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User Manual

CMD 80
Digital Radiocommunication Tester

070-9230-08

This document applies to firmware version 3.3
and above.

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Page 1: ...User Manual CMD 80 Digital Radiocommunication Tester 070 9230 08 This document applies to firmware version 3 3 and above www tektronix com...

Page 2: ...and foreign patents issued and pending Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved Tektronix Inc P O Box 50...

Page 3: ...tions This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this...

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Page 5: ...ration 1 14 REFERENCE TIMING 1 15 RF CONNECT EXT ATTEN 1 16 GPIB IEC ADDRESS 1 18 PRINTER 1 18 OTHER 1 19 Operating Basics Operating Basics 2 1 Front Panel Display Controls and Connectors 2 1 Softkeys...

Page 6: ...MS Power Control 3 43 Transmitter Quality 3 43 BS RF Channel 3 43 Nominal BS Total Power 3 43 Traffic Level 3 43 Paging Level 3 44 Sync Level 3 44 Pilot Level 3 44 OCNS 3 44 AWGN Level 3 44 Module Tes...

Page 7: ...ional Measurement 3 185 Receiver Quality 3 185 Transmitter Quality 3 194 Time Alignment 3 208 Handoffs Transitions 3 211 BS Signal Configuration Call Established 3 213 Module Test 3 215 Additional Mea...

Page 8: ...e Control Commands E 1 Command Set Organization E 1 Instrument Model E 3 State Based Operation E 3 Changing States E 7 Non Allowed Commands E 9 Non Allowed Queries E 9 Unplanned State Changes E 9 Comm...

Page 9: ...og Module Test Commands F 89 TDMA IS 136 A Base Station Commands F 112 TDMA IS 136 A Manual Test Signaling Commands F 118 TDMA IS 136 A Module Test Commands F 143 Audio Measurement Commands F 166 Alph...

Page 10: ...anual test MS unregistered menu initialization control channel scanning and locking 1 12 Figure 1 12 TDMA manual test MS registered menu DCCH camping 1 12 Figure 1 13 TDMA manual test call established...

Page 11: ...vity configuration menu 3 23 Figure 3 18 Transmitter quality menu 3 26 Figure 3 19 Multiple pilots menu 3 28 Figure 3 20 Softer handoff menu 3 31 Figure 3 21 Handoffs transitions menu for call establi...

Page 12: ...70 Figure 3 46 Analog manual test configuration call established result limits menu 3 71 Figure 3 47 Call established result limits menu for NAMPS and NTACS standards 3 72 Figure 3 48 Call established...

Page 13: ...Analog module test configuration main menu 3 101 Figure 3 72 Analog module test configuration result limits menu 3 102 Figure 3 73 Result limits menu for NAMPS or NTACS standards 3 103 Figure 3 74 An...

Page 14: ...7 Analog receiver quality configuration hum noise menu 3 124 Figure 3 98 Analog receiver quality configuration harmonic distortion menu 3 126 Figure 3 99 Analog receiver quality configuration audio fr...

Page 15: ...guration audio freq response raw mode 3 149 Figure 3 119 Analog module test transmitter quality configuration menu 3 151 Figure 3 120 Analog module test tx qual configuration hum noise menu 3 152 Figu...

Page 16: ...ished result limits menu 3 183 Figure 3 143 TDMA manual test call established MS tests menu 3 185 Figure 3 144 Mobile station to tester connection for testing 3 185 Figure 3 145 TDMA receiver quality...

Page 17: ...214 Figure 3 166 TDMA module test menu 3 215 Figure 3 167 TDMA module test configuration menu 3 217 Figure 3 168 TDMA module test receiver quality menu 3 218 Figure 3 169 TDMA module receiver quality...

Page 18: ...n menu adjacent channel pwr 3 238 Figure 3 191 TDMA transmitter quality configuration menu power vs time 3 239 Figure 3 192 TDMA transmitter quality configuration menu PE ME EVM 3 240 Figure 3 193 TDM...

Page 19: ...for software handshake D 6 Figure D 4 Wiring of the data control and report lines for hardware handshake D 7 Figure D 5 Syntax diagram of a command line D 10 Figure D 6 Syntax diagram of messages sent...

Page 20: ...e I 11 Autorun test results menu TxD I 8 Figure I 12 Autorun printer menu I 8 Figure I 13 Autorun TXD test config menu I 10 Figure I 14 Autorun RXD test config menu I 12 Figure I 15 Autorun select seq...

Page 21: ...ics A 2 Table A 3 TDMA signal generator characteristics Option B84 A 3 Table A 4 TDMA modulation analyzer characteristics Option B84 A 3 Table A 5 Analog signal generator characteristics Option B82 A...

Page 22: ...log module test commands F 89 Table F 13 TDMA IS 136 A signaling configuration F 112 Table F 14 TDMA IS 136 A signaling menu call established test main page F 118 Table F 15 TDMA IS 136 A signaling me...

Page 23: ...147 Table F 34 TDMA IS 136 A module test menu modulation error vector magnitude F 150 Table F 35 TDMA IS 136 A module test menu modulation phase error F 151 Table F 36 TDMA IS 136 A module test menu m...

Page 24: ...e power cord To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is prop...

Page 25: ...practices that could result in injury or loss of life CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property Terms on the Product The...

Page 26: ...General Safety Summary xxii CMD 80 Digital Radiocommunication Tester User Manual...

Page 27: ...ons describes the characteristics of the tester H Appendix B FM AF Measurement Filters describes the filters the tester uses during measurements H Appendix D Remote Control describes the general use a...

Page 28: ...orth America contact your local Tektronix distributor or sales office Service support Tektronix offers a range of services including Extended Warranty Repair and Calibration services Contact your loca...

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Page 30: ...ion of a dual mode radiotelephones H The TDMA option Option B84 allows you to test mobile radiotelephones using IS 136 A TDMA Time Domain Multiple Access technology In CDMA mode the tester tests are b...

Page 31: ...Hum and noise H Frequency response H Modulation limits With the TDMA mode option installed the tester supports testing of TDMA Time Domain Multiple Access radiotelephones The tester TDMA tests are bas...

Page 32: ...11 2 Switch the tester power on by first pressing the rear panel power switch and then pressing the front panel power switch If necessary adjust the front pan el CONTRAST control to optimize the disp...

Page 33: ...IN RF OUT N type connector of the tester to the antenna connector of the mobile station as illustrated in Figure 1 1 CMD 80 RF IN RF OUT Antenna Figure 1 1 Mobile station input to the tester NOTE For...

Page 34: ...ou can select the network for the mobile station you are testing The example displays show US CELLULAR as the network 4 Press the SYSTEM softkey to toggle between CDMA ANALOG or TDMA Select CDMA as th...

Page 35: ...en initialization is complete the tester displays a CDMA MS REGISTERED menu similar to Figure 1 4 If the mobile station does not connect go to the BS SIGNAL CNFG menu via the CONFIG MENU softkey in th...

Page 36: ...TABLISHED VOICE LOOP BACK menu shown in Figure 1 5 Establishing this connection verifies that the mobile station was able to communicate properly with the tester Figure 1 5 CDMA manual test call estab...

Page 37: ...e 1 6 Home menu display 3 Press the NETWORK softkey to activate the VAR control so that you can select the network for the mobile station you are testing The example displays show US CELLULAR as the n...

Page 38: ...40 seconds When initialization is complete a menu similar to Figure 1 8 is displayed If the mobile unit does not connect go to the BS SIGNAL CNFG page via the CONFIG MENU softkey in the home menu and...

Page 39: ...TEST CALL ESTABLISHED MS TESTS menu shown in Figure 1 9 Establishing this connection verifies that the mobile station was able to communicate properly with the tester Figure 1 9 ANALOG manual test cal...

Page 40: ...milar to that shown in Figure 1 10 Figure 1 10 Home menu display 3 Press the NETWORK softkey to activate the VAR control so that you can select the network for the mobile station you are testing The e...

Page 41: ...proximately 10 to 40 seconds When initialization is complete a menu similar to Figure 1 12 is displayed If the mobile station does not connect go to the BS SIGNAL CNFG page via the CONFIG MENU softkey...

Page 42: ...EST CALL ESTABLISHED MS TESTS menu shown in Figure 1 13 Establishing this connection verifies that the mobile station was able to communicate properly with the tester Figure 1 13 TDMA manual test call...

Page 43: ...items are accessed from the Home Menu The Home Menu is displayed each time the tester is switched on and is easily displayed by pressing the MENU HOME front panel key Press the CONFIG softkey to displ...

Page 44: ...he optional REF OUT 1 connector on the rear panel The selections are as follows H INTERNAL sets the source to the tester s 10 MHz internal reference H EXTERNAL REF IN 1MHz sets the source to a 1 MHz s...

Page 45: ...perframe signal when the tester is in TDMA mode The superframe signal is a positive logic signal with an 80 ms period H SYSTEM CLOCK DIVISOR This softkey is displayed if the SIGNAL REF OUT 2 is set to...

Page 46: ...hen using the RF IN OUT connector A positive value indicates attenuation loss and a negative value indicates gain in the signal path The tester uses this value as a correction factor for RF power meas...

Page 47: ...Printer type Printer type Epson EPL Series HP DeskJet Series B W NEC Colormate PS Epson EX Series B W HP DeskJet 500c Color NEC LC 890 Laser Epson EX Series Color HP DeskJet 550c Color NEC Pinwriter P...

Page 48: ...produces an audible click each time you press a front panel key H ACOUSTIC WARNINGS Press this softkey to turn on the acoustic warnings function which produces a beep if you attempt to perform an ill...

Page 49: ...0 Digital Radiocommunica tion Tester Table 1 2 List of options Tektronix option Rohde Schwarz option Function 396 4905 00 ZZA 94 19 inch rack mount kit B1 CMD B1 High stability reference oscillator B8...

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Page 51: ...cription of the menu selections and how they are used Front Panel Display Controls and Connectors Figure 2 1 illustrates the front panel Refer to this illustration when reading the description for a p...

Page 52: ...without recording the value Press the ENTER key or a unit key to set the value and close the input window Once this is done the VAR control is reactivated Selection With Softkeys In addition to numeri...

Page 53: ...2 1 2 6 4 3 5 Figure 2 2 Detail of data keypad area 1 Numeric Keypad Use the numeric keypad to enter digits 0 through 9 The unit keys to the right of the numeric keys provide the appropriate units for...

Page 54: ...xadecimal digit Minus sign negative value F Hexadecimal digit Decimal point E Hexadecimal digit 2 ENTER ON This key performs the following functions H Terminates all numeric entries not having or not...

Page 55: ...BS frequency offset The slot in the memory card area is used to insert the optional PCMCIA memory card Keys in the hardkey area perform dedicated functions The keys are located below the MEMORY CARD...

Page 56: ...nus use this function 6 LOCAL This hardkey switches from Remote GPIB or RS 232 control to Local manual control 7 START CONT This hardkey is not used 8 Loudspeaker The loudspeaker is used when you have...

Page 57: ...MULTIFUNCTION This 50 contact connector is reserved for future options 5 AF GEN OUTPUT This connector provides audio frequency tones This output is active only if the tester has Option B82 AMPS insta...

Page 58: ...panel controls and connectors 1 Power Connector Area This area has the following items H Power connector Use this to connect external power to the tester H Fuse holder This holder contains the power...

Page 59: ...printer 8 KEYBOARD This connector is not used 9 IEEE BUS This connector is an optional IEEE 488 IEC 625 GPIB interface Other rear panel connectors are provided for future expansion CAUTION To prevent...

Page 60: ...em selections other than CDMA are installed 3 Press the CONFIG MENU softkey to display the CONFIGURATION MENU 4 Press the MANUAL TEST softkey to display the CDMA MANUAL TEST CONFIGURATION menu 5 Press...

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Page 62: ...on B82 contains information about using the tester to emulate an analog base station and the tests that you can perform on analog mobile stations Option B82 must be installed to access the analog menu...

Page 63: ...Reference 3 2 CMD 80 Digital Radiocommunication Tester User Manual...

Page 64: ...Network System and Standard...

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Page 66: ...lect the system Finally if after selecting the system the STAN DARD softkey is displayed you select the standard to which you want to test Each of the softkey functions is described in the following s...

Page 67: ...to test This softkey interacts with both the NETWORK and SYSTEM settings The tester displays the STANDARD softkey whenever there is more than one available standard for the selected network Press the...

Page 68: ...CDMA Measurements...

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Page 70: ...sive to the CDMA system Using the Home Menu After power on the tester displays the home menu see Figure 3 2 You can press the MENU HOME front panel key to return to this menu at any time The softkeys...

Page 71: ...CDMA appears in a rounded box Some of the softkey selections in the home menu have several levels of submenus associated with them Figure 3 3 shows the CDMA menu structure for the tester This subsect...

Page 72: ...f three states 1 MS Unregistered initialization 2 MS Registered idle access 3 Call Established The first stage of the manual test is the MS Unregistered initialization state which is started by pressi...

Page 73: ...er with the tester NOTE The tester requires either a MIN or an IMSI mobile identification type You select the ID type in the CDMA BS PARAMETERS CONFIGURATION menu refer to CDMA BS PARAMETERS on page 3...

Page 74: ...standby power configuration menu where you can set the maximum limit of standby power and toggle the auto stop function on or off or set the parameters to their default values H ACCESS PROBES This so...

Page 75: ...figuration menus Figure 3 6 Access probes configuration menu H NOMINAL OFFSET Press this softkey to use the VAR control to set the nominal transmit power offset NOM_PWR of the Access Parameters Messag...

Page 76: ...nnel response Range 1 to 15 H DEFAULTS Press this softkey to return all access probe parameters to their factory default values After the mobile station is powered on and registered the tester enters...

Page 77: ...oftkey is displayed only if you have selected RATE SET 1 8K as the preferred rate set Press this softkey to select the preferred vocoder either BASIC or ENHANCED If the rate selected is not supported...

Page 78: ...an define the PN offsets pilot levels T_ADD and T_DROP for multiple pilot tests See figures 3 23 and 3 24 H SOFTER HANDOFF This softkey displays the softer handoff configuration menu where you can def...

Page 79: ...255 H HANDOFFS TRANSITIONS refer to page 3 33 H BS SIGNAL CONFIG refer to page 3 35 H TOTAL POWER refer to page 3 36 H RF CHANNEL refer to page 3 36 H TRAFFIC CHANNEL refer to page 3 36 H FRAME OFFSE...

Page 80: ...s menu level data transfers to the mobile unit at the full rate The network status box in the upper right corner of the display shows the rate set that is in use for the call The value in the TOTAL PO...

Page 81: ...key to simulate termination of the call by the base station You can also release the call at the mobile station by hanging up the mobile station press END on the mobile station Refer to Additional Mea...

Page 82: ...crease or decrease is 1 dB NOTE The measurement display indicates all step changes with a positive slope During the open loop test the closed loop power is controlled to prevent unwanted interaction t...

Page 83: ...CONFIG front panel key The results MS Signal values are on the left of the display as shown in Figure 3 12 NOTE The connection to the mobile station can be lost when running the maximum output test i...

Page 84: ...t to a high number Gated Output Selecting this test allows you to display the gated output of the RF carrier in several formats NOTE This test reduces the data transmission rate to one eighth rate Sel...

Page 85: ...ester User Manual For a more detailed view of the segment illustrated in Figure 3 13 press the RISING EDGE or FALLING EDGE softkey The details of the rising and falling edges are displayed as shown in...

Page 86: ...Figure 3 15 In continuous mode the tester continuously performs the receiver quality test and displays the frame error rate over the interval of the most recent number of frames You can set this fram...

Page 87: ...ation is reached H If you have the auto stop function turned on the test stops when one of the following conditions occurs H The confidence level that you set is reached H The frame errors reach the m...

Page 88: ...the CONFIDENCE LEVEL softkey to set the level of confidence to which you want to test The tester uses this parameter when you have selected the single shot mode of operation and you have turned on th...

Page 89: ...oftkey to set the maximum frame error rate The frame error rate is the percentage of bad frames with respect to the total number of frames tested The maximum frame error rate is the frame error rate l...

Page 90: ...forward traffic channel power This specification assumes that the AWGN power is measured in a 1 23 MHz bandwidth Since the tester uses a 1 8 MHz bandwidth to measure its AWGN power you must compensate...

Page 91: ...er frequency error and transmit time error H Waveform quality One additional test can be selected by pressing one of the following softkeys H Phase Error H Magnitude Error H Error Vector Magnitude Whe...

Page 92: ...ou must set the AWGN level 1 1 dB higher than specified in IS 98 to compensate for differences in bandwidth For example in IS 98 section 9 3 3 Demodulation of Forward Traffic Channel in Additive White...

Page 93: ...this menu will return the power level keep bit state and chip offset of each pilot the mobile recognizes The power level of each pilot compared to the T_ADD and T_DROP levels determine which pilots a...

Page 94: ...LEVEL softkey to enable the VAR control to set the Pilot 5 power output level or turn the pilot OFF Multiple pilot underdriven and overdriven conditions The OCNS Orthogonal Channel Noise Simulator va...

Page 95: ...ter capacity to the OCNS H Overdriven Each Pilot level is expressed in dB based upon a ratio relative to the specified Total Power If the sum of the fractional components exceeds the value 1 unity the...

