and Adjacent Cells information Foreground Cells are a subset of the Adjacent Cells that are at the top of the list because of the received RSSI level and Service Level Foreground Cells upper three rows Cell name if available from locations database Location Area ID MCCH channel number RSSI and Cx level Min Rx Access Level Max Tx Power Subscriber Class Security Class Colour Code of first Foreground Cell Adjacent Cells lower part of the list Site name if available from locations database Location area ld MCCH channel number MCCH Frequency Min Rx Access Level Max Tx Power MCC Mobile Country Code MNC Mobile Network Code Main Carrier Extension Band Offset Duplex space Subscriber classes in extended view Extended view can be activated either by resizing the window manually or double cl
58. ation gpson Switch GPS on gpsoff owitch GPS off soundon Turn sound on soundoff Turn sound off Simply call the application C Program Files Motorola Scout Scout exe and append one of the listed commands While the Scout application is running only one command the first one at a time is evaluated When the Scout application is not running you can append the commands into one command line Start up Scout with this command line C Program Files Motorola Scout Scout exe gpson soundon rec Sample atp The commands are evaluated in sequence so after finishing the first command the next one is executed If you start with the rec command first the gpson will be executed when recording is finished The command line parameters are not case sensitive they can be uppercase lowercase or mixed Hemote controlling is the same as pressing the buttons of the Scout application toolbar You cannot use shortcuts If Scout is recording you cannot close the application directly You then have to send the stop command first otart a recording C Program Files Motorola Scout Scout exe rec Sample atp As in this case the path is omitted Scout uses the default log file directory for recording The file will be placed in C Program Files Motorola Scout Logs Sample_000 atp Alternatively specify the complete path for the recording file C Program Files Motorola Scout exe rec C Reco
59. bor cell load 5 Cell load the SAME as the serving cell Note Location area boundary evaluation disabled by default in radios codeplug Cell load not yet used by Dimetra P SwMI Figure 22 Service Level In the Radio Parameter frame select the maximum TX power of the radio The value is usually 30 dBm 1 Watt for a portable radio and 35 dBm 3 Watt for a mobile radio Depending on the parameters entered at the serving cell parameters section the MSs personal MinRXAccessLevel is being calculated This value is affected by the serving cell parameters MinRXAccessLevel and MaxTXPower and the radios own Max TX Power This parameter equals C1 0 for the radio TETRA cells received with this RSSI level or less are ignored Change the MinRXAccessLevel and MaxT XPower values to see when the radio starts monitoring cells and e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 44 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual how the radios TX power affects this parameter The MS s reduced power selector and the MS will reduce power at are related to each other According to the serving cell s AccessParameter the radio will reduce its TX power to the value you have entered at lt MSs reduced powers if the RSSI level of the serving cell is above the value shown at MS will reduce power at gt This will show you the influence of the Access Parameter value and the open loop power control of the radio The two sliders MS receives serving
60. bove with e A mobile radio with an external calibrated antenna and down lead that is physically separated from the PC and the mobile radio Or e A hand portable radio and a vehicular cradle with an externally connected calibrated antenna and down lead that is physically separated from the personal computer and the hand portable radio e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 15 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION DO NOT connect the USB dongle to the PC prior to the dongle driver installation Dongle driver installation will fail if the dongle is connected to the PC during driver installation To install the application proceed as follows CD e Put the CD into your drive If auto start is enabled the installation will start automatically Otherwise use the Windows Explorer to go to the CD s root directory and run the Setup exe file Download e Run the Setup exe file This file starts the installation of the necessary hardware key driver and the ocout software e Make your decisions regarding location and drive After successful installation you will find a shortcut in the START menu of Windows Additionally a subfolder in your Programs tree called Motorola Scout will be installed where you will find a shortcut to the Scout Users Manual Using Microsoft MapPoint V e t is recommended to install the full Microsoft MapPoint software refer to Microsoft s instructions
61. button stores the settings you have made for the selected data format Next time you select this format you will find the options selected as you stored them previously Select every file you want to export in the File Open Dialog The colour palette has 16 colours Click on the palette to open the colour selection and palette dialog These colours are user definable when mif or kmz file format is selected The dxf format is not using the Windows colour model but a proprietary one Therefore the colour palette for the dxf format is fixed according to the Autodesk colouring scheme The Location ID Channel option in the Export values section is available only for the Google kmz format The result of this export shows where the radio was affiliated to which base site e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 39 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual The first serving cell the radio is affiliated to is coloured with the colour number 2 the first one after No Coverage from the bottom up The next site will get the colour number 3 the second one from the bottom Finally you will get a map with the test drive coloured according to the site the radio was affiliated Verify the legend in Google Earth to identify the colour Location Id Channel assignment Some examples Text file format txt Selection RSSI C1 if serving cell only Data separator Semicolon Data line Log time Latitude Longitude Location id Channel R
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63. ce folder Use common target folder Progress 0 Lines written 0 Figure 17 Data Export with Batch Export Section If you need to export multiple test drive files that are filed in subfolders you may find the batch export feature very useful Select the top folder of the data files structure Decide if the subfolders should also be considered by ticking the Include subfolders checkbox Let Scout derive the target filename from the directory name or select a common name Decide if the target files should be saved in their corresponding source directories or select a common target directory where the export files shall be saved 14 2 Database Editor amp Database Editor E B Export Convert Exit SC calc Click column header to to sort D Sources S cout Alias mdb Parkg rtel 1053 1 10 6 16 Lovenich Weiler Merkenich Leichlingen H lsenanger Siefen Richerzhagen Johannesberg Brungerst Niehl Moizfeld e 1137 e E5535 0 0 65535 070 65535 0 0 65535 0 0 65535 0 0 65535 0 0 65535 020 65535 0 0 E5535 0 0 65535 0 0 65535 0 0 1173 1155 1058 1068 1174 1060 1167 1068 1149 1071 1175 1056 1168 1171 1122 1167 1062 1173 65535 0 0 65535 0 0 65535 0 0 65535 0 0 65535 0 0 65535 0 0 e5s35 00 65535 Laurenzplatz Rosrath Porz Troisdorf Zugweg Br hl H rth B rbroich lel 5 Of
64. cell with and MS receives neighbour cell with let you simulate the RSSI levels from the serving cell and the first scanned neighbour MSs cell reselection decision This part shows the three reselection options available according to the shown levels Play with the threshold and hysteresis parameters in the serving cell parameters section at the top and see the values and the conditions for a cell reselection changing Move the sliders to find a reselect condition The corresponding type is highlighted in green The current serving cell state indicator shows the relationship of the serving cell to the neighbour cell These states are Exclusive The RSSI level of the serving cell is higher than the sum of Fast Reselect Threshold Slow Reselect Threshold Above Fast Start Monitoring Threshold Delta Stop Monitoring Delta The radio does not monitor neighbour cells because the received RSSI from the serving cell is more than sufficient The start monitoring threshold delta and the stop monitoring delta values are programmed in the radios code plug Being in EXCLUSIVE mode and the RSSI is less than Fast Reselect Threshold Slow Reselect Threshold Above Fast Start Monitoring Threshold Delta The radio starts monitoring for neighbour cells ouperior This state is determined when none of the level criteria shown in the reselection condition part is met Usable If the levels required for the USABLE type reselection are met
65. conomy or dual watch mode and linearization and transmission requirements or according to the monitoring pattern requirements for traffic transmission on an assigned channel The quality of the radio downlink shall be estimated from the success rate of decoding the AACH for a radio in idle mode The radio shall perform the following measurements to ensure the path loss to the serving cell is acceptable The criterion for relinquishing the radio downlink is based on the Radio Downlink Counter RDC When the radio first acquires cell synchronization and begins to monitor the downlink of a common control channel RDC shall be initialized to a value equal to RADIO DOWNLINK TIMEOUT The RADIO DOWNLINK TIMEOUT parameter is broadcast on the BNCH If the radio is unable to decode an AACH message properly RDC shall be decreased by N x N 210 N 210 is a constant which defines the quality threshold for the radio In the case of a successful reception of an AACH message RDC shall be increased by N but shall not be increased above the value of RADIO DOWNLINK TIMEOUT The parameter N is equal to the number of timeslots between successive downlink slots which the radio is attempting to receive and decode except if the BS operates in MCCH sharing therefore N is dependent on the radio mode of operation some examples are listed below Radio in normal mode In this mode the radio is monitoring the MCCH or a common SCCH and so listens to one slot per TD
66. d The X flashes occasionally to indicate that Scout is looking for a connected radio When a radio is detected the colour of the text field changes to green and the text shows the name of the detected radio The next panel shows the radios battery voltage and power source e The currently used TX power level is displayed This changes according to the distance to the Serving cell and received Access Parameter value e Used radio displays the radio type used for recording the replayed fie e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 83 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Scout Operating Manual 20 SCOUT HOT KEYS CTRL A CTRL C CTRL E CTRL F CTRL G CTRL 1 CTRL M CTRL N CTRL P CTRL Q CTRL R CTRL S CTRL V CTRL Y CTRL F12 Aligns the Scout windows to their default positions Copy the active window to the clipboard Opens the Data Export window Opens the Force Channel window Toggles the GPS on off Opens the Radio Info window Starts monitoring Opens the New File Buttons window Starts playing a file and opens the file open dialog Starts quick recording Starts record and opens the file save as dialog Stops recording or monitoring Opens the VoiceNotes window Opens the Call Generator window Help display Opens or moves to front the Serving Cell window Opens or moves to front the Adjacent Cells window Opens or moves to front the Radio Status window Opens or moves to front the RSSI graph wi
67. d range is 1 to 3999 or by pressing the appropriate button Serving Cell Channel 1 Foreground Channel 2 Foreground Channel or 3 Foreground Channel When a channel number is displayed the number is copied into the channel field ATTENTION The radio will remain in the last selected mode until it is powered off and on again or the NORMAL MODE button is pressed while the radio is connected ocout will not reset the radio to normal mode if the window is closed or the application is closed If you forced the radio to a channel without reselection and stopped the recording or monitoring the radio will remain in that Lock to channel mode until it is powered off ocout cannot detect if the radio is in that special mode Scout tracks internally the mode changes Any mix up by attaching a channel locked radio to a freshly started Scout may lead to unpredictable behaviour of Scout If not sure power cycle the radio and restart Scout Press Lock to channel no reselection The radio does a reselection even if it is the same channel as the radio was previously on The Adjacent Cell list will be cleared and the radio remains on the entered channel This mode can be left by pressing the Normal Mode button or by powering the radio off and on Alternatively press the Go to channel allow reselection button to change directly to that mode Press Go to channel allow reselection The radio does a reselection even if it is the same channel as
