Last updated: January 16, 2009
The following information provides additional details on Step 1 of the Programming Flowchart. This information is applicable to all test applications.
In this step you initialize the test set and set up the general operating conditions.
Fully Preset the Test Set
It is important to get the test set to a known state before each production session.
Sending the *RST command fully presets the test set, which ends all call processing and measurement processes and restores all values to defaults.
Clear the Error Queue
Before each production session, it is useful to clear the error queue of any old messages. That way, you know that any messages logged are relevant to the current production session.
Turn Debugger On
While developing your code, it is very useful to enable the GPIB debugger using the
SYST:COMM:GPIB:DEB ON command. When the debugger is on, the test set alerts you when you send an incorrect command, and it also tells you which symbol or letter in the command is incorrect.
Set Operating Mode
The test set contains a base station emulator (BSE), whose primary purpose is to provide enough call processing to allow parametric measurements of a mobile station's RF signal.
An important characteristic of the test set's base station emulator is its operating mode. The operating mode sets the way in which the base station emulator interacts with the mobile station.
Active cell mode is used when emulating a normal cell. Active cell mode allows active signaling between the mobile station and BSE. The mobile station camps to the BSE signal, and an actual call is established.
In test mode, the mobile station synchronizes to the BSE signal and transmits an appropriate signal which the test set analyzes.
The test set's operating mode is set using the following command:
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Set Amplitude Offsets
To achieve accurate measurement results, it is important to account for losses in the cabling and fixturing between the mobile station and test set. You must determine what the losses are for your test setup and then specify the appropriate frequency-dependent amplitude offset values.
You can specify amplitude offsets for up to 20 frequencies using the following commands:
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SYST:CORR -0.7, -1.0, -1.2 |