Page 96: ...pilot power of the secondary pilot exceeds T_ADD the mobile issues a pilot strength measurement message mobile has moved this pilot from neighbor set to candidate set This message will cause the CMD80...

Page 97: ...ing and 16 0 dB for the primary sync Each of the eleven steps are represented as the power of the secondary sector relative to the primary sector When the STEP UP button is pressed the gain levels for...

Page 98: ...plays the previous NETWORK HANDOFFS selections The selections are retained until you change them Figure 3 21 Handoffs transitions menu for call established MS tests To handoff a CDMA call perform the...

Page 99: ...key cycles through RATE SET 1 BASIC which specifies the Basic vocoder RATE SET 1 EN HANCED which specifies the Enhanced vocoder and RATE SET 2 NOTE If the network handoff you selected is not implement...

Page 100: ...not occur and the message The selected transition is NOT currently available will appear in the menu Press the BS SIGNAL CNFG softkey to display the main configuration menu for the call established s...

Page 101: ...to one of the following H US Cellular 1 to 799 990 to 1023 H Japan Cellular 0 to 1199 H China Cellular 0 to 2047 H US PCS 0 to 1199 H Korean PCS 0 to 1300 NOTE Changing the RF channel initiate a hard...

Page 102: ...y value between 0 and 511 inclusive This new PN offset becomes the PN offset of the tester for the current and subsequent calls NOTE Changing the PN offset initiates a hard handoff You can change the...

Page 103: ...he power control bits between AUTO and HOLD The power control bits will be reset to AUTO at each call H DATA RATE Press this softkey to enable the front panel VAR knob Use the VAR knob to select betwe...

Page 104: ...ts 2 through 5 The GO TO PILOT LVLS softkey accesses the multiple pilots configuration menu for pilot levels see figure 3 24 Press the DEFAULTS softkey to return the PN offsets to the factory defaults...

Page 105: ...ultiple Pilot Underdriven and Overdriven Conditions on page 3 29 H TOTAL POWER Press this softkey to use the front panel VAR control to set the total power level H PILOT 1 LEVEL Press this softkey to...

Page 106: ...RVAL Press this softkey to use the front panel VAR control to set the FER interval that you want the tester to use to compute the frame error rate H MAXIMUM FER Press this softkey to use the front pan...

Page 107: ...lay the CDMA MODULE TEST menu Figure 3 26 CDMA module test menu The tester ignores the information content of the reverse link while in the Module Test mode The tester forward link can contain a pilot...

Page 108: ...ed power of the mobile station is calculated The MANUAL mode uses the power level set when you press the MS POWER EXPECTED softkey The OPEN LOOP mode uses the open loop power estimate based on the cur...

Page 109: ...The tester displays the OCNS power level when you enable OCNS by selecting AUTO with the softkey The tester displays this softkey when the optional AWGN system is installed Press this softkey to adjus...

Page 110: ...on calls for a 1 0 dB greater AWGN level than the forward traffic channel level you must set the tester s AWGN setting to 2 1 dB the 1 0 dB from the IS 98 specification plus 1 1 dB for bandwidth compe...

Page 111: ...channel to a value between 2 and 31 or 33 and 63 The tester automatically shifts an OCNS channel if channel conflicts occur Changing this value immediately changes the traffic channel and no handoff...

Page 112: ...its in each direction at the FULL rate and 16 bits in each direction at the EIGHTH rate OFF disables the power control bits and the bits are not sent to the mobile station Defaults Press this softkey...

Page 113: ...scribed in the following section MANUAL TEST MODULE TEST REFERENCE TIMING RF CONNECT EXT ATTEN BS SIGNAL CNFG PRINTER OTHER OPTIONS SENSITIVITY DYNAMIC RANGE DEMOD OF TRAFFIC CH CURRENT SIGNAL LVL USE...

Page 114: ...fic and pilot level values with the parameters established for the receiver sensitivity test CDMA BS Parameters This softkey displays a submenu of the CDMA BS SIGNAL CONFIGURATION MENU You can use thi...

Page 115: ...ion A z 22 991 824 040 MHz 869 040 MHz 1 MHz 1012 824 670 MHz 869 670 MHz CDMA 11 1013 824 700 MHz 869 700 MHz 1023 825 000 MHz 870 000 MHz A z CDMA 311 1 825 030 MHz 870 030 MHz 10 MHz 311 834 330 MH...

Page 116: ...Analog Measurements Option B82 Only...

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Page 118: ...nfigurations that are exclusive to the Analog system Using the Home Menu After power on the tester displays the home menu see Figure 3 30 You can press the MENU HOME front panel key to return to this...

Page 119: ...activate the VAR control so that you can select the network for the mobile station you are testing Rotate the VAR control to select US CELLULAR as the network 2 Press the SYSTEM softkey to select ANA...

Page 120: ...ENT CARRIER POWER RECEIVER QUALITY TRANSMITTER QUALITY SENSITIVITY HUM NOISE HARMONIC DISTORTION AUDIO MUTING AUDIO FREQ RESPONSE NORMAL MODE AUDIO FREQ RESPONSE RAW MODE HUM NOISE MOD NOISE DISTORTIO...

Page 121: ...nu used to perform measurements on the analog mobile station Selecting this test initiates a sequence composed of three states 1 MS Unregistered Initialization 2 MS Registered Idle Access 3 Call Estab...

Page 122: ...to analog or digital This also determines the subsequent menu paths between Analog mode and TDMA mode When set to analog mode the voice traffic channel uses an analog voice channel AMPS call When set...

Page 123: ...allowed for the JTACS standard H Supervisory audio tone color code The SAT color code is used to identify the base station with which the mobile station is communicat ing The SAT color codes and their...

Page 124: ...key to set all the parameters to their preset conditions Typically the default values are based on the appropriate specification as shown in Table 3 5 Table 3 5 Standard reference specifications Stand...

Page 125: ...CENTER or 10kHz BELOW CENTER is the default H Press the DSAT COLOR CODE softkey to select the desired Digital Supervisory Audio Tone Color Code DSCC and its associated 24 bit sequence See table below...

Page 126: ...he DSAT to the mobile station NOTE If you do not press one of the CALL TO MOBILE softkeys listed below the tester will register the mobile station and proceed to the MS Registered idle access state Re...

Page 127: ...ed information about MS tests refer to CALL ESTABLISHED MS TESTS on page 3 65 From the MS UNREGISTERED menu see Figure 3 33 on page 3 54 you can also press the CONFIG front panel button to display a c...

Page 128: ...ectively You can also toggle the auto stop function on or off and set the parameters to their default values Refer to STANDBY POWER on page 3 120 for a detailed description of this menu Press the BS S...

Page 129: ...et to digital mode the voice traffic channel uses TDMA IS 136 A digital traffic call Set CALL TYPE to ANALOG to make an AMPS mode call If you select DIGITAL as the call type the tester establishes a T...

Page 130: ...d set the parameters to their default values Refer to STANDBY POWER on page 3 120 for a detailed description of this menu Press the BS SIGNAL CONFIG softkey to display the MS UNREGISTERED OR REGISTERE...

Page 131: ...age across the battery terminals of the mobile station For more information refer to Additional Measurements on page 3 255 H HANDOFFS TRANSITIONS Press the HANDOFFS TRANSITIONS softkey to handoff the...

Page 132: ...n the mobile station NOTE If you selected NAMPS as the standard the VOICE CHAN DESIGNATOR softkey is added to the menu and the DSAT COLOR CODE softkey replaces the SAT COLOR CODE softkey The following...

Page 133: ...lished MS tests menu NOTE The tester will not display a value in the SAT FREQ ERROR and ST FREQ ERROR fields if the deviation reading is less than 100 Hz In the BS SIGNAL side of the display you can a...

Page 134: ...e When you press the FORCE ST softkey a maintenance order is sent to the mobile station This should cause the mobile station to send a signaling tone for approximately 60 seconds and then release the...

Page 135: ...ed on the forward channel this field appears in inverse video Whenever DST is received it is regarded as matching the forward channel DSAT if the DST is the bit wise complement of the DSAT NOTE The te...

Page 136: ...ayed H The DSAT SEQUENCE field is added This field contains one of the seven defined DSAT sequences one of the seven defined DST sequences or dashes if the received signal is not recognized as a valid...

Page 137: ...re 3 45 Analog manual test configuration call established main menu You can use the selections in the MAIN menu to set the holdoff time or access several configuration menus H CARRIER POWER refer to C...

Page 138: ...s Figure 3 46 Analog manual test configuration call established result limits menu Press the DEFAULTS softkey to set all the parameters to their preset conditions Typically the default values are base...

Page 139: ...3 47 Figure 3 47 Call established result limits menu for NAMPS and NTACS standards The differences in the CALL ESTABLISHED RESULT LIMITS menu for NAMPS and NTACS standards from the AMPS menu are as fo...

Page 140: ...8 Call established MS tests menu Press this softkey to make voltage and current measurements without quitting the CALL ESTABLISHED state Refer to Additional Measurements on page 3 255 for more informa...

Page 141: ...CALL ESTABLISHED menu You can configure the parameters for CARRIER POWER test in the CARRIER POWER CONFIG menu refer to CARRIER POWER on page 3 121 Press the MENU UP front panel button to return to t...

Page 142: ...meters from within the test menu The changes you make within the test menu change the settings you made in the associated configuration menu To perform mobile receiver tests your mobile station must b...

Page 143: ...ssed in decibels NOTE The tester uses internal filters in determining the results in the SENSITIV ITY menu Refer to Appendix B for filter descriptions and their use The SINAD value is highlighted if t...

Page 144: ...nce of SAT DSAT may increase the HUM NOISE value by 6 dB NOTE The tester uses internal filters in determining the results in the HUM NOISE menu Refer to Appendix B for filter descriptions and their us...

Page 145: ...he hum noise measurement only when the audio peak deviation is within the limits set in the HUM NOISE configuration menu refer to HUM NOISE on page 3 124 HARMONIC DISTORTION Press the HARMONIC DISTORT...

Page 146: ...wer Press the POWER softkey to set the level of the base station transmitter power H Modulation peak deviation Press the MOD PEAK DEVIATION softkey to set the deviation used to modulate the test tone...

Page 147: ...ir use Figure 3 55 Analog receiver quality audio freq response normal mode menu NOTE When performing the receiver audio frequency response test the tester compensates for the mobile station s de empha...

Page 148: ...ftkey to measure the audio frequency response in the raw mode When the tester measures the audio frequency response in the normal mode a pre emphasis filter is active and you can use the configuration...

Page 149: ...perform See Figure 3 57 Figure 3 57 Analog transmitter quality menu Normally you set up the parameters for the tests you want to make using the configuration menus that you access from the home menu H...

Page 150: ...MITTER QUALITY menu selections HUM NOISE Press the HUM NOISE softkey to measure the hum noise of the mobile transmitter and the audio peak deviation The transmitter hum noise is the ratio of the resid...

Page 151: ...the base station to control the output power for voice transmissions Press the VOICE MAC softkey to set the voice MAC parameter You can also change the following AF Generator settings H Frequency Pres...

Page 152: ...he tester displays this value as a percentage and the audio peak deviation in hertz See Figure 3 60 Figure 3 60 Analog transmitter quality mod noise distortion menu NOTE The tester uses internal filte...

Page 153: ...ISE DISTORTION configuration menu refer to MOD NOISE DISTOR TION on page 3 132 NOTE The tester performs the modulation distortion measurement only when the audio peak deviation is within the limits se...

Page 154: ...e not within the limit lines are indicated in inverse video at the bottom of the display You can set the 0 dB reference point amplitude with the AF GEN LEVEL softkey Adjust this level until the audio...

Page 155: ...range that you specify in the AUDIO FREQUENCY RESPONSE configuration menu refer to AUDIO FREQ RESPONSE on page 3 133 NOTE The tester performs the audio frequency response measurement only when the aud...

Page 156: ...UDIO FREQUENCY RESPONSE RAW MODE test menu H BS Power Press the BS POWER softkey to set the level of the base station transmitter power H Voice mobile attenuation code The voice mobile attenuation cod...

Page 157: ...the limit line a range of frequencies within which the test failed is shown in inverse video at the bottom of the display In Figure 3 63 the range of frequencies between 1000 Hz and 1500 Hz is in inve...

Page 158: ...n analog call perform the following procedure 1 In the NETWORK HANDOFFS side of the menu select the network system and standard to which you want to handoff the call Table 3 6 on page 3 92 lists the s...

Page 159: ...AMPS NAMPS NAMPS AMPS AMPS TDMA IS 136 A TDMA IS 136 A AMPS TDMA IS 136 A US PCS TDMA IS 136 A Japanese Cellular CDMA IS 95 JTACS or NTACS J CDMA T53 JTACS or NTACS JTACS NTACS NTACS JTACS Chinese Cel...

Page 160: ...by the base station to control the output power of the mobile station H Voice mobile attenuation code Press this softkey to set the parameter for the voice mobile attenuation code The voice mobile at...

Page 161: ...NAMPS from the AMPS menu are as follows H The menu shows VOICE CH DESIGNATOR information H The DSAT COLOR CODE value and its associated sequence replace the SAT COLOR CODE and its associated frequency...

Page 162: ...menu when NTACS is the selected standard The differences in the CALL ESTABLISHED menu for NTACS from the AMPS menu are as follows H The DSAT COLOR CODE value and its associated sequence replace the SA...

Page 163: ...module under test be capable of establishing or maintaining a call It is up to you to force the module under test into an appropriate state before performing the module tests In some cases you may wa...

Page 164: ...inuous display of the carrier power measurement press the CARRIER POWER softkey For additional information refer to CARRIER POWER on page 3 104 Press the VOICE CHAN FREQ OFFSET softkey to offset the v...

Page 165: ...the SAT to the mobile station Press the SAT PEAK DEVIATION softkey to set the amount of deviation used You can also use this softkey to turn off the SAT peak deviation NOTE You can set the SCC SAT co...

Page 166: ...is regarded as matching the forward channel DSAT if the DST is the bit wise complement of the DSAT NOTE The tester will decode and recognize DSAT or DST sequences that contain either 0 or 1 bit error...

Page 167: ...ences or dashes if the received signal is not recognized as a valid DSAT or DST If the received DSAT does not match the DSAT which is transmitted on the forward channel this field appears in inverse v...

Page 168: ...mobile station by changes in the audio source to settle before data is accumulated You can use this menu to change the SAT color code SCC that is in the ANALOG MODULE TEST menu shown in Figure 3 68 Th...

Page 169: ...t the peak deviation of the DSAT transmitted by the tester on the forward voice channel NOTE With NTACS selected as the standard the tester displays the DSAT COLOR CODE softkey as discussed previously...

Page 170: ...you selected NAMPS or NTACS as the standard you will see a RESULT LIMITS menu similar to that shown in Figure 3 73 Figure 3 73 Result limits menu for NAMPS or NTACS standards In the RESULT LIMITS menu...

Page 171: ...arrier power measurement in Figure 3 68 on page 3 97 in which the measurement is only taken periodically Figure 3 74 Analog module test carrier power menu Press this softkey to display the tests that...

Page 172: ...urn to the MODULE TEST RECEIVER QUAL test menu after making the configuration changes In some of the test menus you can vary the base station and AF Generator parameters from within the test menu The...

Page 173: ...ed off by the user this must be done from the front panel or the GPIB remote command The presence of SAT DSAT may increase the HUM NOISE value by 6 dB Figure 3 77 Analog module test receiver qual hum...

Page 174: ...nic distortion menu NOTE You must turn off the mobile station s expandor when performing this test A test result is highlighted if the harmonic distortion percentage exceeds the limit that you specifi...

Page 175: ...it that you specified for that parameter in the configuration menu refer to AUDIO MUTING on page 3 145 NOTE Displays of the test results may toggle between normal and highlighted if you have set AUTO...

Page 176: ...icated in inverse video at the bottom of the display You set the upper limit line lower limit line and the number of points sampled in the configuration menu Refer to AUDIO FREQ RESPONSE on page 3 147...

Page 177: ...O FREQUENCY RESPONSE RAW MODE configuration menu to set the beginning frequency the ending frequency and the number of points that are sampled refer to AUDIO FREQUENCY RESPONSE on page 3 147 Refer to...

Page 178: ...enu However you can also press the CONFIG front panel button to display the MODULE TEST TX QUAL CNFG menu that is associated with the selected test You can use this menu to set or change the test para...

Page 179: ...if the value exceeds the hum noise limit that you specified in the HUM NOISE configuration menu refer to HUM NOISE on page 3 152 Also the tester performs the hum noise measurement only when the audio...

Page 180: ...d if the percentage of modulation noise and distortion exceeds the limit that you specified in the configuration menu refer to MOD NOISE DISTORTION on page 3 153 Also the tester performs the modulatio...

Page 181: ...highlighted if the level of audio muting exceeds the limit that you specified in the configuration menu refer to AUDIO MUTING on page 3 154 NOTE The display of the test results may toggle between norm...

Page 182: ...pressor when performing this test When you press the AUDIO FREQ RESPONSE softkey the tester displays the audio frequency response curve plotted between the upper and lower limit lines Frequencies of t...

Page 183: ...tester takes the measurements without the de emphasis filter and you cannot set limit lines for the measurement See Figure 3 87 Figure 3 87 Analog module test tx qual audio freq response raw mode You...

Page 184: ...he CONFIG MENU softkey to display the CONFIGURATION MENU See Figure 3 88 Figure 3 88 Analog configuration menu Press the appropriate key for the specific item you want to configure Some selections con...

