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1. Dynamic 170 dB Cut off Level J 170 dEr a a Adjust Level Frequency Scaling f Linear Logarithmic See Scaling Controls 1 and Scaling Controls 2 Changing any parameter here will cause a reset of the matrix Histogram Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 66 152 MCS User Manual lt Raise Value on Match Raise s00 _ 1 On a positive hit a point is increased by this value Note that this is just an indicator the exact value is also influenced by the current value of the point points with high values are increased by a fraction of the value defined here Drain Value on Mismatch _ Drain Jeo On a negative hit a point is decreased by this value Maximum Value i Buffer size s000 Maximum value a point can reach Display Resolution Resolution 50 Select if the view should use the full physical display resolution for the matrix so each point in the matrix corresponds to one pixel or if a less detailed resolution should be used Higher resultions require more system ressources for obvious reasons so only increase this if your system can handle it Increasing the resolution will automatically reset the Gauss Radius to 1 to avoid overloading the system Changing the resolution in either direction will cause a reset of the matrix Gauss Radius J 3 Gauss Radius i If set to a value higher than 1 a Gaussian Blur filter is applied on
2. m Upper Scale Boundary Scaling FO66 __ _ Sets the numeric upper display bound of a view Scale Unit Unit pico i Sets the actual Scaling factor so if for example Scale Unit is micro Scale Value is 5000 and Display Unit is Watt the view will show values from 0 to 0 005 Watt using labels from O to 5000 microWatt Auto Adjust Scaling Parameters 4 Adjust Level See Auto Adjust Level Parameters Enable Disable Auto Adjust F Auto See Enable Disable Auto Adjust Scaling Controls 2 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 51 152 MCS User Manual Trace List and Controls 7 Add Limit Trace Trace List i Add Trace fram Reference Sweep load Limit load Reference U Add Trace Snapshot Active Traces create Snapshot L Shadow save Trace i Save selected Trace as Reference Sweep rename Trace H Snapshot Clear Write Inactive Traces 4 Change Trace Label Color change Trace color reset Trace LA Reset Trace Data of selected Trace reset All l Average Trace Settings remove Trace an 1n Reset Trace Data for all Traces Average over 20 Sweeps 2 Remove Selected Trace Trace List C Shadow W Snapshot Clear Write This list show all traces currently available for the selected Spectrum View Each trace can be activated or deactivated separately using the checkbox on the left Only activated traces will be displayed in the Spe
3. scaling Level Controls Frequency Scaling f Linear Logarithmic l T Trace List and Controls E load Limit load Reference average Enable Disable Channel Overlay create Snapshot LJ shadow l save Trace Snapshot Clear Write rename Trace change Trace color reset Trace l reset All Trigger Controls remove Trace Average over 20 SIWIBEDS d Channels Providers Trigger Enable Disable Axes Control IW Show Frequency Axis Enable Disable sweepcursor Q F Show Measurement Value Axis Cursor Enable Disable Trace Smoothing Smooth Sweep Fill Sweep Enable Disable Trace Filling A M Display Trace Controls M Display Marker List Enable Disable Overlay Elements Display Profile Label Mouse Mode b f Change Parameters Zoom Edit Markers Mouse Mode _ W Maker S j i r EF Marker Controls Q E Add l Edit Remove ie SAYE all Load Max Scaling Level Controls See Scaling Controls 1 and Scaling Controls 2 Spectrum Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 46 152 MCS User Manual Trace List and Controls See Trace List and Controls Enable Disable Channel Overlay M Channels Providers Enables or Disables the Channel Info Overlay 4 Trigger Controls E Trigger a ia e See Trigger Controls 5 Enable Disable Axes M Show Frequency Axis M Show Measurement v
4. o Hitvalue Colortable Use this to lookup the approximate value of a given point in the view In general blue and green points are hit infrequently while yellow and red points are hit frequently but this depends on the current Raise Drain and Maximum Buffer parameters Measurementvalue Raster 60 0 70 0 r w e See Measurement Value Raster in Spectrum View E Display Unit re See Value Raster Unit in Spectrum View Reference Level Scrollbar Ta See Scrollbar for Reference Level in Spectrum View Histogram View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 70 152 MCS User Manual Histogram Graphic ta Frequency Raster F 1 740 0 1 760 0 See Frequency Raster in Spectrum View Frequency Raster Unit See Frequency Raster Unit in Spectrum View Histogram View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 71 152 MCS User Manual Channelpower Control and View The Channelpower view is a bargraph plot displaying measurement values within defined channel frequency ranges calculated from one or more traces This helps to identify strong or free channels in a given spectrum more easily than the Spectrum View Channelpower Control and View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 72 152 MCS User Manual Channelpower Control 170 dBm a EnableDbiidhidettion W Level Controls 9 Channel Profile Selection Adjust sweep Parameters Button fE Trace Selection M Reset Trace Da
5. 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 15 152 MCS User Manual Select Sweep Profile Settings w Mame a a HF Broadcast Radio Limits LEF Mobile Radio oO e CDMA 2000 Sample EH ETI E CTi GSM 1800 H 65M 900 GSM 900 4 55M 900 5 HF GSM 900 CH H 65M 900 O GSM 900 D4 Downlink xl Open Profile Editor Profile Selection Box Fm Results Waterfall Histogram The MCS contains an extensive list of predefined Measurement profiles for different scenarios like cellphone and WLAN measurements or EMC tests Profiles can be selected in the Settings Control on the Sidebar Once a profile has been selected the MCS will automatically setup the correct measurement parameters on the device If necessary you can of course adjust all parameters manually as well Please refer to Settings Control Calibration Control and your Spectran Manual for a detailed explanation of the available settings E Profile Selection Box Mame HF Broadcast Radio H Limits EF Mobile Radio Po CDMA 2000 Sample EH CTI H CT1 GSM 1800 H 65M 900 dA GSM 900 A select Sweep Profile 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 16 152 MCS User Manual Setup Graphics Parameters The MCS contains several different graphic views to analyze measurement data This Quickstart guide will only cover the Spectrum and Waterfall views briefly but many elements are common to all views For more details on all available views
6. 1 3 5 T 9 T SPECTRAN Filemanager E 10 x le Extras Yew S o o vena ie a B y s Ls 4 3 r New File Reload File Delete File Save to Disk Load from Disk Write to SPECTRAN Write All to SPECTRAN Yalidate P Code Export Filesystem Import Filesystem Logger Program Key 5 ID Description m5 _ Filesystem Viewer P Dobe Key 1 fio pe Key 3 LDCONST 921 2 STORESET Stabvt Frequency keys LDCONST 959 i gt STORESET StopFrequency Filesystem Category k ResolutiomBandwidth 2 VideoBandwidth 3 SweepTime AttenuationFactor 10 ReferenceLavel 0 DisplayRange 100 PuliseMode 0 Kb Shift Filesystem Entry iE EW Navigation INTSTR 03h Editor Statusbar ME oo pe Clear Se Enter Ly Special Scan Program pe DECT Scan u Logg r Program f Sen Logger Data Personal bs Test Y Filemanager Statusbar P Code Source 7 17 18 19 20 21 File Number File Description File Contents Open Files Tabs File Content Type The Spectran Filemanager enables you to reprogram the keyboard of a Spectran device for your use cases as well as showing the internal log files in a human readable format Create New File New File Open a new File with a free file number and a auto generated description Note that you have to explicitly upload the file before it exists in the Spectran filesystem E Reload Selected File Th Reload File Reload the contents of the curr
7. 35 152 MCS User Manual Q Additional Documentation GPS Logging Howto ten pdf LICENSE txt Marker Manual ide pdf Marker Manual tent pdf Spectran API Documentation pdf SPECTRAN Server User Guide de pdf SPECTRA Server User Guide fen pdf Triggers User Guide de pdf Triggers User Guide fen pdf The remaining entries in the Help menu link to external documentation regarding specific topics not yet fully covered in this manual Help Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 36 152 MCS User Manual Toolbar Start Sweep Pause Replay Stop Sweep Loop Replay Read Environment Reset Device Print Start Recording Pause Recording Stop Recording Remove Graphic Add Graphics Manage Sessions Undo Redo Start Sweep Khe ek See SLOPE oleh See Start Sweep menu entry Pause Replay Casco Ce Pause Replay See Pause Replay menu entry Stop Sweep See Stop Sweep menu entry Loop Replay uf i Loop Repay See Loop Replay menu entry Read Environment See Read Environment menu entry Reset Device i Attempts to reset the device settings to the default profile Print See Print menu entry Toolbar 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 37 152 MCS User Manual Start Recording See Start Recording menu entry Pause Recording 4 pg Pause Recording See Pause Recording menu entry Stop Recording eee Stop Recording See Stop R
8. 4 A MHz 3 0 MHz 56 0 dB 56 0 dB t linear scale logarithmic scale 5 NMH ARN ARUN 63 N ARU inear x 1 1 beta 7 13 14 15 16 17 Add Limit Value Limit Value List Remove Limit Value Limit Curve Preview Preview Frequency Scaling Add a new limit definition range x E Delete Range button Remove the selected limit definition oO Limit Definition List ENSOS71 Class 4 ENS0371 Class B ENS5011 Class 4 ENS55011 Class B EN55015 ENSS022 Class 4 ENS5022 Class B List of currently defined limit definitions Selected Limit ENU lL dss D i ENS5015 CRICETO Cle A Currently selected limit definition Limit Editor Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 139 152 MCS User Manual Limit Definition Label i Name ENS5015 Name of the current limit definition Start of Limit Definition Begin 0 009 MHz Frequency where the limit definition begins End of Limit Definition End 30 0 MHz Frequency where the limit definition ends Unit of Limit Values Unit dB Unit in which the limit values are defined The MCS will convert measurement values to this unit for comparison when possible Adjust Limit Values M adjust levels When enabled the editor will automatically convert existing limit levels when the unit is changed Warning converting to another unit and then converting back will not always result in the original values Select Limit Curve Color ch
9. Q Current Firmware Beta 40 The version number of the firmware currently running on the device as detected by the Firmware Updater Hardware Options i Installed Options M O01 oo W O20 M 20x Lists the options currently installed in the device You can lookup the numbers on the Aaronia website or use the Extended Device Information dialog to get the names of each option SPECTRAN Firmware Updater Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 131 152 MCS User Manual Available Firmware Version Available Update Beta 40 Lists the version that will be used when performing a firmware update Manual Firmware Selection m Allows to override the automatic Firmware selection and select another firmware included in the Updater Warning Using the wrong firmware can make your device unusable requiring a hard reset Only use this option when instructed to do so by the Aaronia support Show Firmware History Show Firmware History This will open a new dialog listing all changes between firmware versions Perform Firmware Update Perform Firmware Update Start the actual update process Extended Device Information Extended Device Information Open the Detailed Device Information dialog for the selected device Close Application Close Language Selection English You can change the language of the user interface in this combobox Version Information 1 7 be
10. 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 97 152 MCS User Manual Converting from MDR to CSV The conversion of a MDR recording into a CSV file for importing into external applications is pretty straightforward 1 record your measurement in MDR format if not done already load the recorded measurement into the MCS using the Load Measurement File menu entry Click Cancel when you re asked about the sweep delay This will start the replay in paused mode so the environment has been read but no data has been replayed yet Start a new recording in CSV format Resume the paused replay by clicking the Pause Replay button When the replay is finished stop the CSV recording Import your new CSV file into your external application N NOOO Ff Converting from MDR to CSV 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 98 152 MCS User Manual Advanced Features Advanced Features 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 99 152 MCS User Manual Managing Multiple Devices The MCS is capable of handling multiple devices and or replays simultanously For connecting more than one device use either the Connect Network Connection Create Pseudo Spectran or Load Measurement File menu entries At the moment each graphic view can only handle data from a single device You can select the data source for each view by first activating the view and then selecting the 7 device via the dropdown box in the bottom right corner ms 161 s This will display
11. Connect the SPECTRAN via USB to the PC Connect the charger to the SPECTRAN Hold the ENTER key and press the ON button at your SPECTRAN once SPECTRAN now starts an emergency program and logs on to the PC The SPECTRAN starts but on the screen there is no indicator Now you can start a new firmware update If it is completed press the MENU button and the the CLEAR button directly Don t forget to make a Factory Reset You can find it in the SPECTRAN menu menu point Setup and run the entry Factor by pressing the ENTER button Don t use the LCS software for updating oR WON 2 Now the device should work properly again Detailed Instructions A wrong or not completed firmware update may cause your device to not boot anymore By following these instructions you can reset your SPECTRAN after a bad firmware update to its default configuration Please follow the instructions exactly Open the battery box b To open the battery compartment you will need an ordinary screwdriver Loosen the screw on the battery compartment cover until this can be removed easily You now have access to the battery itself and the connection of the SPECTRAN battery see picture Disconnect the battery from the SPECTRAN Hardware Reset 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 134 152 MCS User Manual F Unplug the charger from the SPECTRAN first To disconnect the battery in the device it must be lifted carefully with a screwdriver It is im
12. FR asclvbionbundaidth Fidessandardth s SVMeepr ine 1 AttenuationFacter 1L0 R rer encebevel U Di Splaypranye 100 Pulsateode 0 PRINTSTR 03h GSM900 STOP Displays the actual file content in a human readable format usually as P Code source or logdata mgm Open Files Tabs FAL i Logger Program key m m The tabs allow you to jump between multiple open files File Content Type P Code Source Shows the display format of the current file This will be one of P Code Source Logger Data or Hexadecimal 21 SPECTRAN Filemanager Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 124 152 MCS User Manual Spectran Remote Control While the primary use of the MCS is to display data from USB connected devices it can also be used to connect to Spectran devices over the network For this the Spectran must be connected to a system that runs the Speciran Network Server and that can be accessed by the MCS over a TCP IP network connection Simply create a network connection with the Network Connection menu entry enter or select the hostname or IP address of the system running the Spectran Network Server select the port where the server is configured to listen and click connect If all went right the MCS establishes a network connection to the Spectran Server and you can use it almost like a USB connected device There are a few limitations however Some low level features may not work correctly Data may be buffered b
13. Views PS Statusbar Jaji E amp F a 0 wi ay 4 amp aaa GW vn gt mere Ve TTT TT Playback 26 663 2467 Average Buffer 20 20 Boms 10 s Replay 2011 11 14711 40 41 4 The image above shows the default location of the main MCS user interface elements o Titlebar MCS Realtime Spectrum Analyzer Software Software ersion 1 7 0 Mo 14 Nov 11 40 41 2011 The titlebar has the usual functions as in other applications It includes the following information which may be useful for troubleshooting Full name of the software Wether software or hardware OpenGL rendering mode is used Version of the software Name of the active session Short description of current device or replay Menubar Measurement Spectran Graphics Edit Session Extras Main Screen Layout 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 20 152 MCS User Manual Toolbar CA EET ea E ee ea The Toolbar provides direct access to some of the more common actions that are contained in the different menus of the Menubar Unlike the Menubar the Toolbar can be adjusted in size and location by using the context menu Just right click on a free area where no button is of the Toolbar and select your preferred orientation icon size and how actions should be displayed with without text and or icon Sidebar On the left side of the MCS main window is the sidebar which is used to show and hide the different C
14. al H dem Value Display Unit H 79 4 dB m Average Trace Bargraph Segments ki Minimum Trace Bargraph Segments i _ Channelpower Tooltip Deutsche E Plus O02 Germany oda T Mobile Channelinfo Overlay Downlink GSM900 D Frequency Axis 940 00 950 00 I q z 1 Frequency Display Unit 4 Reference Level Scrollbar ah See Reference Level Scrollbar in Spectrum View e Result Value Raster or Co T Pe See Result Value Raster in Spectrum View 8 Channel Delimiter Lines For easier visualisation each channel provider definition is contained within full height separator lines Channelpower View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 76 152 MCS User Manual Maximum Meia SPEEN ene The Maximum Trace displayed as Spectrum trace in the background Maximum Trace Bargraph Segments a 77 8 dBm Channelpower ae paced on the Maximum trace are displayed in red If the available space allows it they contain the value unit and trace label as text elements Current Trace Spectrum Background The Current Trace displayed as Spectrum trace in the background Value Display Unit See Value Display Unit in Spectrum View Average Trace Bargraph Segments ETES Channelpower values based on the Average trace are displayed in dark yellow If the available space allows it they contain the value unit and
