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2022-06

SignalShark - User Interface Manual

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Page 1: ...Slide 0 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com SignalShark User Interface Manual 2022 06 SignalShark User Interface Manual...

Page 2: ...sts com Contents SignalShark 3310 Handheld Device Overview SignalShark 3320 Remote Unit Device Overview Screen Layout Brief introduction to the most important GUI components Basic Operation The basic...

Page 3: ...Slide 2 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Handheld Unit SignalShark 3310 Handheld Device Overview SignalShark User Interface Manual...

Page 4: ...gy lithium ion internal and external rechargeable battery packs Hot swappable for interruption free long term measurements Batteries commercially available Type RRC2057 Li ion 48 Wh Internal and exter...

Page 5: ...d voice comments Scroll wheel and keyboard for Navigating Changing settings Entering values Confirming deleting inputs Illuminated keyboard for working in dark environments Built in help function Stea...

Page 6: ...hark User Interface Manual SignalShark 3310 Device Overview 10 4 resistive touch screen Intuitive operation even when wearing gloves Shielded for extreme EMC immunity Built in weather sealed loudspeak...

Page 7: ...5mm headphone jack 3 External GNSS SMA f input 50 Ohm DC voltage for active antenna is supplied 4 Micro SD card slot microSDXC 5 PPS trigger SMA f input 6 1 GigE connector for remote control and I Q s...

Page 8: ...w narda sts com Connector Panel 8 3 x RF SMA f input 9 RF N f input for connecting the antenna 10 12 pin jack for connecting the antenna control cable 11 10 MHz Ref SMA f input SignalShark User Interf...

Page 9: ...utions GmbH www narda sts com Bottom View 1 USB 2 0 connection 2 Display Port SignalShark User Interface Manual SignalShark 3320 Device Overview Note Display Port and USB connector can be used to conn...

Page 10: ...harging cycle are as follows When both batteries are charged in the device approx 4 2 hours nom When charged in external charger approx 3 hours nom SignalShark User Interface Manual SignalShark 3310 D...

Page 11: ...release it again to switch the device off Pressing the power button for about 10 seconds is basically like cutting the power to the system WARNING This can lead to loss of data Device Operating Status...

Page 12: ...dio playback The device will switch off completely after 10 minutes in stealth mode to save battery power A long press on the Stealth Touch button will toggle the touch lock Mouse Emulation In touch l...

Page 13: ...ntegrated help documentation It can take some seconds until the Help has started up because it is displayed in a separate web browser A long press on the Help Preset button will load and apply the def...

Page 14: ...ding on the actual Stop Mode setting Button Bar Config Stop Mode Hold Stop Stop Display update and measurement acquisition is stopped Hold Display update is on hold but measurement acquisition still r...

Page 15: ...urement In single run the device will run a special amount of measurement cycles Scan Count and then stop hold the measurement acquisition SignalShark User Interface Manual SignalShark 3310 Device Ove...

Page 16: ...rda sts com Special Hard Keys Volume Mute A short press on the Volume Mute button opens the volume settings menu A long press on the Volume Mute button switches system sound on off SignalShark User In...

Page 17: ...Slide 16 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Remote Unit SignalShark 3320 Remote Unit Device Overview SignalShark User Interface Manual...

Page 18: ...n error occurred 3 Stereo jack 3 5 mm headphone jack 4 Ethernet Connection Status LED LED LINK lights up orange 100 Mbit LED LINK lights up green 1 Gbit LED ACT lights green Traffic SignalShark User I...

Page 19: ...duct description on the top of the device QR codes including P N S N Mac address etc 6 Display port 7 USB 2 0 connection SignalShark User Interface Manual SignalShark 3320 Device Overview 5 6 7 Note D...

Page 20: ...GmbH www narda sts com Back Panel 1 3 x RF SMA f input 2 RF N f input 3 12 pin jack for connecting the antenna control cable 4 10 MHz Ref SMA f input 600 Ohm SignalShark User Interface Manual SignalSh...

