CYPETEL Wireless
Design of wireless networks

INDEX

• Introduction
• Working with BIMserver.center®
• Program tools
• Results view
• Integration in the Open BIM workflow using BIMserver.center®
• Documents
  • Results reports
  • Drawings and diagrams
    
    

Introduction

 

CYPETEL Wireless is a free application for the design of wireless networks for indoor spaces by carrying out coverage analyses.

CYPETEL Wireless is integrated in the Open BIM workflow by using IFC interchange files. CYPETEL Wireless is distributed for free and can be downloaded from the BIMserver.center® platform.

 

 

Working with BIMserver.center®

To be able to use the application, users must register on the BIMserver.center® website. Once the program and BIMserver.center® synchronizer have been downloaded and installed, any new projects created by users must have an associated project stored on the platform, and this way, allowing for the collaborative Open BIM workflow to take place.

 

Program tools

 

The software has the tools required to design wireless communication systems, where users can define their installation properties as well as the factors that intervene in the design:

 

 

• Emitters
  Different types of emitters can be created. Once they have been included in the installation, their position is visible in the three-dimensional view.
  
  
  
  
• Analysis
  The frequency bands for the analysis can be defined, and the propagation parameter can be adjusted to obtain results in accordance with the type of building.
  
  
  
  
• Construction elements
  A library is available to users, for each type of construction element, to define the attenuation in each frequency band. This information can be accessed using the library buttons or the tree diagram. By using the latter access mode, the construction elements can be seen in the three-dimensional view.
  
  
  
  
  
• Spaces
  Each type of space has an option to define the work plane.
  
  
  
  
  
• Reception points
  The spatial layout of reception points can be decided by users or automatically by the program. It is possible to discard spaces for which the design is not to be carried out.

 

 

 

Results view

Once the analysis of the designed installation has been carried out, the program has different options to view the results (contour maps and contour lines) superimposed on floor plans and in the 3D view.

Integration in the Open BIM workflow using BIMserver.center®

Using BIMserver.center®, all the participants and applications that are part of a project that is integrated in the Open BIM workflow communicate directly. This integration is carried out by exchanging IFC information files with a previously defined BIM model:

• Import
  CYPETEL Wireless imports the spaces of buildings and construction elements from IFC format files that have been generated by CAD/BIM programs (IFC Builder, Allplan®, ArchiCAD®, Revit®...).
  
  CYPETEL Wireless can obtain the position of electricity outlets, from other IFC files of specialized electricity programs, to view them on floor plans and in the 3D view.
  
  CYPETEL Wireless can also import IFC files from specialized programs such as HVAC, lighting, structures...programs, to display the equipment included in each program in the 3D view.
  
  
• Export
  CYPETEL Wireless can generate an IFC file, which is then exported to the BIM model and includes the position of the emitters, so that other Open BIM workflow programs can view them. The IFC file that is generated can contain the associated PDF file with the results that have been obtained. This way, the BIM model of the project is updated and the Open BIM workflow is consolidated.
  
  
• Synchronization with the BIM model
  Each time the BIM mode is modified, the program can incorporate the changes to the project, so users can work in parallel together with other specialists of other technical areas.

Documents

Results reports

The program generates reports containing the results that have been obtained for the installations. The reports that are generated based on the analysis of the installations can be exported to different formats (TXT, HTML, RTF, DOCX, PDF) to then be printed and/or modified by users. These reports can also be associated to the IFC file that is exported to the BIM model.

Drawings and diagrams

CYPETEL Wireless can export diagrams and drawings to several formats (DXF, DWG, JPG, EMF, BMP).