15. 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 144 152 MCS User Manual Profile Editor The Profile Editor can edit and create measurement profiles for the MCS These profiles contain device settings to be used and can also include information for the provider overlay in the Spectrum View Profile Editor 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 145 152 MCS User Manual Profile Editor window oO Profile Label Device Type Selection _ MCS Profile Editor a i T Template Profile Profile Definition HF Spectran l NF Spectran tael GSM 900 D r Open Template Profile Profile List DEFAULT HF Broadcast Radio inti Frequency Allocation Plan D Based on 65M 900 v Open Template Profile aap ole Description Limits E Mobile Radio Description 9 CDMA 2000 Sample aap requency Range CTi CT1 i eam US Device Settings GSM 1800 Frequency Range GSM 1900 GSM 900 E GSM 900 A Start 876 000 MHz Stop 960 000 MHz GSM 900 B i Overlay Entries SSRIS Edit Device Settings GSM 900 D Downlink Channel Overlay PA Inherit Overlay Data GSM 900 D Uplink EH GSM 900 FR J Inherit Overlay Data from Base Profile GSM 900 IE 4 oan Nene sete sorea I ad Rene Ey FD Aia Overiay Entry iy cere D eutsch 1 MHz 1 MHz 36 LA Remove Overlay Entr Create new Profile i
16. Excel is known to cause problems with large datasets When importing the file in another application make sure you use point as decimal separator semicolon as field separator and comma as 1000 group separator if you software supports those settings In doubt use the MDR format as you can convert it to CSV later if necessary To start a recording simply select the Start Recording menu entry The MCS will then ask you for a filename for storing the measurement by changing the filetype you also select the recording backend For MDR recordings you can provide some additional information in the next dialog to describe the measurement Once started you can pause and continue the recording at any time However if you change any device parameters the recording will automatically be stopped When your measurement is finished you can stop the recording with the Stop Recording menu entry Recording a Measurement 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 96 152 MCS User Manual Replaying a Recorded Measurement You can use the MCS to replay a previously recorded measurement A replay acts like a live measurement in most cases except you cannot change device parameters for obvious reasons Most other settings graphics measurement unit reference dynamic that are not directly dependent on a device can however be adjusted This allows you to analyze a measurement in different ways while operating on exactly the same dataset Also a r
17. Marker Legend O Display Vertical Line at Marker Frequency W show line show line If checked a vertical line is drawn at the current marker frequency which may help in locating markers Marker Editor 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 107 152 MCS User Manual Trace assigned to Marker F Trace Current Sweep Max Average Each Marker can be assigned to a specific trace in the Spectrum For example you can add a Dynamic Maximum Marker to both the Current Sweep and the Maximum trace to keep track of the current and the absolute maximum of a measurement Note that not all traces are available for marker assignments Marker Type Type Dynamic Frequency Fixed Frequency Select if the marker should follow peaks Dynamic Frequency or just record the value at a given frequency Fixed Frequency Dynamic Marker Peak Selection W Trace Mazimum For Dynamic Markers you can select if they should follow Maximum or Minimum peaks Fixed Marker Frequency Selection l 1800 0 MHz find You can set the desired frequency for Fixed Markers here either manually or using one of the options in the find menu See Marker Frequency Selection for details Reference Marker Delta Reference no reference Max 1 std l Select a Reference Marker that will be used as base for displaying measurement and frequency offsets in the Spectrum View and Marker Legend Remove Exis
18. and try to merge them then generate a KML output file with the selected options KML Export Dialog 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 117 152 MCS User Manual Recalibrate Static Sensor NF Spectran devices can include an optional 3D Static Sensor to measure magnetic fields By default this sensor is calibrated at zero level so you can get absolute readings In some cases you may however want to see relative readings against a known environment level instead for those situations the MCS allows you to recalibrate the Static Sensor yourself Warning The recalibration of the MCS will overwrite the default zero level calibration The MCS can not restore the default calibration Therefore use this feature at your own risk To start a recalibration select the Recalibrate Static Sensor menu entry This will show a reminder that this operation is not reversible and then open the recalibration dialog Also if the device is currently sweeping it will be stopped The recalibration process itself can then be started by clicking the Start Recalibration button It will take several minutes during that time the device will record the current environment level at all three axes and compute the calibration offsets While the recalibration is running the device should not be disconnected or powered off If you click Stop Calibration before the process is complete the MCS will restore the previous calibration offset After the recalibration is fini
19. be displayed in the background of the bargraph These settings are independent of wether the relevant trace is enabled or not Q Mode Selection Mode f Absolute Peaks i Simple Average Weighted Average C Channelpower Select one of several calculation modes for generating the channelpower values e Absolute Peaks Simply find the maximum minimum on Minimum trace measurement value of the relevant trace within each channel frequency range e Simple Average Calculate an average value of all measurement points on the relevant trace within the channel frequency range e Weighted Average Like Simple Average but give values close to the center of the channel a higher weight than those close to the boundaries e Channelpower Like Simple Average but use the Agilent definition and formula for Channelpower Detail Selection i Channels i Providers Selects if bars should be generated for whole provider ranges or for each individual channel separately e g for GSM profiles Enable Disable Axes Control Iw Show Frequency Axis M Show Measurement value Axis See Spectrum Control Channelpower Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 75 152 MCS User Manual Channelpower View Reference Level Scrollbar 7 Result Value Raster I Channel Delimiter Lines f Maximum Trace Spectrum Background Maximum Trace Bargraph Segments 7 Current Trace Spectrum Background 5
20. by Aaronia AG Germany 110 152 MCS User Manual Measurement Triggers Triggers are used to automatically respond to certain measurement events like e A limit curve was exceeded e A peak has exceeded a given level e A peak has dropped below a given level Available automatic actions are Playing a user specified audio file or a default notification signal Display a user message in a separate dialog Execute a user command Create a screenshot of the spectrum when the trigger was executed Trigger activation The trigger controls are available at the Spectrum controller and are disabled by default To activate the triggers you have to click the check box left beside the Trigger label Triggers are drawn at the Spectrogram using different colours Gray is used for triggers that are currently not enabled and were not triggered before Yellow is used to indicate an active trigger and Red to indicate triggers that were disabled to to being triggered Measurement Triggers 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 111 152 MCS User Manual Multisweep Mode Experimental virtualization feature Each physical Spectran device can alternate between different settings e g GSM900 GSM1800 and WLAN by creating separate pseudo devices for each profile The real device will switch between those pseudo devices after each completed sweep Depending on the physical device and the settings of each profile you can almost simultaneously monitor
21. drivers and even usb cables it is possible that the program identifies the device incorrectly which can result in the wrong firmware being selected Using the wrong firmware will likely render the device inoperable or cause other problems If you re certain that the device was identified correctly and the correct firmware version has been selected you can then start the update process The program will then guide you through the different steps After the update is finished you can close the application or connect a different device and repeat the process by triggering a rescan Note For technical reasons the update process can only work correctly if exactly one Spectran USB device is connected to the system If more than one or no device is connected the program will display an error message when scanning the device list Spectran Firmware Updater 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 129 152 MCS User Manual Firmware Update Process The update process is started by clicking the Perform Firmware Update button in the main window This will perform various sanity checks that may require confirmation like when attempting to downgrade the firmware or using a firmware that the program considers incompatible with the current device At the very least you have to confirm that the device is connected to a power supply to minimize the risk of power loss during the update Confirmation of these checks is required for the actual update to start Con
22. multiple frequency ranges this way Except for very few exceptions the pseudo devices are completely independent of each other so changing frequency span or dynamic on one does not affect the others To use this feature first change to virtualization mode by using the Create Pseudo Specitran menu entry this will also create a second virtual device and let you choose a new sweep profile for it The first virtual device will keep using whatever settings were used on the physical device You can then create additional devices by extra calls of the same menu entry and select different profiles for them Note that after switching to virtualization mode you must disconnect all pseudo devices before you can reconnect to the real device This feature is still experimental and may not work reliably as settings of different pseudo devices can get mixed up over time due to hardware limitations If you need to measure multiple frequency ranges in parallel regulary it is recommended to use a Separate physical device for each Multisweep Mode 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 112 152 MCS User Manual Generate Google Earth Map The MCS software can use recordings of an external GPS logging device to merge with previously recorded measurement values The result can then be imported into a software like Google Earth to show where measurement values have been taken Due to large differences between GPS devices you must manually download the data of your GP
23. network Server Log 16 31 47 Receiving list of SPECTRAAN devices 16 31 47 List with 1 SPECTRAN deyvicefs received successfully 16 31 47 Selected Aaronia SPECTRAN HF 60105 4nalyzer 16 31 55 Server For Aaronia SPECTRAN HF 60105 Analyzer started and listening on 10 0 2 15 FESO 00 0 S002 FR FES2 5612 127 0 0 1 FESO 0 00 FFFPFPRPFPPO FESO 00 0 0 SEFE 400 20F OOOO O 0 081 FESO 0A 0 0 000 1 16 32 00 Server for Aaronia SPECTRAN HF 60105 Analyzer stopped Log of various Server messages Rescan Device List 2 Refresh the list of available devices You must click this button after connecting disconnecting or enabling disabling SPECTRAN devices to from your PC SPECTRAN Server Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 143 152 MCS User Manual Clear Server Log Clear Log Clear the Server Log window Select Server Port a Server Port 2307 If necessary you can adjust the TCP port where the Server waits for connections here One case where this is required is when running Servers for multiple devices on the same system You must use the same port number when establishing a network connection with the MCS Stop Server G _ Stop Server Stop the SPECTRAN server Start Server Start Server Start the SPECTRAN server While the server is running do not try to access the selected device with other programs like the MCS or the Firmware Updater SPECTRAN Server Window
24. the serial number and model for USB devices the IP address or hostname for network connections and the recording date for replays When the datasource is changed each view will adjust itself to the new parameters Usually this will involve a complete reset of the views data and adjustments to Reference Level and Dynamic Range If a device is disconnected all views associated to it will be assigned to another datasource if possible Managing Multiple Devices 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 100 152 MCS User Manual Detailed Device Information Device Model Device Description Device Serial Number Current Firmware Version First Firmware ersion Board Revision Device Calibration Date Mri Firmware Update History Device Hardware Options Close Dialog Generally the MCS uses either the device description including device type and model or the serial number of a device in the user interface However sometimes you may need more information about the connected device For these cases the MCS contains an extensive device information dialog listing details like board revision or firmware update history This dialog can be opened with the Device Information menu entry It is also available in the Firmware Device Information Info Model NF 5S035 Description Aaronia SPECTRAN MF 5035 Analyzer Serial 0660 Current Firmware w1 0 First Firmware Beta a Board Revision 1 2 Calibration Date 2
25. the view This can consume significant system ressources so only enable it if your system can handle it Peak Fading Time Fading Time E On measurements with fast sweeps or replays burst signals may disappear almost instantly this value determines the minimum time in seconds a signal is visible in the view Histogram Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 67 152 MCS User Manual Display Mode t Display Mode f Points Lines Filed The Histogram View can display data in three different modes Points Mode No interpolation only actual data points are updated Lines Mode Calculates a line between subsequent points and updates all points on this line Filled Mode Like Lines Mode but also updates all points between the line and the reference level Changing the Display Mode will cause a reset of the view o Reset Histogram Data ey Reset view Clear all data and start a new statistic Histogram Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 68 152 MCS User Manual Enable Disable Axes Control M Show Frequency Axis M Show Measurement value axis See Spectrum Control Histogram Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 69 152 MCS User Manual Histogram View Hitvalue Colortable i Measurementvalue Raster 0 Display Unit k Reference Level Scrollbar Q Histogram Graphic 5 90 0 Frequency Raster is 100 0 1 710 000 1 800 0 860 0 MHz Frequency Raster Unit
26. which might be required if it was modified by another application than the MCS SPECTRAN Filemanager Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 122 152 MCS User Manual Filesystem Viewer EH ua Keypad Lists the available files usually P Code programs in the Spectran filesystem Filesystem Category l S 4 Navigation Each file is listed in one of several predefined categories for example the Navigation group contains the programs for the arrow Clear and Enter keys Files created by users are listed in the Personal category Filesystem Entry Each P Code program in the filesystem is listed with its description Editor Statusbar Messages from editing the currently open file are listed here Filemanager Statusbar Global messages from the Filemanager are listed here ym File Number o 105 Every file in the Spectran filesystem must have a unique ID number as the Spectran has no concept of filenames Also certain ID number ranges are reserved for internal purposes File Description Description i Rey S With the MCS Spectran Filemanager you can assign each file a user friendly description This is aMCS specific feature so the description may not be available in other applications SPECTRAN Filemanager Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 123 152 MCS User Manual File Contents i LICONHST 821 2 STORESET StartFrequenoy LICONST 559 6 STORESET StepFrequenoy SETUP
27. will automatically check at startup if there is a new version available and suggest to download and install it This can be disabled in the application settings For general usage instructions please see the Quickstart and Main Screen Layout sections First Start 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 12 152 MCS User Manual Getting Support If you have questions regarding topics not covered in this manual or your Spectran Device Manual please check the MCS help menu for additional documentation or visit our support forum at spectran developer net Getting Support 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 13 152 MCS User Manual Quickstart Basic instructions to get a measurement running Quickstart 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 14 152 MCS User Manual Connect to Device T MES Realtime Spectrum Analyzer Software Software Measurement Spectran Graphics Edit Session Extras 7 Start Sweep sn gt aa a T s Ak Sp 7 TE i After starting the MCS software simply power on your Spectran device and click the Start Sweep button If there is more than once device connected to your system you can use the connection manager via the Connect menu entry to connect and disconnect each device separately For more details on multi device handling see Managing Multiple Devices When you want to disconnect the Spectran simply use the Disconnect menu entry 1 Start Sweep Button gt Connect to Device
28. 100 Mark Fa Absolute maximum 636 4 09 03 2012 12 08 59 Maximum average over 360 seconds 298 35 Limit Raster i o 0 100 0 150 0 200 0 o Selected Limit l EN55077 Class A Displays the name of the currently selected limit Current Values a 19 9 636 i d Di 298 3 o Displays the values of the different limit comparison bars The values are identical to those shown on the left side Current 1748 09 03 2012 12 32 30 10g Values within Selected Limit Maximum within 360 seconds 19 9 09 03 2012 12 27 46 Selected values that stay within the selected limit are shown with a green bar The displayed text includes the type of value being compared how the value relates to the limit in other words how much the value can increase before violating the limit and the time when the value was measured oO Values Exceeding Selected Limit Absolute maximum 636 4 09 035 2012 12 08 59 Maximum aver ai S60 seconds 298 3 Values that violate the selected limit will be shown with a red bar and have the same text as values within the limit tT 100 0 When the selected scaling exceeds 100 a reference marker is shown at the 100 position Limits View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 83 152 MCS User Manual Limit Raster J aoe 3 0 100 0 150 0 200 0 Limits View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 84 152 MCS User Manual Daylog Control and View The Day
