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Table of Contents
Course Map .........................................................................................................9
Lessons and PBET Forms ...............................................................................10
Lesson 1: RF Hardware....................................................................................11
PBET Form, Lesson 1, Part 1 of 2......................................................................................... 11
PBET Form, Lesson 1, Part 2 of 2......................................................................................... 12
Notes........................................................................................................................................ 12
Quiz.......................................................................................................................................... 13
Lesson 2: Review Port Setups & Multi-site.....................................................14
PBET Form, Lesson 2, Part 1 of 2......................................................................................... 14
PBET Form, Lesson 2, Part 2 of 2......................................................................................... 15
Quiz.......................................................................................................................................... 16
Lesson 3: Review Port Scale RF Specifications ............................................17
PBET Form, Lesson 3, Part 1 of 2......................................................................................... 17
PBET Form, Lesson 3, Part 2 of 2......................................................................................... 17
Lesson 4: RF Software .....................................................................................18
PBET Form, Lesson 4, Part 1 of 2......................................................................................... 18
PBET Form, Lesson 4, Part 2 of 2......................................................................................... 19
Quiz.......................................................................................................................................... 20
Lesson 5: CW Loopback Labs.........................................................................21
PBET Form, Lesson 5, Part 1 of 2......................................................................................... 21
PBET Form, Lesson 5, Part 2 of 2......................................................................................... 22
CW Stimulus and Measurement Labs Overview................................................................. 22
Lab 5.1 – CW Stimulus........................................................................................................... 23
Lab exercise instructions ................................................................................................ 23
Step 0: Load PortScale Lab Template Files...................................................................................23
Step 1: Create Pin Configuration, Frequency List and Stimulus Definition.....................................23
Step 2: Execute setup on-line (optional if a spectrum analyzer is available)..................................23
Step 3: Save setup files .................................................................................................................24
Graphical Illustrations of User Interface Settings......................................................... 24
Create Pin Configuration................................................................................................................24
Create a new Data Definition .........................................................................................................25
Create a new CW Stimulus Definition ............................................................................................26
Execute CW Stimulus Definition On-line (Optional) .......................................................................26
Lab 5.2 – CW Measurements................................................................................................. 27
Lab overview..................................................................................................................... 27
Lab exercise instructions ................................................................................................ 27
Step 1: Create a CW Measurement Definition ...............................................................................27
Step 2: Create another CW Measurement Definition .....................................................................27
Step 3: Save setup files .................................................................................................................28
Graphical Illustrations of User Interface Settings......................................................... 28
Create a new CW Measurement Definition ....................................................................................28
CW_Meas Measurement Definition - Properties ............................................................................29
CW_Meas Measurement Definition - RF Sequencer Block View...................................................29
CW_Meas - Execution ...................................................................................................................29
CW_Meas_FuncBlk Measurement Definition - RF Sequencer Block View, part 1.........................29
CW_Meas_FuncBlk Measurement Definition - RF Sequencer Block View, part 2.........................30
CW_Meas_FuncBlk Measurement Definition - Sequencer Grouping.............................................30
Lab 5.3 – CW Measurements from a TestMethod with RF Sequencer Groups................ 31
Lab overview..................................................................................................................... 31
Lab exercise instructions ................................................................................................ 31
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Step 0: Load Lab Exercise Template Files.....................................................................................31
Step 1: Create a new Testmethod – CW_Power_Meas.................................................................31
Step 2: Create a new Testmethod – CW_ Meas_FuncBlk .............................................................31
Step 3: Save files ...........................................................................................................................32
Step 4: Archive files (Optional – to provide an extra backup and permit easy copying to take with
you at the end of the class.) ...........................................................................................................
32
Graphical Illustrations of User Interface Settings......................................................... 33
TestFlow and Setup Files...............................................................................................................33
CW_Meas - Sample Code panel, part 1.........................................................................................34
CW_Power_Meas – TestMethod, part 1 ........................................................................................34
CW_Meas - Sample Code panel, part 2.........................................................................................35
CW_Power_Meas – TestMethod, part 2 ........................................................................................35
CW_Meas_FuncBlk – DSP Function Modifications........................................................................36
CW_Meas_FuncBlk – TestMethod Code Modifications .................................................................36
CW_Meas_FuncBlk – Completed TestFlow...................................................................................36
Lab 5.4 – CW Measurement using TestMethod for Measurement Control....................... 37
Lab overview..................................................................................................................... 37
Lab exercise instructions ................................................................................................ 37
Step 0: Open Lab 5.3 Files ............................................................................................................37
Step 1: Create a new Variable and Measurement Definition..........................................................37
Step 2: Create a new Testmethod – CW_Meas_Loop_TM............................................................37
Step 3: Save files ...........................................................................................................................37
Step 4: Archive files (Optional – to provide an extra backup and permit easy copying to take with
you at the end of the class.) ...........................................................................................................