68. dB lt gt Parameter has to be programmed in radios codeplug Radio max TX power 30 dBm lt gt Power class 4 Open loop power control MS calculated personal min RX access level MS will reduce its TX power to 25 dBm lt gt if the ASSI of the serving cell 64 dBm HSS MS receives serving cell with dBm 75 C1 20 for the serving cell Els dBm gt C1 0 for the neighbor cell DESI dBm gt Cx 0 E MS receives Neighbor Cell with dBm 935 Cx 10 a J Service Level Determine service level Automatic drive reduce serving cell RSSI levelby 2dB lt increase neighbor cell ASSI level bu 2dB lt gt The MS starts cell reselection if either Neighbor cells service level is the O worse S same better as the serving cells service level 89 dBm Parameters BS s service level FRT FRH RXA MTP NOT AVAILABLE Service level restriction The neighbor cell service level is BETTER or the SAME and the serving cell is IMPROVABLE The serving cell becomes IMPROVABLE if the serving cell ASSI is below 79 dBm and the neighbor cell C value is 8 dB higher than the serving cell C value In this case The neighbor cells ASSI has to be equal or higher than 67 dBm Parameters BS s service level FRT SRT SRH RXA MTP The neighbor cell service level is BETTER SAME or WORSE and the serving cell is RELINQUISHABLE The serving cell becomes RELINGUISHABLE if the serving cell ASSI is bel
69. damage of the USB port of your computer as well as of the dongle Scout will stop all activities and halt with an error message if no dongle is present e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 12 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Scout Operating Manual 2 FEATURES Display of Serving Cell Foreground Cells and Adjacent Cells data Radio status Two Microsoft Access type databases for base station and subscriber information Call status RSSI and C value of Serving Cell and Adjacent Cells Calculated MER Message Erasure Rate See Chapter 21 Calculated RDC Radio Downlink Counter See Chapter 21 GPS location speed altitude in different formats UTM GK km h m ph m ft Full decoding of PDUs TETRA air interface messages Data export to various formats Text Excel csv AutoCAD MapInfo Google Earth Scrolling forward and backward through the loaded file by simply clicking and dragging the timeline of the RSSI C graph display or scrolling through the list of PDUs VoiceNotes marker type audio recording during the test drive to remember occurrences e Cell reselection simulator to evaluate the impact of network parameters and understand the mechanism of the TETRA cell reselection process Integrated database editor with import export Call Generator Group call only e New File button to force manually a new data file This function is useful if GPS is not available Cut the drive test data into known segm
70. default values Attention If the map does not match the selected projection and or meridian the lines are painted in the wrong position Ensure that the map material that you use is from a reliable geodetic source Road maps and city maps are often optimized to fit the viewers requirements compression distortion but lack to show the proper distance likeis known from military or governmental maps Adjust the minimum distance between consecutive locations Line segment length min has a default of 10 m The line segment will be painted if the travelled distance is at least 10 meter Increase the length for longer segments Press the OK button when all settings are done If GPS geo referencing is selected a parameter file is created in the same directory as the image file This file contains the entered geographical parameter of the image coordinates projection and centre meridian The file name of the image file with the suffix ini is used Scout will lookfor this parameter file when an image is loaded If present the data is loaded into the User Map settings Measurement Turn on the car icon at the UserMap settings dialog Press the GPS GPs button Press the RECORD ON OFF button If there is no error message move on In contradiction to the MapPoint map no symbols for the base stations are displayed When the minimum distance is covered the line segment is painted into the map The map will be re centred automatically when
71. don the changes amp Color Palette Description ER Affiliation LA mu en en a m 3 Cy ox U 45 50 55 0 65 rm 5 80 85 30 95 100 105 ERN allele lal ell dal ll ALL HNHH H i l ce o Coverage Set as default palette Figure 53 Colour Palette 18 18 3 Load Base Stations s This is basically the same as loading a different database in the Configuration Database Files and Keys menu The current icons are erased the new data is loaded and the base station icons are painted to the map 18 18 4 Delete Base Station s Erase all base station icons from the map e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 70 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS f o Scout Operating Manual 18 18 5 Find Base Station Opens a dialog where all currently loaded base stations are listed Click an entry to highlight the selected station on the map amp MapPoint Window Abschnitt 34 Fw Potsdamer K penick Str View A A A ee C Small icons B Brauhausb Messe Radelandst erg rasse A A A Eiche mobile Ruhleben Basisstat A A S Fw Kladow sdasdas C List subsclass 65535 Enter basestation paes c LN Sohannisthal Rif Z U v x Speed 0 0 km h N 00 00 00 000 E 000 00 00 000 Nz mE WGS84 IN N 52 34 15 gm E 013 oF 55 O16 N s 71058 E i 5282 Figure 54 Find Base Station 18 18 6 Point And C
72. e into the 9 way D connector e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 17 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 6 2 Motorola TETRA radios with internal GPS receiver The new genaration radios MTP3000 6000 do have a GPS interface that is reliable to do drive tests even in areas with weak coverage where radios often drop out of coverage As opposed to the older radios the GPS continues to deliver valid data You have to establish a data connection to the radio first This is done by starting a recording or selecting the monitoring mode FIRST turn on recording or monitoring and THEN press the GPS button You may mark the checkbox Couple GPS on off Recording on off at the bottom of the Configuation Files window to turn GPS automatically on when recording The following text is valid only for radios OLDER than MTP3000 MTP6000 IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED NOT TO USE THE INTERNAL GPS FOR EXTENDED DRIVE TESTS BUT INSTEAD A STANDALONE GPS RECEIVER The reason for this is that when the radio loses coverage the messages from the radio to the computer which also includes the GPS information are affected This leads to possible loss of GPS information The GPS may not recover even when the radio affiliates to the network The MTH800 MTP850 and MTM800 radios are equipped with an internal GPS receiver It is possible to use this receiver with Scout instead of an external GPS receiver However care must be taken when using t
73. e station decimal 07 Colour Code Colour code information of the base station decimal 08 Graph Colour Index number of the colour used to plot the graph lines decimal Range 1 to 32 The parameter in column 9 to 47 are only necessary when using the Parameter Verification tool of Scout 09 FRT Fast reselect threshold parameter of the base station 10 FRH Fast reselect hysteresis parameter of the base station 11 SRT Slow reselect threshold parameter of the base station 12 SRH Slow reselect hysteresis parameter of the base station 13 minRX minimum RX access level parameter of the base station 14 maxTX maximum TX power parameter of the base station 15 AccP Access parameter of the base station 16 SubsClass Subscriber class decimal representation of bits use the Subscriber Class calculator to enter the proper value see chapter 14 6 17 AdjacentO1 Location Area ID Channel of the 1st Adjacent Cell transmitted by the BS 18 Adjacent02 Location Area ID Channel of the 2nd Adjacent Cell transmitted by the BS etc 47 Adjacent31 Location Area ID Channel of the 31st Adjacent Cell transmitted by the BS ALL preceding list entries are of decimal value 48 Notes oupplementary base station info user editable displayed in MapPoint Use the default database as a template to create your own database for different networks Rename the database filename with one of your choice and modify the new one according to your requi
74. ed Q Which Motorola Solutions radios are supported by Scout A All Motorola Solutions TETRA radios since MTH500 and MR 2 0 Oct 2002 Q Can the USB data cable be used with Scout A No the USB data cable is for programming only The radio software is currently not supporting the USB interface for data logging The serial data cable that is used for Packet Data or SDS transfer is the right choice Because of the different radio types changes and enhancements of the cable no Motorola Solutions part number is listed here Please refer to the radios options and accessory list to order the cable And YES the new radios MTP3000 6000 USB programming cable can be used for Scout Q Why does Scout support the automatic Group Call only What about Private Call and Phone Call A The major intention of this feature is to verify the reliability of the call setup and the call setup time The verification of a successful Private Call or Phone Call requires someone that answers the call a reliable PABX and no busy lines Since the delay time that is added by dialling busy lines etc by the system in general is not fixed the call setup time for these calls cannot be measured Comparing the signalling procedure at the TETRA air interface between Group Call Private Call and Phone Call you will find that they differ at a few bits only Hook signalling yes no Point to Point or Point to Multipoint Q When export a recording made only seem to g
75. ent geographical area The higher the zoom level the better the resolution will be but the larger the map size for a given area Again you need to experiment and create a few maps to find the way to Your Map with the best map size memory size and resolution Unfortunately there is no rule of thumb but trial and error While entering the coordinates manually Scout calculates the map and memory size when you leave the edited field Adjust the ZOOM LEVEL and observe the map memory size oelect the map type from the drop down list You will get a preview picture for every type of map 18 19 5 2 The Map Cache Previous to the map creation you need to think if the downloaded map tiles shall stay on your computer s hard drive for later re use You can decide to use the map cache by checking the USE MAP CACHE DIRECTORY box at the bottom of the window With the button SET MAP CACHE you can select a different folder on your drive By default there will be a directory named MapCache in the Scout program directory When assembling a new map Scout will look first if the map tile exists in the cache directory If not it is downloaded from the web Using the cache will speed up the creation of maps and allows offline map creation but will fill your disk If you use the map cache you may check from time to time the used space and clean it up by simply deleting the files 18 19 5 3 Create Map Press the CREATE MAP button enter the file
76. ents according to known landmarks New File and Pause button for manual start of a new data file and pause recording until pressed again to continue Train RF coverage measurement during normal traffic times cutting stop times off the data Marker button for manual setting upcounting markers into the recorded file e Quick start record CTRL Q starts recording immediately The filename is composed from date and time One touch record To continue a stopped recording session simply press and hold the record button for at least one second Decoding of TETRA location information messages LRRP LIP Radio info of connected radio type serial no TEI model no firmware and codeplug version Use of TETRA radios internal GPS receiver Scout remote control using IP network Scout command line control When Microsoft MapPoint is installed 16 user definable colours for the trace of RSSI C or MER free range selection Icon display of cell reselect link failure and markers Display of coloured named base station icons e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 13 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Computer The Scout application runs on any PC with the following minimum requirements IBM compatible Intel Pentium or AMD at 1 5 GHz or better Microsoft Windows XP 32 64 Windows 32 64 Windows8 32bit or 64bit Memory size according to operating system recommendation Sufficient disk sp
77. es can be added either directly in the database Notes section or typed in the base station balloon in MapPoint Click into the balloon and edit the text It will be saved when you exit the application or close the map window ra 4 Initial selection z N Time 08 29 32 358 P Hochwert 5827994 226 E Rechtswert 4588043 059 From L 1 d RSSI 92 d ES n Lake Tegeler al i Sl From L 3 d RSSI 93 j G A d RSSI 89 NN rl Le 3 M V gt i MAN gt SN F a b LX di Ni SS F Ted E W N ge N Volkspark 4 LL k r i T M N N f d Mp GT t i gt Zn D Rehberge R i y Be U T UR N Ss Z i i gt Stass 8 C ANEM 2 AEN VEIEN rs TES P EN i Copyright 2003 Microsoft Corp and or its suppliers Allrights remed TT lineg Figure 56 Map Window with MER and Reselection Marker 18 18 13 Status Bar The Status bar shows information about the current speed GPS position used coordinate system and the coordinates the mouse cursor is currently pointing at e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 72 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 19 The User Map With the Scout feature User Map an image for example a floor plan a ground plan or site map can be loaded to quickly perform and document the TETRA coverage of that location To do so load an image ground plan site map into the window Point and click with the mouse or pen into the image at your
