Siretta Cellular Signal Strength Data Logger

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About

The SNYPER-LTE Graphyte is a high performance, multi-language

network signal analyser and cellular signal logger, dedicated to surveying

and logging cell networks. The unit can be left to conduct sequential surveys in a fixed location and automatically save them. Four types of survey can be performed: a “FULL” survey (4G, 3G and 2G), 4G/LTE only, 3G/UMTS only & 2G/GSM only.

 

The SNYPER-LTE Graphyte can save multiple surveys each with different logging options. All survey results can be downloaded to a PC and displayed in a HTML graphical format to clearly show the logged detail over the survey session. This can identify unreliable base-stations & intermittent cellular service which is not possible with spot surveys. The full breakdown for the HTML summary graphs are displayed in corresponding CSV files.

 

The SNYPER-LTE Graphyte also incorporates Siretta’s leading liveSCAN feature, which allows you to select a base-station signal immediately after a survey, conduct a liveSCAN logging session which can later be analysed in a CSV logged recording.

 

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Features

  • Enhanced cellular surveying & sequential logging of new and existing installations on 4G/3G/2G networks
  • User selectable logging options to determine most reliable mobile operator
  • Evaluate MNO’s performance over time
  • Determine “hotspots” & assist with antenna alignment with liveSCAN
  • Results are reported in CSV & graphical HTML format
  • Save over 100 logged surveys with multiple liveSCAN log

 

Additional Information

 

Note: I have two versions of this unit: one version for North America and another version for Europe.

Important Dates

Enrollment Begin: May 15 2018

Enrollment Ends: June 17 2019

RoadTesters Selected: June 24 2019 (estimated)

Product Shipped: July 1 2019

RoadTesting Begins: July 8 2019

Reminder/Update Email: Aug 8 2019*

Submit Reviews By: Sept 8 2019*

*The element14 RoadTest Staff will send this reminder/update email.

**If a RoadTester is unable to meet the deadline, please notify the RoadTest Program Lead, , as soon as possible before the deadline.

RoadTesters

Terms and Conditions

RoadTest

Siretta Cellular Signal Data Logger for Surveying

Terms and Conditions

These are the terms and conditions which govern the  Siretta Cellular Signal Data Logger for Surveying contest. This Contest requires participants to submit an application indicating their previous experience with this type of equipment/component, information on what they would do to test the equipment/component, and the applicant’s desire to post a thorough review of their experience with images, photos, or other supplemental materials. Participants will be required to meet the Conditions for Participation.  The winners of this RoadTest will receive the item(s) listed below. RoadTest Reviews are due no later than 60 days after the receipt of the item(s). No other prizes are offered.

The Principal terms of the Competition:

The following words and phrases are used in these terms and conditions and have the meanings given to them below.

(RoadTest or Contest)

Key dates:

Applications Close: midnight (GMT) on June 17 2019

Announcement of Winner (estimated): June 24 2019

Prize: Siretta Cellular Signal Data Logger for Surveying

 

Competition Site: https://www.element14.com/community/groups/roadtest?ICID=menubar_resources_roadtest

Site or element14 Community: www.element14.com/community

Judges: members of the element14 community team chosen at the Organiser’s discretion.

Judging Criteria, All of the following which will have equal weighting:

· Demonstrated competence with the technologies including links or descriptions of past projects

· Qualifications as indicated by current job role and/or schooling/vocational training;

· A thorough description of how the prize would be tested;

· Likelihood that the Applicant will blog about the prize and provide a review on element14.com;

· Originality;

· Innovation.

Organiser: Premier Farnell plc (registered in England and Wales under company number 876412) whose registered office is at Farnell House, Forge Lane, Leeds, UK

Conditions for Qualification: in addition to meeting the requirements of these terms, all persons applying to take part in the Contest (each one an Applicant) must:

· Provide a RoadTest application describing what he/she would do if awarded the Prize including similar previous projects, product experience and qualifications

Terms: these terms and conditions which govern the Competition and to which the Organiser reserves the right to make changes from time to time and the latest version of these Terms from time to time will be posted to the Site.

