OPT014-1 BDA Testing – Setting Up Your Workspace – PCTEL

The first step in BDA commissioning is to build a workspace in Central. This workspace will be used to perform the tests.

1. Create a New Workspace

In Central, go to:

Workspace → Create New Workspace

In the workspace setup, you will add two main items:

2. Add the Public Safety Control Channel

First, add the public safety control channel.

Whatever you name this band will be searchable later, so use a clear and recognizable name.

For this example, the control channel is:

769.80625 MHz

After entering the control channel, click Add. This moves the channel into the channel list.

Then click Save.

3. Configure the Public Safety Network

Now you can search for the public safety network.

Set this up as a P25 Decode. This allows the system to capture:

Because this setup uses only one channel, there is no need to create a group.

Leave the detection setting as Auto Detect.

Then change the selected channel to the control channel.

Click Save Details to add it to the workspace.

You should now be able to see the public safety control channel listed in the workspace.

4. Add the Test Channels

Next, add the test channels.

Use:

Non-uniform Public Safety Wideband 10 to 1000

For this example, the test channels are:

Test Channel	Frequency
Uplink Test	803 MHz
Downlink Test	773 MHz

Select the test channels.

These channels will be configured as RSSI only.

Click Add.

5. Group the Test Channels

After adding the test channels, group them together.

Once grouped, click Save Details.

At this point, the workspace should include:

6. Select Scanner Type and Name Workspace

Select the scanner type as:

IBflex

Then name the workspace.

Once the workspace is named and saved, the setup is complete.

Final Result

You now have a completed workspace in Central that includes:

This workspace can now be used to create the BDA test setups.