78. et one line for each second of the recording Is there a parameter can change so can get 120 lines loggings per minute in my excel file A That s how it is There is no parameter to change The radio as well as the GPS receiver only provide data approximately every second Q need the Adjacent Cells RSSI in my exported data file as well see that the three top lines in the Adjacent Cells window only show the Adjacent Cells when my serving cell s RSSI goes below 65 dBm How can get the Adjacent Cells RSSI amp GPS regardless of my serving cell s RSSI A The radio is entering the EXCLUSIVE mode where the radio stops scanning for Adjacent Cells You have to manipulate the Codeplug of the radio to avoid the EXCLUSIVE mode Find the Mobility section of the Codeplug and change the parameters Start Monitoring Threshold Delta from 10 to 50 and Stop Monitoring Delta from 10 to 50 too Now the radio will constantly scan for Adjacent Cells and provide the data May be continued e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 87 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 23 HELP YOUR help is much appreciated If you find something that should be explained in more detail or have any suggestions regarding new features or functionalities please feel free to write to us With your help we can constantly improve this application and make it more reliable and efficient General requests for help bug reports and question
79. fnahme mnuFileQuickRecord Schnellaufnahme mnuFileMonitoring Beobachten Configuration btnSaveSettings Einstellungen speichern btnLoadLangFile Auswahl FDefaultConfigFile Standard Konfigurationsdatei LMaxNumberOfLogfiles Maximale Dateianzahl Keywords starting with the letter F are Frames L are Labels btn are Buttons mnu are Menu entries of the Main application window opt are option buttons or checkboxes Caption is the keyword to change the display name of the window Even if it is not listed you can use this keyword for every window to change its name Every section represents a window of the Scout application except the Common section Listed below the section name are the elements that can be named To create your own language file use the English Ing file that is available for download from the Scout web page e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 22 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Scout Operating Manual 10 COMMAND LINE REMOTE CONTROL Scout can be controlled from the command line with the following commands rec Path Filename atp Start or continue recording with the given filename play Path Filename atp Play the file with this filename playinorder Path Filename atp Play the files in order starting with this filename playagain Play the loaded file again monitoring Monitoring on stop Stop any activity recording playing monitoring close Closes the applic
80. g cell data window If data of the actual radio network is present The Service Level lets you select the service level relationship of the serving cell and neighbour cell You will see that depending on your selection better same worse the availability of reselection options shown at the bottom in the MS s Cell Reselection Decision section is restricted If you want to determine by detail the Service Level of both cells press the DETERMINE SERVICE LEVEL button A dialog window opens where you can select the status of the serving cell and the neighbour cell At the bottom of this window you will see the result of your selection immediately The main cell reselector window is also updated Service level Neighbor cell Neighbor cell service level is Wide trunking Service level ranking Serving cell Wide trunking 1 System wide services the SAME as the serving cell Local site trunking Local site trunking Match No match Match ON en the SAME as the serving cell o mate 2 Subscriber class Home L Not home L Home LA ONeth LA the SAME as the serving cell ot home 3 Home location area ILA Neighbor cell has the same LA as the serving cell 4 Location area boundary the SAME as the serving cell Neighbor cell has different LA than the serving cell Serving cell load Neighbor cell load Serving cell load Neighbor cell load Serving cell load gt Neigh
81. g cells 2 Cell reselection EtE encryption cic d Cell name Security class 1 2 Power control Message erasure rate MER B 10 Subs class 112131415161718181 101111121131 14 15116 Call status lide 7 3 c J e Fast reselect threshold 20 dB Hysteresis 6 dB Network time n a Radio downlink counter 432 EN coc NE 4 Slow res thr above fast 10 dB Hysteresis 8 dB MCC 262 MNC 1234 Band 3 Offset 12 5 Duplex 10 TX RX Own SSI 1 Own GSSI 1 Min RX access level 115 dBm Max TX power 35 dBm Frame T HMFS SS Layer zi Layer 3 Call identifier Access parameter 39 dBm Colour code 15 SYNC CC 5 SYSINFO 1 5 3525 5 Adjacent Sites Data Foreground cell name LA d Channel RSSI 2 Ruhleben 3 3612 34 16 THH 1 Potsdamer Str 1 3627 40 8 R Unknown Site 17 3642 100 5 da Type place or address 13 33 37 483 30126 22 18 1 SYNC CC 15 SYSINFO 15 3625 Te Position No projection WGS84 Latitude Longitude N 52 34 57 780 E 013 17 10 236 Altitude 0 0 m Speed 0 0 km h Show distance to sites xy in degrees IH C say GPS events Speed km h N 52 34 57 780 E 013 17 10 236 Figure 51 Main Window with MapPoint 18 17 Map 18 17 1 Standard This is a menu item of the MapPoint application that can be activated from here Please refer to the MapPoint documentation for further details 18 17 2 Navigation This is a menu item of the MapPoint applica
82. g file position slider click the PDU list or move to a location in the graph display to select a position within the loaded file Data from the beginning to the current position is saved into a new file 13 1 11 Save File Part From Log File Position to End As Move the log file position slider click the PDU list or move to a location in the graph display to select a position within the loaded file Data from the current position to the end of file is saved into a new file e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 26 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 13 1 12 Open File in Text Editor The file is being opened using the Windows Notepad editor 13 1 13 File Info Opens a window that shows the header of the loaded file 13 1 14 Copy Active Window to Clipboard Copies the currently highlighted Window to the Windows Clipboard Paste it from there to the desired Application 13 1 15 Print Active Window Prints the selected highlighted sub window Screen copy 13 1 16 Exit This closes the Scout application 13 1 17 Last Files Played Up to 5 file names are listed here for faster selection and replay These are the same files as listed in the drop down list of the Play button e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 27 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 13 2 Configuration This section provides information on how to setup the various parameters of the Scout application 13 2 4 Lo
83. gs Scout Operating Manual Scout uses the Microsoft Speech Engine for audible events Here you can edit and test the associated text spoken Select the voice type and the audio quality as well as the volume and speech rate speed Select adjust the interval the RSSI or C value is spoken Select adjust the recording format of the VoiceNotes audio recorder e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 36 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS f o Scout Operating Manual 13 2 12 Update Configuration Files Database Files and Keys Display Options C Look for new version at start Use proxy server Address Account Password Current configuration file Default cfg Figure 14 Update When selected Scout is looking for a new version at start e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 37 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 13 2 13 Network n Configuration Files Database Files and Keys Display Options Radio and GPS Settings MapPoint and Geodetic Settings C Networking enabled This computer is Master Q Slave Remote Address 1 1 1 1 Remote Port 1001 Local Port 1002 I ent configurati T jfi 7 D s ult cfg z i Figure 15 Network Elementary remote control functionality is part of Scout Scenario You need to have a look at the network from a certain location without being there This functionality is reduced to Monitoring and QuickRecord only You can use the
84. guration paragraph 13 2 6 of this document Alias Database The Alias database contains subscriber numbers group numbers phone numbers and the associated names This database is used to display the name instead of the SSI GSSI and phone number The Radio Status window shows the Caller ID and the Called ID and the PDU list shows the TETRA numbers The display can be toggled between the number and the alias text to be shown Locations Database A TETRA base site is identified by the TETRA channel number the Location Area ID of the cell or a combination of both This is the information the radio receives This database is utilized to retrieve the individual name of a site and display it in the windows of the Scout application If Microsoft MapPoint is installed the site coordinates are taken from the database to display a base station icon The GPS window feature Distance to Sites uses the coordinates to calculate the distance from the current location to the Serving Cell and to the cells currently being in foreground scan Database entries each row dataset contains the following information Column Content Format 01 LA ID Location Area ID of the base station decimal 02 Longitude Longitude of the base station decimal degrees WGS84 03 Latitude Latitude of the base station decimal degrees WGS84 04 Site name Display name of the base station text 05 Orientation Not used decimal 06 Channel TETRA channel number of the bas
85. h RSSI or path loss C of the serving cell and the Foreground Cells The colour at the bottom of the graph indicates the current serving cell All other colours correspond to cells that are in foreground scan The calculated estimated transmit power for the radio can also be displayed in this sub window You can activate or deactivate the display of the estimated TX power of the radio anytime This line is derived from calculation of received TETRA parameters NOT from measured data or messages from the radio The white line The activation of the MER box gives you an indication of the Message Erasure Rate along the driven route The purple line at the bottom The colours of the graph lines can be selected in the Configuration Display window After loading a file click into the graph area to synchronize the PDU list of the Radio Status window If you hold down the mouse button the cursor changes to a double arrow Move the cursor to the left or to the right to scroll through the loaded data The screen is updated reflecting the state of the radio at the selected time You can also use the keyboard to navigate the graph Use the left right arrow keys to move in small steps Press and hold down the CTRL key while using the arrow keys increases the size of the steps Pressing and holding down the CTRL and SHIFT keys while using the arrow keys increases the size of the steps again Use the PgUp PgDown Home or End keys to scroll
86. h Licensee s business activities conduct an audit to verify that Licensee s use of the ooftware complies with the terms and conditions of this Agreement If the audit reveals an underpayment of any license maintenance or support fees Licensee shall promptly pay all amounts owing as well as a reasonable fee for the audit COPYRIGHT The Software is licensed to you not sold Motorola Solutions owns the Software and United otates and German copyright laws and international treaty provisions protect the Software You may not use or copy the Software for any other purpose than what is described in this Agreement Except as expressly provided herein Motorola Solutions does not grant to you any express or implied rights under any Motorola oolutions or third party patents copyrights trademarks or trade secrets Additionally you must reproduce and apply any copyright or other proprietary rights notices included on or embedded in the Software to any copies or derivative works made thereof in whole or in part if any SUPPORT Motorola Solutions shall provide standard technical support for the Software as appropriate in Motorola Solutions s reasonable business discretion which may be automated and or provided by technical support personnel by telephone during Motorola Solutions s normal business hours Motorola Solutions shall make reasonable efforts to address reproducible material errors in the Software and issue interim maintenance releases to address
87. his feature CAUTION When using the internal GPS NO GPS events has to be enabled in the radio The radio MUST run with an enabled GPS only Again no events has to be programmed Otherwise the radios internal requests to the GPS chip and the external requests from Scout will interfere This may lead to an unpredictable behaviour or malfunction of the radio freeze reboot The GPS chip in the MTH800 MTP850 radios has a very powerful energy saving functionality that runs during normal operation of the radio If the GPS is used by Scout the power saving feature is overridden to get accurate position fixes every second as is the case for every other common GPS receiver This constantly on mode increases the power consumption of the radio and decreases the runtime of the radio Be aware that the battery will last only a third or less of the time than it usually does IMPORTANT Scout does NOT reset the GPS chip back to the energy saving mode The chip continues to run on full power after it was enabled by Scout You have to power the radio off and on again to have the GPS chip reinitialized properly Be aware that when using the internal GPS the GPS button of Scout has a different behaviour You have to establish a data connection to the radio first This is done by starting record or monitoring First turn on recording or monitoring and then press the GPS button e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 18 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS
