ThinkRF WSA5000 Series Manuale utente
ThinkRF WSA5000
Wireless Signal Analyzer
Version 3.9
User Guide
February 2015
Docu ent no. 75-0015-150216
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HARDWARE WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIA ILITY
Read this warranty carefully before you use the product.
WSA Wireless Signal Analyzers are warranted for work anship and aterials for a
period of one (1) year fro the date of ship ent as identified by the Custo er’s
packing slip or carrier waybill. ThinkRF reserves the right to void the warranty on any
equip ent that has been altered or da aged due to Custo er negligence,
unauthorized repair, isuse of equip ent, evidence of physical or environ ental
da age, transportation abuse or re oval of any ThinkRF identification labels or
serial nu bers.
It will re ain the responsibility of the Custo er, having obtained a Return Material
Authorization (RMA) and shipping instructions fro ThinkRF, to return, at the
Custo er's expense, the defective unit to ThinkRF’s repair facilities. ThinkRF will
incur shipping charges for the return of warranty repaired equip ent. The RMA
nu ber can be secured by calling ThinkRF Custo er Service and Support (1-613-
369-5104). If the product does not fall within ThinkRF’s warranty period or the
product is found to be functioning as designed, then under the ter s of ThinkRF’s
warranty policy, all costs of repairs and shipping will be charged directly to the
Custo er. ThinkRF will warrant repaired units for a period of 90 days fro date of
ship ent fro ThinkRF to the Custo er. If the re aining period on the original
hardware warranty is greater than 30 days, then ThinkRF will honor this re aining
warranty period.
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DAMAGES.
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MUST NOT BE USED FOR ANY “HIGH RISK ACTIVITY”, as described in this
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hereunder are not fault-tolerant and are not designed, anufactured or intended for
use or resale as on-line control equip ent in hazardous environ ents requiring fail
safe perfor ance including but not li ited to the operation of nuclear facilities,
aircraft navigation or co unication syste s, air traffic control, direct life support
achines, or weapons syste s, in which the failure of products could lead directly to
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DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR HIGH
RISK ACTIVITIES.
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Table of Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................ 5
Audience ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Conventions ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Obtaining the Latest Docu entation and Software ............................................................................ 5
Docu ent Feedback .......................................................................................................................... 5
Obtaining Technical Assistance ......................................................................................................... 5
Overview of the ThinkRF WSA5000 ............................................................................. 7
Getting Fa iliar with the ThinkRF WSA5000 ..................................................................................... 7
The Front Panel .......................................................................................................................... 8
The Rear Panel .......................................................................................................................... 8
The Underside ............................................................................................................................ 9
Installing the ThinkRF WSA5000 ................................................................................ 10
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Da age .................................................................................... 10
Unpacking the Box ........................................................................................................................... 10
Connecting the Antenna, Ethernet and Power Cables ..................................................................... 11
Selecting Where to Mount the WSA5000 ........................................................................................ 12
Connecting to the WSA5000 ....................................................................................... 13
Deciding on Your Network Topology and IP Address Allocation ...................................................... 13
Changing the WSA5000's Method of IP Address Allocation ............................................................ 14
Connecting the WSA5000 Directly to a Co puter ........................................................................... 14
Connecting to the WSA5000 Across a Network ............................................................................... 16
Administration Console .............................................................................................. 18
Connecting via Your Web Browser .................................................................................................. 18
Configuring the WSA5000's Ti e .................................................................................................... 19
Configuring the WSA5000's IP Address .......................................................................................... 20
Updating the WSA5000's Fir ware ................................................................................................. 21
Custo izing the WSA5000's Calibration ......................................................................................... 23
Uploading a Custo Calibration File ........................................................................................ 24
Calibration File Source Selection .............................................................................................. 26