  1. Eligibility
  2. Applications:
  3. Selecting Winners:
  4. Liability:
  5. General:

1.1 Save as set out in these Terms, the Contest is open to any natural or legal person, firm or company or group of natural persons or unincorporated body.

1.2 All Applicants must be aged at least 18 at the time of their application.

1.3 Applicants must not enter the RoadTest if doing so or taking part may:

1.3.1 cause the Organiser and/or themselves to be in breach of any agreement (including but not limited to any contract of employment) to which they are a party or in breach of any law, regulation or rule having the force of law to which the Organiser or the Applicant may be subject or any policy of the Organiser or the Sponsor;

1.3.2 Require the Organiser to obtain any licence, authorisation or permission to deal with the Applicant; or

1.3.3 Be in breach of any policy or practice of their employer. Some employers prohibit or restrict their employees from taking part in competitions such as these or receiving prizes under them and the Organiser respects those policies and practices.

The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any Application made in breach of these Terms and to reject any Application which it reasonably believes may be or become in breach. The Organiser reserves the right to require evidence in such form as the Organiser may reasonably require of any Applicant’s compliance with any of these Terms and to disqualify any Applicant or Participant who cannot provide such evidence reasonably promptly.

1.4 Multiple applications are not permitted.

1.5 Applications may not be submitted by an agent whether acting on behalf of an undisclosed principal or otherwise.

1.6 The Contest is NOT open to:

1.6.1 Any person or entity who is a resident or national of any country which is subject to sanctions, embargoes or national trade restrictions of the United States of America, the European Union or the United Kingdom;

1.6.2 Any employee, director, member, shareholder (as appropriate) or any of their direct families (parents, siblings, spouse, partner, children) (“Direct Families”) of the Organiser and Sponsors; or

2.1 Each Applicant must fully complete and submit a RoadTest Application by the Application Close.

2.2 By submitting a Registration Form, each Applicant:

2.2.1 Authorises the Organiser to use his or her personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) for the purposes of running and promoting the RoadTest;

2.2.2 Authorises the Organizer to copy, reproduce and publish their application should they be accepted as a Participant;

2.2.3 Will be deemed to have read, accepted and agree to be bound by these Terms. Applicants are advised to print and keep safe these Terms;

2.2.4 Authorises the Organiser to copy, reproduce and use the Application and/or Review for the purposes of the RoadTest and as otherwise contemplated by these Terms. The Organiser will not be responsible for any inaccuracy, error or omission contained in any reproduction or use of the Project Blogs.

2.2.5 Licenses the Organiser to use the intellectual property in the Project (IP) for the purposes of this Contest. As between the Applicant and the Organiser the IP remains owned by the Applicant.

2.2.6 Grants the Organiser the right to use his or her likeness, photographs, logos, trademarks, audio or video recordings without restriction for the purposes of Contest or the promotion of it or the Site;

2.2.7 Agrees to participate positively in all publicity surrounding the Contest;

2.2.8 Agrees to be responsible for all expenses and costs incurred by him or her in preparing for, entering and participating in the Contest (save for any expenses expressly agreed by the Organiser to be borne by it in these Terms);

2.2.9 Confirms that he or she owns all IP used in his or her application or Project or Blogs and indemnifies the Organiser from any claim by a third party that use of any material provided by an Applicant to the Organiser infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party;

2.2.10 Agrees not to act in any way or fail to act in any way or be associated with any cause or group which would have a negative impact on the reputation of the Organiser and/or the RoadTest.