Page 185: ...ION AUDIO FREQ RESPONSE RECEIVER QUALITY TRANSMITTER QUALITY HOLDOFF TIME HUM NOISE MOD NOISE DISTORTION AUDIO MUTING AUDIO FREQ RESPONSE NORMAL MODE AUDIO FREQ RESPONSE RAW MODE SENSITIVITY HUM NOISE...

Page 186: ...lt limits menu for AMPS JTACS TACS and ETACS systems H Press the CARR FREQ ERROR RANGE softkey to set the error range for the carrier H Press the TOTAL PEAK DEV MAXIMUM softkey to set the maximum leve...

Page 187: ...ror range for the carrier H Press the TOTAL PEAK DEV MAXIMUM softkey to set the maximum level for peak deviation Total peak deviation must not exceed the level set here H Press the DSAT PK DEV ERROR R...

Page 188: ...e mobile station is in the IDLE state H Press the AUTO STOP softkey to toggle the auto stop function on or off If AUTO STOP is on the test stops if the standby power exceeds the limit you set Otherwis...

Page 189: ...L OUTPUT softkey to set the nominal carrier power value around which you will set upper and lower limits H Press the UPPER LIMIT softkey to set the upper limit for the carrier power H Press the LOWER...

Page 190: ...D AVG COUNT softkey to set how many readings the tester will average to determine the SINAD value The count value can be from 1 to 100 H Auto stop Press the AUTO STOP softkey to toggle the auto stop f...

Page 191: ...ypically the default values are based on IS 98 specifications H HUM NOISE Press the HUM NOISE softkey to display the HUM NOISE menu See Figure 3 97 Use this menu to set the parameters for the RECEIVER...

Page 192: ...H Power Press the POWER softkey to set the level of the base station transmitter power H Modulation frequency Press the MODULATION FREQUENCY softkey to set the audio frequency of the signal that modu...

Page 193: ...stop Press the AUTO STOP softkey to toggle the auto stop function on and off If the auto stop function is on the test stops if the harmonic distortion level is greater than the value you set Otherwise...

Page 194: ...Figure 3 99 Figure 3 99 Analog receiver quality configuration audio frequency response menu When the tester measures the audio frequency response in the normal mode a pre emphasis filter is active an...

Page 195: ...H Press the G softkey to set the end of the third section F to G The levels for each section are set as follows see Figure 3 100 H Press A to set the level for the upper limit line D to G H Press the...

Page 196: ...if the audio frequency response exceeds the limits that you set Otherwise the test runs continuously Press the DEFAULTS softkey to set the parameters to their preset conditions Typically the default...

Page 197: ...n Press the MOD PEAK DEVIATION softkey to set the deviation used to modulate the test tone in the RF output of the tester You can also use this softkey to turn off the modulation peak deviation Press...

Page 198: ...maximum test limit for the hum noise level H Auto stop Press the AUTO STOP softkey to toggle the auto stop function on and off If the auto stop function is on the test stops if the hum noise level exc...

Page 199: ...transmissions Press the VOICE MAC softkey to set the voice MAC parameter You can also change the following AF Generator settings H Press the FREQUENCY softkey to adjust the frequency of the internal...

Page 200: ...he following base station signal parameters H Power Press the POWER softkey to set the level of the base station transmitter power H Voice mobile attenuation code The voice mobile attenuation code is...

Page 201: ...RMAL MODE softkey to set the result limits for the NORMAL MODE see Figure 3 106 Figure 3 106 Transmitter qual configuration audio frequency response normal mode result limits menu Press the D softkey...

Page 202: ...est runs continuously Press the SAMPLE POINTS softkey to select the number of points that are sampled when the tester takes the test measurements Press the DEFAULTS softkey to set the parameters to th...

Page 203: ...t power for voice transmissions Press the VOICE MAC softkey to set the voice MAC parameter You can also change the following AF Generator settings H Press the FREQUENCY softkey to adjust the frequency...

Page 204: ...equency H Press the ENDING FREQUENCY softkey to set the end frequency H Press the SAMPLE POINTS softkey to select the number of points that are sampled when the tester takes the audio frequency respon...

Page 205: ...an also change the following AF Generator settings H Press the FREQUENCY softkey to adjust the frequency of the internal AF Generator This sets the frequency of the reference point for this measuremen...

Page 206: ...tkey to set the ending frequency H Sample points Press the SAMPLE POINTS softkey to select the number of points that are sampled when the tester takes the test measurements H Auto stop Press the AUTO...

Page 207: ...in the audio source to settle before data is accumulated Press this softkey to display a menu with selections that you use to set parame ters for tests done while in the ANALOG MODULE TEST mode See F...

Page 208: ...nu The following text discusses each of the MODULE TEST RECEIVER QUAL ITY CONFIG menu choices H SENSITIVITY Press the SENSITIVITY softkey to display the SENSITIVITY menu see Figure 3 112 Use this menu...

Page 209: ...ion used NOTE If you selected NAMPS or NTACS as the standard the DSAT PEAK DEVIATION softkey and associated DSCC field replace the SAT PEAK DEVIATION softkey and the SCC field The following menu items...

Page 210: ...71 on page 3 101 H Supervisory audio tone peak deviation The supervisory audio tone deviation is the amount of deviation that the base station uses to transmit the SAT to the mobile station Press the...

Page 211: ...DISTORTION test Figure 3 114 Analog module test rx qual configuration harmonic distortion menu The following menu items are unique to this menu H Supervisory audio tone color code SCC field This fiel...

Page 212: ...he tester on the forward voice channel Refer to HARMONIC DISTORTION on page 3 126 for a description of the other items in this menu H AUDIO MUTING Press the AUDIO MUTING softkey to display the AUDIO M...

Page 213: ...The supervisory audio tone deviation is the amount of deviation that the base station uses to transmit the SAT to the mobile station Press the SAT PEAK DEVIATION softkey to set the amount of deviatio...

Page 214: ...ither the NORMAL MODE or the RAW MODE see Fig ure 3 116 When the tester measures the audio frequency response in the normal mode a pre emphasis filter is active and you can establish limit lines for t...

Page 215: ...lor code SCC field This field displays the selected SCC and its associated frequency which is inherited from the MAIN ANALOG MODULE TEST CONFIG menu See Figure 3 71 on page 3 101 H Supervisory audio t...

Page 216: ...set the peak deviation of the DSAT transmitted by the tester on the forward voice channel Refer to AUDIO FREQ RESPONSE on page 3 127 for a description of the other items in this menu Press the RAW MO...

Page 217: ...SAT PEAK DEVIATION softkey and the SCC field The following menu items are unique to this menu if NAMPS or NTACS is the selected standard See the figure below H Digital supervisory audio tone color cod...

Page 218: ...of the menu Since the configuration menus for analog manual tests are similar to the configuration menus for the analog module tests you will be referred to the analog manual test configuration menus...

Page 219: ...ndor the change in output level is a nominal 2 dB Press the EXPANDOR softkey to toggle the expandor function on or off H Supervisory audio tone color code SCC field This field displays the selected SC...

Page 220: ...on of the DSAT transmitted by the tester on the forward voice channel Refer to HUM NOISE on page 3 131 for a description of the other items in this menu H MOD NOISE DISTORTION Press the MOD NOISE DIST...

Page 221: ...d standard See the figure below H Digital supervisory audio tone color code DSCC field This field displays the selected DSCC and its associated sequence which are inherited from the MAIN ANALOG MODULE...

Page 222: ...o peak deviation H Audio peak deviation error range Press the AUDIO PK DEV ERR RANGE softkey to set the allowable deviation from the target audio peak deviation value Within this menu you can set the...

Page 223: ...er on the forward voice channel You can also change the following AF Generator settings H Press the FREQUENCY softkey to adjust the frequency of the sinusoidal test tone generated by the AF Generator...

Page 224: ...d you cannot set limit lines for the measurement Press the NORMAL MODE softkey to set the result limits for measuring the audio frequency response of the mobile transmitter in the normal mode see Figu...

Page 225: ...the SAT to the mobile station Press the SAT PEAK DEVIATION softkey to set the amount of deviation used NOTE If you selected NAMPS or NTACS as the standard the DSAT PEAK DEVIATION softkey and associate...

Page 226: ...ue to this menu H Supervisory audio tone color code SCC field This field displays the selected SCC and its associated frequency which is inherited from the MAIN ANALOG MODULE TEST CONFIG menu See Figu...

Page 227: ...efine the operating parameters of an analog base station signal You can arrive at this menu in two ways and there is a fundamental difference in the type of configuration you make depending on which m...

Page 228: ...7 is described first followed by descriptions of the menus for NAMPS and NTACS Figure 3 127 Analog BS signal configuration menu NOTE The level settings set in the ANALOG BS SIGNAL CONFIGURATION MENU a...

Page 229: ...enuation code is a code sent by the base station to control the output power of the mobile station on the control channel Press the CONTROL MAC softkey to select the control MAC you want H Voice mobil...

Page 230: ...IGNATOR softkey Press the VOICE CHAN DESIGNATOR softkey to select the designator you want 10kHz ABOVE CENTER or 10kHz BELOW CENTER is the default H The DSAT COLOR CODE softkey replaces the SAT COLOR C...

Page 231: ...DSAT COLOR CODE softkey replaces the SAT COLOR CODE softkey Press the DSAT COLOR CODE softkey to select the desired Digital Supervisory Audio Tone Color Code 0 through 6 and its associated sequence S...

Page 232: ...This number uniquely identifies a cellular system NOTE For some standards the SID AID is defined to be an odd number if the control channel is in the A system or an even number if the control channel...

Page 233: ...Analog Configuration 3 166 CMD 80 Digital Radiocommunication Tester User Manual...

Page 234: ...TDMA Measurements Option B84 Only...

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Page 236: ...s and station configurations that are exclusive to the TDMA system Using the Home Menu After power on the tester displays the home menu see Figure 3 131 You can press the MENU HOME front panel key to...

Page 237: ...the VAR control so that you can select the network for the mobile station you are testing Rotate the VAR control to select US CELLULAR or US PCS as the network 2 Press the SYSTEM softkey to select TD...

Page 238: ...TRANSMITTER QUALITY MAHO REPORT TIME ALIGNMENT HANDOFFS TRANSITIONS BS SIGNAL CNFG ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENT MANUAL TEST MODULE TEST AUDIO MEASUREMENT NETWORK SYSTEM CONFIG MENU MENU HOME MS UNREGISTERED...

Page 239: ...TDMA 3 170 CMD 80 Digital Radiocommunication Tester User Manual...

Page 240: ...n page 3 3 Press MANUAL TEST to initiate a sequence composed of three states H MS Unregistered State initialization control channel scanning and locking H MS Registered State DCCH camping H Call Estab...

Page 241: ...just the time interval 5 to 300 seconds between registrations When the timer expires the tester changes the state of the FOREG bit in the registration parameters message in the DCCH from disabled to e...

Page 242: ...1 to 6 for half rate traffic or 1 to 3 for full rate traffic H POWER Press this softkey to set the level of the base station transmitter power 131 dBm to 17 dBm H DCCH MAC Press this softkey to set t...

Page 243: ...d or invalid the preferred DTC data rate and DTC CODEC values are used to attempt the call If the preferred values don t match the mobile station s capabilities the call may fail H DEFAULTS Press this...

Page 244: ...blished the tester displays the CALL ESTABLISHED VOICE LOOPBACK menu In this mode a message spoken into the mobile station is returned in approximately 2 seconds This allows you to test the voice qual...

Page 245: ...on every five minutes H TDMA BS SIGNAL CNFG Press this softkey to display a menu that allows you to configure the TDMA base station See Figure 3 136 on page 3 173 H DCCH MAC Press this softkey to set...

Page 246: ...n AMPS mode call Set to DIGITAL to make a TDMA IS 136 A call NOTE To establish a TDMA mode call the CALL TYPE must be set to Digital If you select ANALOG as the call type refer to CALL ESTABLISHED on...

Page 247: ...3 173 H SMS MESSAGE TYPE Press this softkey to select either the system DEFAULT message or the USER DEFINED message The default message transmits 239 characters using the quick brown fox message H EDI...

Page 248: ...ost menus displays the selected network system and standard When a call is established it also displays the data rate and slot Figure 3 132 on page 3 168 shows a sample display Informationbox Figure 3...

Page 249: ...annel 1 to 799 or 991 to 1023 for cellular 1 to 1999 for PCS H DTC SLOT Press this softkey to set the Digital Traffic Channel slot 1 to 6 for half rate traffic or 1 to 3 for full rate traffic The SYNC...

Page 250: ...H RDTC POWER EXPECTED This value is the expected mobile station power based on the setting of the DTC MAC H RDTC FREQ EXPECTED This is the expected mobile station RF frequency based on the setting of...

Page 251: ...sets the expected power level and attenuation gain through the receive path H DTC CHANNEL Press this softkey to set the Digital Traffic Channel 1 to 799 or 991 to 1023 for cellular 1 to 1999 for PCS H...

Page 252: ...MITS softkey to display the RESULT LIMITS menu see Figure 3 142 You can use the selections in this menu to set the limit values for the listed parameters that appear in the TDMA CALL ESTABLISHED MS TE...

Page 253: ...S Press this softkey to to set the MS transmitter Error Vector Magnitude limit 0 to 100 for RMS measure ments H DEFAULTS Press this softkey to set all the parameters to their preset conditions Typical...

Page 254: ...to make voltage and current measurements without quitting the CALL ESTABLISHED state Refer to Additional Measurements on page 3 255 for more information To perform mobile receiver tests your mobile s...

Page 255: ...to measure the performance of the mobile receiver Figure 3 145 TDMA receiver quality menu You can run each receiver quality test in either continuous mode or single shot mode Pressing the GO TO SINGL...

Page 256: ...nual 3 187 Figure 3 146 TDMA Receiver Quality single shot and continuous modes You can set the bit error rate interval CONTINUOUS INTERVAL and the number of frames SINGLE SHOT DURATION in the configur...

Page 257: ...the confidence level that the mobile station sync is being detected The maximum confidence level is 98 H MAXIMUM BER displays the set maximum bit error rate in percent when the sensitivity measurement...

Page 258: ...eters for receiver quality tests Use the MENU UP front panel key to return to the RECEIVER QUALITY test menu after making the configuration changes Figure 3 147 TDMA receiver quality configuration cal...

Page 259: ...148 TDMA manual receiver quality test sensitivity NOTE The display of the test results may toggle between normal and highlighted if you have set AUTO STOP to OFF in the SENSITIVITY configuration menu...

Page 260: ...receiver quality test dynamic range NOTE The display of the test results may toggle between normal and highlighted if you have set AUTO STOP to OFF in the DYNAMIC RANGE configuration menu This indica...

Page 261: ...lity test current signal level NOTE The display of the test results may toggle between normal and highlighted if you have set AUTO STOP to OFF in the CURRENT SIGNAL LEVEL configuration menu This indic...

Page 262: ...2 NOTE The display of the test results may toggle between normal and highlighted if you have set AUTO STOP to OFF in the USER DEFINED 1 2 configuration menu This indicates that the measurement is out...

Page 263: ...52 Setup for testing transmitter quality Press the TRANSMITTER QUALITY softkey to display the tests used to measure the performance of the mobile station transmitter Select the transmitter test that y...

Page 264: ...phone and the tester If you want to set up or change the test parameters after a call is established press the CONFIG front panel key This displays the TRANSMITTER QUALITY CONFIGURATION menu that is a...

Page 265: ...the switching transients caused by the ramping on and ramping off of the transmitter is covered by the calculated Peak values The RMS measurement is made using 50 of the symbol periods in one time sl...

Page 266: ...ttenuation gain through the receive path H DISPLAY UNIT Press this softkey to set the display units for the results The bar graph is always presented as absolute values dBm H DISPLAY MODE Press this s...

Page 267: ...valuation The range is between 1 and 1000 The Bursts Out of Range field displays the percentage of the total number of bursts failing one of the RMS Peak limits defined in the configuration menu A bur...

Page 268: ...ER Press this softkey to set the marker position The marker range is between symbol 28 to symbol 190 0 25 symbol resolution H GRID ON OFF Press this softkey to turn the display grid pattern on or off...

Page 269: ...tester at any one attenuator setting is about 65 dBm the leakage power level may not be reached by the actual power versus time curve for all mobile station power levels Thus the displayed curve may...

Page 270: ...nuation gain through the receive path H OVER SAMPLE Press this softkey to set the oversampling factor of the displayed signal curve to 1 or 8 H DISPLAY RANGE Press this softkey to select different par...

Page 271: ...the modulated carrier The amplitude difference between the in phase and quadrature components of the signal is represented by the I Q imbalance measurement This measurement also allows you to measure...

Page 272: ...hrough the receive path H DISPLAY RANGE Press this softkey to set the graphic display range 5 to 30 degrees H DISPLAY MODE Press this softkey to select which curve to display CURRENT AVERAGE or MAX MI...

Page 273: ...is the magnitude of the RF carrier relative to the magnitude of the modulated carrier The amplitude difference between the in phase and quadrature components of the signal is represented by the I Q im...

Page 274: ...n through the receive path H DISPLAY RANGE Press this softkey to set the graphic display range 5 to 30 percent H DISPLAY MODE Press this softkey to select which curve to display CURRENT AVERAGE or MAX...

