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Chapter 1, General Information
Introduction
Power measurement accuracy and speed are maintained at PCS band frequencies
with an internal power meter for measurements on CW, CDMA, and TDMA
signals.
The PCS Interface has no front panel “controls” and cannot be used manually.
Control of the PCS Interface is via GPIB using an external controller or the Test
Set’s internal IBASIC controller, or via the serial port by the Agilent 8924C
whose firmware revision is A.05.00 and above or Agilent 8920B option 800
whose firmware revision is B.05.00 and above.
Most of this manual is dedicated to assisting you in the integration, GPIB
programming, and control of the PCS Interface.
NOTE: Refer to the Agilent 8924C User’s Guide or Agilent 8920B User’s Guide for the operation
of the Agilent 83236B controlled via the serial port.
Conventions Used
The Agilent 83236B PCS Interface can be used with a variety of Test Sets and a
variety of Cellular Adapters.
• Test Sets
• Agilent 8920A, B
• Agilent 8921A
• Agilent 8924C
• Cellular Adapters
• Agilent 83201A,B
• Agilent 83203B
• Agilent 83204A
• Agilent 83205A
• Agilent 83206A
To simplify things, the term Test Set will be used throughout this manual to refer
to any Agilent 892NX, the term Cellular Adapter to refer to any Agilent 8320NX,
and the term PCS Interface to refer to the Agilent 83236B PCS Interface. The
combination of the Test Set, Cellular Adapter, and PCS Interface will be referred
to as the Test System.
In some instances, TX will be used in place of the word transmitter, and RX will
be used in place of the word receiver; UUT will be used as an abbreviation for
unit-under-test.