29. 4 FREGOFING a Medsule meN esar VadetcenGicebene 95 Replaying a Recorded Me a Sureme n cccccsecccsccseeceeeceeeceeecueceeecsaecauscaeesseesaeesaessaeeseeseuesasesaeesaes 96 CONVERTING TOM MDR 10 C SVr ana n EE E E 97 Advanced Fea ES eesin orin AEAEE ER AAEE 98 Mahaging MUnple DEVICES sessa E uae eee 99 Detailed DEVICEAMOrNa UO Miesen E EEE E E 100 Poning ANG SGhECM SMOUS sexe tered caceceiged ates E A sagen 103 Spectrum MIKE S er EEE EEA 104 Markor EMOT aa E tania manmade nates late ned ema aaD NT 106 SESSION S aorar A AR E 109 Measurement rigge Saskian E R ae Recdchone ee 110 MUUS WEED IVIOG 6 irsicemancasweaaanasawamanandenaaaleaspaanaadea tana sealant oes esanautandaatn aeiaaeacaraanaeannis ponmaabasimanmamnadeds 111 Generale Googie Eartha MaDrersri a E E 112 KME EXPO DIOG rer E EE 114 RecalDrate Static Sens O narsos a a a a R E 117 Static SENSOF IRCCalIDFatilOM DIAlO esaa a E a RAEE DAAE 118 gt PCCH alt FIGIMAN AGG M esrara E S 119 SPEC TRAN Filemanager VVINGOW vcucadesnicn csvacior aieuonciddencewedakenaneneevsaanaignncanvedsnedqentadenetabdutetaaaseunne 120 SPECI REMOS CONTOlinss ann E E S 124 ADDICION Se NNO Serrone S E N 125 WOO sues sateen ain E E as avec tec anc E rect cance as atv manga cteres ato waa 127 SPeCIran FMW Updaten erse E ETETEA 128 Fimware Update F TOCOS S sneno eee ee ee eee eee 129 SPECTRAN Firmware Updater VVING OW icisvssioaiccrnassaninsngadeutessataueiaaneriaseniaddaedswindeanguaaseasan
30. 4 11 2010 Firmware Updates v1 0 24 08 2011 13 48 20 Installed Options M 001 Memory Expansion 1 ME M O05 12 Bit DOC Filter 006 3D Sensor 008 20 MHz Extension 009 24 Bit Resolution for 3D Sensor 010 30 MHz Extension 2 xX Updater When opening the dialog on a replayed measurement some fields like Firmware updates are not available instead some extra information from the recording is displayed O Device Model Model MF 5035 Complete model string including device type Detailed Device Information 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 101 152 MCS User Manual Device Description Description Aaroniia SPECTRAN NF 5035 Analyzer Description as displayed in the connection manager Device Serial Number Serial 01660 Serial number of the device used to identify it by Aaronia Current Firmware Version Current Firmware 44 0 Firmware version currently used on the device First Firmware Version First Firmware Beta 50 Firmware version with which the device was originally programmed Board Revision J Board Revision 1 2 Exact version of the device board Device Calibration Date Calibration Dake 24 11 2010 Date when the device was last calibrated completely Firmware Update History Firmware Updates h 24 085 2011 13 48 20 List of all performed firmware updates including date Device Hardware Options Installed Opti
31. 6 1 MHz 200 1 MHz EP 325 1 MHz 930 1 MHz pe 880 1 MHz 885 1 MHz 3930 1 MHz 935 1 MHz gt 885 1 MHz 890 1 MHz 335 1 MHz 937 5 MHz j 590 1 MHz 692 5 MHz i z i 0937 5 MHz 344 9 MHz ie i 892 5 MHz 899 9 MHz fee 944 9 MH 951 1 MH x Lists the various overlay entries that can be displayed in the Spectrum and Channelpower View This is typical used to mark frequency ranges used by specific service providers or channels within the current profile Inherit Overlay Data Inherit Overlay Data From Base Profile When checked the current profile will use the overlay definitions from its base profile This allows for example separate Up and Downlink profiles using the same list of service providers defined in a common base profile Note that you cannot modify a profiles overlay data while this option is checked Add Overlay Entry Add Entry Creates a new overlay entry under the currently selected one Remove Overlay Entry Remove Entry Removes the currently selected overlay entry 14 Overlay Entry Label Label asm 900 D4 The label of the currently selected overlay entry The label of the top entry is automatically derived from the prc label and cannot be modified here Start Frequency of Overlay Entry Begin 6 000 MHz The start frequency on an overlay entry is equal to the left side of the displayed rectangle in the channel overle Stop Frequency of Overlay Entry End 960 000 MHz
32. Controls Open Marker Editor save Markers Load Markers 2 30 M Mar ee Add Edit Remove A Save ki Load Max mn Smax __ Center Max Center min 4 5 Create 5 Maximum Marke 5 Center Minimum by f g Create Maximum Marker Create Minimum Marker Center Maximum See Spectrum Markers for details on how Markers work a Open Marker Editor re dd Edit Remove Opens the Markers Editor dialog E Save Markers r A gave Store the current marker configuration on disk Load Markers Load Reload a previously stored marker configuration a Create 5 Maximum Markers 5 Maz Replace the current marker configuration with 5 Maximum markers amp Center Minimum Find the Minimum Peak in the current Spectrum view and set the Center frequency to it This will reset the current sweep so the peak may no longer be visible there a Create Maximum Marker a the current marker configuration with a single Maximum marker Marker Controls 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 55 152 MCS User Manual Create Minimum Marker Replace the current marker configuration with a single Minimum marker Center Maximum i enter Max Find the Maximum Peak in the current Spectrum view and set the Center frequency to it This will reset the current sweep so the peak may no longer be visible there Marker Controls 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 56 152 MCS User Manual S
33. E GSM 900 UK Deutsch 876 1 MHz 880 1 MHz GSM 900 D y Entry G LTE 925 1 MHz 930 1 MH TETRA 880 1 MHz 88571 MHz Begin 8 7 6 0 0 0 M E 15 Overlay Entry Label EH UMTS 930 1 MHz 935 1 MHz l Other 885 1 MHz 890 1 MHz End 960 000 MH RC Models 935 1 MHz 937 5 MHz 16 890 1 MHz 892 5 MHz Color ea 937 5 MHz 944 9 MHz ee e 2 a xl Edit Channel Groups We Stop Frequency of Overlay Entry Apply Changes Discard Changes 18 Overlay Entry Color Create New Profile HF Export Profile Import Profile Test Start Frequency of Overlay Entry Wireless Networks IHE Reset Overlay Entry Color Profile Overlay Preview HE ANY Edit Overlay Channel Groups Apply Changes Export Profile Discard Changes Import Profile Go Device Type Selection HF Spectran MF Spectran EE To avoid confusion in the MCS profiles are separated between HF and NF devices Use the tabs to select the wanted group Profile List ps DEFAULT HF H Broadcast Radio Frequency Allocation Flan D Limits EF Mobile Radio ee CDMA 2000 Sample HH ETI fal Ti 1 Lists all currently available profiles in a tree structure Some entries may be simple placeholders used for grou and not contain any meaningful information like Mobile Radio in the screenshot Create new Profile Create New Profile HF Creates a new subprofile under the currently selected profile Profile Editor window 2012 by Aar
34. Feel Open MCS User Directory Select Language select Language Agile dan Sake Open MCS Install Directory Open MES User Directory Application Settings Open MCS Install Director Q o Limits Editor EA ins OQ Generate Maptile Generate Mapfile Limits Editor SPECTRAN Network Server Dema Load Demo File spectran Network Server Look amp Feel Look amp Feel Select Language Select Language Opens a dialog to select a different translation for the user interface Note that some elements will only use the new translation after restarting the MCS Application Settings i Application Settings Opens the Settings Dialog Please refer to Application Settings for a detailed listing of available settings Open MCS User Directory Open MES User Directory Opens the MCS User Directory in a file manager Exporer on Windows Finder on MacOS This directory is used for storing sessions logfiles overrides for Data Files and other user supplied contents used by the MCS Open MCS Install Directory Open MES Install Directory Opens the MCS Installation Directory in a file manager Exporer on Windows Finder on MacOS This is mainly useful for troubleshooting to quickly check if certain files are present without having to manually find the directory in the filesystem Generate Mapfile J Generate Mapfile Opens the GPX import dialog See Generate Google Earth Map Limits Editor Limits Edi
35. Ft F Instructs the current device to perform a factory reset which will discard all current settings and user modifications This operation is not supported by all devices Spectran Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 28 152 MCS User Manual Graphics Menu Remove Graphic Remove Graphic Add Graphic AddGraphic Print Print oe 0 lt Create Report Template Create Report Template 1 Remove Graphic Remove Graphic Activates the Remove Graphics mode While this mode is active you can click in any view not control to remove it After a view is removed the Remove Graphics mode is disabled and the remaining views will be resized automatically When the last view is removed as well the view area will stay empty though until another view is added again To leave the Remove Graphics mode without removing a view press the right mouse button Add Graphic 4dd Graphic This entry includes a submenu when selected where you can choose what type of view should be added to the view area This also allows creating multiple views of the same type The new view will automatically be assigned to the current device if possible mm Print Opens a print dialog to generate a hardcopy of all currently active views Print Create Report Template Create Report Template Creates a template file for the Generate Report function using the currently configured views and their settings as reference Gr
36. MCS Manual User guide 2 152 MCS User Manual Table of Contents INS ITA As cis cacicias aeetatncessinteasctiedaisetiddaduratnalepantetaawtacia sataatbnt a E naan ea Gamtmeannadaabstiansn Gade 4 IIS LAN AOD ersa ANA EAA A ESE 5 SVS EM TREOUIFCIN ORNS siaaa A 6 HStalaton OD VVINGOWS ciciasicncdsusssicacaancnamanaedavacanaeevanaaneaviscenandon oie araauaaannten slat aadasenernanangadsmamemaaaamnNs T Hsalatonr on WACO S Arense na E 8 Installation onm IMU IP ACKAGCS oreesa aE E EE 9 Mstalaton ON Linux Static Buld sensis A O 10 PISES lA csere E EAAS 11 ceting SUDDO esn a N 12 QUICK Stall rais E EE AEN 13 COMEC DEVICE osien a E A R 14 Select SWEED Fro ME ayaa EESE 15 Setup Graphics Faramele Seanair na A S 16 Setna UP SPECT VIEW arona EE A E 17 Setting UP Waterall VIEW oa E seuidaaidas edaeecistcepmenyaaneanes 18 Main SCreen Layoulserserr ea OEE 19 Menu and TOODI ACION S sscistaicastncecye cesaaatiemataiute sas a van nedetuncaian uaaned dnammanannaiemsdadundansenteaceun 23 Measurement MCN Uticvacasansnjanataceraannnsancevensuniase E A 24 SD SCT SUV USI Ese astra cessor nsec a ash a a a E E 26 Graphics MenU ssena E E EEE 28 EdC MENU ionn E A 29 SESSION MENU een eea AN AENEA 30 EXASS MENU Bee E a E ee ee INAN 31 PAC WIC III sar A E EE AAE 33 WOODA srna a E a ee ner ree eee ete 36 ViewSand CONTOS srpna EAEE OEN 38 SENOS CONTO kesin a E a 39 RESU CONTO ernn AA A EE 42 SpecruUmM GOMTOI ANG VIE Wassmo a 44 SPECI UMN COMM Ol siccsan
37. S device When savir the data please make sure you save it in the GPX or NMEA format If your GPS software does not support that you ca try to save it in another format first and use the GPSBabel software to convert it into a GPX file afterwards Please refe to the GPSBabel documentation for details When saving converting the data also make sure you save the data as Tracks If your software only supports Routes or Waypoints again you can try to use GPSBabel to fix that To generate a Google Earth file select the Generate Mapfile menu entry It will open a dialog where you can select the GPX or NMEA file with coordinates the measurement logfile generated by the MCS the output filename for the Google Earth file and various options to control how the data will look in Google Earth The different export options can be used for example to decide if measurements will be displayed graphically as elevation curve as text labels at GPS waypoints or both By default all data will be exported After you confirmed the dialog with the OK button the MCS will try to match entries of the GPX NMEA file with entries lt the measurement logfile and display a messagebox stating how many waypoint entries were used for this If no match could be found the timestamps in the two files are probably not compatible After all dialogs are closed you can open the generated KML file with Google Earth It should automatically zoom to the recorded track tho
38. The stop frequency on an overlay entry is equal to the right side of the displayed rectangle in the channel over Profile Editor window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 148 152 MCS User Manual Overlay Entry Color Color ae This button allows you to set a specific color for the selected overlay entry like the company color of a provide Reset Overlay Entry Color r Removes the color setting from the current overlay entry The MCS will use a default or random color for it depending on application settings Edit Overlay Channel Groups Ee Edit Channel Groups Often a frequency range contains a large number of channels with similar characteristics width spacing nam scheme The channel groups feature allows to specify a large number of channels en bloc instead of indivi entering each Start Frequency Channel Count Channel Width Space between Channels Start Murmbering at Increment Numbers by O ee Start Frequency The frequency of the first channel in the group defaults to the start frequency of the selecte overlay entry Channel Count How many channels should be generated Channel Width The frequency span covered by a single channel Space between Channels The spacing between two channels defaults to O Hz You can specify a negative to create overlapping channels Start Numbering at The number to be used for the first channel in this group defaults to 1 Increment Numb
39. Unit Reference Level Scrollbar Daylog Cure Fa Time Raster 12 3400 EHe Hili 12 3000 12 40 00 12 4000 12 42 00 124200 12 44 00 12 44 00 12 45 34 Indicates at which time each value was measured This is continuously updates as more data is recorded or replayed B Value Raster See Value Raster in Spectrum View Display Unit See Value Raster Unit in Spectrum View oO Reference Level Scrollbar See Reference Level Scrollbar in Spectrum View Daylog View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 88 152 MCS User Manual Daylog Curve Daylog View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 89 152 MCS User Manual Demodulation Control Demodulation Mode i OM 0 Signal Detector Demodulation Mlode i FM m PM Demod OFF Peguero Sering Frequencies er g iHz tf ide 100 He f 1 kHz Filter Setting 10kHz Volume Controls RB 3 MHz z Volume Reference Demod Yolume SS Reference Level The Demodulation control allows you to access the internal demodulation features of a connected Spectran device When enabled the demodulated signal will be emitted using the Spectran speaker See your Spectran manual for details m Demodulation Mode Demodulation Mode i OM Signal Detector f FM c PM C Demod OFF Selects the current demodulation amplitude frequency or phase modulation or signal de
40. aansaaeaein 130 update i hOGheSS Dial OG 2215 cerca dedenctecia dla deseesdianecietdatad a S 132 FIANOW ANE NCSU onran eae vas aaanands sane ganahasanreannsneanudseaameacasnntannsat aeananaeaae sau sanuanapeeaaas 133 LIMIS EOLO cearna anny snasinmisto vad a a sas etna hc sate taiad E ee 137 AIC eGItOF VV ING OW vrssssasassiessmantamsqundamaaamdadarepesnanapslods vac iaeauaaaunaantcanvaungaaeunian deat aaane se naanand ouseaaananmmandseeeth 138 SPCC NEIWOFK S CIV EI anea a AA 141 SPEC TRAN Server VV ING OW erissa E EAEAN 142 Prone CIO Ue ainsas E E S 144 Prole Editor WING OW seresa EAEE EES 145 AMOK ALLOW EANO sidro E A na 150 calibration E dtor WiNdOW srein a AEAN 151 Table of Contents 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 4 152 MCS User Manual MCS Manual The Aaronia MCS software is an advanced control and reporting software for the Spectran series of Aaronia spectrum analyzer devices This manual is based on version 1 7 0 of the software released in August 2013 but should in general also apply to newer versions MCS Manual 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 5 152 MCS User Manual Installation The setup routine for the MCS software uses the standard procedure on each operating system installer on Windows disk image on MacOS packages on Linux to simplify installation as much as possible Installation 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 6 152 MCS User Manual System Requirements To install the Aaronia MCS software your
41. ack to and to clear the list of actions Undo List empty Set Profile GSM900 Adjust Dynamic Adjust Reference Level empty gt Set Profile GSM900 Adjust Dynamic just Reference Level Selecting an entry in the list will undo all listed actions following that entry If then another entry is selected the entries in between will be undone redone as necessary mm Selected Undo Entry Adjust Dynamic Adjust Reference Level Clear Undo List ae Clean Undo Stack Clears the Undo List to avoid actions performed hours ago to clutter the list Undo Redo Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 94 152 MCS User Manual Recording and Replay Recording and Replay 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 95 152 MCS User Manual Recording a Measurement Currently the MCS supports two different recording backends e MDR a XML based format that can be used to record and replay measurements with the MCS Includes raw measurement data device parameters and other information to reconstruct a measurement environment Due to its raw nature it is not suited to be directly used with other applications e CSV simple tabular text format that can be imported in other programs like databases but cannot be read by the MCS itself as it lacks information abour the recording environment Only includes preprocessed measurement data Note The generated file might be too large for some applications to handle for example Microsoft