Page 275: ...aluated The carrier feedthrough refers to the origin offset which is the magnitude of the RF carrier relative to the magnitude of the modulated carrier The amplitude difference between the in phase an...

Page 276: ...ts the expected power level and attenuation gain through the receive path H DISPLAY RANGE Press this softkey to set the graphic display range 5 to 30 percent H DISPLAY MODE Press this softkey to selec...

Page 277: ...ween the actual timing advance and the expected advance The bar graph displays the measured symbol delay actual to the user specified expected symbol delay The detected MS sync number is also displaye...

Page 278: ...this softkey to set the Digital Traffic Channel 1 to 799 or 991 to 1023 for cellular 1 to 1999 for PCS H DTC SLOT Press this softkey to set the Digital Traffic Channel slot 1 to 6 for half rate traff...

Page 279: ...ndication and the BER RANGE bit error information estimated by the mobile station The mobile station also sends back the RSSI measurements for the defined neighbor channels This information is transmi...

Page 280: ...r call established MS tests To handoff a TDMA call perform the following procedure 1 In the NETWORK HANDOFFS side of the menu select the network system and standard to which you want to handoff the ca...

Page 281: ...dard Valid handoff to standards US Cellular CDMA IS 95 AMPS or NAMPS AMPS NAMPS NAMPS AMPS AMPS TDMA IS 136 A TDMA IS 136 A AMPS TDMA IS 136 A US PCS TDMA IS 136 A Japanese Cellular CDMA IS 95 JTACS o...

Page 282: ...he base station transmitter power 131 dBm to 17 dBm H DCCH MAC Press this softkey to set the Digital Control Channel Mobile Attenuation Code 0 to 10 H DTC MAC Press this softkey to set the Digital Tra...

Page 283: ...his softkey to toggle the mobile station ID type between MIN Mobile Identification Number and IMSI Interna tional Mobile Station Identity as defined in IS 136 A section 8 1 3 and 8 1 1 respectively MI...

Page 284: ...le ignoring the information content in the reverse channel This allows the tester to measure the power level and waveform quality on the reverse channel while not requiring that the module under test...

Page 285: ...quisition frame 6 slots Measured over one ac quisition frame 6 slots No Power Ramp Invalid burst length power ramp detected Measured from ramp edge to end of valid slot duration time Measured from ram...

Page 286: ...selected the tester uses the rising portion of the test signal to detect the burst With Free Run selected the tester uses the detection of the sync sequence to detect the burst The Bit Error Rate and...

Page 287: ...mation Two modes of operation are available when testing receiver quality continuous or single shot You can toggle between the two modes by pressing the GO TO SINGLE SHOT GO TO CONTINUOUS softkey Figu...

Page 288: ...ed earlier are similar to the TDMA module tests you will be referred to the TDMA manual tests for menu descriptions Only menu items unique to the TDMA module tests are discussed in the following subse...

Page 289: ...hile receiving a maximum level of RF power Figure 3 170 TDMA module receiver quality test dynamic range Refer to DYNAMIC RANGE on page 3 191 for a detailed description of the menu items CURRENT SIGNAL...

Page 290: ...e menu items USER DEFINED 1 2 Press either of these softkeys to measure the receiver performance of the mobile station using a user defined power level setting for the BER measurement see Figure 3 172...

Page 291: ...tion menus that you access from the home menu However you can also press the CONFIG front panel key to display the MODULE TEST TX QUAL CNFG menu that is associated with the selected test You can use t...

Page 292: ...adjacent channel power measurement allows the user to measure the adjacent first and second alternate channel power and display the results in a frequency domain view See Figure 3 174 Figure 3 174 TDM...

Page 293: ...esentation of the time domain burst in the selected adjacent alternate channel with the accompanying statistic results Note that the percentage in the Bursts Out of Range field covers all 6 neighborin...

Page 294: ...3 176 Figure 3 176 TDMA module transmitter quality test power vs time This test performs the same as the manual test except for the BURST LENGTH softkey selection noted below Refer to POWER VS TIME o...

Page 295: ...l waveform at the detection points See Fig ure 3 177 Figure 3 177 TDMA module transmitter quality test phase error This test performs the same as the manual test Refer to PHASE ERROR on page 3 202 for...

Page 296: ...l 4 DQPSK signal waveform See Figure 3 178 Figure 3 178 TDMA module transmitter quality test magnitude error This test performs the same as the manual test Refer to MAGNITUDE ERROR on page 3 204 for a...

Page 297: ...DQPSK signal waveform See Figure 3 179 Figure 3 179 TDMA module transmitter quality test error vector magnitude This test performs the same as the manual test Refer to ERR VECTOR MAGNI TUDE on page 3...

Page 298: ...LE TEST REFERENCE TIMING RF CONNECT EXT ATTEN TDMA BS SIGNAL CONFIG PRINTER OTHER OPTIONS RESULT LIMITS RECEIVER QUALITY TRANSMITTER QUALITY TIME ALIGNMENT MAHO REPORT ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENT MANUAL TE...

Page 299: ...hen you have selected TDMA as the system See Figure 3 182 Figure 3 182 TDMA manual test configuration menu You can use the selections in the TDMA MANUAL TEST CONFIGURATION menu to access the following...

Page 300: ...POWER lower limit 10 dB to 0 This limit is applied relative to the MS EXPECTED power H RDTC FREQ ERROR RANGE Press this softkey to set the MS transmitter Reverse Digital Traffic Channel carrier frequ...

Page 301: ...igure 3 184 TDMA receiver quality configuration menu Each RECEIVER QUALITY CONFIGURATION menu choice is discussed in the following text H SENSITIVITY Press this softkey to display the SENSITIVITY menu...

Page 302: ...maximum BER percentage you set H MAXIMUM BER Press this softkey to set the pass fail test limit for the BER measurement Any result exceeding this limit will be displayed in reverse video white on bla...

Page 303: ...he auto stop function is on the test stops when the Single Shot Bit Errors exceed the maximum BER percentage you set H MAXIMUM BER Press this softkey to set the pass fail test limit for the BER measur...

Page 304: ...t the number of TDMA frames 1 to 249 for the BER measurement when in continuous mode H AUTO STOP Press this softkey to toggle the auto stop function on and off If the auto stop function is on the test...

Page 305: ...MA frame length is 40 ms The actual time duration of the measurement is displayed to the right of the selected number of frames H CONTINUOUS INTERVAL Press this softkey to set the number of TDMA frame...

Page 306: ...Figure 3 182 on page 3 230 to display the TDMA MANUAL TEST TX QUAL CNFG menu which has selections that you use to set parameters for the various transmitter quality tests See Figure 3 189 Figure 3 189...

Page 307: ...pwr Press the respective softkeys to modify the RMS or PEAK value limits for the different channels The RMS limits are relative levels to the RMS power in the active channel and the Peak limits are r...

Page 308: ...DTC MAC to 5 nominal transmit power 16 dBm the upper nominal output limit could be set to 20 dBm and the lower nominal output could be set to 12 0 dBm Since the dynamic range of the tester at any one...

Page 309: ...it values for the modulation measurements the carrier feedthrough I Q imbalance or carrier frequency error These limits are applied to the CURRENT AVERAGE and MAX MIN measurements equally These measur...

Page 310: ...See Figure 3 193 Figure 3 193 TDMA time alignment configuration menu H TIMING ERR LIMIT Press this softkey to set the MS transmitter burst time alignment error limit 0 to 15 symbols 0 01 symbol incre...

Page 311: ...changes the number of RF channels sent in the MEASUREMENT ORDER message to the mobile station and alters the selection screen to conform to the setting H SELECT NEIGHBOR Press this softkey to select...

Page 312: ...ion menu RECEIVER QUALITY Press this softkey to display the TDMA RECEIVER QUALITY CONFIGURATION menu see Figure 3 196 Select the test whose parameters you want to configure from the menu selections on...

Page 313: ...he MODULE TEST RECEIVER QUAL ITY CONFIG menu choices H SENSITIVITY Press this softkey to display the SENSITIVITY configuration menu see Figure 3 197 Use this menu to set the parameters for the module...

Page 314: ...age 3 233 for a description of the menu items Figure 3 198 TDMA module test receiver quality configuration dynamic range H CURRENT SIGNAL LVL Press this softkey to display the current signal level tes...

Page 315: ...display the USER DEFINED 1 or 2 configuration menus see Figure 3 200 Use this menu to set the parameters for the module test receiver quality user defined 1 or 2 test Refer to USER DEFINED 1 2 on page...

Page 316: ...re Since the configuration menus for TDMA manual tests are similar to the configuration menus for the TDMA module tests you will be referred to the TDMA manual test configuration menus for menu descri...

Page 317: ...module test transmitter quality configuration adjacent channel pwr Press the respective softkeys to modify the RMS or PEAK value limits for the different channels The RMS limits are relative levels to...

Page 318: ...you set the expected power to 16 dBm the upper nominal output limit could be set to 20 dBm and the lower nominal output could be set to 12 0 dBm Since the dynamic range of the tester at any one attenu...

Page 319: ...r the RMS or Peak value of the different modulation error types the carrier feedthrough I Q imbalance or the carrier frequency error These measurements are displayed in the following measurement scree...

Page 320: ...Handoff operation If you arrived at the TDMA BS SIGNAL CONFIGU RATION menu from the HANDOFFS TRANSITIONS menu see HAND OFFS TRANSITIONS on page 3 211 you are configuring the TDMA base station correspo...

Page 321: ...TA RATE Press this softkey to toggle the DTC data rate between full and half At registration the mobile station is requested to provide a capability report If the mobile station supports the PREFERRED...

Page 322: ...y identifies a cellular system H MOBILE ID TYPE Press this softkey to toggle the mobile ID type between MIN Mobile ID Number and IMSI International Mobile Station Identity as defined in IS 136 section...

Page 323: ...TDMA Configuration 3 254 CMD 80 Digital Radiocommunication Tester User Manual...

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Page 326: ...on the network system or standard settings Figure 3 207 Home menu accessing additional measurements Press the ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENT softkey to display the ADDITION AL MEASUREMENTS menu see Figure 3 2...

Page 327: ...Additional Measurements 3 256 CMD 80 Digital Radiocommunication Tester User Manual Figure 3 208 Additional measurements menu...

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Page 330: ...or standard settings Figure 3 209 Home menu accessing audio measurements The tester uses its internal AF generator to provide an audio signal to the mobile station To perform an audio measurement test...

Page 331: ...station H HARMONIC DISTORTION Press this softkey to display the menu used to measure harmonic distortion Refer to Harmonic Distortion on page 3 259 H HOLDOFF TIME Press this softkey to set a time dela...

Page 332: ...Audio Measurement menu H DEFAULTS Press this softkey to return the menu to its default settings FILTER C MESSAGE AF GENERATOR FREQUENCY 1004 Hz LEVEL 0 0 mV Press the MENU UP front panel key to retur...

Page 333: ...centage of the RMS value of the sum of the second and higher harmonic components to the RMS value of the total signal at the audio output of the mobile station receiver for a specified signal applied...

Page 334: ...meters for the harmonic distortion test On RESULT LIMITS side of this menu you can set the following H Distortion Limit Press this softkey to adjust the limit Note that changing the percentage value a...

Page 335: ...ting H FILTER Press this softkey to toggle between a C MESSAGE or CCITT filter In the AF GENERATOR section of the menu you can make the following settings H FREQUENCY Press this softkey to set the fre...

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Page 337: ...0 MHz to 1990 MHz Korean PCS 1805 MHz to 1870 MHz Resolution 1 Hz Error Same as timebase Output level RF IN OUT 124 dBm to 20 dBm RF OUT 2 105 dBm to 0 dBm Resolution 0 1 dB Error 1 5 dB Error with Op...

Page 338: ...m to 0 dBm Measurement error Absolute 1 5 dB Relative 0 3 dB reference level 30 dBm Typical 0 5 dB typical at 25 5 _C Dynamic range 50 dB below reference level Within the following ranges RF IN OUT fu...

Page 339: ...25 for an example Table A 3 TDMA signal generator characteristics Option B84 Characteristic Description Frequency Range US Cellular 869 MHz to 894 MHz US PCS 1930 MHz to 1990 MHz Resolution 1 Hz Erro...

Page 340: ...lation analyzer CR band 824 MHz to 849 MHz EVM RMS residual 1 EVM Pk residual 3 CR band 1850 MHz to 1950 MHz EVM RMS residual 1 5 EVM Pk residual 5 I Q offset residual 50 dB 0 3 I Q imbalance residual...

Page 341: ...CS 843 MHz to 846 MHz 863 5 MHz to 867 MHz Resolution 1 Hz Error Same as timebase resolution Output level RF IN OUT 124 dBm to 20 dBm RF OUT 2 105 dBm to 0 dBm Resolution 0 1 dB Error 1 5 dB Modulatio...

Page 342: ...TACS 898 MHz to 901 MHz 918 5 MHz to 922 MHz Resolution 1 Hz Reference level range RF IN OUT full scale 28 dBm to 41 dBm RF IN2 full scale 69 dBm to 0 dBm RF frequency measurement Dynamic range from r...

Page 343: ...cal RF IN2 connector Ref Lev 69 dBm 1 3 mV 105 dBm typical Residual FM RF IN OUT 7 Hz 0 3 kHz to 3 kHz BW rms typical RF IN2 9 Hz 0 3 kHz to 3 kHz BW rms typical Error 4 of reading 30 Hz residual FM F...

Page 344: ...n 0 2 Resolution 0 1 distortion Error 5 inherent distortion SINAD measurement Bandwidth Limited by C message filter Frequency 1004 Hz Input voltage range 100 mV to 30 VRMS Inherent distortion 0 2 Reso...

Page 345: ...ion Compressor 2 dB in to 1 dB out 1 5 kHz or 2 9 kHz reference Expandor 1 dB in to 2 dB out 1 5 kHz or 2 9 kHz reference Table A 9 Timebase characteristics Characteristic Description Standard time ba...

Page 346: ...tage range 632 mVp p to 5 Vp p Level 0 dBm to 5 Vp p Synchronization output Frequency 10 MHz or frequency at synchronization input Voltage 5 Vp p Rout 50 W Synchronization output Option B60 Selectable...

Page 347: ...indices 10 mA at 25 C and common mode rejection voltage 10 V Error 2 resolution residual indication Table A 11 General characteristics Characteristic Description Rated temperature range 5 to 45 C to...

Page 348: ...unity IEC 801 4 Electrical Fast Transient Burst Immunity EC Declaration of Conformity Low Voltage Compliance was demonstrated to the following specification as listed in the Official Journal of the Eu...

Page 349: ...0 000 Mobile Station Channel Number Frequency 1 v N v 1199 0 050 N 1850 000 Base Station Channel Number Frequency 1 v N v 1199 0 050 N 1930 000 Mobile Station Channel Number Frequency 1 v N v 1000 0 0...

Page 350: ...Base Station Channel Number Frequency 1 v N v 799 0 0125 N 860 000 801 v N v 1039 0 0125 N 800 843 000 1041 v N v 1199 0 0125 N 1040 832 000 Mobile Station Channel Number Frequency 1 v N v 799 0 030 N...

Page 351: ...Hz high pass and 15 kHz system bandwidth limit have virtually no effect on measurement results Table C 1 Filter specifications Filter 1 Characteristics 6 Hz high pass 3dB min 6 Hz 50 Hz high pass 3dB...

Page 352: ...igh pass 15 kHz low pass SAT PK DEVIATION AMPS TACS SAT bandpass DSAT PK DEVIATION NAMPS NTACS 6 Hz high pass 3 kHz low pass ST PK DEVIATION AMPS ST bandpass fc 10 kHz TACS ST bandpass fc 8 kHz Rx Qua...

Page 353: ...ODULATION NOISE DISTOR TION AMPS De emphasis C message 1 004 kHz notch expandor 2 9 kHz reference TACS De emphasis CCITT Psophometric 1 004 kHz notch expandor 2 9 kHz reference NAMPS De emphasis C mes...

Page 354: ...ty SINAD AMPS NAMPS 1 004 kHz notch C message TACS NTACS 1 004 kHz notch CCITT Psophometric Hum Noise AUDIO PEAK DEVI A ION AMPS TACS 6 Hz high pass 4 kHz low pass ATION NAMPS NTACS 300 Hz 4 kHz bandp...

Page 355: ...e emphasis C message 1 004 kHz notch expandor 1 5 kHz reference NTACS De emphasis CCITT Psophometric 1 004 kHz notch expandor 1 5 kHz reference Audio Muting CURRENT AUDIO PK AMPS TACS 6 Hz high pass 4...

Page 356: ...Appendix B FM AF Measurement Filters C 6 CMD 80 Digital Radiocommunication Tester User Manual...

Page 357: ...since no explicit addressing is possible with the serial remote control If this occurs you can press the LOCAL key to switch from the REMOTE state to the LOCAL state The IEC IEEE bus interface corresp...

Page 358: ...e controller by activating this line IFC Interface Clear is activated by the controller to set the interface to a defined status EOI End or Identify is used to identify the end of data transfer and is...

Page 359: ...the CONFIG menu using the GPIB IEC ADDRESS softkey The address between 0 and 30 is entered using the numeric keys and remains stored when the device is switched off The tester is factory set to addre...

