RF vu users manual

Change order of an entry from the list Add a new part entry will launch DB part selector window Delete part entry Available Shortcut Keys are from CTRL+0 to CTRL+9 Preferred Parts too

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iBwave Solutions - Confidential

The information contained herein is the property of iBwave Solutions and is strictly confidential Except as expressly authorized in writing by iBwave Solutions, the holder shall keep all information confidential, shall disclose it only to its employees with a need to know, and shall protect it, in whole or in part, from disclosure and dissemination to third parties with the same degree of care protect its own confidential information, but with no less than reasonable care

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Table of Content

About this document 4

0.1 Revision history 4

1 Introduction to RF-vu 4

1.1 Launch RF-vu 4

1.2 Workspace Configuration 5

1.3 Tools Options 7

1.3.1 General 7

1.3.2 Database synchronization 8

1.3.3 Preferred Parts 8

1.3.4 Image compression 9

2 Design Plan 9

2.1 Create a new project 9

2.1.1 Project Properties 10

2.1.2 Security 11

2.1.3 Settings 11

2.1.4 Units 12

2.1.5 Calculations 13

2.1.6 CDMA Technology 13

2.1.7 Part ID 14

2.1.8 Back-off factors 17

2.1.9 Mobile Signal 17

2.2 Add Systems 19

2.2.1 Base Station 19

2.2.2 Off-Air Repeater with donor base station 21

2.2.3 Off-Air Repeater with measured RSSI at the donor antenna 26

2.2.4 Wi-Fi source 28

2.3 Remove a System 30

2.4 Add Components and interconnect them 31

2.4.1 Shape Cables 34

2.4.2 Add Shapes, Lines, Text Boxes 34

2.4.3 Inverse through / tap splitter ports 36

2.4.4 Rotate a component 36

2.5 Data View Filter window 37

2.5.1 Data View Filter definition 38

2.6 Show / Hide calculation and cable length labels 39

2.7 Part Info window 40

2.8 Debug Message List window 41

3 Layout Plans 42

3.1 Import a layout plan 42

3.1.1 Layout plan file – (*.dwg) 43

3.1.2 Layout plan file – image type 44

3.2 Configure Scale on a Layout Plan 45

3.2.1 Same Horizontal & Vertical Scale 46

3.2.2 Different Horizontal & Vertical Scale 47

3.3 Add components onto a Layout Plan 48

3.3.1 Push components from Design Plan to Layout Plan 48

3.3.2 Pull components from Design Plan onto Layout Plan 49

3.4 Position components onto Layout Plan 50

3.5 Display information onto Layout Plan 51

3.5.1 Show / Hide cable length labels 51

3.6 Show Design / Layout sibling 52

3.7 Design on Layout Plans 53

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3.7.3 Add components and interconnect them 54

3.7.4 Remove or delete a component 54

3.7.5 Shape Cables 55

3.7.6 Add shapes, lines, text boxes 55

3.7.7 Inverse through / tap splitter ports 56

3.7.8 Data View Filters 56

3.7.9 Show predicted antenna contour 57

3.7.10 Via and cable length calculations 57

3.7.11 Add a Via 58

3.8 Measurement tools 59

3.8.1 Ruler 59

3.8.2 Area calculator 60

4 Picture Plans 62

4.1 Overlay components on a Picture Plan 62

4.2 Pull components from Design Plan onto Picture Plan 64

4.3 Display information on Picture Plan 65

5 Add legends to Design, Layout and Picture Plans 65

6 Reports 66

6.1 Equipment List 66

6.2 Cost Details 67

6.3 Cable Routing Report 69

6.4 Cross-Reference Report 70

7 Printing 71

7.1 Page setup 71

7.2 Print preview 73

7.3 Print Current page 74

7.4 Print Project 74

7.5 Print Selection 75

7.6 Insert reports into a PDF file 76

7.7 Export to Image 76

8 Database of components 77

9 Tricks and shortcuts 77

9.1 Toggle between Selector Cursor and Pan Cursor 77

9.2 Shortcut Key 77

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About this document

0.1 Revision history

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Toggle windows

On / Off

Open / Close / Lock Window

1 Place cursor on the window tab to make it appear

2 Remove cursor from that window to make

it disappear

3 Pin the window to lock it on the workspace

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To superpose 2 windows or more,

1 Pin the desired windows

2 Drag one of the windows on top

of the other one until a grey rectangle appears

3 Release mouse button

To toggle between 2 windows or more,

1 Pin the desired windows

2 Drag one of the windows on the window name until a grey rectangle appears

3 Release mouse button

4 Toggle between windows with the tabs

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1.3.2 Database synchronization

Configure the Shared database

synchronization parameters

Refer to DB Editor – User’s

Manual for more details.

