Pilot Pioneer Guide Book

Pilot Pioneer Guide Book

Pioneer Software version 3.6.1.33

Prepared by:

Muhammad Tahir Muneer

11-06-2009

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Table of Contents
Pilot Pioneer Guide Book............................................................................................1 2 Steps to Work with Pioneer......................................................................................6 2 SITE FILES, MAP FILES AND DATA FILES DISPLAYED IN MAP..................................18 3 CONFIGURATIONS ON LOGDATA FILES, SITE FILES AND EVENTS...........................22 4 Legends Setting:....................................................................................................26 5 Field Test:..............................................................................................................27

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USING PILOT PIONEER

1.1 STARTING PIONEER:

The installation process will have left an icon for Pioneer on the Windows Desktop. There will also be an entry on the Windows Start button under Programs/Pilot Pioneer 3.6.1.33/Pioneer 3.6.1.33.

When Pioneer starts it displays a message indicating the version of Pioneer being used,

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OPERATION INTERFACE:
Pilot Pioneer user interface is composed of five parts: 1. Main Menu 2. Tool Bar 3. Navigation Bar 4. Work Space 5. Status Bar

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1.1.1 Main Menu:

It consists of eleven menus. They are File, Edit, View, Configuration, Logging, Replay, Statistics, Workspace, Tools, Windows and Help, by which almost all the functions are able to be implemented.

1.2.2 Tool Bar: The advantage of the toolbar is to make Main Menu operations convenient, easy and quick.

1.2.3 Navigation Bar: Navigation bar, located on the left of the Pilot Pioneer user interface, is available to allow us to operate general management, test control, GIS info and workspaces. It makes operations direct, simple and convenient.

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1.2.4 Workspace: Workspace is used to display the created Workspaces.

1.2.5 Status Bar: The Status bar at the bottom display short messages concerning the current state of the application.

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2 Steps to Work with Pioneer

PROJECT MAINTENANCE LOGDATA FILES MAINTENANCE MAP FILES MAINTENANCE SITE FILES MAINTENANCE

2.1 PROJECT MAINTENANCE

Regarding project we need following options:

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Pilot Pioneer Guide Book a. Create a Project b. Open a Project c. Save a Project d. Save As a Project e. Re-open a Project To create new Project goes to New Project under File Menu of Main Menu or shortcut toolbar. in

Another way to establish new project is to choose Create New Project in the opened Pioneer window while running Pioneer operation.

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After this we have to configure our project.

We can find all other option regarding our project maintenance in File Menu.

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2.2 LOGDATA FILES MAINTENANCE

It is essential to import logdata files prior to display, statistics and evaluation. To import log data we have to go in Main Menu Edit Log DataImport. Shown in Figures below:

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We can import data in .RCU format by clicking Import Datas tab as:

Major windows and other parameter windows will be opened by expanding Logdata file name.

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2.3 MAP FILES MAINTENANCE

In order to get to know the test condition and make it easy to find out problems, it is essential to import corresponding map file, used to combine to logdata file and site file for displaying directly. Pilot Pioneer provides several methods to import map files. Few are described: A- The first is to go to Edit to choose Main Menu ToolBar Maps Import

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B- Right click Geo Maps in GIS Info to choose Import

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Pilot Pioneer Guide Book Choose any one type to press OK, then the desired map files will be selected and imported into Pioneer.

Select the Appropriate Image type of Maps and press Import. Following process will be start

and select Maps to

2.4 SITE FILES MAINTENANCE

The purpose to import site files is to know the relationship between test point and its active cell and neighbor cell. Pilot Pioneer provides several methods to import sites. Few are described:

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Pilot Pioneer Guide Book A- The first is to go to Edit to choose Main Menu ToolBar Site Database Import

B- The second is to right click Sites in General to select Import,

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C- The third is to right click network site name to tick Import to import this network site files. In 1st & 2nd method following window opens, in which network type will be ticked firstly.

In all methods imported sites will be displayed under its network type of Sites in Project.

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2 SITE FILES, MAP FILES AND DATA FILES DISPLAYED IN MAP

2.1 Site Files Displayed in Map Window:
Drag network Sites Database which has been imported.

2.2 Logdata Files Displayed in Map Window:

Select logdata file from clicking are listed in terms of networks. in toolbar or map window where the imported logdata files

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2.3 Map Files Displayed in Map Window:

Drag down the imported Map files to the opened map window. Or Click I in map window to choose any map file which are the imported map files displayed in GIS Info.

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3 CONFIGURATIONS ON LOGDATA FILES, SITE FILES AND EVENTS

3.1 Site Files Display Setting:
Right click network kind and choose Edit.

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3.2 Logdata Files Display Setting:

Click in map window, a new window GIS layer organizer window will open.In which parameters and threshold can be added by expanding Theme Vector.

As we do work with pioneer by default we are working w.r.t Ec/Io. If we want to work w.r.t C/I. Double Click on our working file name under Theme vector a new Thematic Fields window will open. We can configure our required parameter from this window as shown in figure.

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Now we are working w.r.t C/I.

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4 Legends Setting:
Lets suppose we want to set our legend for C/I. Just Double click on Total C/I. A new Theme field Display window will be opened. We can set our new legends here.

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5 Field Test:
5.1 Device Setting:
Device setting can be done for test device. A- In navigation bar go to devices & double click it. Navigation Bar Devices Edit

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B- Go to Configuration menu to click Device

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In both the ways we will get following window:

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After configuring it:

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Pilot Pioneer Guide Book In the opened Configure Device window Remove and Append, these two options are employed to delete established device setting or add new device setting. Clicking Append is to make new device setting available. Select device type from pull down menu: handset and scanner. Then ticking Device Model is to select corresponding model from jump-up window and choose device port while clicking Device Port. All these settings complete, pressing OK makes them displayed under Device in Test in navigation bar. As shown in fig:

5.2 Field Work Flow:

The steps are: Step 1- Connect device. Go to select Connect from Logging menu or click in the Logging toolbar.

Step 2- Start logging to record idle message. Click Start in Logging menu or in logging toolbar.

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Pilot Pioneer Guide Book And the following window is opened to set the storage information.

Step 3- Start testing what schedule has been set for corresponding test device. Step 4- Click Stop in Logging Control Window to end the test schedule. Step 5- Click Step 6- Click device. in Logging toolbar or Stop under Logging menu to terminate logging. in Logging toolbar or Disconnect under Logging menu to disconnect the test

5.2.1 Field Test Displayed in Map Window: As GPS is used for field test, the test route is displayed automatically. The following is an example

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6.2.2

Graph Window:

Graph window is employed wave with different color for different threshold sections to present the test condition. Problems can be discovered directly from it. Drag the logdata file name to the opened graph window directly. The graph window is as below

Multiple parameters can be displayed in graph window simultaneously, so several parameters are available to be selected by right clicking graph window to choose Field.

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6.2.3

Status Window: a New status window as shown in figure:

Now to check different useful parameters Click on

When our status window is open, Now we can select a lot of different useful parameters for 1x as well as EVDO DT. Here I am just going to display just EVDO Radio & EVDO Serving/Neighbor windows.

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As we can see in the below figure both windows are open. Now right click on the body of these windows and click option of Display Log data. A path window will open. Now select the exact file name by which we are doing our field test.

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Pilot Pioneer Guide Book We can check different parameters like C/I during our test by opening EVDO Radio Window.

We can use chart window to display our PN Information.

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