The Field Master MS2080A coverage mapping option plots colored "breadcrumbs" that represent the signal strength of the cellular signal at any given map data point. Signal coverage can be mapped based on a number of base station metrics; transmitter channel power, spectral density, and RSSI measurements or 5G/LTE signal quality RSRP/RSRQ/SINR results.

Maps are quickly downloaded directly from a web service into the instrument memory using the Wi-Fi or Ethernet interface, eliminating the need to create maps on a PC and transfer them by memory stick. Map settings can also be can be used to delete map tiles from instrument memory.

Highlights:

• Coverage Mapping (Spectrum Analyzer, 5GNR, LTE measurements) Option 431, requires Option 31. Cannot be ordered with Option 9031.
• Spectrum Analyzer Measurements:
  • Channel Power: Plots channel power in dBm, dBW, dBV, dBmV, dBµV, dBA, V, W, A
  • Spectral Density: Plots spectral density in dBm/Hz, dBW/Hz, dBV/Hz, dBmV/Hz, dBµV/Hz, dBA/Hz, V/Hz, W/Hz, A/Hz
  • RSSI: Plots received signal strength indicator in dBm, dBW, dBV, dBmV, dBµV, dBA, V, W, A
  • Field Strength: Plots field strength in dBm/m2, dBW/m2, dBV/m, dBmV/m, dBµV/m, dBA/m, V/m, W/m2, W/cm2, A/m2
  • Power Flux Density: Plots power flux density in dBm/m2/Hz, dBW/m2/Hz, dBV/m/Hz, dBmV/m/Hz, dBµV/m/Hz, dBA/m/Hz, V/m/Hz, W/m2/Hz, W/cm2/Hz, A/m/Hz
• Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Setup:
  • Map Type: Indoor: PNG or JPEG; Outdoor: OpenStreetMap (downloaded direct from Internet to instrument or using external PC software)
  • Frequency (Excluding RSSI): Center/Start/Stop, Frequency Step, Frequency Offset
  • Span (Excluding RSSI): Span (Manual/Increment 1, 2, 5), Full Span, Last Span, Zero Span
  • Amplitude: Reference Level (Manual/Auto and Offset), Scale/Division, Y-Axis Unit, Preamp (on/off), Attenuation (Auto/Manual), Field Strength
  • Bandwidth: RBW/VBW (Auto/Manual), VBW Type (Linear/Logarithmic), RBW:VBW Ratio, SPAN:RBW Ratio Mapping Colors, Customizable Amplitude Range, Thresholds for Each Color: Blue (Excellent), Green (Very Good), Yellow (Good), Orange (Fair), Pink (Poor)
  • Point Distance or Time Setup: Repeat Type: Time (1 s to 60 s) or Distance (1 m to 10,000 m), Distance Units: Meters or Feet
  • Save: Indoor: Setup, Measurement File (fmspa), PNG Outdoor: Setup, KML Points, PNG, Tab Delimited
  • Recall: Setup, KML Points File, Measurement File (fmspa)