® Contents R&S FSW-K10 Contents 1 Documentation Overview..............7 Getting Started Manual....................7 User Manuals and Help....................7 Service Manual......................7 Instrument Security Procedures..................8 Printed Safety Instructions..................8 Data Sheets and Brochures..................8 Release Notes and Open-Source Acknowledgment (OSA)........8 Application Notes, Application Cards, White Papers, etc......... 8 2 Welcome to the GSM Application............9 Starting the GSM Application..................
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® Contents R&S FSW-K10 5.14 Limit Checks........................66 5.15 Impact of the "Statistic Count".................. 68 5.16 Multicarrier and Wideband Noise................69 5.17 Automatic Carrier Detection..................79 5.18 GSM in MSRA Operating Mode..................80 6 Configuration..................83 Multiple Measurement Channels and Sequencer Function........83 Display Configuration....................85 Modulation Accuracy Measurement Configuration..........
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® Contents R&S FSW-K10 11.7 Analyzing GSM Measurements................267 11.8 Retrieving Results.....................288 11.9 Importing and Exporting I/Q Data and Results............339 11.10 Status Reporting System..................340 11.11 Troubleshooting......................348 11.12 Deprecated Commands.................... 349 11.13 Programming Examples................... 358 Annex....................372 A List of abbreviations................372 List of Commands (GSM)..............
® Documentation Overview R&S FSW-K10 Service Manual 1 Documentation Overview This section provides an overview of the R&S FSW user documentation. Unless speci- fied otherwise, you find the documents on the R&S FSW product page at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/FSW 1.1 Getting Started Manual Introduces the R&S FSW and describes how to set up and start working with the prod- uct.
® Documentation Overview R&S FSW-K10 Application Notes, Application Cards, White Papers, etc. https://gloris.rohde-schwarz.com 1.4 Instrument Security Procedures Deals with security issues when working with the R&S FSW in secure areas. It is avail- able for download on the Internet. 1.5 Printed Safety Instructions Provides safety information in many languages.
® Welcome to the GSM Application R&S FSW-K10 Starting the GSM Application 2 Welcome to the GSM Application The R&S FSW-K10 is a firmware application that adds functionality to perform GSM measurements to the R&S FSW. The R&S FSW-K10 features: ●...
® Welcome to the GSM Application R&S FSW-K10 Understanding the Display Information To activate the GSM application 1. Select the [MODE] key. A dialog box opens that contains all operating modes and applications currently available on your R&S FSW. 2. Select the "GSM" item. The R&S FSW opens a new measurement channel for the GSM application.
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® Welcome to the GSM Application R&S FSW-K10 Understanding the Display Information = Channel bar for firmware and measurement settings 2+6 = Window title bar with diagram-specific (trace) information = Diagram area = Diagram footer with diagram-specific information, depending on measurement = Instrument status bar with error messages, progress bar and date/time display MSRA operating mode In MSRA operating mode, additional tabs and elements are available.
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® Welcome to the GSM Application R&S FSW-K10 Understanding the Display Information Device / Band Device type and frequency band used by the DUT as defined in the Signal Description settings Slot Scope Minimized visualization of the frame configuration and slots to be mea- sured (see Chapter 5.7, "Defining the Scope of the Measurement",...
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® Welcome to the GSM Application R&S FSW-K10 Understanding the Display Information Figure 2-1: Window title bar information in the Pulse application 1 = Window number 2 = Window type 3 = Trace color 4 = Trace number 6 = Trace mode Diagram footer information The diagram footer (beneath the diagram) contains the start and stop values for the displayed time, frequency or symbol range.
® About the Measurement R&S FSW-K10 3 About the Measurement A basic GSM measurement in the R&S FSW GSM application includes a power vs time and a spectrum measurement, as well as modulation accuracy (e.g. EVM, phase error) for a GSM signal as defined by the relevant 3GPP standards. The I/Q data from the GSM signal applied to the RF input of the R&S FSW is captured for a specified measurement time.
® Measurements and Result Displays R&S FSW-K10 GSM I/Q Measurement Results 4 Measurements and Result Displays The R&S FSW GSM application provides two different measurements in order to deter- mine the parameters described by the GSM specifications. The default GSM I/Q measurement captures the I/Q data from the GSM signal. The I/Q data includes magnitude and phase information, which allows the R&S FSW GSM application to demodulate signals and determine various characteristic signal parame- ters such as the modulation accuracy, power vs time, modulation and transient spec-...
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® Measurements and Result Displays R&S FSW-K10 GSM I/Q Measurement Results The following evaluation methods are available for GSM I/Q measurements: Constellation......................... 16 EVM..........................16 Magnitude Capture......................17 Magnitude Error......................18 Marker Table ........................ 18 Modulation Accuracy.....................19 Modulation Spectrum Graph..................21 Modulation Spectrum Table...................22 Phase...
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® Measurements and Result Displays R&S FSW-K10 GSM I/Q Measurement Results Remote command: LAY:ADD:WIND '2',RIGH,ETIMe see on page 269 LAYout:ADD[:WINDow]? Results: on page 290 TRACe<n>[:DATA]? Magnitude Capture Displays the power vs. time trace of the captured I/Q data. Pre-trigger samples are not displayed. The analyzed slot scopes (1 to 8 slots of a single GSM frame) are indicated by a green bar, the Slot to Measure...
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® Measurements and Result Displays R&S FSW-K10 GSM I/Q Measurement Results Remote command: LAY:ADD:WIND '2',RIGH,MCAP see on page 269 LAYout:ADD[:WINDow]? Results: on page 298 FETCh:MCAPture:SLOTs:SCOPe? on page 297 FETCh:MCAPture:SLOTs:MEASure? on page 290 TRACe<n>[:DATA]? Magnitude Error Displays the magnitude error over time for the Slot to Measure.
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® Measurements and Result Displays R&S FSW-K10 GSM I/Q Measurement Results Modulation Accuracy Displays the numeric values of the fundamental modulation characteristics of the signal to be analyzed in the vector (I/Q) domain: error vector magnitude (EVM), magnitude and phase error, IQ imbalance, etc. The following modulation parameters are determined: Table 4-1: Modulation accuracy parameters Parame-...
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® Measurements and Result Displays R&S FSW-K10 GSM I/Q Measurement Results Parame- Description SCPI query for result value I/Q Imbal- A measure for gain imbalances and quadrature errors READ:BURSt[:MACCuracy]:IQIMbalance: ance between the inphase and quadrature components of the sig- <Resulttype>? nal.
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