HP 83236B S Interface manual Required Equipment, You must supply

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Chapter 1, Getting Started

Introduction

Required

Equipment

You must supply:

Means to control base station and read FER.

CDMA PCS

Base Station.

Cables to connect the base station to the Test System. (See table below.)

Supplied with the Test System:

HP 8921A Opt. 600, 601, 603 or an

HP 8921A with an

HP 83203B or 83205A Cellular Adapter.

HP 83236A, B

PCS Interface

HP 83236A, B

Cable Kit

Cable Kit(Supplied with the HP 83236A,B)

CDMA PCS Base Station Test Software (Supplied with the HP 83236A, B)

Label:

HP 83236B System

Utility Software

Item	Connector at System end	Connections

1	N (m)	Connects base station’s transmitter test port to PCS Interface’s RF IN/OUT port.

2	N (m)	Connects PCS interface’s RF IN/OUT port to base station’s receiver test port.

3	BNC (m)	Connects Even-Second clock from BS to EVEN SEC/SYNC port on Cellular Adapter.

4	BNC (m)	Connects BS Timebase reference to timebase input on the Cellular Adapter.

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Contents CDMA/PCS Base Station Test Software, User’s Guide Restricted Operating Overview Conventions Used in this Book Contents Making Measurements Receiver Sensitivity Operating Overview Setting the Test System Beep Glossary Index Getting Started Introduction You must supply Required EquipmentSynth REF Load and Run the CDMA/PCS BS Test Software Tests Main Menu screen CDMA/PCS Test Software main menu features Select Configuration Information Menu Configure the SoftwareScroll to and select your band of interest User k1 Perform Cdma Tests ProblemsIf You Had Perform Cdma Tests Making Measurements Making Measurements Transmitter Measurements Receiver Measurements Other OverviewOverview Average PowerRequirements Information Menu under TX Measurement Path Loss StepsModulation Quality Rho Measurement not Correlating in , Troubleshooting, on Code Domain Power Menu Code Domain Timing Details on the use of the Code Domain Analyzer screen Code Domain Phase Already selected Analyzer Transmit SpectrumSteps Go to Spectrum Analyzer @ Present Chan Steps Go to Spectrum Analyzer & Enter Freq Transmit Spectrum Receiver Sensitivity Main menu, enter the Base Station Channel number Receiver Performance in Additive Noise Error Rate FER is measured at each Eb/No levelEb/No Level Search for PN Offset PN Offset not Found Check Even-Second Clock Check for a valid clock signal from the base stationCorrelating in , Troubleshooting, on Check Even-Second Clock Operating Overview Information ConfigurationReference To select a new PCS Band Selecting a PCS BandChannel plans for PCS Band selections You must know the following loss values Compensating for TX and RX Measurement Path LossBeep Saving Configuration Information to MemoryRequirements Steps Loading Configuration Information from MemoryPurging Configuration Information from Memory Autostart Feature Using AutostartTurning On Turning OffConnections Viewing Instrument ConnectionsSetting the Test System Beep To Memory on Cdma Base Station Operating Overview Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Memory Overflow Errors Errors When Loading and Running the SoftwareTest System Configuration Errors at Runtime Compensation not performed. Check Duplex OUT cable. Retry? Errors When Loading and Running the Software Cdma Measurement not Correlating Errors While Attempting MeasurementsErrors While Attempting Measurements Incorrect Base Station Channel entry Frame Error Rate Receiver MeasurementsErrors While Attempting Measurements Questionable Measurement Results Average PowerCode Domain Rho MeasurementsMeasurements Receiver TestsSensitivity tests random data not selected for signal source Questionable Measurement Results Glossary Glossary Modulation Quality See Rho Glossary Glossary Glossary Index Index FER Index Oqpsk PCS Qpsk UCT Walsh chip