Page 360: ...each pin labeled Table identifies each connector for both a 9 pin and a 25 pin RS 232 connector 1 5 9 6 SG DTR TxD RxD DCD DSR RTS CTS RI Figure D 2 RS 232 Interface connector 9 pin Table D 2 Interfa...

Page 361: ...of false data if the modem cannot interpret the signals of the remote station DTR Data Terminal Ready active LOW Output indicating that the data terminal is ready to receive data DSR Data Set Ready ac...

Page 362: ...handshake is effected by crossing the data lines The wiring diagram shown in Figure D 3 applies to a controller with 9 pin or 25 pin configuration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 3 2 6 5 4 8 7 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...

Page 363: ...ll modem cable In the case of this cable the data control and report lines must be crossed The wiring diagram shown in Figure D 4 applies to a controller with 9 pin or 25 pin configuration RxD TxD 1 2...

Page 364: ...s the Remote state again The LOCAL key can be disabled by the controller sending the universal command LLO Local Lockout When the tester is switched to the Local state it returns to the home menu Inte...

Page 365: ...23 7 37 55 107 TA7 G 47 71 127 TA23 W 57 87 147 SA7 g 67 103 167 SA23 w 77 119 1 0 0 0 10 GET BS 8 8 30 SPE CAN 18 24 50 LA8 28 40 70 LA24 8 38 56 110 TA8 H 48 72 130 TA24 X 58 88 150 SA8 h 68 104 170...

Page 366: ...a defined initial status The device setting is not changed GTL Go To Local Changes to Local state manual operation Input Buffer All commands received are buffered in a memory with a maximum capacity o...

Page 367: ...nf clev duration conf clevels dur conf clevels duration configure clev dur config ure clev duration or configure clevels dur Keyword abbreviations other than the specified short or long forms for exam...

Page 368: ...o several conventions specific to parameters The parameter description is surrounded by angle brackets and to distinguish it from the header Alternate parameters only one of which may be given are sep...

Page 369: ...Before the terminator Decimal Numbers The following notations are permissible for decimal numbers H With and without sign for example 5 5 and 5 H With and without decimal point any position of the de...

Page 370: ...output buffer by one or more query messages with a question mark within one command line H The tester indicates by setting bit 4 message available in the status byte that the requested data is now pre...

Page 371: ...ne ASCII code 13 and 10 decimal together with an end message line EOI active applies to GPIB only is used as a terminator H If the tester receives several query messages it also returns several messag...

Page 372: ...ces The headers of these commands consist of a star followed by three letters All functions that can be set using the keyboard can also be controlled through the GPIB bus The effect of the remote comm...

Page 373: ...STB ServiceRequest Enable SRE value SRE Output buffer QuestionableStatus Error Queue Operation Status 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 8...

Page 374: ...ed by reading the ESR or if the ESE has been modified The ESE mask register is written by the command ESE value value is the register contents in decimal form and can be read again by the command ESE...

Page 375: ...s A number is outside the permissible range for the respective parameter A received command is not compatible with the current device setting 3 Device Dependent Error This bit is set when a functional...

Page 376: ...he command SRE value value is the contents in decimal form and can be read again by the command SRE The SRE is set to 0 when the AC power is switched on if the power on clear flag is 1 The Service Req...

Page 377: ...ble Operation status register or zeroing the respective enable register Resetting the Device Functions Table D 10 lists the various commands and events that cause individual device functions to be res...

Page 378: ...then be triggered when all previous commands have been executed The OPC query additionally provides a message in the output buffer and sets bit 4 MAV in the status byte Synchronization can be establis...

Page 379: ...to be measured Because of the large number of test results more than one data item may be returned depending upon the test in response to a query This feature is not part of the SCPI standard The info...

Page 380: ...ts of either one item or of several different items If the second keyword is ARRay the returned data consists of an array of items of the same type H Commands beginning with MMEMory are associated wit...

Page 381: ...en start with the keyword that is the block name Not all blocks shown necessarily have associated programming commands and queries some may have fixed unalterable functions INPut SENSe CALCulate FORMa...

Page 382: ...System Idle IDLE PROC SEL TEST NONE CONF COMB USC CDMA IS95 PROC SEL TEST SIGNAL CDMA Module Test CMT CONF COMB USC TDMA I136 PROC SEL TEST SIGNAL CONF COMB USC ANALOG AMPS PROC SEL TEST SIGNAL Analog...

Page 383: ...alization MINI Mobile Completes Registration PROC CTMS CALL VOICE CDMA Manual Test Idle MIDL CDMA Call Established Voice CE1 PROC CTMS CALL TEST PROC CTMS REL CDMA Call Established Test CE2 CDMA Multi...

Page 384: ...BST CTYPE ANALOG PROC CTMS CALL AVOICE Analog Call Established Test ACE Analog Call Established Voice Loopback ACEV CONF ABST CTYPE ANALOG PROC CTMS CALL ATEST PROC CTMS REL TDMA Call Established Test...

Page 385: ...es as a result of the actions of the user either through the front panel or the remote interface and of the mobile station The following example shows the steps in a remote control program that establ...

Page 386: ...read with the STA Tus DEVice query When registration occurs the tester automatically changes to the idle state MIDL AMID or TMID depending on the system selection In the MIDL state the PROCedure CTMS...

Page 387: ...A query sent when the tester is in a state when the query is not allowed returns a response using NANs for the state specific fields of the response If the mobile station under test is not working pr...

Page 388: ...station under test configure the tester hardware both in general and in connection with specific tests set test parameters and run and return results from predefined tests of the mobile station Refer...

Page 389: ...included to make the set of queries dealing with the CMD register the same as that dealing with the status operation register Since the bits in the CMD register represent events not conditions the res...

Page 390: ...with the MMEMory TYPE INTernal MEMCard command query MMEMory TYPE The proper option must be installed to use the MEMCard parameter A name can be assigned to each stored setting The assigned name appe...

Page 391: ...guration commands Also the levels reported for mobile station power account for attenuation or gain to report the values at the the mobile station Attenuation or gain can be accounted for only if its...

Page 392: ...t are not part of the predefined tests The first set of measurements use the DC voltmeter and DC ammeter inputs on the front panel The queries associated with the DC meters are as follows H READ SCALa...

Page 393: ...the tester begin with CONFigure BSTation The commands set or query the following parameters H Frequency and CDMA channel parameters H Source level H Network H Base station ID H Preferred rate H Actual...

Page 394: ...only in the IDLE state or one of the call established states CE1 or CE2 H CONFigure BSTation PREVision protocol revision number query CONFigure BSTation PREVision for networks using IS 95 this command...

Page 395: ...full rate traffic channel relative to the total output power of the base station simulator H OCNS query only returns the level of the orthogonal channel noise source This level is that of the signal...

Page 396: ...h which the analog base station turns on In other states the commands are limited to prevent disruption of communication between the analog base station and the mobile station The limitations associat...

Page 397: ...el mobile attenuation code The mobile station sets its output power level for the reverse voice channel according to the voice mobile attenuation code H SOURce FM DEViation SAT SAT peak deviation HZ q...

Page 398: ...ion The limitations associated with each command are given as part of the command descriptions below All queries may be used in any system state The channel and time slot configuration commands have t...

Page 399: ...tion values The channel and time slot configuration values that are reset are only those with corresponding TDMA commands that may be used in the current state of the tester Values that may not be cha...

Page 400: ...is available to determine the pass fail status of the most recent standby power measurement This query FETCh SCALar IACCess POWer STANd by LIMit FAIL returns 0 for pass or 1 for fail The CONFigure BST...

Page 401: ...bile station when it is sending RACH information The query FETCh SCALar DAMS RDCChannel POWer ALL returns the most recent RDCCH power measurement The following subsection discusses the commands used t...

Page 402: ...the original IS 95 supports only MIN Subsequent revisions of IS 95 added IMSI support The rate set to be used for a call is selected using CONFigure BSTation PRSet RS1 RS2 query CONFigure BSTation PR...

Page 403: ...initiated using a digital TDMA traffic channel The call type takes effect when one of the PROCedure CTMStation CALL commands is issued Calls are established and released by commands that start with th...

Page 404: ...ect the vocoder support to be used for a DTC voice call using CONFig ure DAMS BSTation PCODec ACEL VSEL query CONFig ure DAMS BSTation PCODec This command configures the preferred vocoder To determine...

Page 405: ...originated by the tester return a string containing a single dash TDMA The following queries are available for TDMA operation H READ SCALar DAMS CEQuality ALL performs measurements on the call establi...

Page 406: ...default test duration of 1000 frames the required time is 20 s The timeout setting of the controller for GPIB operation must be able to handle the interval between the time the query is sent and the t...

Page 407: ...LEVel PILot MAXimum MINimum H SOURce CDMA LEVel TRAFfic number DB MAXimum MINi mum query SOURce CDMA LEVel TRAFfic MAXimum MINi mum The traffic channel level is specified as the FULL rate level If a...

Page 408: ...The return value is the measured SINAD of the audio output of the mobile station The pass fail indication of the sensitivity test can be obtained with the query FETCh SCALar ARQuality SENSitivity LIMi...

Page 409: ...ise limit DB query CONFigure ARQuality HNOise LIMit sets the maximum permitted hum noise value for the test in dB H CONFigure ARQuality HNOise TAPDeviation target audio peak deviation HZ query CONFigu...

Page 410: ...FF turns it off Audio peak deviation in the mobile station is determined by this level The command CONFigure ARQuality HNOise SETTings DEFault no query sets all of the test parameters and source level...

Page 411: ...function of frequency The following query starts the test waits for it to finish and returns the mobile station audio level in dBm READ SCALar ARQuality AFResponse After the test has completed the gr...

Page 412: ...y AFResponse LIMit UPPer LEVel level DB query CONFigure ARQuality AFResponse LIMit UPPer LEVel sets the level of the upper limit line for the audio frequency response test H CONFigure ARQuality AFResp...

Page 413: ...y HZ query CONFigure ARQuality AFRes ponse SOURce FREQuency MODulation sets the modulation frequency for the audio frequency response test H CONFigure ARQuality AFResponse SOURce FM DEViation MODula t...

Page 414: ...RRay OLTResponse GRAPh Y obtains the vertical data for the graph The test limit lines as established by the applicable mobile station standards can be obtained for comparison to the curve data obtaine...

Page 415: ...he final keywords and parameters are as follows H SOURce CDMA LEVel PILot number DB MAXimum MINimum query SOURce CDMA LEVel PILot MAXimum MINimum H SOURce CDMA LEVel TRAFfic number DB MAXimum MINi mum...

Page 416: ...ollows H ASTop ON OFF query ASTop sets the auto stop function for the test to off or on If the function is on the test terminates if the rise time the fall time or one of the mobile station power limi...

Page 417: ...limit line data can be obtained for comparison to the curve data obtained as indicated above The limit lines are defined as straight lines drawn between successive points defined by x horizontal and y...

Page 418: ...imum power output test measures the maximum power that the mobile station puts out at a given base station power when the closed loop power control algorithm commands maximum power The following comma...

Page 419: ...auto stop function for the test If the function is set to FIRSt the test terminates as soon as one test limit is exceeded If the function is set to ALL the test terminates if all test limits are exce...

Page 420: ...eded If the function is set to ALL the test terminates if all test limits are exceeded H LIMit POWer UPPer power DBM query LIMit POWer UPPer sets the maximum absolute power that the mobile station may...

Page 421: ...rns the results These queries return data on the phase error the magnitude error or the error vector magnitude Queries refer to this data with the test keywords PHASe MAGNi tude and EVMagnitude respec...

Page 422: ...one of the test limits is exceeded The command CONFigure TQUality SETTings DEFault no query sets all of the test parameters and source levels to their default values The remaining configuration comma...

Page 423: ...MAXimum MINimum H CONFigure TQUality SOURce CDMA LEVel TRAFfic number DB MAXimum MINimum query CONFigure TQUality SOURce CDMA LEVel TRAFfic MAXimum MINimum H CONFigure TQUality SOURce CDMA POWer numbe...

Page 424: ...nt will be taken The commands for configuring the base station signal levels during the test are H CONFigure ATQuality HNOise SOURce POWer power DBM query CONFigure ATQuality HNOise SOURce POWer sets...

Page 425: ...t The audio peak deviation must approach this value and be within the range specified by the audio peak deviation error range before the modulation noise distortion measurement will be taken H CONFigu...

Page 426: ...power referenced to the mobile station audio level returned by the READ query data arrays Corresponding values from each array the first the second etc define the individual points of the graph The q...

Page 427: ...for the audio frequency response test H CONFigure ATQuality AFResponse LIMit UPPer COUNT returns the number of points which describe the upper limit line for the audio frequency response test H CONFig...

Page 428: ...ncy HZ query CONFigure ATQuality AFRes ponse SOURce FREQuency MODulation sets the modulation frequency for the audio frequency response test H CONFigure ATQuality AFResponse SOURce FM DEViation MODula...

Page 429: ...channel mobile attenuation code query CONFigure ATQuality MLIMiting VMAC sets the voice channel mobile attenuation code for the modulation limiting test H CONFigure ATQuality MLIMiting AFGen FREQuency...

Page 430: ...his with the command CONFigure HANDoff COMBination network system standard query CONFigure HANDoff COMBination Table E 2 lists the supported handoff combinations of networks systems and standards The...

Page 431: ...The command response depends on the state of the instrument When in the IDLE state this command sets or queries the default channel When the handoff is complete this command changes the current RF ch...

Page 432: ...he level configuration values The frequency and CDMA configuration values that are reset are only those with corresponding CDMA commands that may be used in the current state of the tester Values that...

Page 433: ...for each test H SOURce POWer analog power level DBM query SOURce POWer establishes the analog base station power level H CMAC control channel mobile attenuation code query CMAC sets the control chann...

Page 434: ...ssociated with each command are given as part of the command descriptions below The channel and time slot configuration commands have the following final header keywords and parameters H DCCH CHANnel...

Page 435: ...n TRANsition CDMA followed with the transition type argument causes the transition These commands are only valid in the CE1 and CE2 system states The final arguments to make each transition are as fol...

Page 436: ...y want to repeat a measurement several times Under normal operation the tester may change the power level between the base station configuration level and the measurement specific level To maintain th...

Page 437: ...query the tester setup H Configuration and results H Queries H External attenuation and gain H Reference and timing H String data base H Save and recall Use the additional measurement commands to take...

Page 438: ...Parameters Manual Signaling Test Use these command groups to configure and query the results for manual tests H Configuration and results H Operations H Power control H Gated power H Open loop time r...

Page 439: ...the results for analog manual tests H Unregistered and registered states general measurements H Call established state H General measurements H MS carrier power H Receiver quality measurements H Sens...

Page 440: ...Audio muting H Audio frequency response H Raw audio frequency response The following TDMA categories and command groups are only available if Option B84 is installed in the tester Base Station Use th...

Page 441: ...hannel power H Power versus time H Phase error H Magnitude error H Error vector magnitude H MAHO report Module Test Use these command groups to perform TDMA module tests H General measurements H AF ge...

Page 442: ...and affecting the value is underlined as follows H If the arguments are character arguments the underlining is done in the Command column H If the arguments are numeric the underlining is done in the...

Page 443: ...not change from its default setting of 0 In this case 0 does not indicate pass since no measurement has actually been allowed to run It must be ignored For example if READ SCALar ARQuality HNOise ALL...

Page 444: ...E Returns the contents of the ESE event status enable mask register in decimal form ALL ESR Returns the contents of the event status register in decimal form and sets the register to zero 0 to 255 ALL...

Page 445: ...PSC numeric This is the power on status clear reset on power up command If the argument is nonzero the service request enable mask register SRE and the Event Status Enable mask registers ESE are clear...

Page 446: ...and Status Registers on page D 16 0 to 191 ALL SRE Returns the contents of the service request enable mask register in decimal form ALL STB Returns the contents of the status byte in decimal form 0 t...

Page 447: ...able mask 0 32767 ALL STATus QUEStionable ENABle ALL SYSTem COMMunicate SELF ADDRess GPIB address 0 30 ALL SYSTem COMMunicate SELF ADDRess 0 30 ALL SYSTem DATE year month day Establishes the system da...

Page 448: ...ernal attenuation and gain ROUTe IOConnector I1O1 I1O2 I2O1 I2O2 IDLE 10 ROUTe IOConnector ALL 10 5 Status commands do not have use or respond to MAX and MIN arguments 6 See the section State Based Op...

Page 449: ...14 SOURce CORRection LOSS OUTPut MAGNitude ROALternate loss DB External attenuation gain for the RF OUT2 port 40 0 dB to 0 0 dB to 90 0 dB ALL 14 SOURce CORRection LOSS OUTPut MAGNitude ROALternate A...

Page 450: ...Use this command to select or query the value used to divide the 19 6608 MHz system clock to generate the timing signal when the system clock is selected as the timing signal 16 Use this query to lis...

Page 451: ...MMEMory10 RECall ALL 24 MMEMory11 RECall ALL 24 MMEMory12 RECall ALL 24 MMEMory13 RECall ALL 24 MMEMory1 SAVE ALL 24 MMEMory2 SAVE ALL 24 MMEMory3 SAVE ALL 24 MMEMory4 SAVE ALL 24 MMEMory5 SAVE ALL 24...

Page 452: ...racters to be associated with memory ALL 25 MMEMory7 SAVE NAME ALL 25 MMEMory8 SAVE NAME name string 30 characters to be associated with memory ALL 25 MMEMory8 SAVE NAME ALL 25 MMEMory9 SAVE NAME name...