42. ainst a predefined set of limit values for example regulatory limits for device emissions Note that this view is independent of the Limit Traces that can be displayed in the Spectrum View When a limit is selected the Limits View will display how your measurement relates to it This includes both the current data last completed sweep as well as average and maximum values obtained over the whole measurement duration or a specified timeframe If your measurement does not exceed the defined values the bars in the view will stay green if one or more values are exceeded they will turn red Limits are defined with a specific unit start and stop frequencies If the current measurement cannot be converted to the unit of the limit or does not match the specified frequency boundaries the Limits View will display a corresponding error message Limits Control and View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 79 152 MCS User Manual Timeframe for Average Maximum Calculation show Current Value show Average Value Show Maximum Walue F show Maximum Average Value show Absolute Maximum value Client Area Auto stop Countdown Limit Scale Maximum value Logarithmic Limit Scale Adjust Scaling E 3 Reset Data o Open Limit Editor See Limits Editor menu entry Limits Control Limit Selection Open Limit Editor 2 j Lirnit ENS5011 Class 4 Timeframe m Current wo overage i Maximum Maximum overage I Maximum Ab
43. also includes the time coordinate in the vertical axis and encodes the measured value as color instead where each line represents one sweep Therefore changing Reference level and Dynamic range does not affect the vertical axis but instead changes the mapping of measurement values to colors i Waterfall Waterfall 1 Level 2 77 77 E i lt dBm Reference 25 dem A Dynamic 50 dE a Eo z ES EE T ee a Cut off Level J 170 dBm peen yie ka Adjust Level i 11 46 10 i De i Frequency Scaling a f Linear f Logarithmic gt ai 3 11 45 50 I r waterfall lt Gauss Radius 5 a E m FI ra i a Line Count feo F E a j 3 Contro _A D T N W Show Frequency Axis 2 Bg a I Show Time Axis P I 7 LLL 31 11 44 15 a 11 43 55 Reset 1 605 1 610 1 620 1 630 Please see Waterfall Control and View for more details setting Up Waterfall View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 19 152 MCS User Manual Main Screen Layout Titlebar o MCS Realtime Spectrum Analyzer Software Software Version 1 7 0 Mo 14 Nov 11 40 41 2011 5 x Menubar Measurement Spectran Graphics Edit Session Extras a PHBBSAT GGG AA S ar Pause Replay x E ee Spectrum 1 1 805 MHz 1 875 4 MHz replay 00000 HF 60100 Controls Wa
44. alue Axis If disabled the scale numbers and unit on the bottom left part of the view are removed and the space used for the actual data presentation 6 Enable Disable Sweepcursor Cursor Enables or Disables the Sweep Cursor Enable Disable Trace Smoothing Smooth Sweep Switch to a different drawing algorithm to avoid sharp edges on displayed traces Enable Disable Trace Filling Fill Sweep Fill the area between each trace and the x axis Marker Controls See Marker Controls Enable Disable Overlay Elements we Display Measurement Settings M Display Trace Controls M Display Marker List Display Profile Label You can show hide various overlay elements inside the spectrum view Spectrum Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 47 152 MCS User Manual Mouse Mode Mouse Mode f Change Parameters C Zoom C Edit Markers Changes the semantics of mouse actions inside the view Change Parameters Mouse actions will change device frequency settings Zoom Mouse actions will change only what data is displayed but won t affect the actual measurement settings Edit Markers Mouse actions will set remove edit markers device and display settings are unaffected Spectrum Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 48 152 MCS User Manual Scaling Controls 1 Levl Feference Level Controls ae a Reference J 110 demi Display Dynamic Controls Q hoe o _ Dyna
45. an improve display quality and readability of text elements This may however decrease performance Result Scaling Level In the Result Control if the peak value to be displayed is less than this setting it will be rescaled to a different unit For example if the measured value is 0 05 Watt and this setting is set to 10 the displayed value will be 50 milli Watt If the setting is 100 the displayed value would be 50000 micro Waitt Restore State when Loading Sessions Same as Restore Geometry and State on Startup above but applies when loading a session instead of startup Sidebar Icon Size Controls the size of the icons in the Sidebar Sidebar Button Style Controls how the sidebar buttons are displayed 0 Icons only 1 Text only 2 Text beside Icons 3 Text below Icons Enable Mouse Control of Spectrum When enabled the default allows you to change sweep frequency parameters and display range and reference in the Spectrum View around by dragging the x or y axis with the mouse or by selecting an area within the graph Rubberband selection Also a double click at a given point will activate the zero span mode where only a single frequency is measured If disabled mouse control in the Spectrum View is mostly disabled except for checkboxes and scrollbars Use dynamic Color for Channel Display Application Settings 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 126 152 MCS User Manual When enabled sections in the Channel Info Ove
46. ange Color Select a specific color to be used for the Spectrum View Limit Curve Limit Description You can provide an informational description about the limit definition here This information is currently only shown in the editor Add Limit Value l Add a new limit level Limit Editor Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 140 152 MCS User Manual Limit Value List Begin Frequency Begin Value End Frequency End Value Interpolation 0 009 MHz 110 0 dBpy 0 05 MHz 110 0 dB 0 05 MHz 90 0 dBu 0 15 MHz 60 0 dbp Logarithmic 0 15 MHz 66 0 dEi 0 5 MHz 56 0 dep Logarithmic List of different levels defined in the currently selected range The limit value for a given frequency will be interpolated based on the given Frequencies Values and Interpolation mode Remove Limit Value x Remove the selected limit level k Se Limit Curve Preview D s 110 100 90 A simple preview how the Limit curve of the current definition would look in the Spectrum View Q Preview Frequency Scaling is linear scale f logarithmic scale Selects linear or lagarithmic scaling of the limit graph preview Limit Editor Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 141 152 MCS User Manual Spectran Network Server The SPECTRAN Server application is used to allow access to a SPECTRAN device over a standard TCP IP network connection which can be used to remote control the device from another c
47. annot be changed They ll adjust based on the number and types of markers currently set so make sure you re selecting the right marker when making changes Markers can display their values in the spectrum view itself but as this can consume valuable space and hide other objects you can turn it off by deselecting the Display Value option You can also enable a vertical line highlighting the marker frequency by selecting the Show Line option The target frequency of fixed markers can be set manually in the frequency edit field or by using one of the options of the find button Dynamic markers do not have a target frequency instead you can select if they should jump to the frequency with the highest Trace Maximum or lowest Trace Minimum value Creating multiple markers of the same type on the same trace will mark the next lower higher peak of the trace so by adding three dynamic Trace Maximum markers on the Max trace you would track the three strongest peaks of the whole measurement When you have more than one marker set you can assign a Delta Reference to every marker which will cause the marker to display the difference to this reference in frequency and value instead of showing absolute values E g instead of 87 32 dBm 576 307 MHz you d see 4 89 dBm 23 650 MHz Delta Max 1 Setting a Delta Reference will only affect the display of value and frequency it does not change any other marker properties Loadi
48. aphics Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 29 152 MCS User Manual Edit Menu Undo Q Unda atr Fe Reda atr Shitt e Redo Clean Undo Stack Clean Undo Stack e Undo Unda Ghrl z Reverts the listed operation This may affect graphics parameters and device settings which could trigger additional effects like graphcis sweep reset Not all operations can be undone so please check that the listed operation is really what you want to be undone Redo Redo Gbrl Shift 2 Reverts the last Undo action restoring the previous state Clean Undo Stack Clean Undo Stack Discards all stored Undo commands see Undo Redo Control for more details on this Edit Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 30 152 MCS User Manual Session Menu save Session Save Session Delete Session ession List Restore Factory Default Delete Session Restore Factory Default Last Session Save Session Save Session Stores the current state of the MCS and attached devices in a new session 2 Delete Session Delete Session Deletes a selected session Restore Factory Default Restore Factory Default Restore MCS state to factory default settings 4 Session List Last Session A list of all currently available sessions Session Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 31 152 MCS User Manual Extras Menu Look amp Feel Look amp
49. aronia 4G Calibration Object List 1 297 480 MHz 1 726 dB ey Calibration Data 1 342 390 MHz 1 765 dB 1 387 300 MHz 1 802 dB Add new Calibration Object I Import Calibration Object 1 432 210MHz 1 84 dB 1 477 120 MHz 1 877 dB Remove selected Calibration Object 1 522 030 MHz 1 913 4B v W Expor Calibration Object Add Object Remove Object Import Data Export Data Calibration Object Type Antenna Attenuator Cable Preamplifier z I The MCS supports four different types of calibration objects that can be used in parallel The attenuator cable and preamplifier groups have no intrinsic semantics attached the values are simply added to the Spectran readings so you could use them for other equipment types as well The antenna group may be treated special in unit conversions You can use the buttons to list the different object types in the list below Q Calibration Object List No Cable OdB 10m LowLoss Aaronia 40 im RG316U 4aronia AG Sm LowLoss Aaronia AG Listing of the available objects of the selected calibration types The topmost entry is the setting for not attached Add new Calibration Object l Add Object Create a new calibration object of the current type oO Remove selected Calibration Object n Remove Object Remove the selected calibration object from the database Calibration Object Label Sm LowLoss 4aron
50. arry ui rr PPUULBOR Max imum A reba T 4 we m a o i TPODISTS Maximum r TPO018 13 Maximum i 7 TPOO01807 Maximum O l J z pa i a oo TPOS 09 Maximum 1 Lj E Ne Please note that the information displayed is only a approximation of the real data as there is some interpolation involv in the export process Generate Google Earth Map 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 114 152 MCS User Manual KML Export Dialog KML Export l 2 x Filenames GP Input File v Documents Messfahrt gpe T GFX Input File Selection MCS Input File Sweep 4uFzeichnung_2012 01 18_1516 mdr T KML Output File Sweep AuFzeichnung_2012 01 18_1516 kml MCS Input File Selection Import Options KML Output File Selection 9 z Export Measurement Data as Elevation Maximum Elevation 1000rn Export Track Data jt V Export Measurement Data as Labels f Use GPS Waypoint Names if available f Erase Waypoint Names a V Export Track Data Preserve GPS Altitudes yu lw Preserve Original GPS Data Preserve GPS Altitudes Use Google Earth Altitudes 13 G Ues eene Gath Aude Cancel 15 14 Preserve Original GPS Data Mi Use Timestamps as Waypoint Names Generate Mapftile Cancel E GPX Input File Selection GPX Input File vi Documents Messfahrt gpx jan Select the GPX input file that contains the logged coordinates MCS Input File Selection MCS Input File vi Sweep Aufzeichnu
51. ate Process 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 130 152 MCS User Manual SPECTRAN Firmware Updater Window WT SPECTRAN Firmware Updater q Ioi xi 4 amp l Rescan Device List WWW AARONIA DE d kyrt Rescan Devices Device Description Pe Device Information Description Aaronia SPECTRAN HF 60105 Aaronia SPECTRANHF 60105 Analyzer E Model Device Mode eam ode HF 60105 v4 Hels v4 Rea zj Serial oo000 l Device Serial Number P Current Device Firmware P Available Update Beta 40 a Show Firmware rsa Hardware Options K Perform Firmware Update Extended Device Information Close Extended Device Information E English ka 1 7 beta 20120209 z Rescan Device List Rescan Devices Force a rescan of the currently connected devices Device Description Description Aaroria SPECTRAN HF 60105 Analyzer Description of the device as shown in the Windows Device Manager Current Firmware Beta 40 Installed Options I 001 ooz M oz0 Update Firmware i i Available Firmware wersion oo Manual Firmware Selection 2 Show Firmware History Perform Firmware Update Close Application 1 Language Selection ES Version Information Complete device model name Please specify this when contacting Aaronia support Device Serial Number Serial o0000 The serial number of the connected device Current Device Firmware Eh Device Model Model HF 60105 We Rev 2
52. ce The internal preamplifier of some devices is enabled disabled in the Settings Control The save button on the right will export the calibration table of the current entry as a CSV file for import in external applications Calibration Editor Button a Open Calibration Editor This button opens the calibration editor where you can add new objects or edit existing ones Manual Calibration Settings Offset Manual o o dE Add a manual offset to all measurement values to compensate for effects or devices not covered by the previous sections above Image Suppression Controls Image Suppression A Sweep A Maximum A Average Subtracts the values of the current maximum or average trace from future measurements This can be used to visually compare measurements with a reference signal or to remove noise Noisefloor Level Calibration Calibration ul Noisefloor Level Galibration Only available for SPECTRAN HF V4 devices This will overwrite the default calibration with the current environment readings This operation cannot be undone To restore the default calibration the device has to be sent in Calibration Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 93 152 MCS User Manual Undo Redo Control Undo List Q selected Unda Entry Clear Unda List Q ag Clean Undo Stack The Undo Redo Control simply lists the actions that can be undone allows you to select a certain point to go b
53. ctrum View Active Traces Inactive Traces L Shadow Average Trace Settings Average over 20 Sweeps Determines how many sweeps should be used to compute the Average trace Higher values will reduce the influence of individual sweeps on the result so the average does not change as much but will require more system ressources Also old sweeps are discarded if certain memory limits are reached so at a certain point increasing this value anymore will be without effect E Add Limit Trace load Limit Add a new trace object based on a existing limit definition Note that as limits are usually only defined for specific frequency ranges and measurement units the trace may not be visible in the Spectrum View if the current sweep parameters aren t compatible See Limits Control and View for more information about limits Trace List and Controls 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 52 152 MCS User Manual Add Trace from Reference Sweep load Reference Load a previously saved sweep object and create a new trace from it which can be used as a visual reference to compare different measurements Add Trace Snapshot create Snapshot Create a frozen copy of the selected trace which can be used as a visual reference to compare different measurements Save selected Trace as Reference Sweep save Trace Store the data of the selected trace to a file on disk so it can be reloaded later e g to compare m
54. cy in the measured spectrum For this the view maintains a 2D matrix where each element represents a certain value and frequency range based on sweep parameters dynamic range reference level and display resolution of the view After each completed sweep the matrix elements corresponding to measured values are updated for a positive hit while all other elements are updated for a negative hit see the explanation of Raise and Drain parameters below This matrix is very sensitive to changes therefore if any of the parameters listed above changes it is recreated and the current statistic is lost Histogram Control and View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 65 152 MCS User Manual Histogram Control Level eference J 170 dBrn i Dynamic hire i Cut off Level J 170 dBrn Adjust Level Frequency Scaling Linear i Logarithmic Enable Disable Axes Level Controls Raise Value on Match Control Drain value on Mismatch M Show Frequency Axis M Show Measurement value Axis Maximum y alue Histogram l Raise 00 Display Resolution Drain g0 sauss Radius Buffer size 5000 Peak Fading Time Resolution 50 Gauss Radius i Reset Histogram Data o Sn Time 3 Display Mode Display Mode Points Lines Filled ep Reset view Level Controls Level 2 A Reference 170 dm
55. donsaswecuaunnseaitansaasanaanesaneaauaadsisasaseateandathccgaens E 45 Scan GOMMOIS Cl a sented ao caters ences a E ace Wee raees ee eareaeneeeaa ae 48 gt CallNG GOMMOIS 2 oer cacecacetsacdsxcmsunstuacaetcmonsnd oecaeeeceeccoadedatliaaaandsateoaadunadenddaacdanaasumseascesmansscmisecasueteeeas 50 Tace ristand CONWOIS aparina AR 51 TIGGER CONOS sepr e E EEN 53 Marker CONTOS sengista A N aS 54 SPECTUM VIEW rops EE AES A 56 VValeltalll COMMON GUO VEW seserinis O 59 Watena CONTON iensen A EE ESAE 60 Watena VIEW sann a a a a OS as 62 FuStOGraln CONTOand VIEW cicassernereniasedoasceescsaseaadssaasnsaahansantagsu ceases E EEA 64 HISO CONU Okeri pinia S a R 65 PUSTOORAMN VION erea AE aE AS 69 Chahnelpower CORIO ANG VieWecrorecie nena 71 ChahhelpOwer CONG l sesse en e E E EEEE 72 CMAN CIDOWEl VEW sicsecsativaideutianscaaueaan va ataauadasledaneaceacnaimannatast A wn ataninaaadedenedtajawends 15 Limits CONnMOl al VIEW sanee a E E 78 LMS CONE Ole sneen a dneamadauinnada eaataua tas nina eaiactain E EE 19 LIS VEW eana ES EEE 82 DavVog Contoland Vie Weeps a E A 84 Davod COMON essre EEEE man ioeascioanontieaeatesenss 85 Table of Contents 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 3 152 MCS User Manual DAVIOO VIEW aesae a E E 87 DEMOGUISTION CONTO caswsiaineeisis EO S A 89 Calloratlon CONT Ob errasse EE E EEEE E 91 Undo REdO GOIN Olhicaatscuasistasiaciatinrjantavieatasietioatusaaiaeiaintnantadeaiah N O 93 FRECONGING AN GTR SC DIAW issie E R 9