Page 21: ...ve antenna is supplied 7 Product description including P N S N Mac address 8 Micro SD card slot microSDXC 9 PPS trigger SMA f input 100 kOhm 10 1 GigE connector For remote control I Q streaming and ne...

Page 22: ...r about 3 seconds and release it again to switch the device off Pressing the power button for about 10 seconds is basically like cutting the power to the system WARNING This can lead to loss of data D...

Page 23: ...Slide 22 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Brief introduction to the most important GUI components Screen Layout SignalShark User Interface Manual...

Page 24: ...st Solutions GmbH www narda sts com 1 System Information Area Briefly displays the most important system information like Date Time Battery status GNSS status Mute Touch lock SignalShark User Interfac...

Page 25: ...Slide 24 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com 1 System Information Area A tap on the dropdown icon opens the system information menu SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operation 1...

Page 26: ...rovides status information about several system parameters You can leave the menu by Pressing the Esc hard key or A short tap on the Button Bar Header SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operation...

Page 27: ...ons SignalShark User Interface Manual Screen Layout 2 General Settings Tap to open the general settings menu Data Logger Tap to manage stored data sets demodulation records and screenshots Save Measur...

Page 28: ...r Interface Manual Screen Layout 2 Run Tap to start or stop hold a measurement SRun Tap to start a single measurement run according to the Scan Count parameter Marker Tap to open the Marker menu Scrip...

Page 29: ...do measurements in real live applications Often an application consists of several measurements like finding a signal in the spectrum measuring its level and locate it On many sites several kinds of...

Page 30: ...sented by a tab on the screen like a web site within a web browser Tasks encapsulate all measurement parameters and the underlying measurement acquisition Within a task all measurements are performed...

Page 31: ...da Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com 3 Task Bar Browser like tap bar that enables quick switching between measurement settings and different task types SignalShark User Interface Manual Scr...

Page 32: ...up to 8 GHz within one measurement and a maximum measurement speed of 40 GHz s RT Spectrum Mode The Real Time Spectrum task type enables real time spectrum measurements with a frequency span of up to...

Page 33: ...representation of measurement data The currently selected View is marked by a blue border The type arrangement and size of a View can be adapted by the user SignalShark User Interface Manual Screen L...

Page 34: ...com Screen Overview 5 Button Bar Provides access to the measurement and display settings of the currently selected View SignalShark User Interface Manual Screen Layout 5 Note The content and layout o...

Page 35: ...reen Overview 6 Measurement Information Bar Displays the most relevant settings of the currently selected View SignalShark User Interface Manual Screen Layout 6 Note The content and layout of the Meas...

Page 36: ...Slide 35 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com The basic operating steps Basic Operation SignalShark User Interface Manual...

Page 37: ...Slide 36 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Touch Screen Control SignalShark uses two basic touch gestures Single Tap Swipe SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operation...

Page 38: ...ew Task Step 1 The creation of a measurement task is the prerequisite for being able to perform a measurement at all To add a new measurement task Tap on the Edit Task icon in the Task Bar or Press th...

Page 39: ...Slide 38 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Add new Task Step 2 Tap on the Add Task button in the Tasks Button Bar SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operation...

Page 40: ...rowse the Task Types list Tap on the desired task type SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operation Note It is possible to save user defined task configurations as setups A tap on the Predefined...

Page 41: ...ty Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Maximizing a View A View can be maximized by a single tab on the maximize Icon Tapping again on the button will resize the View SignalShark User Interface Manu...

Page 42: ...bH www narda sts com Change View Arrangement To change the arrangement of the Views Tap on the Menu Tool button Tap on the Configure Task Views button The Configure Task Views submenu opens SignalShar...

Page 43: ...olutions GmbH www narda sts com Add View To add a View to the Task Tap on the desired View Type in the Configure Task Views Button Bar Tap on the desired position of the new View SignalShark User Inte...

Page 44: ...Slide 43 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Change View Position Step 1 To change the position of a View Tap on the Move Button SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operation...

Page 45: ...Slide 44 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Change View Position Step 2 Tap on the desired position SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operation...

Page 46: ...Slide 45 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Delete View To delete a View from the Task Tap on the Delete Button SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operation...