Restoring the Default Calibration Settings ................................................................................ 26
Restarting the WSA5000 ................................................................................................................. 27
Reset to Factory Settings ........................................................................................... 28
Using the US Console ............................................................................................... 29
Installing the USB Drivers on Your PC ............................................................................................ 29
Connecting to the USB Console ...................................................................................................... 29
Configuring the WSA5000's IP Address via the USB Console ....................................................... 31
Status Indicator LEDs ................................................................................................. 33
Power (PWR) Indicator LED ............................................................................................................ 33
Status (STS) Indicator LED .............................................................................................................. 33
10 MHz Reference (REF) Clock Source and Lock Indicator LED .................................................... 34
RF Chain PLLs LOCK Indicator LED ............................................................................................... 34
Ethernet LINK Status and ACT Indicator LEDs ................................................................................ 34
Hardware Reference .................................................................................................... 35
Syste Specifications ...................................................................................................................... 35
SMA Connectors .............................................................................................................................. 35
Ethernet RJ-45 Port Pinout .............................................................................................................. 36
GPIO Port Pinout ............................................................................................................................. 36
USB Console Port Pinout ................................................................................................................. 38
RJ-45 Straight-Through Ethernet Cable .......................................................................................... 38
RJ-45 Crossover Ethernet Cable ..................................................................................................... 38
Preface
This preface describes the audience for, the organization of, and conventions used in this
docu ent. It also identifies related docu entation and explains how to access electronic
docu entation.
Audience
This docu ent is written for technical people who have basic understanding, fa iliarity
and experience with network test and easure ent equip ent.
Conventions
This section describes the conventions used in this docu ent.
Note: This sy bol eans take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to
additional infor ation and aterial.
Caution: This sy bol eans be careful. In this situation, you ight do so ething that
could result in equip ent da age or loss of data.
Warning: This sy bol eans danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily
injury. Before you work on any equip ent, be aware of the hazards involved with
electrical circuitry and be fa iliar with the standard practices for preventing accidents.
Obtaining the Latest Documentation and Software
Please regularly visit our website's resource page at
http://www.thinkrf.com/documentation to obtain the latest docu entation, and our
website's releases page at http://www.thinkrf.com/download to obtain the latest
releases of new fir ware and software.
Document Feedback
Please send your co ents about this docu ent or our other docu entation to
Thank you, we appreciate your co ents.
Obtaining Technical Assistance
The ThinkRF Support website provides online docu ents for resolving technical issues
with ThinkRF products at this URL: http://www.thinkrf.com/documentation.
For all custo ers who hold a valid end-user license, ThinkRF provides technical
assistance 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Ti e, Monday to Friday. Contact us at
Before contacting support, please have the following infor ation available:
WSA5000 serial nu ber which is located on the identification label on the
WSA5000's underside.
The product version.
The fir ware version running on the WSA5000.
Versions of ThinkRF software you are using, potentially including the API
libraries to third-party applications.
The operating syste and version you are using.
Overview of the ThinkRF WSA5000
Overview of the ThinkRF WSA5000
The WSA5000 Wireless Signal Analyzer is a high-perfor ance software-defined RF
receiver, digitizer and analyzer. It is designed for stand-alone, re ote and/or distributed
wireless signal analysis, onitoring and intelligence applications.
ThinkRF has patent-pending software-defined RF receiver technology that provides
industry leading co bined sensitivity, tuning range, instantaneous bandwidth and scan
rate. Additionally, the WSA5000 provides real-ti e sophisticated triggering, search and
loss-less capture of signals of interest using an integrated patent-pending digital signal
processing engine.
The WSA5000 is ideal for onitoring, anage ent and surveillance of trans itters,
whether they are in-building or spread across a geographic area. Applications include
but are not li ited to spectru analysis, wireless network anage ent and interference
itigation; cognitive radio and white space spectru sensing, enterprise wireless signal
intrusion detection (WSID); govern ent spectru licensing onitoring and enforce ent;
technical security counter easures (TSCM) and ilitary co unications and signals
intelligence.
