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This step by step tutorial is intended to help a first time user get the program up and running. It is intentionally
kept simple and is designed to familiarize the user with Pathloss 5's layout and basic tools.
For more information refer to the in program help (the help menu is located on the right side of the menu bar).
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We are going to manually add two site to the project. Click on the first cell in the Site Name Column. Enter a
name for the site and press the Tab key to move the to next cell. Enter a Latitude for the site and press Tab.
Enter a Longitude. This is the minimum required information for a site. Add a second site using the same
method.
Close the Site list and the sites will be shown in the GIS window.
Sites can also me imported from a CSV file or any delimited text file. See Pathloss 5 - Import sites from text file.
To determine what terrain data file(s) you will need, it is helpful to see a geographic grid. Click Configure Options - Network display options. Click Axis - map grid. In the bottom right area, check Show
Geographic Grid and Show Labels.
from the toolbar. This cursor is used to create and interact with links.
Left click on one of the sites and drag to the other site to create the link. You can now left click on the link to
access the modules of the link design tool.
Right clicking on links or sites will allow you to adjust attributes (appearance) and access other options.
The first step in designing the link is to generate a path profile. Select the Point to Point Link tool
and left
click on the link. Select terrain data from the pop-up menu.
This opens the terrain data module in the link design tool. Click on Operations - Generate Profile. Make sure
Primary Terrain DEM is selected and that the terrain database set up in the first step is shown. Click the green
check mark to generate the profile.
Once the operation is finished, a status window will be displayed. Review this data carefully. It should display,
"primary usage - 100.0%." If this is not shown or the usage is less than 100%, check the file listed and the
directory, make sure the file exists and is in the correct directory.
Click the green check to close the status window.
Antenna Heights
Once the profile has been generated, antenna heights can be calculated. Click on Design - Antenna
heights to enter the antenna heights module.
to calculate antenna heights that satisfy the clearance criteria (100%F1 at 4/3k is
the default).
Transmission analysis
Click on Design - Transmission analysis to open the link budget section of the program.
Frequency
Antenna gain
TX Power
RX Threshold level
Click on the Rain cloud in the center of the path window, a dialog box will appear.
Click on the antenna graphic located on the left or right hand side of the screen. A dialog will appear.
Enter the antenna gain in the fields provided. You will need to specify the gain of the antenna for both site 1 and
site 2. Click the green check button
Click on the Radio graphic located on the left or right hand side of the screen. A dialog will appear.
Enter the TX Power in watts or dBm and the RX Threshold level in dBm for both sides of the link (both site 1
and site 2). Click the green check button
Click on the Terrain profile graphic located in the center of the screen. A dialog will appear.
and populate the field or, in the case of Diffraction and Roughness, prompt for additional information.
Start by clicking the blue arrow button for Diffraction loss. A dialog box will appear.
Finally, click the Average annual temperature blue arrow button. Click the green check button
to accept
Here you can make any final changes to the appearance of the report. When you are ready, click File - Print to
print the report.
Each module has its own report format. As well, you can select Design - Reports to create batch reports
including data from any module and across multiple link files.