Change order of an entry from the list

Add a new part entry (will launch

DB part selector window)

Delete part entry

Available Shortcut Keys are from CTRL+0 to CTRL+9

Preferred Parts toolbar is populated

as per the information contained in

Enter a number from 0 to 9 and press Change

Tools -> Options -> Preferred Parts

When designing in RF-vu, preferred parts can be dropped on the Design Plan or Layout Plans by pressing the Shortcut Key (CTRL+ 0 to 9) or simply by selecting the associated button from the preferred parts toolbar

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Additional image compression settings can be configured to keep project file size to a minimum

2 Design Plan

2.1 Create a new project

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2.1.1 Project Properties

Fill in project information fields and load your company logo if desired

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Ability to set a password protection

to open and/or modify the project file

To configure the font size and color of Part ID, Part model and Calculation

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Ability to select if the Composite

output power is being calculated

on a Per band basis or Equally shared between systems operating

on the same band of frequencies

Percentage of power

allocated for Walsh

Codes can I settable

and will be taken into

account in calculations

Ability to select how Mobile Signal Range and Mobile Signal RSSI calculations are performed

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2.1.7 Part ID

Generation options:

• Auto-generate IDs for all parts : this mode generates part IDs automatically without offering the ability to manually modify an ID when desired;

• Generate IDs for new parts only : this mode generates part IDs automatically for new components added to the design It allows the user to manually modify a part ID, as long as it is unique

Font: ability to customize the look and size of the font used for part IDs Template: this section depicts what part IDs are to be composed of

Sample: shows an example of a part ID as per the formula entered

in the Value text box

Value: is a string of characters corresponding to a combination of

variables, characters and numbers Below, find some of the conventions

to be used when editing the value field:

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automatically increments that number;

automatically increments that number and applies as many

the numbering index when necessary

slash symbol Otherwise, the back slash symbol will be part of the global part ID as a free text character;

• Any character or string of characters not mentioned above

or not a variable will appear as a string of characters as part of the part ID;

Variables:

• \LPNAME : Layout Plan Name is the name assigned to the Layout Plan

• \LPCODE : Layout Plan Code specified on each Layout Plan properties window (see image below)

• \BNAME : Building Name specified on each Layout Plan properties window (see image below)

• \BCODE : Building Code specified on each Layout Plan properties window (see image below)

To select a part ID formula, simply click on it from the list and it will appear

in the value field To add a new formula template, simply press and

enter the formula string into the value text box To delete an entry from the list existing formulae, simply select the formula and press

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Preset ID acronyms specific to each type of component

Used in the template TAB

Part numbering start index

Ability to reset the part numbering index on each Layout Plan

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Back-off factor are applied to the 1 dB Compression point

value of active components that do not have technology output

power per channel rating based specified in the database

Select the technology, enter

de back-off factor value and press change

Propagation models are used for Mobile Signal Range and Mobile Signal Expected RSSI calculations Also, these models are used for the Antenna Contour shown on scaled Layout Plans Currently, the user can choose between

2 propagation models:

• Free Space Path Loss (also called Friis equation)

• Path Loss Exponent

Free Space Path Loss model takes into account body , fading and building material losses While Path Loss Exponent model considers the n exponent factor and the variance ( σ ) Propagation parameters can be set per band of frequencies.

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2.2 Add Systems

A system is an RF source defined per frequency band, technology and number of channels The user can add as many systems as needed and there’s no limitation This functionality is suitable for multi-carrier, multi-technology projects

There are three different types of sources:

- Base Station

- Off-Air Repeater with donor base station

- Off-Air Repeater with measured RSSI at the donor antenna

3 Configure frequency band, technology, number

of channels, etc

2 Select Base Station Sector

1 System Info window, select Add System

4 Fill out Site information details 5 Select Next to

continue in the system wizard

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8 Select Finish to go back to the Design Plan

7 Fill out the Downlink path

6 Fill out the

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2.2.2 Off-Air Repeater with donor base station