88. icking into the Adjacent Cells list the lower part Double click into the list again to resize to the previous window size Alternatively click the bottom bar Background colour of Adjacent Cell names e Green Site available in system wide trunking e Red Site not available turned off or in local site trunking These colours are set in the Configuration Display Options dialog Wide Trunking Local Trunking amp Adjacent Sites Data Foreground cell name LA d Channel RSSI Cx 3 3612 39 16 6 3611 106 9 1 3627 408 6 330 7875 wv gt Click to expand Figure 30 Normal view of the Adjacent Cells amp Adjacent Sites Data Foreground cell name LA d Channel RSSI Cx minx maxTx Subscriber class SecClass ColCode 3 Ruhleben 3 3612 99 16 115 35 11213141516171819110111 112113114115116 3 amp f 3611 106 9 15 f 35 11213141516171819110111112113114115116 Pots 1 f 3627 109 6 f 115 35 f11213141516171819110111112113114115116 Id cell name LA d Channel Frequency minAx maxTx MCC MNC Main carrier ext Subscriber class 1 3627 390 5875 115 35 262 1234 B 30 12 5D 10 11213141516171819110111 112113114115116 6 3611 3902875 115 1234 B 30 125D 10 112131415161718138110111112113114 15116 3 3612 390 3125 115 12344 B 330 125D310 11213141516171819110111 112113114115116 4 3631 390 7875 115 262 1234 B 30 12 5D 10 11213141516171819110111112113114115116
89. iles or during a long drive test Use longer segments to increase painting speed This will not affect the accuracy The points in between are saved and available at re play Select if the map has to be re centred when the car icon leaves the map screen Colour legend display on off Status Bar display on off Select the icon for the car and the different base station states Markers at handover locations display on off Markers at link failure locations display on off Markers at marked locations display on off Markers at GPS locations from sent SDS messages display on off Press the COLOUR PALETTE button to adjust the colour to level relationship in a separate Colour Palette window e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 69 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 18 2 Colour Palette Enter a description for the palette optional This will be saved in the palette file Click the palette to open a colour select dialog window and modify the palette Click the SAVE button to save this palette for future use Mark the checkbox Save as default palette to have this palette loaded by default next time you open the MapPoint window Click the LOAD button to open a previously saved palette Click the value you want to modify The selected field will be highlighted Change the value with the left right buttons that is visible after clicking see Screenshot Press OK to close the window and save or CANCEL to aban
90. inates only Keep input files separate Maximum distance between consecutive coordinates to become valid 10 km DXF MIF export line width 1 lt gt Not in call Source file s Select Files Current file Leave target file in source folder Use common target folder Progress x O O Lines written 0 Figure 16 Data Export Make your selections from the top to the bottom and from left to right Select the file format you want to have the data exported to select the geodetic datum map projection Select the export values Select your preferred data separator Select the data you want to have exported in each line Open the files you want to export Select the data output target file The data from each file will be exported into one single target file or kept separate e f you want to have the data into a different directory as the source data change the target directory with Save as e Press Start Export and wait for the end of export process Options that are not available are greyed out depending on the selected export format Supported formats txt Simple output to a text file csv Excel csv file dxf AutoCAD import export file format mif MapInfo interchange format mre MapPoint re import This creates a file for faster loading s3d Motorola Solutions Combo prediction tool data import format kmz Google Earth data format The Save current settings
91. ings for the MapPoint Navigation window and map plot settings are stored in the Windows Registry 13 2 4 Create Default Configuration File This option fully resets Scout to default settings and creates a new configuration file named Default cfg e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 28 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 13 2 5 Files amp Options Figure 7 Files amp Options The log file size depends on the recording time Select this if you want a time related recording Adjust the maximum time recorded in each log file Range 1 minute to 9 minutes the number of messages Adjust the maximum number of messages recorded in each file Message range 20 message to 30000 messages Maximum numbers of log files Adjust the maximum number of log files per session By default it s the maximum Log file range 1 log file to 10 000 log files Note If message related recording is selected and the maximum time of nine minutes is reached a new log file is created even if the amount of messages received is less than selected Language file Select your preferred language file Default configuration file Select the configuration file that should be loaded by default at the next start of Scout Parameter Verification Mark this checkbox if you want a log file that contains the differences between the received BS information and the used Locations Database reference entries Create Mon
92. isplaying Invalid Frequency 5 Channel Calculator E Frequency Band 3 E Frequency Offset 12 5 3 TETRA Channel Frequency 390 01 250 Figure 26 Channel Calculator e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 48 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS 14 8 RSSI Alert Scout Operating Manual The RSSI Alert tool monitors the RSSI threshold of up to four TETRA cells that are in view of the radio Adjust the RSSI threshold and mark the Active checkbox to activate the evaluation of the cell Mark the Enable Alert checkbox to activate the monitoring function Mark the Popup Window checkbox to get the Alert Window Figure 28 RSSI Alert Pop up Mark the Enable Sound checkbox to trigger either the Windows Standard Signal or the Text to be spoken This is a trigger only Verify the Sound settings of Windows Scout does not enable the speakers if they are muted 5 RSSI Alert RSSI threshold dBm s Serving cell 100 MWlActive Adjacent cell 1 100 Adjacent cell 2 100 v amp ctive Adjacent cell 3 100 Active Cancel Active Apply Enable Alert Popup window Enable Sound Play Windows Standard Signal OTesttaSpeak Bep oooO Figure 27 RSSI Alert Settings amp RSSI Alert RSSI Alert Threshold 74 86 89 Figure 28 RSSI Alert Pop up e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 49 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 15 VIEW Opens and brings to front the selec
93. itoring Temp File Mark the checkbox if you want to have a file created while monitoring If checked a file named Monitoring atp will be created in the current log file directory The log file size depends on the previously described selections The difference to normal recording is that no new file is created when the condition for creating a new file is met The file Monitoring atp will be overwritten Loop recording Couple GPS On Off Recording On Off Check this box if you want the GPS automatically turned on off when starting a record Sound On When Recording Mark the checkbox if you always want to have sound turned on during record Disable Screensaver If checked the current Windows screensaver is disabled during Scout runtime and enabled again after Scout application is closed No Pop Up Window On Comm Errors Disables the No data from radio and No data from GPS window Use File Compression The files recorded by Scout are in text format The standard zip file compression is used to reduce the file size It compresses the atp files by about 80 percent Renaming the files from atp to zip lets you decompress the files to the usual Scout format The file in the archive has the extension at This is to avoid overwriting an existing file with the same name Rename the at file to atp to make it recognizable for Scout Tray Icon Info Popup in the Windows bar shows call and cell reselection related
94. lick Base Station Add Opens a dialog where easy adding of base stations to the database can be done Point on the map and copy the location to the data field by a click Fill the additional data and save them to the currently loaded database amp Point and Click Base Station Add LA 9 decimal hexadecimal Subscriber class calculator Longitude 13 3244752 iil GH H OIE mae a Fat Latitude 52 4932304 the Lat Lon Site name fdganan6 67654 1 2 3 4 Orientation Fast Res Threshold Fast Res Hysteresis 5 6 7 8 Channel 1024 Slow Res Threshold Slow Res Hysteresis 8 m l 9 10 5 02 ColourCode minx Access Level masTx Power Graph Colour 1 Access Parameter Subscriber Class 65535 13 14 15 16 Notes Figure 55 Point and Click Base Station Add 18 18 7 Delete Trace Erase all plotted traces from the map 18 18 8 Delete Reselect Markers Delete the reselect marker in the map 18 18 9 Delete Link Failure Markers Delete the link failure marker in the map e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 71 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS f o Scout Operating Manual 18 18 10 Delete Trace and Markers Erase all plotted traces and markers in the map 18 18 11 Show Base Station Labels Toggle the display of name labels of the base stations 18 18 12 Save the Base Station Notes Manually save the added notes Base station not
95. nd have the coordinates 2 You do know the boundaries but have no clue of the coordinates 3 You have a previously recorded Scout drive test and want to have a map for it Enter the Coordinates Simply enter the coordinates in the upper left and lower right text boxes of the preview map The coordinate s format is decimal degrees i e lat 58 6328476234 lon 12 832432498 Select Map Area Dialog Press the SELECT MAP AREA button the Select Map Area dialog appears Select Map Area 180 88 00316457415442 Karte durchsuchen Suchen od ep pene ey ET 180 89 77524066213897 1Z Select Map Area Figure 65 Select Map Area dialog This dialog is actually a small web browser that runs a java script which comes along with Scout The displayed map selection area is a service of Google Maps If you do not have internet access or problems with the connection you will receive error messages from java that you may answer with No and the following dialog contents e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 79 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Scout Operating Manual Google Maps is currently unavailable Figure 66 Select Map Area dialog Connection Fault Close the dialog box fix your internet connection and retry To select a map boundary press the ZOOM IN button The cursor changes to a cross hair Mark the area of interest on the map the map zooms closer Use the other buttons accordingly to mo
96. ndow Oopens or moves to front the Cx graph window Opens or moves to front the GPS window Opens or moves to front the MapPoint window Opens or moves to front the UserMap window e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 84 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 21 MESSAGE ERASURE RATE MER AND RADIO DOWNLINK COUNTER RDC The MER as defined in ETSI document EN 300 392 2 Message Erasure Rate MER limit ratio of the messages detected as wrong by the receiver to all messages received in a given logical channel oince the impact of one or a few wrong damaged messages to ALL received messages is very small or better not detectable after some time Motorola Solutions decided to use a FIFO buffer of 100 elements to calculate a running average of the MER The radio does not calculate the MER it just supports the information about the decoding result Every time a downlink slot is received the result 0 or 1 of the decoding of the AACH is filled into the buffer and the ratio of right to wrong decoded messages is calculated and given in percent The following text is taken from ETSI EN 300 392 2 with little modifications to make it more readable and easier to understand The radio shall continuously perform the measurements on the physical channel s to which the radio is attached on the serving cell Measurements shall be made on all downlink timeslots which the radio is able to monitor within the constraints of its energy e
97. ng Log counter This is a line message counter of the loaded file or during record it counts the number of received messages from the radio Log time shows the time stamp of the currently selected message At recording the display shows the current computer time e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 25 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 13 THE MENU BAR 5 Motorola Scout 13 2 8 CPH 005 atp Figure 6 Menu Bar 13 1 File 13 1 1 Record This starts a recording session same as pressing the record button See Page 83 13 1 2 Quick Record This starts the recording session immediately The filename is automatically derived from the current date and time See Page 20 13 1 3 Monitoring This starts the monitoring session same as pressing the monitor button See Page 20 13 1 4 Play This replays a previously recorded file same as pressing the play button See Page 20 13 1 5 Play Again This replays a previously recorded file again without Open File dialog See Page 20 13 1 6 Play Sequential Files This replays sequence of files select the first file to start with See Page 20 13 1 7 Pause Playing is paused This key is not working during record 13 1 8 Stop Any recording monitoring or play is stopped 13 1 9 Save As Save the currently loaded file with a different filename 13 1 10 Save File Part From Start to Log File Position As Move the lo