56. e for controlling the Spectran device parameters It allows to adjust most settings that are also available in the Spectran device menu Therefore please refer to your Spectran Manual for a detailed explanation of each setting Note that only settings relevant for the current device are displayed so for example when a HF device is connected you cannot change the sensor setting like on a NF Also not all settings of the Spectran device menu are available in the Settings Control Variables that only affect what is displayed on the Spectran device are obviously useless when used with the MCS software some other settings are located in the Spectran Menu of the MCS Settings Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 40 152 MCS User Manual Profile Selection HF Broadcast Radia Limits EF Mobile Radio Pe CDMA 2000 Sample H CTi CT1 SSM 1800 Fl GSM 900 GSM 900 iA Select a predefined profile to quickly setup all relevant device parameters Frequency Parameters Range Frequency range to measure As these values are all dependent on each other the following rules apply e changing the start or stopfrequency will adjust centerfrequency and frequency span accordingly e changing the centerfrequency or frequency span will adjust the start and stopfrequency Note that changes might result in start or stopfrequency being beyond device limits In that case the frequency span will be reduced until both are within d
57. easurements from different devices Change Trace Label Color rename Trace change Trace color Customize the color or label of the selected trace Reset Trace Data of selected Trace reset Trace Reset the data of the selected trace Maximum Minimum Average or Shadow Reset Trace Data for all Traces reset All Performs a reset on all traces Remove Selected Trace remove Trace Remove the selected trace from the trace list and the spectrum view Only traces added by the user can be removed default traces can only be deactivated Trace List and Controls 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 53 152 MCS User Manual Trigger Controls setup Minimum Trigger stop Triggers 4 Iw Trigg a al e 5 1 3 gt setup Maximum Trigger otat Triggers Linen Trigger Editor m Setup Maximum Trigger Set up the default maximum trigger For further information see Measurement Triggers E Setup Minimum Trigger E Set up the default minimum trigger For further information see Measurement Triggers 3 Start Triggers Start listening for events and execute trigger actions if necessary x Stop Triggers m m Stop executing trigger actions E Open Trigger Editor R The advanced trigger editor provided a more fine gained trigger control see Measurement Triggers Trigger Controls 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 54 152 MCS User Manual Marker
58. ecording menu entry Remove Graphic See Remove Graphic menu entry Add Graphics See Add Graphic menu entry m Manage Sessions See Sessions menu Undo See Undo menu entry Redo See Redo menu entry Toolbar 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 38 152 MCS User Manual Views and Controls Descriptions for the different graphic views and sidebar controls Views and Controls 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 39 152 MCS User Manual Settings Control EF Broadcast Radio E Limits EF Mobile Radio io be CDMA 2000 Sample CTi Fl CT1 B GSM 1800 q EP osm 900 ooi E GSM 900 4 Profile Selection E GSM 900 B A GSM 900 CH E GSM 900 iD oio io SM 900 iD Downlink xl Open Profile Editor Range MHz 2 Frequency Parameters MHz MHz MHz 3 Timing Parameters Timing ASS Sampletime eS Resolution Parameters Resolution Samples 51 default Fite _ ia T Filter Settings Bandwidth 3 MHz 3 Video MHz Internal Attenuator st a H Attenuator settings auto Detector 2s 2o 7A Cache Settings RMS fp Detector Sensor settings l l Contr Preamplifier settings or ERCI nable Cache l Internal Preamplifier pense Q gt PEP IPE initial Boot Calibration Button Pul d Pulsemode Settings 1 sete Po Initial Boot Calibration The Settings Control is the main interfac
59. ed for the calculations By default only the highest peak is considered if you change this to e g 3 Markers the view will compute an average over the three highest peaks and use that for the checks so a single spike will not necessarily cause the limit to be violated O Auto Stop Countdown Auto S5top Countdown 00 00 00 Enable Instruct the view to stop updating after a certain time which may be useful for example if you re running a complicance test that requires measurements over a specific time interval 0 Limit Scale Maximum Value Max 200 0 n Set the right side of the x axis to the given value Logarithmic Limit Scale IC Use Logarithmic Scaling Convert the x axis scaling to a log10 base so the range from 0 to 10 uses the same amount of space as the range of 10 to 100 making differences in the first half much more visible Adjust Scaling P Base Adjust the scaling parameter based on current measurement values Limits Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 81 152 MCS User Manual 0 Data men o Reset View Oreseww Restart the limit comparison Limits Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 82 152 MCS User Manual Limits View Selected Limit Current alues Values within Selected Limit Current 176 09 03 2012 12 32 30 Values Exceeding Selected Limit Ega Average over 360 seconds 17 9 Maximum within 360 seconds 19 9 09 03 2012 12 27 46
60. ement Data as Elevation or the resulting KML file will be empty Keep GPS Waypoint Names f Use GPS Waypoint Names if available Use the labels defined in the GPX file also in the KML file If the GPX file doesn t define any labels the generator will use timestamps instead Use Timestamps as Waypoint Names is Lise Timestamps as Waypoint Mames Rename merged waypoints with their timestamp Erase Waypoint Names F Erase Waypoint Mames Create waypoints without names Export Track Data Iw Export Track Data Create KML track elements for Maximum Average and Minimum measurements Preserve Original GPS Data IW Preserve Original GPS Data Copy the original GPS track into the KML file Preserve GPS Altitudes a Preserve GPS Altitudes When selected copies the recorded GPS altitude into the KML file This may put values above or below ground in the viewing application so you should only enable this when needed Use Google Earth Altitudes f Use Google Earth Altitudes Let the viewing application use its internal altitudes for each point This ensures that Measurement Elevations will be displayed correctly if elevation is zero the point is displayed directly on ground level KML Export Dialog 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 116 152 MCS User Manual Cancel 14 Cancel Close the dialog without performing any processing Generate Mapfile Read both the GPX and MCS input files
61. ency Frequency 1 755 000 MHz Lists the frequency where the current peak was found Result Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 43 152 MCS User Manual Calibration Parameter Overview Applied Calibration Data 4ntenna 0 00 dBi Preamplifier 0 00 d Cable 0 00 dE Attenuator 0 00 dB Summarizes the effects of the current calibration settings at the peak frequency The reported values may change when peaks are found at different frequencies D Result Unit Settings Measure Unit dEm Maybe the most important function of the Results control is the ability to change the measurement unit used for display This does not only affect the Results control itself but also all views attached to the current device As different measurement units have vastly different scales in most cases a unit change will automatically adjust the Reference level and Dynamic range of affected views trying to ensure that a view isn t suddenly empty E Probe Selection Frobe E Mone Display the values of the selected probe attached to the current device Probes work very different compared to antennas as they translate between different physical units Therefore they are not included with the other calibration options but must be selected separately here If a probe is selected here the MCS software will retranslate the value reported by the Spectran back into the value and unit that was read by the probe This translation is currently
62. ency Axis 1 710 000 1 740 0 1 60 0 O cm Frequency Display Unit the unit of displayed frequencies This is usually kHz for NF devices and MHz for HF devices O Markers When markers have been added they are displayed as colored triangles within the view together with an index number to identify them and usually their current measurement value Spectrum View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 58 152 MCS User Manual 0 Sweep Parameters Overview Displays a brief overview of the most relevant Sweep Parameters Note that this item will be hidden if there is not enough space in the view to display it without problems eres Legend Shows a list of all currently set markers including their index number type measurement value and current frequency The color of the text depends on which trace the marker is assigned to A Doubleclick on this area will open the Marker Editor Spectrum View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 59 152 MCS User Manual Waterfall Control and View The Waterfall View projects measurement data as a heatmap in both frequency x axis and time y axis domain This gives a better indication of time based signals than you can get with the other views Waterfall Control and View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 60 152 MCS User Manual Waterfall Control 101 dem E se a Ze 170 dem Level Controls g Gauss Radius Line Count f Enab
63. ently active file from the Spectran filesystem o Delete Selected File A Delete File Remove the currently open file from the Spectran filesystem SPECTRAN Filemanager Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 121 152 MCS User Manual Save Selected File to Disk ba Save to Disk Save the currently open file as ASCII text on disk so you can open it in your favourite editor Load File from Disk ay Load From Disk Replace the content of the current file with the content from a local ASCII text file Upload Selected File to Spectran re write to SPECTROM Compile P Code and upload the compiled program to your Spectran Upload All Files to Spectran write 4l to SPECTRAM Compile all currently open P Code files and upload the programs to your Spectran Validate P Code Syntax Validate P Code Check the current file for P Code syntax errors Export Filesystem to Disk Say Export Filesystem Export selected parts of the Spectran filesystem as binary image on disk for backup purposes Import Filesystem from Disk Import Flesvstem Import a binary filesystem image from disk to restore previously exported files Files that were not included in the export image will not be restored removed or otherwise modified Menubar File Extras View Contains all toolbar actions The Extras menu also includes an entry to rescan the Spectran filesystem for modifications
64. eplay can be played back at various speeds and the speed is only limited by your systems hardware while live measurements are also limited by the Spectrans performance This allows it to make a unattended long time recording while having all analyzer options available on the recorded data in a fraction of the recorded time To start a replay simply open a MDR recording using the Load Measurement File menu entry If there is currently already a replay in progress the MCS will ask you if you want to replace it with the new file This allows you to either stop the current replay and start the new one instead or let both replays run side by side See Managing Multiple Devices for details on how to assign views to each replay When a replay is started the MCS will ask you for a delay between sweeps This can be used to slow down the replay speed either to give you more time to look at each sweep or simply to reduce system load If no delay is specified the sweeps will be played as fast as possible which can result in the whole measurement containing possibly many hours of data being displayed within a few seconds for short measurements you may even only see the end result You can control the replay with the standard Start Sweep and Stop Sweep actions or with Pause Replay halt it temporarily and resume it later at the same position When done you can close the replay with the Close Measurement File menu entry Replaying a Recorded Measurement
65. ers by Specifies how subsequent channels will be named By default channel numbers will be increased by 1 You can specify a negative number to generate decreasing channel numbers The example above would generate 12 channels named 1 to 12 in the frequeny range of 935 1 MHz to 937 5 I with no gaps between them Apply Changes 4oply Changes Changes to profiles are temporary until confirmed with this button Export Profile Export Profile Exports the current profile into a single self contained file that can be used for exchange and reimport Discard Changes Discard Changes Reverts all non confirmed changes to the current profile Profile Editor window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 149 152 MCS User Manual mm Import Profile 24 D _____ _ Import Profile Imports a profile from an external file Profile Editor window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 150 152 MCS User Manual Calibration Editor With the calibration you can modify and create calibration profiles for external equipment connected to the Spectran to normalize the readings in the MCS Calibration Editor 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 151 152 MCS User Manual Calibration Editor Window 5m LowLoss 4aronia 4G J Calibration Object Label Antenna Attenuator Cable Preamplifier Calibration Object Type 10m LowLoss Aaronia AG Frequency im RG316U Aaronia AG 1 252 570 MHz a 5m LowLoss A
66. evice limits again To change any of the frequencies you can either click on it to open an advanced edit field allowing you to enter frequencies in a different unit than displayed or use your mouse wheel to stepwise increase decrease the frequency at the digit under the mouse cursor Timing Parameters Timing _ Sampletime 500 ms Higher sampletimes will result in a more accurate sweep but will require more time for each sweep to complete Resolution Parameters Resolution Samples 51 default B The minimal number of samples to take in each sweep If the selected frequency and filter settings may result in a higher samplecount that value will be used instead Settings Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 41 152 MCS User Manual Filter Settings _ Fiter a Bandwidth 3 mHz sss video amk Filter settings see Spectran Manual Attenuator Settings F Internal Attenuator Ac A a Auto Y Internal Attenuator settings see Spectran Manual Detector Sensor Settings Detector RMS zZ Sensor Magnetic Field fe X 0 C 0 3b Detector HF devices or Sensor NF devices settings see Spectran Manual Cache Settings _ Enable Cache Enable the internal SPECTRAN cache to accelerate the sweep Preamplifier Settings Internal Preamplifier Enable Disable the internal preamplifier see Spectran Manual Only available on devices where the preamplif
67. h view that supports it 5 Frequency Raster Scaling Mode Frequency Scaling f Linear Logarithmic Switch between Linear and Logarithmic rasters on the frequency axis The logarithmic raster starts at 1 Hz as the imaginary origin to compute the relative positions of raster entries so if the current sweep settings use a high start frequency and or a small span frequency the visual difference to the linear raster is very small Both raster types will create entries at logical frequencies e g the logarithmic raster might create entries at 10 20 50 100 200 and 500 MHz while the linear raster might use 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 and 500 MHz The frequency raster will however always include the start and stop frequency at the left and right side of the raster 6 Enable Disable Auto Adjust Auto If checked the Auto Adjust Level Parameters will be done after each completed sweep Scaling Controls 1 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 50 152 MCS User Manual Scaling Controls 2 Upper Scale Boundary Scale Unit gt Level Scaling 7066 Unit pico a Adjust Level E Auto 3 4 Auto Adjust Scaling Parameters Enable Disable Auto Adjust If the view uses a non decibel based Display Unit the default level controls will be replaced with an alternate set of scaling controls Switching back to a decibel based Display Unit will also switch the controls back
68. however limited to the Results control it is not yet propagated to other views O Trace Selection Trace Sweep Allows you to change which peak value should be displayed by the control By default the current peak is used but it can also display the peak of the maximum or average traces to retain the absolute or average peak If you need a visual representation of the peak as well please read the Markers section a Show all Measure Units Show all Measure Units If checked the Current Peak Result is replaced with a table where the peak value is converted to all available measurement units Some units may not be available if they re not valid for the current device settings Result Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 44 152 MCS User Manual Spectrum Control and View The Spectrum View is a 2D projection of measurement data in the frequency domain It can display multiple Traces in a single view and also highlight specific values using Markers for each trace You may additionally define Triggers to perform a number of actions if certain limits are exceeded Last but not least it is possible to add a Channels Providers Overlay to visualize allocated frequencies in the current frequency spectrum Spectrum Control and View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 45 152 MCS User Manual Spectrum Control Level Reference 74 dEm Dynamic 12 dB Cut off Level 170 dBrri EN a Adjust Level Auto
69. ia 4G el The name under which the object will appear in the MCS Calibration Editor Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 152 152 MCS User Manual 6 Calibration Data Frequency Bf acon e 1 387300 MHz 1 802 dB 32 1 432 210 MHz 1 84 dB 1 47 7 120 MHz 1 877 dB l SA 030 MHz 1 913 dB hd A list of calibration values to be used at specific frequencies Import Calibration Object n Import Data Import a calibration object from an external file Export Calibration Object Export Data Export a calibration object to an external file Calibration Editor Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany
70. ier option is installed PEP Settings PEP Not implemented Pulsemode Settings F Pulsemode Enable Disable Pulsemode setting see Spectran Manual Initial Boot Calibration Button Initial Book Calibration Repeat the calibration program that is executed on the Spectran at bootup Settings Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 42 152 MCS User Manual Result Control Current Peak Result 79 15 dBm Current Peak Frequency eaten 1 795 000 MHz Applied Calibration Data Antenna 0 00 dBi Preamplifier 0 00 dB Cable O 00d6B Attenuator 0 00 dB Calibration Parameter Qverniew Result Unit Settings Measure Unik drm Probe Selection Probe sa Mone Trace Selection Settings i Trace Sweep Show all Measure Units SSSAAA Show all Measure Units The Results control serves multiple purposes 1 2 3 4 listing of the current peak value with frequency changing the measurement unit used for display provide an overview of current calibration settings evaluate readings from connected probes Current Peak Result 79 15 dBm Reports the peak value of the current sweep or the maximum or average trace see below If the Show all Measure Units option is checked it is replaced with a table where the peak value is converted to all available measurement units Some units may not be available if they re not valid for the current device settings Current Peak Frequ
