
Trouble Shooting Guide, Advanced
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The power calibration is a part of the radio calibration in EFRA.
The calibration is performed in 15 steps, from the highest (5) to the lowest (19), for
EGSM900 and in 16 steps for GSM1800 (0-15), one step for each power level.
A computer control the calibration by setting the Power level DAC for the phone at the
current power level and checking the output power using a spectrum analyser or a GSM test
set. Default values are used as starting DAC values.
The computer changes the DAC value to attain the correct output power for the current power
level. The value is temporarily saved in the RAM of the phone.
When the computer has attained the right output power for each power level, the values for
the power levels not in use are first interpolated then are all DAC values saved in the
EEPROM. If the correct power is not achieved or one of the DAC values is outside of the
limits, then the calibration has failed and nothing is written in the EEPROM.
16.2 How do you find the fault
If the power calibration failed, go to the chapter 7.3 (“TX-fault”).