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99. ntaining LIP information the RX Messages part of the window will flash to indicate that a new message has been decoded Select individually for RX and TX to play a sound when a messages arrives by selecting the appropriate checkbox Beep on message The messages are decoded in the PDU decode window too Double click the LIP containing U SDS DATA or D SDS DATA message in the PDU list and the information is shown in the PDU Decode window amp LIP Monitor RXMessages Beep on message arrival Ta Messages Beep on transmit message Short lacation repart Time elapsed Less than 5 s Longitude N 13 17 00 1393 13 283371325384 Latitude M 52 34 57 062 B2 5825130544128 Position error Less than 20 m Horizontal velocity Horizontal velocity is nat known Direction af travel 337 57 NAW Type of additional data Reason for sending Reason for sending Masinun reporting interval exceeded since last location information report Figure 43 LIP Monitor When opening the MapPoint window LIP messages were evaluated when monitored When all LIP messages are sent to the attached radio you will get a rudimentary fleet mapping 121467 Maximum reporting interval exceeded since last location information report 121490 Location update Maximum reporting interval exceeded since last location information report aaa L we L d AN r le Su n L P e HA A b M G a j W ZA L wp P X N NP
100. nti virus software causing the Scout application to freeze or crash Best performance will be on a computer that is used for data logging only containing a fresh Windows installation Microsoft MapPoint and the Scout application Best practice is to have a separate PC for Scout Remember Windows is a multitasking but NOT a real time operating system The time slice that every application is granted can be adjusted but not guaranteed However nowadays computers do have the performance to work flawless Hadio e Motorola Solutions TETRA radio MTx500 and newer radios MR 5 0 or newer radio firmware recommended e Motorola Solutions serial data cable i e for Packet Data or SDS transfer suitable for the selected radio type The Motorola Solutions USB data cable is currently for radio programming only e However the new MTP3000 6000 series USB programming cable can now be used for Scout No need to obtain a separate serial data cable GPS Any GPS receiver supporting the NMEA 0183 data interface meets the Scout requirements Tested GPS receiver e Navilock http www navilock de setL anguage en e Holux http www holux com JCore en products products list jsp pno 2 e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 14 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 4 SCOUT AND RADIO INTERFERENCE The following guidance is proposed for Scout customers using a data cable with hand portable radios The Scout application is proposed to TET
101. of the computer Because of unpredictable processing time either in the radio and or the computer you will always notice a glitch offset and never get the accurate time Now you can decide if you want to have the time stamp derived from the computers clock displayed or the time calculated based on the TETRA air interface frame count The frame time is absolute as defined in the ETSI TETRA recommendation and usually derived from the highly stable 1 PPS pulse from GPS receivers The technique is to take the computer time at the start of recording or the first time stamp from a recorded file and continue counting in Frame time This is the most accurate way because you can rely on the air interface timing and symbol length Now the exact time elapsed between to messagescan be calculated Let s say you want to know the time for a call setup This is the time elapsed between the moment when the U SETUP PDU has been transmitted by the radio and the reception of the D CONNECT from the network with the command to change to an assigned traffic channel Select the row of the PDU list containing the U SETUP PDU This row is highlighted in red Scroll to the line where the radio enters the voice traffic channel Press and hold the CTRL key of your keyboard and click the left mouse button All lines in the range are highlighted and to the right of the cursor a tiny pop up window shows the time elapsed between the first row selected and the line y
102. old The colour information is stored in the windows registry There is no need to save a configuration file if changes are made here e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 33 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 13 2 9 Radio and GPS Settings Files Database Files and Keys Display Options Display Colors Radio and GPS Settings Geodetic Settings Voice Settings Update Network Radio GPS Comm Port 1 Comm Port 3 Find Radio 4800 Find GPS Scan Comm Port for radio use GPS from radio Valid Comport Range 1 16 This is a Microsoft restriction of the serial interface component not Scout You must configure USB Serial Re Scan Comports converters to use a port within this range Local time adjust GPS time Local offset Local time Always synchronize mmxxx amp 0 h rl sees r computers clock if 5R valid GPS time is available Computer Mittwoch 11 Januar 2012 07 34 15 Status GPS off Save Settings Cancel ras Figure 11 Radio and GPS Settings Radio Select the serial interface the radio is connected to Find Radio Searches all com ports shown in the drop down list for a radio Scan Comport for Radio periodically scan the selected COM port if a radio is present GPS Select the serial interface the GPS receiver is connected to ocout uses the standard NMEA 0183 protocol with standard communication parameters 4800 Baud no pa
103. ordinates Select your preferred display decimal or degrees Speed Select your favoured unit km h miles knots mach e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 68 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS 18 18 18 18 1 5 Map Settings Plot T upe RSSI Paint max RSSU C of OC received sites Best server MER Message Erasure Rate Site affiliation Options Configure Map Map Settings Map Symbols jJ af Scout Operating Manual Site and Car Symbols A Base station A Serving cell A Foreground cell Car icon Plot trail Marker Symbols bP rEH 05cv DoeE soo e gt G DD Oo x Pre Meee x b Kat x Pre Meee x Pre Meee x Line width 3 pixel Me sii 0 Be Line segment length min 30 m C Show reselection p e a a A S 9 oeg Pee map when car leaves the Zo AA m d amp lt E amp amp amp J 4 3 3 29 59 5 SS we e s aa He 9 at CA a RABASSA y C Show link failure Colour legend J Show marker Color Palette Status bar STP GPS marker Figure 52 Map Settings Plot type Either RSSI C or MER Select if a trail should be plotted into the map Adjust the thickness of the plotted line Set the minimum line segment length of plotted line The shorter the line segments the more information has to be handled by MapPoint This will decrease the speed of painting if you play many log f
104. otal of received calls Number of answered received calls Status message showing the disconnect cause and the party that released the last call amp Statistics Mobility Cell reselection total 4 Reset Cell reselection successful 0 Reset Communication Calls initiated total 89 Calls initiated successfull 0 Received calls total 0 Received calls answered 0 Last call disconnect cause Last call initiated by Me 300099 Figure 48 Statistics e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 64 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 14 VoiceNotes The VoiceNotes feature gives you the opportunity to record short voice notes to remember incidents landmarks or circumstances along the drive test Scout does NOT check the settings of your computers audio system Verify that the microphone is selected as the recording source and that the recording level suits your requirements You can record some test notes in advance before you go to a drive test Read Scout in STOP mode paragraph below Check the Stay On Top box to prevent VoiceNotes from being hidden by other windows The Record trigger lets you select to start the recording manually with the space bar or buttons or by radio If you select by radio you have to ensure that Scout knows the attached radios ISSI and GSSI Press the PTT once or change the group during record Now Scout records as long as the radio is part of a call Its
105. ou clicked Attention If you have selected computer based time display you measure the difference of when messages arrived at the computer and not the actual frame time Level bars Define the boundaries of the level bars displayed above the MER and RDC bar oee Chapter 21 for detailed explanation Buttons Select the view of the Main window buttons and if the Play button offers you the shortcut submenu to the last five played files and the home directory Display Refresh Rate The screen refresh in earlier versions of Scout done whenever a message was received can now be adjusted within more realistic boundaries The default value for Playing a file is 3 seconds for Record Monitoring 1 second Adjust Play and Record Monitoring within the range of 1 second to 5 seconds Display refresh affects the contents of the Serving cell data window the Adjacent Cells data window the GPS window and the upper right part of the Radio status window This is just a display issue to decrease computing time by skipping time consuming screen refreshes Every change of data is logged accurately when moving the Graph cursor or Log file position slider through the file the accurate timing every event and every change of data is displayed Since the radio provides the data for the Serving Cell and the Adjacent Cells every second only no faster refresh is necessary Again the immediate events like receiving a PDU placing a call painting the graph
106. our alias database extended automatically during record or monitoring mark the box and Scout will add new numbers that are not currently in the ALIAS database The state of the checkbox is not saved and has to be set every time you start the application This is because Scout cannot determine if the currently loaded database is the one that has to be extended with information from the monitored network or not By default the box is unchecked The entries in the database are the received number and the name field is new During replay the entry new is ignored and the number is displayed even if Display id Aliases in the radio status window is checked Use Microsoft Access or the Database Editor of Scout to modify the entries Database Files Load the databases you want to use for recording monitoring or replay of files Don t forget to save the changes you ve made to a configuration file e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 31 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 13 2 7 Display Options Figure 9 Display Options Radio Status PDU List Columns Select which columns should be displayed in the PDU list of the Radio Status window Location Area Format Select how the LA ID should be displayed in the Serving Cell window and the Adjacent Cells window PDU List Time Display The time stamp associated with every message is taken from the computers clock at the time of arrival at the serial port
107. ow 95 dBm and the neighbor cell C value is b dB higher than the serving cell C value In this case The neighbor cells RSS has to be equal or higher than 69 dBm Parameters BS s service level FRT FRH RXA MTP Figure 21 Cell Reselection Simulator Serving cell parameter Fast reselect threshold FRT dB 10 lt gt Fast reselect hysteresis FRH dB amp Slow reselect threshold above fast SRT dB 16 lt gt Slow reselect hysteresis SRH dB 8 lt gt Min RX access level AXA dBm 110 lt gt Max TX power MTP dBm 35 lt gt Access parameter AP dBm 39 lt gt Copy data from serving cell window Current serving cell state SUPERIOR Neighbor cell parameter The greyed parameters do not affect the cell reselection process Fast reselect threshold FRT dB 10 lt gt Fast reselect hysteresis FRH dB E lt gt Slow reselect threshold above fast SRAT dB 16 lt gt Slow reselect hysteresis SRH dB 8 lt gt Min RX access level AXA dBm 110 lt gt Max TX power MTP dBm 35 lt gt Access parameter AP dBm 39 lt gt Adjacent sites monitoring scanning Entering EXCLUSIVE at 59 dBm Leaving EXCLUSIVE at 70 dBm The Serving Cell Parameter and the Neighbour Cell Parameter frame is shows the Motorola Solutions standard system parameters at start Use the COPY DATA FROM SERVING CELL WINDOW button to copy the entries from the servin
108. r version and any accompanying written materials the Software In consideration for Motorola Solutions allowing you to access the Software you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement If you do not agree to all of the terms of this Agreement do not run download or install the Software If you change your mind later stop using the Software and delete all copies of the ooftware in your possession or control Any copies of the Software that you have already distributed where permitted and do not destroy will continue to be governed by this Agreement Your prior use of the Software will also continue to be governed by this Agreement Use of Software Product The Software has been designed for use in conjunction with the following Motorola oolutions terminals MTH500 and newer radios since Year 2000 However Motorola Solutions does not guarantee or warrant the availability or functionality of the Software within current or future releases of the radio terminals You are advised that use of the Software may result in a degradation of performance in the terminals Notwithstanding the foregoing you have relied upon your own skill expertise and judgement in deciding to acquire the Software Microsoft MapPoint Software Prior to the use the mapping functionality of the Software you must obtain a User License for the Microsoft MapPoint software You are solely responsible for acquiring the requisite number of MapPoint User Licenses