71. is may include a more or less detailed axis scaling for example Printing and Screenshots 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 104 152 MCS User Manual Spectrum Markers The MCS software allows you to create an arbitrary number of markers in each spectrum view Uses for these markers include tracking signal peaks showing measurement values at specific frequencies or adjusting the sweep to focus on signal anomalies Marker Controls Markers are created edited and removed with the Marker Controls in the Spectrum Control or the Marker Editor Marker Types There are two general marker types available fixed markers that will stay at a given frequency and dynamic markers that will jump to frequencies containing signal peaks Both types can additionally take a reference marker to display the delta frequency and value to this reference instead of absolute values Therefore there is no separate delta marker type like in other spectrum analyzers Each marker is also assigned to one of the traces available in the spectrum view like the current sweep trace max trace or average trace see Trace List and Controls This allows to track values just for the current sweep and over time simulatenously Manual Creation Editing To create markers manually start by clicking the Add Edit Remove button in the Marker Controls This will open the Marker Editor where markers can be added removed or adjusted The marker index and name are auto generated and c
72. istribution to install the deb or rpm package file This will automatically setup the necessary permissions and menu entries After the installation is complete you should be able to start the MCS and its tools via the Aaronia menu group On some distributions it could be necessary that you logout and login again before the menu entry is visible Some other distributions e g certain Ubuntu versions using the Unity interface may not use the standard menu system please check the distribution documentation on how to access third party applications in those cases Installation on Linux Packages 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 10 152 MCS User Manual Installation on Linux Static Build After unpacking the static archive you can simply start the MCS from the bin subdirectory However in order to connect to a Spectran USB device you need to have permissions on the relevant USB device file which by default is not the case To fix this please copy the extra 99 aaronia spectran rules file into the etc udev rules d directory requires superuser priviledges and reconnect the device Installation on Linux Static Build 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 11 152 MCS User Manual First Start When you start the MCS for the first time you will be asked to select a language for the MCS user interface You only have to make this selection once but you can change it at any time later using the Select Language menu entry By default the MCS
73. le Disable Axes A Cache Status an Cache Size 5 Reset Waterfall Mra Qo Level Controls 101 dem es ee sa a ee eee 170 dem See Scaling Controls 1 and Scaling Controls 2 Waterfall Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 61 152 MCS User Manual Gauss Radius Gauss Radius fi If this is set to a value higher than 1 it enables a graphical blur filter on the waterfall lines which can be used to smooth small spikes Note that the filter can require a lot of processing power so only increase this value if your system can handle it Line Count Line Count 100 _ _ __ _ Sets the maximum number of waterfall lines that will be shown in the view At higher values each line will use a lesser portion of the view but each line will always be visible Enable Disable Axes Contral lw Show Frequency Axis Iw Show Time Axis See Spectrum Control Cache Status aie Cache _ PTT 59 Current fill status of the line cache When this display reaches 100 old lines will be removed unless they are currently displayed Once removed a line can no longer be displayed Cache Size D i Size 1000 Maximum number of waterfall lines that will be stored Increasing this value will also increase the memory requirements of the software esp with long and detailed measurements like EN compliance tests Reset Waterfall e e Re
74. log View simply displays the measured peak values over a specified timeframe ignoring the frequency where the peaks were found Daylog Control and View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 85 152 MCS User Manual Daylog Control Lexel a _ Reference 170 dEr Enabhell Desiinhet cap 6 Dynamic 170 dE Level Controls p Cut off Level 170 deri Timespan Selection 5l Adjust Level _ Timespan a Reset Data Hour ep Reset Display Options Iw Show Time Axis M Show Measurement value Axis M Fill Daylog Graph Level Controls Lee 2A Reference 170 dEm Dynamic 170 dB Cut off Level 170 dEm lt gt Adjust Level See Scaling Controls 1 and Scaling Controls 2 Timespan Selection Timespan fi Hour Select the timeframe that is displayed in the view Reset Data ey Reset Discard existing data and restart recording Daylog Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 86 152 MCS User Manual Enable Disable Axes Display Options J Show Time Axis If Show Measurement value Axis See Spectrum Control Fill Daylog Graph M Fill Daylog Graph Adds a semi transparent background filling between the daylog trace and the frequency axis Daylog Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 87 152 MCS User Manual Daylog View 12 34 00 12 36 00 70 0 rA L Time Raster m alue Raster Display
75. mic 40 dB E Cut off Level Controls _ Cue off Level J 170 dBrri Adjust Level T Auto s Frequency Scaling Frequency Raster Scaling Mode ea mel f Linear Logarithmic Auto Adjust Level Parameters Enable Disable Auto Adjust oO Reference Level Controls Reference 1 10 dern The Reference level determines the bottom display boundary of a measurement Readings below this value are considered out of scope of a view and will not be displayed B Display Dynamic Controls Dynamic 40 dE The Dynamic range controls the level resolution of each view and together with the Reference level also the upper display bound Reference level Dynamic Range maximum display value Cut off Level Controls 3 Cut off Level J 170 der The Cut off Level is the minimum value that should be used Any reading below this value will be adjusted Unlike the Reference level it affects the displayed values instead of the display area as can be seen in the following image Reference Level 80 dBm Dynamic 10 dB Cut off Level 78 dBm Scaling Controls 1 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 49 152 MCS User Manual Auto Adjust Level Parameters gt Adjust Level With the Adjust Level button the MCS tries to adjust the above parameters to optimum values based on current readings these may be different for each type of view This function is also available in the context menu of eac
76. n be started from either within the MCS or by external means like the Windows Start menu However no matter how you start them they do operate independent of the MCS so for example they cannot operate on a device that is connected in the MCS nor can the MCS directly read data created or modified in one of the editor applications without a restart Tools 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 128 152 MCS User Manual Spectran Firmware Updater The Spectran Firmware Updater is a utility application to upload new firmware versions to USB connected Spectran devices replacing previous commandline tools It can also report diagnostic information to properly identify a connected device For technical reasons the Spectran Firmware Updater is currently only available for Windows systems The Firmware Updater is also available as a standalone package on the Aaronia website that is updated independent of the MCS The standalone version is usually more tested than the one included in the MCS After starting the Firmware Updater it will automatically check your system for connected Spectran USB devices If it finds exactly one device see below it will show the detected device information in the various information fields in the main window and recommend a specific firmware version as update Please verify that the displayed information is correct before proceeding with the update Due to a multitude of different device configurations operating systems device
77. ndows Vista 7 systems an administration dialog can appear In this dialog you have to click the OK button After starting the updater should identify your SPEC TRAN devices automatically Please click the Perform Firmware Update button to start the update process and follow the instruction of the updater If the process is complete turn on the unit and press directly the MENU button and then the CLEAR button At the end of the updates you must perform a factory reset Go to your SPECTRAN menu and select the entry Setup Then select the item Factor and confirm with the ENTER key The device should now work properly Finally connect the battery and close the battery compartment Hardware Reset 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 137 152 MCS User Manual Limits Editor The Limits Editor is a tool that allows you to modify the MCS database of emission limits definitions used by the Spectrum and Limits View You can access it either the same way you started the MCS or from within the MCS using the Limits Editor menu entry Note though that either way the limits editor is an external application and the MCS may not be able to detect such changes automatically by itself so you may have to restart it to reload the database Storage Locations When you edit the limits database it is very important where you save your changes as the MCS only looks for it in specific locations The default database is located within the MCS applicati
78. nect Power Supply gy jx Please confirm that the SPECTRAN is connected to its power supply Clicking Oe wall Update the Firrevare on the sfeched HF Ya device c When started a new dialog will be displayed to show the current status and any errors that may be encountered While the update is performed it is recommended to not use other applications on the system to minimize the risk of interference or operating system problems When the update dialog is finished the new firmware is loaded on the device and the device will automatically power off It is however necessary to power the device on again to let the program properly register and activate the new firmware If you skip this step for any reason the device will use the new firmware but will still report the previous version and there will be no way to identify the current firmware version without completely restarting the update procedure 4 Connect SPECTRAN x i Please turn your SPECTRAN back on cancel As a last step it is strongly recommended to perform a factory reset of the device to ensure that hotkey assignments and other settings are fully updated 4 Perform Factory Reset i x a o To Finalize the update vou hawe to perform a Factory resek Enter the menu on your J SPECTRAN and select Setup Select the entry Factor and confirm with the ENTER kew After that the update is complete and you can quit the application Firmware Upd
79. nection management and controlling advanced features Note that some actions may not be available either because the device doesn t support the feature or because the action isn t valid for current device or software mode Connect Connect Chrl ShiFk C Opens the device manager where you can connect and disconnect individual USB devices See Managing Multiple Devices for details Note that the device manager does not handle replays or devices connected over network In most cases using Start Sweep is the easier and faster way to connect a device though Create Pseudo Spectran Create Pseudo Spectran See Multisweep Mode Network Connection Metiwork Connection Opens the network connection dialog See Spectran Remote Control for details Disconnect Disconnect Chrl ShiFk Closes the connection of the current device or replay file Unlike Connect this works for all datasources USB devices network devices and replay files Views and Controls currently assigned to the device will not be closed but may loose any device related data so you should use Stop Sweep instead if you just want to stop the measurement Note that closing the connection by other means like unplugging the USB or network cable will have the same effects as Disconnect but may leave the device in an powered off and on again Spectran Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany unknown state preventing a reconnect
80. ng Saved Setups At any time you can load a marker setup you ve previously saved using the Load button You can then select a setup you ve previously saved If the spectrum currently has existing markers you will be asked if you want to replace them with the selected setup or if the setup should be added on top Saving Marker Setups If you re doing similar measurements on a regular interval you probably want to use the same marker setup without having to recreate it everytime For that you can store the current marker setup on disk using the Save button and reload it later using the Load button Note that markers will be stored with their target frequencies and assigned traces and will be restored with them so loading a setup on a spectrum with different frequencies and or active traces might require changing some marker frequencies or traces for them to become active again Marker Frequency Selection Manually selecting a target frequency for fixed markers is often inconvenient so there are some options to select a frequency automatically You can reach those options by clicking the find button in the marker editor The options available include e center frequency This simply sets the marker to the center of the current spectrum e find trace maximum Selects the frequency of the current peak of the assigned trace similar to a Dynamic Trace Maximum marker However once found the marker will stay at that frequency while the Dynamic Marke
81. ng_2012 01 18_1516 mdr z Export Measurement Data As Elevation Maximum Elevation Export Measurement Data as Labels keep GPS Waypoint Names Use Timestamps as Waypoint Mames J Erase Waypoint Mames Select the MCS input file that contains the recorded measurement data Both MDR and CSV files can be used here KML Output File Selection KML Gutput File vi Sweep Aufzeichnung_2012 01 18_1516 kml vn Select the KML output filename where the generated mapfile should be written Export Measurement Data As Elevation Jw Export Measurement Data as Elevation Change the altitude of each merged waypoint to the associated measurement value relative to the defined Maximum Elevation For example if the minimum measured value was 105 dBm the maximum value was 55 dBm and the defined maximum elevation is 1000 m a value of 80 dBm would result in a elevation of 500 m and a value of 65 dBm in a elevation of 800 m If the Preserve GPS Altitudes option is enabled these elevations are added to the existing altitude values KML Export Dialog 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 115 152 MCS User Manual Maximum Elevation Maximum Elevation 1000m Define the maximum elevation value to be used for visualizing measurement values Export Measurement Data as Labels F M Export Measurement Data as Labels Create labels for each merged measurement record If disabled you must enable Export Measur
82. nstalled Version 1 1 0 Available Version 1 1 1 Download the latest version Change Lag 13 03 2017 fixed a bug that caused Frequencies to be displayed incorrectly in the Limit Editor fixed a bug that broke the aubo adjust feature in some cases with mon D6 units 02 03 2012 repleced spectrum view trace controls with 4 new general list for all device reference lmit trigger curves This also enables the use of multiple limit reference and trigger curves in a irge spectrum graphic available traces are mow listed in the top left area of the spectrum including their Check again color and Checkbox to quickly enable or disable them xl Clicking the Download the latest version will open the download link in your browser It is recommended to close the MCS before running the setup program of the new version Aaronia Homepage Aaronia Homepage Opens the Aaronia AG homepage in your standard browser Aaronia Support Forum aronija Support Forum Opens the Aaronia Support Forum website in your standard browser There you can ask questions provide feedback and exchange yourself with other MCS and Spectran users Show Debug Console Show Debug Console Opens a window that shows various debug messages generated by the software This can be used for troubleshooting problems The messages are also recorded in a logfile in the MCS user directory Help Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany
83. omputer on the network Note There is no authentication mechanism or encryption available for this system so only use this on a fully trusted network that is not accessible from the outside As the software communicates directly with the USB driver it could be possible for an attacker to compromise your system Ask your network administrator if available for permission before using this software Spectran Network Server 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 142 152 MCS User Manual SPECTRAN Server Window server Log Rescan Device List Device Selection Box 1 3 5 SPECTRAN Server oj xj OER aaa Aaronia SPECTRA HF 60105 Analyzer A Server Lag 16 31 47 Receiving list of SPECTRAN devices 16 31 47 List with 1 SPECTRAN devicefs received successfully 16 31 47 Selected Aaronia SPECTRAN HF 60105 Analyzer 16 31 55 Server For Aaronia SPECTRAAN HF 60105 Analyzer started and listening on 10 0 2 15 FESO OOO A002 FF FRESA 5612 127 0 0 1 FESO 000 FFF FPR FPO FESO 00 0 0 SEFE 400 20F CsOe Os Os O 0 0 1 FESO O 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 32 00 Server For Aaronia SPECTRAAN HF 60105 Analyzer stopped Clear Log server Pork 2307 Stop Server Start Server EE G 7 i 4 Clear server Log select Server Port stop Server start Server Device Selection Box Aaronia SFPECTRAN HF 60105 Analyzer A list of available SPECTRAN devices from which you can select the device to be made available on the
