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Keysight X8712A IoT Device Battery Life Optimization Solution User’s Guide
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X8712A Channel Function
Depending on your choice of modules installed in the N6705C, you will need to
install them according to the supported channels below. You can configure the
N6705C unit of the X8712A solution based on the settings below.
Channel
Settings
Channel 1
Fixed as Battery Emulator
Function: Act as battery of the DUT and measure the total current
drain of the DUT.
Channel 2
Fixed as Power Detector
Function: Monitor RF events and capture the power envelope of the
RF signals transmitted or received by the DUT, for RF event current
consumption analysis.
Connect the X8712AD RF event detector to Channel 2
Channel 3 and 4
Select one of these settings
(VM, AM or 2-QPS) for DC
events correlation. Channel 3
and 4 can be set to different
functions according to your
measurement needs.
Voltage meter (VM)
Function: Measure voltage.
Current meter (AM)
Function: Measure current.
DC Power Supply (2-QPS)
Function: Force voltage to measure current.
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