109. ratio 4 to 1 between failure and success counting gives a decreasing RDC when the message error rate exceeds 20 Therefore a continuing message error rate greater than 20 will cause radio downlink time out NOTE 2 If the base station operates in MCCH sharing the radio uses only the frames reserved for the BS to update RDC though it attempts to receive and decode the relevant slot also in the common frames Therefore in this case for an radio in normal mode N 144 number of reserved frames per two multiframes for the base station e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 86 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 22 SCOUT FAQ Q Does Scout run on Microsoft Windows 7 A Yes Scout is Windows7 32 64bit compatible Q and Microsoft Windows8 A Yes Scout is Windows8 32 64bit compatible Q Does Scout support other mapping GIS software than Microsoft MapPoint A No Scout exports data as Maplnfo format Google Earth and text to user specific mapping solutions Since there is no general standardized interface to mapping software it is always a unique implementation The reason for selecting MapPoint is that this is the most affordable map currently on the market Other GIS software MapInfo GeoGrid etc are more expensive and would require different licensing and a complete rewriting of the Scout software Q Which MapPoint version is required for use with Scout A MapPoint 2004 and later are support
110. rded Data Sample Sample_0000 atp Scout automatically appends the index number to the filename using 0000 for the first file If this command is sent again a new file with the next available index number is created Play a file play files in order C Program Files Motorola Scout Scout exe play Sample 0000 atp C Program Files Motorola Scout Scout exe playinorder Sample 0000 atp As the path is omitted Scout uses the default log file directory to look for the file Otherwise specify the complete path for the recording file C Program Files Motorola Scout Scout exe Stop Scout C Program Files Motorola Scout Scout exe Close Scout C Program Files Motorola Scout Scout exe play C Recorded Data Sample Sample_0000 atp stop close Create your own set of control shortcuts for standard tasks General Shortcut Compatibility Security T E onitoring E S Target type Application Target location Scout Target m Files Motorola Scout Scout exe monitoring C Program Files Motorola Scout Shortcut key None Bun Normal window Comment Find Target Change Icon Advanced Figure 1 Windows Shortcut for Monitoring e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 23 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS l o Scout Operating Manual 11 MAIN APPLICATION WINDOW Motorola Scout 13 27 2 PE File Configu Tools configure Map H Jelp gt Log file posi
111. re 56 Figure 57 Figure 58 Figure 59 Figure 60 Figure 61 Figure 62 Figure 63 Figure 64 Figure 65 Figure 66 Figure 67 Figure 68 Figure 69 e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Scout Operating Manual Main Window with MapPoint sss ss see eee eee eee 67 Wa SOUS RETE TERT T M 69 IOUT Fee e E H 70 wig oll Se S METRE IET Em 71 Point and Click Base Station Add 71 Map Window with MER and Reselection Marker sees 72 Scout UserMap with loaded floor plan sss sss eee 73 Bedel a HE EE m m m UM 74 Walk fest USING POINT ANG CICK 25 9 net aupetu cosas cuna aD epa te pls quae bore Yol Pause aUe E Re ta qu Fco Ue Retz vex Eva SU EU aiia 75 Example of a saved image with legend and trace sese eee eee 76 Drive test painted on topographical map with legend esse ee eee eee 77 Drive test on Google Earth map eee eee ee 78 UserMap settings ECC ET mmm 78 UserMap settings dialog with MapMaxker sss ee eee eee 79 MEIC Mab FCA CIAO serr E cua dius we ted deua es sant oeee 79 Select Map Area dialog Connection Fault eee eee eee 80 MapMaker analysing Scout Drive Test Data sse eee 80 MapMaker Map Creation eee eee 82 Main Window Status Bar sse eee 83 Page 7 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS TERMS USED AACH BNCH LA LAN LIP LRRP MCC MCCH MER MLE MM MNC NMEA NMEA 0183 PCMCIA PDU
112. rements Alternatively you can use the Database Editor of Scout to maintain an existing database or create a new one from scratch Load the appropriate database before you start recording or monitoring If you save a configuration of Scout a reference to the currently selected databases is stored in the configuration file e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 21 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 9 LANGUAGE FILE ocout can display its menus in a different language using the user editable language file Two default files come along with Scout and are located in the Scout application directory The file extension is Ing Click Configuration Files and select your preferred language file The language file is a text file that can be edited to fit the user s needs The structure of the file is very simple Each section has a headline in brackets followed by the names of the Frames Labels Buttons Options and Menu entries On the left hand side is the name of the element then the equal sign and to the right the translation Leading and trailing spaces are deleted during load The bracket T character is reserved and shall not be used within the translation section Make a copy of the file rename and edit it to create YOUR user interface Example Common btnOpen Offnen btnClose Schliessen btnApply Anwenden MainW indow mnuFile Datel mnuFileRecord Au
113. rity 8 data bits 1 stop bit Additionally you can select the baud rate used by the receiver Scout uses any available message to decode the latitude longitude time information and validity of coordinates The GGA message gives additional altitude information Find GPS Searches all com ports shown in the drop down list for a GPS receiver Use GPS from radio check this box if you have a Motorola Solutions radio with GPS support attached and you want to verify the location information of the attached radio ATTENTION Carefully read Chapter 0 of this documentation and consider the limitations of the use of internal GPS while drive testing Re Scan Comports Scout scans for available com ports at program start If you attach an USB to Serial converter while Scout is already running it is not recognized and available for Scout until you press this button Local Time Adjustment turn GPS on and off with the button As soon as you get a valid GPS position fix the Status line shows the number of satellites being tracked and the SYNCHRONIZE button is enabled Now you can synchronize the computers clock with the GPS time Don t forget to save the selections you ve made to a configuration file e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 34 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS 13 2 10 Geodetic Settings 5 Configuration Files Database Files and Keys Display Options Display Colors Radio and GPS Settings Geodetic Settings Voice Settings Update
114. rk the checkboxes of the messages you want to have displayed while a file is replayed or recorded When the file is loaded you can hide the messages by removing the mark at the checkbox Place the mark again and the corresponding messages will be displayed again If you want to display a specific address number only type the SSI or GSSI in the Selected Id box or choose the alias name from the drop down list This list updated by the contents of the alias database Activate the Selected Id only checkbox at the filter bar to see messages of the selected address number only 18 3 5 1 Slot CRC Error AACH CRC Error Place a mark if you want to have timeslots highlighted where the radio has detected a CRC error during reception 18 3 5 2 Show Alias Select if the TETRA address number or the translation from the Alias Database shall be displayed 18 3 5 3 Auto Size Columns The width of each column is determined and adjusted according to the text length Unselect this checkbox to use individual column sizes 18 3 5 4 Find PDU The FIND PDU button at the bottom of the radio status window can be used to search the list for a specific PDU When clicked a window PDU Finder is opened This window is used to navigate and find PDUs that are listed in the current table The search can be done forward Next or backwards Previous This list is updated during file load and contains only PDUs that are currently available PDU Finder Find PD
115. roll down to Data Service Old radios e Select lt AirTracer gt Select AirTracer On New radios MTM5400 MTM800FuG MTP3000 6000 and later e hese radios do have a dynamic menu You have to connect the cable to the radio and the PC first The list is filled with the entries AFTER the data cable is connected to the radio When done the radio acknowledges the connection in the display by showing cable connected Depending on the type of cable the menu entries are USB1 USB2 UART1 UART2 or mixed After connecting the USB cable to the PC the first time you need to install the USB to Serial driver to get the virtual COM ports When using the USB programming cable you will get USB1 and USB2 Select one of them Select the corresponding virtual COM port on your PC When using the serial data cable you will get UART1 and UART2 Select the corresponding COM port on your PC Now enter the lt AirTracer gt menu Select the port on which you want to use Scout e Go back to the main default screen 6 1 Scout and the MTM800 Expansion Head without a Motorcycle Control Head The MTM800 expansion head works different than the MTM700 expansion head as it must have 12V applied to the SB9600 SW input pin 23 on the 25 way D in order for it to output data from the 9 way D type The procedure is as follows e Link together pins 6 20 and 23 on the 25 way D connector e Turn on 12V supply and wait 15 seconds e Plug the RS232 cabl
116. s Settings for this feature can be done at Configuration Logging e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 47 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 14 6 Subscriber Class Calculator The Subscriber class calculator is a tiny gadget to calculate the value to be entered in the LOCATIONS database of Scout or the Motorola Solutions radio codeplug Press the buttons of the valid Subscriber Classes the radio should be in See the values change in hex on the left and decimal to the right Alternatively you can edit the decimal display window of the calculator and view the buttons of the keypad change The hexadecimal data entry is not supported E Subscriber Class Calculator ES a fs elle o o n f s ss n Figure 25 Subscriber Class Calculator 14 7 Channel Calculator The channel calculator offers a two way calculation of the TETRA channel number to frequency and vice versa Adjust the fields of the frequency band and frequency offset using the up down controls Finally type in the channel number in the TETRA Channel field or use the up down control to increment decrement the TETRA channel number The calculated frequency is displayed in the frequency field Alternatively you can type in a frequency in the frequency field Scout tries to resolve the frequency and adjusts the TETRA channel frequency band and frequency offset fields If the entered frequency cannot be resolved a message field shows up d
117. s suggestions hints etc please e mail to RNBPE moiorolasolutions com e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 88 of 88
118. sa a e aA a a A a R a Aaa 76 18 1942 GPS GeO SIT elle LT 76 18196 et ere ser EEE E EEEE Ghassan givauatadurmasietees 78 R R Hee O e E E E A 80 18 19 92 TMC AD CAINS anani EEOAE EEEE SEEEN EEE EEEE ESEE EAEE AEE 81 je Mal kc ho EO e EAN o A E A E A E E N O E E E EE E eee 81 Toa TIO T E E aiaeveus an podiiennamuaenaunenicale 82 18 19 5 5 VIEW Map with External sis iG l 82 19 Main Window Status Bar 1 senenn eenn 83 20 SCOUT HOT ROY S mo 84 21 Message Erasure Rate MER and Radio Downlink Counter RDO 85 OT e m 87 23 PPID ene ete nee ee ee ee ee 88 e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 5 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Scout Operating Manual LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Windows Shortcut for Monitoring sss sees eee ee eee eee 23 Figure 2 Title Bar Menu Bar Control and Status Bar sees 24 Figure 3 Mali Applicaton VVINGOW secesiiideduscduts Qeecdet ema vadit uai ads a E REM a EE be cQ sunqateuniel OCa a RU CAT vedsauseaaeieontdadaaxad 24 Figure 4 Control and Status Bar Buttons essssssssssssssssssesseeeee nennen nennen nnne nens n nain nnn nnns nna nnns 25 Figure 5 Control and Status Bar Indicators and Control sss eee 25 Figure 6 Menu Bar sees eee 26 Figure 7 Files amp Options esssssssseesesseseeseeennnnn nennen nennen nn nn
119. sequence is started immediately after clicking the end position of a test walk sequence on the image Press the button and leave it down Start the recording Click the start location on the image Start walking Click the end location when have reached it and keep on walking The line of the last sequence is painted in the image and saved in the data file In this mode the DELET LAST button is disabled CONTINUOUS can be turned on or off any time during the measurement 18 19 4 2 GPS Geo Referencing You can paint in the map using GPS coordinates too In advance the map has to be calibrated This means e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 76 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS f o Scout Operating Manual Scout needs to know which geographical area is being mapped This is not necessary when using maps created by the Scout MapMaker see Chapter 18 19 5 function These maps will have a geo reference data file that describes the location and size Press the SET button at the top right of the UserMap window Select GPS Geo Referencing Now the Map projection frame is enabled Select the proper map projection UTM British National Grid and zone central meridian of the used map Enter the coordinates in the text fields of each corner of the map X Longitude Y Latitude in WGS 84 coordinates decimal degrees 13 432344 52 545435 Positive values are north and east negative for south and west Wrong entries are replaced by
