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:Prepared By: - Jatinder Kumar Date:-

Agilent E6474A is software developed by Hewlet Packard for collection and monitoring RF data during drive test. System Requirement. Laptop (512 MB RAM). GPS Engineering Handset compatible with Agilent. Agilent E6474A software CD. Agilent E6474A License (donggle).

Accessories to connect the GPS and Engineering hand set. GPS connecting cable output is 9 pin D type female connector, so to connect GPS we need a RS 232 serial D type 9 pin male connector port either inbuilt in laptop or we can connect external device such as PCMCIA card of USB to Serial adaptor cables and create a RS 232 serial port (before using these external devices we have to load their device driver first). Baud rate of the port at which gps is connected and of GPS should set to 4800. Port baud rate can be set by right clicking my computer> device manager>ports>select the desired port>go to properties>set bps settings>click ok. Sagem Engineering handset has serial output. In the same way as GPS we need a serial port to connect Sagem. Baud rate of Sagem and the port at which it is connected should be 57600. For setting baud rate in Sagem handset see the Guidelines of using Sagem provided in this document. If Nokia Or Motorola handsets are being used than we have to load their cable drivers first(in case of Nokia DK2U cable drivers). Both of these handsets have USB output. So we need USB ports either inbuilt in laptop or can be created by using external device as in case of serial ports. No baud rate settings are required in case of Nokia and Motorola handsets.

How to start with Agilent

Open the agilent by clicking shortcut on your desktop or go to start menu now go to programs now go to agilent wireless solutions and select E6474A. as shown in below.

Now go to file menu in agilent and select the new option as shown below.

By clicking at New( or pressing Ctrl+N on laptop keypad) a new setup window will open as shown below.

Now go to the desired port and right click it. It will show the Agilent compatible phone/GPS list. For GPS we we have to select NEMA Navigator option from the device list.

Select the model which is connected to the port and double click it. If Agilent finds the selected device attached,a window will pop up as shown below.

Click at Yes and connections will be made and in setup window port will be shown connected through red connection as shown below.

Now we can set the auto dial setting of the phone by selecting the device properties shown on left side of setup window as shown below.

Now click at properties. A window as shown below will pop up.

Now check the auto dial box and fill the desired inputs.

Note: If a long cal has to be made during drive test than check the continuous call check box and if short call has to be made than dont check the continuous call check box and fill the desired call duration in call duration block.
After filling all the desired inputs click at ok. Now go to view menu. All the features supported by engineering handset will be part of this menu.

Just go to the feature you want to display and click it.

e.g. here GSM signal option has been clicked. After clicking following window will pop up.

In the same way other options windows can be open up. Commonly GSM signal, Route Map, GSM layer3, GSM Neighboring Cells and call stats windows should be open up. By opening the route map following window will be display. 8

The following is a summary of the buttons that appear in the Route Tool Menu - Click to show the Tool pull-down menu. The Tool Menu button icon changes to indicate the selected function. The menu choices are Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Distance. Tool Menu - During an in-building data collection test, the In Building and Signal options become available. When the In Building layer is selected, click on the map to indicate your position. When the Signal layer is selected, click on a data point. The measurement at that point is displayed in the Status Bar. Bar Menu - Click to show the Bar pull-down menu. Each menu item causes the selected bar of buttons with related functions or a map feature to appear in the Route Map view. The menu choices are: Channel List, Zoom Buttons, Current Position, Layer Buttons, Map Scale, Compass, Status Bar, Button Bar, and Color Scheme. Layer Menu - Click to show the Layer pull-down menu. Each menu item causes the selected layer to be displayed on the map. The menu choices are: Map Picture Layer, InBuilding Navigation, User Notes, Survey Markers, Grid Layer, Current Position, and Signal. The number of signal buttons depends on the technology of the device.

Properties - Click this button to display the Route Map 2 Host Properties dialog box. This dialog box allows you to choose the units of measure (US or metric), change the distance represented by one pixel, the background color, and the border characteristics of the Route Map view. Zoom In x 2 - Zoom in on the center of the map to show twice as much detail. Zoom Out / 2 - Zoom out on the center of the map to show twice as much of the map with half of the detail. Show All Points - Show all data points on the map. Show Current Position - Center the map around the current position. Auto Scroll - Automatically scroll the map so that your current position is always visible. Cell-Site Layer - Click this button to show the name and properties associated with the cell. Map Picture Layer - Show or hide the map (.bmp or .tab(MapInfo)) images. Street Map Layer - Show or hide the selected map (.map). User Notes - Show or hide notes you have entered during a test.( User notes can be added during collection of data by pressing F2.) Survey Markers - Show or hide Survey Markers you have entered during a test. Grid Layer - Show or hide the grid. Current Position - Show or hide the options you have selected (Position, Speed, Heading) to show at the current position. Signal - Each Signal button allows you to show one layer of Channel/Signal Strength data on the map. How to load map vectors in Agilent

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For loading the map vectors right click at window will appear.