84. on directory and should not be modified as any changes will be overwritten if a new MCS version is installed A modified limits database must be located within a data folder in the MCS User directory and must be named limits xml For example if your MCS user directory is C Users myname MCS you should save your changes under C Users myname MCS data limits xml or the MCS won t see them Limits Editor 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 138 152 Application Menu o Limit R Add Range button 2 anges x Delete Range button Limit Definition List Selected Limit Limit Definition Label Start of Limit Definition End of Limit Definition Unit of Limit Values Adjust Limit Yalues Select Limit Curve Color Limit Description 3 MCS Limit Editor File Range MCS User Manual Limit Editor Window O x fENSO371 Class A ENSO371 Class B ENS5011 Class 4 Range Properties ENSSO11 Class B NSS015 Name EN55015 ENSS022 Class A ENS5022 Class B Begin 0 009 MHz z adjust levels x x Limit Graph AARONIA AG WWW AARONIA DE change Color 0 009 MHz 0 05 MHz 0 15 MHz 0 5 MHz 0 05 MHz 110 0 dBpy Linear 0 15 MHz 80 0 dBuy 66 0 dBu 56 0 dBuy Logarithmic 56 0 dBpy 56 0 dBpY O Application Menu File Fange E Add Range button 2 51 MHz 73 0 73 0 dBpY t
85. onia AG Germany 146 152 MCS User Manual O Profile Overlay Preview 340 This area shows how the currently selected profile will look in the Spectrum View when used in the MCS Profile Label Label GSM 900 D This is the name that will be used to identify the current profile Template Profile i Based on asm 900 To simplify creating things like Up Downlink or country specific profiles that share a lot of settings you can sele a template profile here If selected in the MCS the current profile will then use all settings from the template pr unless overwritten Open Template Profile Open Template Profile Opens the selected template profile in the editor Profile Description Description The description entered here will be displayed after the profile name in the provider overlay gm Frequency Range Freguency Range Start 87 6 000 MHz Stop 960 000 MHz Sets the Start and Stopfrequency that should be set on the Spectran when this profile is selected See Setting Control for usage information Device Settings i Edit Device Settings Opens a table with additional device settings to be applied when the profile is selected in the MCS Profile Editor window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 147 152 Overlay Entries MCS User Manual Start Freg Stop Freg GH GSM 900 iD 876 MHz 960 MHz Deutsch 921 1 MHz 925 1 MHz l Deutsch 87
86. ons M 001 Memory Expansion 1 MB If 005 12 Bit DOC Filter 006 3D Sensor 008 20 MHz Extension 009 24 Bit Resolution For 3D Sensor O10 30 MHz Extension List of hardware options of this device marked as checked if the option is installed and unchecked if not installed The options in this list depend on the current device Detailed Device Information 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 102 152 MCS User Manual Close Dialog Close the Dialog Detailed Device Information 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 103 152 MCS User Manual Printing and Screenshots In addition to the usual screenshot features provided by the operating system the MCS includes two functions to specifically capture the contents of its views The first function is the Print feature which outputs all currently visible views to a printer device Which output devices are available depends on your system configuration As all views use a dark background by default the MCS allows you to invert the colors used for printing so color and therefore ink toner usage for the background is minimized The other function is that each view contains a Save Image entry in its context menu This will open a file selection dialog where you can specify an image file for creating a static snapshot of the current view Note that both functions do not simply create a 1 1 copy of the current screen but will optimize the view for the chosen target Th
87. ontrols Controls can be activated by either clicking the associated button or with the F1 F9 keyboard shortcuts When a control for a view is activated and the view is not present it will automatically be added together with the control Main Screen Layout 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 21 152 MCS User Manual Controls a ila Controls are as the name implies used for controlling connected devices and displayed views By default when a control is activated it is shown between the Sidebar area and the Views area Each control however provides a titlebar that can be used to reaarrange its position via simple drag and drop The MCS tries to remember the position of each control so when it is closed and opened again later its position can be restored as good as possible Please see Views and Controls for a description of the available controls Main Screen Layout 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 22 152 MCS User Manual Q Views The main area of the MCS window is occupied by one or more views that display the data received from a Spectran device in different ways The chapter Views and Controls contains a detailed description for each view Unlike Controls views currently cannot be moved or reordered order is solely determined by creation time If more than one view is opened you can however change how the vertical space is allocated between them by clicking and dragging the frame between two views Q Stat
88. oop Replay Loop Replay If enabled the current replay will automatically restart at the beginning after the last sweep has been replayed acting like an infinite measurement Note that in this mode the recorded timestamps are ignored so e g the Daylog and Waterfall will show the current time instead Generate Report Generate Report This function allows to generate a configurable printable report using predefined report templates This feature is still in development and may not be fully functional Quit Application l Quit Application Chrl 0 Stops all recodings disconnects any devices and terminates the application Measurement Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 26 152 MCS User Manual Spectran Menu Connect Connect Create Pseudo Spectran Network Connection Create Pseudo Spectran Disconnect Network Connection Receiver Configuration Read Environment Disconnect Filemanager Device Information Enable Cache Enable SPECTRAN Display Moisefloor Level Calibration Enable Disable Cache VANNI Recalibrate Static Sensor Factory Reset Enable Disable Spectran Display Chr ShiFt C Receiver Contiquration T Read Environment Chebes Filemanager Ctrl F Device Information Ctrl ShiFt A 11 Noisefloor Level Calibration Ctrl ShiFt D Ctrl Shit N SO Recalibrate Static Sensor Ctr Shift F t O Factory Reset This menu contains device related actions for con
89. pectrum View Markers Sweep Parameters Overview Marker Legend 11 12 Scrollbar for Reference Level Trace Legend Result Value Raster f Value Display Unit Sweep Cursor fi Active Traces FE p co J r D T FF Q 7 2 Channel Info Overlay ias Frequency Axis O E S o o y oO dBm Frequency Display Unit amp 4 Scrollbar for Reference Level See Reference Level Controls 2 Trace Legend Lists the currently available traces in their respective color You can activate deactivate traces using the checkbox on the left but to create remove traces you have to use the Trace List and Controls in the Spectrum Control Tam Result Value Raster oO Value Display Unit The currently selected unit to visualize result values in this view You can change this in the Result Control Spectrum View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 57 152 MCS User Manual Sweep Cursor Visual aid that shows where the device is currently sweeping Can be enabled disabled in the Spectrum Control Active Traces i j Channel Info vannel Info Overlay Uplink S5h11600 iD Many sweep profiles include an optional list of associated channels or providers short channellist from now on for the specified frequency spectrum These can be displayed as a graphical overlay This overlay can be enabled disabled in the Spectrum Control O Frequ
90. please read the relevant sections of chapter Views and Controls Setup Graphics Parameters 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 17 152 MCS User Manual Setting Up Spectrum View When you start the MCS by default there is already a single Spectrum view open set up to visualize the most recent measurement data received from the device This way you can directly check that your device is connected properly and the MCS is receiving data Laval he Pela Hold Reference aodm ttt st j asiak sja urea Dynamic food 00 _ Cut off Level a7odm O ee Adjust Level _ Auto Frequency Scaling fe Linear P Logarithmic Trace E Clear Write load Limit E Maxs Hold E Average bad Reference H Min Hold ENEE T rename Trace change Trace color aont Trane reset ol fee Trace Average over 20 Swimepes oe il E e Channels Providers aake i au wll Ma id P loo a ld 65 08 Bn A ok E m i ii You can we rubberband selection to wit rhe nah aah 25am if Control I Show Frequency Axis M Show Measuremert Value Axis Il Cursor I Seocth Sweep i Al Sweep I Display Messuremerkt Setting e Display Trace Controls I Display Marker List Display Profile Label Pouse Mode i Change Parameters C Zoom O Edit Markers he Markee r Add j Edk Remove 2 Sa In the Spectrum Control you can adjust the Reference level and Dynamic range or just use the Adj
91. portant that the front edge of the battery is over the plug So it is possible to pull the plug backward under the battery in the next step Unplugging the battery from the board requires some dexterity the same applies when inserting Hold with one hand the raised battery Now take the screwdriver and push the plug from the socket under the battery If the plug is completely disconnected from the socket the cable can be attached on to the battery Connect SPECTRAN to the PC Hardware Reset 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 135 152 MCS User Manual H Ae gR Am EN mal AEn ae eu El f z F z wild i z Li ay F he k A Fi bio D it a T Mr l i J Man ee ee En ee ee En ee a e bs ai iy Lo Connect the SPECTRAN via USB cable to the PC Then connect the charger power supply to make sure that your SPECTRAN can be turned on The emergency program Hardware Reset 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 136 152 MCS User Manual To start the emergency program simultaneously press the ENTER and ON button The SPECTRAN now starts an emergency program and logs on to the PC Please note that during the emergency program there is no indicator on the display Firmware Updater Either start the already installed Firmware Updater or download if not already done the standalone version and unzip it into any directory Open the exe file and the updater will start On Wi
92. r would jump away once a new peak appears Spectrum Markers 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 105 152 MCS User Manual find trace maximum left of Selects the frequency of the next peak left of the chosen marker left off means that the selected frequency will be lower than the frequency of the chosen marker find trace maximum right of Selects the frequency of the next peak right of the chosen marker right of means that the selected frequency will be higher than the frequency of the chosen marker find trace minimum analog to find trace maximum but finds negative peaks find trace minimum left of analog to find trace maximum left of but finds negative peaks find trace minimum right of analog to find trace maximum right of but finds negative peaks Set center to marker frequency does not actually select a frequency but changes the center frequency of the spectrum to the target frequency of the selected marker This way you can center on peak values by first selecting find trace maximum and then set center to marker frequency Note however that the center change will reset the spectrum data Spectrum Markers 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 106 152 MCS User Manual Marker Editor Display Options Trace I show value V show line E Current Sweep gt JV show value J show line E nax Enable Disable Markers Edit Markers Marker Indice
93. rement data but does not disconnect it Load Measurement File Load Measurement File Opens a file selection dialog where you can select a recorded measurement for replay See Replaying a Recorded Measurement Close Measurement File Glose Measurement File Has the same effect as Disconnect but only if the current device is a replay file Start Recording Start Recording Opens a file dialog to set the target for the recording The MCS will determine the recording backend to use based on the chosen filename Some backends like MDR may allow you to enter additional information to be stored with the measurement Note that the recording only starts when all dialogs opened by this action are closed and that the selected file will be overwritten if it already exists See Recording a Measurement for more details Measurement Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 25 152 MCS User Manual Pause Recording Pause Recording Pauses the current recording no data will be recorded while pause is enabled You can resume it by clicking this entry again Stop Recording lt Stop Recording Ends the current recording No more data will be recorded once it is stopped and the recording file will be closed Calling Start Recording again will start a new recording with a new file Pause Replay Pause Replay Pauses the running replay at the current position Selecting this entry again will resume the replay L
94. rlay that do not have a specific color assigned to them will use a dynamically chosen color If disabled the default sections without specific color are drawn in dark blue Peak Suppression Enabled If enabled the default the MCS will automatically enable the Peak Suppression for new device connections using the given filename as source You can still disable it manually later though When disabled Peak Suppression has to be enabled manually Sweep Buffer Size Sets the maximum size of the internal sweep data buffer for each device in MegaByte which is for example used to compute the average trace of the measurement When newly arriving data does not fit within the defined buffer size old data will be dropped to avoid excessive memory usage The default value should be more than sufficient for any use case however if using multiple devices in parallel and or other memory intensive views like Waterfall or Histogram or when using other applications in parallel on systems with limited memory it may be useful to reduce this value to maintain performance Even at minimum value the buffer should be large enough for all typical use cases Start Profile HF NF Selects the standard profile to be used when connecting a HF NF Spectran device Application Settings 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 127 152 MCS User Manual Tools The MCS is usually delivered in a package with several other related utility applications Most of them ca
95. s Name vE Max 1 Marker Labels Q v 2 Std 1 Display Marker Value in Spectrum View V3 5 Y show value show line E Average gt Display Vertical Line at Marker Frequency Vv lt new gt Ws show line E Average 7 Sort Marker by Index Save Trace assigned to Marker Resort Markers by Index UE 14 15 Save Marker Configuration Enable Disable Markers Wi v 2 If 3 a Load Marker Configuration Delta Reference Dynamic Frequency Y Mi Trace Maximum noreference remove Fixed Frequency x 1800 0 MHz ind Max 1 Fixed Frequency 7 1850 0 MHz Find std 1 x Fixed Frequency 7 1850 0 MHz find std 1 7 Load Clear Close 16 17 Remove All Markers Close Marker Editor remove remove add N Each existing Marker can be enabled disabled individually with the checkbox on the left Marker Indices i 3 Displays the unique index number of each Marker that will be used in the Spectrum View Marker Labels Max 1 Std 1 Std 2 new gt Displays the label that will be used in the Marker Legend in the Spectrum View a Display Marker Value in Spectrum View F show value I show value Marker Type Dynamic Marker Peak Selection Fixed Marker Frequency Selection Reference Marker f Remove Existing Marker Add New Marker If checked the measurement value of the Marker will be displayed inside the Spectrum View if unchecked it will only be listed in the
96. set Discard all existing data of the waterfall Waterfall Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 62 152 MCS User Manual Waterfall View Display Unit E Value Colortable E 14 5 41 55 Time Raster 7 a 11 41 48 Time Axis Scrollbar 7 Jq Ti Te Waterfall Graphic Mi Frequency Raster ir 876 100 353 900 MHz Frequency Raster Unit Display Unit See Value Display Unit in Spectrum View Value Colortable Use this to check what measurement value is represented by a given color e g green elements in the sample view refer to values around 82 dBm Time Raster Indicates at which time the data of a given line was recorded This is continuously updates as more data is recorded or replayed a Time Axis Scrollbar If the view has more data than can be displayed with the current settings you can use the scrollbar to display older lines Note that the display will stop moving if the scrollbar is not at the top setting Waterfall Graphic Waterfall View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 63 152 MCS User Manual E Frequency Raster 576 100 See Frequency Raster in Spectrum View Frequency Raster Unit See Frequency Raster Unit in Spectrum View Waterfall View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 64 152 MCS User Manual Histogram Control and View The Histogram View provides a statistical view on how often certain values were measured at each frequen
97. shed the MCS will reconnect the device and restart the sweep if it was stopped previously Recalibrate Static Sensor 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 118 152 MCS User Manual Static Sensor Recalibration Dialog Status Field ioj xj Recalibration Progress Bar status Press Start Calibration 0 start Calibration Button qe Start Calibration Close Recalibration Dialog Quit Pecalibration Status Bar qe 2 Status Field Statys Press Start Calibration Displays the current step in the calibration process Recalibration Progress Bar min Displays the current status of the calibration Start Calibration Button Start Calibration Start the calibration process Close Recalibration Dialog Cait Close the calibration dialog If the calibration is running this will be renamed to Stop Calibration Recalibration Status Bar E Displays various informational messages during the calibration Static Sensor Recalibration Dialog 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 119 152 MCS User Manual Spectran Filemanager Spectran Filemanager 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 120 152 MCS User Manual SPECTRAN Filemanager Window Reload Selected File Save Selected File to Disk Upload Selected File to Spectran Validate P Code Syntax Import Filesystem from Disk 2 4 6 8 10 Create New File Delete Selected File Load File from Disk Upload AIl Files to Spectran Export Filesystem to Disk