120. ss the CLOSE button to exit the dialog and hide the window EXPORT Press the SAVE AS button and enter a filename at the Save as dialog Select the delimiter that you want to use in the export file Select the target coordinate system to be written to the file The conversion is done during export from WGS84 to the selected coordinate system datum Select the format of the Location Area ID data that should be used in the export file decimal or six digit hexadecimal Mark the checkbox Write column header to file if you want a header information to be written Press the START button to start the data export The successful export of the database is confirmed by a dialog box After pressing the OK button the export dialog window is closed 5 Export location data FtargetCoordinateFormat No projection wG584 E lecima ave as Figure 20 Database Export CONVERT This is a just in case function If you have loaded an old database with a mixed up column structure and with old header naming Location instead of the new Sitename or Name instead of Alias Convert tries to modify the currently loaded and selected database and to move it to the new structure Watch the dialog window to see if the conversion was successful If not you have to modify the database manually Use Microsoft Access to edit or export the database to a text file Edit the database to match the new database e mail RNBP
121. st reselect threshold 30 dB Hysteresis 8 dB Network time i2 c Em Slow res thr above fast 10 dB Hysteresis 6 dB My SSI GSSI Subscriber Class Min RX access level 110 dBm Max TX power 30 dBm Access parameter 39 dBm Colour code 32 MCC MNC Band Offset Duplex 10 TX gt RX System Code 1 ETS 300 392 2 ed 1 and ETS 300 392 7 V2 1 1 Layer 3 Cal 15 43 51 984 38494 33 13 1 8974372 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 15 43 52 125 38494 33 15 1 8900703 MAC ACCESS 15 43 52 187 38494 33 16 1 8900703 gt 1001 MAC END HU Adjacent Sites Data EIE 154552156 38494 34 15 1 8900703 MAC ACCESS ere pue enm LA d Channel RSS Cx 15 43 53 265 38494 34 16 1 8900703 49495 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE DHNFO 500 35 Uniupum Sn 162 3683 as 25 QM 15 43 53 281 38494 34 16 1 8900703 gt 1001 MAC END HU 9 Unknown Site 128 sexe 88 22 15 43 54 109 38494 35 14 1 8900703 MAC ACCESS 23 Unknown Site 255 3630 89 21 BI 15 43 54 171 38494 35 15 1 8900703 1001 MAC END HU LA d Channel Freauency 15 43 54 703 38494 36 07 1 49495 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 109 390 7625 15 43 55 109 38494 36 14 1 8974372 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE 160 392 1375 15 43 55 125 38494 36 14 1 8900703 MAC ACCESS 159 391 5375 15 43 55 187 38494 36 15 1 8900703 gt 1001 MAC END HU 156 390 3375 15 43 56 140 38494 37 14 1 8900703 MAC ACCESS 125 390 9625 15 43 56 218 38494 37 15 1 890070
122. sted disconnect U T Ceased PDU detected Zingster Str 1074 Figure 23 Group Call Generator Call Generator Pop Up Menu Right click into the list to open the pop up menu e Copy Selection to Clipboard Mark the lines in the list that shall be copied using the mouse or keyboard Right click the list to open the pop up menu Click Copy Selection to Clipboard Paste the information in any other application that can handle it e Export list to csv file The Save as dialog lets you select where to save the contents of the Call Generator list e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 46 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 14 5 BS Parameter Verification This part of Scout lets you verify and compare the received base station parameters with the parameters stored in the LOCATIONS database The intention is to control automatically the network s cell parameter setup The Cell Reselection Parameters the Access Parameter and the list of Adjacent Cells are compared with the database entries Differences are marked in different colours depending on if the database entry matches the list of Adjacent Cells or not or if the entry is missing The colours are defined in the Configuration Display Colours section of Scout The Serving Cell window is extended at the bottom in orange as shown in the picture below El Motorola Scout 9 10 16 callgen donnerstag 0001 atp c in x File View Log file position Sta
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124. ted sub window You can use the short keys F5 to F9 and F11 F12 to do the same This is useful if some window is hidden or partially overlapped by another Caution Do not use the menu bar during record As soon as you select a menu topic Windows stops all background activity This includes the radio message reception and decoding Use the function keys F4 to F9 and F11 F12 instead 15 1 Reset Windows to Default Positions This will resize the major sub windows to the Scout application client area e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 50 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 16 MAP Only available when Microsoft MapPoint is installed and activated Please refer to Chapter 18 14 for a description of the sub menus e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 51 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 17 HELP 17 1 Help Opens the Scout Operating Manual in a pdf reader file 17 2 Report a Problem Ask for Support Opens your standard e mail program with the address of the Scout support Send a question ask for help etc 17 3 Look for New Version Connect to the Motorola Solutions Scout webpage to verify if a newer version is available 17 4 Scout Internet Page This opens a link to the Motorola Solutions Scout webpage Check for updates free of charge 17 5 About Shows the Scout logo with the version information e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 52 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS
125. tion 19 octets Address type SSl Address 300345 Channel allocation flag No channel allocation element in PDU LLC PDU Type BL DATA Protocol Discriminator MM D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT Location update type Roaming location updatingT ype3 element Group identity location accept element s Group identity attachment detachment accepted Type3 element Number of elements 1 Group identity downlink element s Group identity attachment detachment type Attachment Group identity attachment element s Group identity attachment lifetime Attachment for next location update required Class of usage 5 Group identity address type GSSI a55I 800009 MAC RESOURCE Fill bit indication No fill bits present Position of grant Slot grant if any is on current channel Encryption mode Not encrypted Random access flag Undefined Length indication Length for null PDU Address type Null PDU ACCESS ASSIGN Downlink usage common control Uplink access rights common only Access code 4 Base frame length Reserved subslot Access code 4 Base frame length 10 subslots Figure 37 PDU Decode e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 58 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 4 RSSI Cx Graph The RSSI window opens when you select it from the view menu or by pressing F8 The Cx window opens when you select it from the view menu or by pressing F9 These windows graphically display the received signal strengt
126. tion Status Log counter Log time o6 mu e amp De v id SE es 0 scm Stopped 0 00 00 00 000 Figure 2 Title Bar Menu Bar Control and Status Bar The main window of the Scout application contains of a series of sub windows that can be displayed individually moved and scaled within the main window The main window has four areas The title bar shows the application name version and the current filename in use The menu bar displays the available menus The control and status bar contains the buttons and status information of the application The windows area contains the various sub windows The bottom status bar shows the available free disk space and the power status of the computer AC or Batt with the remaining capacity the COM port of the GPS receiver the COM port of the radio and the status of connection Double click the fields to force a search for connected devices at the COM ports Motorola Scout 13 27 8 CPH_0057 atp BER File ynFiqur onfigure Ma iti Status L t Log time e mu c zB K PT 68 2 stopped 0 00 00 00 000 7 Serving Cell Data X 5 Radio Status Xx SSVGSSI Filter es Add Channel Siot Air encryption n a r ayp DEE Ch no Freq TCH encryption 73 S Roa P Cell reselection Et encrypion na C Apply Filter e Cell name rity Power control el No Message erasure rate MER a 0 Subs class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Call status idle rn Fa
127. tion that can be activated from here Please refer to the MapPoint documentation for further details 18 17 3 Drawing This is a menu item of the MapPoint application that can be activated from here Please refer to the MapPoint documentation for further details 18 17 4 Location and Scale This is a menu item of the MapPoint application that can be activated from here Please refer to the MapPoint documentation for further details e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 67 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 17 5 Import Data File Replaying a long test drive usually takes some time because all data contained in the atp files is evaluated To speed up the painting the MapPoint re import was established In the Export section of Scout you can create a mre file containing just the coordinates and the RSSI value This file can be loaded here to speed up the painting The format of this file is simple ASCII text Latitude Longitude RSSI 52 5779820 13 2753020 92 52 5779080 13 2753700 93 52 5779120 13 2753670 91 52 5779130 13 2753630 91 The first line must contain the keywords Latitude Longitude and RSSI separated by semicolon Then data separated by semicolon end with a CRLF Carriage Return Linefeed The export and import of C and MER will be available soon in one of the next Scout updates Import from other data sources is possible too E g to compare measurement results of another measurement system
128. tions e This document does not describe the Microsoft MapPoint software Microsoft MapPoint is not a part of Scout ocout uses an existing installation of MapPoint to display coloured traces of RSSI C or MER coloured icons for base stations to show their state as Serving Cell or Foreground Cell events like cell reselection loss of coverage markers etc Please refer to the Microsoft MapPoint documentation and make yourself familiar with the MapPoint capabilities and features ocout is a Motorola Solutions designed application to be used with a Motorola Solutions TETRA radio to monitor and record information that is transmitted received by the radio through the TETRA Air Interface Data is collected during a recording session and is stored in log files Those can be replayed later and the data is displayed in various windows for analysis The application is menu driven and has a comprehensive graphical user interface GUI displaying the data received by the application during the recording session Several filtering options can be used to hide unwanted PDUs and provide uncluttered screen presentations Scout is protected by a USB type hardware key dongle This dongle is necessary to operate the Scout software and needs to be present during runtime of Scout DO NOT remove the dongle at runtime Make sure that the dongle is connected safely and that it will not come loose during operation Optionally use a common USB extension lead to avoid
129. tive Window to CIIopoard sss sss sss 27 12 14 15 dinis liso 27 IX A md one 27 ERN ea Ru incom NT TTE 27 132 e syne irzule MR 28 Ss Load CORMOURA NOM E Rt ai ra E REEE aE r E aE EEE TEE 28 13 2 2 Save Current Configuration in Default cfg sse eee eee 28 1323 Dave 6 ci rs 111 OM TT 28 13 2 4 Create Default Configuration Elle sees eee eee 28 6320 Tes Ta 29 13 2 6 Database Files and Keya sse eee eee 31 27 DEPAY BONS MN Emm 32 6220 DEPAY elle 33 1329 Radio and GPS Settings secum vitia sus nUU din DOE NOE dnei DUE uno od cedet UPC bie O FEs da xU E aiaa ania UAE DUS TUR ONE 34 13 2 10 eee een le L 35 13 2 11 Voice Settings 36 i Oe e O E E AEE E E E E E E S 37 13213 v n e eisini neniani eE A E aa EEEE EERE EEE TAEAE AERAN EDE 38 ONE Do S 39 r Da E O o 39 e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 3 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual Wahl BAC ED cR P neacs 41 142 Database EditOf a ties ctetcconntnns ace pane reren a ae damebenscauspouhanutinneanesteuatewed cet ceucoctimnuncsacevshupiawsbesacsucanthauteent 41 14 3 Cell Reselection Simulator
130. to stop or press the a STOP button Replaying Files Play Press the PLAY button on the toolbar select the file you want to play back Wait for the file to be loaded into memory You may press PAUSE or STOP a anytime Play Again Press the gt PLAYAGAIN button to play the last loaded file again If you have no file loaded the file open dialog appears You may press PAUSE or STOP m anytime Play Files in Order be Press the ize PLAYINORDER button select the first file of a sequence or a file from within a sequence to play this and the following files You may press PAUSE or STOP a anytime e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 20 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 8 DATABASE FILES Two Microsoft Access databases are used by the application The ALIAS database Alias mdb contains alias information to translate TETRA numbers SSI GSSI ASSI etc and phone numbers to text The LOCATIONS database Locations mdb holds all TETRA base site information of the network coordinates reselection parameter Adjacent Cells information colour assignments to the graph display of ocout and an user editable notes field These database names Alias Location are the default names The user can create new databases or rename them i e MyNetworkLocations mdb MyAliases mdb meeting local requirements and naming conventions These databases can be assigned and loaded by default See Confi