2.3 All applications submitted to this RoadTest must meet the following criteria:

2.3.1 Applicants must be the author, creator and owner of the proposed review idea. Applicants must not submit someone else’s idea;

2.3.2 The proposed application must be reasonably achievable by the within the time constraints of the Contest;

2.3.3 Applications must not include or propose any of the following, the inclusion of which shall render any proposed application ineligible:

(a) Applications which relate to socially taboo topics, such as illicit drug use or sexual gratification;

(b) Applications that are or could reasonably be considered to be illegal, immoral, discriminatory or offensive as determined by the Organiser;

(c) Applications in relation to them which if accepted would infringe or breach any of the policies or terms of access or use of the Site.

2.4 No Application may contain any of the hazardous substances identified by Article 4 of Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament on the Restrictions on the Use of Substances in Electronic and Electrical Equipment ("the Directive") or the use of such hazardous substances in the in any such Project must not exceed the maximum concentration values set out in the Directive.

3.1 Winners will be selected by the Organiser on the basis of the quality of his or her application and its adherence to these Terms.

3.2 The total number of Winners selected will be at least the minimum number set out above but the actual number is at the sole discretion of the Organizer and/or the Sponsor, if applicable.

3.3 The Organiser will use all reasonable efforts to announce the Winners via an update to the RoadTest page by the date listed above.

3.4 Winners agree to take part in all publicity which the Organiser or the Sponsor wishes to use to promote the RoadTest, the Products featured or other Contests with which the Organiser may be connected from time to time.

3.5 Details of the Winners may also be published in the media.

3.6 Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes, duties or other charges payable in relation to any prize.

3.7

4.1 The Organiser hereby excludes all and any Liability arising out of the Contest or the acceptance, use, quality, condition, suitability or performance of any Prize, even where that Liability may arise from the Organiser’s negligence.

4.2 Nothing in these Terms will affect any Liability of the Organiser for death or personal injury arising from its negligence, for breach of Part II of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (in the event that any entrant is entitled to claim rights under the Consumer Protection Act 1987) or for any matter in relation to which it would be illegal for the Organiser to exclude or to attempt to exclude its Liability.

4.3 Subject to 4.2, neither the Organiser, any parent company nor any subsidiary of the Organiser or such parent company or any of their directors, officers and employees (together referred to in these terms and the ‘Associates’) makes any guarantee, warranty or representation of any kind, express or implied, with respect to this Competition or the Prizes potentially available under it. Neither the Organiser nor any of its Associates shall be responsible for any Liability that may arise out of or in connection with person’s participation in this Competition, the claiming, redemption or value of any prizes under it, the use or enjoyment of such prizes or any events or circumstances arising out of or in connection with any of them. Any implied warranties of condition, merchantability or suitability or fitness for purpose of any of them are hereby expressly excluded. Wherever used in these Terms, ‘Liability’ shall mean any and all costs, expenses, claims, damages, actions, proceedings, demands, losses and other liabilities (including legal fees and costs on a full indemnity basis) arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with the matter concerned.

5.1 The RoadTest is organised and sponsored by the Organiser. The Organiser reserves the right to delegate all or any of its powers, rights and obligations arising in relation to the RoadTest to any Associate and certain such rights and powers are assumed by the Organiser on behalf of itself and each Associate. Reference to “Organiser” shall be deemed to include reference to each Associate.

5.2 The RoadTest may be terminated at any time if there are, in the sole opinion of the Organiser, an insufficient number of entries, or if the Applications are not of an appropriate standard for a competition of this nature. The Organiser has the right to cancel or suspend the RoadTest at any time due to circumstances outside its reasonable control.

5.3 The Organiser shall have the sole discretion to disqualify (without correspondence or right of appeal) any Applicant it considers to be adversely affecting the process or the operation of the RoadTest or to be in breach of these Terms or to be acting in a disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Applicant or Participant.

5.4 The Organiser has the right to amend or add to these Terms from time to time. Revised Terms and Conditions will be posted on the Contest Site and it is a condition of entry to the RoadTest that Applicants agree to comply with these Terms and, if appropriate, such Terms as amended from time to time.