98. solute Sum Over 1 Marker 4ubo Stop Countdown 00 00 00 4 Enable Scaling _ _ Max lzoa o lt lt Use Logarithmic Scaling 2 adjust Scale ey Reset view Limit Selection fenssor1 Class 4 Select a predefined limit or use the edit button next to the list to open the Limits Editor to modify existing limits or create new ones Timeframe for Average Maximum Calculation Timeframe 360 Change the timeframe that is used for some of the limit calculations 4 Show Current Value Current Enable Disable the comparison of the current sweep with the selected limit Limits Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 80 152 MCS User Manual Show Average Value I Average Enable Disable the comparison of the average sweep with the selected limit The average is computed over the chosen timeframe Show Maximum Value Maximum Enable Disable the comparison of the maximum sweep with the selected limit The maximum is computed over the chosen timeframe Show Maximum Average Value Maximum Average Enable Disable the comparison of the maximum average with the selected limit Show Absolute Maximum Value ml Iv Maximum 46solute Enable Disable the comparison of the maximum sweep with the selected limit This uses the absolute maximum over the whole measurement Client Area ios sum over fi Marker Instructs the view how many peaks should be us
99. system must satisfy the following requirements Windows XP Vista 7 MacOS X 10 6 or higher Linux Intel Core2 or AMD Athlon 64 CPU with 1 5 GHz or more SSE2 extensions are required A Dual or Quadcore CPU is not required but recommended minimum of 2 GB memory 100 MB free diskspace more when recording measurements to disk display resolution of at least 1200x800 smaller resolutions will work but can make the MCS unusable free USB port to connect SPECTRAN device or network connection for remote control On Windows and Linux Administrator priviledges are required for installation System Requirements 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 7 152 MCS User Manual Installation on Windows Just run the provided MCS Spectrum Analyzer X Y Z Setup exe setup program You can change the installation directory on the second screen After the installation is complete you can start the MCS and its tools using the Aaronia AG gt MCS Spectrum Analyzer start menu group Installation on Windows 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 8 152 MCS User Manual Installation on MacOS X Just open the provided dmg file and run the MCS from there You can copy move the MCS application folder however the extra tools need to be in the same location as the MCS application folder to work correctly Installation on MacOS X 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 9 152 MCS User Manual Installation on Linux Packages Please use the package manager of your d
100. ta Display Spectrum Trace on Background Mlode selection zl Channelpower Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 73 152 MCS User Manual 1 Level Controls Level SA Reference 170 dEm Dynamic 170 dE Cut off Level J 170 dEm a Adjust Level Auto See Scaling Controls 1 and Scaling Controls 2 Channel Profile Selection Channel Profile asm 1800 4 Select the channel or provider profile to use for calculating and displaying channelpower values Adjust Sweep Parameters Button adjust sweep parameters Adjusts sweep parameters of the current device so that Start and Stopfrequency match the selected channel profile Trace Selection I Max Hold Clear Write we Average Min Held Allows you to use the different traces as base for calculating the channelpower values Every enabled trace will show up as a segment on the bargraph in the view Note that enabling Current and Average at the same time may cause a lot of flickering on the display esp on fast sweeps Reset Trace Data Reset Reset Reset This will reset the data of the associated trace similar to the same feature in Trace List and Controls Channelpower Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 74 152 MCS User Manual Display Spectrum Trace Q on Background Show Trace Show Trace Show Trace Show Trace For each trace you can also display the spectrum trace to
101. ta 20120209 Shows the full version of the Firmware Updater Always specify this when reporting problems SPECTRAN Firmware Updater Window 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 132 152 MCS User Manual amp Performing Firmware Update Performing Firmware update please wait Bo not unplug the SPECTRAN USB connection or its power supply before the update is complete The HF SPECTRGN will display FFFF while updating TUT TT Update Wlessage Log Update status Indicator Close Update Dialog Performing firmware update please wait Do not unplug the SPECTRAAN USB connection or its power supply before the update is complete The HF SPECTRGN will display FFFF while updating Shows informational and error messages about the update process ERRERRRRR ERR 35 Indicate the current progress status of the update Close the Update Dialog after the update is finished or an error has occured While the update is running this button is disabled as interrupting the process will break the device Update Progress Dialog 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 133 152 MCS User Manual Hardware Reset Short Instructions A wrong or not completed firmware update can be restored as follows Open the battery compartment and disconnect the battery in the device pull the plug Disconnect charger from SPECTRAN
102. tection mode Demod OFF will disable demodulation and return to normal spectrum data processing Demodulation Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 90 152 MCS User Manual Frequency Setting Frequencies Dial Speed lr 10 Hz 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 7 9 49 1 Set the center frequency of the modulated signal The tuning wheel can be used for fine tuning the frequency Filter Setting e RE MHz Select the Bandwidth filter to be used Volume Controls aE volume f Reference Demod volume jaaa Reference Level H Adjust the speaker volume and the base pitch for the demodulated signal Demodulation Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 91 152 MCS User Manual Calibration Control Antenna BicoLOG 20100E 20MHz 1GHz Cable fiom LowLoss 4aronia Aa External Attenuator Ne attenuator o Sd al External Preamplifier _ Aaronia Aa UBB Preamp g Calibration Editor Button m Offset Manual foo dE Antenna Selection Cable Selection Attenuator Selection Freamplifier selection Manual Calibration Settings i Image Suppression Image Suppression Controls la Sweep A Maximum Moisefloor Level Calibration i a Average _ Calibration Noisefloor Level Calibration With the Calibration Control you can tell the MCS software what Antenna Cable and other equipment you have connected to
103. ting Marker remove Remove the Marker in this row Add New Marker add Create a new Marker with the parameters set in this row Marker Editor 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 108 152 MCS User Manual Resort Markers by Index Sort Marker by Index Resort Markers in the editor by ascending index order so they have the same order as in the Marker Legend Save Marker Configuration Save Store the current Marker configuration on disk Load Marker Configuration e Load Load a previously stored Marker configuration either replacing or extending the current setup Remove All Markers i Clear Remove all currently configured markers Close Marker Editor l Close Close the Marker Editor and update the Spectrum View Marker Editor 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 109 152 MCS User Manual Sessions Sessions are a mechanism to store a specific application setup for later reuse They include information about active views and controls their current settings and sweep parameters This allows you to quickly switch between different measurement setups Note that when loading a session the stored sweep parameters will only be restored for the devices that were connected when the sessions was created but will also be used if a device is connected after loading the session You can create load and delete sessions using the Sessions menu sessions 2012
104. tor Opens the Limits Editor Extras Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 32 152 MCS User Manual Spectran Network Server SPECTRAN Wetwork Server Opens the Spectran Network Server Load Demo File i Demo Allows quick access to a set of recorded demo files in the MCS data directory for presentation purposes The files must be named demo1 mdr to demo8 mdr Extras Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 33 152 MCS User Manual Help Menu pen Manual Open Manual 4 Aaronia Homepage About g _ About Praa _e Check for Updates p Ty Aaronia Support Forum Aaronia Homepage Aaronia Support Forum Check for Updates T show Debug Console Show Debug Console Additional Documentation 7 GPS Logging Howto en pdf LICENSE txt Marker Manual de pdf Marker Manual tent pdf Spectran 4PT Documentation pdr SPECTRAAN Server User Guide de pdf SPECTRAAN Server User Guide en pdf Triggers User Guide de pdf Triggers User Guide fen pdf a Open Manual Open Manual Opens the MCS manual in your browser About About Opens an dialog listing version and copyright information about the application Help Menu 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 34 152 MCS User Manual Check for Updates i Check For Updates If you have Auto Check for Software Updates disabled it s recommended to manually check for updates from time to time using this entry B Ei Information I
105. trace label as text elements Channelpower View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 77 152 MCS User Manual Minimum Trace Bargraph Segments Channelpower values based on the Minimum trace are displayed in purple If the available space allows it they contain the value unit and trace label as text elements eral Channelpower Tooltip ES By S5M900 D Uplink vodafone Average 77 126 dBm 390 200 892 400 MHz If you move the mouse cursor over a specific bargraph segment a tooltip window will open containing all relevant information about it Name of Channel Provider for the given segment Label of Trace Maximum Average Current Minimum Channelpower value calculated based on current mode setting Frequency of displayed value for Absolute Peaks mode or frequency range of channel Channelinfo Overlay Se aS A SSS p SS Se See Se Deutsche E Plus loz Germany voda Il T Mobile Vodafone T Mobile vodaFarn Deutsche E Plus lo2 Germany voda T Mobile Uplink a a Downlink l This is the same as in the Spectrum View for the selected channel definition Frequency Axis 576 100 See Frequency Axis in Spectrum View 13 Frequency Display Unit See Frequency Display Unit in Spectrum Control Channelpower View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 78 152 MCS User Manual Limits Control and View The Limits View allows you to compare your measurements ag
106. ugh you may have to adjust the camera to locate the measurement elevation curve and labels In th object browser on the left you can enable and disable specific elements e g disable the waypoints to get a clearer vie on the elevation profile The screenshot below shows how the result might look like Generate Google Earth Map 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 113 152 MCS User Manual Pay Ao f m B 7 B Sachem TE Jae oe ee ee ee Aalen 9 Urneinehiraee pathi aerpune irl kjE A Big Huis i oc 7 Oris T viS Meine Orie b ES Shghrse aig Tour Achoen Se daraul 2D Grba als Ebene auszuwihlen 7 E Tampi Ore 7 F SPELTRAN MCS eeording istaming 2011 0 T SPECTRAN Traces T lt Original GPS Data Vae Meaurement Dievation Profile e G Beaune Wiyana T Sl Man lini Wades qe Mearum Bevation Profile e VO Measurement Waypoints r Average Vales coe Meavureereent Dhewation Profile e Wekiunmerenl Waypoints Meu Values arog t300 Maximum ip T Eben Caieg he Eam Caler 1 7T a Prima Darenbank k PF Grenze und Beschihungen oo Orie E E Fotos E sirih i 30 Cabiude Ortan DE Wene Galerie Glotales Denken r Pdehr TT Ff TF FT F TPO 109 Maimam Diii Taree SES i5 Lave LSU oayT Lineage GAT a kimi dale 44 BA die Freg 0S BE HHE Fouer Hier hin bhari hier O TPO01799 Maximum TPOOLSO Maximum Oo O TPOOLEOS Masigtum POO FS a ey eS Sie 7 OO 1 826s ha m
107. until it is 27 1152 MCS User Manual Receiver Configuration Receiver Configuration If the current device supports it you can select its receiver mode with this submenu See your Spectran Manual for details Read Environment J Read Environment Reads the current settings of the device and transfers them into the MCS software This is useful if you change settings directly on the device as the MCS will not be notified about such changes automatically Filemanager Ctrl F Filemanager Opens the Spectran Filemanager for the current device Device Information Device Information Opens a dialog containing Detailed Device Information for the current device or replay Enable Disable Cache Enable Cache Ctrl ShiFk 4 Enables a cache on the current device if supported This may have an effect on performance but is usually not visible Enable Disable Spectran Display Enable SPECTRAN Display Ctrl Shift 0 To conserve battery power the MCS will disable the display of a device when a connection is established and the device supports this It can be reenabled with this option Noisefloor Level Calibration Moisefloor Level Calibration Ckrl ShiFt M Recalibrate the Noisefloor of the current device See Calibration Control for details Recalibrate Static Sensor Recalibrate Static Sensor Opens the Recalibrate Static Sensor dialog Factory Reset Factory Reset Ctrl Shi
108. usbar UL T Pla e 663 2467 Je0ms 10s Replay _2011 11 14T11 40 41 Like in other applications the statusbar displays various informational messages It also shows some performance data and includes the device selection box to assign different devices to views see Managing Multiple Devices for details Main Screen Layout 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 23 152 MCS User Manual Menu and Toolbar Actions Menu and Toolbar Actions 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 24 152 MCS User Manual Measurement Menu Start SWEEP Load Measurement File Start Sweep Stop SWEED Load Measurement File Stop Sweep Close Measurement File Glase Measurement File Pause Replay Stark Recording J Start Recording Pause Recording Stop Recording Loop Replay Pause Recording Pause Replay Loop Replay Generate Report Generate Report stop Recording uit 4pplication Ctrl uit Application See x m Start Sweep Stark Sweep When no device is connected this action tries to find and connect to a USB device If there is more than one USB device attached to the system it will open the connection manager so you can select which device you want to use If no device could be found you will see an error message If a device is connected this action then tells it to send measurement data with the current sweep parameters Stop Sweep Stop SWEER Tells the current device to stop sending measu
109. ust Level button to let the MCS determine suitable values automatically Changing the Reference level simply moves the graph up or down while the Dynamic range determines the vertical resolution of the graph Measurement values below the Cut off Level are discarded this way you can remove noise from the graph The other important group of settings determine which traces are displayed in the graph By default only the current Sweep Clear Trace is shown but you can also enable disable graphs for minimum maximum and average values as well as adding multiple reference traces If the Channels Providers option is checked a semi transparent overlay is shown in the graph that displays the allocated frequencies based on the selected sweep profile Please read Spectrum Control and View for a more detailed explanation of all available settings setting Up Spectrum View 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 18 152 MCS User Manual Setting Up Waterfall View Unlike the Spectrum view the Waterfall view is not enabled by default when you start the MCS To open it you can either use the Add Graphic button in the toolbar and select the Add Waterfall entry from the popup menu or simply click on the Waterfall button in the sidebar to open the Waterfall control together with the view The same procedure also works for the Histogram Limits Channelpower and Daylog views While the Spectrum view displays data just in the frequency domain the Waterfall
110. y the network so the display can jump External tools like Firmware Updater will not see the network connection Network connections over IPv6 are untested This feature will be replaced in a future version with a real network protocol that is not tied to the Spectran USB protocol offering similar features in a more reliable and transparent way Spectran Remote Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 125 152 MCS User Manual Application Settings Auto Check for Software Updates When enabled the default the MCS will check for available updates on each start Restore Geometry and State on Startup If enabled the default the MCS will try to open at the same position and size it had when it was closed Scrollable Controller Windows Enables default or disables optional scrollbars in each control When scrollbars are disabled and a control is activated that exceeds the current window height the MCS will try to resize the window so the complete control is visible and will prevent you from making the window smaller than the control Enable Hardware Renderer Enable or disable default optional OpenGL graphics acceleration This can significantly improve performance in some cases but can cause problems when your graphics drivers don t fully support OpenGL acceleration and may also decrease display quality in some circumstances Enable Renderer Antialiasing If enabled views will render their contents with aliasing enabled which c
111. your Spectran device so amplifying and damping effects can be accounted for in the displayed results If the selected settings do not fully cover the current measurement spectrum there will be a warning sign next to them When you position the mouse cursor over it it will tell you which frequency range is covered by the selected setting m Antenna Selection ntenna EicoLos 20100E 20MHz 1GHz Select the antenna that is attached to the current device The save button on the right will export the calibration table of the current entry as a CSV file for import in external applications Cable Selection Cable AAS 10m LowLoss 4aronia AG Select the cable that is attached to the current device The save button on the right will export the calibration table of the current entry as a CSV file for import in external applications Attenuator Selection External Attenuator FN attenuator Ode dal Select the external attenuator that is attached to the current device The internal attenuator setting is selected in the Settings Control The save button on the right will export the calibration table of the current entry as a CSV file for import in external applications Calibration Control 2012 by Aaronia AG Germany 92 152 MCS User Manual Preamplifier Selection External Preamplifier Aaronia AG UBBV2 PreAmp Select the external preamplifier that is attached to the current devi

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