.By clicking this following

Now click at add button. And add the TAB files of vectors as shown below

And click at ok. Map will be display after logging on in recording/live mode.

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Now we has to upload site data base on agilent. Agilent only accepts cd2 formet. To create a cd2 file we have to fill the desired inputs as per given format for cd2 in xls file and save it as csv than go to tools menu in agilent and click at cell site editor option.By clicking at cell site editor option a winodow as shown below will display.

Now click at Import

A following window will pop up.

Go to the location where the data base csv file is saved and select tha file and clik at open. It will create a cd 2 file from csv and ask for the location where you want to save it.

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Give the desired path and save it. Now go to tools menu in agilent and than go to otiopns and click it. A winow as shown below will pop up.

Go to Cell Site Database option. And choose the cd 2 file from the location where it has been saved.

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After clicking OK site data base will be loaded on Agilent Now arrange all the windows and save the work space ( by saving workspace we need not to select the port and load the map and site data base files every time unless we change the port.)

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start logging or by pressing F4 button on your laptop key board. By clicking start logging button a window as shown will pop up.

Start Recording: For recording a log file click at

Give a file name and save it. Now recording will get start.

Pause Recording:- We can pause recording if needed by clicking

by pressing Esc button on loaptop keyboard.

pause button or

Stop Recording:- We can stop recording by clicking

button on laptop keyboard.

stop button or pressing F10

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Exporting a log file:- From agilent we can export a log file in text. xls, csv or mapinfo
(mif) format. Procedure:Go to tools menu and select export wizard option.

By selecting Export wizard option a window as shown below will pop up.

For selecting log file of we have to take export, click at browse and select the desired file and open it.

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Now click at the Fixed scheme button. Now choose MIF(mapinfoformat), if mapinfo format export is desirable, and click at export button.

Give the name of the file by which exported data has to be saved and location at which exported data has to be saved.

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When the exporting the data will finish following window will pop up.

Press ok and choose another file (if any other file has to be exported). Now we convert this exported mif file into TAB file using Mapinfo. We can make our own export plan according to our requirements.

Creating a New Export Plan File

Use these instructions to create a new Export Plan based on your choice of .SD5 file. 1. From the Select Export Plan dialog box, use the Browse button to locate a .SD5 file that will be the basis for the new Export Plan. Keep in mind that the finished Export Plan will work against this file, and also against any .SD5 file that contains some or all of the same data. 2. Click the New export plan radio button to select it. 3. Click the Next> button to display the Select Columns for Export dialog box.

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Now Choose the parameters from GSM phone and NAV(navigation device) which has to be exported. Click ADD button. All the selected parameters will be shown in right side window.

Click NEXT

Now choose the output file format/time format/lat-long format in which export to be taken.

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Now Click Next. A window shown below will pop up.( Log file chosen for example was collected using four handsets, so here four phone options are showing.)

Now we can select phone one by one and click export to file button and save at desired location. We can save this plan by clicking save button for further use. For again taking export from saved export plan go to export wizard>choose .sd5 file>click existing plan radio button>select the plan and click next..

Playing Back Collected Data

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To Play Back a Data File

Click File > Open. The Open dialog box appears.

Open the folder that contains the .sd5 data files. In the Files of Type drop-down list, select E6474A Data Type 5 (*.sd5). Highlight the data file name. Click the Open button. Select and configure the views. Click the Replay button Playback of the data file begins, and the Time Bar and the other playback buttons are enabled. Playback stops at the end of the file. Click the Stop button to exit playback mode.

Playback Controls

Click the Fast Replay button to increase the playback speed. Each click of the button increases the speed. The maximum is 7 times the normal speed. Click the Replay button to return to normal speed. Click the Pause button to pause playback. When playback is paused, the other playback buttons are disabled, except for the Stop button. To resume playback, click it a second time. Drag the Time toolbar slider during playback. to any position you want to see

To Play Back Data in Reverse Start playback in the forward direction as described above. Drag the slider on the Time toolbar where reverse playback is to start. Click the Reverse Replay button . to the position of the file

Click the Fast Reverse Replay button to increase the speed. The maximum is 7 time the normal speed. Playback stops at the beginning of the data file. Click the Stop button to exit playback mode.

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