Page 453: ...characters to be associated with this user ALL SYSTem USER8 NAME ALL SYSTem USER9 NAME name string 30 characters to be associated with this user ALL SYSTem USER9 NAME ALL SYSTem USER10 NAME name stri...

Page 454: ...A to 10 000 A ALL READ SCALar POWer BBANd Returns general broadband power measurement See note ALL 1 READ SCALar VOLTage DC 0 00 volt to 20 00 volt ALL CONFigure ACOMbination Returns the Actual Networ...

Page 455: ...s TACS ETACs JTACs NTACs CONFigure COMBination Returns the Network System and Standard parameter settings for IDLE state ALL Test selection call setup and teardown PROCedure SELect TEST SIGNaling MODu...

Page 456: ...IDL and MINI instrument states The arguments ATEST and AVOICE are for use when making ANALOG AMPS TACS JTACS NTACS ETACS and NAMPS type calls from the AMID or AMIN instrument state The arguments TTEST...

Page 457: ...nd call setup CONFigure HANDoff CALL TEST VOICe Specifies which type of call will be established at a subsequent handoff execution ALL CONFigure HANDoff CALL ALL CONFigure HANDoff CDMA VOICe R1Vbasic...

Page 458: ...ition ANALog AVOIce ATESt Causes an established analog call to transition to Voice Loopback or to MS Test mode ACE ACEV PROCedure CTMStation TRANsition TDMA TVOICE TTEST Causes an established TDMA cal...

Page 459: ...ANDoff BSTation PNOFfset ALL CONFigure HANDoff BSTation SETTings DEFault ALL 4 CONFigure HANDoff BSTation SOURce CDMA LEVel OCNS ALL CONFigure HANDoff BSTation SOURce CDMA LEVel PAGing relative level...

Page 460: ...range assuming no external attenuation or gain is 132 0 dBm to 70 0 dBm to 19 0 dBm When using the RF OUT 2 connector under the same conditions the power range is 113 0 dBm to 70 0 dBm to 1 0 dBm 6 If...

Page 461: ...off ABSTation SOURce FM DEViation DSAT DSAT peak deviation Hz MAXimum MINimum 630 Hz to 700 Hz to 770 Hz ALL CONFigure HANDoff ABSTation SOURce FM DEViation DSAT ALL CONFigure HANDoff ABSTation CMAC v...

Page 462: ...nation base station power that the tester delivers to the mobile station The limits of this command are dependent on which connector is being used and on the amount of attenuation established elsewher...

Page 463: ...set handoff destination preferred CODEC ALL CONFigure HANDoff DAMS BSTation PARameters SETTings DEFault Sets the values for the handoff signaling configuration page to the default values ALL CONFigur...

Page 464: ...tation ALL CONFigure HANDoff DAMS BSTation SOCode Value Sets the handoff destination base station system operator code 0 to 4095 ALL CONFigure HANDoff DAMS BSTation SOCode Returns the set handoff dest...

Page 465: ...0 dB to 7 0 dB ALL Except CMP CONFigure BSTation SOURce CDMA LEVel PAGing ALL CONFigure BSTation SOURce CDMA LEVel PILot relative level DB 10 0 dB to 7 0 dB to 5 0 dB ALL Except CMP 1 US Cellular ran...

Page 466: ...on the connector in use When using the RF IN RF OUT connector the power range assuming no external attenuation or gain is 132 0 dBm to 70 0 dBm to 19 0 dBm When using the RF OUT 2 connector under the...

Page 467: ...Digital Radiocommunication Tester User Manual F 31 Table F 7 CDMA base station commands cont Command Notes State Values CONFigure BSTation PREVision ALL CONFigure BSTation SIDentity system identity 1...

Page 468: ...in transmit power between successive access probes 0 dB to 3 dB to 7 dB ALL CONFigure IACCess APRobe PINCrement ALL CONFigure IACCess APRobe PPSequence probes per sequence The number of access probes...

Page 469: ...Returns the measured power of the mobile station between access probes during the CDMA Idle or Access states ie the Unregistered or Registered states See note MIDL FETCh SCALar IACCess POWer STANdby L...

Page 470: ...s enclosed in quotes If not it will not be accepted and error 221 Settings Conflict will be set The hexadecimal number must be expressed as a simple unformatted number i e F1E2D3C4 rather than 0xF1E2D...

Page 471: ...et ALL CONFigure BSTation PNOFfset PN offset 0 to 511 IDLE CE1 CE2 Ex cluding CMP CONFigure BSTation PNOFfset ALL READ SCALar POWer MSTation ALL See note CE2 16 11 This variation of the power control...

Page 472: ...to 0 0 dBm ALL CONFigure GOUTput LIMit POWer OFF ABSolute UPPer ALL CONFigure GOUTput LIMit POWer OFF RELative UPPer maximum mobile station off power with respect to mean power DB 25 0 dB to 20 0 dB...

Page 473: ...s the power range is 113 0 dBm to 75 0 dBm to 1 0 dBm 25 If external gain or attenuation is used through the command tree SOURce CORRection LOSS the internal power of the tester is adjusted to maintai...

Page 474: ...re with reference to the initial mobile station power 35 The power available from the tester depends on the connector in use When using the RF IN RF OUT connector the power range assuming no external...

Page 475: ...station output power DBM 70 0 dBm to 38 0 dBm to 40 0 dBm ALL 43 44 CONFigure MAXoutput LIMit POWer CONE UPPer ALL 44 CONFigure MAXoutput LIMit POWer CTHRee LOWer minimum mobile station output power...

Page 476: ...PPer ALL 46 CONFigure MAXoutput LIMit POWer PFOur LOWer minimum mobile station output power DBM 70 0 dBm to 13 0 dBm to 40 0 dBm ALL 46 49 CONFigure MAXoutput LIMit POWer PFOur LOWer ALL 46 CONFigure...

Page 477: ...r DBM 70 0 dBm to 30 0 dBm to 40 0 dBm ALL 55 57 CONFigure MAXoutput LIMit POWer PTWO UPPer ALL 55 CONFigure MAXoutput LIMit WQUality LOWer minimum waveform quality 0 000 to 0 944 to 1 000 ALL CONFigu...

Page 478: ...ower range assuming no external attenuation or gain is 132 0 dBm to 105 0 dBm to 19 0 dBm When using the RF OUT 2 connector under the same conditions the power range is 113 0 dBm to 105 0 dBm to 1 0 d...

Page 479: ...power range assuming no external attenuation or gain is 132 0 dBm to 25 0 dBm to 19 0 dBm When using the RF OUT 2 connector under the same conditions the power range is 113 0 dBm to 25 0 dBm to 1 0 dB...

Page 480: ...ester depends on the connector in use When using the RF IN RF OUT connector the power range assuming no external attenuation or gain is 132 0 dBm to 105 0 dBm to 19 0 dBm When using the RF OUT 2 conne...

Page 481: ...ff even if the power is lowered 77 This command is only applicable if the tester has Option B81 AWGN generator 78 The power available from the tester depends on the connector in use When using the RF...

Page 482: ...IMit ERRor FERate max frame error rate in 0 10 to 0 50 to 5 00 ALL CONFigure TCDemod LIMit ERRor FERate ALL CONFigure TCDemod SETTings DEFault ALL CONFigure TCDemod SOURce AWGN LEVel relative level DB...

Page 483: ...on or gain is 132 0 dBm to 75 0 dBm to 19 0 dBm When using the RF OUT 2 connector under the same conditions the power range is 113 0 dBm to 75 0 dBm to 1 0 dBm 86 If external gain or attenuation is us...

Page 484: ...ector in use When using the RF IN RF OUT connector the power range assuming no external attenuation or gain is 132 0 dBm to 70 0 dBm to 19 0 dBm When using the RF OUT 2 connector under the same condit...

Page 485: ...urned off It will remain off even if the power is lowered 98 This command is only applicable if the tester has Option B81 AWGN generator 99 The power available from the tester depends on the connector...

Page 486: ...50 to 5 00 ALL CONFigure CLEVels LIMit ERRor FERate ALL CONFigure CLEVels SETTings DEFault ALL CONFigure CLEVels SOURce AWGN LEVel relative level DB OFF 20 0 dB to 6 0 dB ALL 104 105 CONFigure CLEVels...

Page 487: ...S maximum RMS error vector magnitude 0 0 to 12 5 to 100 0 ALL CONFigure TQUality LIMit ERRor EVMagnitude RMS ALL CONFigure TQUality LIMit ERRor MAGNitude PEAK maximum peak magnitude error 0 0 to 17 7...

Page 488: ...GN generator 111 The power available from the tester depends on the connector in use When using the RF IN RF OUT connector the power range assuming no external attenuation or gain is 132 0 dBm to 75 0...

Page 489: ...Lar TQUality WQUality ALL See note ALL 120 FETCh SCALar TQUality WQUality LIMit FAIL ALL See note ALL 121 115 Each unit on the X axis represents 81 25 ms or 100 PN chips 116 If the test has not been r...

Page 490: ...33 0 dBm to 70 0 dBm to 19 0 dBm When using the RF OUT 2 connector under the same conditions the power range is 113 0 dBm to 70 0 dBm to 1 0 dBm 123 If external gain or attenuation is used through the...

Page 491: ...s P4Gain LOW HIGH Sets the power setting range of pilot 4 All CONFIGure MPILots P4Gain All CONFIGure MPILots P5Gain LOW HIGH Sets the power setting range of pilot 5 All CONFIGure MPILots P5Gain All CO...

Page 492: ...ets the pilot 4 PN offset 0 to 30 to 511 All 129 CONFigure MPILots P4Pnoffset CONFigure MPILots P5Pnoffset PN Offset Sets the pilot 5 PN offset 0 to 40 to 511 All 129 CONFigure MPILots P5Pnoffset CONF...

Page 493: ...he attenuation or gain However the limits will change For example if there is 10 dB of external loss attenuation the output range for the RF IN RF OUT connector will be 143 0 dBm to 70 0 dBm to 29 0 d...

Page 494: ...f Puts an MS Tests Call state CE2 into the softer handoff state CSH This is required in order to perform the softer handoff measurements CE2 140 CONFigure SHANdoff PRATio INCRease DECRese Increments o...

Page 495: ...es State Values READ SCALar SHANdoff FER ALL Initiates the FER measurement for the current power ratio step and returns the results CSH 143 FETCh SCALar SHANdoff LIMit FAIL ALL Returns the pass fail v...

Page 496: ...mum carrier feedthrough DB 120 0 dB to 40 0 dB to 20 0 dB ALL 4 CONFigure CMTest LIMit CFEedthrough UPPer ALL CONFigure CMTest LIMit ERRor CFRequency maximum carrier frequency error HZ KHZ MHZ 0 Hz to...

Page 497: ...ure CMTest POWer MSTation MANual MAX MIN CMT CONFigure CMTest POWer MSTation MODE MANual OLOop CMT 9 5 Use this command to set the error limit for the measurement The displayed value in LOCAL control...

Page 498: ...tion This command requires installation of Option B14 12 Use this command to reset the Module Test configuration menu parameters to the default settings This command does not affect the settings in th...

Page 499: ...nel is not operating at the full rate 24 Use this query to return the actual output power dBm of the tester when in the Module Test mode The actual power differs from the nominal power when one or mor...

Page 500: ...hannel number set by Channel The Netwrok and Channel active just prior to the READ will be restored upon completion of the measurement 29 Advisory If the frequency being measured is over 30 kHz either...

Page 501: ...gure ABSTation FREQuency SCCode SAT color code number Establishes the SAT color code value 0 to 1 to 2 ALL 1 CONFigure ABSTation FREQuency SCCode ALL CONFigure ABSTation FREQuency SYSTem Query only Re...

Page 502: ...Figure ABSTation PDURation paging duration US MS S SEC Establishes the paging duration in seconds 5 s to 20 s to 60 s ALL CONFigure ABSTation PDURation ALL CONFigure ABSTation SIDentity system identit...

Page 503: ...ure ABSTation CTYPe ANALOG DIGITAL Sets the call type This call type takes effect when the PROCedure CTMStation CALL ATEST AVOICE is issued When set to ANALOG an AMPS mode call is initiated using an A...

Page 504: ...TANdby Measures and returns the standby access power measured during the Analog Idle or Access states ie the Unregistered or Registered states A similar command exists for CDMA See note AMID 2 FETCh S...

Page 505: ...CONFigure ACEQuality LIMit ERRor PDEViation DSAT expected deviation this number ALL CONFigure ACEQuality LIMit ERRor PDEViation DSAT ALL CONFigure ACEQuality LIMit PDEViation TOTal UPPer total peak d...

Page 506: ...rement for Analog Manual Test See note ACE 8 9 READ SCALar APOWer MSTation ALL Measures and returns the analog mode mobile station power and the expected mobile station power based on the voice MAC va...

Page 507: ...r LIMit P 1 3 CLass M 0 7 ACode LOWer ALL CONFigure ACPower LIMit P 1 3 CLass M 0 7 ACode NOUTput output DBM 40 0 dBm to 40 0 dBm ALL 12 CONFigure ACPower LIMit P 1 3 CLass M 0 7 ACode NOUTput ALL CON...

Page 508: ...vity of the mobile station s reciever ACE FETCh SCALar ARQuality SENSitivity LIMit FAIL Returns the pass fail value for the sensitivity measurement ALL Call Established State Receiver Quality Measurem...

Page 509: ...ation modulation frequency HZ Establishes the base station modulation frequency for the hum noise measurement 800 Hz to 1004 Hz to 3000 Hz ALL CONFigure ARQuality HNOise SOURce FREQuency MODulation AL...

Page 510: ...stablishes the base station modulation peak deviation for the harmonic distortion measurement 0 Hz to 8000 Hz to 8800 Hz ALL CONFigure ARQuality HDIStortion SOURce FM DEViation MODulation ALL CONFigur...

Page 511: ...e LIMit LOWer COUNt Query only Returns the number count of points which designate the lower limit line of the audio frequency response measurement 6 ALL CONFigure ARQuality AFResponse LIMit LOWer FREQ...

Page 512: ...ly Returns the horizontal X axis graph positions for each of the points which designate the upper limit line of the audio frequency response measurement 50 Hz to 4000 Hz ALL CONFigure ARQuality AFResp...

Page 513: ...esponse values dB relative to the MS audio level obtained via the corresponding READ command These values denote the audio frequency response of the mobile station s receiver The number of values retu...

Page 514: ...io frequency response measurement 3 to 14 to 100 ALL CONFigure ARQuality RAFResponse SPOints ALL READ SCALar ARQuality RAFResponse Invokes the receiver quality raw audio frequency response measurement...

Page 515: ...asurement 300 Hz to 1004 Hz to 3000 Hz ALL CONFigure ATQuality HNOise AFGen FREQuency CW FIXed ALL CONFigure ATQuality HNOise AFGen VOLTage af generator level V Establishes the AF Generator voltage le...

Page 516: ...o peak deviation measurements ALL FETCh SCALar ATQuality HNOise MMValue Returns the Minimum Measurement Value for the most recent Analog Manual Test Transmitter Quality Hum Noise Measurement ACE Call...

Page 517: ...PDeviation target audio peak deviation HZ Establishes the target audio peak deviation for the modulation noise distortion measurement Audio peak deviation must approach this value and be within the ra...

Page 518: ...AFResponse LIMit BOTH FREQuency HIGHest highest frequency of both limit lines HZ Establishes the highest frequency used in both of the limit lines of the audio frequency response measurement 405 Hz to...

Page 519: ...lower limit line for the audio frequency response measurement 150 0 dB to 3 0 dB to 0 9 dB ALL 27 CONFigure ATQuality AFResponse LIMit LOWer LEVel UPPer ALL CONFigure ATQuality AFResponse LIMit UPPer...

Page 520: ...orresponding FETCh commands These values denote the audio frequency response of the mobile station s transmitter ACE FETCh ARRay ATQuality AFResponse GRAPh X Returns the frequency designations Hz whic...

Page 521: ...ity RAFResponse SOURce FREQuency STARt modulation start frequency HZ Establishes the audio start frequency for the frequency sweep 50 Hz to 300 Hz to 1003 Hz ALL 29 CONFigure ATQuality RAFResponse SOU...

Page 522: ...frequency The other peak deviation values and their frequency designations are then available via the corresponding FETCh commands These values denote the audio frequency response of the mobile statio...

Page 523: ...rameters to default values ALL CONFigure ATQuality MLIMiting SOURce POWer output power DBM Controls the tester output power 131 0 dBm to 50 0 dBm to 17 0 dBm ALL 32 CONFigure ATQuality MLIMiting SOURc...

Page 524: ...LIMiting Returns the maximum peak deviation measured ACE FETCh ARRay ATQuality MLIMiting GRAPh X Returns the result graph X values ACE 33 FETCh ARRay ATQuality MLIMiting GRAPh Y Returns the result gra...

Page 525: ...1023 ALL CONFigure AMTest FREQuency VCHannel ALL CONFigure AMTest FREQuency NBVCHannel ABOVe BELow CENTer ALL CONFigure AMTest FREQuency NBVCHannel ALL CONFigure AMTest HOLDoff holdoff time S OFF Set...