The WSA5000 Wireless Signal Analyzer provides Gigabit Ethernet for stand-alone,
re ote and distributed applications. ThinkRF confor s to standardized protocols and
provides APIs designed for easy integration with third-party applications. Standard
protocols include the Standard Co ands for Progra able Instru ents (SCPI)
protocol for controlling and obtaining status fro the WSA5000 and the VITA 49 Radio
Transport (VRT) protocol for digitized data and its associated context infor ation.
APIs are provided for interfacing and perfor ing data acquisition and as well as for
spectral analysis with MATLAB® applications. Digitized RF signals (I/Q data) are passed
directly to MATLAB®, and/or MATLAB® co unications syste or signal processing
toolboxes.
Applications can also be built within the PyRF develop ent fra ework. PyRF is built on
the Python progra ing language and is open-source under BSD licensing. PyRF
handles the low-level details of real-ti e acquisition, signal processing and visualization,
and provides feature rich libraries, exa ple applications and source code, all specific to
the require ents of signal analysis.
Getting Familiar with the ThinkRF WSA5000
This section provides infor ation about the WSA5000's front and rear panels, connection
ports and identification label.
ThinkRF WSA5000 Wireless Signal Analyzer User Guide 7
Overview of the ThinkRF WSA5000
Note: The type and place ent of connectors and co ponents on the panels and the
case ay vary depending upon the product variant and version.
The Front Panel
The following figure shows the front panel of the WSA5000. The front panel contains the
power switch, status indicator LEDs and input connectors for the RF antenna and analog
IQ ports.
Note: The WSA5000-208 and -220 include Analog IQ inputs, Analog IQ outputs and 10
MHz reference clock output, and the WSA5000-108 does not. WSA5000-3XX and -4XX
does not include Analog IQ input. In addition, the type and place ent of connectors and
co ponents on the panel ay vary depending upon the product variant and version.
The Rear Panel
The following figure shows the WSA5000 rear panel. The rear panel contains power
input, and digital ports for Ethernet, USB console and GPIO, and analog I/Q outputs, 10
MHz reference clock I/O and hardware reset push-button.
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Overview of the ThinkRF WSA5000
Note: The type and place ent of connectors and co ponents on the panel ay vary
depending upon the product variant and version.
The Underside
The underside of the ThinkRF WSA5000 provides an identification label, as illustrated
below for product version 1 and 2. The label on your product ay vary depending on
your product variant and version. The ain difference is that for product version 2 and
above, a version nu ber is listed beside the S/N value. This product version nu ber is
i portant for identifying which fir ware i age can be used to update your product (see
Updating the WSA5000's Fir ware).
Product Version 1: Product Version 2 and higher:
ThinkRF WSA5000 Wireless Signal Analyzer User Guide 9
Installing the ThinkRF WSA5000
Installing the ThinkRF WSA5000
Ensure that you read and understand the following infor ation about safety and
electrostatic discharge before you unpack and install the WSA5000.
Warning: Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install or replace
this equip ent. Read the installation instructions before you connect the syste to its
power source.
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is a single-event, rapid transfer of electrostatic charge
between two objects, such as an operator and a piece of electrical equip ent. ESD can
occur when a high electrostatic field develops between two objects in close proxi ity.
ESD occurs when electronic co ponents are i properly handled and is one of the ajor
causes of device failures in the se iconductor industry.
Electrostatic discharge is ore likely to occur with the co bination of synthetic fibers and
dry at osphere. Always follow these steps to prevent ESD.
Warning: Never open the front or rear panels of the WSA5000 as personal injury ay
result and opening the chassis will void the warranty. There are no user-serviceable
parts inside. Always contact ThinkRF support for service.
Caution: To prevent ESD, wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap that you provide,
ensuring that it akes good skin contact.
Caution: Do not touch any exposed contact pins or connector shells of interface ports
that do not have a cable attached. If cables are connected at one end only, do not touch
the exposed pins at the unconnected end of the cable.
Unpacking the ox
The following table lists the ite s that co e with your WSA5000. If any of the ite s are
issing or da aged, please contact your ThinkRF custo er service representative.
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