4 Fill out Site information details

5 Select Theoretical Path 6 Select Next to

3 Configure frequency

band, technology, number

2 Select Off-Air Source

9 Select Next to continue in the wizard

8 Fill out the donor site Downlink path

7 Fill out the donor site Uplink path

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13 Select the donor antenna

12 Add any other loss than free space (trees, buildings, etc)

11 Fill out the distance between the donor site and the off-air repeater

10 Fill out the

donor tower info

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18 Position the Donor base station on the Design Plan

* System info is always in System Info window

17 Select Finish to go back

to the Design Plan

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24 Select Cable category

23 Position repeater on the design page

21 Select the repeater model

20 Select the repeater manufacturer

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27 Enter cable length

28 Select Ok to

go back to the

design page

26 Select the cable model manufacturer

29 Place the cursor on one connector until the red dot flashes

30 Drag the cable to the other connector until the red dot flashes

31 Release the mouse button

32 Shape the cable

* Since there’s connection validation, it’s important to

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2.2.3 Off-Air Repeater with measured RSSI at the donor antenna

4 Fill out Site information details

5 Select Measured RSSI 6 Select Next to

3 Configure frequency

band, technology, number

2 Select Off-Air Source

8 Select the donor antenna

7 Enter the

measured RSSI

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12 Select Finish to go back to

the Design Plan

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13 Position the system on the Design Plan

* Donor Base Station info is always in System Info window

14 See how to bring and connect the off-air repeater

in section 2.2.2

Another type of system is a Wi-Fi (802.11x) access point One or many access points will form a new System under the System Info window To delete a Wi-Fi system, all access points must be deleted

1 Select the Wi-Fi

source button from

the Parts tool bar

2 Select the Wi-Fi source from the part selector window

Output power can be set on the Access Point

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filters for Wi-Fi system (composed of SRC0 and SRC1)

3 Add Wi-Fi sources

on the Design plan

4 Interconnect with

other components

6 Wi-Fi System Info (cannot click on properties button)

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2.3 Remove a System

2 Select Remove System

1 Select the system to be removed

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To access the components database, select the type of component

required in the Parts Window and select the component by

Manufacturer and Model

Fiber Repeater

Wi-Fi source

Fiber BDA

Attenuator Repeater

Toggle between Uplink and Downlink Spec

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3 Position components on Design Plan

4 Select Cable

category

2 Place as many components of the same type or Right Click to come back to the regular cursor

1 Position the selected component

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7 Adjust cable length

8 Select Ok to

go back to the

Design Plan

6 Select the cable model

5 Select the cable manufacturer

9 Place the cursor on one connector until the red dot flashes

10 Drag the cable to the other connector until the red dot flashes

11 Release the mouse button

12 Shape the cable

* Since there’s connection validation, it’s important to connect output to input or else the connection won’t be

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2.4.1 Shape Cables

1 Click on the cable

you wish to reshape

2 Click and drag an intersection dot to shape the cable

3 Right Click on the object just created and select Properties

2 Draw an area where to place the selected object

1 Select Line, Shape or Text Box

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6 Modify Color and Font if text

is required

5 Modify Color, Width and Style

“CTRL-ENTER” acts as a line feed

7 Use “Bring to Front” or “Send

to Back” for ordering content

Use the following tool bar

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2.4.3 Inverse through / tap splitter ports

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The Data View Filter window is used to display all kinds of information on

the design diagram Check the box related to the desired view to see the

information As many boxes as required can be checked simultaneously

Detailed

calculations legend

The configuration of some calculations can

be set under Tools/Options (See section 1.3 of this document)

The color of the

readings fits with the

system color

represented in the

Data View Filter

window and the

System Info window

Clear all disables all

check-boxes

Auto-update continuously refreshes all calculations Refresh updates all calculations when pressed

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2.5.1 Data View Filter definition

(Prefix + Number)

source at a specific node

specific node Sum of all channels

MS RSSI

Expected Mobile RSSI at each antenna based

on user defined parameters under Tools/Options (See section 1.3)

MS Signal Range

Expected Mobile range at each antenna based on user defined parameters under Tools/Options (See section 1.3)

Mobile Signal & C / N

• Expected Mobile signal level at each node based on user defined parameters (MS RSSI or MS Signal Range)

• Carrier-to-Noise ratio (Mobile Signal / (Noise / Channel))

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