Page 526: ...viation limit HZ Establishes the maximum error limit around the expected ST peak deviation 8000 Hz 0 Hz to 200 Hz to 1000 Hz ALL CONFigure AMTest LIMit ERRor PDEViation ST ALL CONFigure AMTest LIMit E...

Page 527: ...dio peak deviation AMT READ SCALar AMTest QUALity ST Measures and returns the ST peak deviation AMPS TACS ETACS and JTACS or DSAT peak deviation NAMPS or NTACS AMT 4 The power available from the teste...

Page 528: ...SENSitivity LIMit SINad ALL CONFigure AMTest RQUality SENSitivity SETTings DEFault Resets all receiver quality sensitivity settings to the default values ALL CONFigure AMTest RQUality SENSitivity SOU...

Page 529: ...Measurements Hum Noise CONFigure AMTest RQUality HNOise AFGen FREQuency CW FIXed af generator frequency HZ Establishes the frequency at which the hum noise test will be performed 300 Hz to 1100 Hz to...

Page 530: ...gure AMTest RQUality HNoise SOURce FM DEViation DSAT DSAT deviation HZ OFF Establishes the base station DSAT deviation for this test 0 Hz to 700 Hz to 4000 Hz ALL CONFigure AMTest RQUality HNoise SOUR...

Page 531: ...CONFigure AMTest RQUality HDIStortion ASTop ALL CONFigure AMTest RQUality HDIStortion LIMit harmonic distortion limit in percent Establishes the limit for the harmonic distortion measurement The harm...

Page 532: ...y AMUTing LIMit AMUTing ALL CONFigure AMTest RQUality AMUTing SETTings DEFault Resets all receiver quality muting settings to the default values ALL CONFigure AMTest RQUality AMUTing SOURce FM DEViati...

Page 533: ...n both of the limit lines 435 Hz to 3000 Hz to 4000 Hz ALL CONFigure AMTest RQUality AFResponse LIMit BOTH FREQuency HIGHest ALL CONFigure AMTest RQUality AFResponse LIMit BOTH FREQuency LOWest freq H...

Page 534: ...Returns the vertical Y axis graph positions for each of the points which designate the lower limit line ALL CONFigure AMTest RQUality AFResponse LIMit LOWer LEVel LOWer level DB Establishes the lower...

Page 535: ...sponse SOURce POWer power DBM 17 0 dBm to 50 0 dBm to 131 0 dBm ALL 21 CONFigure AMTest RQUality AFResponse SOURce POWer ALL CONFigure AMTest RQUality AFResponse SPOints number of points Establishes t...

Page 536: ...nalog Module Test Receiver Quality Measurements Raw Audio Frequency Response CONFigure AMTest RQUality RAFResponse SETTings DEFault Resets all receiver quality raw audio frequency response settings to...

Page 537: ...er level for the raw audio frequency response measure ment 131 0 dBm to 50 0 dBm to 17 0 dBm ALL 25 CONFigure AMTest RQUality RAFResponse SOURce POWer ALL CONFigure AMTest RQUality RAFResponse SPOints...

Page 538: ...ency response of the mobile station s receiver The number of values returned is equal to the number of sample points set by the user 3 to 100 with 14 the default AMT Analog Module Test Transmitter Qua...

Page 539: ...NFigure AMTest TQUality HNOise SOURce POWer ALL CONFigure AMTest TQUality HNOise TAPDeviation target audio peak deviation HZ Establishes the target audio peak deviation for the hum noise measurement A...

Page 540: ...vel V Establishes the AF Generator voltage level for the modulation noise distortion measurement The audio peak deviation modulation level of the mobile station is determined by this level 0 0 V to 5...

Page 541: ...QUality MNDistortion LIMit FAIL ALL Returns the pass fail values for the measurement results audio peak deviation AMT Analog Module Test Transmitter Quality Measurements Audio Muting CONFigure AMTest...

Page 542: ...est 0 Hz to 700 Hz to 4000 Hz ALL CONFigure AMTest TQUality AMUTing SOURce FM DEViation DSAT ALL CONFigure AMTest TQUality AMUTing SOURce POWer power DBM Establishes the base station power level for t...

Page 543: ...requency used in both of the limit lines of the audio frequency response measurement 405 Hz to 4000 Hz to 4000 Hz ALL 33 CONFigure AMTest TQUality AFResponse LIMit BOTH FREQuency HIGHest ALL CONFigure...

Page 544: ...evel of the lower limit line for the audio frequency response measurement 150 0 dB to 12 0 dB to 0 9 dB ALL 33 CONFigure AMTest TQUality AFResponse LIMit LOWer LEVel LOWer ALL CONFigure AMTest TQUalit...

Page 545: ...t TQUality AFResponse Invokes the module test transmitter quality audio frequency response measurement and returns the measured audio peak deviation value from the mobile station at the reference freq...

Page 546: ...n plus or minus this value before the test completes 100 Hz to 290 Hz to 4000 Hz ALL 36 CONFigure AMTest TQUality RAFResponse LIMit ERRor APDeviation ALL CONFigure AMTest TQUality RAFResponse SETTings...

Page 547: ...ponse of the mobile station s transmitter AMT FETCh ARRay AMTest TQUality RAFResponse GRAPh X Returns the frequency designations Hz which pair with the AFR GRAPh Y values obtained via the correspondin...

Page 548: ...CONFigure DAMS BSTation SOCode Value Sets the TDMA base station system operator code 0 to 4095 ALL CONFigure DAMS BSTation SOCode Returns the set base station system operator code ALL CONFigure DAMS B...

Page 549: ...l channel expected sync 1 to 3 ALL CONFigure DAMS BSTation PCODec ACEL VSEL Sets the preferred coder decoder ALL except TCE and TCEV 4 CONFigure DAMS BSTation PCODec Returns the set preferred coder de...

Page 550: ...channel channel ALL CONFigure DAMS BSTation DVCC Value Sets the digital voice color code value 1 to 255 IDLE CONFigure DAMS BSTation DVCC Returns the set digital voice color code value ALL CONFigure...

Page 551: ...in the overhead message to cause the mobile station to register 5 to 15 to 300 seconds or OFF ALL CONFigure DAMS BSTation RPERiod Returns the set registration period CONFigure DAMS BSTation PARameter...

Page 552: ...L CONFigure DAMS SMS STATus Returns the status of the SMS message IDLE indicates no message has been sent ACK RECVD indicates the tester has received an R DATA ACK message from the mobile station REJE...

Page 553: ...e ALL 8 7 The RMS power numbers are returned as valid numbers only when valid bursts are received within the correct expected power level range When the tester detects anything other than a valid burs...

Page 554: ...he number dialed by the mobile station when the mobile station originates a call Calls originated by the tester return a string containing a single dash TCE TCEV 1 The RMS power numbers are returned a...

Page 555: ...nd the current DTC MAC setting 0 dB to 4 dB to 10 dB ALL CONFigure DAMS CEQuality LIMit POWer LOWer Returns the RDTC MS power lower limit ALL CONFigure DAMS CEQuality LIMit ERRor CFRequency frequency...

Page 556: ...t values for the power vs time test oversampling factor set to eight ALL FETCh SCALar DAMS TQUality PVTime LIMit S1Test FAIL ALL Returns the pass fail PASS 0 FAIL 1 values for the power versus time te...

Page 557: ...handoff every five seconds to maintain the call ALL CONFigure DAMS TQUality PVTime BLENgth Returns the burst lenght type setting used for a Power vs Time measurement ALL CONFigure DAMS TQUality PVTime...

Page 558: ...y PVTime LIMit LEVel A Value Sets the limit value for level A See Figure F 1 on page F 149 40 ALL CONFigure DAMS TQUality PVTime LIMit LEVel A Returns the set limit value for level A See Figure F 1 on...

Page 559: ...CONFigure DAMS TQUality PVTime LIMit LPOWer Value Sets the upper bounds for the leakage power to be within tolerance 80 0 60 0 0 ALL CONFigure DAMS TQUality PVTime LIMit LPOWer Returns the set upper b...

Page 560: ...cent measurement when compared to the configured limits ALL FETCh SCALar DAMS TQUality EVMagnitude AVERage LIMit FAIL ALL Returns the pass fail PASS 0 FAIL 1 values for the average EVM RMS EVM peak ca...

Page 561: ...tude droop TCE READ SCALar DAMS TQUality PERRor MAXMin ALL Performs a measurement and returns the maximum and minimum values for Phase Error RMS Phase Error peak carrier feedthrough I Q imbalance freq...

Page 562: ...Ph COUNt Returns the number of graphical points the commands FETC ARR DAMS TQU PERR GRAP X and FETC ARR DAMS TQU PERR GRAP Y return ALL FETCh ARRay DAMS TQUality PERRor GRAPh X Obtains the X axis grap...

Page 563: ...ror peak carrier feedthrough I Q imbalance frequency error detected sync and amplitude droop in this order from the most recent measurement ALL FETCh SCALar DAMS TQUality MERRor MAXMin ALL Returns the...

Page 564: ...t mode data ALL CONFigure DAMS TQUality MERRor GRAPh Returns the type of data set to be returned by the graphical queries ALL Table F 21 TDMA IS 136 A signaling menu modulation configuration limits Co...

Page 565: ...ERRor MERRor PEAK Returns the set Pass Fail peak threshold for the Magnitude Error measurement result ALL CONFigure DAMS TQUality LIMit CFEedthrough UPPer maximum carrier feedthrough DB Sets the Pass...

Page 566: ...adjacent channels from the most recent Adjacent Channel power measurement of the last burst in the specified number of bursts The order of the results are Channel 3 Channel 2 Channel 1 Channel 1 Chann...

Page 567: ...op for the ACP test ALL CONFigure DAMS TQUality ACPower SETTings DEFault Sets the configuration parameters for the ACP to the default values ALL CONFigure DAMS TQUality ACPower FREQuency CHANnel FOCus...

Page 568: ...channels below the current channel ALL CONFigure DAMS TQUality LIMit ACPower RMS CH2Minus UPPer RMS power limit DBC Sets the Pass Fail upper threshold for the numeric results of the RMS power limit me...

Page 569: ...measurement for the channel that is one channel above the current channel 80 0 26 0 0 ALL CONFigure DAMS TQUality LIMit ACPower PEAK CH1Plus UPPer Returns the set Pass Fail upper threshold for the nu...

Page 570: ...Uality DRANge ALL Performs a measurement and returns the current values for Bit Error Rate the number of frames transmitted the number of bit errors the mobile station power measured the carrier frequ...

Page 571: ...Notes CONFigure DAMS RQUality CLEVels ASTop ON OFF Sets the autostop for the current levels BER test If the auto stop is set to ON then the BER test will stop if the BER limit is exceeded If auto stop...

Page 572: ...s DURation Gets the set duration total number of frames transmitted for the current levels BER test ALL CONFigure DAMS RQUality DRANge DURation Frames Sets the duration total number of frames transmit...

Page 573: ...the maximum acceptable BER user 1 defined test limit 0 10 3 0 5 0 ALL CONFigure DAMS RQUality U1Defined LIMit ERRor BERate Gets the maximum acceptable BER user 1 defined test limit ALL CONFigure DAMS...

Page 574: ...the connector in use When using the RF IN RF OUT connector the power range assuming no external attenuation or gain is 131 0 dBm to 17 0 dBm When using the RF OUT2 connector under these same conditio...

Page 575: ...ng advance error value TCE Table F 27 TDMA IS 136 A signaling menu time alignment configuration Command Values State Notes CONFigure DAMS TALignment EADVance Value Sets in symbol periods the expected...

Page 576: ...IS 136 A signaling menu MAHO configuration Command Values State Notes CONFigure DAMS MAHO NNEighbors Value Sets the number of neighbor channels to be sent in the MEASUREMENT ORDER message to the mobi...

Page 577: ...MS MAHO BS1Channel Value Sets the channel number for neighbor channel 1 1 to 333 to 1023 for Cellular 800 990 not allowed 1 to 468 to 1999 for PCS CONFigure DAMS MAHO BS1Channel Returns the set channe...

Page 578: ...l Returns the set channel number for neighbor channel 4 CONFigure DAMS MAHO BS5Channel Value Sets the channel number for neighbor channel 5 1 to 333 to 1023 for Cellular 800 990 not allowed 1 to 468 t...

Page 579: ...NFigure DAMM POWer MSTation Returns the expected power from the mobile station setting ALL 1 The power available from the tester depends upon the connector in use When using the RF IN RF OUT connector...

Page 580: ...the Sync pattern that the mobile station transmits If the Sync pattern is not known the NONE keyword should be used NONE mode slows down measurement operations since the tester must determine the prop...

Page 581: ...and Additional RMS measurement will be identical respectively to the PEAK and RMS return values and the Error Message number will be 0 When the tester detects anything other than a valid burst the PEA...

Page 582: ...the current values for the power vs time test oversampling factor set to eight nominal output power the percent bursts out of range the leakage power RMS the leakage power Peak and the MS sync detecte...

Page 583: ...ALL CONFigure DAMM TQUality PVTime BLENgth Returns the burst lenght type setting used for a Power vs Time measurement ALL CONFigure DAMM TQUality PVTime BURSt COUNt number of bursts Sets the number o...

Page 584: ...eferenced to the RMS average burst power in dBc See Figure F 1 on page F 149 40 ALL CONFigure DAMM TQUality PVTime LIMit LEVel A Returns the set limit value for level A See Figure F 1 on page F 149 AL...

Page 585: ...UPPer Value Sets the upper bounds for the nominal output power Lower Limit 10 0 39 0 ALL 1 CONFigure DAMM TQUality PVTime LIMit NOUTput UPPer Returns the set upper bounds for the nominal output power...

Page 586: ...frequency error detected sync and amplitude droop in this order from the most recent measurement ALL FETCh SCALar DAMM TQUality EVMagnitude MAXimum ALL Returns the maximum values for EVM RMS EVM peak...

Page 587: ...the CURRent mode data ALL CONFigure DAMM TQUality EVMagnitude GRAPh Returns the specified type of data returned by the graphical queries ALL Table F 35 TDMA IS 136 A module test menu modulation phase...

Page 588: ...nt measurement when compared to the configured limits ALL FETCh SCALar DAMM TQUality PERRor MAXMin LIMit FAIL ALL Returns the pass fail PASS 0 FAIL 1 values for the maximum and minimum Phase Error RMS...

Page 589: ...ERRor AVERage ALL Returns the average values for Magnitude Error RMS Magnitude Error peak carrier feedthrough I Q imbalance frequency error detected sync and amplitude droop in this order from the mos...

Page 590: ...CONFigure DAMM TQUality MERRor GRAPh CURRent AVERage MAXimum Specifies the type of data to be returned by graphical queries If the number of bursts are set to 1 then the data returned in all modes is...

Page 591: ...t 0 12 5 100 ALL CONFigure DAMM TQUality LIMit ERRor MERRor RMS Returns the set Pass Fail RMS threshold for the Magnitude Error measurement result ALL CONFigure DAMM TQUality LIMit ERRor MERRor PEAK m...

Page 592: ...the modulation measurements ALL CONFigure DAMM TQUality SETTings DEFault Resets all limits to the default values for the measurements ALL Table F 38 TDMA IS 136 A module test menu adjacent channel pow...

Page 593: ...ints that the commands FETCh ARRay DAMM TQUality ACPower GRAPh X and FETCh ARRay DAMM TQUality ACPower GRAPh Y return ALL FETCh ARRay DAMM TQUality ACPower GRAPh X Obtains the X axis graphical wavefor...

Page 594: ...the time domain waveform for the Adjacent Power measurement This setting affects both the display of the data on the front panel of the tester and the type of data returned via the GPIB interface ALL...

Page 595: ...Power RMS CH1Minus UPPer RMS power limit DBC Sets the Pass Fail RMS threshold of the frequency domain Adjacent Power measurement The keyword CH1Minus represents the channel that is one channel below t...

Page 596: ...K CH2Plus UPPer peak power limit DBC Sets the Pass Fail peak threshold of the frequency domain Adjacent Power measurement The keyword CH2Plus represents the channel that is two channels above the curr...

Page 597: ...ined ALL Performs a measurement and returns the measured values for Bit Error Rate the number of frames transmitted the number of bit errors the mobile station power measured the carrier frequency err...

Page 598: ...imit is exceeded If auto stop is set OFF the BER test finishes when the configured number of frames are transmitted ALL CONFigure DAMM RQUality DRANge ASTop Returns the autostop setting for the Dynami...

Page 599: ...R test for each configuration It sets the total number of frames to be transmitted during the test 100 500 ALL CONFigure DAMM RQUality SENSitivity DURation Returns the number of frames transmitted dur...

Page 600: ...TTings DEFault Resets the BER test configuration parameter for dynamic range to the default setting ALL CONFigure DAMM RQUality SENSitivity SETTings DEFault Resets the BER test configuration parameter...

Page 601: ...d 1 BER test ALL CONFigure DAMM RQUality U2Defined SOUrce POWer power level dBm Sets the base station power for user defined 2 BER test 17 0 70 0 131 0 ALL 2 CONFigure DAMM RQUality U2Defined SOUrce P...

Page 602: ...IStortion LIMit DB dB limit DB 60 dB to 26 dB to 10 5 dB ALL CONFigure AFTest HDIStortion LIMit DB ALL CONFIgure AFTest HDIStortion LIMit PERCent percent limit 30 to 5 to 0 ALL CONFigure AFTest HDISto...