5.5 Headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation or construction of these Terms and Conditions.

5.6 These Terms and the operation of the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and any claim or matter arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Comment List
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  • I have just returned from an extended vacation trip. Those friends still employed pounding salt in the corporate mines have told me the word vacation must be struck from my lexicon. It seems retirement is a permanent vacation to those still employed in the quarries, so there is no further need to use the word vacation.

     

    I received the unit from the shipper without physical damage. Below are the details from the tag on the handheld unit:

    Snyper-LTE

    Graphyte (USA)

    S/N 358148061224452

    SAP 60740

    Batch 43385

     

    I followed the enclosed instructions sheet. I am unable to complete step one. The unit powers up and then immediately shuts down.

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    I am going to assume the immediate shutdown is the result of a power issue. The unit has been without power for a period and the batteries may be in need of a charge. My plan is to try and keep my fingers off the unit for a few hours and then try the sequence again. I just had another thought, there is not antenna connected. Maybe it needs an antenna on power up? This is a good time to go look for more documentation.

     

    I found no checklist to inventory the case components. All the holes in the foam case appeared to be filled so let's make another assumption all parts are here.

     

    With all the little bits and bobs floating in the case, I'm confident at some point in time I won't return a component to the case. My experience suggests, it never hurts to have a Inventory card in the box to confirm the unit is complete. Especially if the test equipment is available to a team. How many of us have had the experience of borrowing the overhead projector loaner to do a presentation to discover the power cord is missing?

     

    I will at some point in this project start blogging. I wanted to let the RoadTest support team know the unit has been received. I remind them, I will be in travel status once again and will shelf the RoadTest until the end of August. If you don't hear back from me on the power up issue, then assume I have a working unit.

     

    Again, thank you to the selection committee for the opportunity to participate in this initiative.

     

    Sean

  • I assume it is acceptable to post a "Like" for the message that indicates you have been selected as the successful candidate for a RoadTest review.

     

    I'd like to thank the Academy. I will never get the chance to say that. I would like to congratulate all the individuals who applied for this RoadTest.  I trust my contribution will uphold the high standard our group has come to expect for RoadTest reviews.

     

    I have started working on the project while I wait to received the unit. I have contacted some former colleagues in the cell phone industry to participate. In return for their knowledge and contribution they will receive free beer. I have extensive back ground in RF but little experience in cell phone communication. Hopefully before the boys are drunk, I can get some testing done.

     

    The forum can expect the review posting sometime around the middle of September.  I threw my name into the hat, to participate in a Atlantic Salmon Snorkeling survey https://www.asf.ca/news-and-magazine/in-the-field/ss norkel-surveys-and-living-rivers  before the contest and was accepted. The late review date was acceptable to the selection committee.

     

    Fitting into my wet suit, I remind myself of a female I once saw on a public transit bus. She was four axe handles wide with a bright fluorescent orange tank top. She succeeded in covering all the contents south of her torso, with a pair of Lu Lu Lemon tights. The pressure on the seams of my wet suit might be reaching the kinetic energy applied to the threads holding those Lu Lu's together. It was an amazing example of engineering, the wet suit that is.

     

    Sean

  • Congratulations to the roadtester!  Hopefully these will be interesting and enlightening reviews about a field that I have little knowledge about.

  • Congratulations to the road testers - this could be interesting - I don't know much about cell phone infrastructure.

  • The following applicants have been selected as official roadtesters:

     

  • Note: I have two versions of this unit: one version for North America and another version for Europe.

  • This instrument provides quite a bit of useful data if the network/provider is covered.  From the description this unit is only for EU/Europe so I won't apply although I'd love to try something like this in the US.