Page 47: ...sts com Back to the Main Menu To get back to the main menu Tap on the header button of the Configure Task Views Button Bar or Press the Esc Back hard key SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operat...

Page 48: ...47 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Show the Amplitude Menu To display the Amplitude Menu Tap on the Parameter Split Button Ref Lev Atten SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Oper...

Page 49: ...narda sts com Amplitude Menu The Amplitude Menu contains manly settings to adapt the measurement to the current signal level like Reference Level Attenuator It contains also the RF input selection Sig...

Page 50: ...arda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Show the Frequency Menu To display the Frequency Menu Tap on the Parameter Button Fcent Fstart or Fspan Fstop SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic...

Page 51: ...est Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Frequency Menu The Frequency Menu displays all frequency related parameters It contains also the selection of the Rotary Knob input mode SignalShark User Interface...

Page 52: ...Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Set Frequency Span by Touch The frequency span can be set by selecting drawing a horizontal range inside the graph from the left to the right SignalShark User Interfa...

Page 53: ...52 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Set Frequency Span by Touch Dragging from right to the left within the graph area will double the span SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Ope...

Page 54: ...rda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Y Axis Auto Range The display range of the y axis can be automatically adapted by a tap on the Auto Range button SignalShark User Interface Manual Basi...

Page 55: ...Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Set Center Frequency by Touch The center frequency can be set by dragging the frequency axis to the left or to the right SignalShark User Interface Manual...

Page 56: ...55 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Marker Menu To open the Marker Menu Tap on the Marker Menu Tool Button or Press the hard key Marker SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Opera...

Page 57: ...Slide 56 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Add Marker Select one to eight markers in the marker menu to add a marker SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operation...

Page 58: ...GmbH www narda sts com Change Marker Position by Touch To change the marker position 1 Tap on the marker label to select it 2 Then drag the marker by it s label to the desired position SignalShark Us...

Page 59: ...rda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Change Marker Settings Step 1 To change marker settings Tap on the Marker Config button in the Marker Button Bar SignalShark User Interface Manual Basi...

Page 60: ...om Change Marker Settings Step 2 Select a category tap in the Marker Config menu Tap in the table cell you want to change I e a tap in the cell Type toggles the marker type from normal marker to delta...

Page 61: ...s GmbH www narda sts com Change Device Settings Step 1 To change a device setting like the display brightness Tap on the Device Settings Tool Button The Device Settings menu will appear SignalShark Us...

Page 62: ...2 Tap into the table cell of the setting you want to change A Parameter Edit Window will appear where the new setting can be entered SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operation Note Editable ta...

Page 63: ...t Working Directory Step 1 The Working Directory defines the place drive and folder where data is saved to To change the current Working Directory Tap on the Data Logger Tool Button The Data Logger me...

Page 64: ...da sts com Select Working Directory Step 1 Select the drive folder that should be set as Working Directory Tap on Set as Working Directory SignalShark User Interface Manual Basic Operation Note The ac...

Page 65: ...Slide 64 Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com Using AutoDF Task Localization in three Steps with AutoDF SignalShark User Interface Manual...

Page 66: ...Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH www narda sts com 1 Load a Predefined Setup Open the Add Task menu Select the Predefined Setups item SignalShark User Interface Manual Localization in three Steps wit...

Page 67: ...er that fits best to your signal Static The antenna is installed on a tripod or a mast Map Mode is Disc Localization Tap on Save to store a bearing Vehicle The antenna is mounted on a vehicle Map Mode...

Page 68: ...ust Settings Adjust the bearing settings according to your signal Ftune CBW Attenuation Adjust the bearing configuration settings according to your signal conditions DF Squelch Min DF Quality SignalSh...

Page 69: ...rda sts com 3 Start Localization Select the Map View optional Tap on Start Localization SignalShark User Interface Manual Localization in three Steps with AutoDF Note The default Localization Area is...

Page 70: ...al approach has proven to be as follows Drive 3 to 4 kilometers straight ahead in one direction Then look at the heat map and turn left or right depending on the result and drive again some kilometers...

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