Page 603: ...ed ALL CONFigure AFTest VOLTage SETTings DEFault ALL READ SCALar AFTest HDIStortion ALL Measures and returns the harmonic distortion in dB the harmonic distortion in and the input level ALL READ SCALa...

Page 604: ...STation SOURce FM DEViation SAT F 66 CONFigure ABSTation SOURce FM DEViation SAT F 66 CONFigure ABSTation SOURce POWer F 66 CONFigure ABSTation SOURce POWer F 66 CONFigure ABSTation VMAC F 66 CONFigur...

Page 605: ...it POWer STANdby UPPer F 68 CONFigure AMTest AFGen FREQuency CW FIXed F 89 CONFigure AMTest AFGen FREQuency CW FIXed F 89 CONFigure AMTest AFGen VOLTage F 89 CONFigure AMTest AFGen VOLTage F 89 CONFig...

Page 606: ...y AFResponse SPOints F 99 CONFigure AMTest RQUality AFResponse SPOints F 99 CONFigure AMTest RQUality AFResponse SETTings DEFault F 99 CONFigure AMTest RQUality AMUTing LIMit AMUTing F 96 CONFigure AM...

Page 607: ...e AMTest RQUality RAFResponse SPOints F 101 CONFigure AMTest RQUality RAFResponse SETTings DEFault F 100 CONFigure AMTest RQUality SENSitivity ASTop F 92 CONFigure AMTest RQUality SENSitivity ASTop F...

Page 608: ...Ror APDeviation F 106 CONFigure AMTest TQUality AMUTing AFGen VOLTage F 105 CONFigure AMTest TQUality AMUTing AFGen VOLTage F 105 CONFigure AMTest TQUality AMUTing SOURce FM DEViation DSAT F 106 CONFi...

Page 609: ...RAFResponse SOURce SPOints F 111 CONFigure AMTest TQUality RAFResponse TAPDeviation F 111 CONFigure AMTest TQUality RAFResponse TAPDeviation F 111 CONFigure AMTest TQUality RAFResponse SETTings DEFaul...

Page 610: ...EQuency STARt F 78 CONFigure ARQuality RAFResponse SOURce FREQuency STARt F 78 CONFigure ARQuality RAFResponse SOURce FREQuency STOP F 78 CONFigure ARQuality RAFResponse SOURce FREQuency STOP F 78 CON...

Page 611: ...CONFigure ATQuality HNOise SOURce POWer F 80 CONFigure ATQuality HNOise TAPDeviation F 80 CONFigure ATQuality HNOise TAPDeviation F 80 CONFigure ATQuality HNOise VMAC F 80 CONFigure ATQuality HNOise...

Page 612: ...cate STATe F 34 CONFigure BSTation AVOCoder F 35 CONFigure BSTation BSIDentity F 30 CONFigure BSTation BSIDentity F 30 CONFigure BSTation FOFFset F 29 F 35 CONFigure BSTation FOFFset F 29 F 35 CONFigu...

Page 613: ...F 61 CONFigure CMTest LIMit IMBalance UPPer F 61 CONFigure CMTest LIMit IMBalance UPPer F 61 CONFigure CMTest LIMit WQUality LOWer F 61 CONFigure CMTest LIMit WQUality LOWer F 61 CONFigure CMTest OCNS...

Page 614: ...re DAMM RQUality SENSitivity SETTings DEFault F 164 CONFigure DAMM RQUality U1Defined ASTop F 162 CONFigure DAMM RQUality U1Defined ASTop F 162 CONFigure DAMM RQUality U1Defined DURation F 163 CONFigu...

Page 615: ...F 156 CONFigure DAMM TQUality LIMit ERRor FREQuency F 156 CONFigure DAMM TQUality LIMit ERRor MERRor PEAK F 155 CONFigure DAMM TQUality LIMit ERRor MERRor PEAK F 155 CONFigure DAMM TQUality LIMit ERRo...

Page 616: ...CONFigure DAMS BSTation DCCH SLOT F 113 CONFigure DAMS BSTation DCCH SLOT F 113 CONFigure DAMS BSTation DTC ARSet F 114 CONFigure DAMS BSTation DTC CHANnel F 114 CONFigure DAMS BSTation DTC CHANnel F...

Page 617: ...Figure DAMS RQUality DRANge LIMit ERRor BERate F 137 CONFigure DAMS RQUality DRANge SOUrce POWer F 138 CONFigure DAMS RQUality DRANge SOUrce POWer F 138 CONFigure DAMS RQUality DRANge SETTings DEFault...

Page 618: ...132 CONFigure DAMS TQUality LIMit ACPower RMS CH1Minus UPPer F 132 CONFigure DAMS TQUality LIMit ACPower RMS CH1Plus UPPer F 133 CONFigure DAMS TQUality LIMit ACPower RMS CH1Plus UPPer F 133 CONFigure...

Page 619: ...CONFigure DAMS TQUality PVTime LIMit NOUTput UPPer F 123 CONFigure DAMS TQUality PVTime LIMit NOUTput UPPer F 123 CONFigure DAMS TQUality PVTime LIMit UPPer COUNt F 122 CONFigure DAMS TQUality PVTime...

Page 620: ...CONFigure HANDoff ABSTation PDURation F 24 CONFigure HANDoff ABSTation PDURation F 24 CONFigure HANDoff ABSTation SIDentity F 24 CONFigure HANDoff ABSTation SIDentity F 24 CONFigure HANDoff ABSTation...

Page 621: ...F 27 CONFigure HANDoff DAMS BSTation PCODec F 27 CONFigure HANDoff DAMS BSTation PDURation F 27 CONFigure HANDoff DAMS BSTation PDURation F 27 CONFigure HANDoff DAMS BSTation SIDentity F 28 CONFigure...

Page 622: ...LEVel PILot F 41 CONFigure MAXoutput SOURce CDMA LEVel PILot F 41 CONFigure MAXoutput SOURce CDMA LEVel TRAFfic F 41 CONFigure MAXoutput SOURce CDMA LEVel TRAFfic F 41 CONFigure MAXoutput SOURce CDMA...

Page 623: ...ASTop F 43 CONFigure SENSitivity ASTop F 43 CONFigure SENSitivity BAUD F 43 CONFigure SENSitivity BAUD F 43 CONFigure SENSitivity DURation F 43 CONFigure SENSitivity DURation F 43 CONFigure SENSitivi...

Page 624: ...IMit ERRor EVMagnitude RMS F 52 CONFigure TQUality LIMit ERRor EVMagnitude RMS F 52 CONFigure TQUality LIMit ERRor MAGNitude PEAK F 52 CONFigure TQUality LIMit ERRor MAGNitude PEAK F 52 CONFigure TQUa...

Page 625: ...F 50 CONFigure U2Defined SOURce AWGN LEVel F 50 CONFigure U2Defined SOURce CDMA LEVel PILot F 50 CONFigure U2Defined SOURce CDMA LEVel PILot F 50 CONFigure U2Defined SOURce CDMA LEVel TRAFfic F 50 CO...

Page 626: ...e GRAPh X F 39 FETCh ARRay OLTResponse GRAPh Y F 39 FETCh ARRay OLTResponse LIMit FAIL F 39 FETCh ARRay TQUality ERRor EVMagnitude GRAPh X F 53 FETCh ARRay TQUality ERRor EVMagnitude GRAPh Y F 53 FETC...

Page 627: ...FETCh SCALar DAMM TQUality PVTime LIMit S8Test FAIL ALL F 146 FETCh SCALar DAMM TQUality PVTime S1Test ALL F 146 FETCh SCALar DAMM TQUality PVTime S8Test ALL F 146 FETCh SCALar DAMS CEQuality LIMit F...

Page 628: ...ALL F 53 FETCh SCALar TQUality MAGNitude LIMit FAIL ALL F 54 FETCh SCALar TQUality PHASe LIMit FAIL ALL F 54 FETCh SCALar TQUality WQUality LIMit FAIL ALL F 54 FETCh SCALar TQUality WQUality ALL F 54...

Page 629: ...re CTMStation MINumber F 20 PROCedure CTMStation MPILots F 56 F 58 PROCedure CTMStation PRATio F 58 PROCedure CTMStation PRATio F 58 PROCedure CTMStation RELease F 20 PROCedure CTMStation TRANsition A...

Page 630: ...DAMM TQUality ACPower ALL F 156 READ SCALar DAMM TQUality EVMagnitude AVERage ALL F 150 READ SCALar DAMM TQUality EVMagnitude CURRent ALL F 150 READ SCALar DAMM TQUality EVMagnitude MAXimum ALL F 150...

Page 631: ...LOSS OUTPut OFFSet RIOutput F 13 SENSe CORRection LOSS OUTPut OFFSet RIOutput F 13 SENSe CORRection LOSS OUTPut MAGNitude RIOutput F 13 SENSe CORRection LOSS OUTPut MAGNitude ROALternate F 13 SENSe C...

Page 632: ...Tem USER12 NAME F 17 SYSTem USER12 NAME F 17 SYSTem USER13 NAME F 17 SYSTem USER13 NAME F 17 SYSTem USER14 NAME F 17 SYSTem USER14 NAME F 17 SYSTem USER2 NAME F 16 SYSTem USER2 NAME F 16 SYSTem USER3...

Page 633: ...tection STATe ALL CONFigure SPECial FPCHold STATe OFF ON CE1 CE2 2 CONFigure SPECial FPCHold STATe ALL CONFigure SPECial MPOWer STATe OFF ON 3 CONFigure SPECial MPOWer STATe 1 The ON argument Disables...

Page 634: ...channels to normal operation 7 This command selects different algorithms to control the closed loop power Calls are established using the AUTO mode The HOLD argument sends a pattern of alternating up...

Page 635: ...lity SENSitivity GENerator AMT CONFigure SPECial AMTest TQUality AMUTing GENerator OFF ON AMT 17 20 CONFigure SPECial AMTest TQUality AMUTing GENerator AMT CONFigure SPECial AMTest TQUality HNOise GEN...

Page 636: ...mer starts when the generator modulator is started This interaction speeds up the return of test results Note the following interactions between tests and genera tors 1 If a generator is started and a...

Page 637: ...character 102 Syntax error 103 Invalid separator 104 Data type error 105 GET not allowed 108 Parameter not allowed 109 Missing parameter 111 Header separator error 112 Program mnemonic too long 113 U...

Page 638: ...ored 221 Setting conflict 222 Data out of range 223 Too much data 224 Illegal parameter value 230 Data corrupt or stale 240 Hardware error 241 Hardware missing 250 Mass storage error 251 Missing mass...

Page 639: ...low 360 Communication error 361 Parity error in program message 362 Framing error in program message 363 Input buffer overrun Query Errors 400 Query error 410 Query INTERRUPTED 420 Query UNTERMINATED...

Page 640: ...Appendix H GPIB Error Codes H 4 CMD 80 Digital Radiocommunication Tester User Manual...

Page 641: ...ion controls the CMD80 through GPIB Commands that are issued internally just as if it were under remote control Running the application When first powered on the tester displays the home menu as shown...

Page 642: ...t the desired application with the spin wheel When you press the EXECUTE softkey in the Autorun menu the selected application is started You can only run one application at a time If you would like to...

Page 643: ...t Test Parameters provides the opportunity to establish some of the basic CMD80 parameters see Figure I 5 If your CMD80 is not fully optioned some configurations are not possible H ATTEN External Atte...

Page 644: ...torun Once all the parameters have been established this menu allows you to save and recall up to 50 different user settings H SELECT CONFIG Select the user file userx cnf by toggling the softkey H Th...

Page 645: ...plication and the version of the UAI library used in Autorun See Figure I 7 Figure I 7 Autorun version info menu After selecting a test Sequence RXD TXD Handoff Analog Voice Loop Standby Power you can...

Page 646: ...s on the display After selecting each character move the cursor using the LEFT and RIGHT softkeys and select the next character Continue in this manner until the text string is complete After you have...

Page 647: ...test menu After selecting the Voice Loop Test in the Autorun MS Test Menu and starting the test with the START softkey the tester will automatically establish a call with the configured settings The t...

Page 648: ...ve this menu press the MENU UP key After leaving the test results menu with the MENU UP key the printer menu appears see Figure I 12 The printer menu offers the opportunity to print the test results v...

Page 649: ...shed the mobile station s tranmission power is at standby levels between access probes Use this test to obtain the Standby Power of the mobile phone The limits of the Standby Power are hard coded in A...

Page 650: ...0 H EVM PEAK sets the maximum permitted Peak error vector magnitude Values 0 0 to 100 0 H C FEEDTHROUGH sets the maximum level of the residual carrier feedthrough relative to the total output power o...

Page 651: ...t 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Test 5 Test 6 Test 7 Test 8 Test 9 Test 10 Test 11 Test 12 Max FER 3 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 Total Power 55 dBm 55 dBm 55 dBm 55 dBm 55 dBm 55 dBm 55 dBm...

Page 652: ...st fails For example if the test duration is 1000 frames and the frame error limit is 1 0 the auto stop function if set to ON terminates the test after 10 bad frames H POWER TCD sets the power of the...

Page 653: ...in the TXD Test CDMA section of this appendix page I 9 H CONFIG RXD Config menu described in the RXD Test CDMA section of this appendix page I 11 The menus accessible via the CONFIG TXD and CONFIG RX...

Page 654: ...lished state See Figure I 16 After a successful handoff the tester releases the analog call System Idle IDLE CDMA Manual Test Idle MIDL CDMA Manual Test Initialization MINI CDMA Call Established Test...

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Page 656: ...om users on adjacent cells BER Bit Error Rate BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying CDMA Code Division Multiple Access A form of mobile communication that uses a specific frequency plus a unique code to dist...

Page 657: ...DTC FBCCH Forward Broadcast Control Channel IS 136 TDMA control channel FER Frame Erasure Rate FOCC Forward Overhead Control Channel AMPS control channel FOREG DCCH broadcast parameter single bit used...

Page 658: ...ward link The inverse of the Paging Channel is the access channel for the reverse link PCS Personal Communication System Pilot Channel The Pilot Channel is a phase reference used by all mobile station...

Page 659: ...Channel The Sync Channel transmits time information to align the mobile and base station clocks TACS Total Access Communications System TDMA Time Division Multiple Access A form of mobile communicatio...

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Page 661: ...TORTION 3 128 HUM NOISE 3 126 SENSITIVITY 3 125 STANDBY POWER 3 122 TRANSMITTER QUALITY 3 132 AUDIO FREQUENCY RESPONSE 3 135 AUDIO FREQUENCY RESPONSE NORMAL MODE 3 136 AUDIO FREQUENCY RESPONSE NORMAL...

Page 662: ...eak deviation 3 59 3 100 3 144 3 145 3 146 3 148 3 150 3 152 3 154 3 156 3 157 3 160 3 161 3 164 Autorange carrier power 3 99 Autorun I 1 Analog handoff I 14 Config menu I 3 MS Test menu I 2 Printer m...

Page 663: ...3 38 OPEN LOOP TIME RESPNS 3 17 PHASE ERROR 3 26 POWER CONTROL 3 16 RECEIVER QUALITY 3 21 SENSITIVITY 3 23 SINGLE SHOT 3 22 SOFTER HANDOFF 3 40 TRANSMITTER QUALITY 3 26 VOICE LOOPBACK 3 13 3 14 Chara...

Page 664: ...onnector ext attenuator 1 16 TDMA base station signal 3 253 time 1 19 Connecting mobile station 1 4 Connecting power 1 3 Connections interface D 4 Connector IEEE bus D 1 Connectors front panel 2 7 rea...

Page 665: ...3 210 External attenuation compensation E 13 External signal configuration E 13 F FACCH Glossary 2 FAIL value F 7 FALLING EDGE softkey 3 19 FBCCH Glossary 2 FER Glossary 2 FETCH command PASS FAIL valu...

Page 666: ...ections D 4 messages D 8 RS 232 D 3 serial D 3 IS 136 A 3 4 E 15 IS 95 3 4 E 15 J J STD008 3 4 E 15 JTACS 3 4 E 15 Glossary 2 K KEYBOARD connector 2 9 KEYHELP key 2 6 Keypad 2 3 Keyword conventions D...

Page 667: ...ation 3 45 operation 3 42 softkey 3 49 MODULE TEST analog 3 98 MODULE TEST TDMA 3 217 MS Unregistered Access Probes 3 8 MSCM Glossary 3 MULTIFUNCTION connector 2 7 Multiple Pilots 3 28 CMP state 3 28...

Page 668: ...based CDMA 3 8 Remote control D 1 commands E 1 special commands G 1 Remote switchover D 8 REN bus control D 2 RESET key 2 6 Resetting device functions D 21 RF CHANNEL softkey 3 36 RF CONNECT EXT ATTE...

Page 669: ...enus MANUAL TEST MANUAL TEST 3 232 RECEIVER QUALITY 3 234 CURRENT SIGNAL LVL 3 237 DYNAMIC RANGE 3 235 SENSITIVITY 3 234 USER DEFINED 1 2 3 238 RESULT LIMITS 3 233 TIME ALIGNMENT 3 243 3 244 TRANSMITT...

Page 670: ...mum output E 40 minimum output E 42 open loop time response E 35 receiver quality E 27 transmitter quality E 43 TIME ALIGNMENT 3 210 Time alignment 3 210 Timer based registration CDMA 3 8 TOTAL POWER...

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