37
Graphical Illustrations of User Interface Settings......................................................... 38
CW_Meas_Loop_TM – TestMethod ..............................................................................................38
Lesson 6: Set Up Sequencing..........................................................................39
PBET Form, Lesson 6, Part 1 of 2......................................................................................... 39
PBET Form, Lesson 6, Part 2 of 2......................................................................................... 40
Quiz.......................................................................................................................................... 41
Lesson 7: Control RF Triggering.....................................................................42
PBET Form, Lesson 7, Part 1 of 2......................................................................................... 42
PBET Form, Lesson 7, Part 2 of 2......................................................................................... 43
Quiz.......................................................................................................................................... 44
Lesson 8: Review Sampling Parameters ........................................................45
PBET Form, Lesson 8, Part 1 of 2......................................................................................... 45
PBET Form, Lesson 8, Part 2 of 2......................................................................................... 46
Lesson 9: Measure Intermodulation Distortion (RF to RF) ...........................47
PBET Form, Lesson 9, Part 1 of 2......................................................................................... 47
PBET Form, Lesson 9, Part 2 of 2......................................................................................... 48
Lesson 10: Measure Intermodulation Distortion (RF to RF) .........................49
PBET Form, Lesson 10, Part 1 of 2....................................................................................... 49
PBET Form, Lesson 10, Part 2 of 2....................................................................................... 50
Intermodulation Labs Overview............................................................................................ 50
Lab 10.1 – IP3 Using CW Measurement ............................................................................... 51
Lab exercise instructions ................................................................................................ 51
Step 1: Create Constant and Frequency List Data Definitions and Two-tone Stimulus..................51
Step 2: Create a CW Scalar Measurement Definition ....................................................................52
Step 4: Execute measurement on-line ...........................................................................................52
Step 5: Save setup files .................................................................................................................52
Graphical Illustrations of User Interface Settings......................................................... 52
Create Data Definitions ..................................................................................................................53
Create IP3_Tone1 Stimulus ...........................................................................................................53
Create IP3_Tone2 Stimulus linked to IP3_Tone1 ..........................................................................53
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IP3_Tone2 with IP3_Tone1 through Tone Combiner.....................................................................54
IP3_CW_Meas RF Sequencer Block View, part 1 .........................................................................54
IP3_CW_Meas RF Sequencer Block View, part 2 .........................................................................55
Lab 10.2 – IP3 Measurement TestMethod............................................................................ 56
Lab overview..................................................................................................................... 56
Lab exercise instructions ................................................................................................ 56
Step 0: Load TestFlow and Setup Files .........................................................................................56
Step 1: Create a new Testmethod – IP3_CW_Meas......................................................................56
Step 3: Save files ...........................................................................................................................56
Graphical Illustrations TestMethod and Results........................................................... 56
IP3_CW_Meas TestMethod DSP Code .........................................................................................56
IP3_CW_Meas TestMethod Code..................................................................................................57
Result from CW Measurement.......................................................................................................57
Lab 10.3 – IP3 Modulated Power Out Measurement........................................................... 58
Lab overview..................................................................................................................... 58
Lab exercise instructions ................................................................................................ 58
Step 1: Create a new Scalar Measurement Definition....................................................................58
Step 2: Save setup files .................................................................................................................59
Step 3: Execute measurement on-line ...........................................................................................59
Step 4: Adjust the Sampling Parameters .......................................................................................59
Step 5: Manually Control the Sampling Parameters.......................................................................59
Step 6: Save setup files .................................................................................................................59
Step 7: Archive files (Optional – to provide an extra backup and permit easy copying to take with
you at the end of the class.) ...........................................................................................................
59
Graphical Illustrations of Setup and Results................................................................. 59
IP3_Mod_Meas Definition ..............................................................................................................60
IP3_Mod_Meas Sequence Block View ..........................................................................................61
Lesson 11: Calibrate RF Subsystem...............................................................62
Quiz.......................................................................................................................................... 64
Lesson 12: Multi-TestFlow Calibration Lab....................................................65
PBET Form, Lesson 12, Part 1 of 2....................................................................................... 65
PBET Form, Lesson 12, Part 2 of 2....................................................................................... 66
Multi-TestFlow Calibration Lab Overview............................................................................ 66
Lab 12.1 – Multi-TestFlow Calibration.................................................................................. 66
Lab exercise instructions ................................................................................................ 66
Step 1: Create a TestFlow .............................................................................................................66
Step 2: Create Frequency List, Stimulus and Measurement Definitions ........................................66
Step 3: Save setup files .................................................................................................................67
Step 4: Run the Multi-TestFlow calibration.....................................................................................67
Graphical Illustrations of User Interface Settings......................................................... 68
Create New Testflow for Calibration Demo ....................................................................................68
Create Frequency List for Calibration Demo ..................................................................................68
Create Stimulus and Measurement Definitions for Calibration Demo ............................................68
(Images located on next 2 pages)..................................................................................................68
Start SmarTest Calibration.............................................................................................................71
Select RF Multi-TestFlow Calibration.............................................................................................71
Run the RF Multi-TestFlow Calibration ..........................................................................................71
Add TestFlows to the RF Multi-TestFlow Calibration setup window...............................................72
Selecting Multiple TestFlows..........................................................................................................72
Starting the Multi-TestFlow Calibration ..........................................................................................73
Lesson 13: Modulated Stimulus and Measurement.......................................74
PBET Form, Lesson 13, Part 1 of 2....................................................................................... 74
PBET Form, Lesson 13, Part 2 of 2....................................................................................... 75
Lesson 14: ACLR & EVM Lab...........................................................................76
PBET Form, Lesson 14, Part 1 of 2....................................................................................... 76