131. toring of the TETRA Air Interface Replays the last loaded played or recorded file Replays the sequence of files starting from the selected one Opens the integrated Cell Reselection Simulator Opens the Data Export window of Scout One Click Export according to pre adjusted settings Opens the MapPoint window if installed Opens the Scout User Map window Status Log counter Stopped 0 Log time 00 00 00 000 Figure 5 Control and Status Bar Indicators and Control Level bar during record and monitoring the bar shows the level of the computers serial interface input buffer Usually the bar should remain mostly unseen or occasionally flicker to the middle of the scale If the bar remains at the right side or close to the right end your computers speed is either too low or the computer is busy with other tasks This is serious An input buffer overflow may lead to an unexpected behaviour causing Scout to freeze or crash Log file position the slider is functional as soon as a file is loaded It indicates the current position within the file as well as it allows to move to the desired position in the loaded file Select the slider with a click move it left right use the mouse wheel or use the left and right arrow keys of the keyboard to walk through the loaded file message by message Status This field indicates the current status of Scout This is either Stopped Recording Playing Monitoring or Pausi
132. ts including reasonable legal fees related to a your use including your sub licensee s use if permitted of the Software or b your breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement Notwithstanding the above Motorola Solutions shall have the right to defend any action suit or proceeding brought against Motorola Solutions at its own expense with counsel of its own choosing PRODUCT LABELING You are not authorized to use any Motorola Solutions trademarks trade names brand names or logos e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 10 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual GENERAL COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS You must comply with all applicable laws and regulations including but not limited to export laws of the United States and Germany Specifically but without limitation you agree that you will not in any form export sell or transfer directly or indirectly any products documentation technical data or software or a direct product thereof to any third party without first obtaining the appropriate licenses or other governmental approval required from the United States Germany and or any other applicable countries ASSIGNMENT You may not assign this Agreement or any rights hereunder and any attempt to do so shall be void SEVERANCE If any provision of this Agreement shall be found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable such invalidity or unenforceability shall no
133. tus Log counter Log time H N Pause 10806 16 20 41 375 amp Serving Cell Data x 5 Radio Status x Trunking ide wanking Channel 1097 RSSI dBm 107 Address SSI GSSI Filter Laid 3 3 Freq 427 4375 C1 dB Channel Soti MHL Ak ancon Caling Cell state Superior Load unknown No cells Ch no 7 Freg 1097 427 4375 TCH encryption Called Serv level Service same as neighbour No fg cells Cell reselection EtE encryption l Apply Fiter Celname Security class 1 2 Powerconmli 0000000000000 Message erasure rate MER M NN o Subs class 1121214151617 191911010 112113114115116 Call status Idle Fast reselect threshold 10 dB Hysteresis 6 dB Network time 1 October 2003 14 20 16 0 0 h Radio downlink counter 432 BU 432 DX Slow res thr above fast 6 dB Hysteresis 8 dB MCC 262 MNC 121 Band 4 Offset 125 Duplex 10 TX RX Own SSI 16903 Own GSSI 700001 Min RX access level 105 dBm Max TX power 30_ dBm Frame Time HMFS SSI GSSI Layer 2 Layer 3 Call identifier Access parameter 39 dBm Colau code 152027519 3844 18 14 2 16903 MAC DATA MAC DATA y 16 20 27 704 3844 19 16 2 700001 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE SYSINFO 12 1109 D TX CEASED 279 16 20 30 778 3844 21 16 1 16903 MAC ACCESS 16 20 30 835 3844 21 17 16903 MAC END HU 16 20 30 920 3844 22 01 1 16903 MAC RESOURCE MAC RESOURCE D LOCATION UPDATE ACCEPT f 16 20 31 005 3844 22 02 1 16903 MAC ACCESS Fragtt S 16 20 31 062 3844 22 03 1 16
134. two minutes to the left or right or jump to the beginning or end of the graph To identify a coloured line to the corresponding label to the right press and hold down the SHIFT or CTRLT or Alt key Press and hold down the left mouse button Now move the cursor over the graph lines If you crossed a line the corresponding label starts flashing until you release the mouse button This feature is not available during record or monitoring amp RSSI Graph Ruhleben Potsdamer Str Radelandstrasse Abschnitt34 Y Skalierung RSSIAnsage RDC MER Leistung Pfadverlust Y Skalieeumg CAnsage RDC MER _ Leistung Figure 39 Cx Graph e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 59 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 5 GPS The GPS window opens when you select it from the view menu or by pressing F11 The window consists of an upper and a lower part If you mark the SHOW DISTANCE TO SITES checkbox the upper part is visible Uncheck to hide the upper part The upper part of the window The distances to the current serving cell and scanned Foreground Cells are displayed here The distance is calculated using the latitude longitude entries of the locations database and the current coordinates when a valid GPS fix is available The site names are taken from the Locations database The lower part of the window The header shows the currently used geodetic datum map projection See Config
135. uration Geodetic Datum On obtaining a valid coordinate either from a locked GPS received or from a recorded trace the background colour changes from red to green You can select e Decimal degrees e Degrees and decimal minutes or e Degrees minutes and seconds selectable from the Coord formatting drop down list The status line gives you information about the current status of the GPS receiver Click the U nit button or the speed label to scroll through the different units l e km h miles knots mach The altitude information is only available if your GPS receiver supports the GGA message Click the U nit button or click the altitude label to toggle the display between meters and feet The selected units are stored immediately and are present at next start of Scout The X Y button rotates through the available coordinate systems The button selects a different zone of the map projection if available Mark the Say GPS events checkbox to get audible information for GPS events Easy GPS Mame Distance Serving cell 54 Oberhavel 4 74 Km Adjacent 1 kw Charlottenburg 1 85 km Adjacent 2 Adjacent 3 Position No projection wv 584 Latitude Longitude Altitude 23 1 m Speed 52 4 km h Coord formatting say GPS events dd mmmmmmn a Figure 40 GPS 18 6 The MapPoint Window Opens the Scout navigation window Read Chapter 18 15 e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 60 of
136. ure Location reference C MER Message Erasure Rate GPS Geo referencing Map projection No projection WGS84 X n a c _Detect zone iv Automatic zone adjust Panting Line segment length mn T 20 m jw Show car icon Image has coordinate reference file Adjustment disabled Figure 63 UserMap settings e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 78 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual Press the CREATE NEW MAP button The lower part of the dialog window is replaced by the Scout MapMaker Location reference MER Message Erasure Rate Point and click Cancel GPS Geo referencing Map projection OK No projection wGS84 7 n a x Detect zone V Automatic zone adjust Create new map Triangle Painting Line segment length min 20 m iw Show car icon Each sequence Each value Longitude 18 0837683333333 Map size 2304 x 2816 pixel Memory size Latitude 59 3829116666667 x 25 3 MB Get map boundaries from drive test data G Search subdirectories Zoom level 15 Y Map type MSNHybid v Create map Use map Longiude 18177345 Posi dead Progress Latitude 53 3259616666667 Set map cache directory Status 7 Use map cache M directory Figure 64 UserMap settings dialog with MapMaker Three ways to Get the Map Boundaries 1 You already do know the boundaries of the map a
137. using the STOP button When finished the background color changes back to white 18 19 5 1 Map Creation First a little bit of theory The map needs to be fully loaded into the computer s memory Windows can handle graphics only up to a certain size If too big graphics will fail or slow down The actual size of a picture a PC can handle can only be estimated roughly It depends on the amount of memory RAM installed as well as the Windows version and important and all the time underestimated the drivers e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 80 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual antivirus software quick start launchers program helpers and other gadgets running in the background of the PC The more programs there are in the backyard the less capacity there is for graphics It has been found that Scout on a Windows XP with 4GB RAM can handle graphics up to 80 MB Memory Size without problems So keep an eye on the MEMORY SIZE display In fact you need to experiment a little with the size and resolution to find the perfect match for your PC Don t mix this with the file size Most formats compress the picture information to save space on the disk Important is the expanded size in memory The data that can be downloaded from the web consists of small square pictures of 256 x 256 pixels that are requested from the web and assembled to a larger map Depending on the ZOOM LEVEL 1 22 every patch Covers a differ
138. ve zoom and scroll the map change the size of the dialog box until you have the area of your choice displayed When satisfied press the SELECT MAP AREA button The current coordinates are transferred to the text boxes of the MapMaker dialog This dialog is for coordinate retrieval only The map type that you have selected within the dialog is ignored Get Map Boundaries From Drive Test Data Press the GET MAP BOUNDARIES FROM DRIVE TEST DATA button and select the top level directory of the drive test data in the Select Directory dialog Mark the Search Ssubdirectories checkbox if you want to have the subdirectories analyzed too f RSSI C MER Message Erasure Rate No projection WGS 84 vs c _Detect zone jw Automatic zone adjust Painting Line segment length min 20 m Longitude 4 93637666666667 ap size 2560 x 3840 pixel i 38 4 MB Latitude 53680468 Map type MSN Hybrid Longitude 121 52353 Latitude 31 2155915666567 Status 10538 files to analyse ID 3Sources S cout Logs G esammelte Messfahrten 11 D4alava O20 atp Figure 67 MapMaker analysing Scout Drive Test Data At the bottom you can watch the status and progress of the analysis The background of the coordinates input fields change to green during the retrieval The minima and maxima are updated during the run See the number of remaining files and the name of the analysed file You may interrupt this process at any time
139. w is closed no voice notes are played Scout in STOP Mode Click the RECORD button to record a voice note Enter a filename for the note at the Save dialog After clicking the dialogs SAVE button the recording starts Click the STOP button to halt the recording Use the PLAY button to play the notes you have previously recorded Select from the Open dialog window the audio file you want to play Use the REPEAT button to play the last note again 5 VniceNntes Stop Stay an top e x oo E Play Repeat Rec Stop C by radia Figure 49 VoiceNotes e mail RNBPE motorolasolutions com Page 65 of 88 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS o Scout Operating Manual 18 15 Force Channel This feature is available only for radios firmware version up to MR 5 13 Since firmware MR 5 14 this feature is no longer available The Force Channel function of Scout enables the user to move a radio to a desired channel This move has two major functions 1 Move to a channel and DO NOT background scan for Adjacent Cells 2 Move to a channel and continue background scanning for Adjacent Cells amp Force Channel Channel Lack ta channel no reselectian Serving Cell Channel Go to channel 1 Foreground Channel alar edesin 2 Foreground Channel Normal Mode 3 Foreground Channel Figure 50 Force Channel The functionality is available only during Record or Monitoring The TETRA channel number can be entered either manually the vali
140. w prepared but paused Now click at the location on the map where you are The frame colour changes via yellow to red to indicate that a connection to the radio is established and data were requested On the right below the legend the sample counter displays the number of recorded samples The background changes according to the corresponding legend colour e The measurement has started Move on Attention The yellow colour indicates that the radio is not ready and does not provide data Wait for the frame to turn red Start walking when the frame is red and the sample counter advances otherwise the location reference is wrong e When you have reached the end location of the walk click at the location in the image The measurement is paused and the collected samples are distributed evenly between start and stop painted with the corresponding colour The frame colour changes back to green e This test walk sequence is not saved yet but still in the buffer Press the DELETE LAST button to remove it This is useful if your measurement has been delayed or interrupted by an obstacle blocked door etc and the more of recorded samples will produce a misleading visualization The next click starts the next sequence and copies the previous one from the buffer to the data file Press the RECORD ON OFF button again to stop the recording mode The buffer content is copied to the file The CONTINUOUS button If the button is down the next
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