  • It turns out that Malaysia has majority of the bands of the EU unit image excluding B20

    GSM : 900 , 1800 -> B8, B3

    UMTS: B1, B8

    LTE: B3, B7

     

    major operators

    Digi:        B3/B8/B7

    Maxis    : B3/B7

    Celcom : B3/B7

    u-mobile -> B3/B7

    yes 4G -> voLTE

     

    I have never done a professional measurement of the cellular except using those free phone app (and this does spot measurement rather than the logging capability of the SNYPER-LTE Graphyte)  but recently did some experiment with RF propagation simulation, due to work . Anyhow, for sharing purpose

    here the simulation of cellular tower (one of them has its real counterpart at actual location on hilltop while another is a hypothetical). many countries are chasing the 5G now and i am myself trying to learn up some basics image

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    Line of Sight (LOS)

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    actual aerial map of cellular tower simulation. there is an actual cellular tower on the hill top

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  • Telstra has LTE allocations in 2100MHz (B1), 1800MHz (B3), 2600MHz (B7), 900MHz (B8, very few sites), 700MHz (B28) all in FDD.

    Optus LTE allocations are quite similar - 2100MHz (B1 Tasmania), 1800MHz (B3), 2600MHz (B7), 700MHz (B28) in FDD and 2300MHz (B40) in TDD.
    Vodafone LTE is a bit odd compared to the rest - 2100MHz (B1), 1800MHz (B3), 850MHz (B5) in FDD.


    As for 3G/UMTS, we primarily use either 850MHz (B5, Telstra) or 900MHz (B8, Optus/Vodafone).

    Of all the 4G/LTE bands, the EU version will miss out on B5 (Vodafone), B28 (Optus, Telstra) and B40 (Optus). It will however capture all carriers on B1, B3, B7 and B8 which is not a bad effort, but perhaps if you have an "all band" phone with root access and software, you might be able to do better. The NA version will capture just Vodafone in B5, which is pretty worthless. On 3G/UMTS, the unit misses out on Telstra entirely, but can capture Optus and Vodafone. The NA version has no 3G/UMTS capability at all, missing all of them. As for 2G/GSM, all our services were terminated (with the exception of Christmas Island which is B8), thus that cannot (easily, legally) be tested either way but historically we would have been B8 and covered by the EU version as well.

     

    From my perspective, Australia would make a good test environment as we have something operating on most of the bands the unit supports and at least in 4G/LTE, most of the bands for every carrier are supported, especially the earlier and perhaps "more important" bands as a broader number of devices (especially imported ones) support these.

     

    I suspect those in other countries might not have as many bands in operation - just looking about a sampling of EU countries on FrequencyCheck:

    • UK uses B1, B3, B7, B20 for 4G/LTE and B1/B8 for 3G/UMTS
    • Germany and Austria uses B3, B7, B20 for 4G/LTE and B1 for 3G/UMTS
    • Belgium uses B3, B20 for 4G/LTE and B1/B8 for 3G/UMTS
    • Switzerland, Finland and Denmark uses B3, B7, B20 for 4G/LTE and B1/B8 for 3G/UMTS
    • Spain uses B3, B7 for 4G/LTE and B1/B8 for 3G/UMTS
    • Sweden uses B3, B7, B8, B20, B38 for 4G/LTE and B1/B8 for 3G/UMTS

     

    I have not yet found a candidate country which might exercise all bands on the EU model, although it might exist. But we come pretty close to being one of the best test environments, with the UK perhaps being better. As much as we might want a perfect kit, in reality there is no "perfect" kit, as often it will be down to what you can afford and using each piece of kit for what it is good at (or perhaps working around its limitations, or using it in conjunction with other gear).

     

    - Gough

  • I checked the datasheet and found that it will only test a couple of networks, mostly Optus and some of Vodafone.

     

    I was considering this but unfortunately, it would not be worth it, there are too many holes in the frequency allocations in Australia Network to provide a viable roadtest IMHO. The value in a professional capacity in my case couldn't be justified.

     

    Shame really would have been a nice piece of kit.

     

    Malcolm